Another day, another adventure.

This was Thursday.

At the end of Preview Night at Tamashii Nations, we agreed to meet the next day and take a trip out to the burbs again to visit SIC Sculptor Takeuki Takeya. I set off in the morning along my usual route, it’s a beautiful day. I stop and take some shots along the way…

The only gas station I saw in metro Tokyo. Notice how the fuel is dispensed from above.

Lucky Cat (Maneki Neko)

Decora Truck. Like people who customize cars here, people in Japan customize their delivery trucks.

Stamps

For breakfast this morning I stop at the McDonalds on the far side of Akiba and I decide to get the Mega Muffin

Two sausage patties, Egg, Bacon, Cheese and a muffin. Why are the Japanese thin again?

Unfortunately it wasn’t as good as it looks, as it was smothered in Ketchup. The Japanese use TONS of Ketchup and Mayonaise, all in the wrong places.

Oh yeah, also on the breakfast menu, the McHotDog.

Apparently, Hot Dogs are seen like a breakfast sausage in Japan. No idea why. But here it is – hot dog, hash browns and coffee. Yay.

We meet up at the UDX building again, and gawk at the line outside. Mostly these people are here buying the exclusives.

We left Akiba and took a train to Koenji, and promptly got lost:

I saw this inventive parking space;

I like the towel on the rope. Prevents scratching on the car.

Here’s an odd thing, and nobody in my crew batted an eye at this. In a window in what I presume is a shop, is a display of figurines with giant penises. Aah… Japan.

How could I not take pictures of these?

Its not just dick all the time either:

Monk sitting on Giant wooden Tanuki Balls. That should get some interesting hits in google.

From there we finally found his workshop, which you can view here. More of the day later…

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