As with Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood, many Akihabara restaurants and businesses are dependent on tourists, both from elsewhere in Japan and other parts of the world.
Akihabara isn’t the most crowded neighborhood in Tokyo, but it’s less likely to be empty than just about anywhere else in the city.
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The gathering point for anime and game fans from around the globe looks eerily different these days.