Akiba Radio Center closing sale.

It's not closing, actually.
Closure for re-building.

Akiba Radio Center will close the end of July.
New Akiba Radio Center will open 2014...

Current shops will move temporally around Akihabara.

Akihabara Radio Center is such a land mark of Akihabara long time....

Book scanning at Akihabara

Scan and import books into iPad.

No scanners?

Come to here with books.

Bring your own USB flash memory.

Direction.

http://odoroku.tv/kanran/

This is part of Akiba broadcasting studio.

Gundam cafe fair

Gundam cafe at Akihabra meet 1 year anniversary.

It's event will be going  since 4/22 ~ 6/5

Special menu's available. Check some imges here.

http://journal.mycom.co.jp/news/2011/04/14/084/

PC game eventi Akihabara!

PC game lovers, get ready, be prepared.

It's held in 4/29 ~ 5/5  at Bellesalle Akihabara
Admission is free.

Get excited!


for more info, visit
http://gamefesta.jp/index.html

Miku Hatsune Charity figure model

Donate by buying Miku figure!

￥1000 donation / buying one

http://goodsmile.ecq.sc/

Evangelion Eyewear

Nice!

Available on Aug 8

Wine girls!

That's unique.....


http://moewine.com/

Volks event on Apr3

http://www.volks.co.jp/jp/event/hobbyround5/index.html

Famous figure modeling company.
It's free,  and nice'n close by. =)

Open street cancelled.....

Akihabara's famous open strret was cancelled, and will be cancelled for a while.


I don't know how much Akihabara has been damaged, but
maybe it's national emergency, we are supposed to hesitate to have fun...

Power shortage in Akihabara

Akihabara is facing power shortage too.

The earthquake casuality affected Tokyo.

Many retailers are saving power not using lights,
some of them are even closed.


I hope we get former life back soon.

CAMPCOM's free new 3DS game workshop

It's at Bellesalle Akihabara.

It's on 29th of March.
15 O'clock-20O'clock.

Come and try new game!

http://www.bellesalle.co.jp/bs_akihabara/

Train song CD coming!

r u a train Otaku?

There are so many of them in Japan.
And train cafe is in Akihabara.

http://littletgv.com/notes/

Furthermore, music CD is coming on 3/23.


It's totally WTF.

Blue LED keyboard

Just released.
It's so cool  lol

Available e-town Akihabara.
Roughly 80 bucks.

Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo 3DS available in Akihabara.


Finally in my hand....

Cheep place to stay

Room Japan is reasonable residence for foreign visitors.
http://www.roomjapan.com/

Nice'n close in Tokyo.

It says 3-month-long stay minimum, though.
Actually my place can accommodate some in countryside Chiba. lol

Akiba Postage Stamp

Original Akihabara stamps are coming.

It includes postal cards, a holder etc.

It will be pre-selled at anime contents expo at Chiba,
after that, the postage stamps wil be sold at Animate stores.

It's quite remarkable that Anime become actual stamps.

Akihabara Toilet. 100 Yen

Check this article.
http://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/355/355847/

High-end rest room is right next Akihabara station.
Called Oasis at akiba.

Only 100 Yen to use.  lol


map is here
http://www.city.chiyoda.tokyo.jp/service/00031/d0003130.html

Low price hotel, close to Akihabara, Palece Japan

Here.
 Take a look.


Palace Japan


Nice'n cheap =)

Miku T-shirt

It's not exactly Miku, but related.

Miku Hatune is a famous character of a voice making software.

This is comedy edition of Miku.

I don know who gonna wear this...

Feb 10th Akihabara

E-town exit.  Citiyscape  changes so quickly.

Free McDonald's?

Technically, it's free with Twitter ads and interview is required.

http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/beef/bigamerica2/campaign/shop/index.html


Yesterday, McDonald's Sofmap Akihabara branch got special event of
Miami Burger.

