秋葉原 (Akihabara) is the largest electronic district in Tokyo. And one of the, if not the, largest electronic districts in the entire world!
I have heard that originally 秋葉原 (Akihabara) was called Akibahara (which would actually be a more accurate reading of the town’s name 「秋葉原」), so people who frequent the area often call it 「アキバ」 (Akiba), as a nickname.
Anyways, my kids went out with my inlaws today, so my wife and I went to 秋葉原 (Akihabara) because we’re considering buying a ケータイ電話 (cell-phone) for our oldest daughter.
All three of my kids want a ケータイ電話 (cell-phone)…but for a number reasons, we’ve decided against it until they’re in high-school. Once they begin high-school, they’ll take a train to school everyday…so we think a ケータイ電話 (cell-phone) might be necessary.
My oldest daughter will begin high-school (equivalent to 10th grade in the U.S.) next month…so we may give her a ケータイ電話 (cell-phone). I’m over-protective of my kids…so I’m not sure yet. I have to decide.
But if you want to buy electronics, manga, anime…or any other otaku (geek) culture (including a visit to a “maid cafe“)…then you should visit 秋葉原 (Akihabara).
Here are a couple videos I took too:
Tokyo Five 
ahh right! The anime actually plays with that i forgot what NHK Really stands for but the pun is NHK = Nihon Hikkomori Kyokai and just as you guessed, it’s about a Hikkomori!
To my knowledge most Anime that is being aired in Japan is aired by TV Tokyo and most of what i watch comes from TV Tokyo with Subtitles from Various Fansub Groups
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>Nihon Hikkomori Kyokai
You mean “Hikikomori”. Not a common word. That expression means: “Japan Loner’s Association”.
It’s obviously intentionally similar to “Nippon Housou Kyokai” (Japan Broadcast Association), which is the real NHK…the public TV channel.
So, that anime you like’s name means: “Welcome To The ‘Japan Loners Association’“.
>most Anime that is being aired in Japan is aired by TV Tokyo
Almost none of the cartoons that my kids grew up watching are on TV Tokyo.
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Which country are you from?
I live in Canada right now
annnd my e-handle originates from the anime
NHK ni Youkoso
so i don’t know about NHK TV, but! I do know about TV Tokyo!
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I don’t know that anime.
NHK TV is Japan’s public broadcast station. Like America’s “PBS” or England’s “BBC”.
How do you know about “TV Tokyo“?
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ah Tokyo looks great, i wish one day i can fly over to Japan. Pictures/Videos are awesome, feels like i’m close to the action! haha.
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Which country are you from?
>Pictures/Videos are awesome
Thank you.
(nhkchan, do you like Japan’s NHK TV?)
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Those pictures bring back memories lol, I learned the hard way about going to Akiba on the weekend though, the crowds were horrendous!
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I’m used to the crowds in Tokyo. Doesn’t bother me.
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When we visited Tokyo last summer, David looked in vain for an electronics area in the GINZA. Is this Akihibara near the GINZA?
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No. Pretty far apart actually.
Ginza is like Tokyo’s Fifth Avenue.
There is a fairly large Bic Camera electronics shop near Ginza, though. (Some American celebrities have been seen in there).
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I think it’s a good idea for you to get your daughter a cell phone. That way it’ll be easy to keep a tab on her, or if she has a problem. I know from experience finding a payphone can be hard over here. The only dangerous thing is the possibly expensive phone bills from chatting with her friends too much. 😉
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Before cell-phones, there used to be pay-phones all over Japan. And everyone carried phone-cards (I used to use one phone card up in about a week back then).
Anyways, a high phone bill isn’t the only danger of a cell-phone!
There are definitely benefits too.
But thanks for the advise.
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