Boy I wish I could update the blog from my cell phone, everybody is super busy with the event and its hard to find time to sit down at a computer. I have a few pictures for you:

Denmark Team arrives at Narita

Everybody posing with the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Shoko-tan

Teams line up before the press conference in Akihabara

Team Singapore at Central Japan airport

Team Germany on arrival

Team Italy

Team France

Team Spain

Robot team from Tokyo getting ready to go on stage wearing flashy robot jeans.

Todays events started with the Cosplay Parade, the biggest ever and with the number of cosplayers from Japan and abroad in the crush of the Osu festival it took quite a while to get things going. There was a stage performance planned after that but due to a surprise downpour the stage event was canceled. Seeing passersby, Cosplay fans in the audience and Cosplayers running for cover and then retreating to the buses was a sight to see and hopefully only experienced once in a lifetime. I do not have pictures of these precious moments but you can check the Japanese blog or keep an eye out for them when they come up on the homepage proper. I do have shots of the Karaoke party in the evening though:

This was an event with sponsor representatives from Brother and Joysound held at the Joysound Karaoke Hall in Kanayama, Nagoya. I do think it is the largest room devoted to Karaoke in Nagoya with seating for around 70 people. Everyone sung their hearts out and we got back to the hotel early to prepare for the big event tomorrow!