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We chanced upon this Capcom store in Shibuya. It sells our favorite action figures of memorable characters in the Capcom universe. Among the popular ones are the Street Fighter toys that just had a movie

After the great anime success, I decided to finally watch the Live Action of Kanojo Okarishimasu or Rent-a-Girlfriend. I most say that for live actions these are the most honest type of live action as

Pokemon Japan's Aura Seeker Set Initial Cards Reveal ft. Mega Lucario Z ex

It’s fall, which means it’s time for some wonderful surprises again. Out in the parks and forests of our area, nature is once again showing itself from a very special side. Now in November, things will

I took these photos of the Tokyo tower from afar. We haven't gotten close enough but maybe on the next visit we'll take a closer look. The Tokyo Tower was built in the 1950s and was the tallest structure

When you think of Halloween, Japan isn’t necessarily the first thing that comes to mind. And it’s true—it took quite a while for this spooky, eerie fun to take hold here in the Far East. When I spent my

Continuing with the Kurobe Dam journey, In Part 1 I shared the Mountain views of the Dam. In this one, I will share the Lake views of the Kurobe Dam. I separated this out so that you can see the beauty

We always go to the Tokyo Skytree whenever we visit Japan. However, we don't go inside because it's a bit expensive. We'd rather view it from outside and admire it's majesty. The Skytree is 634 meters

A few days ago, I had a somewhat unpleasant encounter of a different kind. I was in a small park, sitting on a bench, and wanted to get comfortable. When I stretched out my arms and rested them on the

This is during my day visit to the Murodo Snow wall, on this route there are multiple modes of transport that have to be changed. From our hotel in Tokyo to Ogizawa, which is the starting point of the

It's been four episodes on this series and I most say that I am enjoying the show pretty much. The CGI is quite good, not at all distracting and although sometimes you get a bit lost following the mechas,

Hello everyone in liketu. If you're even on Tokyo, one of the stops I recommend is Asakusa. It's very accessible and you get to see and experience a lot. First, going in the area there are a lot of shops

The Hakone sightseeing cruise is a scenic boat ride on Lake Ashi in Kanagawa Prefecture featuring European style pirate ships. We took it after coming down from viewing Mt. Fuji. It was around thirty minute

It’s fall, and somehow this time of year manages to touch me deeply once again. And even though October is usually still sunny and bright—and summer hasn’t been gone all that long—I can already feel my

If you want to experience authentic sushi outside of Japan, Genki Sushi is the closest I'd recommend. It's a popular conveyor belt (kaiten) sushi restaurant known for its high tech ordering system and

This is Suwa, or more specifically Lake Suwa which is about 2 hours north of Tokyo, on a regulat train, It's a summer town and we were not there in Summer, so it was sleepy and a little bit weird. So I

Not long ago, we took a trip to a park where I discovered some amazing trees. Fall had just begun to bring out its colors, and the first leaves were already starting to turn a bit more colorful. In addition

Onitsuka Tiger is a popular Japanese shoe brand. It's the predecessor of Asics Tiger known for sports themed shoes. In contrast Onitsuka is known as a fashion and lifestyle shoes. You can see it from the

Matcha is a finely ground powder made from green tea leaves. Instead of steeping and discarding the leaves like regular tea, you whisk the vibrant green powder directly into hot water or milk, consuming