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Thursday, September 3, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Life Size Gundam
So I signed up to Youtube expressively so I could post the video I took of the life size Gundam in Odaiba.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Going Home!!!
Alright! It's time to go home! This trip has been one awesome adventure for both me and Liz. But I am tired and can't wait to get home to a normal life again, where everyone speaks American and I can sleep in my own bed! Also, both Liz and I agree, we can't wait to bite into a Supreme Steak Chalupa at Taco Bell! If you guys are fans of mexican food, I would not recommend Japan, because I've only seen 2 places on the whole vacation that serve mexican! And it's super expensive, like $20 a plate. I guess Mexican food in Japan is like Japanese food in California! I find that funny. And Japanese food was less expensive here, I got some octopus sashimi for like $3! And it was good!
But I will be happy to be home, like I said. And I got plenty of gifts for everyone. If I didn't get you a gift, it's probably because I don't know you.
But I will be happy to be home, like I said. And I got plenty of gifts for everyone. If I didn't get you a gift, it's probably because I don't know you.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Nerding out
Yesterday we went to Akihabara. Wow. It....was not all I expected. Maybe I'm just in a negative mood about it because I was looking for four series and didn't find much on them (Saiyuki, ROOKIES,Kyo Kara Maoh and One Piece, all still on going, all pretty popular, I believe, by the amount of stuff I've seen for those in OTHER parts of Tokyo) so I'm kind of, blah. But it was pretty intense. Although every anime store all had the same kind of stuff, and nothing different from one shop to the next so maybe that's another reason I didn't care for it? I mean, if they're going to advertise Akiba as the 'Destination for Anime Geeks', the least they could do is have different merchandise in the stores. But I digress. Jenna seemed to love it plenty, so maybe it's just my frustration coming out. Anyways. We did the Maid Cafe, like Jenna wanted. I'll let her talk about it. We wandered around, went to some famous shops. I liked those shops enough, and if I was interested in Hetalia and D. Gray Man, I suppose I'd have loved the floors of doujinshi they had devoted to please the woman. But I was looking for my favorite series. And I'm past the stage of spending money on every cute thing I see. But, this part is pretty weird. I told Jenna, "that's it. I give up! I can't find my stuff, I'm done!" when, for the 100th time, we couldn't find any One Piece stuff ( I do love me some Nico Robin and Zoro Ronoroa..) or Kyo Kara Maoh, and the very next store I went into, I found a Gwendal figurine. Of course I snatched it up!
So yeah. I bought some stuff there, but not as much as I had at Nakano, where we went on Tuesday. It's a used goods section of a mall devoted to anime and japanese media and I spent quite a bit there. We're actually planning to go back there some time before we leave Japan since they HAD the series' I liked. But yeah. Akihabara wasn't as great as I'd been led to believe but maybe I had gone there with too strict of expectations. If I hadn't been determined to find specific things, I probably would have enjoyed myself more. It was still fun, don't get me wrong. It just wasn't AS fun as I was told.
So yeah. I bought some stuff there, but not as much as I had at Nakano, where we went on Tuesday. It's a used goods section of a mall devoted to anime and japanese media and I spent quite a bit there. We're actually planning to go back there some time before we leave Japan since they HAD the series' I liked. But yeah. Akihabara wasn't as great as I'd been led to believe but maybe I had gone there with too strict of expectations. If I hadn't been determined to find specific things, I probably would have enjoyed myself more. It was still fun, don't get me wrong. It just wasn't AS fun as I was told.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Gundam go go!
On Odaiba, they have a life size Gundam (and by that I mean life size if a Gundam were real.) It was so cool! We went there after going to Muscle Park and it was this huge event. We got in line so we could go between its legs and touch its feet and I took pictures of it from all angles and it was so amazing! I loved it! It even lit up and spoke and turned its head and had the thrusters on the back and it was just SO COOL! And I wasn't the only one who thought so, all these other Gundam affectionados were gawking at it and taking pictures and screaming about how awesome it was. A real life Gundam!! It doesn't get any cooler than that!
NINJA WARRIOR!!
Go to this link to see me at muscle park doing the ninja warrior course!!!
Click here for the video!
Click here for the video!
Monday, August 10, 2009
The Past Couple Days!
