Happy New Year
A belated happy new year to all! I just returned from a nearly two week trip from Japan for some unofficial work and relaxation. Unfortunately, I only made it into Tokyo a few times and never had a chance to visit my favorite place: Akihabara aka Akiba.
Still, I was able to get a sense of what’s cool in Japan from the electronics shops I was able to go to.
Overall, it’s a little disappointing…a fair amount of the cool stuff is no longer exclusive to Japan. I found that most of the stuff there could be found one way or the other in the US. The big difference in Japan is the amount of variation of models available and the vast number of accessories available in Japan. The accessories front in Japan is far ahead of the US it’s not even funny. At most electronics stores here, you only find the basic assortment of black colored or generic looking accessories. In Japan, you have aisles and aisles of accessories in all sorts of colors, sizes, and protective shapes. The amount of variation is astounding.
So, I ended up not really picking up too many big items this time. Instead, I just looked for accessories. Unfortunately, I didn’t have too much time to really look but I picked up a few nice things.
I did also pick up a Ceramic White Sony PSP which is pretty sweet. It looks so much better than the Black PSP. Of course, finding matching white/clear PSP accessories is even harder even in Japan.
More updates on the stuff I got once I take more pictures.
