Used to be famous for electronics shops, today’s Akihabara is called 「秋葉 (akiba)」,「アキバ (akiba)」 or 「AKIBA」and is home to various specialty shops.
People in the subculture coming to this town are called 「アキバ系 (akiba-kei)」.
Trains connect Akihabara Station and Tsukuba Station (in Ibaraki Prefecture) , an approx. 58 km in length, in 45 minutes.