It was snowy Yesterday though

Bandai's event at Akihabara

TAMASHII Feature's VOL.2
I don get the meaning of this title, but
Event will hold in Bellesale Akihabara, and it's free.

Friday, tomorrow is national holiday, and bring your friends to Ballesale.

http://www.bellesalle.co.jp/bs_akihabara/access.html

Akihabara Street view

Like Gogle Street View,
this one is exclusively for Akihabara


http://akb360.com/

comic book One Piece vol.61 printed 3.8m copys!!

One Piece is such a mega hit, and new comic book release is as well.

3.8m copies is record breaking gain, now, the vol.61 is placed like a mountain in book stores. lol

Gold aquelion at Bellesalle

It's due to Pachinco event.
It's 10 feet tall.  WTF   lol

Engineering cafe Akihabara

Engineering cafe?

that's unnique...

Engineering cafe, Cafe nano is the place you can get your crafts done.
Tools are free to use, soft drinks as well.
500Yen for 2 hrs

http://cafenano.jp/?page_id=18

EV charger at UDX Akihabara

Electric Vehicle can charge there.

I haven't seen them actually though.
Still Prius dominate...

American PSPs in Akihabara

PSP is still getting popular now.

There's not many stock left in retailers in Akihabara,
some retailers imported American PSPs!


JP yen is expensive these days, the price are nice'n reasonable. =)

Pretzel at Akihabara

Pretzel steres opened at Akihabara Sta.


Auntie Anne’s is at Showa-Dori entrance(to Hibiya Line)  




So, is that popular in Japan?




I have never imagined Pretzel steres in Japan.  lol

Akihabara Open Street resumed!

Yes, it's back again...


Chuo-Dori(Center Street) is open for pedestrians exclusively for 1 to 5 pm.

Enjoy Akihabara!

Wig haircut for cos-player

That's profound.

You can get your cos-play wig done professionally.

"fuwat" 's Anime Cut is what cos-players has been wanted.

Nice'n close.

Pangya World Championship

Pangya World Championship is  going on today at AKIBA SQUARE.




Do you know this PC golf game?
http://www.pjcweb.jp/2010/pwc/


How good are they?




I have never thought about online golf game.
I still love FPS on xbox360....
hmmmm...

free anime A Wandering Son

Brand new Anime,   A Wandering Son which was
just started last Thirsday, its ep.1 is available for free.

Official
http://www.houroumusuko.jp/

Watch it online for free(Just watch it)
http://fod.fujitv.co.jp/s/genre/anime/ser5143/


This anime is from same titled Manga, and it's still on a monthly  magazine.

This anime is about new junior high students who want to be opposite sex.


I watched it , and i liked it.

I gonna record it from this week's episode.

Open Street resume in this Sunday

Poster in Akihabara station.
More fun in Akihabara~.

Today's Akihabara

nice'n cold these days (@@

Phantom Breaker workshop on Jan 16th

Gotta xbox360?

A new girl fighting game demo is available at
Messe Sanoh Akihanbara main branch on Jan 16.

Looks tight to me.

The article is here
http://www.4gamer.net/games/116/G011639/20110113005/


Official site is here
http://5pb.jp/games/phantombreaker/top.html

Toy Wars announcement

Do you like FPS?

Toy Wars announcement was held in Akihabara.
 And Voice actors ware attended it in costume.

original article is here
http://www.cyzo.com/2011/01/post_6350.html

3DS nintendo

Nintendo 3DS 's  exhibition  was held in Chiba.

It was so cool and really 3D.

here's photos
http://q3x3.heteml.jp/imgs3ds/

Open street for pedestrians.

Akihabara's Open Street for Pedestrians will resume on Jan 23 th.
It has been cancelled last couple of years, but finally it'll be back.

I hope Cos-players dance in the street ^^)

Moe-Queen competition!

Moe-Queen competition was held on Jan, 9 th.

I wish I could have seen them perform.


Photos and Japanese article is here
http://jisin.jp/news/2475/2185/

Tokyo Anime Center

Tokyo Anime Center(4F in Akihabara UDX building) is closing 1/10.

