Akihabara

Tokyo's electronics mecca — dense blocks of stores selling gadgets, components, anime, games and everything in between.

The main avenue through Akihabara, closed to cars on Sundays and lined with flagship electronics and anime shops.

A multi-storey used-goods shop for manga, anime cells, toys and rare collectibles.

A nearly 1,300-year-old Shinto shrine near Akihabara, known for blessing technology and hosting one of Tokyo's great festivals.