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Fan focused cafés are really a thing in Japan. I've talked about the Gundam Café before and there are many more. Some cafés are really busy and require reservations, but many are first come, first serve. If you are walking around Akihabara, these cafés are a great place to take a break. One of my … Continue reading Good Smile X Animate Café
In my journey to improve my make up that culminated in my eye opening MAC makeup lessons, one of the things I found invaluable, is eye shadow primer. Eye shadow primer is a tricky, tricky thing. Most companies make some sort of primer and they definitely vary wildly. Without primer, my eye shadow has always … Continue reading Girling: Eye Shadow Primer
When we visited Japan in previous years, there sometimes was a giant gundam, and sometimes there was not. There is always Gunpla. We saw the first 1:1 Gundam at Odaiba on our 2009 trip. They were pushing to host the Olympics in 2016... Outside The Mall Nine years later, there is a 1:1 Gundam Unicorn … Continue reading Anime Fangirling: Gundam Base 2018
I took an interest in street art many years ago and took a ton of pictures on my last trip. I wanted to compare the street art I shot on my 2016 trip to what I saw on my 2018 trip. Wow - there are some things from my 2016 trip that are still on … Continue reading What’s Up With Street Art in Japan 2018?
Back in the day, before the advent of Android and iOS, getting around in Tokyo was best left to a cab driver or a very well researched traveler. Maps and directions were primarily in Japanese and not the easiest things to decipher. In the last few years, Google Maps has significantly improved the experience. I've … Continue reading Japan Travel: Maps and Directions in Tokyo
In all my trips to Tokyo, one of the things I absolutely can't travel without is my Suica card. If you have been to Tokyo, you might have seen the green cards with an adorable penguin around the train stations. Suica is simple payment card that you can use instead credit cards or as your … Continue reading Japan Travel: Suica Cards
On our last trip to Tokyo in 2015, I noticed a lot more art popping up like I had in Los Angeles. Street Art in Tokyo is a little different however. Like the featured image, a lot of the art painted on walls is created as part of a community project. If you look closely, … Continue reading Street Art In Tokyo
Husband and I have been very curious about real estate in Japan and thought it might be interesting to check out some of the little town outside of Tokyo on our last trip in 2015. We hooked up with Peter from ChibaRealEstate.com to get a tour of the Boso Penninsula in Chiba Prefecture and scope … Continue reading Chiba, Japan – A Lovely Day Trip
The last time we visited Tokyo, we wandered all over the place. Biking makes it so much easier to get around and we rolled over to Ikebukuro one afternoon to check out Sun Shine City and Animate. Ikebukuro is a nice working class area of the city and has a great atmosphere. One surprise of … Continue reading Ikebukuro Is Full of Cats
I've been meaning to post about this place for quite some time. On our last trip to Tokyo in 2015, Husband and I finally got a chance to visit the Gundam Café in Akihabara, Tokyo. The café is slightly separated from the main, and well known, nerdy areas of Akiba. It is nestled under a … Continue reading Akihabara Gundam Cafe!
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