The good news. They’re building a memorial to Fujiko F. Fujio who is the creator of Doraemon and Q-taro. Thanks to Eric for passing this info to me. The museum will be built in Tama-ku in Kawasaki probably where Mukogaokayuen was located and I’m hoping it’ll be like a Doraemon-land. Maybe there’ll be lots of Q-Taro stuff to buy too. Anyway, the place is not going to open until 2010. That’s 4 years away! I’ve been thinking about buying a house recently and Mukogaokayuen might be a good location.
The bad news. I weighted myself at the gym this morning and the scale said 66.6 kg. 666!! Oh no!! I’m the OMEN!!!
Buying a house?!?! What ever happened to renting forever but owning the sports car of your dreams?
Rick didn’t I tell you I won the lottery? うそ〜
Nah, I’m just thinking about it…
I just returned to the States after living 10 minutes from Mukougaoka-yuen station for the past year. I’m happy to hear the park may rise from the ashes. I occasionally read in the local newspapers about various redevelopment plans but they were always really boring, nothing like Doraemon-land.
This would be a nice boost to the area, which seems to be declining since the park closed. In December 2004 Odakyu introduced limited express trains that skip that stop…
Are you serious about relocating to the Yuen area? Nothing against the area–the Ikuta Ryokuchi nearby is a great plus actually–but is there any other reason you would settle there, apart from the proximity of “Doraemon-land”?
Omen, isit another version of superhero like Xmen?
Elizabeth, I’m quite familiar with the area and you’re right there’s not much around there. I was just thinking that houses would be cheaper and it would be ripe for redevelopment.
Slide, O-men..nice!
Yes, actually, they are doing quite a bit of redevelopment in the Noborito/Yuen area, and not just the old park. There’s some big master plan, and they’re tearing down old buildings and throwing up new ones left and right. Gotta get ready for 2010 and the influx of Doraemon-lovers! Your dream home awaits.