The Tower of the Sun is one of the great icons of postwar Japan and the Showa era. The huge sculpture is a kind of totem pole that was created by artist Taro Okamoto as one of the signature ...
When you think of summer in Japan you will usually come up with a stream of images of matsuri festivals, firework displays, flash rain storms, and sweaty Tokyo trains. What you probably won't get is ...
Retro is still going strong, it seems.
If you're a fan of Ultraman baddies, then head on down to Kawasaki in March to visit the Kaijyu Sakaba. Not surprisingly, it is themed around the kaiju (or ...
Thunderbirds, the classic Sixties puppets TV show created by the late Gerry Anderson, is still quite popular in Japan.
We reported last year, for example, on the Thunderbirds-themed restaurant in ...
Proplica Pac-Pak Pac-Man Figure
Classic video game character toy
Hungry Ultra Seven fans, get ready.
If your very own Ultra Seven guitar wasn't enough for you, there is even now a special hashed beef dish especially for your retro diet.
It may need no ...
Are you a fan of Ultraman and Ultra Seven?
Do you have $30,000 to spare?
Can you play the guitar?
If you answered "Yes" to all of the above, you may want to get your strumming hands on the ...
Tokyo’s Thunderbirds Cafe brings retro puppets to delicious life again
September 26, 2012
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William
Sometimes it seems there is a cafe for every theme in the pulsating, organic mass that is the city of Tokyo. From cat cafes to robot ones in Kabukicho, Gundam eateries, maid cafes and more... every ...