qilver wrote:

they sure do, and White day, during which i was in Fukuoka last year in Tenjin district, the stores had tons of candy in which the females bought for their guys in response to Valentines day a month earlier.

Sounds like a Japanese Sadie Hawkins Day.

qilver wrote:

they sure do, and White day, during which i was in Fukuoka last year in Tenjin district, the stores had tons of candy in which the females bought for their guys in response to Valentines day a month earlier.

I LOVE White Day!

Takoyama wrote:

I LOVE White Day!

That must mean you've received a good share of candy, ne?

bmwracer wrote:

That must mean you've received a good share of candy, ne?

its pay back, for the guys...But the Japanese do take it seriously, and it is all over advertised in many stores and malls. I was just surprised it wasn't a national holiday where the employees of companies get that day off as well.

bmwracer wrote:

That must mean you've received a good share of candy, ne?

Yup

Takoyama wrote:

Yup

Good for you.

Faded folks in Shinjuku this past weekend. An ambulance was called out for the guy in the first pic.

Takoyama wrote:

Faded folks in Shinjuku this past weekend. An ambulance was called out for the guy in the first pic.

Was the guy tanked... Or worse?

bmwracer wrote:

Was the guy tanked... Or worse?

I'm guessing he consumed way too much alcohol.

Takoyama wrote:

I'm guessing he consumed way too much alcohol.

Yikes.

New Haneda terminal shown to media prior to October opening

Monday 02nd August, 10:36 AM JST

TOKYO —
The new international terminal building at Haneda airport was shown to the media Monday in advance of its opening in October along with the launch of an additional runway at the airport in Tokyo. The five-story building, with 74 shops and restaurants in areas accessible to all visitors and 31 stores in the security area for passengers who have completed embarkation procedures, also features a planetarium and a section with scenery recreating the Edo period (1603-1867) on the upper floors.

Japan Airport Terminal Co., the operator of Haneda airport, expects some 7 million users per year of the new terminal, whose construction began in May 2008. Keihin Electric Express Railway Co. and Tokyo Monorail Co. will transport passengers to a new station planned to be located near the terminal.
Following the Oct. 21 launch of the new fourth runway at Haneda, additional regular international flights will start on Oct. 31, with new slots linking Tokyo with locations such as Bangkok, Singapore, Hawaii, San Francisco and Paris. Currently, Haneda, which mainly handles domestic flights, offers only short-distance international flights to and from some destinations in South Korea and China.

This place has been used in a few dramas, I wonder if Takoyama or anybody else has ever been there? Looks pricey:http://www.canalcafe.jp/

gaijinmark wrote:

This place has been used in a few dramas, I wonder if Takoyama or anybody else has ever been there? Looks pricey:http://www.canalcafe.jp/

A couple of times. It's cool to watch the Chuo and Sobu lines pass by on the other side. Makes a nice date spot.

From yesterday.

Nice pics. Is it Obon?

Takoyama wrote:

From yesterday.

Awesome.

So cool to be living in Japan, ne?

gaijinmark wrote:

Nice pics. Is it Obon?

Final weekend for Obon. This was for Tokyo Bay Fireworks.

bmwracer wrote:

Awesome. So cool to be living in Japan, ne?

I love it!!!!

Takoyama wrote:

I love it!!!!

So how did you manage to end up living there (I'm assuming you're not a national)?