Akihabara Radio Kaikan
The Akihabara building that houses the Future Gadget Laboratory on its eighth floor.
The Akihabara Radio Kaikan is a physical locale in Akihabara that can be spotted in the game Steins;Gate. It is the building that houses the Future Gadget Laboratory on its eighth floor, where the protagonist Rintaro Okabe spends most of his time. The building is a real-world landmark in Tokyo's electronics district, and its inclusion grounds the science fiction story in a recognizable setting.
Quick Facts
- Location
- Akihabara, Tokyo
- Affiliation
- Future Gadget Laboratory
Lore & Background
The Akihabara Radio Kaikan is a real building in Akihabara that appears in Steins;Gate as the location of the Future Gadget Laboratory. According to Chiyomaru Shikura, who headed the planning of the game, Akihabara was chosen because it is an easy place for acquiring hardware parts, which makes it the ideal place for people interested in inventing and tinkering with things. The building itself is where Okabe, Mayuri, and Daru spend most of their time, and it is from this lab that they accidentally invent a form of time travel via text messages that can be sent to the past. The Radio Kaikan is not as having any special narrative role beyond being the physical setting for the lab, but its presence anchors the story in a specific, real-world location that fits the game's themes of invention and tinkering.
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