Well, it's time.

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This time tomorrow, I will be well on my way to Japan on the overnight flight.

Preperations are continuing apace, and I've already packed all of my clothes, a couple of towels, my trainers and a swimsuit. I'm also going to bring my Powerbook, a couple of travel guides, a travel adapter for my Powerbook and iPod, and my Nintendo DS. I'm going to leave my phone behind, as it's not going to work in Japan, and I've lent a housemate my copy of The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. And tomorrow, I'm planning on seeing if I can borrow a Marantz audio recorder to do some interviews with.

So now I just have to decide just what I'm going to do in Japan. I have a loose little list of things to do, aside from Comiket:

• Find a Soul of Chogokin Baikanfu: Machine Robo is an awesome series, and Hobby Link Japan isn't selling this badass robot any more, so finding one of these babies is a huge priority!
• Get some Super Robot Wars Games (Particularly Alpha 2 and 3, Impact and Z), Jump Ultimate Stars, and others: I would've got them online, but after I pleged to go to Tokyo, I figured it would wait until now...
• Go see the Odaiba Gundam: because what giant robot fan wouldn't?
• See Toei Movieland in Kyoto: It's a giant set for period Japanese dramas. I would be kicking myself to miss it. Could spend the day in Tokyo Disneyland, if I have the time.
• Find an arcade that has Virtual On Oratorio Tangram, and play the hell out of it! Also, play some Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield, too.
• Go visit some shrines: I really one to find one dedicated to Bensaiten, but maybe that's just the Urusei Yatsura fan in me talking...
• Eat at Yoshinoya and Go Go Curry: Simply just personal preference here.

Anything else that may cross my mind, I'll do, but I'm also interviewing some people and I'll have to fit them into my schedule, not to mention the whole buildup to Comiket...