I'm Back safe and sound back in Canada, and Victoria. I am staying in a hotel room for a night. I was really tired so that is why I am posting now instead of earlier. 16+ Hours of traveling will do that to someone.
I'll post my Kyoto Photos soon and my videos and sounds.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Sunday, December 9, 2007
I'm back from Kyoto!
Wow Kyoto was nice! So many mountains it reminded me of back home.
I took the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto, it took about a little over 2 hours. But it was nice I have tons of photos and a little bit of Video as well.
The main reason I went was for a Doll meet up 4(including myself)of us went Most where JETs, First we took the Romantic train and it was short but lots of fun then we went to Tenshi no Sato, and it was so much fun!
Then we had some all you can eat pizza and then had a blast with karaoke! It had been a while since I last had done it, I had so much fun!
I also stayed the night a ones house, She lives in Kamioka.
So Today 3 of us went to a Second hand store in Kamioka, Wow! such great stuff, my best find was was a Volks Resin Figure, like the one that you put togeather and paint.
The character is Sakurai Asahi from Comic Party(I was like YES! Get!) Which was not painted or put together and all the bits are there, guess how much it was?
Also what was more expensive...
A one way Shink ticket(from Tokyo to Kyoto) or Sending 4 boxes home?
This is it my last night in Japan, tomorrow I fly out.
I am going to get up early and get some stuff done. So the next time I check in I might be in Canada.
Good Night!
I took the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto, it took about a little over 2 hours. But it was nice I have tons of photos and a little bit of Video as well.
The main reason I went was for a Doll meet up 4(including myself)of us went Most where JETs, First we took the Romantic train and it was short but lots of fun then we went to Tenshi no Sato, and it was so much fun!
Then we had some all you can eat pizza and then had a blast with karaoke! It had been a while since I last had done it, I had so much fun!
I also stayed the night a ones house, She lives in Kamioka.
So Today 3 of us went to a Second hand store in Kamioka, Wow! such great stuff, my best find was was a Volks Resin Figure, like the one that you put togeather and paint.
The character is Sakurai Asahi from Comic Party(I was like YES! Get!) Which was not painted or put together and all the bits are there, guess how much it was?
Also what was more expensive...
A one way Shink ticket(from Tokyo to Kyoto) or Sending 4 boxes home?
This is it my last night in Japan, tomorrow I fly out.
I am going to get up early and get some stuff done. So the next time I check in I might be in Canada.
Good Night!
Friday, December 7, 2007
the cleaning is done...
and I am ready to head to Kyoto...
I also sent out the packages today, vis surface mail. Do I have a story to tell,
It cost me about 2500 yen per box with 4 boxes sent. Which wasn't bad considering that I thought that was going to be twice that.
So about my story, I had packed all 4 boxes with me and looked at the customs slips I had gotten some help, of course I couldn't understand a lot so there where 3 people around the area trying to figure out what was I was saying, mostly that I had forgot what the Japanese Address was... So they had told me that if there was no Japanese Address that I woulds have to check "treat as abandoned", Who knows what would happen to my packages if I did that, so I had told them that it would take 15mins to get the address, so I ran back to the guest house grabbed the information I needed. I also copied the contents of the packages on my ipod. I ran back and wrote the info. I had brought the one bit of info that they didn't need(my passport) but forgot the critical stuff like contents and an address.
Well everything was sorted out and the packages should arrive in 40days they said.
I have spent most of today and yesterday packing and cleaning and now everything is done except for a little bit of packing. So I think I will be caching the Shink back on Sunday Night for my inspection Monday Morning(10am) after which I will be heading to the Airport and catch my flight @ 5pm (arriving back in Canada @ about 9am the same day)I was planning on going to Tokyo Big Site and checking it out but not much time now. It will have to wait for next trip.
I am going to bed soon I need to wake up early for tomorrow.
I also sent out the packages today, vis surface mail. Do I have a story to tell,
It cost me about 2500 yen per box with 4 boxes sent. Which wasn't bad considering that I thought that was going to be twice that.
So about my story, I had packed all 4 boxes with me and looked at the customs slips I had gotten some help, of course I couldn't understand a lot so there where 3 people around the area trying to figure out what was I was saying, mostly that I had forgot what the Japanese Address was... So they had told me that if there was no Japanese Address that I woulds have to check "treat as abandoned", Who knows what would happen to my packages if I did that, so I had told them that it would take 15mins to get the address, so I ran back to the guest house grabbed the information I needed. I also copied the contents of the packages on my ipod. I ran back and wrote the info. I had brought the one bit of info that they didn't need(my passport) but forgot the critical stuff like contents and an address.
