Kyushu 2023 - Hakata Canal City

We took some time to wander around Canal City, and Gundam Base shop was one of my to-visit store here. I think this is my first time going to a fully Gundam store. I've only ever been to a pop-up stall before. I thought it was the only Gundam Base store in Japan, but later found out there are a few more around Japan. But this one was pretty impressive!

Besides being a grown up boy's toy store, it also houses exhibit of all types of Gundam. The display was pretty extensive and detailed. Even if I'm not a fan, I enjoyed just browsing around the shop looking at the display. The oversized boys there were pretty much buying up everything in the store! There was consistently a long queue at the counter to pay! And the toys they bought were mostly in the 3 digit range (3 digit SGD, not yen!)

Life size Gundam at the store. Yup, the husband also bought some smaller ones. He told me it was for a friend..... Yeah.....

At the generic mall area, they also sold super cheesy stuff, like ultraman merchandise!

Or this wrestler from Fukuoka! It actually reminded me of this character call Hard Gay from Japan, a comedian which I was pretty much obsess with once. His clips available on YouTube is hilarious. I wonder if blogspot is gonna ban this post because I mentioned his name.....

I saw these super cute ultramen soft toys and was contemplating whether to buy them, either for myself or for a friend who super loves these. In the end, I didn't get any cause I wasn't really a big fan. Ultramen was before my time or generation. 

Totoro shops are everywhere, so nothing special. Yet every time I see one, I still need to go in to walk around and think of how expensive everything was, and whether I would regret not buying anything. I do love Ghibli, but their things are just too expensive, even in Japan! But if you manage to find some made in China ones, sometimes the price range is lower. I got a thermo and some lunch boxes of Ghibli from Donki Japan before and they were below 20sgd each. 

Saw an Anpan-Man museum too. Didn't went in cause you have to pay for tickets. It's catered mainly to young kids, and although I do like Anman-man, I wasn't going to pay for the tickets to go into a kids' playland!