tabana wrote:

I'm not sure. If I ever go in, I'm never coming back. Found a web page for Mai Foot. You can see the staff. and Maid Cafe

i'll go for yumeko @ mai foot!

I'm going there as well, with two friends. In July, I hope it's worth it.
Food, hotels and everything else is supposed to be the same prices as here in Sweden. +/-10%. I hope we'll manage.

tabana wrote:

I'm not sure. If I ever go in, I'm never coming back. Found a web page for Mai Foot. You can see the staff. and Maid Cafe

count me in, i may also never return....lol

Mustiiien wrote:

I'm going there as well, with two friends. In July, I hope it's worth it. Food, hotels and everything else is supposed to be the same prices as here in Sweden. +/-10%. I hope we'll manage.

i'm sure you'll have a good time. it'll probably be slightly warmer than sweden that time of year!

kenjilina wrote:

i'm sure you'll have a good time. it'll probably be slightly warmer than sweden that time of year!

and there will be slightly less blonde-haired ppl as well.

Tu_triky wrote:

only in japan, dood...shiet cracks me up ----------------------------------------------- Get a �gcos-play�h foot massage French maid cafés are so 2005. This year�fs Akiba favorite is the French Maid foot massage. At Melty Cure, the costumed therapists will help you melt �glike butter�h and cure you of all your stress with their admirable massage skills. Down the street, Mai Foot (pictured) offers reflexology, handcare, eyecare, aromatherapy and an oxygen bar. The maids, who post messages on the website, include Alice (�gMaster, teach me many things�h), Yuuna (�gI�fm a machine gun talker�h) and Poko Nyan (�gI�fm a twisted maid, but yoroshiku�h). Reflexology treatments at both establishments start at \2,000. Melty Cure: 3F, 4-6-2 Soto-Kanda. Tel: 03-3254-7557. Open 11am-9pm. Nearest stn: Akihabara or Suehirocho. Mai Foot: 3-1-3 Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku. Tel: 03-3253-1113. Open 11am-9pm. Nearest stn: Akihabara.

I know what you mean!! once you go in you never want to leave.....but my VISA for my stay is ending this summer! I feel soooo insanely depressed when I think about leaving japan! It sucks big time!! I love it here too much!! leaving my school...friends...the city...food....onsen... the wicked style....riding the train...aaaahhhhh~~~~~~ too many things to count T_T i try not to think about it....but the day is coming so fast!!! well i still have 6 more months...but 6months goes by madly fast! I am defintely coming back for university!! hopefuly haha!! i wish i could have graduated with my friends here....but they are graduating next march without me...
AISHITERU NIPPON!!!! \(TOT)/ b(~_^)Y
i will try and live in the moment! ~ (-_-)

At least you're there and enjoying it.
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ahhh, life in japan, must be nice.

new building in GINZA
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The latest addition to Tokyo's recent string of successful partnering of renowned architects and luxury brands arrives in the shape of the Mikimoto Ginza 2 store, designed by Toyo Ito (Tod's Omotesando). The pink building offers up some irregularly shaped (and placed) windows, which certainly stands out (but in a good way). Oh, and you might actually be interested by the jewelry on sale within.

Tu_triky wrote:

new building in GINZA -------------------------------------------------------------------- The latest addition to Tokyo's recent string of successful partnering of renowned architects and luxury brands arrives in the shape of the Mikimoto Ginza 2 store, designed by Toyo Ito (Tod's Omotesando). The pink building offers up some irregularly shaped (and placed) windows, which certainly stands out (but in a good way). Oh, and you might actually be interested by the jewelry on sale within.

that's a unique building...

qilver wrote:

that's a unique building...

tokyo architecture is truly avant-garde...and not necessarily due to japanese talent...the city itself with it's bleeding edge design aesthetic attracts world renown architects from around the world.

illuminated ice cavern in Saitama prefecture

Tu_triky wrote:

illuminated ice cavern in Saitama prefecture

nice pix.

yeah i love it here!! hey qilver you are coming to japan too eh? right on!!
right now its been snowing a lot!! especially on the western side of the alps! (Niigata area) it even snowed 5cm in Tokyo and it was Dai Panikku! hahahaha

I'm hoping to go back there this year on a student visa or whatever the equivalent is. Want to go to a Japanese language school for a year or so and make a solid effort to learn the lingo. It's just too hard to focus on it when you're not in an environment where you need to use it every day.

Are there any good schools in Tokyo for this that people could recommend from experience? I haven't got stuck into researching schools yet, the only one I've had a look at is WLE.

Originally, I was thinking about going to one somewhere a bit more out of the way like Kobe or Hiroshima, but in the end, if I'm gonna be in Japan I might as well be in the thick of the action, so Tokyo it is.

Thanks for the link MomoNyo. It wasn't in my list. I hope it can be useful for me.

I just found out I can live there for up to 3 months without a visa.

btw, thanks for the nice pics Tu_triky.
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J~bOi wrote:

yeah i love it here!! hey qilver you are coming to japan too eh? right on!! right now its been snowing a lot!! especially on the western side of the alps! (Niigata area) it even snowed 5cm in Tokyo and it was Dai Panikku! hahahaha

i probably won't be going until i save up some more money, and if i do go, probably close to next year.

qilver wrote:

i probably won't be going until i save up some more money, and if i do go, probably close to next year.

right on!! I hope I can come back next year too!! I hoping to come back for Uni. Most of my family lives in Okinawa...so I was thinking about trying to get into Ryuukyu Daigaku.

J~bOi wrote:

right on!! I hope I can come back next year too!! I hoping to come back for Uni. Most of my family lives in Okinawa...so I was thinking about trying to get into Ryuukyu Daigaku.

Okinawa, that is far from Tokyo, maybe 2 hr plane ride?
Been to Tokyo much, since you were from Okinawa area?