Akihabara
Akihabara is a neighborhood in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, generally considered to be the area surrounding Akihabara Station.
This area is part of the Sotokanda (外神田) and Kanda-Sakumachō districts of Chiyoda. There is an administrative district called Akihabara, located north of Akihabara Electric Town surrounding Akihabara Neribei Park.
Getting to Akihabara
Akihabara is centered on
- 01Akihabara Station
- 02Suehirocho Station
- 03Kanda Station
- 04Iwamotocho Station
Where to eat
There is a large number of good eateries in Akihabara, but not much in the way of haute cuisine. Under the railway tracks around Okachimachi station (JR Yamanote line), on the East side, you will find ramen noodle bars, izakayas and the like. Yoshinoya (across the road from the north exit of Yodobashi Camera). Chain fast food restaurant selling gyudon beef bowls.
- 01Marugo
It sells high-quality donkatsu even if there is a small amount of money.
Getting around Akihabara the local way
- Go nextThe street markets and museums of Ueno are directly west of Asakusa, while Sumida of Skytree and sumo fame is immediately across the river.
- Go nextAsakusa is a large Tokyo hub of the private Tobu railway, and you can be transported to a different world in two hours: Ashikaga Kinugawa — a hot-spring resort fallen on hard times Nikko — with its national parks and opulent shrines Tatebayashi Tochigi — A worthwhile day trip from Tokyo for its preserved architecture and old shops.
From Wikivoyage: Tokyo/Asakusa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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