I'm Going To Japan

Wynter wrote:

What is that?

It's known as the Golden Turd aka "kin no unchi"


It's a sculpture atop the Asahi Building....it's supposed to be a flame but everybody in japan thinks it looks like a hunk o' shiet, like Gal Circle.

Tu_triky wrote:

It's known as the Golden Turd aka "kin no unchi"


It's a sculpture atop the Asahi Building....it's supposed to be a flame but everybody in japan thinks it looks like a hunk o' shiet, like Gal Circle.

LOL! That's way too amusing, man.

Tu_triky wrote:

It's known as the Golden Turd aka "kin no unchi"


It's a sculpture atop the Asahi Building....it's supposed to be a flame but everybody in japan thinks it looks like a hunk o' shiet, like Gal Circle.

ah...yeah, The Golden Turd, in Asakusa, i've seen it from a distance twice now. Someone told me it represented the foam coming out of a beer can, bottle...but i don't really see that...i agree that it is the Golden Turd moreso, not so much beer foam...lol

qilver wrote:

ah...yeah, The Golden Turd, in Asakusa, i've seen it from a distance twice now. Someone told me it represented the foam coming out of a beer can, bottle...but i don't really see that...i agree that it is the Golden Turd moreso, not so much beer foam...lol

Hey Q! Where have you been?!

Wynter wrote:
Hey Q! Where have you been?!

i wish i can say...in Japan, but no....just work and akb forum mostly. I pop on here everynow and then. i am waiting for you others to surpass me in posts first....lol, j/k. let's say i've been around, but not as active, geez my threads have cobwebs now...haha

my sister and brother-inlaw are in Tokyo visiting now for a few weeks. They said it was raining a lot today (their Saturday). The sun should come out for Sunday. I told them to go to the belgium pastry shop, Mannekan, in Ginza...i've been there three times now and i highly recommend it.

qilver wrote:

ah...yeah, The Golden Turd, in Asakusa, i've seen it from a distance twice now. Someone told me it represented the foam coming out of a beer can, bottle...but i don't really see that...i agree that it is the Golden Turd moreso, not so much beer foam...lol

You're right...I've heard the beer foam thing as well as the flame explanation....although it looks more like a piece of crap or a flame rather than beer foam...considering it IS the Asahi building the stated explanation of "beer foam" makes the MOST sense....too bad it looks nothing like beer foam in the minds of most people.

I don't understand how somebody looking at that thing even on a drawing board would think it would look like beer foam in 3D.

Wynter wrote:

LOL! That's way too amusing, man.

Yeah it looks little like a "flame" or "beer foam" IMHO. It's like an expensive local joke, man.

Tu_triky wrote:

Yeah it looks little like a "flame" or "beer foam" IMHO. It's like an expensive local joke, man.

I feel sorry for the artist who constructed it. :rofl:

Wynter wrote:

I feel sorry for the artist who constructed it. :rofl:

The colored crap, the shiny shiet, the top heavy turd, the wavy waste, the flaming feces, etc.

qilver wrote:

i wish i can say...in Japan, but no....just work and akb forum mostly. I pop on here everynow and then. i am waiting for you others to surpass me in posts first....lol, j/k. let's say i've been around, but not as active, geez my threads have cobwebs now...haha

my sister and brother-inlaw are in Tokyo visiting now for a few weeks. They said it was raining a lot today (their Saturday). The sun should come out for Sunday. I told them to go to the belgium pastry shop, Mannekan, in Ginza...i've been there three times now and i highly recommend it.

It's 'Manneken' not 'Mannekan'. And ofcourse nothing beats the original belgian waffles you can buy everywhere in Brussels and Antwerp. I tried the ones from Manneken too at the Akihabara station and I tought they were below average.[/b]

ƒPƒ”ƒBƒ“ wrote:

It's 'Manneken' not 'Mannekan'. And ofcourse nothing beats the original belgian waffles you can buy everywhere in Brussels and Antwerp. I tried the ones from Manneken too at the Akihabara station and I tought they were below average.[/b]

Please send me some mussels and pommes frites, with mayo :)

qilver wrote:

i wish i can say...in Japan, but no....just work and akb forum mostly. I pop on here everynow and then. i am waiting for you others to surpass me in posts first....lol, j/k. let's say i've been around, but not as active, geez my threads have cobwebs now...haha

my sister and brother-inlaw are in Tokyo visiting now for a few weeks. They said it was raining a lot today (their Saturday). The sun should come out for Sunday. I told them to go to the belgium pastry shop, Mannekan, in Ginza...i've been there three times now and i highly recommend it.

Good to know you're safe and sound. Your sister must be having a blast right now. I'm jealous. :puppydog:

Tu_triky wrote:

Please send me some mussels and pommes frites, with mayo :)

I'd love to trait you on some Belgian frites, but mussels are soo expensive nowadays ! :nut:

ƒPƒ”ƒBƒ“ wrote:

I'd love to trait you on some Belgian frites, but mussels are soo expensive nowadays ! :nut:

haha....no problem. i'll go fishing tomorrow. :victory:

Tu_triky wrote:

haha....no problem. i'll go fishing tomorrow. :victory:

I'll meet you at the ravine.

Wynter wrote:

I'll meet you at the ravine.

kayak arrives at 8 AM....we'll be fishing by the Golden Turd in Tokyo.

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yoo... was plannin to go japan end of jan/start of feb next year... just wanted to kno how much to budget for for a 10-14day trip... plannin to go to osaka and tokyo... hav a friend stayin in osaka, so accomidation there wont b 2 bad, but dun plan 2 stay at her place for the whole duration of me being in osaka... just wanted to see if sum1 can giv me an estimate on how much i should bring over... i was thinking $6000AUS ??... taking into account for accomidation, travel expenses, spending money and other necessities ... thanx in advance

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Faith-san wrote:yoo... was plannin to go japan end of jan/start of feb next year... just wanted to kno how much to budget for for a 10-14day trip... plannin to go to osaka and tokyo... hav a friend stayin in osaka, so accomidation there wont b 2 bad, but dun plan 2 stay at her place for the whole duration of me being in osaka... just wanted to see if sum1 can giv me an estimate on how much i should bring over... i was thinking $6000AUS ??... taking into account for accomidation, travel expenses, spending money and other necessities ... thanx in advance

The numbers sound about right... Q and I were talking about it a while back and we estimated that a 14-day stay would add up to be around $5000USD or so...

bmwracer wrote:
The numbers sound about right... Q and I were talking about it a while back and we estimated that a 14-day stay would add up to be around $5000USD or so...

5000 USD ??? :shocked: Are you serious ?

Let's see. Let's say you need to pay accomodation for 10 days. 300 USD for 10 days should be more than enough to get a decent place to sleep (ofcourse no fancy hotels). As I presume you land in Tokyo, going to Osaka and coming back with shinkansen is roughly 300 USD (it's even less, but let's keep it simple. let's say local traveling is included). As for food and drinks for 2 weeks, you should have enough with 400 USD.

I don't know what you are planning to buy in Japan. If you want to buy an authentique Japanese sword then your expenses will be bigger ofcourse, but if you stick to some traditional souvenirs you don't have to worry. So I just stick to 500 USD for other expenses.

Expenses for your flight won't be even that big as you are from Australia. I roughly estimate 900 USD.

TOTAL: 2400 USD (And that's even alot in my opinion ! I'm not even planning to spend half of that money on my 3 weeks trip to Japan in march. I have already been to Japan so I know with how much cash I can survive. Some people say Japan is a very expensive country, but it's not. It depends on what you buy.)