Akihabara (Tokyo Realtime Audio Tour)

Akihabara has long been a popular destination for visitors who come to Tokyo. A publishing company in Tokyo. White Rabbit Press released audio guided tours of Akihabara.

TOKYO REALTIME tours interweave narration and interviews within a soundscape of location ambience. The tours deliver a seamless mix of adventure and cultural insight while navigating real-world spaces. Simply transfer the audio program to any portable mp3 player, go to the starting point on the included map and press play

Akihabara
TOKYO’S ELECTRIC TOWN, Akihabara is Japan’s subculture hotspot for anime, manga, games and figures which attracts hardcore fans - and curious visitors - from all over the world. Internationally recognized experts on the area take you on an unforgettable, behind-the-scenes tour of the area. You’ll visit all the must-see shops, gain historical knowledge, cultural insights and learn insider jargon like otagei, moé, itasha and more.

I often go to Akihabara to buy electric household appliances and digital gadgets. But I hesitated to enter otaku shops. I try with this Audio Tour again.

TOKYO REALTIME - Audio Guided Walking Tours

(500) days of Summer (gohyaku nichi no Summer)

Now (500) days of Summer is screening. Yoko and I went to see that at Hibiya chanter. Last year, one buzz word “Soshoku-danshi (erbivorous men)” was booming in Japan.

Tom (main cast) is like as Soshoku-danshi. Summer is so adorable! We agree with her decision. We want to believe destiny to meet best partner.

Sound track is so good for us. I love Smiths and Bell & Sebastian. Zooey Deschanel(as Summer) is also a member of, American indie folk band “She & Him”. I’m so interested in her works.

Oliver Peoples released Zooey Deschanel’s model glass.

(500) days of Summer (Japanese site)
she&him
Oliver Peoples

Licca-chan doll wearing school uniform

Licca-chan doll was released in 1967 (like Babie doll). Now some schools start to sell Licca-chan doll wearing their school uniform for the graduates.

I hope to make it with my highschool uniform.

Licca-chan
School unifrom Licca-chan

Yuru chara by Jun Miura

“Yuru chara” means weaker characterized characters. Japanese illustration artist, Jun Miura named that concept “Yuru chara” firstly. Yuru Chara does not like Disney’s charactor and Japanese animation. Most of them are designed with amateurism.

Japanese loves characters. but sometimes they feel business mind inside of characters. So they prefer to amateurism. Jun miura gathered lots of Yuru chara at his exhibition.

His idea is very unique.

Jun miura (japanese)
Yuru chara (Wikipedia Japan)

Winter Illumination 2009-2010 at Nagashima Resort

I’ve been to Nagashima Resort in Mie prefecture to see the winter illumination.
It starts 5pm every day. Many people gathered to see the moment to start lightning.

We went through the LED tunnel. The field were covered with lots of LED lump.
That’s amazing scene.

Many tourists from other countries came there.

Nagashima Resort

Official New Moon Press Sheet signed by Robert Pattinson and the director Chris Weitz

Looks like Santa Claus came to my house.

I won Official New Moon Press Sheet signed by Robert Pattinson and the director Chris Weitz, and also got christmas cards of New Moon on Dec 24th.

I can’t tell you how happy I was last Christmas.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON - OFFICIAL MOVIE SITE

suica penguin illumination

Now here’s so many beautiful illuminations in Tokyo,Shinjuku southern area is also decorated.

Suica penguins are dressed up for holidays!

They work for East Japan Railway Company (JR East), the head office is at there.
Can you see their costumes are like station employee?

suica (japanese)
Suica-wikipedia

“New Moon” Fan Meeting with Robert Pattinson and Chris Weitz 2

All of the fans attending the meeting got some New Moon goodies.

Paper carrier bag, poster, post cards and “I luv Edward ” balloon… lol

New Moon ~The Twilight Saga~(japanese)