There are several methods that you can take in relation to getting your hands on some otaku goods in Japan. While most foreigners only know to go to Akihabara or Den Den town, there is actually several other ways that stock these goods for your pleasure. While I will not go into the specifics of [...]
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Japan Jan 2010, Hyogo Prefecture – Nishinomiya Gardens
Posted in Knowledgebase, tagged Hankyu Nishinomiya Kitaguchi Station, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, Nishinomiya, Nishinomiya Gardens, Shopping in Japan, Travel on September 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Best Access Point: Hankyu Nishinomia Kitaguchi Station, 5 minutes walk to the building. http://nishinomiya-gardens.com/index.html Floor 1 – Specialty stores, desserts Floor 2 – Specialty stores Floor 3 – Specialty Stores Floor 4 – Restaurants and Food Court Floor 5 – Toho Cinemas Hankyu Department store spans several floors. The Nishinomiya Gardens shopping complex is quite [...]
Japan, Knowledgebase: Media Cafe Popeye
Posted in Knowledgebase, tagged Japan, Japan Entertainment, LAN Cafes, Manga Reading, Media Cafe, Media Cafe Popeye, Travel on September 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In Australia we have LAN Cafe’s or Lan Centres, in Japan they have Media Cafes. Japanese Media Cafes put Australia to shame, like most things in Japan. There are several media cafes throughout Japan but Media Cafe Popeye is one of the more upmarket and nicer cafes that aren’t as seedy. The basic concept of [...]
Japan, Knowledgebase: Seishun 18 Special Train Ticket!
Posted in Knowledgebase, tagged Cheap Travel Japan, Japan, JR One day Pass, Local Trains, Seishun 18, Trains, Travel on September 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Seishun 18 Special Train ticket is a special JR Ticket that can be used throughout Japan apart from Hokkaido (a seperate ticket can be bought for these areas) during holiday periods. It is only available for purchase and use during holiday periods of the year. The ticket costs 11500 for 5 days however these [...]
Japan, Shizuoka Prefecture, Mt Fuji: Preparing for Mt Fuji
Posted in Knowledgebase, tagged Japan, Mt Fuji Preparation, Planning to Climb, Recommended Gear, Tips and Tricks on September 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So our time to climb Mt Fuji was nearing and I have decided to provide a blog specific to what I had discovered, or what I had researched on the climb. Blogs containing information on my particular climb will come later but for now this is a preparation blog. There are several different internet sites [...]
Japan, Knowledgebase: Australian Dollar, Money and Japan!
Posted in Knowledgebase, tagged australian dollar, best way, cash, how to get, Japan, money, yen on September 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Japan is quite unlike many countries as it has a very poor exchange rate when it comes to changing Australian Dollar. To check out the approximate market rate you can go to Google and type in 1 AUD to JPY or 1 USD to JPY; the first being for Australian and the second being for [...]