So we made it back to Tokyo and have just been so BUSY! So on Saturday we did laundry cause we only brought enough clothes for half a trip. And then we went to Shibuya and ate whale! Unfortunately they didnt have any whale penis, I was excited at first when there was something on the menu called "5 different kinds of dainty bits" and I thought they might be referring to those dainty bits. But alas, it was just a combo of different delicacies! (like tongue, heart, intestines...) So we stuck with the cheaper stuff, whale sashimi and bacon of whale. The bacon was pretty good... but the sashimi... not so much. Tasted like a mix of fish, beef, and blood. Maybe it woulda been better cooked! Then we wandered around Shibuya, and man, it was crowded! So many people that it was like waiting in line just to walk down the street! But we did win some free vitamin water, and a guy dressed like Jack Sparrow helped us win it!
Then there was Sunday, we finally met up with Mallory. She and Jerusha showed us around Roppongi and the Tokyo Tower. (Roppongi is HELLA boring, but the tower was badass!) And there were some extreme right wing Japanese in black vans yelling at different embasseys for the foreigners to go home. Mallory told us that they yell at her school all the time, but mostly just hate the Koreans. Then we went to a Matsuri (festival) and ate lots of food, sno-cones, and I won prizes!
Monday we went to Odaiba with Mallory and Jerusha, which is like one giant amusement park/mall. (mostly mall, really) But that's where Muscle Park is, where I tried the Ninja Warrior obstacle course!! It was just a mini version of the real thing, but it was loads of fun! We ate crepes, shopped around, and saw a 59-foot gundam! And man, was it huge! Some people would call it giant, but I would just call it normal-sized, since that's the size they are supposed to be. And it talked in Japanese and its head moved, and we got to walk between its legs! mallory and Jerusha had to leave early, but then me and Liz headed over to Venus Fort, which is like a big mall decorated like 17th century Europe. And the roof was painted like the sky and it changed from day to night, with a sunset and everything! But the stores themselves were not that exciting, so we ate more crepes and left. By then it was around 6pm so we went to Oedo Onsen Monogatari! An onsen is like a public bath, and this onsen was the Amusement Parks of onsens! We got to pick out our yukatas (robes) and then went into the outdoor foot bath, which was kinda like a stream of still water. It looked all natural and had rocks at the bottom that made it uncomfortable to walk around. But you were supposed to walk on the rocks so that it massaged your feet. Then we went into the women's bath and bathed in every tub and bath they had! We were naked! Everyone was! And there were hot baths, mineral baths, cold baths, a sauna and steam room... and there was an outdoor bath that looked like a natural pool with plants and rocks. So it was pretty awesome! There was even an area in the center for eatting and playing games! (clothed of course!)
Then there was Sunday, we finally met up with Mallory. She and Jerusha showed us around Roppongi and the Tokyo Tower. (Roppongi is HELLA boring, but the tower was badass!) And there were some extreme right wing Japanese in black vans yelling at different embasseys for the foreigners to go home. Mallory told us that they yell at her school all the time, but mostly just hate the Koreans. Then we went to a Matsuri (festival) and ate lots of food, sno-cones, and I won prizes!
Monday we went to Odaiba with Mallory and Jerusha, which is like one giant amusement park/mall. (mostly mall, really) But that's where Muscle Park is, where I tried the Ninja Warrior obstacle course!! It was just a mini version of the real thing, but it was loads of fun! We ate crepes, shopped around, and saw a 59-foot gundam! And man, was it huge! Some people would call it giant, but I would just call it normal-sized, since that's the size they are supposed to be. And it talked in Japanese and its head moved, and we got to walk between its legs! mallory and Jerusha had to leave early, but then me and Liz headed over to Venus Fort, which is like a big mall decorated like 17th century Europe. And the roof was painted like the sky and it changed from day to night, with a sunset and everything! But the stores themselves were not that exciting, so we ate more crepes and left. By then it was around 6pm so we went to Oedo Onsen Monogatari! An onsen is like a public bath, and this onsen was the Amusement Parks of onsens! We got to pick out our yukatas (robes) and then went into the outdoor foot bath, which was kinda like a stream of still water. It looked all natural and had rocks at the bottom that made it uncomfortable to walk around. But you were supposed to walk on the rocks so that it massaged your feet. Then we went into the women's bath and bathed in every tub and bath they had! We were naked! Everyone was! And there were hot baths, mineral baths, cold baths, a sauna and steam room... and there was an outdoor bath that looked like a natural pool with plants and rocks. So it was pretty awesome! There was even an area in the center for eatting and playing games! (clothed of course!)
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