We went to the world famous Robot Restaurant in Shinjuku this weekend and it was a lot of fun...definitely very wacky! Apparently it has been a big deal since it opened in 2012, but seeing as how I don't get out much (and I don't watch TV so didn't see Anthony Bourdain talk about it on his Japan episode). Luckily for me Wu, a friend from work, told me about it and when I Googled it, I thought "this goes on the must see list" for this trip. Upon reading the reviews, I figured we'd just go to the show and skip the food, which turned out to be an excellent idea because I had no idea what they were serving....so I started referring to it as the Robot Show instead of Restaurant.
Upon arrival, you hang out in the Robot Lounge and lucky for us, the band let Roger play along with them, as you can see from the pic. He was thrilled....it's been a while since he's been able to show off his guitar talents. Iris also managed to sneak her way on to the stage with some of the ladies. Overall, we had a really great time. As for what to expect if you are thinking about going....don't expect that it's going to be a bunch of Robots dancing around, haha....it's a show that makes use of a lot of robotics, but few actual dancing robots. Everything about it from the start to finish is very weird, which makes it very entertaining to me, just be aware that if you are expecting some sort of Transformers like show, you might be disappointed. If you are interested in checking it out, here is the website: http://www.shinjuku-robot.com/pc/?lng=en