For the last two weeks I had the opportunity to take a vacation in the country of Japan. During this vacation, we went to the cities of Hakkodate, Takayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Tokyo – quite a whirl wind tour. Finally in the last few days of the trip, I had the chance to visit the electronics districts of two major cities – Osaka and Tokyo. For many of us in the US, we have no idea what an electronics district is like until one visits the districts in Japan. This was streets and streets of stores that sell nothing but electronic goods ranging from appliances to TV’s to computers.

However it is true that in general most (if not all) of the items sold in Japan can be had for lesser prices here in the US. Thus I personally did not return with anything of interest though I did need to purchase a 1 GB Microdrive for my camera. For computer enthusiasts there’s nothing like walking the streets of these districts – it’s akin to walking into a Fry’s electronics store and looking at the rows and rows of motherboards and computer parts. However instead of one large store, you find lots of small stores that sell all different varieties of products. The following pages contain images of products that I thought would be interesting to look at. It’s a mixture of products that I saw while walking the streets of Japan. Enjoy!