How JAPANESE TOYS took over our World | Nintendo, Godzilla, Transformers, Ultraman

Toys from Japan have always been innovative, from the 1954 Godzilla movie on, character toys sparked the imagination of generations. From cinema and TV, the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s brought us Kamen Rider, Ultraman, Super Sentai and many others still popular today. The 80s also brought us the Nintendo revolution, a company that started selling cars and paper models to the Ultra Machine and Ultra Hand, it broke out with the Family Computer (Famikon) in 1983 and the NES in 1985 in the USA then the Gameboy which put it all in your pocket. The 2000s is really the digital age, less toys - more about nostalgia with toys sold as much to adults as kids. The future looks mostly digital and I'll be back for Part 2! Thank you to Matt Alt for making the trip to Hokkaido with me to check out Wakaki-san's store and museum. Matt Alt’s Book: Pure Invention 📕 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1984826719 ▶︎ https://www.pureinventionbook.com Is an amazing look through so many toys and Japanese inventions that changed our lives. 🤖 Visit the Toy&Art Museum 古趣・北乃博物館 📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/B4iTzBZa77s2oqYk6 If Wakaki-san isn't there, visit his original toy store around the corner or call. ▶︎ phone: +81 143831730 / ワカキ玩具店 store: https://maps.app.goo.gl/281NhKxcFyHJiExw7 00:00 Start 01:34 Kaiju | Vintage Godzilla Toys 03:44 Japanese Toy History 05:02 Evolution of Nintendo 06:42 Nintendo's first toy 07:25 Japan's Famicom vs NES 10:06 How Toys R Us Impacted Japan 11:33 Transformer Toys in Japan 14:16 Barbie vs Licca-chan dolls 15:02 Character Toys 1970s-1980s 16:41 Japan Inspired by America 17:53 Japanese Christmas, Santa is a Yokai? #onlyinjapan #toys


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