On this episode of the podcast, Kevin’s in Japan, and with the help of local guide Amanda, we talk about all the neat pop-culturey stuff we got to see and do. Direct download Photos after the jump. Permanent attractions: Anata … Continue reading →

On this episode of the podcast, Kevin’s in Japan, and with the help of local guide Amanda, we talk about all the neat pop-culturey stuff we got to see and do.


https://maserpatrol.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/maser_patrol_podcast_44_-_bizarre_japan_adventure.mp3


Direct download


Photos after the jump.


Permanent attractions:

Anata no Warehouse arcade

Eiji Tsuburaya Museum

 

Kaiju Sakaba

Osamu Tezuka Museum

Sega Joypolis

Shinjuku Gracery

Tokusatsu Bar


Some temporary exhibits we went to:

Attack on Titan the Final

Eko Eko Azarak

Genju Shinwaten

Godzilla vs. Evangelion and Attack on Titan the Real at Universal Studios

Shinji Nishikawa exhibit

teamLab Borderless exhibit

Ultraman Festival

Ultraman exhibit at the Tsuburaya Museum


Recommended Shopping:

AmiAmi
Animate (a massive chain)
Astro Zombies
BookOff (another massive chain)
Evangelion Store Tokyo 01
Gee! Store
Ghibli stores
The Godzilla Store
Hero Gangu
Jungle
Junkudo
Mandarake (chain, check out Nakano Broadway specifically)
Pokemon Center (massive chain)
Tokyo Character Street (includes Ultraman store, One Piece store, Shonen Jump store, etc)

Stuff we’ve done before but forgot to mention on the episode:

the Hibiya Godzilla statue

Ultraman Street

the Ghibli Museum

Gundam Front

the Kyoto International Manga Museum

the Tetsujin 28 monument

Toei Studios theme park