Being a fan of anime, manga, gadgets and tech, one of the places I spent the most time at and enjoyed the most while visiting Japan was Akihabara or “Akiba” as it is known by the locals. I learned a lot about Japan’s “geek” culture from my visit to Japan and conversations...

Yoshinoya is a well known Japanese fast food chain that has it’s root in Japan from as far back as 1899. Yoshinoya is famous for it’s Gyudon or Beef Bowls which are prepared quickly with a variety of side dishes and toppings at very affordable prices. I didn’t know much about Yoshinoya...

Being the rabid Gundam fan I am I was disappointed that I was unable to see the Life-sized RX-78 Gundam in Tokyo or in Shizouka. My last chance to see it was when it returned disassembled in the name of charity but I unfortunately missed out on that opportunity too because I wouldn’t arrive in...

While visiting Japan I did my best to immerse myself for the few weeks I was there, experiencing a little of everything and enjoying most of it. I visited various places, ate various foods and met a lot of persons but now that I am back in Jamaica there are certain experiences or things I miss about...

Not surprisingly I spent a lot of time in Akihabara during my trip to Japan and one of the attractions that stood out was Club Sega, a multi-floor video game arcade and entertainment lounge. It features different games and attractions on each floor such as fighting games, crane machines, simulators...

I’m not big on Japanese Idols, Japanese music or even the local entertainment scene but my usual surfing of Japan related news unearthed something that caught my eye. The latest AKB48 member named Aimi Eguchi is computer generated and was unveiled in a commercial earlier this month that had...

Akihabara is a sacred place for otaku and technophiles. Massive department stores stocked with electronics, maid cafes, street performances, video game stores, dozens of shops offering anime merchandise etc. It’s a place I have always dreamed of visiting and will be the main stop for a day or...

Mobile Suit Gundam is one of the most popular anime series not only in Japan but worldwide. It’s no secret that I am a bug Gundam fan so I had to post about the new 60 seat Gundam themed café and bar that opened in Akihabara late last month. The Cafe is owned by Japanese toy making company Bandai,...

My quest to rediscover my reading mojo has been proving quite successful, the last Japan related book I read through was Japan: An Illustrated History and a few school and non Japan related books later I decided to get two more books, they are Crazy for Kanji: A Student’s Guide to the Wonderful...

I enjoy browsing through the “in pictures” feature of BBC.com daily and the last feature that related to Japan that I blogged about was Robot Menagerie which speaks about Japan’s vibrant robotic industry and one of the pioneers of robotics in Japan is Professor Shigeo Hirose at the...