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日本語/Japanese  Sat 01/05 22:59 JST
The past week of the year had two events (Comike / YouTube Neta Battle) and was filled with many other meetings mainly in the Shibuya area.

Here we are on the way to Shibuya for an early morning meeting. Dom joins the SOS dan on the dashboard.
A week in Tokyo 6 (click to enlarge)
Attended the comike but didn't pick anything up apart from these eroge leaflets and To Love-ru clear folder.
A week in Tokyo 6 (click to enlarge)
The room this week - will let you know what that egg like object is in a review soon.
A week in Tokyo 6 (click to enlarge)
Tiny houses = tiny Christmas trees.
A week in Tokyo 6 (click to enlarge)
Some Yakiniku for dinner - the cook your own meat thing that Bill Murry found strange in "Lost in Translation."
A week in Tokyo 6 (click to enlarge)
Taken in Roppongi at about 8PM.
A week in Tokyo 6 (click to enlarge)
There is a pet shop in Roppongi with adorable puppies in the window. This little chap was on sale for about 140,000 yen. Judging from the price, I presume its alive when you buy it.
A week in Tokyo 6 (click to enlarge)
Outside Tokyo Midtown. Many salary men leaving for home and couples just arriving for dinner.
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Some illuminations in Roppongi.
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Playing with a friends Eye-Fi. This is too awesome for words. It uploads images from your camera to your computer and you can also have the images automatically upload to a photo sharing service of your choice. No more messing about with wires.
A week in Tokyo 6 (click to enlarge)
End of year gathering at Weiden and Kennedy.
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The gathering was with some Weiden and Kennedy staff and senior members of the monthly Blog Dinner. The few members in this room have a network that reaches just about anybody in the Japanese internet industry.
A week in Tokyo 6 (click to enlarge)
Top bloggers Drift King and Mitaimon.
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This sweet lady is Hina-san - blogger and director of many maid cafes in Akiba.
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The offices at Weiden and Kennedy in Tokyo are situated in a building that was designed to be a snazzy restaurant with an apartment on top.
A week in Tokyo 6 (click to enlarge)
On the roof of the W+K offices.
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The W+K office space. The nicest office space I've seen so far.
A week in Tokyo 6 (click to enlarge)
W+K enrance. All these are photos of the staff.
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Modifying the armor. Nice n shiny on the outside - rough and nasty looking on the inside ^^;
The brown stuff is dried glue and not skid marks.
A week in Tokyo 6 (click to enlarge)
Armor needs regular maintenance as joints wear out after a while.
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Some of the bits n pieces that I use in the armor.
A week in Tokyo 6 (click to enlarge)
Making new straps to hold up the thigh armor.
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Out n about in Shibuya.
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Outside the South JR train exit at Shibuya.
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At Dogenzaka in Shibuya. Thanks to Xaky for taking the photos.
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An afternoon of trooping deserves a good bowl of ramen.
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More Shibuya near Miyamasu Zaka.
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The bus route maps are just as complicated as the train maps.
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Map of Shibuya.
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One can take a train directly to China Town in Yokohama from Shibuya. Its about 20 mins or so.
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Nice poster.
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I lurve this dish - Agedashi Tofu. Deep fried been curd.
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More food at an Izakaya (Japanese pub).
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Airi arrives - photos already taken and need to sort.
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Polls
GhstBster in Florida U.S.A.
Registered on 2007/09/05 11:19
so danny u got a sony rolly???
(ID #68789) Posted on 2008/01/05 22:51
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 10:54
GhstBster,
Was a present from Sony - will review it soon ^^; 
(ID #68791) Posted on 2008/01/05 22:53
laughingman in Canada
McMaster Student Fall 08
Registered on 2007/11/18 11:46
Ya, I study in a comfortable room at home.Magazine rack holds various Art/Videogame/Anime magazines for lounge reading, and my shelf with an assortment of Manga and books. Figures stand around the room, and my work desk has a nice feel to it. Unfortunately, we're going through renovations on the home, and the younger brother is bunking in my room for the time being; the biggest annoyance you've ever met, and a slob at that. 
(ID #68792) Posted on 2008/01/05 22:57
Hemisphere in Ar tonelico
Naru Eternal
Registered on 2007/08/29 17:48
Ramen! One of these days, I'm going to go out and look for a shop that serves good ramen. I want to try eating one so badly. ;__;
(ID #68795) Posted on 2008/01/05 23:12
XSportSeeker in Brazil
Hikikomori
Registered on 2007/08/22 05:18
Rolly?
140000yen for a puppy? OMG!
And to think my cousins are giving away  (to selected costumers though) 5 puppies for free right now... (their dog gave birth to 8 little puppies on Xmas day).

