Lesson 21Asking about Rules - Leisure - Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Lesson 10 Lesson 11 Lesson 12 Lesson 13 Lesson 14 Lesson 15 Lesson 16 Lesson 17 Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Lesson 20 Lesson 21 Lesson 22 Lesson 23 Lesson 24 Lesson 25 Let's see Basic skit Advanced skit Key phrases Key phrase in different situations What's this? Let's see Culture quiz Let's try Develop vocabulary Learn onomatopoeia with manga Japanese around the world Akihabara View movie Explanation through photos Click (tap) to enlarge and show explanation. Akihabara 1This is Akihabara. Some people call this town Akiba. The streets are crammed with electric appliance stores, computer shops, anime character goods shops, and game software shops. It is also famous among foreigners. Akihabara 2In Akihabara, there are many stores such as the Akiba Tolim building adjacent to Akihabara Station, electric appliance shops, and cosplay stores. You will find electric appliance shops that range from small shops to very large stores. Chuo-dori StreetChuo-dori is the main street of Akihabara. It is lined with big electric appliance stores such as Ishimaru Denki, LAOX, and Onoden. In front of Akihabara StationThis is in front of Akihabara Station. There are lots of large electric appliance shops, and many people come to shop here. In front of the station, you may find store staff handing out advertisement flyers or cosplayers holding events. Yodabashi CameraYodabashi Camera is a huge electric appliance shop that opened in front of Akihabara Station in 2005. This is the personal computer section. PC department 1Laptop computers from various manufacturers are lined up. You can play around with them to see how they work. The sales area is very large. PC department 2If you don't know which product to choose, you can ask shop staff for advice and to help you buy the best one for you. There are also signs that tell which products are popular and that provide discount price information on the products. Audio productsVarious electronic products are sold here. This is the audio products department. Products are arranged by manufacturer, such as Kenwood, Victor and Panasonic. Vacuum cleanersHome appliances such as vacuum cleaners are also sold. A foreign customer is looking at products. Foreign customersAkihabara is also famous in foreign countries. Many foreigners come here to buy Japanese-made electronics as souvenirs. This customer is surprised by the large size of the store and the wide selection of products. My Way 1This is a shopping arcade called My Way. My Way 2The arcade is crammed with many small specialty shops. In Akihabara, you will find not only big electric goods stores but also small specialized shops. Specialty shop 1Different types of power sockets are sold. Specialty shop 2You will find various parts such as lenses, hard disks, and tuners. Some of them are used items. Some people build machines by themselves from these parts. Specialty shop 3This is a rare lighting fixtures shop unique for its collection of LED products. Figures 1Akihabara is not a town of electronic products only. This is a shop for figures ? anime character toys. Figures 2Lots of figures of different anime characters are sold here. You can find large ones as well as small ones. Figures 3Figures of popular anime characters are very expensive. Elaborate figures cost more than 5,000 yen. They are especially popular among guys. Figures 4These are figures of popular anime characters such as Dragon Ball, Gundam, and Doraemon. The Son Goku figure costs more than 15,000 yen. Cosplay shop 1This store is a cosplay shop. Costumes of anime characters or elegant maids are sold here. You can see cosplayers in costumes like these on the streets of Akihabara or in anime events. Cosplay shop 2These are maid costumes. In Akihabara, there are many maid cafes where waitresses wearing these maid costumes wait on customers. Visitors to AkihabaraThis man says, Akihabara is a good place for me because there are lots of shops that suit my interests. Many of those who come to Akihabara are very interested in games, anime, PCs, or electronic goods, and they are called Akiba-kei [Akiba people]. AKIBA TOLIMThis is a commercial building. Recently, Akihabara has also become an IT industry town. Company workers 1This is Showa-dori Exit of Akihabara Station. You will see lots of business people since many companies are located here. Company workers 2This man says, Akihabara has been changing a lot over time. And, I think it is a town with great potential. Akihabara StationAkihabara has been changing very rapidly. It is a very interesting town crowded with lots of anime shops, game software and PC stores, and many others. 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Explanation through photos Click (tap) to enlarge and show explanation. Akihabara 1This is Akihabara. Some people call this town Akiba. The streets are crammed with electric appliance stores, computer shops, anime character goods shops, and game software shops. It is also famous among foreigners. Akihabara 2In Akihabara, there are many stores such as the Akiba Tolim building adjacent to Akihabara Station, electric appliance shops, and cosplay stores. You will find electric appliance shops that range from small shops to very large stores. Chuo-dori StreetChuo-dori is the main street of Akihabara. It is lined with big electric appliance stores such as Ishimaru Denki, LAOX, and Onoden. In front of Akihabara StationThis is in front of Akihabara Station. There are lots of large electric appliance shops, and many people come to shop here. In front of the station, you may find store staff handing out advertisement flyers or cosplayers holding events. Yodabashi CameraYodabashi Camera is a huge electric appliance shop that opened in front of Akihabara Station in 2005. This is the personal computer section. PC department 1Laptop computers from various manufacturers are lined up. You can play around with them to see how they work. The sales area is very large. PC department 2If you don't know which product to choose, you can ask shop staff for advice and to help you buy the best one for you. There are also signs that tell which products are popular and that provide discount price information on the products. Audio productsVarious electronic products are sold here. This is the audio products department. Products are arranged by manufacturer, such as Kenwood, Victor and Panasonic. Vacuum cleanersHome appliances such as vacuum cleaners are also sold. A foreign customer is looking at products. Foreign customersAkihabara is also famous in foreign countries. Many foreigners come here to buy Japanese-made electronics as souvenirs. This customer is surprised by the large size of the store and the wide selection of products. My Way 1This is a shopping arcade called My Way. My Way 2The arcade is crammed with many small specialty shops. In Akihabara, you will find not only big electric goods stores but also small specialized shops. Specialty shop 1Different types of power sockets are sold. Specialty shop 2You will find various parts such as lenses, hard disks, and tuners. Some of them are used items. Some people build machines by themselves from these parts. Specialty shop 3This is a rare lighting fixtures shop unique for its collection of LED products. Figures 1Akihabara is not a town of electronic products only. This is a shop for figures ? anime character toys. Figures 2Lots of figures of different anime characters are sold here. You can find large ones as well as small ones. Figures 3Figures of popular anime characters are very expensive. Elaborate figures cost more than 5,000 yen. They are especially popular among guys. Figures 4These are figures of popular anime characters such as Dragon Ball, Gundam, and Doraemon. The Son Goku figure costs more than 15,000 yen. Cosplay shop 1This store is a cosplay shop. Costumes of anime characters or elegant maids are sold here. You can see cosplayers in costumes like these on the streets of Akihabara or in anime events. Cosplay shop 2These are maid costumes. In Akihabara, there are many maid cafes where waitresses wearing these maid costumes wait on customers. Visitors to AkihabaraThis man says, Akihabara is a good place for me because there are lots of shops that suit my interests. Many of those who come to Akihabara are very interested in games, anime, PCs, or electronic goods, and they are called Akiba-kei [Akiba people]. AKIBA TOLIMThis is a commercial building. Recently, Akihabara has also become an IT industry town. Company workers 1This is Showa-dori Exit of Akihabara Station. You will see lots of business people since many companies are located here. Company workers 2This man says, Akihabara has been changing a lot over time. And, I think it is a town with great potential. Akihabara StationAkihabara has been changing very rapidly. It is a very interesting town crowded with lots of anime shops, game software and PC stores, and many others. Lesson 21 Let's seeAkihabara Explanation through photos Image(ZIP)2.1MB Text data for "Let's see" Explanation through photos
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