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Pretty CureKids could have their picture taken with these characters.

Kids could have their picture taken with these characters.

The maid costume is all the rage in Japan, for several years now.

Santa suit appears in Dec.

Bye-bye Agfa2005 was also the last time for Agfa to have a booth.

Maids to greet you

Tokyo Anime Center, Akihabara

Big expressive eyes.

School uniform

They sing on the street to advertise something, usually a night club where they appear.

The ever-popular maid outfit.

Maids attract much attention so they are used as living billboards for stores and whatever needs to be advertised in Akihabara.

Cosplayer teenager posing on the road.

The problem is that the police patrol the main drag to expel these street performers. It is not allowed. It would be the Japanese police to try and kill Japan's street culture.

She-male (or maybe just a drag queen, I couldn't visually or physically confirm)

Maid with paws...

Costume Player Area, Tokyo Big Sight会場 - The sign says "Cosplay Kaijō" meaning Costume Player area (where you can pose for photographers). They are allowed to use it from 12 noon to 4:00 pm. And they even provide a dressing room (closes at 5 pm) for these costumers who attract visitors to the comic book show held there. Taken at Tokyo Big Sight.

The 9th Tokyo Marathon was held on Feb. 22, 2015. Costumes from the movie "Frozen" were popular this year. Took these photos at Tsukiji.

Running doctor

Prisoner

Shimada hairstyle

Funasshi

Starbucks coffee

Swedish runner

Frozen

Anpan Man

Tigers

Panda

Afro hair

Tora-san

Egyptian pharoahs

Pikachu

Mexican?

Doctor

Sumo

P.M. Abe

Inoki

Cutie at Tokyo Marathon 2015

Kobe beef

Olaf

Vending machine

Olaf

Yokozuna sumo wrestler

Sunny day on Feb. 27, 2016 for the annual Tokyo Marathon. Over 36,000 runners who started at 9 am. These pictures were taken near the 30km checkpoint, near Asakusabashi Station.

The costumes make for great entertainment.

Black Kumamon (very unusual).

Harem woman with jingles.

Belly dancer

Funasshi is as popular as ever from Funabashi, Chiba.

Samurai

Spiderman unmasked.

Kumamon was popular too.

Someone's dad.

Sgt. Pepper

Year of the Monkey. This one has a banana.

Lum

Elegant-looking runner

Taiwanese runner in some kind of ethnic costume with bells

Most of the spectators knew someone in the marathon.

Crab head

Not a woman.

Hiko-nyan from Shiga Prefecture at 2016 Tokyo Marathon.

This carrot or daikon head smiled at my camera.

Egg plant

Native American

Hiko-nyan at 2016 Tokyo Marathon.

Daikon

Ghostbusters (not a protractor)

Beko bull (bobbing head) from Fukushima.

This daruma was picking up rubbish.

The Buddha. I didn't see Jesus Christ (carrying a large cross on his back) this year. Maybe this Buddha took his place.

Friendly Amida Buddha at Tokyo Marathon 2016.

Minions

Mister America

Waiter with fruits and water.

Taiyaki

Pikachu

Carrying katsuo (bonito). Fake of course.

Swan

Red and white are auspicious colors in Japan.

Her birthday today.

Kawaii

Monster Univ.

Cosplayer as a miko shrine maiden.

Mt. Fuji

General MacArthur with "Bushido" (Way of the Warrior).

Deflated tomato

This runner had leg cramps and a kind bystander gave him a massage.

T-Rex from Taiwan.

End of the line marked by a police car.

Star Wars

Joseph

Crayons

Meow

This guy's face sums up what I thought of the marathon today.

Very fit grandparents running together.

Aloha

Her note thanks all the marathon staff and spectators for their support.

Panda

She's shouting that there is only a minute left to make the 30 km checkpoint.

Buses standby at the 30 km checkpoint for those who couldn't make it in time.

Tokyo Marathon volunteers. Next year, I'll see if I can volunteer.

Costume PlayerIn Tokyo, large anime and manga fairs are held at convention halls such as Tokyo Big Sight and Makuhari Messe. Many cosplayers also attend these events and pose for photographers. You can see many anime, manga, and video game characters come to life in an incredible array of costumes.
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Costume PlayerA vampiress.
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Costume PlayerPurin from Pokemon.
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Costume PlayerCosplay costumes are sometimes based on Japanese kimono and Japanese elements such as the cherry blossom. She's Sakura Shinguuji from a video game called Sakura Wars (Sakura Taisen).
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Entrance to Ariake Colosseum for the game between Tokyo Apache and Toyama Grouses on Dec. 27, 2008.

Sign for Tokyo Apache vs. Toyama Grouses on Dec. 27, 2008.

Division standings as of Dec. 21, 2008. Tokyo Apache in 1st place, and Grouses in last place among the six teams in the Eastern conference of the bj-league.

Uniform replica for sale.

T-shirts for sale.

Towels

Join the Tokyo Apache booster club.

Pregame entertainment by the Tokyo Apache Dance Team (equivalent to cheerleaders). Unfortunately, pro basketball is still a minor sport in Japan. Few people klnow about the bj-league and the teams. Many people in Tokyo have never heard of Tokyo Apache.

It's a shame because it's quite entertaining to watch bj-league basketball games. They are geared for entertainment before and during the game.

Ticket prices are also inexpensive. Perhaps they should offer 500 yen tickets on special campaign days so more people will come out to watch.

The basketball players also service the fans with autographs and handshakes before and after the game.

Tokyo Apache team members are introduced as they go through a gauntlet of cheerleaders.

Ariake can get quiote cold in winter though. They might turn on the heater or they might not.

The Tokyo Apache Dance Team girls swirl around as the player passes through.

Some practice shots.

Tip off

John "Helicopter" Humphrey

Masashi Joho

Tokyo Apache Dance Team do their stuff during time outs. They are the cheerleaders who appear on Saturday games.

Half-time show by Tokyo Apache Dance Team.

Darin Maki

A foul by Babacar Camara led to a brief scuffle between him and John Humphrey. After some deliberation by the referees, both were expelled from the game.

Jun Iwasa

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