Guess I should write all this down...
Today started with a trip to Akihabara
again and a maid cafe... eventually we walked into a cafe called
Pinafore. Was welcomed and served by the "veteran maid",
spoke briefly to the "new recruit maid" and got my picture
taken with the "cute maid". Interesting, but expensive
experience. 4400 yen for 2 people for a Omlette rice, a coffee, and
a picture.
After that was a short walk to the
Katsuhiro Otomo Genga exhibit, proceeds of which are going towards
reconstruction efforts in Eastern Japan after the disaster last year.
Majority of the works were Akira-based, with some steamboy and a few
other interesting pieces on display. The final room had the bike
from Akira on display, which people could take a picture with, and
wear the jacket as well. There was a message wall and a big dent in
another wall you could take photos with.
Line for the goods store was
tremendously long so passed on that. Up next went to Odaiba to
check out the new Gundam Museum, Gundam Front Tokyo.
Gundam Front Tokyo is inside Diver City
Tokyo, a new shopping complex that opened last month. The 1/1 scale
Gundam is outside the entrance, and while from far away actually
looks small, close up its... amazing.
Gundam Front Tokyo itself... well you
need a ticket to get in and tickets were sold out, you need to
reserve in advance. The free part of Gundam Front Tokyo includes a
display of... many, many, many, Gundam models. After taking pictures
of the Gundam models was about to head to a train station before I
stumbled onto Odaiba Oktoberfest.... A group of Germans were
playing traditional beer-hall music to a large assembled group of
drunken Japanese people with beer on hand... full glass pints and
beer bottles. The stage and the main sitting area were in the center
under a large reinforced tent, with beer and sausage stalls ringed
around it. Definitly fun to see and be a part of. The best part is
that its on all week, part of the Golden Week festivities.
(maid cafe pics before Odaiba Oktoberfest pics.)
After that I was going to leave for the
train station again, but then the Gundam statue began to light up.
Behind it on the wall of Diver City Tokyo there was a graphic playing
various clips from various Gundam series. The Gundam itself was lit
up in various different shades before the head started moving, the
cockpit opened and closed, and the chest starting steaming simulating
a "launch".
I got a lot of things done today. Lol.
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