I'm Going To Japan

qilver wrote:

read about on the map pamphlet i got while in Roppongi, about a club called gas panic, there are multiple ones in Roppongi/tokyo area, might do a search on it, unfortunately, my friend and i didn't get the chance to club there or any clubbing and hanging out with the hot j-girls, perhaps next time....in gaijin palace... :hehe:

i wouldn't go to gas panic....it'll have too many foreigners tryin' to pick up on local japanese girls...my friend and i stepped into the gas panic bar, not club the first night we arrived (we arrived at 5:30pm)...it was bleh...go to those other clubs in the cyberjapan guide because they'll prolly have more local flavor, if you know what i mean. unless you dig the gas panic scene...if you do...they just go to the lexington queen.

Tu_triky wrote:i wouldn't go to gas panic....it'll be have too many foreigners tryin' to pick up on local japanese girls...

That's the kinda impression I got of Roppongi in general. From talking to guys who were living in Tokyo it sounded like it was some kinda gaijin ghetto full of desperate tourists who couldn't score anywhere else. Of course I could have picked it up wrong, but either way I didn't venture there while I was in Tokyo.

Another good place to find good clubs etc is in the foreign bars in Tokyo. Go to an Irish or Canadian bar etc and they'll usually have guides listing good bars, clubs, restaurants etc. While you're there you can chat to the bar staff or other people hanging there and find out other places.

Lonely Planet had a couple of good recommendations too, but for god's sake get a map wherever you go. The LP maps are hopeless!!

If you're venturing outside of Tokyo, practically every train station has a tourist information office which can help you find accommodation (they will even make reservations for you) and places to eat, drink and be merry. They will have maps too.

MomoNyo wrote:
That's the kinda impression I got of Roppongi in general. From talking to guys who were living in Tokyo it sounded like it was some kinda gaijin ghetto full of desperate tourists who couldn't score anywhere else. Of course I could have picked it up wrong, but either way I didn't venture there while I was in Tokyo.

i'm sure that's true to a certain extent but my friend and i didn't see that many foreigners running amuck...in fact the two clubs we went to, we only saw a handful of foreigners at one (Yellow) and none that I could remember at A-Life.

Another good place to find good clubs etc is in the foreign bars in Tokyo. Go to an Irish or Canadian bar etc and they'll usually have guides listing good bars, clubs, restaurants etc. While you're there you can chat to the bar staff or other people hanging there and find out other places.

yeah getting a recommendation is always good...we also found japan's number 1 english magazine callend Metropolis helpful...they have a shietload of reviews on their website for restaurants, clubs, events, etc etc..the magazine is published monthly for free and is widely available throughout tokyo at hotels, restaurants, bars and the like.

http://metropolis.japantoday.com/default.asp

Lonely Planet had a couple of good recommendations too, but for god's sake get a map wherever you go. The LP maps are hopeless!!

If you're venturing outside of Tokyo, practically every train station has a tourist information office which can help you find accommodation (they will even make reservations for you) and places to eat, drink and be merry. They will have maps too.

i found that the maps in most tour guides suck ass...my friend and i invested in the "tokyo city atlas" map...which is pretty dayem good and got us out of a bind without me having to ask somebody for directions all the time.

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I saw a bar on Lonely Planet once. It was a hospital theme bar with a nurse staff. You could have your drink in one of those pouch in the air (forgot what its called). I don't think it was intravenous tho. :hehe:

It looked really weird.

tabana wrote:I saw a bar on Lonely Planet once. It was a hospital theme bar with a nurse staff. You could have your drink in one of those pouch in the air (forgot what its called). I don't think it was intravenous tho. :hehe:

It looked really weird.

what city was it for? tokyo? that is pretty trippy

Yes, it was in Tokyo. I'll try to remember / find the name.

tabana wrote:Yes, it was in Tokyo. I'll try to remember / find the name.

one bar we went to in shibuya was called the lock up and they actually have the seating area for customers behind bars and the whole place looks like a cavern like prison...the girl who leads you to the table is dressed in a latex micro skirt and she cuffs you before walking you to your table..it was weird, man....my friend and i were laughin' our asses off.
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dang, that looks fun!