Anyways, nice post! Love 'em.
(ID #68796) Posted on 2008/01/05 23:34
Dunatis in Springfield, Oregon
Student
Registered on 2007/09/21 10:59
Danny you ever drop your camera while taking pictures off roofs?
(ID #68797) Posted on 2008/01/05 23:48
Edward in Michigan U.S.A.
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
Registered on 2006/12/24 11:50
Wow, that is a nice looking office space.  Really interesting cubes too.  You can tell these are fun and hard working people.  Always the best kind of environment to work in and people to work with.  I'm lucky, no cube for me.  I have solid walls and a window too!  Only wish we had more color in our office.  Bad part is too many people are up tight and always worrying about something.  I really worry about some of them...
Work office is still better than the small drab and cold place I call home.  Most apartments in Japan feel bigger and more inviting than where I am.  I miss the trees and wildlife from other places I have lived.  In the end I can't complain too much, I own the place where I live.  No mortgage for me. 

I've looked at their blogs before, some really interesting people.  Darn, it must be really interesting and fun to share some time with people like this!  I would be like a BIG sponge in that room. ^^  Look forward to the day when my Nihongo improves and I understand more of what they write.

That is a nice poster...  Looks like Mayumi Sada.  Maybe that's because i have been watching Hataraki Man for the all week. ^^;

Read something about Eye-Fi before.  Sounds interesting if you need to move files directly to a photo service.

With all the maintenance and the rebuild you went through with the armor, you could build and sell your own.

Looking forward to more on the Sony device.

Err... me in talkative mood this evening. ^^;
(ID #68798) Posted on 2008/01/05 23:55
pp in Singapore
Army
Registered on 2007/07/10 20:10
oh the egg-thing, is a sony speaker right?, the thing will groove to your music or something like that. 

but wow, the office such a nice enviroment :( , how i wish more offices here will adopt that idea 
(ID #68799) Posted on 2008/01/05 23:55
super rats in Philadelphia, PA (USA)
Everything
Registered on 2007/01/15 11:21
I love the grill your own meat thing.  Looks like you get to meet all sorts of interesting people.
(ID #68800) Posted on 2008/01/05 23:55
e-jump in Malaysia
Test Engineer
Registered on 2007/12/22 21:22
LOL at the W+K staff pictures XD
My office space aint that snazzy. A typical US based company that got localized ;__;
Well, at least my cubicle got gashapons and a doujin wall calendar :p
(ID #68801) Posted on 2008/01/06 00:06
Registered on 2007/12/31 09:01
Is that egg shape gadgets a speaker from Sony?
I've seen its display unit over my place but not for sale
(ID #68802) Posted on 2008/01/06 00:19
tsukishi69 in Lima,Peru
Student
Registered on 2007/04/17 22:02
i love this week in Tokyo posts they are really nice...not like the one previous to this well.....great... Japan is so interresting so cool so...everything good if that can be said in english XDDD 
(ID #68804) Posted on 2008/01/06 02:32
G-Unit in Malaysia, Asia, Earth
Student
Registered on 2007/12/25 10:57
i wish i could be like you... to live and work in Japan. orzzz
(ID #68807) Posted on 2008/01/06 03:16
lin-da-kenobi in U.S.A., Long Beach
student
Registered on 2007/08/16 02:44
damn that bus map looks so complicated i'd get lost i think!! GOOD PICTURES DANNY!!
(ID #68809) Posted on 2008/01/06 03:34
Chong Mizunaga in Malaysia
Student
Registered on 2007/12/15 09:45
The Eye-fi seems really useful! But I don't have my own digi-cam anyway~ XD

LOL @ W+K staff!! Looks like they sure know how to have fun.. =S
(ID #68811) Posted on 2008/01/06 03:41
JapanAnime in Hilversum, Holland
Student Business Economics
Registered on 2007/08/05 18:11
Now that's a office every office employee needs (LOL to the hanging frog)! Seriously, I would happilly go to work every day if I had a job at W+K. ^^
(ID #68812) Posted on 2008/01/06 03:42
Benjamin Takeyo in Lieu de la batille decisive
大学生/University Student
Registered on 2007/12/04 23:04
I don't know much about offices so don't mind my comment, but apart from the many playful objects hanging around what really makes W+K office better than other offices? 

