CAMERA STORE HAMILTON

This is the actual spot where the Akihabara Torima Jiken (Akihabara Massacre) took place a short time after this photo was taken. On June 8th (2008), Tomohiro Kato drove a truck into a crowd and then stabbed twelve people. Of the 17 people injured, there ended up being seven fatalities. It is believed that the young man thought he would lose his job over an incident at his workplace, and later posted online that if he had a girlfriend his life would be better. There is actual live video of the attacks online, but I'm not sure where.

Akihabara is a special district in Tokyo that is now as famous for the anime/manga/gaming culture that exists there as it is for electronic goods. The electronic stores there are numerous--the Yodobashi Camera there, for example, is huge. Also, this is where one can find maid cafes, and interesting phenomenon where otaku boys and girls can co-exist in a robotic alternate universe... For a small fee, of course.

Yodobashi Camera Co.,Ltd. (čÉĐ·«áé) is a chain store mainly selling electronic products. Currently, there are 21 stores in Japan. It also maintains two online stores in China.

The Kyoto branch is right on the other side of the road. I took this picture just outside the ryokan shortly after sunrise, my favourite time to take pictures.

Ricoh GR Digital III