I'm Going To Japan

4 Dec 2006, 23:34 #5681

IIRC, the 1st restaurant was in NYC.

4 Dec 2006, 23:39 #5682

tabana wrote:IIRC, the 1st restaurant was in NYC.

where money rules, and geeks drool.

4 Dec 2006, 23:42 #5683

It must be a salaryman thing. :hehe:

4 Dec 2006, 23:47 #5684

tabana wrote:It must be a salaryman thing. :hehe:

i'll never forget when i first moved out there and went to an atm for the first time...here on the west coast most atm's limit the amount of cash you can withdraw per day to around 300 USD. in New York you can withdraw over a 1000 USD in one transaction.....

in japan they probably let you withdraw your pension...or you just press a button and the deed for your house pops out.

4 Dec 2006, 23:58 #5685

Yeah. It seems it's common for people to walk around with thousands of $ in cash in a small envelope.

5 Dec 2006, 00:00 #5686

tabana wrote:Yeah. It seems it's common for people to walk around with thousands of $ in cash in a small envelope.

well it's slightly safer there than the states. :hehe:

5 Dec 2006, 01:00 #5687

Yeah. Very few people carry a lot of cash. And those who do, you just don't want to mess with them, unless you want to end up dead. :sweat:

5 Dec 2006, 01:02 #5688

I could never picture myself with that kind of money in my pocket. in U.S. anyway lol

5 Dec 2006, 01:16 #5689

had over $200k in my backpack once.. no biggie.

5 Dec 2006, 01:17 #5690

krim wrote:had over $200k in my backpack once.. no biggie.

did you score the pills?

5 Dec 2006, 01:33 #5691

*pleads 5th*

5 Dec 2006, 01:35 #5692

:hehe:

You should have donated it to the poor orphans in Vegas. :puppydog:

5 Dec 2006, 01:42 #5693

krim wrote:*pleads 5th*

yeah a 5th of whiskey is what you plead.... :rofl:

5 Dec 2006, 01:42 #5694

tabana wrote::hehe:

You should have donated it to the poor orphans in Vegas. :puppydog:

yes Utada loves the kids...and the drugs....and the kids who take drugs

5 Dec 2006, 01:42 #5695

how do you know i didn't? :mrgreen:

5 Dec 2006, 01:50 #5696

krim wrote:how do you know i didn't? :mrgreen:

:P

some pictures from Kateigaho Int'l Edition (KIE) magazine (the onsen/ryokan looks awesome):

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5 Dec 2006, 02:18 #5697

Thanks. Every time I see a new release of Kateigaho, I tell myself to go buy it or get a subscription, then I forget about it for another 3 months. :pout:

Looks great. I wouldn't mind spending a few weeks there. :smitten:

5 Dec 2006, 02:22 #5698

tabana wrote:Thanks. Every time I see a new release of Kateigaho, I tell myself to go buy it or get a subscription, then I forget about it for another 3 months. :pout:

yeah the various articles and photography are great...and they always cover shops and restaurants so it can be a worthy travelguide keepsake.

Looks great. I wouldn't mind spending a few weeks there. :smitten:

yeah it looks amazing!

serious...some of those places are so well isolated, if you well, you feel like you are on a different planet....the one i went to while not super luxurious or anything, was nestled in the forested mountains and you could only reach it by cog railway.....man you feel as if you are alone in the world while there.....

5 Dec 2006, 02:26 #5699

Wow. Quite different from Tokyo's 5 persons per square inch ratio.

5 Dec 2006, 02:28 #5700

tabana wrote:Wow. Quite different from Tokyo's 5 persons per square inch ratio.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: yeah i guess that's why onsen are so popular as travel destinations...for their restorative powers to heal the damaged soul from having a billion ppl all up your ass 24/7

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