Well everything was sorted out and the packages should arrive in 40days they said.
I have spent most of today and yesterday packing and cleaning and now everything is done except for a little bit of packing. So I think I will be caching the Shink back on Sunday Night for my inspection Monday Morning(10am) after which I will be heading to the Airport and catch my flight @ 5pm (arriving back in Canada @ about 9am the same day)I was planning on going to Tokyo Big Site and checking it out but not much time now. It will have to wait for next trip.
I am going to bed soon I need to wake up early for tomorrow.
Monday, December 3, 2007
Friday, November 30, 2007
I've been doing some thinking.
I thought that I would share my thoughts, hey what is a blog for but sharing thoughts and ideas and stuff, well anyway...
I have done some research into how much stuff I can bring back before I pay duty on it.
From what I learned is that for a 7 or more day trip I can bring back $750CAD.(http://www.law-faqs.org/nat/tr-can-02.htm)
So I have done a rough tally and so far on on everything I have bought, minus a few things, this includes Figures, Dolls, Manga, Music and Games. So far my grand total is
143375yen or $1,291.30CAD
Roughly adding everything else(stuff that has no price tag) it's going to be about $1400CAD
Now with the help of Xe.com it looks like I can take 83,394.90yen worth of stuff with me and send the rest back.
Sofie buy herself was 75000yen so that is another about 8355yen.
I had also found a duty rates site but was for some other area, thus not applicable.
But I did also find out that if I bring more than $750CAD of stuff back that I do have to pay duty on it and I can't take the Items with me until I pay.
So if I do bring more, I need to bring a little bit more. Air Canada also offers currency exchange on the plane so I can get some CAD, which I hope it will be enough.
It is not like I am bringing tobacco or Alcohol back.
Another quandary I have been having is that The carrying case I bought for Sofie is to big as a carry on and I can't check her since she is way to valuable to me to do that.
So I have been thinking how to get her back home, I need to gather everything up that I am going to bring on the plane and see how much it weighs and stuff.
Also everyday that I take the train and pass Nishi-nippori I see an interesting vending machine so when I was in Akiba today I decided to take the Yamanote to Nishi-Nippori and see what was up with that Vending machine, and it sold books.
So I bought one(630yen), I was wishing that it was a Manga(which would be cheaper), but it was a book, I wanted to do this for a long time, I wanted to just walk around and take pictures of all the vending machine I pass and also the interesting ones I know about.
Well that is all for my thought for today. Also the internet is starting to really be dicey as of late, where it would the wireless would get really low service, or none...I think that with the others around(and myself) the server is getting a lot of abuse and can't handle the workload. Sometimes I won't connect until I restart my computer.
Well thats all.
I have done some research into how much stuff I can bring back before I pay duty on it.
From what I learned is that for a 7 or more day trip I can bring back $750CAD.(http://www.law-faqs.org/nat/tr-can-02.htm)
So I have done a rough tally and so far on on everything I have bought, minus a few things, this includes Figures, Dolls, Manga, Music and Games. So far my grand total is
143375yen or $1,291.30CAD
Roughly adding everything else(stuff that has no price tag) it's going to be about $1400CAD
Now with the help of Xe.com it looks like I can take 83,394.90yen worth of stuff with me and send the rest back.
Sofie buy herself was 75000yen so that is another about 8355yen.
I had also found a duty rates site but was for some other area, thus not applicable.
But I did also find out that if I bring more than $750CAD of stuff back that I do have to pay duty on it and I can't take the Items with me until I pay.
So if I do bring more, I need to bring a little bit more. Air Canada also offers currency exchange on the plane so I can get some CAD, which I hope it will be enough.
It is not like I am bringing tobacco or Alcohol back.
Another quandary I have been having is that The carrying case I bought for Sofie is to big as a carry on and I can't check her since she is way to valuable to me to do that.
So I have been thinking how to get her back home, I need to gather everything up that I am going to bring on the plane and see how much it weighs and stuff.
Also everyday that I take the train and pass Nishi-nippori I see an interesting vending machine so when I was in Akiba today I decided to take the Yamanote to Nishi-Nippori and see what was up with that Vending machine, and it sold books.