Like, better ventilation or anything? ^_^
(ID #68815) Posted on 2008/01/06 04:31
double in Singapore
Student
Registered on 2007/04/24 11:03
I like the dashboard of your car. Too bad I can't drive, yet.
(ID #68816) Posted on 2008/01/06 05:19
Soshi in Singapore
Student
Registered on 2007/09/15 21:17
OMG Is that the Sony Rolly?? 
(ID #68817) Posted on 2008/01/06 05:43
e-jump in Malaysia
Test Engineer
Registered on 2007/12/22 21:22
@Benjamin Takeyo: I believe its better in terms of:
- big ass cubicles
- studio like environment with down lights (not like typical offices)
- individual adjustable table lamps 
- see thru metal cubicles LOL
- you can bring whatever you like to office LOL (see baseball bat, hanging frog etc)

well, those are the differences compared to my office ;__;
(ID #68818) Posted on 2008/01/06 06:13
Benjamin Takeyo in Lieu de la batille decisive
大学生/University Student
Registered on 2007/12/04 23:04
e jump,

Yeah and especially in Japan, it's unusual for offices to have big-ass cubicles, isn't it? 

That makes W+K office better indeed I guess. ^_^
(ID #68819) Posted on 2008/01/06 06:22
shiva diva in シンガポール
closet hikikomori
Registered on 2007/10/25 10:33
Agedashi Tofu's like my fave! I order it at EVERY single Jap meal that I take! 

That sure looks like a Sony Rolly. . . *wait in anxiety for the review* 
(ID #68822) Posted on 2008/01/06 07:35
Blackster in Germany
BioInformatician
Registered on 2007/11/20 20:34
you can hunt me with deep fried tofu *urgh*

that egg is the sony mp3-robot-thingie.
seen it before, funny but overall useless ^^
(ID #68823) Posted on 2008/01/06 07:41
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
Registered on 2006/12/25 19:05
the office from my last job was not that snazzy but it has one of the best and the craziest bunch of great staff you'll ever came upon. everyday is a laughtrip XDDD

the Sony Rolly as a gift from Sony!?!

you get the coolest freebies Danny ^___^
(ID #68825) Posted on 2008/01/06 08:00
andra in Singapore
Secondary Student~
Registered on 2007/11/06 14:07
W+K office and staffs totally looks like one big family =D
(ID #68828) Posted on 2008/01/06 09:27
Gundam Otaku in Tropical Singapore
Student
Registered on 2006/12/30 22:04
Oh my, that bowl of Ramen certainly look delicious to me.^^
(ID #68829) Posted on 2008/01/06 09:51
maique in lisbon
Registered on 2007/11/05 03:41
thanks for the eye-fi link, it looks great.
(ID #68830) Posted on 2008/01/06 10:01
cloudduel_13 in San Antonio, Texas
Worker
Registered on 2007/10/11 09:39
man that food looked delicious. that dog better be alive for that price.just asking but there aren't any shelters people could get a dog for less.
(ID #68831) Posted on 2008/01/06 10:23
Registered on 2007/01/01 14:00
Yup! Penn State has some of the greatest labs to work in on campus. I also enjoy the library and the dorm rooms- very snazzy and modern.

I also attempt to make my dorm room a nicer place to study and as snazzy as possible- being surrounded by (some) anime figures, my models, wallscrolls and TV for anime =D.

I would say our campuses facilities are more than adequate: There is a photo lab in the library installed with Photoshop, scanners, programs like that for photographers, and they also have Solidworks in that room- an engineering program I use. I can also print out anything I want in a respectable quantity for free (my tuition pays for it- if I want to print say, 500 pages, I could) and copies are on the cheap too. The library is a great resource- being connected to the main campus library as long as a book is in I can get it sent to our satellite campus. The labs are great too- we will be adding a new facility to house engineering activities (classes maybe?) and I believe we are going fully solar for all buildings by 2010 or 2011.
(ID #68834) Posted on 2008/01/06 11:02
Wolfblitz in Pretoria, South Africa
Software / Systems Developer
Registered on 2007/11/02 15:58
Are you allowed to keep pets in the apartments in Tokyo and where do the people find space to keep them?

I wonder if that Eye-Fi will work at places like internet cafés?

