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The geekiest shrine ever is this portable mikoshi designed by a maid cafe employee in Akihabara. Instead of Buddhas and mochi, this shrine features a TV screen, a keyboard, anime figurines, laptops, game consoles, and tons of cell phone handsets.
via Japan Probe
My friend and colleague from Wired, Chris Kohler, started a web site that exclusively reviews Japanese curry restaurants in North America. It's awesome, I want to try them all. So far Go Go Curry in NY has the most stars.
After the parade in Japantown last weekend, I ran into Hello Kitty and My Melody on the street. I was about to go bonk Kitty in the head when this gang of Asian women ran up to her screaming and took this very exciting photo. I think it totally made their day.
Ying Hao writes:
This is a vending machine in a hostel called J-Hopper's that I stayed in with my friends from college, when I was being a tour guide and showing them around Hiroshima.
Photo by Ying Hao Lai
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