AKB
For foreigners, Akihabara is the most well-known city in Japan as an electronics quarter since they can buy almost any electrical product as well as the latest gadgets. But, Akihabara is not a city name. It covers four cities near JR Akihabara station in Tokyo. Around 2006, it also became well-known for pop culture such as anime, games shops and maid café. Now, AKB48 is very famous and well-known the popular idol group in Japan. They started their performance in Akihabara with 48 members. So, as you figure out, AKB is an acronym for “Akihabara.”