Akihabara: Tokyo's mad world of gaming, manga and maids
It's a crazy sub-culture that has become mainstream; where 'Witch Coke', maids, Geek culture and video games mix with men in business suits. Welcome to the wild - yet strangely mild - side of Tokyo. "No!" cries Izumi, her eyes wide with alarm. "It's dangerous!" I quickly put the drink down and she shows me the spell required to break the curse. I follow her lead, making a W-shape with my fingers, waving them over the glass and repeating the magic chant. Now I can drink my glass of Witch Coke. Welcome to Akihabara, centre of Tokyo's otaku (geek) culture, a bewildering maze of video game arcade...
Source: traveller.com.au