21 Reasons Why Every Geek Should Take Pilgrammage To Japan

The happiest place on earth... for geeks.

1. Japan created Nintendo

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The ones who have claimed many hours of your life.

2. THEY MADE POKEMON

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They introduced these adorable little "Pocket Monsters" into the world. And they are still churning them out!

3. And... greatest game you will ever play

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They combined the two so that you too, could be a Pokemon Master.

4. Pokemon themed everything

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They've got their own real-life Pokemon Center. Where else are you going to get EVERY SINGLE EEVEE EVOLUTION PLUSH TOY!?

5. Studio Ghibli

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They created the most adorable and strange films you will ever see, which are now owned by Disney and we can't not nerd out about them now.

6. They have their own Disneyland..

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..And they might love it more than we do.

7. It is the home of every anime ever

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All the anime. And all the manga.

8. They inspired Star Wars

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Jedi are basically just outer space samurai.

9. Ninjas > knights, pirates, warriors, GI Joe

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Because ninjas will ALWAYS beat pirates.

10. They invented cool monster movies

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And Godzilla has never been cooler.

11. Cosplay is a part of everyday life

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At Maid Cafes, where you can be served by waitresses dressed as cute old-fashioned maids. Because why not? Because Japan.

12. THEMED EVERYTHING

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And where you can also go eat at a robot battle show restaurant! Why? How? Again, because Japan.

13. They were the original crazy cat ladies

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Cat Cafes, where you can have your cats and drink tea with them too. For other options, see goat cafes, owl cafes and bunny cafes.

14. Even their candy is themed

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Japan, where the most popular snack are adorable edible pandas...

15. They rule technology and efficiency

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...and are also the inventors of the most exciting way to eat sushi.

16. You can be who you want

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Neighborhoods like Harajuku where cosplay is a way of life.

17. There is a whole district devoted to geeky things

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Akihabara, the Tokyo capital of all electronics, anime, manga and video games.

18. And everything is adorable

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There is an overwhelming amount of general cuteness (weirdness)... like this

19. More adorable

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20. And even more adorable

We really don't even know what any of these are, but we love them.

21. They are the original geeks

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Because a geek is simply a person (or a country of people) that really, really loves a thing. And they love all the same things we do!