Download or read book The Akiba written by Makoto Nakajima and published by Japan Publications Trading. This book was released on 2008 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Akihabara district (the Akiba) in Tokyo, once known as the spot for discount electronics stores, has become a veritable "theme park" of Japanese pop culture, with shops of all kinds, gaming centers, clubs, bars and restaurants. THE AKIBA can be a daunting place to navigate, but now, this clever new guidebook presents the wonderfully eccentric appeal of the district in an easy-to-understand and entertaining format -- a fusion of manga and practical travel information that will prove invaluable to the foreign visitor. Two-thirds of THE AKIBA is a manga story about a young woman searching for her missing boyfriend in Akihabara. The remaining portion of the volume is a complete guide offering full-color photographs, detailed maps and travel information and listings of the stores and other locations mentioned in the story.