I'm Going To Japan

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:

Its ok Im a seasoned veteran to Japan now! My passport is filled with stamps from Japan! :hehe:

Right on! What's your itinerary? Anything special you want to see this time around?

Takoyama wrote:

Right on! What's your itinerary? Anything special you want to see this time around?

Hey Takoyama...which ramen-ya is in that picture with Flat Stanley?

Tu_triky wrote:

Dayem Flat Stanley, that is one seriously good looking bowl of ramen! Which ramen-ya is that? Oshiete kudasai.

Tu_triky wrote:

Hey Takoyama...which ramen-ya is in that picture with Flat Stanley?

Oh I believe that was Nagi Ramen. This can be found at Ramen Square in Tachikawa.

Ramen Square: http://www.arearea.co.jp/ramensquare/

Takoyama wrote:

Oh I believe that was Nagi Ramen. This can be found at Ramen Square in Tachikawa.

Ramen Square: http://www.arearea.co.jp/ramensquare/

Thanks, man. I like to take note of these things in the event I get a chance to visit Japan sometime again.

Tu_triky wrote:

Thanks, man. I like to take note of these things in the event I get a chance to visit Japan sometime again.

Ramen Square is located real close to Tachikawa station (1 minute walk out the minami exit).

Takoyama wrote:

Ramen Square is located real close to Tachikawa station (1 minute walk out the minami exit).

Thanks, I'll store the info in the data banks ;)

Luida's Bar from the popular game Dragon Quest is set to open today in Roppongi.

http://www.paselabo.tv/luidas_bar/index.html

Takoyama wrote:Luida's Bar from the popular game Dragon Quest is set to open today in Roppongi.

http://www.paselabo.tv/luidas_bar/index.html

The Japanese sure do love those theme restaurants. I guess it's in the same vein as the whole Cosplay phenomenon.

Takoyama wrote:

Right on! What's your itinerary? Anything special you want to see this time around?

Nothing much just some snowboarding, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, and kaitenzushi! :hehe: Will be near kyoto for most of my trip!

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:

Nothing much just some snowboarding, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, and kaitenzushi! :hehe: Will be near kyoto for most of my trip!

haha sounds good to me! :hehe:

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:Nothing much just some snowboarding, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, and kaitenzushi! :hehe: Will be near kyoto for most of my trip!

Snowboarding?

You can do that here... Save your time for the food museums and stadiums. :mrgreen:

Tilt-shift photography is a special type of photography in which either a tilt-shift lens, or a post processing software, is used in order to simulate a miniature scene. Below is a selection of 10 tilt-shift photographs from Tokyo and the rest of Japan.

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http://nihongoup.com/blog/

Tu_triky wrote:Tilt-shift photography is a special type of photography in which either a tilt-shift lens, or a post processing software, is used in order to simulate a miniature scene. Below is a selection of 10 tilt-shift photographs from Tokyo and the rest of Japan.

That is wild!

I coulda sworn that all the pics were miniatures... Which would've been amazing unto itself.

Really cool. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
That is wild!

I coulda sworn that all the pics were miniatures... Which would've been amazing unto itself.

Really cool. :victory:

The one with the trains, second from the bottom, is especially nuts. That for sure looks like a miniature model train. :crazy:

Tu_triky wrote:The one with the trains, second from the bottom, is especially nuts. That for sure looks like a miniature model train. :crazy:

It totally does! :nut:

Interesting that most people try to make miniatures look real and this person does the opposite. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
It totally does! :nut:

Interesting that most people try to make miniatures look real and this person does the opposite. :mrgreen:

Good point. Hehe. It's a very cool effect in any case.

Sweet tilt-shift photos! :woot:

For all my US friends, if you are lucky, you can get round trip tickets to Japan for $299 + tax + fuel surcharge (~$200 from mainland, ~$100 from Hawaii) tomorrow only.

Link to IACE

Good luck!

dochira wrote:For all my US friends, if you are lucky, you can get round trip tickets to Japan for $299 + tax + fuel surcharge (~$200 from mainland, ~$100 from Hawaii) tomorrow only.

Link to IACE

Good luck!

WOW. :shocked:

But I don't want to ride in the landing gear compartment of the plane... :beaten:

dochira wrote:Sweet tilt-shift photos! :woot:

For all my US friends, if you are lucky, you can get round trip tickets to Japan for $299 + tax + fuel surcharge (~$200 from mainland, ~$100 from Hawaii) tomorrow only.

Link to IACE

Good luck!

WTF??!??!??

That is fuggin' CRAZY. I'm trying to hit that site but it must be getting hammered right now because I can't load the friekin' page.

Thanks for the info, dochira.

Tu_triky wrote:

WTF??!??!??

That is fuggin' CRAZY. I'm trying to hit that site but it must be getting hammered right now because I can't load the friekin' page.

Thanks for the info, dochira.

No problem guys. The site is very slow at the moment.

The offer runs from 9A to 5P local time.

If you want to call them, here are the numbers:
IACE TRAVEL Reservation Center
1-877-489-4223

IACE TRAVEL Los Angeles
310-323-5551 / 1-888-234-4223

IACE TRAVEL West Los Angeles
310-445-1401 / 1-888-393-4223

IACE TRAVEL Orange County
714-557-7772 / 1-866-884-4223

IACE TRAVEL San Jose
408-246-3100 / 1-800-601-4223

IACE TRAVEL Honolulu
808-923-7070

IACE TRAVEL New York
212-972-3200 / 1-800-872-4223