12 Moments of Anime #1: Japan Trip

I'm a day late, I know, but RL caught up and I've got stuff to do. Plus, I wanna finish up the ACAA post first so I can concentrate on this, so yeah... I'm late. Sorry.

Anyway, one of the defining anime-related moments is definitely the Japan trip, as you'll probably realized from my pilgrimage posts. Unfortunately, I didn't go all the way there just to see the anime stuff; in fact, only Akiba and the pilgrimage has anything to do with it. I've already shared my photos of the K-ON and Lucky Star pilgrimage, so here's the final part.

Lucky Star Pilgrimage Washinomiya/Hiiragi Shrine

Opps, I was going to follow this up after the K-ON pilgrimage post, but I kinda forgot about it.

Before I go on, I must state that this pilgrimage won't be quite as interesting as the K-ON one, because first of all, Lucky Star's a 2004 series, and that means that the hype is mostly gone and there probably won't be quite as many otaku-related stuff to see. Secondly, I'm no LS fan, so I might miss out on a lot of details only a real fan can see. Lastly, Washinomiya Shrine is still a fully functional shrine, so you can't expect them to set aside a whole area for the fans. In fact, the only thing in the shrine that is related to otaku culture are the ema tablets (wooden wish tablets). See Zyl's blog for more.

Anyway, if you're planning to make the trip as well, you can take the Tohoku main line in Ueno, Tokyo to Kuki, then transfer to the Tobu Isesaki Line. Washinomiya is just one stop away... remember that there's a Higashi (east)-Washinomiya station, which is also one stop away on the other transfer line... which is not what you're looking for.

Picspam K-ON! Pilgrimage Sakuragaoka Girl's High School/Toyosato Elementary School

Cute pic right at the Toyosato Station

Nearly two months ago I was backpacking through Japan alone, and being an anime fan I feel the need to make an anime pilgrimage, as promised in the final post in my previous blog. So... not much to talk about, enjoy the photos.