I'm Going To Japan

Manga cafe 101: http://web-japan.org/trends/11_culture/pop120709.html

gaijinmark wrote:Manga cafe 101: http://web-japan.org/trends/11_culture/pop120709.html

Dayem, that's like a manga mecca.

Tu_triky wrote:Dayem, that's like a manga mecca.

Manga nirvana. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Manga nirvana. :victory:

Seriously. Some of those kissaten (cafes) looked pretty darn nice.

Nerding out...I'm filming a typical crossing of the masses of humanity in Shibuya. Click on the picture for video.

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Another day at a Tokyo department store depachika (food hall). There are only about 50 million things to choose from. Click picture for video.

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Tu_triky wrote:There are only about 50 million things to choose from.

If it's only 50 million, why bother? :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
If it's only 50 million, why bother? :beaten:

Seriously, just go home and order a pizza. :P

Tu_triky wrote:Seriously, just go home and order a pizza. :P

Even better: pick up a DiGiorno at the market. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Even better: pick up a DiGiorno at the market. :beaten:

Rising crust is a must.

Tu_triky wrote:Rising crust is a must.

A pizza pie is the apple of my eye.

bmwracer wrote:
A pizza pie is the apple of my eye.

:hehe:

A new ferris wheel has opened up, just so you don't have to do the math, 106 meters is about 350 feet: http://www.osaka-info.jp/en/search/detail/sightseeing_3015.html

gaijinmark wrote:106 meters is about 350 feet:

Wow.

Just thinking about that height makes me queasy. :sweat:

gaijinmark wrote:A new ferris wheel has opened up, just so you don't have to do the math, 106 meters is about 350 feet: http://www.osaka-info.jp/en/search/detail/sightseeing_3015.html

Looks cool. Next time I go to Osaka I'll check it out.

Quick little sweep of my room at Gora Kadan in Hakone.


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^ WOW.

Simple yet incredibly elegant. :applaud:

bmwracer wrote:^ WOW.

Simple yet incredibly elegant. :applaud:

Yeah, it's nice. :) Decidedly Japanese aesthetic. ^_^

Tu_triky wrote:Yeah, it's nice. :) Decidedly Japanese aesthetic. ^_^

But where's the Geisha? :mrgreen:

"Sebisu?" :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
But where's the Geisha? :mrgreen:

"Sebisu?" :mrgreen:

HAHAHAHA. I don't have those type of Enron connections. Even if this where in Kyoto, in Japanese there is a saying, "Ichigensan okotowari" or "no first timers" meaning if you wanted to go to a tea house and be entertained by geisha an existing customer would have to refer you to gain access to such amusements or entertainment.