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ics that have ever been made, sold from a
narrow, low-ceilinged stall by a guy smok-
ing Peace-brand cigarettes as he sits
soldering on a three-legged stool.
prices are not cheap. Televisions,
Walkmen and laptops are not bargains in
Akihabara. But you will discover gadgets
here you cannot find anywhere else - a
robotic jellyfish, electric cuticle trimmers.
you will find infinite video games, consoles
and accessories on sale - including the older
machines and even some American video
game antiques. Of course nearly all the
software and videos here are in the Japanese
language, for the Japanese market. Unlike
pushcarts filled with burned CDs and DVDs with badly photocopied
covers. The Japanese pop culture machine manufactures an immense
amount of new material on a regular basis and they seem to have strict
copyright enforcement on their side. Their DVDs are region encoded to
play only on players that use "Region 2" discs (or players that have been
modified to play Japanese movies; computers are a fairly easy way to get
around this nuisance, for example). Videotapes from Japan are NTSC;
they should play on most American VCRs and TVs.
for quick evening fun with other foreigners. This neighborhood is
made to help you have a "good time." Accordingly, music you might
hear at night at home is blaring from clubs as Russians, Nigerians,
Swedes and Chinese all hustle about selling or buying desire or what
passes for it in the intercultural urban night. Ebisu on the Yamanote
Line connects to the Hibiya Line to Roppongi.
Japan is the world's largest and
most technologically advanced
pagan country. The native religion
of Japan Shinto is animist,
worshipping Kami, gods of
ancestors and nature spirits.
Witness abundant graven images.
In Japan temples are Buddhist and
shrines are Shinto; these religions
mix liberally. Accordingly, religion
is a fluid part of life; you'll see aging
shrines slotted in between new
buildings. You should visit these
places; if there's any kind of
ceremony or festival (matsuri) you
might come to see monotheism as
comparatively quite dull.
There's not too many temples and
shrines detailed in this book;
stumbling upon them and treating
them right is a personal journey.