This page is really for my friend Dale.  He really likes electronics, lasers and robots.

There is a very famous part of Tokyo called Akihabara that is famous for all it's electronics stores.  Most of the hundreds of stores there sell things like phones, fax machines, computers, heaters, air conditioners, TVs, VCRs, video games etc.    But, just outside the Akihabara train station is this small bazaar like set of stores that sells nothing but electronics parts.  Each store appears to be individually owned and each one specializes in one or two things.

This one is all cases.	This one is transformers.
This one is multi-meters	Here's one that's sockets and fans.
This one is all capacitors.	This one is buttons and knobs.
Switches and stuff.	ICs?
More parts	Resistors
Connectors	Nuts and bolts.
Tubes	Speakers.
Alligator clips	Triacs? (or is that a brand?)
Wire/Cable	Wall outlets
Manuals/Books	Gotta have tools
Wire ends	More transformers
Umm, Stuff	These guys had lots of small video cameras
Computer Cables	Where's the button?
Gotta have batteries	And you've got to have power strips

There are at least two other electronic bazaars in Akihabara but I think this one is the biggest.  I didn't take pictures of everystore as many of them repeated.   For example there were at least 3 tool stores and also a few that sold more normal things like phones or consumer video cameras.

There's one more thing they have at Akihabara.

They are only there on the weekends though.

So Dale, when are you coming to visit