Tokyo Realtime Akihabara Soundwalk by whiterabbitpress published on 2020-05-18T06:49:24Z TOKYO REALTIME audio guided tours revealing new sides to Tokyo’s most interesting neighborhoods. Due to Covid-19 restrictions on travel to Japan, we've made this project free thanks to the sponsorship of White Rabbit Express and Blackship. We hope you'll enjoy these imaginative experiences of Tokyo informative and entertaining. TOKYO'S ELECTRIC TOWN, Akihabara is Japan's subculture hotspot for anime, manga, games and figures which attracts hardcore fans - and curious visitors - from all over the world. Internationally recognized experts on the area take you on an unforgettable, behind-the-scenes tour of the area. You'll visit all the must-see shops, gain historical knowledge, cultural insights and learn insider jargon like otagei, moé, itasha and more. Praise for the Tour Akihabara is one of the world's most densely intricate urban enclaves, and producer Max Hodges has assembled a crack team of uber-geeks from Japan and abroad to navigate its alleys and decode its mysteries. The audio guide is an illuminating portal into the neighborhood's colorful history and vibrant currents of contemporary pizzazz. - Roland Kelts, author of Japanamerica Patrick W. Galbraith reveals an Akihabara that even a long-term resident like me didn't fully understand. - Jean Snow, Editor-in-Chief snow-mag.com Interviews with Patrick Macias - Author of "Cruising the Anime City" and editor of "Otaku USA Magazine" Morikawa Kaichiro - Professor at Meiji University & author of several books including "Learning from Akihabara" Danny Choo - blogger and Tokyo Stormtrooper Kobayashi Takaya - local ward councilman Kristina Dryza - consumer trend researcher Mei-chan- otaku and former little sister at a sister café About the Narrator Patrick W. Galbraith is the author of "The Otaku Encyclopedia" and is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Tokyo where he researches Akihabara and Otaku culture. He is a frequent contributor to Metropolis, Otaku USA Magazine and Otaku2.com Music by Pa letee of @HomeCafé - Happy Happy Morning Cutie Pai - Tokyo Refrain Shane Berry - Canned Oden Damn Dangerous - Nine to Five and others... Genre Entertainment
