I bet Tokyo was amazing. I don't think I'd like to live in Japan but visiting it must be fantastic.
It was/is, I love it. I walked around so much, been to so many places, watched so many YouTube videos that I know it better than London!
Re Anime, I always allocate a day minimum of going to Akihabara, and a day isn't enough. I have spent 2hrs in a single store looking at figures yet not buying any because of pure choice overload. It's not even about cost (even though it can be hundreds for one, and they are not cheaper than Amazon.jp prices a lot of the times as like any physical store, they have rent to pay), it's the suitcase size and they are massive!
I am not sure I want to live there though, they have a lot of red tape, forms for everything, there are a lot of rules that you wouldn't think would ever be a thing.
1 - Want to buy a car? You need a car parking space, the police will come measure its size before your sale can be finalised
2 - Want to leave more than a few weeks from your apartment? You need permission.
3 - Take rubbish out, there are like a dozen kind of trash, you need to sort and need to take them out the correct day.
4 - Want to throw something large out a suitcase, you need to pay for it to be collected and booked in advance
5 - You no longer can get the Japan Rail Pass!
6 - The lack of Japanese will really hamper your chances getting a job, that is if you want to get into the Japanese working environment, which is more about showing up, staying later than your boss than actual quality of work!
7 - Bread...Japanese bread are more like Brioche, all of it, they don't really make wholemeal or seeded loaf or french stick. Vegetables and cheese are insanely expensive. Tofu is cheap though!
A million other thing, but there are also the good side like delivery will turn up on time, transport are on time, people are mostly very polite and helpful, there are a TON to do other than pubs. There are arcardes, karaoke, 2 Disney parks, USJ. The food is great, you can get drunk really cheap, Konbinis are fantastic etc.
Anyway, anime...
These people standing around on the phone, playing Pokemon Go!
Stores like these are the best, sells 2nd hand figures. You can see them all assembled and they are almost always great condition.
i really wanted this.
