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Akihabara
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English
Etymology
en ja - 秋%葉%原 ^あき%は%ばら.
Pronunciation
en
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Akihabara.wav US
Proper noun
en neighborhood special ward/Chiyoda pref/Tokyo c/Japan, known primarily for its shopping and the mass availability of electronics, manga, anime, and other goods.
en 2013 Ruth Ozeki A Tale for the Time Being Canongate Books (2019) 311 Akihabara means Field of Autumn Leaves, but the fields and leaves have all been replaced by electronics stores, and these days people call it Akiba or Electricity Town.
Synonyms
en Akiba shortening
Japanese
Romanization
あきはばら