There's  closing 3-day event since 1/8.


Voice actors are coming.

Gundam chopsticks

Gundam chopsticks available online for ￥2100

Bit expensive, but sold 3000 sets for 3 months.

!!!

New year Akihabara shrine

It's not exact Akihabara, but close enough.
Kanda Myoujin shrine is typical shrine.
New year is major day, and only day Japanese people become
religious.

There's Wish boards called Ema hanged.
These days, Anime related Ema is getting common. lol

Supposed to be traditional.

Figure models 2010's top 10

http://akibahobby.net/2010/12/akibahobby_2010_ranking.html

It's the top 10 Japanese figure models.

Blood donation's anime campaign at Akihabara

The blood donation station(?) right next Akihanara station,
now gives donors anime goods as thanks.

That's quite unique.

I have donated my blood once in this donation station.

The goods are from anime / game .

collaboration with SEGA, Atlus, Ascii, BANDAI, From Software, etc.

Inportant news coming on this Monday at Akihabara

On the anime novel magazine "The sneeker",
it's announced that an important  News about Haruhi Szumiya
will be released as extra issue of Magazine.

What's it gonna be?


The extra issue on The Sneeker is available at Akihabara on Monday.

geme event at Akihabara

Check this website.
http://www.bellesalle.co.jp/bs_akihabara/

The event goes on till 12/30.

Maids in Akihabara

She is so cute!!!

http://moeten.info/maidcafe/?m=s&id=964

Tsukumonogatari event on 26th @ Akihabara

You know this game?
It's storytelling RPG.

It's about ghosts and afterlife  kinda story involving school girls.

This PSP game is coming to Akihabara denkigai Festival 2010 winter.
It's on 26.(= day after)

check it out

K-ON! Rice

Let me try!

Akiba-cuty chick competition on Jan 8th

That's it!   lol

Let me vote on the cat-eared chick. lol

Moyashimon Cafe event

Moyashimon is Anime and Manga about chemical biology college boys.
The manga is still ongoing on monthly manga magazine.

Cos-play shop Akihabara

Lolicos is probably what you want.  lol
Check it out.

Depressed cushion available in Akihabara

Check this out.
reasonably big. lol

A certain spell's prohibited index is on Lap tops

roughly $800

Virtual-On actual sized poster appered

The robot fighting video game, Virtual-On's new series release champaign,
check this actual-sized poster.

Akibacool eyewear! Check this out!

This eyewear shop
http://www.canful-megane.com/

Map is here
http://www.canful-megane.com/info/shop.html

Isn't that cool?

Man, I gatta check this out.

Ramen!

Ramen is always Japanese food culture.
check this Ramen shop when you visit Akihabara.

Castlevania -LordsofShadow-'s event going on

Castlevania -LordsofShadow- is out today for XBOX360 and PS3,
and release event is going on right now up until 20:00 tonight at Tokiwa Musen.

Arcana Heart3 Event on18th of Dec

A video game Arcana Heart3's event on18th of Dec will held in Messe Sanoh main store.

Open street will be back!

Akihabara main street will be open exclusively on pedestrians.

After masacur in 2008, the open street on weekend was closed.

But it will be back in this coming January.  Sundays only.


Means, som cos-players will be dancing. lol

AKB48

AKB48 just announced that they will be 56 menbers.

8 more menber will join officially and now they are officially AKB56

Akihabara guide center open

A guide center has opened at Sofmap.

It's totally new project in Akihabara.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23K7pon3gTk

Portable game cafe

The portable game cafe is booming after Monster Hunter Portable 3rd release.

Check this out!

SEGA Akihabara

SEGA made another Game Center in Akihabara.
It's 5 story structure, and Maid Cafe and Restaurant is above that.

pretty close to Akihabara station too.

new Manga magazine Comic gene

New monthly manga magazine Comic Gene is coming in next April.

This magazine is for girls.  But, the theme  is guy manga.

 the artists are all new artist from competition.

