The original Headmaster heads in those little boxes are over 100 each, I just assume everything in those sort of windows is over priced.
And yeah I checked it is a yellow Minerva, meh!
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The original Headmaster heads in those little boxes are over 100 each, I just assume everything in those sort of windows is over priced.
And yeah I checked it is a yellow Minerva, meh!
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Finally made it to my hotel in Tokyo after an exhausting day of flights. Had a brief walkaround and some food. If i'm lucky i'll get to see the ghibli musuem tomorrow and lots of TFs!
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Ghibli museum at Mitaka is great fun. A bit small, but has all the magic of the Ghibli animes and design superbly. Have fun!Originally Posted by Lint
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The Ghibli museum is great, I've been twice now, though I'm still yet to see the Mei and the kittenbus short.
As Heroic Decep said it is a magical place, I love the room filled with Zoetropes, and other old film devices, that room with is pretty music just embodies the magic of film for me, stuff which in some ways modern digital cinema is somehow lacking.
Great place to relax, depending on your time budget you could also go for a walk in the park, and/or got to the beetle museum marked on the map at the Ghibli museum. I cant vouch for the Beetle Museum though as it was closed when I went, I will go next time, and hopefully see Mei and the Kittenbus too.
Also note the gift shop there sells some merchandise unique to the museum. And example is included in the photo below of some of my acquisitions, you can probably guess which one came from the Ghibli Museum, not to mention which came from the Museum at Ueno.
PS: Hows the weather in Japan? I just came back on Satuday and went from hot humid days to cold and dry eep.
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Moderately hot, very very humid. Got totally drenched on the way back from Ghibli. HD was right, the place is small but there are certainly some must see items such as the animation carousel and cat bus room. Only thing I didn't enjoy was how much of a tourist destination the museum is. The place was packed on a 4pm session on a Monday.
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Yeah the room with the carousel and the old cinema stuff is my favourite. It was pretty packed when I went to. I stayed long enough to wait till the crowds moved out of the places I wanted to see.
If you want to see a big museum go to the one at Ueno, and dont forget to go into the projection sphere thingy, that thing was cool, you do have to qeue for it though, but it was worth it, just.
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guh... Japanese midsummer = F'HOT!!
I've experienced 40 degree heat at precisely this time of year in Japan. It's crazy experiencing such sweltering heat in summer, then sub-zero temperatures in winter! But I do like how the seasons click over like clockwork. Most noticeably when Spring starts. Last day of winter, all the trees are bare, then you literally wake up the next morning and everything's smothered in PINK cherry blossoms like someone just hit a switch! Now _that's_ efficiency!
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I concur! Glad to be back is cool Australia. Have TF (and non TF) related stuff to report but I'll do that in the other(?) thread.
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Firestorm, heres my breakdown of Osaka.
Sightseeing
Osaka Castle: Unless you're somewhat into japanese history and artifacts the castle museum is actually pretty meh. That said it was too bloody hot for us to wander the whole castle grounds/gardens to appreciate it. The view from the top of the castle is nice. Has english subtitles... where they feel like it.
Kaiyukan (Aquarium): A MUST SEE in my books, if you're a huge proponent for animal rights you may object to seeing 2 whale sharks in a (comparitive to an ocean) small tank. The aquarium is awesome, needs about half a day to fully appreciate. Entry price is worth it. Has english subtitles.
Peace Museum: Don't bother unless you're into WWII history. Will probably take 1 hour of your time to cycle through. Has english subtitles.
Tennoji Zoo: You don't need to be a PETA freak to be disgusted by most of the enclosures in this zoo. Some of the enclosures are really good though and you get to see a very wide variety of animals. Also entry is super cheap! Will take around 2 hours to do the rounds and see everything. Has english subtitles.
Nagai Natural History Museum: Pretty cool if you're interested in the content. Worth the entry fee. Has english subtitles.
Nipponbashi Den Den Town: Traditional asian shopping streets, plus TFs!
General Shopping
Tempozan Marketplace: It's actually just a cool mall. Worth a visit before or after the Aquarium. Theres a heavily ninja/naruto themed shop in there. Theres also an absolutely INSANE shop on the ground floor of this mall selling pop culture stuff.
Shinsaibashi arcade: Really really long shopping arcade. Has everything except toys.
Dotonbori street: Food, cheap stuff, giant crabs, more cheap stuff. Traditional asian street.
Namba Parks: Cool complex just to gawk at. Mostly designer labels + TRU in the basement.
TF shopping
Yodobashi camera, Bic Camera, TRU, any other department store you find: will have the in-season wave of TFs in Japan. When I was there, Animated Blackout and Shockwave were the most exciting stuff around
Herogangu: Located on Nipponbashi St in Den Den town. Lots of TF's. Much boxedG1 Love. A lot of stuff boxed and loose from other lines too. Location is on kurdt_the_goat's map, not that you'd miss it, theres a giant billboard above the shop front. WARNING: Closed on wednesdays. You must go to this place.
Jungle: Located on Nipponbashi St in Den Den town. It's one block north of Herogangu and occupies a corner shop front. A smaller selection of TF's but cheaper than Herogangu. Highly recommended.
Joshin Super Kids Land: Theres a few of these around, one is a general toy store, one is totally dedicated to gundam. From memory they only had in-season TF's with one or two pieces of older stuff (encores, sky lynx)
Zombie: Located around the corner of one of the intersecting streets of Nipponbashi. Specialises in 'foriegn' stuff. You'll see a lot of Hasbro TF's at ridiculous prices (4000 yen Drift!). Great if you're homesick.
The next street running parallel to Nipponbashi St to the east Has a lot of shops selling other pop culture stuff (non-tf sadly). I didn't get to explore it much but I found a shop specialising in Ultraman, numerous hobby stores and a lot of anime goods stores.
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I've never been to Hero Gangu, but I've seen their ads in magazines... their G1 stuff looks f'expensive (O_O)
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