japan :: tokyo :: general

[Lab]

would wear

Hmmm. Do you have long arms and/or broad shoulders?

It's hard to find inexpensive clothes for tall and skinny guys. Hard to find clothes that have an european cut i.e. long sleeves, wide shoulder, skinny torso

havent had much luck either.

isetan is a safe bet. attachment works for tall people

[herpsky]

you gotta koppu rick owens

Edited March 2, 2013 by herpsky

[djrajio]

Herp, when are you in Tokyo? I'm heading back next Sat! Can't wait to get back. I lovin' Syndey but my heart still rests in Tokyo.....

[herpsky]

Back on the 25th

[Christmas In A Submarine.]

Housing advice...

My girlfriend and I will be moving to Tokyo at the end of this month for school. We'll be there from end of March through the end of July and are looking for places to live. (yes, last minute...) The university offered us dorms, but they were super restrictive in terms of curfews and the commingling of the sexes, so we are saying no. The campus is in Nakano, so ideally we're looking for something close by via metro or bike.

We've mostly been looking at Gaijin houses, specifically www.sakura-house.com but I have no idea if that's reasonable/sketchy/etc. The prices are absurdly good though...

thoughts? warnings? advice? thanks in advance.

[SSchadenfreude]

Back on the 25th

has there ever been superfuture meetup in tokyo? i will def attend if demonator go

Edited March 3, 2013 by Woogle

[pompadork]

my friend's eikaiwa gakkou. the website is hilarious.

ENG48

Wow bad site. Also might be moving to Tsukuba (lol) in August. Ibaraki rent is cheap at least???

Also who stocks Undercover stuff? Need to buy their new rucksack.

[conqueror]

Housing advice...

My girlfriend and I will be moving to Tokyo at the end of this month for school. We'll be there from end of March through the end of July and are looking for places to live. (yes, last minute...) The university offered us dorms, but they were super restrictive in terms of curfews and the commingling of the sexes, so we are saying no. The campus is in Nakano, so ideally we're looking for something close by via metro or bike.

We've mostly been looking at Gaijin houses, specifically www.sakura-house.com but I have no idea if that's reasonable/sketchy/etc. The prices are absurdly good though...

thoughts? warnings? advice? thanks in advance.

i stayed in the 'green lodge' koenji gaijin house for 2.5 months in 2009 - it was pretty good considering the price. ironically even though it was a gaijin house 4 of the 6 people in the house were japanese. unless things have changed, the company also had one in nakano, ikebukuro and sugamo - sakura house are probably the best known gaijin house company by far, but have some really strict/crazy rules from memory.

Edited March 4, 2013 by conqueror

[herpsky]

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[djrajio]

Japanese hyperconsumerism at its finest.

What's next?

iAte?

iShit?

iFucked?

[djrajio]

That being said. I love SOPHNET.

[Christmas In A Submarine.]

i stayed in the 'green lodge' koenji gaijin house for 2.5 months in 2009 - it was pretty good considering the price. ironically even though it was a gaijin house 4 of the 6 people in the house were japanese. unless things have changed, the company also had one in nakano, ikebukuro and sugamo - sakura house are probably the best known gaijin house company by far, but have some really strict/crazy rules from memory.

hmm, well we're in the process of talking to sakura - based on their website/faq section nothing pops out as crazy. what kind of crazy are we talking about?

thanks for the advice...

[bentobox]

Housing advice...

We've mostly been looking at Gaijin houses, specifically www.sakura-house.com but I have no idea if that's reasonable/sketchy/etc. The prices are absurdly good though...

thoughts? warnings? advice? thanks in advance.

In grad school I lived in the Shibuya Sakura House right next to Womb (a fact they conveniently forgot to mention to me when I went to see the apartment during the day). It was a shared bathroom/shared kitchen 7 or 8 unit "house" and was totally fine as a place to crash at the end of the day but little more than that. Other inhabitants were a mix of Europeans on extended vacations and Japanese bicycle messengers. Overall, as a place for you and your girl, unless you want to wait for the shower and such, I'd look elsewhere.

[conqueror]

hmm, well we're in the process of talking to sakura - based on their website/faq section nothing pops out as crazy. what kind of crazy are we talking about?

thanks for the advice...

i just remember them being really strict with noise, visitors and cleanliness (charging insane fees after moving in for non-existent mess). search on some of the 'expat' forums for bad experiences.

[Christmas In A Submarine.]

thanks for all the input - the place we're looking at isn't a shared house, it's an apartment right near ekoda park. a few blocks from shinekoda station, etc.

we're getting down to it time-wise, so i guess we're gonna probably go for it, i'll be sure to report back/sleep on one of your couches soon.

