Our Deep Japan Senpai writer, Alex shares his views on  “Top 5 Awesome Things About Akihabara“. He is a Youtube Japan Video Blogger and Subculture Enthusiast -His Subtokyo‘s focus is on cool things in Japan, including anime, manga, events, and food.

His Top 5 are;

1. The Otaku Mecca with specialty stores
2. Video game arcades
3. Maid Cafes and Other Themed Cafes
4. The idol scene is HUGE
5. Itasha (painful car!?)

You can feel the vibe and atmosphere of Akiba by reading his article here. With nice Youtube video, it is very helpful to study the place before your visit.  Many stores in Akihabara are staffed by assistants who speak foreign languages. As Akiba is a whole different world in itself,  explore the otaku heaven and enjoy subculture in Japan!
There are some other fun info from Subtokyo’s Alex writing on Deep Japan site:

“Anime Street! Let’s go to Asagaya!”
“Hatsune Miku Wing Shop in Haneda Airport“

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In 2002 Doraemon was the only anime character named in Time Asia magazine’s list of Asia’s 22 Heroes.  Then in 2008 The Foreign Ministry of Japan selected Doraemon as it’s first anime ambassador.  And perhaps his most significant achievement was a year ago, when in it’s bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games  in Tokyo, the Tokyo 2020 team appointed Doraemon as a special ambassador in support of their bid.  They claimed Doraemon caries the core values of respect and friendship, which are also the core values of the Olympics.

So what is it about this time travelling, robotic cat of the 22nd century that has earned him such fame, recognition and respect?  Deep Japan senpai RuthieJ has some very valuable insights on this topic in her article Doraemon is the Scooby Doo of Japan (kind of . . .).

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