Archive for November, 2007

Tokyo Day 3 Part 3 — Lunch at a Kaiten-Zushi, Maid Cafe Cosplayers, Akihabara

Previously we were checked out Harajuku Kids (Tokyo Day 3 Part 2). We visited Akihabara next. Train Station: Akihabara. Lunch at Revolving Sushi-Zanmai, Akihabara At about noon, we got our old, decidedly uncool selves out of Harajuku and into Akihabara Electric Town. Akihabara, or Akiba for short, is a large shopping area for electronics, computers, [...]


Tokyo Day 3 Part 2 — Meiji Shrine, Cosplayers at Jingu Bashi, Harajuku

Previously we checked out the beautiful autumn colours at Yoyogi Park (Tokyo Day 3 Part 1). We then took a stroll to the nearby Jingu Bashi to check out the cosplayers. Jingu-Bashi or Meiji Shrine Bridge is the place to check out cosplayers (people dressed as characters from anime and manga) and gothic lolitas(girls dressed [...]