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Tu_triky wrote:oh yeah? the one in J-town has been closed for AGES man.....i used to go there back in the day.....

Honto??

I thought it closed down about a year or so ago... Some of the local Jdorama folks mentioned that they were looting the place...

bmwracer wrote:
Honto??

I thought it closed down about a year or so ago... Some of the local Jdorama folks mentioned that they were looting the place...

perhaps i'm thinking of another bookstore that was closed down a while ago then....the one i'm thinking of used to be in Yaohan Plaza...which is where the Mitsuwa is......I might be trippin' but I thought that bookstore had been closed down for a while.....but if you know some looters may be my sense of time is f*cked up.... :sweat:

in any event...the only book store left there i think is the kinokuniya in Weller Court off of 2nd and San Pedro Ave.

Tu_triky wrote:in any event...the only book store left there i think is the kinokuniya in Weller Court off of 2nd and San Pedro Ave.

Yeah, it's still there... Fortunately.

Remember all those Rodeo Drive-type stores in Weller Court? Now it's like a Mitsuwa... Sorta sad.

You're still talking about Japan town in LA, right? :sweat:

dochira wrote:You're still talking about Japan town in LA, right? :sweat:

Yup, Little Tokyo. :thumbsup:

Nisei Week Festivities in a couple of months.... :woot:

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, it's still there... Fortunately.

Remember all those Rodeo Drive-type stores in Weller Court? Now it's like a Mitsuwa... Sorta sad.

DAYEM DOOD...you get props because I know EXACTLY what you are talkin' about!!! That was before the Japanese bubble economy burst during the last decade...yeah they had some hella swank stores selling Gucci, Ferragamo, Prada, Rolex, etc....

those "haute couture" type goods....you have a great memory...it just proves we used to kick at some of the same places...hehe. That one corridor you speak of has been desolate for a long time...that i can DEFINITELY attest to.....it's like tumbleweed rollin' thru there now....

Tu_triky wrote:DAYEM DOOD...you get props because I know EXACTLY what you are talkin' about!!! That was before the Japanese bubble economy burst during the last decade...yeah they had some hella swank stores selling Gucci, Ferragamo, Prada, Rolex, etc....

those "haute couture" type goods....you have a great memory...it just proves we used to kick at some of the same places...hehe. That one corridor you speak of has been desolate for a long time...that i can DEFINITELY attest to.....it's like tumbleweed rollin' thru there now....

You forgot Dolce & Gabbana. :rolleyes: :beaten: :nut:

bmwracer wrote:
You forgot Dolce & Gabbana. :rolleyes: :beaten: :nut:

HAHA, i apologize...i'm SURE you are RIGHT! there used to be some really expensive stores there that undoubtedly catered to Japanese tourists/businessman who despite the high prices still found it cheaper than in Japan...back then if one recalls, the YEN was also pretty strong. (not that it isn't now..but the dollar has been exceptionally low compared to historical norms)

Any Louis Vuitton stores (that were) there? :beaten:
:hehe: :hehe:

pcmodem wrote:Nah, we're going to meet up a bar in North Beach (a cool section of San Francisco), then afterwards go hit the... ahem... gentlemen's clubs. :naughty:
-PCM

i'm SURE they're doing it to pay for their tuition. (only i don't know of any colleges that takes singles or 5's. :naughty:

ahochaude wrote:Any Louis Vuitton stores (that were) there? :beaten:
:hehe: :hehe:

thinking about transfering? :mrgreen:

ahochaude wrote:Any Louis Vuitton stores (that were) there? :beaten:
:hehe: :hehe:

haha...nice...unfortunately no....zanen, ne. btw, the coolest louis vuitton stores i've ever seen in my life were in tokyo...moreover, i've never seen such a high concentration of l.v. stores in my dayem life....but given it was japan where 1 out of every 3 females had an l.v. bag i was not so surprised but it nonetheless amazing :beaten:

I put this Nigori sake link in the Food thread. Sorry I didn't realize there was a sake thread. Thanks ahochaude for linking it. :)

So in case you are interested in Nigorizake.

http://www.esake.com/Knowledge/Newsletter/SW/SW2003/sw2003_9.html

No harm, no foul, Enna-chan.

It's still food.

Sort of. :rolleyes:

:hehe:

bmwracer wrote:No harm, no foul, Enna-chan.

It's still food.

Sort of. :rolleyes:

:hehe:

Yeah its made from rice so technically it is still a food. :fingerscrossed: :hehe: Thanks bmwracer-kun. :)

Enna wrote:Yeah its made from rice so technically it is still a food. :fingerscrossed: :hehe: Thanks bmwracer-kun. :)

From Merriam-Webster: :mrgreen:

Main Entry: food
Pronunciation: 'fud
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English fode, from Old English fOda; akin to Old High German fuotar food, fodder, Latin panis bread, pascere to feed
1 a : material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy; also : such food together with supplementary substances (as minerals, vitamins, and condiments) b : inorganic substances absorbed by plants in gaseous form or in water solution
2 : nutriment in solid form
3 : something that nourishes, sustains, or supplies <food for thought>

Re: Book store that closed in Little Tokyo, Nippon Books closed about a year ago, the Marukai 99 cent store is there now. From Gucci stores to Marukai 99 cent store, quite a drop!!!

Enna wrote:I put this Nigori sake link in the Food thread. Sorry I didn't realize there was a sake thread. Thanks ahochaude for linking it. :)

So in case you are interested in Nigorizake.

http://www.esake.com/Knowledge/Newsletter/SW/SW2003/sw2003_9.html

No problem. I think I'm going to buy a bottle of Yaegaki Nigori Sake this weekend. Just for starters. :)

ahochaude wrote:

No problem. I think I'm going to buy a bottle of Yaegaki Nigori Sake this weekend. Just for starters. :)

I wish we had a bigger selection of sake brands to choose from here on Long Island. We are getting a little better. I noticed at least 5 or 6 brands in my local liquor store recently. I am going to write down the names of sake I have read about here and see if the liquor store can order some. Hawaii must have a great selection to choose from.

ahochaude wrote:No problem. I think I'm going to buy a bottle of Yaegaki Nigori Sake this weekend. Just for starters. :)

My brother and I had the Sho Chiku Bai Nigori sake... Quite good. :)

bmwracer wrote:
My brother and I had the Sho Chiku Bai Nigori sake... Quite good. :)

ah yes, i know that bottle well...and it knows me. we have a mutual respect for one another, but we're strangers the next morning....a looong time ago i finished a whole bottle by myself....needless to say i was tossed. gotta represent takara sake from back in my old hood, berkeley.

ah...the good ol' days.

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