Chiba

Tokyo Game Show 2011

September 30, 2011 · 0 comments

I’ve always been a gamer and a fan of Japanese games it seemed a great opportunity to go to the Tokyo Game Show annual event whilst it was on, not really knowing what to expect. I was guessing just a few stands from video game designers with some videos showing their latest offerings.

TGS 2011 Banner

Tokyo Game Show 2011

As it turns out, it was a bit like this, but you can also Read the rest! \(^u^)/ →

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It seems now the media attention on Japans earthquake issues has fallen, the locals based not wanting to sell newspapers can get the real word out without media spin. It has been over a month now since the earthquake which effected many parts of Japan. Although based in Fukushima myself, due to lack of work, and the minor nuclear threat I was moved down to the Chiba prefecture next to Tokyo.

The Chiba area around Tokyo bay is all built on reclaimed land so was moved quite a bit during the earthquake which knocked the earth 4 degrees off it’s axis. Sand and water has come through cracks, but that isn’t stopping everyone rebuilding it as before.

Here is an image I took just outside a train station I got off at on the Sobu line – I can’t remember the exact stop as I was just looking for something to do so got off at the busiest looking station):

Fixing the problem quickly

You can see the cracks in the ground, mostly where Read the rest! \(^u^)/ →

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