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Gundam theme park “Gundam Front” heading to Odaiba!
It’s already pretty common knowledge the 1/1 Gundam making its return to Odaiba this year, but it’s bringing a theme park with it!
When Blade Runner meets Tokyo
Blade Runner is my favourite film of all time, its incredible vision of the future coupled with the powerful Vangelis soundtrack captivates me every time. Walking around Tokyo’s neon wonderland I’m sure many of us have drawn parallels with Los Angeles of 2019, and Samuel Cockedey has really taken this to the next level. This [...]
Japanese Year 2 complete!
Woohoo! Just received my certificate to confirm I passed year 2 Japanese, quite a proud moment for me even though it was only a part time course
Hyper Japan 2011 – Roundup
I’ve partially recovered from this awesome but very tiring 3-day event(desk job has done nothing for my energy levels) so here’s my roundup of the show!
Hyper Japan 2011 – Day 1
Absolutely brilliant first day! here are a few pics of what was going on. Sorry for the quality, my camera really didn’t like the light in there, hopefully today will be better! Lots to look forward to today as well, all that amazing food, IT WILL BE MINE
Heading to Hyper Japan 2011!
Hyper Japan is a 3-day show held every July in London. It’s referred to as the UK’s biggest J-Culture party, and this year I’m going!
A look inside an 0-Series Shinkansen
This weekend Emma and I spent the weekend in York which included a trip to the National Railway Museum for a look at one very awesome train. Read on for a look inside and out of a classic 0-Series Shinkansen plus a rare look around the drivers cab!
JET: The result is in
After what feels like a lifetime of waiting, my JET result letter is finally with me, so am I off to Japan?
Want to help Japan? buy Quakebook!
One month on, and Japan is still recovering from it’s worst crisis since WWII. Aftershocks are a regular occurrence and the Fukushima reactor continues to cause worry. But today also marks something else, the release of a very special book…
Let’s cook Okonomiyaki!
As part of my continuing Japanese language study I recently translated a recipe for Okonomiyaki(Japanese savoury pancakes) and seeing as I enjoy cooking(with drastically varied results) I decided to give it a go!
Pic-a-day(at least) from instagram
