Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anime, Gundam, Japan, Odaiba, robot, Tokyo, wedding on August 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
A few days ago, an anime-loving couple got married at the base of the full size 30th Anniversary Gundam at Odaiba in Tokyo, Japan. Below is a subtitled local TV news report about this event from YouTube.
Shibuya246 attended the event and posted a number of excellent pictures on his blog – [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anime, death, Death Note, Japan, manga, movie, notebook on August 24, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Last weekend, our whole family watched Death Note and its sequel Death Note II: The Last Name on DVD (Japanese audio with English subtitles). I first heard about Death Note as one of the On Demand movies offered by Singapore Airlines during our recent trip to Singapore (it is a 7 hour flight from Tokyo [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anime, Giganto, Gundam, Japan, Kobe, robot, Tetsujin on August 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Recently, I wrote about the full size, 18 meter Gundam found in Odaiba, Tokyo to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
A 18 meter Gigantor robot is currently being constructed in Kobe (about a 2 hour bullet train ride west of Tokyo, home of the famous and expensive Kobe beef) which is scheduled for completion at the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2009, anime, cosplay, figures, game, Japan, kits, models, summer, Tokyo, toys, wonfes on August 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The 2009 Summer Wonder Festival (Wonfes for short) was held on July 26, 2009 at the Makuhari Messe International Convention Center in Chiba, Japan, about 30 minutes by train from Tokyo. Admission was 2,000 yen (about $20).
Held twice a year (Summer and Winter sessions), Wonder Festival is an event to display and sell garage [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anime, costume, fair, figures, Japan, Odaiba, Tokyo on March 20, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Although we are not big fans of anime (actually, I hate to admit that I don’t really know much about it, so don’t ask), my son and I attended the Tokyo International Anime Fair 2009 in Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan, while my wife went shopping nearby (will blog about Odaiba at a future post).
It was [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anime, cosplay, elvis, fashion, Harajuku, Japan, Meiji, rock, shopping, shrine, subway, Tokyo, Yoyogi Park on September 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
One of the most interesting places in Tokyo is Harajuku (原宿), which refers to the area around Tokyo’s Harajuku subway station, one station north of Shibuya on the JR Yamanote Line. It is the center of Japan’s most extreme teenage cultures and fashion styles, but also offers shopping for grown-ups and some historic sights.
The focal point of [...]
