Akihabara!

Sunday was the best day EVER so far! We took our first big outing since coming here to Japan! ^.^ We had so much fun exploring and looking around Akihabara, the electronic district! We took the trains all the way over there and had met up with one of my husband's best friends along the way (it was so nice of him to take us on a bit of a tour of the area ^_^). Amazingly, riding the trains over there wasn't so bad at all. It only took about an hour or so to get there from Fussa Station!

 Once we arrived, I was in awe to see how huge and how busy it was compared to where we live (we live in a much more quiet and small suburban area). I guess that's to be expected though, since Akihabara is quite  a popular and well-known area. Of course, we took quite a few pictures on our way to Akihabara and as soon as we got there, so you guys can see for yourself! ^_^

Here's some pictures of  the area we live at.....
(Note: these were not taken on the day of our trip)

My husband took a picture of me as we were walking to Fussa Station one day.... Sneaky... -_-  Also, my hair seems to get messed up so easily in humid weather! >_<

I love how they have drink vending machines on EVERY street in Japan, especially with how hot it is right now! These are a life saver. x3 I got the peach drink (the pink one), and it really tastes like an actual peach! So yummy!

Now Compare the pictures above to these!

Annnd here's Akihabara! There was just so much to take in once we got off the train what with all the different signs and huge buildings surrounding us! Also, there were actually a lot of cosplayers around, too, but when my husband asked if he could snap a picture of them, they said no. ^^; I kind of don't blame them, though. Who knows how many perverts had probably asked them for pictures... o.o

It may not look like it, but this is a map and guide of the places around Akihabara!

The Sega Arcade! I've noticed that the arcades around here don't have too many video games, but a ton of capsule machines and crane games and other machines where you can win a wide variety of anime figures, shirts, and other things.

 A few of the many figures you can try to win at the arcade....

 These Pictures of Chie, Yosuke, and  Narukami covered a huge wall!

So... I have absolutely no idea what this game is or what it's called (I can't read the title of it just yet....), but it starts off as a driving/racing game, and then all of a sudden, your car transforms into a robot and fight other giant robots using the controllers that come out from below the steering wheel. Pretty cool, right? ^.^

For some reason, a picture of Katy Perry was on the window of an adult store.... o.O

Lastly, here are the pictures we took of the things we had bought! Most of the things we got came from capsule prize machines (I think my husband likes those machines just a little too much.... ^^;)

You can actually get one of these banks from J-list.com, but we actually found this one at an electronics store!

Annnnd that's all, for now. :) We definitely plan on going there again, and hopefully take even more pictures and see many other new things!