Japanese SwordsKendo here.
I bought some display swords last year, taking them back home was an interesting ordeal. They had to be checked and double checked with the staff's superiors to make sure I was allowed to take them out of the country, and again to make s...
20090511 Giveaway Winnerwoowoo, congratulations to all the winners.
It's nice seeing all the various setups all on one page. There are some fantastic desks out there. I'm looking forward to the next "show off your desk/room/collection" photo collection.
20090407 Giveaway - Lay DFigma Shana.
(Then again, could be any figma with black socks wearing Shana's shoes, but for simplicity sakes, I'll stick with Shana)
Chizuru Minamotohaha, the arms issue is funny. It's almost as if someone completely forgot about it.
Regarding photos, I sort them out by year, and then event, and then date if the event spans over a few days.
EG: photos2008Manifest 2008080926
photos2008Japan 200...
Japanese Groundbreaking TechnologyA girl slept/leaned on my shoulder on a crowded train once.
Then a manga "phonebook", someone left behind on the rack above us, fell and hit her on the head. I tried my best not to laugh.
Japanese HousingI rented a tiny 25 sq m studio apartment in West Shinjuku for a month, many years ago. 140,000 deposit (100,000 returned, minus bank transfer fees on both ends) + 160,000 rent (included utilities and fiber optic internet thankfully).
Figure Box TowerFinally filled up a shelf in my closest for boxes, now working on the next one.
Maybe building a tower in a corner isn't such a bad idea when things get out of hand
