Justin lee Collins: Turning Japanese is a documentary mini-series about a trip
the comedian/ tv presenter Justin lee Collins took to Japan. Through the three
part series we see Justin exploring the Japanese way of life (old and new) and
the many different subcultures Japan has on show and behind closed doors.
Justin lee Collins: Turning Japanese was created by Channel Five (United
Kingdom). This is by far not the first series of its type in the UK let alone
the rest of the world, I mean the first things that got me hooked on Japan was
probably Pokémon and Jonathan Ross’s Japanorama in the early noughty’s (year
2000 and up). The difference here is that Jonathan Ross is an Otaku, he created
Japanorama because of his love and knowledge of Japan he was never out of his
comfort zone...


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We found a lovely little Gundam café hidden behind Akihabara train station ~ read our blog here: http://tokyobookstore.com tokyo japan gundam

Gundam Cafe

The Gundam café is homage to everything...well Gundam of course! Gundam is probably one of the world’s most famous and iconic Anime/ Manga series, so to see this cute little café hidden behind Akihabara station was really exciting for us. Being a fairly big Gundam fan myself I shockingly hadn’t heard it opened, having only opened in late April 2010, it didn’t appear on Google street view. When walking into the café you're greeted by a completely female staff - similar to a maid café (with the prices on the menu very similar to a maid café also). But I suppose if you wanted a coffee or a quick bite to eat you would stop by 'am pm' or 'MacDonald’s'. With the Gundam café ... Read More at: