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Oh Hirari, i wish I can help you out. Don't they sell any magazine catalogue with Street wear brand? Usually they have the website there and perhaps also has online shopping service.

Heh, once I saw the thread title with the words "fashion" and "shopping," I knew Aka-chan would be all over this thread... :hehe: :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:Heh, once I saw the thread title with the words "fashion" and "shopping," I knew Aka-chan would be all over this thread... :hehe: :hehe:

Busted!! :beaten: You know me so well. FYI, I haven't shop for any clothing this month!! :hehe:

Akakage wrote:FYI, I haven't shop for any clothing this month!! :hehe:

Yikes!! :shocked:

Worlds are colliding!!!

have you tried ebay or the yahoo japan auctions?? some people appeared to have put their wardrobe up.. you might find some jap ones.

bmwracer wrote:
Yikes!! :shocked:

Worlds are colliding!!!

Hehe..since I ordered to have it made.. :beaten: :hehe: No..the worlds are not colliding just yet. :woot:

Hirari Chan wrote: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???

I actually have quite a few listed on this page:

http://www.nt2099.com/FASHION/

kndy

Thanx ...
Hopefully, I'll be there next spring ! fingers crossed !!

I guess there are perverts everywhere !

I just hope that everything is written in both Japanese and English , especially at the airport and station ... and shops too !

What about the hotels ? nice ? expensive ? any suggestions ?

I don't like traveling alone , especially when u go out , it's not fun ... oh well ...

Hirari Chan wrote: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???

kinokuya bookstore has some cuz thats where i buy mine, if not have u tried yesasia?

The airport's probably the only place where almost everyone speaks English. Even then, they thought I was Japanese. Some old babas even came up to me to ask for directions.

Oh, the travel information counters at some of the major train stations speak English.

In some restaurants, they have plastic displays so you can see what you're ordering. Yes, a lot of menus don't have English. The only Japanese restaurant I encountered where the proprietress was fluent in English was in Otemachi.

As for shops, the calculator is a universal language. :P

I don't know about hotels because I stayed in a serviced apartment, but I doubt they're cheap.

For such a major city, Tokyo speaks very little English.

ahochaude wrote:

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

wasnt groped.. but once I stood on one foot in a train during peak hours, cuz I simply had no place to put down my other foot :sweat:

For youth fashionable places other than Harajuku, Shibuya...
you might want to try Shimo-kitazawa,
some of my friends like to go there to get second hand/vintage stuff.
or Nakameguro which is pretty near Shibuya, & one stop away frm Daikanyama

How long was your train ride? Standing on one foot must've sucked, big ones. :bleh:

ahochaude wrote:How long was your train ride? Standing on one foot must've sucked, big ones. :bleh:

can't rembr... probably 3 stops, ard 10min
thankfully not a very long ride!
& i actually waited ard 30min on the platform for a 'less crowded' train... :bleh:

poks wrote:The airport's probably the only place where almost everyone speaks English. Even then, they thought I was Japanese. Some old babas even came up to me to ask for directions.

Oh, the travel information counters at some of the major train stations speak English.

In some restaurants, they have plastic displays so you can see what you're ordering. Yes, a lot of menus don't have English. The only Japanese restaurant I encountered where the proprietress was fluent in English was in Otemachi.

As for shops, the calculator is a universal language. :P

I don't know about hotels because I stayed in a serviced apartment, but I doubt they're cheap.

For such a major city, Tokyo speaks very little English.

Yeah, but you don't go to Japan to speak English ;) :hehe:

Even if you can't speak, you can generally get along, although if you travel alone it gets a little lonely sometimes. I use to visit British-style pubs if I ever got homesick. The Aldgate in Shibuya was particularuy good - English beer, pub food, Premiership football live and a friendly English-speaking bar manager :D

Cheapest hotel in Tokyo is the New Koyo - http://www.newkoyo.jp/

Just 2700 yen a night, I've stayed there often. Althought very basic, it does have everything you need. Tiny rooms though!

