All Posts with tag "akihabara"

As its name suggests - Super Potato is a fortress filled with retro games covering all eras - everything from Nintendo Game Watch to PC Engine, Megadrive, Super Famicom, Dreamcast and more. Today we are back at Super Potato filming once again - this...

Photos taken a few weeks ago in the holy land - Akihabara. Some of these snapped just before the Good Smile Company Broadcast and the Hobby Maker Show 2012 Winter event. I've asked this question before but that was a while ago - if you was to recomme...

Anybody fancy 25 tons of Good Smile Company figures? These photos taken at two events - the Wonder Festival 2012 Winter and the Good Smile Company Industry event that was held in Akihabara. This first photo of Izumi from Sekirara. So cute! Photos ta...

The biggest figure and garage kit event in the world - Wonder Festival takes place twice a year. Good Smile Company has a live broadcast called Nama Wonhobby after each Wonder Festival which reaches nearly 400,000 viewers. For the first time ever we...

Was out n about in Akihabara last week giving a lecture at Digital Hollywood University. I dont go that often of late but when I do, everything seems so different. Many shops disappear while many new ones spring up. One of the things that I'm happy...

Some lovely photos taken in Akihabara by NagatoPyon who regularly appears here n there on Culture Japan ^^; Even though we are well into Winter, the trees around Tokyo still make it feel like Autumn.

Update - just uploaded the HD wallpapers of this whole post over to my Google Plus account. Was out n about in Akihabara yesterday as I was speaking at the Tokyo International Anime Festival on the subject of the anime market overseas.

The Radio Kaikan in Akihabara is to be dismantled this year after being around since 1953. Its like a landmark in Akihabara that is packed with electronics, figures, doujinshi and all things otaku. The reason the place is being dismantled is because...

Took these photos when filming for Culture Japan TV last Summer but didn't get the chance to upload until now ^^; @ Home is one of the more popular maid cafes in Akibahara. They got two branches which always have queues of folks waiting to om nom whi...

Photos taken last night in Akihabara - 6 days after the magnitude 9 Earthquake hit East Japan. There were less folks out n about but that was mainly due to all the shops trying their best to save electricity by closing early - most were open for busi...

Today we have a gander at photos taken out n about Akihabara the other day. From reading the History of Akihabara, you know how the area became filled with electronic stores and moesome shops n restaurants. Whenever there is a gathering of so much s...

The Empire sent 3 Stormtroopers to invade Tokyo. One went off dancing and the other two decided to take some time off instead seeing the sights at Akihabara, Shibuya, Asakusa and more.

Spent a day at Akiba Square on 2010/12/12 filming the Bushiroad tounaments for Culture Japan. Before and after filming, got to do a quick round of the various shops selling a load of otaku goodies. While its the festive season, there wasn't that many...

For an Itasha, there's no place like home other than Akihabara - snapped last night late in the evening. Bunged these in the wallpaper pool.

Quick trip to Akihabara to pick up some hardware for the Culture Japan production team. Been spending a lot of time in Akiba of late but never get bored of going and have always found the place fascinating ever since I first visited. There are just s...

The Volks Store in Akihabara - has everything from Gundam, mecha, figures, garage kits, plushies, dolls and equipment n tools for folks who want to make their own stuff. Get off at Akihabara station and ask anybody where the Radio Kaikan is which is...

Handful of photos from a full day of filming for Culture Japan at Akihabara yesterday. Need to dash for filming at Nikko in 5 mins - tis located about 3 hours North of Tokyo. Back in a few days and will post more photos from the Akihabara filming.

Akihabara - its like its own small planet where you can get lost exploring electronics, figures, dolls and a load of other anime related merchandise. If you are planning on visiting Akihabara then give yourself a full day. Today we take a look at som...

Last batch of photos from yesterdays Industry Maker Hobby Show held at the UDX building at Akihabara. A load of stuff to look forward too! Me wants the scale Mio, Mugi and Tony Hatsune Miku figure! Which of these are tickling your fancy?

There was a *ton* of maids out in about in Akihabara today handing out leaflets and wot not calling out to their master in moe moe kyun voices. Many of the maids scream at you or get their bouncer to bounce you if you try to take a photo of them thou...

Akihabara, Tokyo. This is where Japanese Pop Culture lives and thrives. Gadgets, PC parts, anime, manga, figures, dolls, doujin and more can be discovered here and if you dig deep enough you will discover gems like Leonardo. I hear many folks ask "wh...

You've seen the Niigata version and here is the Akihabara version - "Oppai Purin" (Breast Pudding) being offered to you by a cutesome blushing maid. Comes with some caramel sauce for those of you who like to eat yer wobblies while they are slippery....

Was out filming in Akihabara for a new TV show that I'm presenting on (not Culture:Japan) that I'll talk about in another post. Spent most of the day wondering around looking for gems and we found a big gem of a shop called Leonardo.

So we've taken a look at what a Japanese High School is like in Fujisawa High Part 1 and Part 2 but what is it like in a Japanese University? Well last year we did take a look at Nippon University what how about a university located right in the midd...