The "Week in Tokyo" articles are really interesting. I spend the most time on them going through each and every photo.
(ID #68841) Posted on 2008/01/06 14:07
Jonny Boy in California
Student, Photographer, Paintballer,
Registered on 2007/10/10 12:27
That eye-fi is nice Danny. Here we got cameras that shoot and send straight to a special external hard-drive. Of course you still gotta connect the external HD to the lappy/compy in the end.
(ID #68842) Posted on 2008/01/06 14:47
radical anime fan in UNR-002 M House-Comp Powered.
Polytechnic Student, Freshly Entered.
Registered on 2007/01/25 21:08
don't tell me that egg thing (had a hard time spotting it) had something to do with Tenga...O_O

i'm waiting for that figure review~
(ID #68849) Posted on 2008/01/06 15:52
OsakaGuy in Osaka/NYC
Student
Registered on 2008/01/06 01:23
I think they were eating shabu shabu in Lost In Translation. 
(ID #68851) Posted on 2008/01/06 16:25
Registered on 2007/12/27 16:33
Lots of food at that gathering, and thanks for the pics of urban settings in Tokyo, Danny.  I always love looking at that stuff.  There's something so appealing about it. :D
(ID #68852) Posted on 2008/01/06 16:42
Robostrike in Canada
Undergraduate (Univeristy of Waterloo)
Registered on 2008/01/03 04:26
The office looks cozy... mixed with the expressioned faced walls that seem to have scared me for a second.  However, I don't mind setting up work there... beats the job im going to.
(ID #68854) Posted on 2008/01/06 19:29
chun in vancouver
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:21
that first picture with Dom next to the SOS bunch is so adorable! Dom looks like he's guarding them XD

Hina san looks pretty from the few pix here XD

Agedashi toufu is YUM :9
(ID #68857) Posted on 2008/01/06 19:51
Diect_X10A in Canada, Ontario
Student
Registered on 2007/12/07 11:54
If i remember lost in translation the movie..don't they eat shabu shabu...not yakiniku??? 
(ID #68858) Posted on 2008/01/06 21:46
Gubinodo in France
Still wondering...
Registered on 2007/12/30 01:05
Puppy... cute... /*_*)/
...Ahem! Nice Tokyo Tour as always. And yummy food too. Btw Danny I love that room where you have your figures and computers, especially the window just next to the desk with kind of a panoramic view, That must be so cool to just be able to enjoy the nice view and relax when looking away from the computer's screen :)
(ID #68875) Posted on 2008/01/07 01:28
gordon in 新加坡 Singapore
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
Registered on 2007/06/11 14:45
the egg thingy is the song rolly which danny posted a few months back.

http://www.dannychoo.com/fauna_detail/eng/36/Sony+Rolly/

danny even said it's not on his buy list. ^^;
(ID #68884) Posted on 2008/01/07 03:08
O.i.D in Spain
Computer repairs
Registered on 2007/09/16 10:50
So how do you keep the figures on the dashboard?

Nice article as usuall :3
(ID #68910) Posted on 2008/01/07 18:46
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 10:54
O.i.D,
I use a blob of Blu-Tac. Its like putty. Cant buy it in Japan so folks from the UK bring it for me.

Gordon,
I didnt buy it ^^;

Gubinodo,
My computing room ^^;

Diect_X10A, OsakaGuy,
Thanks for the correction ^^;

Wolfblitz,
Some apartments yes. People just keep them indoors.

-XYZPDQ,
Solar buildings make sense.

cloudduel_13,
Not too sure.

Benjamin Takeyo,
Yep - usually small. The design of the offices makes it more relaxed.

Soshi, matfongzai, GhstBster,
It is ^^;

Dunatis,
Nope.
(ID #68922) Posted on 2008/01/07 22:57
DrGUID in London
Web Developer (i.e. Otaku)
Registered on 2007/11/14 20:01
Looks like I need to set up a bluetak import/export business. Do you have hedgehogs in Japan either, I'm sure the Japanese would go wildly kawaii over them (well until they see the fleas on them that is)!!!
(ID #68970) Posted on 2008/01/08 08:29
bob-san in Madison WI
Administrative Assistant
Registered on 2007/02/22 23:15
Unfortunately, I've no fancy office to work in.  Assuming we're not talking about home.  At home all I have is the guest room I'm occupying till I can get back out.  Kinda stinks having most of my anime/manga and figure collection packed away for several years
(ID #68976) Posted on 2008/01/08 11:28
blauereiter in Tokyo, Japan
CG artist, Sunrise Emotion
Registered on 2007/07/07 21:50
Wait a sec...there's no blue tac in Japan ? Unbelievable !
(ID #69109) Posted on 2008/01/09 10:11
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