So I bought one(630yen), I was wishing that it was a Manga(which would be cheaper), but it was a book, I wanted to do this for a long time, I wanted to just walk around and take pictures of all the vending machine I pass and also the interesting ones I know about.
Well that is all for my thought for today. Also the internet is starting to really be dicey as of late, where it would the wireless would get really low service, or none...I think that with the others around(and myself) the server is getting a lot of abuse and can't handle the workload. Sometimes I won't connect until I restart my computer.
Well thats all.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Well I am starting to pack and see about sending stuff.
I know that it has been a long tie since I have posted anything,(There are some past post I need to do so I am kind of back logged with post right now) Well the crunch is on! I am starting to pack and get ready to leave back for home. I also need to find out about sending stuff back home I have a big bag which holds most of the figures. So instead of sending a huge box you need to forklift to carry with, I will be sending a smaller box.
Now the bag I have with most of my figures is under the Max overall WxHxL, but just by a few centermetes. Now as for my Doll she will be carried on the plane with me so I don't have to worry about her.
I was going to keep this a secret but on my last trip to Akiba, funny enough I had found something that I had been looking for a long but not during this trip, I didn't go there to get this item, but I spotted it. I bought a case of it for 1260yen, can anyone guess what it is? Here is a clue someone with the user name starting with an "S" is really going to have a good Christmas. Ok I gave two huge clues so it should be easy as to who it is.
Also another fun fact, Nippori is Tactile Town, I did not know this until a few days ago, I another thing is that it's only 10mins walk from where I live so if I had explored more of the area I would of found it and then I could buy some great material to make stuff.
So what do I have planned?
Mostly cleaning the place and going to my Second Dollfie meet on the 8th of Dec.
Well I have run out of things to say other than I am doing well and I am still alive, Sofie hasn't killed me in my sleep yet!
Ok later, Oh! and I am going to try to spend a few days in Kyoto,(I am going to take the Shinkansen and I still have a ton of pictures to take.
Later
Now the bag I have with most of my figures is under the Max overall WxHxL, but just by a few centermetes. Now as for my Doll she will be carried on the plane with me so I don't have to worry about her.
I was going to keep this a secret but on my last trip to Akiba, funny enough I had found something that I had been looking for a long but not during this trip, I didn't go there to get this item, but I spotted it. I bought a case of it for 1260yen, can anyone guess what it is? Here is a clue someone with the user name starting with an "S" is really going to have a good Christmas. Ok I gave two huge clues so it should be easy as to who it is.
Also another fun fact, Nippori is Tactile Town, I did not know this until a few days ago, I another thing is that it's only 10mins walk from where I live so if I had explored more of the area I would of found it and then I could buy some great material to make stuff.
So what do I have planned?
Mostly cleaning the place and going to my Second Dollfie meet on the 8th of Dec.
Well I have run out of things to say other than I am doing well and I am still alive, Sofie hasn't killed me in my sleep yet!
Ok later, Oh! and I am going to try to spend a few days in Kyoto,(I am going to take the Shinkansen and I still have a ton of pictures to take.
Later
Sunday, November 18, 2007
When to Harajuku again today(Sun)
Ya nothing really intressting this time around, still a sea of people and still didn;t see much cosplay kids. Althught when I was leaving out in to Harajuku an elderly lady butted infround of me, she said sorry, I just smiled and bowed.
Since there wasn't much happening I went to Yoyogi Park again and took more pictures and checked out the Volks showroom there and spotted a few people doing photo shoots there and I thought that was interesting.
While I was in Yoyogi I had ventured around more and found some cool stuff, at this huge center(I guess that is what I can call it) there where people all over selling used clothing and other stuff, but the most interesting thing that I saw was the live performance on one of the side streets, there where tons of people singing, one was singing the Koda Kumi, Cutie Honey song, (from the live action movie) I am going to have to go another Sunday and get some video recording of the performance.
Well no thing really new cept that alright later.
Since there wasn't much happening I went to Yoyogi Park again and took more pictures and checked out the Volks showroom there and spotted a few people doing photo shoots there and I thought that was interesting.
While I was in Yoyogi I had ventured around more and found some cool stuff, at this huge center(I guess that is what I can call it) there where people all over selling used clothing and other stuff, but the most interesting thing that I saw was the live performance on one of the side streets, there where tons of people singing, one was singing the Koda Kumi, Cutie Honey song, (from the live action movie) I am going to have to go another Sunday and get some video recording of the performance.
Well no thing really new cept that alright later.
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