I'm Going To Japan

What cracks me up is, this guy has over 200 videos all of trains in Japan. Think about that the next you think you don't have a life. :shakehead:[/list:u] I have a vision of this guy with a big chart in his bedroom saying, "Let's see, next week I'll make a video of the 11:06 from Kagoshima"

gaijinmark wrote:What cracks me up is, this guy has over 200 videos all of trains in Japan. Think about that the next you think you don't have a life. :shakehead:[/list:u] I have a vision of this guy with a big chart in his bedroom saying, "Let's see, next week I'll make a video of the 11:06 from Kagoshima"

At least the 11.06 will probably be there when he expects it to. In Australia, if you wanted to video the 11:06, you would start getting ready at 11:27 :P

you should try English trains, they just don't turn up at all
i actually quite enjoyed that train video. . . is that bad ? :D

thyxilis wrote:you should try English trains, they just don't turn up at all
i actually quite enjoyed that train video. . . is that bad ? :D

Not at all. Some of them are very nice. The 2nd half of this one is quite scenic:http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=cbtZmEk2y68&feature=user[/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote:Not at all. Some of them are very nice. The 2nd half of this one is quite scenic:http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=cbtZmEk2y68&feature=user[/list:u]

I think this guy must have been in the comedy Tokkyu Tanaka San-go with Koki and Chiaki Kuriyama. It's about train otaku.

I like the one with the shinkansen in front of Fujiyama. I never knew they had ones painted yellow.

gaijinmark wrote:O.K., there's this guy on YouTube that has over 200 videos of Japanese trains. This is my favorite, because it's short and sweet: http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=iLr7ZHAq1ro

:rofl: I actually subscribe to this guy's videos. I find them fascinating. That shinkansen with Fujisan in the background is superb. Yeah, he's just one guy but there's a lot of fans that take pictures/videos of trains. For some reason I think of Chemical Brothers "Star Guitar" whenever I watch any kind of train videos.

I like this video of the Yurikamome line to Odaiba.
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=eBXCRMk10C4

http://www.jetstar.com/jetMail/2008_09/jet_off_japan/index.html

Perhaps useful for Australians who would like to go to Japan between 15 October - 30 November 2008

Nobody can shop like the Japanese:http://fnn.fujitv.co.jp/en/news/headlines/articles/CONN00140477.html

gaijinmark wrote:Nobody can shop like the Japanese:http://fnn.fujitv.co.jp/en/news/headlines/articles/CONN00140477.html

I remember I was living in New York when they opened the first American H&M store back in 2000...it was a big deal but I don't recall that level of enthusiasm.

Now There are over 100 H&M stores throughout the US...they even have one at the Beverly Center.

Given the love of stylish fashion in Japan, I'm surprised it took them so long to open up in Japan.

Tu_triky wrote:

I remember I was living in New York when they opened the first American H&M store back in 2000...it was a big deal but I don't recall that level of enthusiasm.

That's because for the Japanese, shopping is a contact sport. :beaten: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: That's because for the Japanese, shopping is a contact sport. :beaten: [/list:u]

Seriously. :bonk:

gaijinmark wrote: That's because for the Japanese, shopping is a contact sport. :beaten: [/list:u]

Shopping chikan? :shocked: :hehe:

krim wrote:

Shopping chikan? :shocked: :hehe:

"Don't let the skirts come to you, go to the skirts yourself."

All the reason anyone needs to go to Japan.

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Tu_triky wrote:All the reason anyone needs to go to Japan.

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^ Seriously! :hehe:

Anime Dad wrote:

^ Seriously! :hehe:

The fact that I am wearing a pretty cool costume (I'm on the right) is even more reason.

Tu_triky wrote:

The fact that I am wearing a pretty cool costume (I'm on the right) is even more reason.

Oh, I thought that was your usual attire. Gomen.

Anime Dad wrote:

Oh, I thought that was your usual attire. Gomen.

:hehe:

Only when I'm not at cosplay conventions....I like to make my best impression in front of strangers..

Tu_triky wrote:All the reason anyone needs to go to Japan.

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What's scary is the person on the left: a Japanese Gomer Pyle. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
What's scary is the person on the left: a Japanese Gomer Pyle. :sweat:

Hehe...his mylar clothing makes him look normal though. :beaten: