20090628-20090705 Japan : Tokyo-to Chiyoda-ku Akihabara


All the digital photos were taken with Canon EOS 5D Mk.II with EF 24-105 F4 L IS USM lens,
5616 x 3744 Fine Mode, scaled down to 786 x 524 for internet access, and 281 x 187 for thumbnails.
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Tokyo-to Chiyoda-ku Akihabara
The nearest train station is Akihabara Station of JR Yamanote, Keihin-Tohoku, & Sobu Line
View from hotel room in Akihabara
Looking north-west at JR Akihabara Station. The platforms from top left to bottom right is Sobu Line Looking west at JR Ochanomizu Station (middle, beyond the green Shouhei bridge) Looking west down at the JR Akihabara Station Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line platforms
Looking west down at the Electric Town, with Onoden and Gamers in the middle Looking north-west at the tall buildings. The tallest one is Dai Building; right next to it is UDX Building; the white tall one in the right is Tokyo Times Tower. All 3 buildings together with Kanda Fire Station are collectively called Akihabara Crossfield. Looking north-west at the Electric Town, with Club Sega and Softmap in the middle
 
Looking south-east. The train platforms at the top left is JR Kanda station. The leftmost 2 train tracks are JR Tohoku Shinkansen tracks. The train platform with grass at the bottom of the tallest building in the right is the infamous Mansei Bridge Station (1912-1943). Looking south-east at the platforms of the infamous Mansei Bridge Station (1912-1943)