What can be more mini than a Famicom Mini? A miniature game console by Epoch as a capsule toy. I love consoles, I love miniatures, so I checked out this set of seven pieces.
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If you follow the English-language retro games in Japan bubble, you’ll find plenty of videos recommending stores like Hard Off Kichijoji to get cheap games.
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I love trains – even in Germany, but more so in Japan, so I had to get some train souvenirs at the General Store Railyard in Akihabara.
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Graniph is a name synonymous for cool design shirts – at least for me. So I want to revisit this brand and compare to where it was many years ago.
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The Osaka City Sewerage Science Museum is a museum next to the Yodo river. Learn something about the sewerage system and get a gift!
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Ranma 1/2 is back, and with the first season just concluding on Netflix, pop-up events like a character café and more were inevitable.
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Heading to the Tokyo Blue Garden in Happo-en. This is one of the last illumination festivals in the city of Tokyo, ending on January 31.
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Going to an observation deck can be costly in Tokyo – or it can be free if you go to the Carrot Tower in the Setagaya ward.
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The anime and manga Sailor Moon is set in Minato City, Tokyo: Let’s discover all the lids in the Minato ward and collect the Sailor Moon card!
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The public image of Shibuya is that of an overcrowded city that never sleeps – but an art walk on the Jinny Street Gallery shows a different side.
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Located at Shinjuku Station is a place to meet Tokyo’s most famous penguin: Let’s go to the Suica Penguin Square!
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