I'm Comin' Beany-Boy!

A favourite of mine in actual and current childhood is Beany & Cecil. You can find the Japanese lyrics at that click. 

 

I can't find any videos of the theme song in Japanese so we'll just have to suffice with this:

 

But while we're on the topic of Sea Serpents, here's a few pics of Sendai's very own 

Pokémon, ラプラス Lapras (Laplace?) at the Tohoku History Museum.

 

I just had to harass Lapras.

And there just happens to be a park in Rifu (Kasenuma Park) that features it in a play area. Since we were in the area, we popped by for a visit.

  

 

This happens to be a slide but since it was drizzling out and I didn't want to be a soggy bottom boy,

I opted against the descent. (For a time I embarrassingly slid down a brachiosaurus's back, try this.)

 

 

 

There were other creatures as well, forgive me if I don't know their names. Feel free to enlighten me.

 

 

 

I really like this sharkey one.

Fortunately there were no kids around for me to frighten.

 

 

Hey, a Pikachu bench!

 I found this little critter for a buck somewhere. Apparently it's a Rainy Sky Dragon from the Rainbow Dragon Mascot Figure series. So now you know.

 

 

Furthermore, no self-respecting book about monsters would be without their own Sea Serpent.

 

 

 
 That's it for tonight, I have a busy day tomorrow and am nowhere near prepared for it...

Mewtwo Movement

I made it to the Tagajo History Museum today for its special Pokémon x Crafts display. I was not expecting much and when I saw the price, (1600yen) I balked even more. Fortunately it also includes access to the permanent displays as well. I was dumbstruck by how impressive it was!

 

Mewtwo by Yoshida Taiichiro, using copper, silver gliding, engraving, hammering, patination (it's a proper term Google Correct, no need to light it up in red! A surface finish on metals like bronze.) and cloisonné.  Impressive work!

Turns out I took over 300 photos, so I shan't share them all today. I'm in a hurry cuz I'm off to Biohazard soon.

So I'll just share some of the creepier photos from the Permanent Museum Display.

 Beijing Man or Peking Man?

 

A very cool reproduction of a Nickel and Dime Store:

Now the creepier stuff.

Separated from Birth?

 

 

 

Now those are some impressive カカシ Scarecrows!

Some equally impressive masks:

 

A pretty good exhibit, so if you're in the neighbourhood, drop by.

I don't know if any of the above can be considered Golems, but ya never know. 

 

 

Check out Me and You and a Blog named Boo if you're so inclined.

I gotta take off, see ya on the flipside.