[herpsky]

Top 50 restaurants in Asia

http://www.worlds50b...estaurants.html

1. Narisawa, Tokyo

2. Nihonryori RyuGin, Tokyo

3. Nahm, Bangkok

4. Amber, Hong Kong

5. Restaurant Andre, Singapore

6. 8-1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Hong Kong

7. Mr & Mrs Bund, Shanghai

8. Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet, Shanghai

9. Iggy’s Singapore

10. Gaggan, Bangkok

Edited March 8, 2013 by herpsky

[DaBestSpoona]

Narisawa is always on american tv(bourdain, travel channel, etc). Yet they never interview him or mention him or point him out. Fucked up.

[home]

it's expensive, but my experience in a sakura house was fine.

[djrajio]

I think you are trying to tell me something about Free Gucci Wallets.

But I can't quite figure it out....

[djrajio]

GUCCI is so cool.

I love GUCCI.

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[ruach]

hmm, well we're in the process of talking to sakura - based on their website/faq section nothing pops out as crazy. what kind of crazy are we talking about?

thanks for the advice...

I stayed at a Sakura House apartment for a total of five months and loved it. No experience with shared rooms, but the private apartment was great. They were flexible with letting me leave mid-month and I had no problem getting my entire deposit amount back.

Edited March 13, 2013 by ruach

[herpsky]

Good read -

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http://taf5686.269g.net/article/17487258.html

[mrip]

booked my flight, gonna be in japan april 12-28. see you guys there

[SSchadenfreude]

booked my flight, gonna be in japan april 12-28. see you guys there

pls bring ronnel

[djrajio]

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http://taf5686.269g....e/17487258.html

Interesting article.

Especially this comment about Supreme.

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But is this really a Neo-Harajuku Boom? I would argue its just the natural evolution of Tokyo street fashion that now is taking elements of late 90s street/hip-hop and mixing into the current wardrobe. As fashion progresses who is to say that in 5-10 years time will be mixing elements of Hedi-Dior Hommme boom into our fashion lexicon.

He mentions Goodenough, C.E., and RISE as potential brands to take the mantle of this potential new boom. Can't really see that happening to be honest.

Although I quite like the retro-futurism concept of C.E.

[herpsky]

i won't be in town for versus tokyo but let us know how it is.

Still no job offers at of today. I guess the absolute last day to get an offer is Friday.

I stayed home all day looking at my cell. No calls. Was told there might be a spot at the place I have affiliation with. Honestly, I can't really trust anyone b/c one told me that they would offer me a spot and totally flaked.

[herpsky]

Interesting article.

Especially this comment about Supreme.

But is this really a Neo-Harajuku Boom? I would argue its just the natural evolution of Tokyo street fashion that now is taking elements of late 90s street/hip-hop and mixing into the current wardrobe. As fashion progresses who is to say that in 5-10 years time will be mixing elements of Hedi-Dior Hommme boom into our fashion lexicon.

He mentions Goodenough, C.E., and RISE as potential brands to take the mantle of this potential new boom. Can't really see that happening to be honest.

Although I quite like the retro-futurism concept of C.E.

Elastic is a pretty famous personal blog but it's not written by anyone who has a lot of credibility / authority.

I think we should take it with a grain of salt but I totally agree with you. I can't see GE, CE, and Rise becoming popular at all.

Also it's the rebirth of the 横乗り culture. I'm not an exception but a lot of people recently got on that skater / surfer style. Ron Herman, Saturdays, Supreme, and etc.

Edited March 14, 2013 by herpsky

[herpsky]

booked my flight, gonna be in japan april 12-28. see you guys there

we'll be excited to have you in jland. it's time for a gyaru nanpa escapade

[djrajio]

i won't be in town for versus tokyo but let us know how it is.

Still no job offers at of today. I guess the absolute last day to get an offer is Friday.

I stayed home all day looking at my cell. No calls. Was told there might be a spot at the place I have affiliation with. Honestly, I can't really trust anyone b/c one told me that they would offer me a spot and totally flaked.

Man. Back when I lost my job from Lehman I had dozens of recruiters, hiring managers, etc., promise me the sky.

The only fucking thing that matters is an offer letter in your hand with a line that you need to sign.

Until anyone provides you that piece of paper nothing matters and its all talk.

[DaBestSpoona]

I'm still with no new job. Shit sucks ass, you keep checking your email more than normal, and it sucks when these ppl who interviewed me keep lurking at my linkedin every few days, cockteasing me basically. Since I got nothing going on,booked a trip to iceland for this weekend, maybe madrid in the early fall, and just booked another Tokyo trip before xmas, then off to Kyushu before new years eve.

Raji you were right

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/business/economy/despite-job-vacancies-employers-shy-away-from-hiring.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0