Great New Travel Guide for Toy Collectors Author: Keith Aiken Source: CollectionDX Special Thanks to Joshua Bernard For decades, Godzilla, Ultraman, Gundam, and scores of other tokusatsu and anime characters have inspired an unending wave of merchandising and memorabilia. Toys and figures are particularly popular, with collectors in the United States constantly searching out items through stores and online retailers, or even taking pilgrimages to Japan to track down the new and the rare. For anyone planning such a trip to Japan— whether for the first time or the tenth— Super7 Media, Inc. has published the invaluable travel guide Tokyo Underground. The hardcover book was written by Brian Flynn, co-owner of Super7 (Super7 magazine, toy line, and San Francisco store) with the assistance of Joshua Bernard of the website CollectionDX, and full color photographs by Jeff Dey. Flynn, Bernard, and Dey provide information on more than 60 shops in and around Tokyo; complete with details on the types of items sold, addresses and phone numbers, and business hours. From the big chain stores to small, family-run shops, Tokyo Underground gives the reader whatever they would need to find the items they’re looking for.

Perhaps even more importantly, the book provides a wealth of information for travelers to get to and around Tokyo as easily as possible. Tokyo Underground is packed with location maps, train and subways maps and useful info such as what to pack for the trip, how to use an ATM in Tokyo, dealing with customs, currency exchange, how to read subway maps, bathrooms, transportation, helpful phrases, and much more. Tokyo Underground is an entertaining and informative read and comes highly recommended. It is now available from retailers and the Super7 store. Tokyo Underground Hardcover 121 pages • ISBN-10: 0979667801 • ISBN-13: 978-0979667800 $19.95