Link-Up Co., Ltd., which manages the @Home Cafe, on October 10 started up a new business, the Akibahara Project, and opened the Akihabara Photo Studio near Suehirocho Crossing.

The Akibahara Project is directed by the company's second business division, which plans to construct a new business model and create a new market, while @Home Cafe and other projects are managed by its first business division. The company aims to give birth to a new "Akihabara culture."

Link-Up is establishing the Akihabara Photo Studio as the first part of the project. With a space of roughly 100 m2, the studio has a flat white floor and stairs, crimson velvet curtains, backdrops and wood paneling ordered from a television program art company. The studio can accommodate roughly five photo shoot setups. The target market for the space, which Link-Up describes as a "compact studio for commercial use," is a general one, and the company consulted with photographers and video camera operators to focus on improving the studio's ease of use.

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