With a bit more money, maybe Sakura Hotel? - http://www.sakura-hotel.co.jp/

I haven't stayed here, but it looks pretty nice and it's a lot more central than the New Koyo. 7000 yen a night though for a single.

There's a load of places in between the price range of these two. I suggest getting the Lonely Planet guide for Tokyo or Japan. They're very good for doing the trip on a budget.

As for eating out, stick to ramen/beef bowl places. They often have machines outside with pictures of the food. Pick one you want, insert some coins, press the button and it prints a ticket. Take this ticket inside and hand it to the person behind the counter and they'll give you whatever you ordered practically straight away. No English required :)

Yoneda wrote:

can't rembr... probably 3 stops, ard 10min
thankfully not a very long ride!
& i actually waited ard 30min on the platform for a 'less crowded' train... :bleh:

Ah, not too bad. Thank god it wasn't a long commute. :hehe: :hehe:

Japanese Streets might have some links as to where you can buy some clothes. ^^;

Second Strong Quake Hits West Japan, Tsunami Warning

By Teruaki Ueno

TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring about 7.3 on the Richter scale shook western Japan on Sunday, the second strong quake to hit a area in five hours, and evacuations were ordered due to approaching tsunamis, broadcaster NHK reported.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, but NHK said tsunamis measuring up to 3 feet were expected to hit the Pacific coast.

Residents of Owase City in Mie Prefecture were ordered to evacuate to higher ground to avoid the tsunamis -- water waves generatd by seismic activity.

An official in Wakayama City in Wakayama Prefecture saw what appeared to be a tidal wave 1 meter high coming up a river, NHK said.

The quake was felt just before midnight.

Earlier in the evening, an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hit western Japan, setting off tsunami waves along the Pacific coast, but there were no reports of serious damage, NHK said.

Two people were slightly injured in the city of Kyoto, although some of the strongest tremors were felt in the area of Nara, the ancient capital of Japan where there are many temples.

Tsunamis measured up to 20 inches in some areas, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The agency initially said the quake measured 6.8 on the Richter scale and estimated the largest tsumani at 60 cm.

Train services including bullet-train runs were temporarily suspended after the quake struck shortly after 7 p.m.

The focus of the quake, which measured five on the Japanese intensity scale of seven, was in the seabed off the Kii Peninsula about 310 miles southwest of Tokyo at a depth of about 6 miles, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Authorities lifted tsunami warnings about two hours after the quake, which was also felt in Tokyo, and said there was no worry about damage to coastal areas.

Much of the affected area relies on fishing and agriculture as well as tourism, centered on Nara and Kyoto.

Japan is one of the world's most seismically active areas, with an earthquake occurring every five minutes.

The country accounts for about 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude six or greater. A quake of that magnitude has potential to cause major damage in built-up areas.

Memories are still vivid of the earthquake in the western city of Kobe which killed more than 6,400 people in 1995. That quake measured 7.2 on the Richter scale.

I heard that we were supposed to have an earthquake soon as well.... But so far nothing yet... :sweat:

We didn't have this new in France yet...
But we saw a boat in Yokohama crashing in the harbor... (Yesterday I think)
20% of the earthquakes, it's huge ! I've never felt an earthquake of my life, it must be impressive...

I've felt an earthquake three times in my life-- all in Japan. I'm originally from Ohio in the USA and it is very rare to experience more than a drought or flood. I felt the earthquake at about 7:07pm [yesterday technically] and I was surprised at how it didn't stop like the previous one I had felt before about a month or two ago. However, where I am, it wasn't so horrible that other people didn't notice it. The floor was basically vibrating around the Hiroshima area. I hope the typhoon calms down. As a result, my mainstay of income--tutoring English--has been repeatedly cancelled due to the bad weather...If this horrible weather and typhoon keeps attacking, I won't make enough money to eat......hahaha. This is why I love good ol' flat, non-volcano-having lands. As much as I like the food and the karaoke boxes...and all the pretty scenery...the pretty scenery is also deadly......literally and metaphorically to my wallet...=x