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Museum cafe, with little Porco Rosso placards.
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Another despairing view of the museum.
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The Laputa robot, in a round garden, just like the movie!
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Shopping center in Nakano.
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A masquerade fan's dream shop.
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One of the Mandarake store fronts in this shopping center.
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That Nausicaä cel is 450,000 yen (roughly $3,700)!
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Typical street scene in the evening. Look at those crowds!
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Distinctive building in Ochanomizu, near where Yomiko lives in Read Or Die.
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A one or half-person car.
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Akihabara, electronics shopping mecca in Tokyo!
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More of Akihabara.
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You can probably guess that's Akihabara from the sign.
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The giant 7-story Animate store.
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Checking out the new Ruroni Kenshin videos.
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Every corner has people hawking phones or other gizmos.
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Very cool figurines from Azumanga and Kokoro no toshoukan (Heart's Library).
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Pre-made statues from Dirty Pair, Bebop, and more.
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Lockable umbrella racks so you don't drip all over the hotel carpets.
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View from the Shinjuku Century Hyatt hotel.
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A view OF the Shinjuku Century Hyatt hotel.
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The distinctive circle intersection in Shinjuku.
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A Hello Kitty baked doll goods stand in Ikebukuro.
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View of Ikebukuro.
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Sega is still very big in Japan.
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One of the famed Manga no Mori stores.
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Animate has their own vending machines!
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Display window at K-Books.
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Speaking of which...
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Books Rashinban was cool, too.
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Like most stores, they have different goods on different floors.
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The Ikebukuro Animate had these You're Under Arrest! and Porco Rosso models.
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