i wanna go... too bad im broke. :puppydog:

krim wrote:dang, that looks fun!

i wanna go... too bad im broke. :puppydog:

it was a memorable experience...there's also another lock up in another neighborhood called ikebukuro

as you can see my friend got his drink in a chem set with beakers, pippet and vials.... :nut: :nut:

the nurse bar looked like that. :mrgreen:

there's a place here in LA that serves in test tubes and beakers.. can't remember where..

in fact, i barely remember anything from that night.

krim wrote:there's a place here in LA that serves in test tubes and beakers.. can't remember where..

in fact, i barely remember anything from that night.

nice..... :twisted:

tabana wrote:the nurse bar looked like that. :mrgreen:

the wacky japanese...

qilver wrote:

read about on the map pamphlet i got while in Roppongi, about a club called gas panic, there are multiple ones in Roppongi/tokyo area, might do a search on it, unfortunately, my friend and i didn't get the chance to club there or any clubbing and hanging out with the hot j-girls, perhaps next time....in gaijin palace... :hehe:

i've heard about the gas panic bar. we'll be checking it out. :victory: in fact we'll be going to as many bars as possible! :drink:
sightseeing during the day drinking at night. it's going to be great. :victory:

kenjilina wrote:

i've heard about the gas panic bar. we'll be checking it out. :victory: in fact we'll be going to as many bars as possible! :drink:
sightseeing during the day drinking at night. it's going to be great. :victory:

gas panic is REALLY small...check out the metropolis website as i suggested and the timeout to tokyo guide, you'll get some great suggestions...

Tu_triky wrote:

gas panic is REALLY small...check out the metropolis website as i suggested and the timeout to tokyo guide, you'll get some great suggestions...

i really haven't heard anything about gas panic, only that it was advertised and that there is more than one type in Roppongi, but had no idea it was small....
i am sure there are some good places to club at there....:headscratch: :hehe:

qilver wrote:

i really haven't heard anything about gas panic, only that it was advertised and that there is more than one type in Roppongi, but had no idea it was small....
i am sure there are some good places to club at there....:headscratch: :hehe:

there's more than one gas panic...one in shibuya and one in roppongi....i went to the one in shibuya....it was hella small...i mean if it's your thing go for it..but given the plethora of so many cool bars and places to go that do not necessarily attract a foreign crowd....gas panic doesn't seem as enticing, personally...just because i want to get the local flavor...not hang out with a bunch of tourists.

beingsmall is not necessarily bad though........most places are small cuz land is so scarce :)

Tu_triky wrote:

there's more than one gas panic...one in shibuya and one in roppongi....i went to the one in shibuya....it was hella small...i mean if it's your thing go for it..but given the plethora of so many cool bars and places to go that do not necessarily attract a foreign crowd....gas panic doesn't seem as enticing, personally...just because i want to get the local flavor...not hang out with a bunch of tourists.

beingsmall is not necessarily bad though........most places are small cuz land is so scarce :)

yeah, small sometimes is not good, too cramped and lack of people. But how was the environment? friendly j-girls? too many gaijin guys, not a good thing...lol a good balance or more j-girls is a good thing. :thumbsup:

qilver wrote:

yeah, small sometimes is not good, too cramped and lack of people. But how was the environment? friendly j-girls? too many gaijin guys, not a good thing...lol a good balance or more j-girls is a good thing. :thumbsup:

it was okay...i just felt there were more interesting, unique places out there...the only reason we went there was because it was easy and we had just arrived that evening after spending the entire day awake in travelling, plane and then bus to the hotel. there are better places to go to peel on chicks..

Tu_triky wrote:

it was okay...i just felt there were more interesting, unique places out there...the only reason we went there was because it was easy and we had just arrived that evening after spending the entire day awake in travelling, plane and then bus to the hotel. there are better places to go to peel on chicks..

was the cover charge expensive? any places you can recommend for a fun evening, at any clubs?
decent to a good club with nice j-girls.
my concern is making the train before closing time, or find a place to stay that is close by the club, ie: Roppongi, Shibuya...