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"Raincoats aren't cute..." Was kind of expecting them to be Morthface branded xD #shumatsu_touring
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
So who did post apocalypse Akihabara better? This or Heavenly Delusion/Tengoku Daimakyo? #shumatsu_touring
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
An episode on the history of Akihabara huh... #shumatsu_touring
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Japan:
Let's hold events and have fireworks in one place then stop firing during quiet hours at night.

UK:
Nah, we need our private firework shows and we'll fire them off whenever we want.
November 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Started Shuumatsu Touring ("Touring After The Apocalypse". Very different vibes from Girls Last Tour. Cheery, girls doing silly things, vibrant colours although backgrounds look partially AI generated. Enjoying the light-hearted music and how ED changes to show their trip.
November 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Picked a random Japan walking tour video that wasn't usual touristy spots and just learned Yotsugi is the hometown of Captain Tsubasa's creator... Not a fan of the football Anime but enjoyed the video games, haha. Skytree fans might like the vid.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LugJ...
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Haha, 12 years later another season of Minami-ke. Guess shows from 80s get remakes so why not. Was a pretty fun "cute girls being silly" slice-of-life show.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Been playing Refantazio. It may not be Persona 6 but it certainly feels close enough. Persona x Attack on Titan setting is like Atlus wanted a break from the Persona franchise's game system being set in Japan every entry.
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Never been to Nippori but seems pretty touristy. Maybe because one of the stops on the Skyliner from Narita. Large shrine with familiar trail of Torii gates. Nice to see Ueno again too since I stayed in the area. Recognised the buildings right away xD

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzhZ...
November 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Was at the supermarket. Picked up a bag of bell peppers. Didn't know it was rotten so ended up with all the juice pouring down into my sleeve and now my sweater smells of bell pepper. Luckily my jacket was a waterproof so it didn't soak up any. Bit easier to clean up =/
November 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Animal Crossing "Happy Room" dioramas coming out end of this month look good. Not sure I would play "gacha" at 1500 Yen (£8) per blind box though😅
November 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Came across Toei Kyoto Studio Park while browsing walking tour videos of Japan. The Youkai Parade caught my attention but otherwise probably won't visit. Tokusatsu fans would probably enjoy it though.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=je9J...
November 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Patrols out in force in Shibuya as Halloween night kicks off. Don't want riots kicking off like that one time. Lots of live streams going on there too.
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Bought nail clippers from the conbini in Japan long ago similar to these and only just realised you can slip them out of its white guard... Might have been in the packaging instructions but thought, just a nail clipper so never read it😅
October 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Been seeing quite a lot of hype about Ball x Pit so gave it a try. Really is fun. Arcade style gameplay means just pick up and play. Who would have thought Alleyway/Breakout with roguelike elements and a bit of base building would complement so well.
October 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Had no issues with keyboards until switching from common membrane to mechanical. Now have to clean out unresponsive keys every so often like with the Joycons that had drift issues. Still prefer typing on a mechanical though.
October 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
£3 for a rice ball is pretty steep compared to 100 Yen which is fairly much Japan's equivalent of a £1...
October 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Came across a Japan, Yotsuya walking tour vid which fans of Makoto Shinkai's Kimi no Na wa/Your Name might enjoy. Still quite a few Anime tourist fans around during the night. Funnily enough there was a Dandadan cosplay at the shrine xD

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsY5...
October 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Haha, they're selling Nuka-Cola to promote the upcoming Fallout S2. Only in US of course... Seems the brand behind it is used to doing these kind of collabs.

www.jonessoda.com/collections/...
October 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Just realised how much One Piece's Poneglyphs resemble the Keystone from Laputa... Keystone already available as a paperweight from the Ghibli Museum and now One Piece following suit but bigger.

one-piece.com/news/75492/i...
October 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Coming soon. AI data centres cooling causing droughts around the world instead of climate change...
October 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Why does it look like the only gimbals available are Chinese brands only? The West and Japan too slow on catching up with live streaming so there aren't any companies producing any...?
October 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Playing Train Sim World and came across a nice looking coastal route. Too bad the game doesn't have any Japanese trains with routes in Japan #tsw6
October 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Caloriemate Escape... Didn't know they had a drink, just know their biscuits.
October 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Haha, someone created a VR experience of Fushimi Inari. Good for anyone who can't make the actual trip or don't want to just watch a walking tour video.
October 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM