Wooooot!

[Skript]

I'm going back to Japan for 2 weeks =)

Yay!

[KalEl]

Awesome bro, have a great time

[Doubledealer]

Nice one Skript. Going to be making any Transformers related purchases perchance? :p

[Skript]

Yup =) Gotta track down the date of the new genrerations book being released, but mandarake and the the awesome place in akihabara will be the first places I go to =)




If of course my gf is ok with it.....

I want to pick up another Valdigus and this time scourge - anything for me to be on the look out for?
Arms Microns could be fun!

[GoktimusPrime]

東京の以外に日本のどこに行くつもりの？
Are you planning on going anywhere in Japan other than Tokyo?

If of course my gf is ok with it.....
最近日本に行ったとき、俺は一つの日だけでずっと一日中でトラフォのことやったばかりだった；（＾＿＾）あ の日で俺は他のファンたちと会って（初めてこの掲示板の「飛蝗への詩歌」氏を会った！）、みんなと一緒に色 んな玩具専門店に行って、飯も食べたし・・・ずっとトラフォのことばかりをしゃべったし・・・超楽しかった ！:D 他の二週間はずっと妻と娘と旅行したんだ。スクリプト氏は今回日本に行って、日本にいるファンたちと会うつ もりある？
When I was recently in Japan, I had just one day where I just did Transformers stuff; (^_^) On that day I met with other fans (I met Ode to a Grasshopper for the first time!) and we went to a couple of specialty toy stores, ate food... talked a lot about Transformers... heaps of fun! The rest of the fortnight I went travelling with my wife and daughter. Are you planning on meeting up with any fans in Japan?

I want to pick up another Valdigus and this time scourge - anything for me to be on the look out for?
うわあぁっ・・・俺は一匹のバルディガスも無し！:p
Whoa... I don't even have one Vuldigus! d:

Arms Microns could be fun!
ある店はアームズマイクロンのセールがあると思うよ（例えばある店にスカイワープは千四百四十七円で発売さ れているよ） :cool:
Some stores have sales on Arms Micron (e.g. Skywarp's selling for 1447JPY in some stores)
ああ、また日本に行きたいなあ・・・（金持ちだったらさ・・・） :rolleyes:
Aah, I wanna go to Japan again (if I were rich...)

[Jinto]

Rad :D I plan on a visit some time next year.

[SuspectimusPrime]

I'm going to Japan for my first visit next week for 3 weeks too!

Doing Osaka, Tokyo, and Sendai. Any must TF shops I should visit?

[Cat]

Yup =) Gotta track down the date of the new genrerations book being released, but mandarake and the the awesome place in akihabara will be the first places I go to =)




If of course my gf is ok with it.....

I want to pick up another Valdigus and this time scourge - anything for me to be on the look out for?
Arms Microns could be fun!

The new Generations is out already.

[GoktimusPrime]

I'm going to Japan for my first visit next week for 3 weeks too!

Doing Osaka, Tokyo, and Sendai. Any must TF shops I should visit?
Osaka: Den Den Town has Mandarake (Umeda & Grand Kaos), Jungle and Hero Gangu (where you can haggle! (this is a rarity in Japan; most prices are fixed)) :D)
Tokyo: There are Mandarakes in Nakano, Shibuya and Ikebukuro

Otherwise you can always check out the toy section at regular department stores or major electronics/camera store chains. And of course there's Toys R Us. :)

http://www.mandarake.co.jp/shop/
http://www2.toysrus.co.jp/store/?mail_id=toyt

[Raptormesh]

You can also find Yodabashi Camera almost everywhere. Have a fun trip! Really hope to return end of this year.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Meh, Osaka still has quite a bit of haggling opportunities for those who can. It is an old merchant center after all.

@Suspectimus Prime - if you're in Osaka over the weekend PM me and I'll try to make time to give you a TF shop tour if you want. Weekdays I have work and I'm a half-hour away from the city proper, so getting to the TF shops in time for them to still be open is tricky.
If not, the ever-awesome heroic_decepticon has a handy map or three (http://heroicdecepticon.blogspot.jp/p/heroics-toy-shop-locator-guide.html) that might help.:)

[GoktimusPrime]

Please take/post photos if you guys meet up! Always love to see meet piccies! :D \(^O^)/

[Skript]

Gok: No need to be rich when you have Jetstar sales every 6 months =) 2Return flights from Melbourne for under $1500 =)

Only doing Tokyo this time (hopefully going to show off to my gf and meet up with some old Nova friends). Hopefully can go next year and do Osaka/Kyoto maybe Hiroshima

Ode - Do you often go to Tokyo?

For stores, I sold all my stuff to Mandarake in Nakano (i think) and they gave me a great rate for my stuff, but I thought they might be a little pricey? If its still there, there were 2 great places in Akihabara, towards the ginza metro line that had some great prices and pretty good stock.
Think I picked up Valdigus for 4000 yen and saw scourge for roughly the same amount. God, I hope its still there...

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Not really, I've only been there once for work Orientation before heading here. Osaka has pretty much everything you can find in Tokyo and usually it's a little less expensive. Other than roaming Osaka I've only been to Nara and Kyoto so far, and I'll be taking a weekend cruise to Kyushu later this year.
But then, this is my start-up year and there've been a lot of extra costs as a result so most of my money's gone on getting myself set up here (and buying up Transformers). I do want to do a Tokyo TF/etc crawl sometime in the next year or so when I have a long weekend, a competent Japanese speaking friend who can help me find my way around, and a bit more play money.

[GoktimusPrime]

I'm sure your Japanese will be totally ぺらぺら long before next year. :)

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

I'm sure your Japanese will be totally ぺらぺら long before next year. :)
Yeah...I sorta doubt it.:o
Will maybe move the reply here (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?p=294726#post294726) so as not to derail the thread at hand too much.:)

[Firestorm]

Dude, I'm so jealous =P
I'm saving up for another trip to Japan at the end of the year with friends though, but I seriously miss Japan

Have a great trip :)

[SuspectimusPrime]

Osaka: Den Den Town has Mandarake (Umeda & Grand Kaos), Jungle and Hero Gangu (where you can haggle! (this is a rarity in Japan; most prices are fixed)) :D)
Tokyo: There are Mandarakes in Nakano, Shibuya and Ikebukuro

Otherwise you can always check out the toy section at regular department stores or major electronics/camera store chains. And of course there's Toys R Us. :)

http://www.mandarake.co.jp/shop/
http://www2.toysrus.co.jp/store/?mail_id=toyt

Thanks for these places man, I'll definitely snoop around these places when I'm there. We're only in Osaka for a day before heading straight to Sendai. My sister's been teaching English there since before the earthquake. Will be in Tokyo for 1-2 days before we leave. Doing a trip to HK and Macau before coming back!

[SuspectimusPrime]

Meh, Osaka still has quite a bit of haggling opportunities for those who can. It is an old merchant center after all.

@Suspectimus Prime - if you're in Osaka over the weekend PM me and I'll try to make time to give you a TF shop tour if you want. Weekdays I have work and I'm a half-hour away from the city proper, so getting to the TF shops in time for them to still be open is tricky.
If not, the ever-awesome heroic_decepticon has a handy map or three (http://heroicdecepticon.blogspot.jp/p/heroics-toy-shop-locator-guide.html) that might help.:)

Thanks dude, we'll only be there on a Thurs/Fri before heading off, but I'll let you know if things change!

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

No worries, enjoy your trip dude!:)

[Skript]

We should turn this into a Going to Japan FAQ for Aussies =)

[GoktimusPrime]

There's a thread for discussing all things Japanese here (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=5673)