All Posts by Danny Choo with tag "akihabara"

Today at about 14:45, a building which was currently in construction caught fire. About 20 square meters ended up in flames. About 9 construction workers were taken to the hospital through breathing in the fumes but they are said to be fine. Cause of...

Went with comrades Joi Ito and Hector to take a bunch of Silicon Valley folks on a puchi tour around Akihabara. The tour was filmed by Boing Boing TV and you can download the MP4 version from Joi Ito's burogu. If dannychoo.com disappears for a whil...

Went with a bunch of Silicon Valley directors and CEO's out for a tour of Akihabara yesterday and took them along to a live house run by a few comrades at Dear Stage.

While in Akiba for the post Wonfes Hobby Traders Show, I scheduled some other meetings and went around snapping photos. Today we are going to have a general look around Akiba and tomorrow we take a look at all the ecchi stuff that Akiba has to offer...

Folks who plan on visiting Akihabara on their next visit may want to stop off at Gamers which is situated near the "Electric Town" exit. There you will now be able to pick up a map in English of the whole Akiba area. If I see one I will pick one up a...

When shopping for goodies in Akihabara (for example) always double check before you buy. For example, this seems like a harmless cute mini dakimakura that comes with a doujinshi for [currency=2415]. Akibablog has more pics of whats inside the doujins...

UPDATE: Other people are wanted in relation to the killings. UPDATE: Looks like anime and otaku culture are going to get the blame... "I came to Akihabara to kill. Anyone would have been fine (I dont care who I killed). I was tired of life" - the...

UPDATE: Video below and more photos at Japan Probe , Iza and AkibaBlog. Truly saddening. Hijacked from Coco The Bean. The myth of Japan being a safe place seems to be changing of late. Original text from Coco below. From Japan Today --------------...

My first memories of Japan were sunny afternoons walking around in Akihabara drinking some Calpis water while shopping for hardware - just like yesterday.

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 ^^;

Asobit City is a chain of hobby related stores owned by the Laox group. There are three Asobit City stores in Akiba - one is Asobit Game, the Asobit Hobby is near Akihabara station and today we are going to spend some time in Asobit Chara City - the...

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...

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 o...

Today is another variation on the "A Week in Tokyo" where we take a look at what I got up to this time yesterday. I just love Akihabara when the road is closed off to traffic. Yesterday was a public holiday when the main road becomes a Hokousha Teng...

When you visit Tokyo Tower, you will see miniature versions of the tower that can be purchased as a souvenir. If you visit Asakusa Shrine, you will find miniature versions of the main gates with that huge red lantern. So what is the typical souvenir...

Could School Mizugi combined with shotguns be the latest craze to sweep the otakusphere? This blue swimming suit is known as "School Mizugi" [スクール水着] and is commonly abbreviated as SukuMizu [スク水]. Basically means "School Swim Wear." Its w...