The Japan Hobby Show: More Stuff I'll Never Use in a Million Years

Fearless and Ouiser returned to Japan in time to accompany the Radiation Rebels to the 35th Annual Japan Hobby Show at Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba. "What a relief," Weather whispered to Sunshine. "I don't know about you, but I sure could use a break from Peevish."

The Japan Hobby Show is sponsored by the Hobby Association of Japan. It's usually held at the end of April or beginning of May.  This year there were 782 booths displaying the tools and accoutrements for every hobby you have ever imagined plus a few that never crossed your mind.  There was also a food section where we sampled rice-fed chicken (yum) and Japanese wine (hic).

We were not allowed to take photographs inside the exhibit hall but I managed to sneak a few for you by acting like a bewildered old foreign lady.  You are very welcome, as always. 

Scrapbooking is very popular in Japan



Knitting is also popular



Many vendors offered training sessions to interest people in their wares. Big Bird, the tall American lady in the top photograph, whipped up a pencil case and Tomoko made a fancy book cover while the rest of us stocked up on supplies and splurged a bit on finished products. After watching one man bend metal beverage cans into crane shapes, Weather bought two made out of Japanese beer cans.

Fearless bought a present for Artistic. We are starting to worry that Artistic is so happy to be back in Norfolk that she'll decide not to return to Japan when the school year ends.