Tilt Shift Tokyo
Photos taken around my neighborhood in Musashikoyama, Meguro. Whenever I get hold of a new camera, I need a few months to get used to it - or it needs a few months getting used to me ^^; Lately I got...
View ArticleCulture Japan trends on Twitter
"I can die happy now" was the first thing I said to myself when the tag for my TV show Culture Japan (#culturejapan) became a Twitter Trend in Japan today. This had always been a goal of mine. Culture...
View ArticleK-ON! Movie
The K-ON! movie is currently in cinemas across Japan and some of the trains are plastered with the K-ON! girls. Stations are gradually being fitted out with safety barriers - this is the Yamanote line...
View ArticleK-ON! Goods
The convenience store Lawson has a ton of K-ON! goodies to coincide with the release of the Movie - this Yui Hirasawa from my local store at Musashikoyama station ^o^It also looks like Yui found...
View ArticleVenus Fort
Venus Fort - designed to resemble a 17th - 18th century European city, the place opened back in 1999 inside Palette Town and the original concept was that it was to be a theme park for ladies. These...
View ArticleMiraiClock3
Fresh out into the App Store is the Mirai Suenaga iPhone and iPad app MiraiClock3 - tis free so please do give it a whirl! The app has currently made it into the top 10 charts for free utilities on the...
View ArticleIndian Food in Tokyo
I think I mentioned it before but whenever I walk into an Indian restaurant, I always get a flashback of my childhood as I spent most of it in an Indian home. But the past is past and Indian food...
View ArticlePS Vita
The PS Vita (PlayStation Vita) is out next Saturday on the 17th December and Sony have been ramping up their advertising campaigns on TV, billboards and they have also set up these Play Caravans here n...
View ArticleBanana Vending Machine
Vending machines in Japan are awesome - just like this one in Shibuya which sells bananas. And as we all know - you can do a cheap Cyclops cosplay with a single banana.These bananas are up for grabs...
View ArticleGolf in Japan
Photo of a netted golf practice ground discovered in yet another uncharted evening after-dinner walk. Golf is a popular and yet expensive sport to play in Japan - I'm guessing that its due to popular...
View ArticleOokami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki
Mamoru Hosoda - the man who brought us The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars is brining us another movie called "Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki" [おおかみこどもの雨と雪]. Not much revealed about the story...
View ArticleShibuya Photos
It was 9 months ago a few days after the 3.11 earthquake when I was in Shibuya on a day like this - blue skies Shibuya I call it. I was taking photos of the apparent Tokyo evacuation that foreign media...
View ArticleGinza
Located in the Chuo ward in Tokyo, Ginza is where one would go to find department stores, fashion boutiques, restaurants and brand names such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Gucci. On a Sunday or national...
View Article2011 Figure Ranking
Was filming the 2011 AmiAmi end of year figure ranking for Culture Japan with Richard yesterday and would like to share the results with you. As its the EOY rankings, we only cover the top figures from...
View ArticleGundam Returns to Odaiba
The 1/1 scale Gundam has returned to Odaiba - for those who missed it last time can get along to Odaiba now to see it before its officially opened to the public. The head was put on yesterday and is...
View ArticleComic Fiesta 2011
Comic Fiesta - Malaysia's largest anime event is celebrating its 10th anniversary and is taking place on December 17th and 18th - that's today! As with last year, Comic Fiesta 2011 is going to be...
View ArticleGood Smile Cafe Taiwan
One of my spies at Good Smile sent over this photo of the Good Smile Cafe in Taiwan - they are currently preparing for the press conference tonight at 18:30 local time which will be streamed on Nico...
View ArticleAzusa Nakano Figure
I previously asked you what figure you wanted for the next giveaway and most of you voted for this gorgeous Azusa Nakano figure by Max factory - so here she is for you - but not this one as this is...
View ArticleTokyo Droids
"You are not the droid I'm looking for. Please leave me alone."How would you caption this photo?
View ArticlePS Vita BlazBlue
The PS Vita was released in Japan today. Folks who wanted it on the day of release waited out infront of the stores. Me wasn't in any rush and knew that mine was going to arrive tomorrow. One of the...
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