This district dedicated to the Otaku culture is a deluxe version of the Akihabara at Tokyo.
Mito-chan is the new mascot of Mito, and it seems it's getting a lot of attentions.
The symbols on the roof tiles recalls to the spirit of water, in order to protect the building from the fire.
The cutting of the tuna is after the flash-frozen treatment meant to kill parasites, and involves the use of different sized knifes as the pieces becomes smaller and smaller.
Looks like the master really cares of the operate of his apprentices. Anyway I ate here the best raw fish of my life, as it was the freshest, straight from the producer.
The biggest fish market in the world. People go there with the hope to see the famous tuna auction.
It was impressive this organized confusion and all that blood on the ground, like half of the Pacific sea was died here.
You may think of sake as wine made from rice, the quality at which it's sold can range a lot, like wine.
Do you see that vending machine? Japan invented them and legends say that there is one also at the top of Mount Fuji.
Japanese cuisine is not only sushi and sushimi, keep your belly space also for the glorious gyoza dumplings.
Built in the 1956, it became a symbol of the Japanese reconstruction after the the Second World War.
This is a perfect 1:1 replica of the RX-78-2 Gundam, it's tall 18 meters and the frame is that one of an aircraft, with the the rivets heads not protruding to avoid turbolence.
Here the best science fiction view of the city, a feeling that I had similar only at top of the Empire State Building. Plan in advance.