Posts from June, 2006

Trip to Japan

June 6th, 2006
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Alright, it’s confirmed. I’ll be in Japan from the 6th to 16th with Pear. Going to collect the plane tickets from the travel agency later. Wai~~ I barely managed to gather just enough money (I hope). Probably going to have to control my spending there… lol. Anyway if anyone happens to be in the area [...]

Japan: Day One

June 9th, 2006
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We just arrived in Tokyo today. The plane ride took 7 hours and the train from Narita to Ikebukuro took over an hour. It was already dinner time by the time we checked into the hotel. Met up with BahamutSphere and his friends. Thanks to Bahamut for getting me Tick! Tack! novel. I am be [...]

Summer Days Event

June 10th, 2006
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My short report on today’s Summer Days event in Akihabara. We arrived at Akihabara Station at about 9.30am. The tickets for the event were given out at 10am, but there was already a queue of around 50 people by the time we got there. Of course the event room sits 120 people so we were [...]

Japan: Day Two – Akihabara

June 10th, 2006
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I navigated the shops of Akihabara today without a map! *tears of joy mixed with self-pity* Some new maid cafes popping up all over the place and a new Yamagiwa building is apparently under construction (or maybe it has been for a long time and I just didn’t notice it the last time). And yes, [...]

Japan: Day Three – Akihabara Part II

June 11th, 2006
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Spent another day wandering around Akihabara. It’s amazing how you can waste so much time just looking through the stores…

Longest Receipt Ever

June 11th, 2006
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Here’s a receipt from Toranoana. Total of 13,968 yen. Most of those are not my books.

Japan: Day Four – Ikebukuro & Shinjuku

June 12th, 2006
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Wandered around East Ikebukuro in the morning and Shinjuku in the afternoon today. Finally got to visit the Kinokuniya main branch. Although our hotel is located in Ikebukuro, it is on the opposite side of the train station from the major concentration of anime-related shops, so we didn’t take the time to visit there until [...]

Japan: Day Five – Yasukuni Shrine

June 13th, 2006
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We visited the infamous Yasukuni Shrine today. You know, the place that gets into the papers everytime a Japanese prime minister visits it. See pictures. Well, it might seem like a weird place for a Chinese guy to visit, but it’s really a pretty normal tourist area. I’ve seen things like it in China before [...]

Fate/stay night Episode 23

June 14th, 2006
10 Comments Fate/stay night Episode 23

Well, since I am in Tokyo, it won’t be right for me to miss Fate/stay night, which just finished airing about a minute ago. Anyway, to sum up episode 23… Spoiler Alert Rin dies.That is all.

Japan: Day Six – Hakone

June 15th, 2006
6 Comments Japan: Day Six - Hakone

I was in Hakone (more specifically Hakone Yumoto) yesterday and didn’t get internet access… Hakone has only two things: hotels with onsen and mountains. Just take a look at the pictures. And for no particular reason, above is a picture of a half-eaten Dorayaki (as seen in Doraemon) and a half-eaten Meronpan (as seen in [...]

Japan: Day Seven – Nakano Broadway

June 16th, 2006
8 Comments Japan: Day Seven - Nakano Broadway

The sign “Chuo Line (Limited Express)” points straight. The sign “Chuo Line (Rapid)” points right. Looking around, not a route map to be seen… I am at Shinjuku station, the busiest train station in the world and I am on my way to search for the fabled Nakano Broadway, a secret gathering of shops selling [...]

Save money, Buy secondhand

June 17th, 2006
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Besides going to Bandai Museum today, I also revisited a few secondhand stores around Akihabara and Ikebukuro today and found some really good deals.

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