A very POOPular attraction

The Japanese have a long love affair with scatological humor, stories and characters, and manga are not an exception. Between 1970 and 1977, for instance, Shonen Jump magazine published Torii Kazuyoshi's Toiretto Hakase (Dr. Toilet) to popular acclaim.


Another more recent POOPular character is the mustachioed Unko Sensei (Professor Poop). The bright yellow professor appears in the highly successful writing workbook series Unko Kanji Doriru (Poop Kanji Drills).

So what's the next logical step? Why, a family-oriented indoor theme park of course!
Tokyo's  Namco Namja Town, located inside the Sunshine City building in Ikebukuro (you can find it on page 99 of my Tokyo Geek's Guide) will be "covered in poop" until August 31 while
offering food and attractions based on the famous sensei. 
 

The theme park sells seven different dishes, including Unko Sensei’s sweet curry (see above) and Unko Sensei cotton candy.
Not satisfied yet? They also sell original goods featuring the Unko Sensei character, including notebooks, towels, folders and badges!!!

Your Name bus tour

Visiting anime locations has always been very popular among Japanese fans so it was only a matter of time for someone to come up with a Your Name-themed tour.
Willer Express has partnered up with Cool Japan Travel to offer a bus tour with a Your Name theme between August 3 and September 29. The bus will visit some of the major Tokyo scenes in the film, giving fans an opportunity to take photos of the familiar locations in real life.
The bus will have an onboard café with select items including the pancakes that Mizuha took a picture of when she was mid-body swap with Taki. Guests will also get a special edition coaster (out of eight different designs) with a screenshot design from the film to take home. 
The double-decker bus, that will only carry up to 15 passengers per tour, is divided between the café on the first floor and the open deck on the second floor for photo taking.
The 90-minute tour costs ¥5,800 and includes café food and a drink. A full itinerary of the route can be found here.
Currently, booking is only available in Japanese via the Willer Express website.
For more information about anime that are set in Tokyo you can check out the new Tokyo Geek's Guide

https://www.amazon.com/Tokyo-Geeks-Guide-Cosplay-Ultimate/dp/4805313854/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1499319103&sr=1-1&keywords=tokyo+geeks

Maidreamin goes vegan

Photo by kaige

Maid cafes are said to go out of their way to satisfy their masters... I mean, their clients. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that Maidreamin - one of Tokyo's main maid cafe chains (featured on page 44 and 59 of my guide) - has come up with a couple of new dishes: vegan ramen and vegan sushi. They don't come cheap (1,100 and 1,600 yen respectively) but Tokyo is not exactly a vegan-friendly city and Maidreamin should be commended for offering something different from the usual maid cafe grub.

https://maidreamin.com/