Haruhiis now on ichibankuji (#1 Lottery)

￥800/1play

Bit expensive, but fans are gathered at hobby shops in Akihabara.

Quality wise  it looks pretty good.

http://shopping-solution.net/shoppingsolutionauc/list/%e3%83%8f%e3%83%ab%e3%83%92.html

Monster Hunter portable3rd at Akihabara

Monster Hunter P3 is out on 1st of Dec.
Big fans of MHP were lining all over night Nov 30 to
buy one.

Why don you just pre-order?
Well, I would and I did.  

Nanoha iPhone case

Lyrical Nanoha iPhone case is coming
Looks pretty tight.

Mr.Droid

Droid  models from Google Android

Google's android Mr.Droid is available

Android Mini Collectibles Series 01

16 variations 

I have never known this character. lol

Girl's Jump

The famous manga magazine "Jump" will have new sister,
"Girl's Jump"
It's out Dec 15th.

All mangas will drown female Comic artists.

Lyrical Nanoha movie BDs vanish.

The DVDs and DVDs are so demanded, and BDs piled like a mountain are
vanished after 2 days....

Full metal alchemist

Tha manga of Full metal alchemist finished.

The comic book vol.27 is now out.
Also Anime DVD/BD is out too.

The last volumes are such speechless ending.

K-ON! 's original scarf

K-ON! scarf coming next Jan
Yui's and Yu's scarf in Anime.

gosh I like it!

Breast mouse pad???

Yes, it's real.
this one was sold out instantly last time...


Available at Iosis ￥980

Yukari Tamura

Voice actor Yukari Tamura on prestigious news paper.
Yukari Tamura was introduced in spread.

She must be dominant in this generation.

WTH! Squid cap???

On-going Anime "Invasion! Squid girl"'s 

Who gonna need this?? lol

Light sticks are everywhere in Akihabara

Voice actors vocal unit, Sphere is performing tomorrow at Budokan in Tokyo,
so light sticks are so demanded accordingly.

You gotta buy 'em in box. lol
Actually some of fans will buy them in box...@@

New Akihabara Station department store open

It's bit too modern.

I miss Akihabara taste in this station building.
It's good, but not that otaky so to speak.

Karaoke x LOVE plus

We can now enjoy Karaoke with Love Plus girls!

How does it work??
The monitor!


Not many songs are ready though.

WTH! A traditional Japanese Gay Cafe....?

Like 20 min walk away.(10 min walk away from the next train station)
It's quite beyond my imagination, so I don't know what to expect....


Gay guy dressed in Kimono.....
Isn't it something wrong here? 

Plack Ops boomin' at Akihabara

Black Ops subtitled edition is released today, and 
it's booming in Akihabara.
Retailer's say that 360 edition is the best sales so far.

Evangelion action figure

‎100th action figure model is Evangelion.
Get excited! We got new Evangelion action figure release announced.
It's 100th model. I hope it's the evolution as it says.

available at Jan 15th

New Homo-sexial comic essay

O.K, It's quite unique that a gay guy publish his comic as a girl....

Figma

New Figma in store now.

It's Luka Megirine, a vocaloid, a song singing software's mascot character.

it comes with Tuna.lol

Gandum UC BD vol.2 got Top sale in the first week.

Gundam UC is heating the industry.
The vol.2 BD is 81 thousand copies sold in the first week from its release.

There's so many Gandam series, but UC is dominating in last decade.

K-ON Lottery!

It's week day, but people waiting in line from early morning!
Sure they are, it's K-ON, it's Akihabara!

￥600／1 Lottery ticket

K-ON! CD

K-ON! characters sing songs.

New character song CD is Available from today.
Sales seems good start.

Also DVD vol.5 is out now.

New Track Ball Mouse

New Track Ball from Logicool is booming.

It's just ￥5000 and you can get this 5-buttoned track ball.

Wireless and Laser sensor for its ball.


I definitely wanna try this out.