My first time at a Hard Off recycle store!
It’s no secret that Japanese recycle stores are the place for hunting bargains, especially the Hard Off retail chain. This is my first time to an “Off” store.
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gadgets & toys
Tamashii Nations Tokyo: Freddie x Kamen Rider
Tamashii Nations is a division of Japanese toy maker Bandai and creates quality figures. Their flagship store is in Akihabara, the mecca of figure fans!
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Omnibot: The wonderful world of Tomy’s Robots
Just like any other kid, I liked toy stores. One German toy store called “Spielwahn” in particular seemed magic to me. That store didn’t sell action figures, Barbie or board games but a range of games and robots by the Japanese manufacturer Tomy.
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Space Station Osaka: A Gaming Bar
A while ago I stayed in Osaka for New Year’s and was unsure where to spend the evening. So I decided to check out Space Station Osaka, a video game bar in the Americamura neighborhood of Osaka.
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iPhone 5 in Japan
From the Wall Street Journal to Biscuit Today, there was probably not one magazine which didn’t report about the iPhone 5 and its launch day. Since Apple tends to give even its partners as little information as possible, most of the smaller cell phone shops here in Japan had to improvise.
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Shinjuku Classic Camera Show
Classic analog film cameras are exciting and Japan is the place to buy them. At camera shows such as the
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Japanese Arcades and the iPad Invadercade
Taito recently announced their own joystick accessory for the iPad, the Invadercade. The case features Space Invaders artwork, one joystick and one fire button. It’s sole purpose is to house an iPad running Space Invaders.
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How to get to Camera Cabaret Toy Camera store in Tokyo
How to find that store? Camera Cabaret is the main shop of SuperHeadz, a Japanese manufacturer of toy cameras. The craze about these cameras is largely fueled by Lomography and SuperHeadz.
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Lomography Japan Happy Bag
Because of rainy season, they sold a happy bag (fukubukuro, lucky bag) with Lomography goods. I guess I was the perfect customer for that bag because I didn’t own a single Lomo camera.
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Lomography Party in Tokyo: La Sardina
Rainy season is in full swing and June is not the month with many festivals. But there’s still lots of things happening in Tokyo! Today I went to the release party of a new Lomography camera at their gallery store in Shibuya.
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Fukuoka – Apple Store Tenjin
After 11pm most people who want to return home and not spend the whole night singing karaoke hurry to catch their train. I had finished watching the first part of Gantz which was a fine action movie with impressive special effects.
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