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NEWS: Akihabara Tourist Office, Map for Foreigners Offered




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Zin5ki



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:03 am Reply with quote
Good news for tourists, but won't some of the smaller niche shops get irritated by a larger number of foreign visitors?
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BleuVII



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:41 am Reply with quote
This IS Akiba we're talking about. If they don't want foreign customers, they simply shouldn't list their shop on the map. As it is, Akiba is about 15% Gaijin anyway.
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Punynari



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:35 pm Reply with quote
BleuVII wrote:
This IS Akiba we're talking about. If they don't want foreign customers, they simply shouldn't list their shop on the map. As it is, Akiba is about 15% Gaijin anyway.


So true. Me being one of them. Laughing

Dang, I didn't know they were opening up a new Gamers. Are they closing the old one and just relocating it?
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Sydney2K



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:06 pm Reply with quote
About time. There is a DenDen tourist guide which comes out in English, Korean and Chinese (I think) and list every shop that anyone could be interested in- hobby shops, comics shops, even the maid cafes. It's far superior to anything that Akihabara came out with previous to this article.
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Michi
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:08 pm Reply with quote
Zin5ki wrote:
Good news for tourists, but won't some of the smaller niche shops get irritated by a larger number of foreign visitors?


I doubt it. Like others have said, there are already a large number of foreigners in Akihabara as it is. I think they're pretty used to it, even the smaller shops.
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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:35 am Reply with quote
Well, it is obviously helpful to tourists since more and more people seemingly want to go Akihabara. Whenever someone mentions that name I get people around saying anime, which is actually only part of what makes Akihabara what it is.
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