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Akihabara

Also known as Akiba

is a neighborhood in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, generally considered to be the area surrounding Akihabara Station (nicknamed Akihabara Electric Town). This area is part of the and Kanda-Sakumachō districts of Chiyoda. There is an administrative district called Akihabara (part of Taitō ward), located north of Akihabara Electric Town surrounding Akihabara Neribei Park.

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Akihabara is a neighborhood in Tokyo's Chiyoda ward centered around Akihabara Station, commonly known as Akihabara Electric Town. The area is notable as a commercial district that spans parts of the Kanda-Sakumachō neighborhoods, with a separate administrative district of the same name located nearby in Taitō ward.

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Settlement.name: Akihabara
Settlement.image_skyline: Sotokanda, Akihabara Electric Town at night 20231114.png
Settlement.image_caption: Akihabara in 2023
Settlement.nicknames: Akihabara Electric Town, The Otaku Capital of the World, Anime City
Settlement.native_name: 秋葉原
Settlement.settlement_type: Urban area
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan Tokyo city#Japan
Settlement.native_name_lang: ja
Settlement.map_caption: Akihabara (Tokyo City)
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: City
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Ward
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Chiyoda, Taitō

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Population: 67
Image: Snow in Akihabara 2022-01-06.jpg

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Commons category: Akihabara
Commons gallery: Akihabara
native label: 秋葉原
postal code: 110-0006
described at URL: baike.sogou.com/v255525.htm

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Geography
History
''Otaku'' culture
Transport
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The name Akihabara is a shortening of , which comes from , named after a fire-controlling deity of a firefighting shrine built after the area was destroyed by a fire in 1869. Akihabara gained the nickname shortly after World War II for being a major shopping center for household electronic goods and the post-war black market.