Akihabara, Tokyo

Major Stores:
	Ishimaru Denki Operating ten stores across Akihabara, including the Main Store, Number One branch and Ekimae branch for electronic equipment, the Pasokon branch for PCs and the Game One and Soft One to Three branches for CDs, DVDs, games and anime related goods. Open daily 10:00 to 20:00.
	Sofmap Sofmap operates as many as 16 shops in the Akihabara area including multiple branches, which specialize in used computers. The stores are numbered from 1 to 14 plus the main store and the Kakuta branch. A duty free floor can be found in store number one. Open daily 11:00 to 20:00.
	Laox Operating eight stores in Akihabara, including the Main Store, Computer branch, Duty Free Akihabara branch and Watch & Camera Branch, the Gakkikan branch for music instruments and three Asobit City branches for hobby and game related products. Open daily 10:00 to 21:00. Some branches have longer opening hours.
	Sato Musen Sato Musen operates five electronics shops in the Akihabara area, including the Main Store, the Ekimae Number One, Five and Six branches and store fronts in the Radio Kaikan Building near the Denkigai Exit of Akihabara Station. Open daily 10:30 to 20:00.
	Akky Akky operates three duty free shops in the area around Akihabara Station: Akky Main Store, Akky II and Akky III. Products on sale include a variety of electronic equipment for overseas use, including cameras, computers, televisions, DVD players and software. Open daily 9:30 to 20:00.
	Yodobashi Camera The Shinjuku based discount electronic store giant Yodobashi Camera opened its huge Akihabara branch in September 2005. Unlike most other electronic shops, it is located on the east side of Akihabara Station, in the new Yodobashi Akiba Building. Open daily 9:30 to 22:00.
Other Attractions:
	Tsukuba Express A new train line, connecting Akihabara with Tsukuba "Science City", the site of the 1985 world exhibition, noted for its universities, museums and city planning. The ride from the Akihabara terminal to Tsukuba takes less than an hour and costs 1150 Yen.
	Akihabara Crossfield Consisting of the newly built Akihabara Dai Building and the Akihabara UDX Building, this complex next to Akihabara Station aims to become a new "global center for the IT Industry", providing office and conference space, convention halls and showrooms.

 Akihabara Station is a busy station on the Yamanote Line loop, served by the JR Yamanote Line, JR Keihin-Tohoku Line, JR Sobu Line, the Tsukuba Express and the Hibiya Subway Line.
From Tokyo Station 3 minutes and 130 Yen by JR Yamanote Line or JR Keihin-Tohoku Line.
From Shinjuku Station Take the orange colored JR Chuo Line (rapid service) from Shinjuku to Ochanomizu Station (10 minutes) and transfer to the yellow colored JR Sobu Line (local service) for one more station to Akihabara (2 minutes). The one way fare is 160 Yen.