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Chara Hobby 2008, Animelo Challenge 2008, and the final day in Japan

Well I’ve finally reached the last two days of coverage of my Japan trip. It certainly has been a long time since then but in the end I’ve reached the end. The last two days of the trip proved to be rather quick and action packed and it was certainly a way to end the trip. Anyway this last post of the Japan trip will cover Chara Hobby 2008, Animelo 2008 Challenge concert and a final trip to Akiba. So hit the jump to read on.

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Ikebukuro, a Maid Cafe, and my most expensive purchase

You know you’re coming close to the end of a trip when your running out of things to do, but also running out of money. The end indeed near, but neither of those things applied to us. There was still plenty on the plate to do and much more spending that I needed doing, but I also made a pitiful mistake at this point of the trip as well. Hit the jump to read on about my small trip to Ikebukuro, my first experience in a maid cafe, and my most expensive purchase EVER!

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Tokyo DisneySea and a gondola ride

One thing that a number of relatives were asking me was if I was planning on going to Tokyo Disneyland during my Japan trip. Personally I had never thought about it as it would seem rather strange for 4 guys to head off to such a place. Sure enough if I had a girlfriend I would probably go or if I was with my niece then sure. However Roobar was adamant that he wanted to go but not to Disneyland, but to DisneySea. Once again with nothing else planned for the day and the weather seemingly turning out for the better, we headed out. Hit the jump to read more.

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Harajuku, meeting Akibanana, Asakusa, and my most expensive meal

The days are going by pretty slowly at this point of the trip and with only a week left before I return to Australia, there was so little left I wanted to do. But I still managed to find things to do to keep me and my friends entertained. This post covers my trip to Harajuku, Nakano Broadway, Akiba again, Asakusa and the most expensive meal I’ll ever have. So hit the jump to read on.

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Kara no Kyoukai 5, Tokyo Tower at night, and Akiba….again

After a weary day and night of driving, normally you’d think it would be a day of resting up. Well not for me. There’s still a few things to do that was on the list, although the next few days were more random in planning. Anyway hit the jump to read about going to the movies, visiting Tokyo Tower at night, and a trip to Akiba…again.

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Driving to Gunma, open-air baths, and the Wangan

One of the greatest things about the Japan trip was being able to experience new things. However it’s also great to do the same things you do back at home and for me, one of them is driving. Day 2 of the car hire adventure takes me to an even greater adventure and this would more than likely be the highlight of the entire trip. So hit the jump to read on about my trip to Gunma, an open-air bath, and driving around on the Wangan.

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Driving out to Mt Fuji

For those who have been following my blog know that a part of my Japan trip was to hire a car. Well I can say that I did indeed hire a car as well as the car that I wanted to hire. It was the first day of the car hire and all I can say was that I was hella excited about getting in the car and start driving. Hit the jump to check out the first day of the car hire adventure and our trip out to Mt Fuji.

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