japan :: tokyo :: general

[cuddlysheep]

i effed

her

[DaBestSpoona]

i effed

her

no mo doutei!

[herpsky]

herpsky

any further markdowns at midwest or same as they just started the sale?

if you know...

:confused:

everything is now like 60% off.

[salaryman]

Hey, does anyone have recommendations for stuff to do with visitors from out of town?

I usually just drag people to my favorite restaurants/bars/clubs and they have a good time, but some friends coming this time have never been to Japan, so I think they want to do some "cultural" stuff too. I know all the standard Asakusa, Tsukiji, Kamakura type places, but would prefer to avoid crazy tourist spots.

Sometimes I bring people to Ryogoku for the matches (anything with drinking included is always a ++) but there aren't any during the time they're visiting. Will probably hit some museums too, know anything else that I'm not thinking of?

[djrajio]

Honestly, if they are your typical foreigner tourist they are gonna love all the tourist traps anyways cuz they don't know any better. Especially if they are corny Americans who think geisha/sushi/sumo is the pinnacle of japanese cultural excellence. I used to bring my American friends to all the exclusive, in the know, bars/clubs/shops in Tokyo but they never fully appreciated it - always say "its nice but where are the kimonos?!!" So now, I just get lazy and take em to the same homogenized crap.

[djrajio]

Oh, take em to Akiba.

[Lab]

baskin robbinz at tokyo tower

[poly800rock]

Hey, does anyone have recommendations for stuff to do with visitors from out of town?

I usually just drag people to my favorite restaurants/bars/clubs and they have a good time, but some friends coming this time have never been to Japan, so I think they want to do some "cultural" stuff too. I know all the standard Asakusa, Tsukiji, Kamakura type places, but would prefer to avoid crazy tourist spots.

Sometimes I bring people to Ryogoku for the matches (anything with drinking included is always a ++) but there aren't any during the time they're visiting. Will probably hit some museums too, know anything else that I'm not thinking of?

gaspanic!!!!!

[herpsky]

krispy kreme for teh win

[salaryman]

always amazed at how helpful this thread is

[DaBestSpoona]

I would take them to all the places they have in Americaland like Wendys, McDonalds, Gap.

[duofold]

the corny americans I know never cease to surprise me in their unrelenting desire to seek out the familiar in foreign locales. seriously, if they were to discover that benihana has an outpost in tokyo, they'd clamor for that...rip rocky. take 'em to a mcds in tokyo - that would fucking make their trip and for grand tales back home.

like djraj, i've stopped putting any effort into trying to introduce new things to the vast majority of people i deal with. when i did take them somewhere of critical but not popular renown, they literally sulked. all fucking trip long.

60% off everything at midwest?!! fuck, I went at the wrong time & spent a fortune. screw the oppressive summer heat. next time, i'm planning around sales.

[gonexgrey]

maid cafe in akiba?

oh wait, they have that in LA now.

[hunting.bears]

I'm going to Japan in a li'l under two weeks for Fuji Rock Festival and am wondering how easy it is to acquire party favors, namely MDMA.

Lastly, are there any good electro house clubs in Tokyo?

Note: I'm not trolling, this is a genuine inquiry. Thanks!

[horriblyjollyjinx]

Where can I get Filippa K in Tokyo?

[Guest jmatsu]

Where can I get Filippa K in Tokyo?

negra, if you be or going to b in tokyo, y da fuck u wanna buy filippa k? make no sense.

[Guest jmatsu]

maid cafe in akiba?

oh wait, they have that in LA now.

oh really? gimme the 411 on that. they got white bitche in that shit? or it just b in jap-town with illegals?

[Appleseed]

^ Innit in Culver City? Pretty sure its non-jap, non-white chicks working there. Think there was a NYT/LAT article on it.

[horriblyjollyjinx]

negra, if you be or going to b in tokyo, y da fuck u wanna buy filippa k? make no sense.

because I feel they are the #1 progressive designer right now and I can not be without their clothing and the incense they have in their store.

[Guest jmatsu]

because I feel they are the #1 progressive designer right now and I can not be without their clothing and the incense they have in their store.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

[sushijerk]

oh really? gimme the 411 on that. they got white bitche in that shit? or it just b in jap-town with illegals?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/dining/25maid.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

From the pictures it looks like one waitress is asian and another white...could be mixed though.

Also the article says that the maid concept is "ironic", which is bullshit because indulging my otaku fantasies is serious business. I need bitches calling me goshujin-sama while making demure eye contact to be paying that kind of markup for tea and cake.

[herpsky]

my buds and i are going to catch an AKB48 show in akihabara this weekend.

itll be pretty awesome.

gonex and raj: please dont snitch.

[herpsky]

beams final sale from the 24th.

getting a haircut today.

the viridianne store is hella awesome. lotz of rick owenz look alikes for like 5000 yen.

fuck hare.

[djrajio]

my buds and i are going to catch an AKB48 show in akihabara this weekend.

itll be pretty awesome.

gonex and raj: please dont snitch.

Yo did you get my BBQ invite?

Your girl declined to attend.

WTF?

She doesn't know that I know you guys are together?

[1M]

Lastly, are there any good electro house clubs in Tokyo?

isn't that all they frieken play in this city?

[djrajio]

isn't that all they frieken play in this city?

Pretty much.

Or shitty hip-hop.

[popPOPpop]

my buds and i are going to catch an AKB48 show in akihabara this weekend.

itll be pretty awesome.

gonex and raj: please dont snitch.

How's the ticketing process?

I'm thinking of going next time I go over.

[horriblyjollyjinx]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

[mrip]

my buds and i are going to catch an AKB48 show in akihabara this weekend.

itll be pretty awesome.

gonex and raj: please dont snitch.

yo i love akb48

seifuku ga jama wo suru n shit

[PAND]

What's the deal with Japan and its ISPs when it comes to downloading music/film etc? Are you looking at jail time, or is it slack like most places?

(using torrents/p2p/megaupload etc)

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