Guess Wee Lai was trying to shop for the latest car model, but realised that she had not gotten her driving license yet at that time… LOL! Just kidding. Every visitor can enjoy different car driving simulators, admiring at the latest models of cars and buying them at the Mega Web, a giant multimedia amusement and exhibition centre of motor vehicles.

A futuristic car, certainly belongs to the future!

Nice sunflower car - this colourful creation is just like a mimic of those cars drawn in manga!

Japanese manga can be seen everywhere; they are simply part of Japanese culture.

The real Samurai swords are definitely not for the faint-hearted to handle! Take my stroke!

Sensō-ji (金龍山浅草寺,) is the oldest ancient Buddhist temple in Tokyo. Read the full story

Photos are contributed by Wee Lai during her Japan trip in winter 2007.

Japanese manga.

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My friend is going Japan for a few months to study a short Japanese course for five weeks, and after that he will try to find a part-time job there. He thinks this is a cheap way to travel Japan: the Japanese course that he enrolled cost S$3,100 only, including hostel stay provided by the school for five weeks! That’s a lot of savings if he were to find his own lodging in Japan. Many have asked, “Are meals provided too?” My answer is “NOPE”. S$3,100 for five weeks of lodging plus hostel lodging, what more can you ask?!
(USD 1 = S$1.36)

This friend backpacked in Japan before and shared with me his travel experience in Japan.

Pachinko

This is a gambling arcade with rows and rows of extremely noisy slot machines, some use coin as token while others use solid sphere.

Most pachinko are full house or close to full house! Some very serious players even have their tokens line up in pails or baskets on the floor. All pachinko have toilets.

Just like ladies who have their exclusive whole body slimming service, manicure…

… guys in Japan have their own entertainment services too. For guys, it’s the nude theater with a library of AV DVDs with immediate room facility for viewing. In any “library” as such, there are easily 10 to 20 thousands titles on display and selection of which could pose a big problem because only the spine of the “books” are exposed.

Another problem, to some, is learning fast forwarding. Five titles are allowed to be brought into the room and within that one hour, it is absolutely ok to exchange as many titles as you wish.

Cartooning

Don’t you ever think of cartooning as childish! In Japan, it plays a major role in print advertisements and television commercials. Read the full story