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yeah i there no longer.

maybe next winter.

[popeyejawns]

I couldn't find an Osaka thread, but does anyone know if Art Space Six osaka is still open? And is anything going on there next month?

[bentobox]

For pizza in Tokyo, I gotta go with Savoy in Azabu Juban. Stupid expensive for some pizza and broccoli rabe. But so good.

Nakaoka Bldg. 201, 3-10-1 Moto Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0046

Tel: 03-5770-7899

Map:

http://gmap.jp/shop-6284.html

[chromesquared]

I couldn't find an Osaka thread, but does anyone know if Art Space Six osaka is still open? And is anything going on there next month?

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=27046

Nothing showed up in a Google search in Jpnz or Eng, so may no longer exist, but I didn't put that much effort into it honestly.

[dismalfuture]

you guys ever heard of this place? my girl said it's big

http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1317/A131701/13003188/dtlphotolst/1/

[Yom]

I couldn't find an Osaka thread, but does anyone know if Art Space Six osaka is still open? And is anything going on there next month?

this it?

http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/5694188/

CDG exhibition is on until September

[popeyejawns]

Oh yes thank you! Definitely have to hit that. I booked a room at 9H in Kyoto, thinking about spending the next night in Osaka. Any hotel recommendations?

Also, where is the best place(s) to cop Facetasm, sasquatchFABRIX, Soloist, and Cutler & Gross?

[bentobox]

Osaka hotels:

Shinsaibashi: Cross Hotel in Shisaibashi is boutique-y and right in the heart of the matter. Nikko is old school Japan steez.

Umeda:Hilton. Dont do Westin, too far from train.

[raddy]

Cross hotel is pretty awesome -- I think you can find rooms for 100-150 usd and they're extreme clean/modern. Probably one of my favorite hotels. (Location is good if you're there to shop slash booze in shinsaibashi)

[jumpoff]

Have to echo Bentobox. Savoy is great. Used to eat there once a week when I was living in Azabu-Juban. Best local pizza joint I've ever had. Their marinara is superb.

Partenope in Hiroo is okay, nothing more.

I've heard lots of good things about a place in Jiyugaoka, but can't remember the name.

[dismalfuture]

Tokiiiiiiiooooo B.A.L.L.I.N. - headed out there in 24 hrs. Doing the Conrad Tokyo this time so I'm gonna get drunk and eat sushi at Tsukiji at ungodly hours since it's close, visit Tokyo Tower one last time before it closes, go to cheesy old places in Ginza - haven't really done the touristy stuff in Japan in years, really looking forward to it, good location for a jump off.

[conqueror]

man, why/when is tokyo tower closing? i have been to tokyo twice and (somehow) forgot to go both times.

[dismalfuture]

I think it's closing in the fall, they have Tokyo Sky Tree now (new Tokyo Tower)

[bentobox]

DJing next Friday at Velours with Kango and special guest DJ Grandtheft from Montreal. Should be tight. As always, open door for Superfuturians.

Foreshadowing:

http://soundcloud.com/djbento/dj-bento-live-2011-red-bull

[Yom]

ive heard nothing of them closing tokyo tower

[akuma no uta]

January, moving there, need plans or whatever, anybody who want to help in any way it's much appreciated

[herpsky]

January, moving there, need plans or whatever, anybody who want to help in any way it's much appreciated

what are you doing there?

you got a job in tokyo?

[akuma no uta]

Yeah, got a job lined up, have a pretty decent salary, nothing way crazy, wondering where a good place to look for apartments, and that sort of thing. Looking for something dog friendly. Around ¥125,000 would be a good price?

[dismalfuture]

a lot of places are dog friendly, but for 125,000, better hope it's a small dog...

[Yom]

Leopalace are pretty good with foreigners (I am assuming you are not of Japanese decent)

http://en.leopalace21.com/

places are small but new and they are cheap and they dont mess around with massive amounts of key money etc. plus they are partially furnished (most places here come with nothing)

my wife and I were turned down twice (not by Leopalace) before we found our place based solely on the fact that I was a foreigner so dont be surprised if that happens

[conqueror]

is it eikaiwa work?

[dismalfuture]

Leopalace are pretty good with foreigners (I am assuming you are not of Japanese decent)

http://en.leopalace21.com/

places are small but new and they are cheap and they dont mess around with massive amounts of key money etc. plus they are partially furnished (most places here come with nothing)

my wife and I were turned down twice (not by Leopalace) before we found our place based solely on the fact that I was a foreigner so dont be surprised if that happens

A lot of places nowadays are doing 0 key/0 deposit, sometimes even with a free month out of 24. It might be for higher priced places that aren't moving, but the places I'm looking at, rents have dropped by like 20-30% compared to a couple years ago, and they're doing 0/0 as well.

[conqueror]

i really can't comprehend zero key/deposit money (for a typical apartment/mansion) for a single foreigner in tokyo (having a jp wife/girlfriend helps 1000x).

[dismalfuture]

Yeah that may not work. Never know though, sounds like akuma has something up his sleeve if he's already comfortable having a pet there, even before he's gotten to Japan?

[chromesquared]

Leo Palace is not really all that cheap IMO, you get what u pay for.

Also, this site has a lot of places that require no key money:

http://www.kimiwillbe.com/aptrec.htm

[akuma no uta]

Yeah that may not work. Never know though, sounds like akuma has something up his sleeve if he's already comfortable having a pet there, even before he's gotten to Japan?

My girlfriend has a beautiful Siberian husky, I couldnt imagine not her her along. Thanks for all the suggestions guys,

[conqueror]

you're taking a husky to tokyo? i know you're optimistic and all, which is great, but i really hope this job lined up pays insanely well. good luck.

[nicelynice]

125,000 is not gonna get a place comfortable enough for a dog that size in the city. I'd look at finding a bigger place in Chiba, Kanagawa, and Saitama and commuting. Does your company offer any relocation assistance?

Looking for a place without physically being in Japan is a bit difficult due to the lease process since you need a Guarantor, or else paying quite a bit to a guarantor company. Do you have Japanese language ability? That will help the process quite a bit.

I live in Sendai as a single foreigner, and I've never paid key money or a deposit, but I work for the municipal government and the mayor signs on as my guarantor. If you can get your company president (and it's a large company), that can help rental negotiations immensely.

[chromesquared]

Lots of luck, you shall need it both in finding an apt. for two non-Japanese (one of which is tatted up) with a husky and to say nothing of the quality of your relationship, your girl, or you, to maintaining said relationship.

[conqueror]

i presumed the girlfriend was japanese? oh shit.