japan :: tokyo :: general

[herpsky]

Budamunk x Bside mix

[Appleseed]

MSC ever going to get their shit together and drop another LP? I feel so out of the loop these days....

[fals3]

Omotesando Koffee was pretty good to my uncultured buds.  Pretty cool place to take a girl except you gotta sit in the street and cary out your own garbage.  Mud coffee is alright but fucking smokers on the deck.

[1 9 9 3]

Be a Good Neighbor is an amazing kiosk.
Their drip coffee was great, as well as the atmosphere; despite being fairly packed.

Going to be visiting Japan again next summer, mostly to visit my family in Shimane but will be wandering around.

Edited June 7, 2013 by 1 9 9 3

[Method]

any recommendations for onsens in the tokyo area? don't mind traveling to outer city limits if I have to. looking for the whole deal, bath/sleep/eat etc. onsens always help me get over jet lag and normally I have my friends take me but they're busy the first couple days I fly in so I have no idea where to go. preferably not too touristy, and I can get by with my japanese so that's not an issue. 

Edited June 7, 2013 by Method

[herpsky]

Goura kadan

[herpsky]

NEW SEX YAMAGUCHI MIXTAPE

 

CHYEE

 

https://soundcloud.com/sexyamaguchi/after-24-passport-sexyamaguchi

[SSchadenfreude]

^where were u in 2000? huh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXkGxfdlt7w

[herpsky]

I was a miserable high school student, dreaming about オフパコ

[djrajio]

I'm still a miserable medical student, dreaming about sex.

 

Fixed it for you.

[SSchadenfreude]

Fixed it for you.

lulz  that wasnt very nice

[djrajio]

Yeah, just joking. Herpsky know we be tight.

[herpsky]

i'm done with school bru

[djrajio]

i'm done with school bru

 

You got a job now?

[herpsky]

You got a job now?

still looking for a job. the situation hasn't really changed since i left tokyo. have had some phone interviews. 

 

 

on another note:

 

history of MMM leather riders (i think there are some inaccuracies though — the poster doesn't list "plum" from the previous season)

 

http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/margielamarni/40140259.html

Edited June 15, 2013 by herpsky

[SSchadenfreude]

^you should just go back to tokyo or hawaii.  thanks for mmm link. 

[herpsky]

Looks dope:

 

http://www.sozosha.ac.jp/opencampus/program01/index.php?id=29

 

[herpsky]

The feature from the current issue of Cyzo = The Untold Secrets of Japanese Fashion Industry

 

You can read some of it online.

 

http://www.premiumcyzo.com/contents/2013/06/1307-1toku.php

[kallun]

Any advice for a cool hotel in Tokyo. Budget tops around USD300/night but cheaper would be great. I have looked at Park Tower and Cerulean so far.

 

(I know there are a Tokyo Hotels thread but it´s updated in 2008)...

 

Thanks!

 

/K

[boomtime8]

Kallun...what part of town are you looking to be around, and are you looking for basic business style hotel or a place with a good amount of amenities? 

Edited June 24, 2013 by boomtime8

[herpsky]

Really depends on what you want to accomplish. 

 

Do you wanna party party in ropps? Cop jawnz? 

What does cool mean? Claska in Gakugei-dai is a boutique hotel that's kinda artsy but it's out of the way. 

 

Cerulean is def. a good bet. 

 

Anything owned by tokyu is very decent. The excel in akasaka mitsuke is hella convenient. 

[Playahater]

+1 for Cerulean, just spent a week there again and it was well worth the price. 4th stay there now and I never regret it, especially with the proximity to certain neighbourhoods and the rooms are large; got Wifi + Gym / Pool pass thrown in too. 

[kallun]

Thanks for answering!

 

I prefer a well designed boutique hotels  but the girlfriend likes high end business hotels (think four seasons etc.) So any of these would do. I will probably spend time in Daikanyama, Shinjuku etc. Good shopping and good eveneing/night life are priority but cop jawnz beats party in ropps .

 

I have looked at The Tokyo Station Hotel also which seems rather old school luxorious and maybe could be nice?

[Playahater]

Daikanyama is right behind Cerulean, no more than a 5 min walk through the side streets and you're there plus Shinjuku being around 15 mins away via Yamanote line is a big plus rather than being in a different area. I've liked other hotels i've stayed at including Park Hyatt but for cost, location and convenience, i can't beat Cerulean.

 

 Plus late night cab that's from Shinjuku or Roppongi is just under Â¥2k. 

[kallun]

Ok, Great! I will look into Cerulean further although the good price I once found seems to be gone. For the area I beleive Granbell is nearby and cheaper. But pehaps that is a much worse hotel?

[raddy]

The granbell is a step down; if you can deal with one of the super cheap tiny rooms, it's a nice/clean hotel and is TOTALLY fine, but typically the spread between the 'nicer' rooms and the Cerulean isn't that large price-wise. If I could get a nice double at granbell for more than 50$ cheaper than Cerulean per night, I'd consider it. (Especially if you can't find a Wifi-gym package for Cerulean because they charge ridic amounts for that crap)

 

The view-bath suite in granbell is pretty ridiculous, but I think for that $, I'd rather stay @ PH or Claska.

 

Generally, the Cerulean when its sub 250 and includes wifi/gym can't be beat...

[herpsky]

Claska is really far away from all train stations. I think the closest station is Gakugei daigaku. If you have the $ to stay at four seasons, I guess you can always cab it up. 

 

The best rate I've seen so far is 300 / night for a deluxe twin.

Edited June 25, 2013 by herpsky

[Playahater]

Even if you don't have in room wifi, rent a pocket wifi which is considerably more convenient and cheaper. 

 

Â¥25,000 a night was my rate at Cerulean with the Wifi and Fitness Club thrown in, not a standard room though. 

[conqueror]

i liked the hotel century southern tower in shinjuku - its just opposite tokyu hands and is probably the most conveniently located hotel in the ward. unfortunately there's no pool or gym (or there wasn't when i stayed).

[Christmas In A Submarine.]

Even if you don't have in room wifi, rent a pocket wifi which is considerably more convenient and cheaper. 

 

Â¥25,000 a night was my rate at Cerulean with the Wifi and Fitness Club thrown in, not a standard room though. 

 

http://www.rentafonejapan.com/Mobile-Internet.html is great, in my experience.