OTAKU天堂 秋叶原 Akihabara (Akiba)

Akihabara (often abbreviated to Akiba) is an up and coming part of Tokyo, Japan. It is barely mentioned by current editions of most guidebooks, but is an essential visit for anyone with more than a vague interest in Japanese geek "otaku" culture (computers, electronics, manga, animé, computer games etc.). Akihabara is easily reached from most parts of Tokyo, being on the Yamanote line between Ueno and Tokyo stations, and on the Chuo line from Shinjuku. Even if you're not into geek stuff, there are more than enough wacky things going on to warrant a visit or two. Alongside Harajuku, Akihabara is one of the best places to people watch in Tokyo.

Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan

Akihabara started off as a district of electronics shops (cameras, televisions, etc.) but shifted focus to computers and consumer electronics (particularly mobile phones). Now the emphasis seems to be shifting to entertainment such as DVDs, animé, manga, Gundam robots, Godzilla memorabilia and unidentified goods. If you are interested in anime, manga or Gundam you will not fail to spend a lot of money in one of the many 7 storey stores that sell such goods along the main Chuo Dori thoroughfare. It is great to see manga and animé characters everywhere - they are even used on advertising billboards:


Akihabara is also spawning its own popular culture. Since the first maid café opened in 2000, it has spawned a host of imitations. Maid services have also spread to other areas including opticians, foot massages and beauty parlours. Maids are also to be found posing and advertising a wide range of other otaku goods and services. They instil a general feeling of Moé in the Otaku, which encourages them to spend money.


On Sunday afternoons the Akihabara maids and other assorted promotional girls (and some men) seemed to really enjoy the attention from photographers.

There are a huge number of maid cafés in Akihabara. Not all of them are staffed by maids. The St. Gracecourt café featured cute nuns instead of maids.

海洋自由号

“海洋自由号”的身材堪称“前无古人”，它的尺寸相当于“泰坦尼克号”的3倍，身长更是超过了著名的埃菲尔铁塔。此外，“海洋自由号”的奢华程度也超乎人们的想像，它不仅拥有高尔夫球场、冲浪游泳池，还建有6层楼高的购物中心和能容纳1300人的剧院。被称作“海上怪物”的它其实更像一座海上城市。



驾巨轮就像开赛车

海洋自由号2005年8月在芬兰建成下水。制造商阿克尔造船厂将其以高价售给全球第二大游船公司美国皇家加勒比游船公司。“海洋自由号”总吨位15.8万吨，长339米，宽56米，高72米。它可容纳4375名乘客和1365名船员，因此能从载客量2620人的“玛丽女王2号”名下，轻松摘下全球最大客轮桂冠。
虽体型庞大，但巨轮的速度并未因此大打折扣。“事实上，一旦学会熟练操作，就会感觉像在开赛车。”“海洋自由号”船长威廉·赖特说。当“海洋自由号”由芬兰抵达德国汉堡，船长曾驾驶它在一段狭窄的航道上穿过，船身两边只有约10米的空隙，就好像一辆公共汽车在超市货架间穿行。不过，据赖特船长透露，“海洋自由号”装有最先进的导航仪器，足以应对这种状况。






海上生活丰富多彩

在“海洋自由号”上，游客绝对不会感到乏味。它拥有世界上最大的海上体育馆。
整艘游轮就像是一个互动的海上公园，有着一个供水上运动项目（譬如水上排球、水上篮球等）使用的游泳池，以及从船两侧延伸开来的旋转泳池（whirlpool）。船尾则有一个冲浪游泳池，为制造出海浪效果，水泵每分钟能将3.4万加仑的海水打向冲浪者。除此之外，还有健身房、桑拿室、拳击台、溜冰场等娱乐设施, 甚至还有一个攀岩墙和一个迷你高尔夫球场。
船上的Wi-Fi无线网络可覆盖全船，在特等舱中都设有平板电视，在船上亦可使用移动电话进行通讯。

船上还有10座饭店和16家酒吧。其中最大的餐厅拥有1500个座位，在4300多名游客中，每晚将有12名幸运儿可以被邀请到“船长桌”就席。



6层楼高购物中心

除了这些豪华设备外，甲板下的购物中心则有6层楼高、100多米长。那里商店林立，每晚还会举行马戏表演。有可出售书籍的咖啡店、索伦托（Sorrento）比萨饼店以及本杰里（Ben and Jerry）冰淇淋店。
此外，船上还有卡拉OK厅，由于隔音良好，任何在客舱中休息的游客都不会受到噪音骚扰。当然，船上最大的娱乐场所还是一座可容纳1300人的剧院，即使在陆地上，它的规模也不算小了。

张根锡百想造型被指模仿漫画《海贼王》

本届百想两大话题是什么？韩国媒体笑称是“张根锡的独特造型”与“李民浩的摔跤”。
　　而张根锡的礼帽加长卷发造型，起初被人质疑模仿日本男星小田切让，不过最近有韩国资深动漫迷指出，其实张根锡是在COSPLAY日本漫画《海贼王》！更有动漫迷留言说：“礼帽和发型如出一辙，就差肩膀上放个鸽子了。”
　　不过此举遭到张根锡经纪公司的强烈否认，他们表示张根锡并没有模仿此造型，“在颁奖礼上cosplay，这像话吗？”