For the fourth and final part of my little “Hobbyhunting Japan” mini-series, we’ll be paying a visit to TamTam Hobbies in Akihabara. I’d never been to TamTam prior to my most recent trip, but after a recommendation from a friend I made a point to check it out. Needless to say, I’ve found a new [...]
Yodobashi Camera. If you’d never been, you might hear the name and imagine a quaint little Japanese camera shop tucked away on a side street somewhere. In reality, Yodobashi stores are much more than just camera shops. In fact some are more like small cities than they are stores. The towering Akihabara branch for [...]
I'm hoping you guys are enjoying my little journey into Japan's hobby and toy scene. Even if you don't consider yourself at JDM maniac, the passion that the Japanese have for this stuff is very universally respectable. This doesn't apply just to scale cars, but to robots, trains, monster figures, and just about everything else. [...]
Visiting Japan is strange for me. On one hand I'm somewhat familiar with the place having lived there for a bit, but at the same time being in Japan is still very much a wondrous experience. You guys have already seen this through my carspotting exploits on the street, but my otaku nature also spreads [...]
