Category Archives: Japan

Akihabara Map

Posted on 12/11/2011 by

Akihabara is heaven for Otaku. Full of anime, manga, figures, videogames, idols, maid cafes, and more. There’s so much to see and do. But people sometimes struggle to find what the want. I picked up this map on my last … Continue reading →

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2nd Japan Trip – Days 1-3 photos

Posted on 20/10/2011 by

I’ve been uploaded my current Japan trip up on figure.fm instead of here because it’s a lot easier to upload photos there than on WordPress. Here’s the links to what I’ve posted and one highlight photo from each day: On … Continue reading →

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Arcade games I’ve played today

Posted on 17/10/2011 by

So it’s day four of my 2nd Japan trip and I’ve started work so nothing much interesting to report, not like I’ve posted up my pictures or diaries of the previous days anyway. But I thought I’d record what arcade … Continue reading →

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Otaku-fying my hotel room desk

Posted on 17/10/2011 by

So I’m now 4 days into my 2nd Japan trip. I’ve posted loot pictures of what I bought on day one, day two, and day three over at figure.fm already. But now a week of work has started so I’ve put … Continue reading →

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My 2nd Japan Trip is imminent!

Posted on 12/10/2011 by

My 2nd trip to Japan is imminent and I can’t tell you how excited I am. Japan has always held some kind of mystical hold over me since about 1999. Probably ever since the Dreamcast era and seeing the cool … Continue reading →

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Tanuki

Posted on 09/10/2011 by

Tanuki are a Japanese kind of raccoon dog. They are prominent in Japanese folklore and you often finds statues of them outside restaurants. I first came across Tanuki through the Studio Ghibli film Pom Poko. They show some of the … Continue reading →

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Japanese Manhole Covers

Posted on 03/10/2011 by

Following my post on Japanese vending machines, another day to day element of Japanese towns which is noticeable to the foreign tourist is their manhole covers. Rather than being plain, they are highly colourful and each show a picture of something representing … Continue reading →

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Japanese Vending Machines

Posted on 29/09/2011 by

Since I’m making my second trip to Japan next month, I thought I’d share some themed photos from my first trip to Japan, last May/June. First up is Japanese vending machines. (Note, this is a repost from figure.fm and is … Continue reading →

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Persona 3 Coin Lockers

Posted on 30/09/2010 by

One thing I find intensely Japanese is their coin lockers. Maybe its just because I knew about them from another PlayStation 2 game series (Yakuza/Ryu Ga Gotaku). Coin lockers are everywhere in Japan and are really convenient for leaving things … Continue reading →

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