Akihabara is known as 'electronic town'. The main strip consists of hundreds of electronic stores, selling everything from useful items- computers and cameras, to circuit gadgetry (is that a word??)- transformers etc, to slightly less common items- stun guns.
Yes, these are stun guns
This is all very interesting, but the strangeness begins on the street. On Sundays, the main street is closed to cars, and pedestrians fill the road and sidewalk. As you walk down the street, you are accosted by girls in maid uniforms, who hand out fliers for maid cafes. Maid cafes are a Japanese phenomenon. They are cafes that sell food and drinks but the waitresses wear old schol maid uniforms. Japanese men seem to have a 'thing' for maid uniforms, so not only are maid cafes super popular in Japan, but sales of maid uniforms are through the roof!
The main drag
Gio and Lawrence (2 blokes from work) browsing for maid uniforms (these pics were taken with my phone so may be crappy quality)
A steel at just under a little AU$100
I'll have an espresso thanks
The streets of Akihabara also attract a strange bunch of misfits from the general public. U have girls that dress up in strange clothes and have funky hairstyles and parade around the streets. Some even sing or dance. I suppose it's like busting, except they just want attention, not money. Some are treated like celebrities, with sometimes hundreds of guys with cameras following them down the street and taking photos... I guess it gives the girls a taste of fame...
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