AKIHABARA TOKYO - Driving from Ningyocho to Yushima Tenjin Shrine [4K] ASMR 秋葉原 人形町 湯島天神 ドライブ 2020

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00:00 Nihonbashi Ningyocho
06:36 Akihabara
32:21 Yushima Tenmangu Shrine (Yushima Tenjin Shrine)

The name Ningyo-cho is derived from the many craftsmen and merchants who made dolls (ningyo) as souvenirs of Kabuki,and puppet theater, performed in this area in the Edo era. There are also many long-established restaurants serving sukiyaki and Western food, as well as sweet shops specializing in anmitsu and ningyo-yaki. The area has the friendly atmosphere of a traditional commercial neighborhood.
https://www.tcat-hakozaki.co.jp/en/areainfo/

Ningyocho Area Guide Map
https://www.gotokyo.org/book/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2003_ningyocho-low_EN.pdf

Akihabara gained the nickname Akihabara Electric Town (秋葉原電気街, Akihabara Denki Gai) shortly after World War II for being a major shopping center for household electronic goods and the post-war black market.

Akihabara is considered by many to be the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods. Icons from popular anime and manga are displayed prominently on the shops in the area, and numerous maid cafés and some arcades are found throughout the district.

The main area of Akihabara is located on a street just west of Akihabara Station, where most of the major shops are situated. Most of the electronics shops are just west of the station, and the anime and manga shops and the cosplay cafés are north of them.

The area that is now Akihabara was once near a city gate of Edo and served as a passage between the city and northwestern Japan. This made the region a home to many craftsmen and tradesmen, as well as some low class samurai.

Since its opening in 1890, Akihabara Station became a major freight transit point, which allowed a vegetable and fruit market to spring up in the district. Then, in the 1920s, the station saw a large volume of passengers after opening for public transport, and after World War II, the black market thrived in the absence of a strong government. This disconnection of Akihabara from government authority has allowed the district to grow as a market city and given rise to an excellent atmosphere for entrepreneurship. In the 1930s, this climate turned Akihabara into a future-oriented market region specializing in household electronics, such as washing machines, refrigerators, televisions, and stereos, earning Akihabara the nickname "Electric Town".

The influence of otaku culture has shaped Akihabara's businesses and buildings to reflect the interests of otaku and gained the district worldwide fame for its distinctive imagery. Akihabara tries to create an atmosphere as close as possible to the game and anime worlds of customers' interest. The streets of Akihabara are covered with anime and manga icons, and cosplayers line the sidewalks handing out advertisements, especially for maid cafés. The idol group AKB48, one of Japan's highest selling contemporary musical acts, runs its own theater in Akihabara, from which the group's name is derived.

As household electronics began to lose their futuristic appeal in the 1980s, the shops of Akihabara shifted their focus to home computers at a time when they were only used by specialists and hobbyists. This new specialization brought in a new type of consumer, computer nerds or otaku. The market in Akihabara naturally latched onto their new customer base that was focused on anime, manga, and video games. The connection between Akihabara and otaku has survived and grown to the point that the region is now known worldwide as a center for otaku culture, and some otaku even consider Akihabara to be a sacred place.
(Wikipedia)

Yushima Tenmangu Shrine - The shrine of scholars, not far from Tokyo University
Sugawara Michizane was a popular government official in the 9th century famed for his intellectual prowess. He was so impressive that after his death he was deified and worshipped as the god of learning, and is enshrined here in this Tokyo complex.
https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/1672/

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Filming Date: August 18th, 2020

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