Danny's "Japanese Idols" Categorized Photo Articles (32)

Yesterday was a public holiday known as "Seijin no Hi" [成人の日] or "Coming of age day" where those who have turned 20 are declared adults meaning they can now do SDV (Smoke, Drink and Vote). In the past, the coming of age day was celebrated only among samurai families - for b...(more)

Was doing some spring cleaning of the hard drive and stumbled upon these photos that I took of Hiromi Nishiuchi that I forgot to upload ^^; Apart from the regular sightseeing, folks visiting Tokyo may want to give an Idol photo shoot a whirl. The folks at Berry Waffle are great an...(more)

My first memories of Japan were sunny afternoons walking around in Akihabara drinking some Calpis water while shopping for hardware - just like yesterday. A display for the eroge ToHeart2 Another Days left over from a few nights ago. The game went on sa...(more)

Just got back from a sunny afternoon in Akihabara and noticed more nice girls than usual. So what does one do when there are nice girls in Akiba? Do what everybody else does and take a load of photos ^^; This is the sweet Rui Kiriyama who was out n about...(more)

Have heard of chocolates being given to idols but never expected to receive chocolates *from* an idol ^^; This is Ayumi Hotta from the Primaries giving me some valentines chocolates last Monday - to the folks who asked what was in the orange bag in the 4 hours in Akihabara article ...(more)

At the begging of yesterdays 4 hours in Akihabara, I bumped into two of my idol comrades Ayumi Hotta [堀田あゆみ] (girl in blue) and Shiki Mochizuki [望月紫葵] - together they are known as the "Primaries" [プライマリーズ]. We decided to go do a bit of dancing in Akib...(more)

Bikini girls... ...and bikini boys. Bikini boy pic from Tokyo Times. I promise to upload this set of Hitomi pics soon - in the meantime you can have a look at the previous pics that I took of her.(more)

This is the small bus terminal outside Shibuya station. After getting on one of the buses, I got to see for the first time the uniform of a bus guide... For some reason I missed my stop. The most cutesome Sayaka Isoyama (磯山さやか). (more)

Amano Ai released her first DVD and there were 2 launch events in Akihabara last weekend which Frankie and I attended. And yes - this picture is in the wallpaper pool ^^ Images in this post are mixed with photos taken by Frankie and I. ...(more)

I dont have reason to be happy knowing somebody working at NASA but for some reason I do feel happy knowing that I have a friend who is an idol ^^; This is my friend Amano Ai - the last time I spoke about her was last October but I didn't personally know her then. We met through a mutal friend Frankie ...(more)

While I preferred Miri, Hector preferred Nana which is why you will see more pics of her in his blog post. Those who want to find out more about Nana can get themselves along to her blog and catch her in action in this video. Thanks again to the folks at Berry Waffle for being the ...(more)

Taken at the new Berry Waffle studios in Hamamatsucho. It's just before noon in Tokyo which means lunch so how about a double portion of Miri Hanai (花井美理) ? The other portion has just been uploaded by Hector so check his photos out too. Miri Ha...(more)

Said to myself that I wouldn't attend another DVD launch event because of the 60 second time limit for taking photos. Have always wanted to photo Maya however and went along last Saturday. I'm surprised that there are even Idol DVD launch events where you aren't allowed to take phot...(more)

The word for underwear in Japanese is "Shitagi" (下着(したぎ)) where the colloquial form is "Pantsu" (パンツ) or "Panchu" (ぱんちゅ). Figures that cast-off are cute but for me it pretty much ends there (even though I complain when a figure cant cast-off ^^;) The occasional fanservice in anim...(more)

Ai-chan in her battle gear and blaster ready to troop. I love this picture! I do prefer her previous battle gear as I think it would be more effective in giving the enemy nose bleeds. BTW, Japanese culture and nose bleeds - can you guess why men have nose bleeds when they are arou...(more)

According to the results from the previous poll for this series, you wanted to see Hiromi battle suit pcs first so here they are. Theres actually more but too much for one post - dont want you loosing too much blood from a nose bleed. Two different lens used for this shoot - one wa...(more)

Ai Shinozaki in her Gothloli gear. The term Goth Loli comes from 'Gothic Lolita' and you can read more about this unique fashion at Wikipedia. You can even buy some Gothloli gear for your boss if you want. I hear that you can see a ton of girls dressed up in Gosloli gear at Harajuku...(more)

Photos of cutie Hiromi Nishiuchi taken in the afternoon just after Wonfes. These pictures just dont capture her incredibly bright n bubbly personality. While some idols wait for you to suggest poses, Hiromi would hold a different pose after each shot. She occasionally dances up n d...(more)

Here are the rest of the images of Ai Shinozaki taken at sundays photo session. Some of you asked how common photo sessions are. As far as I know, these sessions have been around since the stone age where cavemen drew images of the idols on Triceratops skin with a sharp stone. Have ...(more)

I heard the word “Satsuei Kai” (撮影会(さつえいかい)) among the otaku community and didn’t really know what it was apart from the literal translation roughly meaning “group photo session”. After further investigation, I find out that one can go and participate in ...(more)

Tomorrow is the 11th of November. To you and I it means PS3 launch day but did you know that its also Pocky day?! Pocky day has been recognized as a memorial day by the Japanese Memorial day association since November 11 1999. Japanese year formats are still being used in Japan and 1999 was Heisei 11 thus you...(more)

#w#1,2,Ai Amano#w# Update: More Ai-chan photos here. Don’t know much about her but do know that she sings, appears on TV from time to time and also made an appearance at Chara Hobby recently. Unfortunately I only went on Press day so didn’t get to join in on the Cosplay shenanigans. Kirinon went alon...(more)

What better way to start the week than with a bunch of pics of the companion girls taken at the TGS over the weekend. Not sure why but car and game events seem to go hand in hand with companion girls in Japan. Not that I'm complaining... All of the girls who I asked if I could take ...(more)

Idol Sayaka Isoyama had very recently become the campaign girl for Georgia coffee - can be seen all over the train posters and on TV. Those resident in Japan may know that Sayaka is a rather popular idol whose done/doing the bikini, promotions, and was the main character in the drama 2nd House. I'm not goin...(more)

Whoops! Forgot to ask you whether or not you wanted me to go to the Sayuki Matsumoto Idol event at Yamagiwa last Sunday - and you know that I would only go if you asked me ^^; Sayuki has been doing her rounds on the circuit as a race queen and can be seen donning the cover of magazines here and there. You ...(more)

83% of you said that you would hunt me down and eat my spleen if I didnt go to the Sayaka Tashiro DVD launch event. Rather than go without my spleen for the rest of my life, I decided that I should brave the crowds and attend. Now I've already been to two previous idol events (Asak...(more)

88% of you asked me to go to Risa's DVD launch event so with camera in hand, I headed off to Ishimaru Soft2 in Akihabara. The remaining 12% of you wished for more Candy Girl pics instead so I'll grant that wish too at a later date ^^. Todays event was held at two locations - Ishim...(more)

Just got back from the Risa Shimamoto event and found out that there is going to be a Sayaka Tashiro event tomorrow - I'm willing to sacrifice myself again but you need to tell me before 1PM tomorrow whether you want me to go or not... have a look at these shots from her new video and decide... Risa pics com...(more)