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KouSeiya315 wrote:LOL, you can say that again! :bleh: But, once in a while you can find an ok place in Roppongi...if you are w/ friends who know the owner of a decent place that isn't near the "front" :hehe:

Yeah, I ended up in a Brazillan samba bar near Roppongi Hills once. That was OK, except I couldn't samba dance :sweat: Oh, Yellow is in Roppongi I think - that's a cool place.

KouSeiya315 wrote:I don't recommend Gas Panic. But a lot of gaijin seem to have fun there :doh: I'm foreign and I didn't like it though, but I'm picky :hehe: Their policy is: If you aren't dancing or you aren't drinking...ya gotta go. You can't just hang out there or be far between drinks :grumble:

EVERYONE MUST BE DRINKING TO REMAIN INSIDE GAS PANIC :usuck:

Thanx !

I'd like to go to Tokyo next Spring but :
1) I don't want to go there alone as it can be dangerous !?!?
2) If only a few Japanese people can speak English, I first have to learn the language !?!?
But hopefully, I'll go there soon ! fingers crossed !

ahochaude wrote:I think Helene is a chick, elt. :beaten:

opps that won't help her then :hehe: :hehe:

Phinn wrote:Yeah, I ended up in a Brazillan samba bar near Roppongi Hills once. That was OK, except I couldn't samba dance Oh, Yellow is in Roppongi I think - that's a cool place.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Yellow is in that area. I never went there, but I had friends who loved it there. But I'm not a club person, I'm more of a chill-at-a-bar type :doh:

Helene wrote:Thanx !

I'd like to go to Tokyo next Spring but :
1) I don't want to go there alone as it can be dangerous !?!?
2) If only a few Japanese people can speak English, I first have to learn the language !?!?
But hopefully, I'll go there soon ! fingers crossed !

Tokyo is a really safe city, even at night. I felt much more safe there than I would wandering around London or Paris. A few places I wouldn't like to go alone at night, especially if I was a girl, like Roppongi or the seedy parts of Shinjuku as you might get guys hassling you. Otherwise, it's a very safe place to visit.

Learning a few lines of Japanese is very helpful in shops and people appreciate the effort. I always like to be polite, English gentlemen and all that, so even when I went the first time I made sure I knew my arigatous and onegais :)

Almost all of the important signs are bilingual, such as in train stations, the subway and tourist spots. Staff at major attractions like the Tokyo Tower tend to know more English than most.

Oh, and spring is a great time of year to go. Sunny and warm without being hot and sticky and, of course, it's sakura season :woot:
Try to be there for the beginning of April to see the best of it.

KouSeiya315 wrote:Yeah, I'm pretty sure Yellow is in that area. I never went there, but I had friends who loved it there. But I'm not a club person, I'm more of a chill-at-a-bar type :doh:

Hehe, me too usually. Yellow is good though because it has two separate bars away from the dance areas, so you bounce around on the dancefloor or kick it back n' chill :)

Here's some URLs for the places mentioned:

Yellow:
http://www.club-yellow.com/

Neo:
http://www.clubasia.co.jp/neo/
http://metropolis.japantoday.com/tokyo/500/bars.asp

Space Punch:
http://ultimatepubguide.com/pubs/info.phtml?pub_id=323
http://metropolis.japantoday.com/tokyo/482/bars.asp

Phinn wrote:

Hehe, me too usually. Yellow is good though because it has two separate bars away from the dance areas, so you bounce around on the dancefloor or kick it back n' chill :)

Here's some URLs for the places mentioned:

Yellow:
http://www.club-yellow.com/

Neo:
http://www.clubasia.co.jp/neo/
http://metropolis.japantoday.com/tokyo/500/bars.asp

Space Punch:
http://ultimatepubguide.com/pubs/info.phtml?pub_id=323
http://metropolis.japantoday.com/tokyo/482/bars.asp

Aww, I wish I had known about Yellow when I was in Tokyo ;___; I thought it was gonna be too clubby for me so I didn't go...

Helene wrote:I'd like to go to Tokyo next Spring but :
1) I don't want to go there alone as it can be dangerous !?!?

Tokyo is very safe. I went there alone. Just try not to take the trains during peak hours. Scary stuff. :sweat:

poks wrote:

Tokyo is very safe. I went there alone. Just try not to take the trains during peak hours. Scary stuff. :sweat:

:hehe: Like when the ossans grope the women. :beaten:

ahochaude wrote:

:hehe: Like when the ossans grope the women. :beaten:

:beaten: :rofl: :rofl: ..omg..Grope the women.... :bleh:

Akakage wrote:

:beaten: :rofl: :rofl: ..omg..Grope the women.... :bleh:

True story.

During peak rush hour. In the trains. Japanese are known to literally squeeze themselves in the train packing themselves like sardines with one another. Those sukebe ossans figure it's the opportune time to grope women, thinking that the woman won't know who did it. I mean, it's literally that bad. NO room to move or breathe in the train, and all those sukebe ossans in there.

ahochaude wrote:

True story.

During peak rush hour. In the trains. Japanese are known to literally squeeze themselves in the train packing themselves like sardines with one another. Those sukebe ossans figure it's the opportune time to grope women, thinking that the woman won't know who did it. I mean, it's literally that bad. NO room to move or breathe in the train, and all those sukebe ossans in there.

I know that is a true story. One of my friends who spent sometiime in Tokyo almost got hit on by those sukebe ossans..(sukebe sarariman.. :bleh: ). So when she went on board the train she placed her bag behind her butt and carried umbrella everywhere, to hit them hard and cried "SEKUHARA!!"

Yups. SAIYAKU, those ossans. :shakehead:

I'm not sure which is worse. To be groped by perverts or elbowed by old ladies. The elbow-ings are enough to give you internal injuries. :sweat:

poks wrote:I'm not sure which is worse. To be groped by perverts or elbowed by old ladies. The elbow-ings are enough to give you internal injuries. :sweat:

Gotta give those babas slaps when they elbow you. You should've seen my great grandma. She was from Hiroshima but for a 98 year old lady, she sure pushed and shoved her way around. And half the time, there wasn't enough people around to call it "crowded". :hehe:

I've not been to Japan in ages..now it's getting dangerous to walk in crowded place..beware of the Sukebe ossans..and The Babas :beaten:

For a country that prides itself on being so courteous, the Japanese sure are rude when commuting.

One thing I learnt is to never commit suicide by jumping in front of a oncoming train. My family will have to pay to clean up the mess, eh?

poks wrote:For a country that prides itself on being so courteous, the Japanese sure are rude when commuting.

Right on the dot. :)

poks wrote:One thing I learnt is to never commit suicide by jumping in front of a oncoming train. My family will have to pay to clean up the mess, eh?

Your family? I know about the person who commits suicide by train, his/her family will have to pay for the clean up. Sugoi expensive. Nan zen man.

poks wrote:One thing I learnt is to never commit suicide by jumping in front of a oncoming train. My family will have to pay to clean up the mess, eh?

Nah..good thing I don't have any suicidal tendency.. :beaten:

I've been searching high and low for online stores where you can buy really nice Japanese street-style clothing...so far I got nothing. Any recommendations???