[Alfie Goodrich - Ginza, Tokyo, Japan] I’d heard about Alfie Goodrich (Japanorama.co.uk) and his outstanding reputation as a professional photographer and instructor for years and finally had the chance to meet him in person at the Photo Fest Japan 2011 seminar in Yokohama last month. During the event I mentioned that I really wanted to …
“Best Martial Arts Screw Tournament On Earth!” What: Dekinnoka! 7 – Humanoid Robot Pro-WrestlingWhen: Wednesday, November 3, 2010Where: Soka, Saitama-kenURL: http://www.atamo-robot.com/dekinnnoka/scdl.html Why: The top Japanese humanoid robot hobbyists are out to completely change biped robot entertainment, and are having an absolute ball doing it. Their robots not only mimic top professional wrestlers, they often out …
Longest continuously running micromouse event in the world What: 31st All Japan Micromouse Robot CompetitionWhere: TsukubaWhen: November 20-21st, 2010URL: http://www.ntf.or.jp/mouse/micromouse2010/index_EN.htmlWhy: If you want to see the fastest, smallest, most amazing micromouse robot creations in action, this is the place to be. Although the micromouse concept originated in the US, the Japanese quickly adopted, refined, and …
Leading international robot teams vie for first place. What: VEX Robot CompetitionWhen: Tuesday, November 9, 2010Where: American School in Japan campusURL: http://community.asij.ac.jp/Why: VEX is one of the most popular, and most well known robot competitions among high schools and educators. This is a rare chance to experience the action up close and personal. The event …
What: 8th Wonderful Robot Carnival When: Sunday, July 11, 2010 10:00-17:00 Where: Tokyo Electric Power Museum Hall, Kawasaki, Japan URL: http://k2g2.sakura.ne.jp/wndrb/ Why: The Wonderful Robot Carnival is the funniest, most exciting, most enthusiastic humanoid robot competitions in the world, bar none. Here’s a small sample – Comments: I will be there from start to finish, …
What: Make Tokyo Meeting 05 When: May 22 (Sat) & 23 (Sun), 2010 Where: Tokyo Institute of Technology – Ookayama Campus Why: The Make movement is finally taking off in Japan the same way it took the US by storm. Exhibitors and attendees have doubled each time the event has been held. The creativity, inspiration, …
What: Half Fast Tokyo Cycling Monthly Meeting When: March 10, 2010 from 19:00 until 21:30 Where: Pink Cow, Shibuya URL: http://halffastcycling.com/meetings.html The Half Fast Cycling group, founded by Don Morton, has a long history and very active membership. They organize regular cycling rides of varying difficulty throughout the Kanto Area. Although I live out in …
What: Multimedia Flow Process Presentation – Tokyo PC Users Group Meeting When: Thursday, March 4, 2010 from 19:00 until 21:00 Where: Tokyo Union Church, Omotesando, Tokyo Admission: Open to the public, members are free, non-members pay 1,000 yen Link: http://www.tokyopc.org/ Jerry Suppan will give a presentation covering work flow for digital media including photos, videos, …
IMGP0927, originally uploaded by doramimy. Joseph Tame’s (twitter: @tamegoeswild) Tokyo Marathon 2010 run was featured on the Fuji TV morning show.
We were very happy to be a part of the TameGoesWild marathon team, and live streamed the action from the Toyosu Station area, roughly 4 km from the end. Here’s what Joseph Tame, Mr. TameGoesWild himself, looked like just before he completed the extremely demanding race: