HyperJapan 2011

A few weekends back I went to Hyper Japan 2011 here in London. I had won a ticket from Haikugirl for the Saturday. Originally I planned to go with a friend but he ended up not having time, so I went by myself.

It was a great experience. I wandered around on two floors. Being by myself meant I had plenty of time to linger as long as I liked at every stall. I think I was there for almost 4 hours.

I bought some DVDs that I have yet to watch (Fish Story, Turtles are surprisingly fast swimmers, and Lala Pipo). Really should finish (well start) my dissertation first though before getting distracted with fun stuff.

I am crap at taking pictures, but here are a few I managed:

Nanoblocks. I love Tokyo Tower in the background.

I never had takoyaki before, so this was the perfect opportunity to try. They were delicious!

Live show about how to make sushi and curry.

 

I'll definitely be back next year!

I am a winner!

I won something! First time in forever! Ok, it was also the first time in forever that I tried to win something. But that's not the point.


Haikugirl's Japan had her first give-away last week and I ended up winning. So a big thanks to her. She posted the ticket to me and I am eagerly awaiting it. Makes it even more fun to come home from work every night ;-)

I am super excited that I won a ticket to Hyperjapan. It's on in two weeks here in London and I wanted to go anyway. But now I don't have to buy a ticket and instead can spend more money at the actual event. Pretty sweet. Can't wait to go!