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Akihabara is a district in the Chiyoda prefecture of Tokyo, Japan. The name Akihabara is a shortening of Akibagahara (autumn leaf field), which ultimately comes from Akiba, a fire-controlling god and the local name for a firefighting shrine built after the area was destroyed by a fire in 1869.^[1]

Akihabara gained the nickname The Electric Town shortly after WWII for being a major shopping center for household electronic goods and the post-war black market.^[2]^[3] Now, Akihabara is an otaku cultural center and a shopping district for computer goods, video games, anime, and manga. Icons from popular anime and manga are displayed prominently on the shops in the area, and numerous maid cafes can be found throughout the district. Some people do view Akihabara and otaku culture in general in a negative light based on the male-oriented depictions in anime and manga.^[2]

On June 8, 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a rental truck into a crown in Akihabara then proceeded to go on a stabbing spree, which caused seven deaths and ten injuries. This event came to be known as the Akihabara Massacre.^[4]^[5]

^ Cybriwsky, Roman. Historical dictionary of Tokyo. Scarecrow Press, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Nobuoka, Jakob. "User innovation and creative consumption in Japanese culture industries: The case of Akihabara, Tokyo." Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography 92.3 (2010): 205-218.
^ Yamada, Kazuhito. Entrepreneurship in Akihabara.
^ Westlake, Adam. "Court Upholds Death Penalty for Kato, Akihabara Massacre Knifeman - The Japan Daily Press." The Japan Daily Press. The Japan Daily Press, 12 Sept. 2012. Web. 13 Oct. 2013
^ Setsuko, Kamiya. "Kato Sorry for Akihabara Massacre | The Japan Times." Japan Times RSS. The Japan Times, 29 Jan. 2010. Web. 13 Oct. 2013.

[Cybriwsky-1] Cybriwsky, Roman. Historical dictionary of Tokyo. Scarecrow Press, 2011.

[Nobuoka-2] Nobuoka, Jakob. "User innovation and creative consumption in Japanese culture industries: The case of Akihabara, Tokyo." Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography 92.3 (2010): 205-218.

[Yamada-3] Yamada, Kazuhito. Entrepreneurship in Akihabara.

[Westlake-4] Westlake, Adam. "Court Upholds Death Penalty for Kato, Akihabara Massacre Knifeman - The Japan Daily Press." The Japan Daily Press. The Japan Daily Press, 12 Sept. 2012. Web. 13 Oct. 2013

[Setsuko-5] Setsuko, Kamiya. "Kato Sorry for Akihabara Massacre | The Japan Times." Japan Times RSS. The Japan Times, 29 Jan. 2010. Web. 13 Oct. 2013.

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