Tokyo Autumn 2012 Day 14
As discussed last night, we’ll be spending most of this afternoon shopping over at Ginza and then seeing what that led to. Had taken note before the trip that the Tori no Ichi festivities would begin...
View ArticleTokyo Autumn 2012 Day 15
The Meiji Jingu Shrine is one of those must visit spots for those traveling to Tokyo. Personally this would be something like my 10th time here. Since I’m always traveling with new people, always found...
View ArticleTokyo Autumn 2012 Day 16
Yan and Eri would be heading off earlier this morning for Tokyo DisneySea. In the meantime, I had made plans to have lunch today with my company director last evening. He gave us the option of...
View ArticleYokohama Autumn 2012 Day 17
Today we’d be going over to Yokohama for the long awaited Happy Music Live 2012 concert in Yokohama Arena. The previous day had been the “boys” segment of the show with Orange Range and SHINee, but...
View ArticleTokyo Autumn 2012 Day 18
Eri would be returning to Singapore this evening, so we would have the morning and afternoon to cover some remaining “must see” sights in Tokyo. We’d begin with visiting Asakusa in the morning for the...
View ArticleTokyo Autumn 2012 Day 19
At the very least today would be an interesting day. We’ve made plans to meet our Japanese friend over at Shinjuku in the afternoon. From there she lead the way through some winding side streets...
View ArticleTokyo Autumn 2012 Day 20
Since it was his last day in Japan, we’ll finally be fulfilling Randy’s dream of visiting Ueno Zoo this morning. Ueno Zoo is the biggest of its kind in Tokyo and entry comes at the cost of only 600 yen...
View ArticleKamakura Autumn 2012 Day 21
Without any concrete plans, this Thursday was effectively a free day. Which was great since I was coming down with a fever since last night. After 3 weeks of uninterrupted excursions and very little...
View ArticleTokyo Autumn 2012 Day 22
Today, Yan and I lucked into some tickets for an AKB48 theater show in the evening. I’d have the rest of the day free though. So in the meantime had made plans to meet up with Chisaki to head over once...
View ArticleManga Festival 2013 To Start 15th February
The manga department of CoFesta (Japan Contents Festival) is holding a Manga Festival in Singapore running from 15th to 17th February. The collective, which includes publishers such as Kadokawa and...
View ArticleYakusoku
Avex’s lovable girls’ dance and vocal group released their eagerly-awaited third album in end January. Fresh from their record-breaking concert at Nippon Budoukan, the girls face a challenge of living...
View ArticleTokyo Autumn 2012 Day 23
Ignoring whatever possible overlap in market, avex had decided to schedule SUPER☆GiRLS and Fairies events in different places at the same time today. The original plan was to use up my SG tickets in...
View ArticleSupermerlion 3rd Anniversary
Today we celebrate the third year year since the Supermerlion went live. Amusingly, the start of Supermerlion’s 4th year coincides with the Lunar New Year festivities. Once again a big thanks to our...
View ArticleYokohama Autumn 2012 Day 24
Slept in this morning before waking up to contemplate what was the best way to spend the afternoon. I still had shopping to do, yet wasn’t too keen on wrestling with the Sunday crowds. Somehow I found...
View ArticleSony Drops PlayStation Vita Prices
For the first time Sony has decided to slash prices of its PlayStation Vita systems in Japan. Since its launch in December 2011, the Vita has seen poor public reception. Sony hopes to urge along sales...
View ArticleTokyo Autumn 2012 Day 25
This afternoon, finally found time and suitable conditions to do some shopping. After discovering a whole new face to the neighborhood and a fulfilling lunch there, I’d head over to geek haven Nakano...
View ArticleEnoshima Autumn 2012 Day 26
After yesterday, it was time to get away from things with a trip outside of the city. I was weighing between traveling to Chiba to visit a farm with alpacas or to return to Fujisawa to right the wrongs...
View ArticleTokyo Autumn 2012 Day 27
Fine weather today, which was great since it’d be my last day in Japan after nearly a month. The reality of things had already started to settle in last night while I was packing my luggage but still...
View ArticleTGS AR.TV
TGS AR.TV is Tokyo Girls’ Style’s attempt at using augmented reality applications to engage their fanbase. Using triggers from inside their goods, it also acts as extra incentive for fans to buy goods...
View ArticleLINE Play
LINE Play, is a virtual world accompaniment for the popular smartphone messaging application LINE. Despite having launched in Japan last November, LINE Play has been relatively unheard of this side of...
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