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Akihabara
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Gundam Cafe?! The 3rd Mecha Restaurant in Tokyo Station!
Not the first, but the 3rd Gundam Cafe! Apparently, the next popular thing right after Maid Cafe, is a Gundam Cafe! Tomorrow (or more like...
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Cuddle Shop in Japan!
Are you one of those forever-alone-type of person who comes home with no one to cuddle with? Well, Japan has a solution to that! For...
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Akihabara : toy heaven.
The only regret I have from my previous Japan trip was not getting DORAEMON TOYS ( in the photos.) at Akihabara, tokyo. That was my...
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Rifle Umbrella
There’s an umbrella shaped like a rifle being sold at Thanko Rare Item Shop in Akihabara. The Rifle Umbrella is modeled after the M1 Garand...
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Dear Stage Akihabara
There are many maid cafes and idol cafes around Japan. Of course the sacred place is Akihabara, and I just found out that there is...
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Gundam Cafe
Did you know that there is a Gundam Cafe in Akihabara that opened last year in Spring? For those Gundam fans out there, this place...
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Visiting Japan? Make sure you get an “Otaku” map!
Japan’s National Tourism Organization released a map of the country this week…but it’s not your average road map. Capitalizing on the worldwide popularity of its...
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Identified Flying Object
On TV Tokyo’s economy news program, World Business Satellite, this new flying spherical machine called the Globular Aviation Object (Kyukei Hikou Tai) was introduced. Created...
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From Onyanko Club to AKB48: Japan's Idol Pop Empire
It”s nearly impossible to scan the Japanese import magazine racks without seeing members of AKB48. The Akihabara-based idol group/cabaret act is virtually ubiquitous in entertainment...