Expensive Toys in Nakano Broadway

If you are interested in collectibles, especially with a more otaku (geeky or nerdy) flavor, such as toys, action figures, books, manga, posters, media (DVDs & CDs), animation cells and other pop culture artifacts, you would probably be interested in visiting the Nakano Broadway. For some odd reason, if you obsession also extends to expensive mechanical watches (Rolex, Omega, Patek Philippe, Panerai and others) there are several large shops here that can cater to your needs.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 16-35mm f/4G ED VR II AF-S IF SWM @ 16 mm, f5.0, ISO 400, 1/60 sec.

Nikon D600 with Nikon 16-35mm f/4G ED VR II AF-S IF SWM @ 16 mm, f5.6, ISO 400, 1/25 sec.

Year of the Dragon (part five)

I was walking passed the toy shop in Azabu-Juban and spotted a several new nanoblocks sets. There were actually two different dragons, but I was only able to take a photo of this one.

Setsubun

Setsubun is this coming week.  At the same toy shop that I saw the Nanoblocks, I saw these Oni masks. These are definitely pricey at ¥900!  Oh well, this shop is in Azabu Juban.

Nanoblocks

These blocks were on display in a toy store window in Azabu Juban. Although expensive (¥1,554 for the Tokyo Tower), especially considering their small size, a lover of architecture may find them interesting. They are called Nanoblocks.

Seems that they are even more expensive online. The Nanoblock Tokyo Tower is available at Amazon.com for about $40.