A quick video update

Here is a sample of some of the video that I have taken during the trip. Two consisting of the Sony Rolly I bought from the Sony Building in Ginza. I had totally forgotten that Sony had made these, let alone released them for sale. I hesitated about getting one, but once the kind lady at the shop started one up and demonstrated what it could do… how could I refuse?!

The most exciting thing about it is that it can connect via bluetooth, and am able to successfully stream music from my iPhone, as well as my laptop to play through it. I guess its just a fancy set of external speakers, but there is just a certain level of geeky coolness about it. Its now the third piece of Sony Tech that I have purchased, my Sony fanboyism continues subconsciously… (unfortunately, the PS3 slim doesn’t come out until after I leave or I’d probably buy that to send home too).

Also, some footage of when the Gundam started up, moves its head and says something to the crowd…

Gundam and Shibuya

A visit to the Gundam had been recommended to me by an American I met during my visit to Akihabara (in McDonalds of all places…). Not being a Gundam fan (sorta like Transformers that don’t transform), I wasn’t sure if it was worth the trip out to Odaiba Island, where a 1:1 scale recreation had been installed. That said, it did make for a rather enjoyable trip out.

I seems a pretty popular attraction, with people able to walk under the Gundam and actually touch it. I was amused by how excited people got when it started to move its head from side to side (whilst talking to the crowd, I think).

After walking almost the length of Odaiba Island, I ended up down near the Science and Maritime museums. A very quiet area with quite a large park., however it was on the wrong end of the island for the Gundam, amazingly, I had managed to walk past it whilst it was hidden in the trees.

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Shibuya

The most intense part of Tokyo I have been to yet! Where Akihabara is the electronics district (part of it is actually called “Electric Town”), Shibuya is the fashion district, and is full of shops for younger people.

The main exit from the Tokyo Metro is right in the main square, so people stream out of the station right into the heart of the shopping district.

After this I headed into Ginza, specifically to see the Sony Building, only to work out that it had closed just before I arrived at the station. Something to do tomorrow I guess, will take pics of the aquarium they had out the front.