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Giveaway Contest Results
We have a number of winners for the recent K-ON, Rilakkuma giveaway contest . It has taken me a while to go through the list and figure out who won each…
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Giveaway Contest
This is the first giveaway contest for the shibuya246.com site. The rules are simple: Contest Question Hint 1 I covered the location in a previous post…
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Ikemen Train
Ikemen are making their debut on the Japanese subway's Oedo Line. A number of major stations are getting their own characters such as Roppongi's Fumi-kun…
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Harajuku Moe Fashion
Snapped some cute moe fashion when out in Harajuku. This girl was posing for some scouts on the street with her stuffed rabbit.
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Galaxy Express 999
A steam train replicating the Ginga Tetsudo 999 (Galaxy Express 999) made a special run today in Shizuoka. With today being 2009/09/09, a once in a…
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Totoro cupcakes
Tonari no Totoro (となりのトトロ) or also known as My Neighbor Totoro, is a wonderful animation movie created by the famous Miyazaki Hayao in 1988. Have a look…
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Gundam Wedding Ceremony
I just got back from the special wedding event that was held at the base of the 1/1 Gundam RX at Odaiba on August 25, 2009. The couple was chosen out of…
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Brutus Magazine
I have introduced some articles from Brutus Magazine before, but wanted to take a special look at this the current edition out. The edition selling from…
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Haneda Airport Jinrikisha
ANA has started a Jinrikisha service for passengers at Haneda Airport. Once you have cleared the security check and you are making your way to the…
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Pokemon Yamanote Train
Each year at summer, Nintendo and JR hold a stamp rally for the kids. The stamp rally requires the children to collect rubber stamp imprints for each…
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Moe Konbu (kelp)
The latest product to promote itself with a Moe blend is konbu from the town of Erimo in Hokkaido. The brand named Seishun Konbu is using 2 characters…
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Tokyo Figure Show
For those who haven't heard yet, the Tokyo Figure Show will be held from the Here is what Danny from Dannychoo.com has to say about this exciting show…
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Moe Temple
Moe has been used to advertise many products in Japan. It is said to have created economic value of over YEN 90,000,000 (about $100 million $1 billion)…
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Arashi Disney Concert
Arashi, the successful Japanese music group, will perform at Tokyo Disney Sea with Mickey Mouse on 20th November, 2009. The event called "Premium Night"…
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Gundam 00 Complete Best
The Gundam 00 Complete Best limited edition DVD went on sale on July 8th, 2009. I spotted this truck driving through Shibuya advertising ガンダム00. The…
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Odaiba Gundam on Flickr
Yesterday, flickr featured the 1/1 Gundam statue at Odaiba on its daily blog. They have an English and Chinese version of the blog. My photos of Gundam…
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CGM Night 5
CGM Night 5 was held recently at the KDDI web communications head office in Tokyo. It was my first time to attend and thanks to Danny Choo and Andrew…
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Kimura Kaela
A new album is out by Kimura Kaela and it looks like she can afford to splash advertising all over Shibuya station. Due out today the album is called…