Apart from what I skimmed over in high school I didn’t know much about Buddhism. While in Japan I visited many Buddhist temples and saw various statues of “the awakened one” or Buddha. During a day trip to Kamakura I visited the Kamakura Daibutsu, one the biggest Buddha Statues in Japan...

Kobe is the latest city in Japan to get it’s own giant robot statue but unlike Tokyo who’s giant Gundam was only up temporarily as to not offend Godzilla-sama. Kobe‘s Giant Tetsujin 28-go statue will be a permanent fixture in the skyline of Japan’s sixth largest city. I posted...

Tokyo may be the capital of Japan but that doesn’t mean that it’s the only city allowed to enjoy an awesome 1:1 giant robot displayed for it’s inhabitants to go crazy over. It may have  a 18 meter 35 tonne Gundam but Kobe is getting it’s own 18 meter giant robot named Tetsujin...

The skyline around Shiokaze Park in Odaiba Tokyo has a new feature – An 18 meter tall, 35 ton,  full sized GUNDAM! I blogged about it when only the legs were up but in just a few short weeks the torso arms and head have been added to the RX-78 Gundam. Geeks in and  round Tokyo be sure to do...