japan :: tokyo :: general

[conqueror]

dsm gave you 8% off just because you had a foreign passport? i'm surprised.

Edited July 11, 2014 by conqueror

[1M]

i thought they give you the price without tax on the spot (if the store offers). at least that's how i've bought items without tax at retailers.

[herpsky]

jealous of your farrin discount

[SSchadenfreude]

It's fuckin hot.

[herpsky]

www.apalog.com/maxre

 

very interesting site. japanese research on american fashion retail.

[bentobox]

Back to DJ at Camelot on August 8th. Open invite to all Superfuturians.  PM for guest list. 

[herpsky]

Back to DJ at Camelot on August 8th. Open invite to all Superfuturians.  PM for guest list. 

GYARU ALERTO

[Trouble]

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Edited June 25, 2020 by Trouble

[jmthree]

Arriving 2/10 and leaving 16/10. Staying at the Granbell in Shinjuku for the first week but have not organized anything for the second.

 

Anybody stayed anywhere cheap / half decent in the same sort of area? 

[conqueror]

yo, i'll be in tokyo for a portion of those dates. for the first part i'm staying at tokyu stay in shibuya which i'm guessing is cheaper than the granbell (3 stars vs 4) - seems to have consistently good reviews on tripadvisor/expedia/agoda etc.

Edited July 29, 2014 by conqueror

[SSchadenfreude]

yo, i'll be in tokyo for a portion of those dates. for the first part i'm staying at tokyu stay in shibuya which i'm guessing is cheaper than the granbell (3 stars vs 4) - seems to have consistently good reviews on tripadvisor/expedia/agoda etc.

tokyu stay shibuya or shibuya shinminamiguchi?

my friend usually stays at shinminami.  it seemed decent. it has washer/dryer and free meal and jonathan's i think.

it's right by that club that does reggaeton shit.

[jmthree]

Just checked it out, will probably end up booking the second half of the trip there. Thanks!. 

[SSchadenfreude]

Just checked it out, will probably end up booking the second half of the trip there. Thanks!. 

u prolly wanna book shinminamiguchi.  

[conqueror]

tokyu stay shibuya or shibuya shinminamiguchi?

my friend usually stays at shinminami.  it seemed decent. it has washer/dryer and free meal and jonathan's i think.

it's right by that club that does reggaeton shit.

 

na, the first one (http://www.tokyustay.co.jp/e/hotel/SIB/) - its an extra 10min walk to the jr station but had significantly better reviews. i was going to book at the sunroute plaza in shinjuku for the second leg (10 nights as opposed to 6 at tokyu stay).

 

edit: hmm, shinminamiguchi is only 3000Y cheaper than sunroute which is surprising. i'll prob stick with sunroute for pt 2, last time i stayed at century southern tower but i don't wanna spend that much this time around.

Edited July 29, 2014 by conqueror

[cchen]

both are fine. actually, any tokyu stay location is fine. On personal trips I try to stay there. The rooms aren't big, but are clean and well equipped with washer and dryer.

[herpsky]

i wouldnt stay in shinjuku at all. i don't know why all these tourists think it's a good idea. 

i suppose chuo line is more accessible but yamanote line is so convenient that it only adds like a couple of minutes if you are coming from elsewhere...

[DaBestSpoona]

Tokyu Stay Gotanda and Aoyama premier have nicer bigger layouts.

 

 

I gotta stay in Shinjuku this fall cus its near a family wedding, near NEX, and my wife has limited mobility(nishin).

[conqueror]

i wouldnt stay in shinjuku at all. i don't know why all these tourists think it's a good idea. 

i suppose chuo line is more accessible but yamanote line is so convenient that it only adds like a couple of minutes if you are coming from elsewhere...

 

sunroute plaza is like a 2min walk to jr shinjuku, southern tower is 30 seconds max.

[jmthree]

Regarding Coffee, I have heard streamer is pretty good but not much else. Any advice?

[SSchadenfreude]

Bacon in jap supermarkets suck

[conqueror]

Bacon in jap supermarkets suck

 

yep, its basically just thick, slimy ham.

[herpsky]

bacon not scrump. 

 

tokyu gotanda is p nice. free breakfast at jonathan downstairs.

 

streamer's got famous because it was one of the OG "fancy" coffee shops in tokyo. it probs blew up bc one of the baristas was a world latte art champion, and all the oshanti industry folks started going. 

 

coffee in jland p pathetic. i live in a woat city but the coffee (at a fancy coffee shop near me) here is far better than anything i've had in tokyo.

Edited July 31, 2014 by herpsky

[pompadork]

Little Nap still dabes. 

 

I've never been to streamers but I walked by and wondered why their entire branding is a starbucks ripoff?

[conqueror]

i'm not there until oct but since the thread is fairly active right now - what are the 3 best joints for burgs and coffee (even if it pales to stuff in the states)? i haven't been in jp since 2009 so i'm presuming stuff has changed since then.

 

edit: travelling solo but i'll have no qualms with ordering multiple shit off the menu.

Edited July 31, 2014 by conqueror

[cchen]

For coffee I've recently tried the following places (ranked best to worst):

 

The Roastery

Omotesando Koffee

Fuglen

Coutume

[conqueror]

awesome, thanks. did identity in harajuku close?

[cchen]

yeah its closed

[DaBestSpoona]

Be a good neighbor is pretty good.

 

Anyone stayed at Shibuya Granbell?

[herpsky]

For coffee I've recently tried the following places (ranked best to worst):

 

The Roastery

Omotesando Koffee

Fuglen

Coutume

They p lame too. 

 

I liked Sarutahiko (it's now totally KAG'd out and line too long) and Amamelia. 

Edited August 1, 2014 by herpsky

[nicelynice]

This is a good coffee place, sarugaku coffee in Daikanyama. A little weird, not just ripping off starbucks

 

http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1303/A130303/13007487/