If ever you're in Tokyo, if you're an electronics, video or manga geek, one stop has to be the district of Akihabara, which is the electronics district of the city that is chock full of more games, manga, anime and gadgets then your little mortal brain could fathom.

The video above gives you just a little taste of the insanity that is Akihabara, or so I hear.

From Wikipedia:

Akihabara is a major shopping area for electronic, computer, anime, and otaku goods, including new and used items. New items are mostly to be found on the main street, Chūōdōri, with many kinds of used items found in the back streets of Soto Kanda 3-chōme. First-hand parts for PC-building are readily available from a variety of stores. Tools, electrical parts, wires, microsized cameras and similar items are found in the cramped passageways of Soto Kanda 1-chōme (near the station). Foreign tourists tend to visit the big name shops like Laox or other speciality shops near the station, though there is more variety and lower prices at locales a little further away. Akihabara gained some fame through being home to one of the first stores devoted to personal robots and robotics.

Or you can take an audio walking tour of the Akihabara district. It's $12, but you can can listen to a sample of it here at TokyoRealtime.

I think we've got at least one maybe two IHC regulars who are either in Japan or are more familiar with it. Is it nearly as insanely awesome as it looks?