Im in Japan

[yallo]

WOW! you're in Japan!!!
*super ultra envious*
and you're going to Asian Kung Fu Generation's concert!!!
*super duper ultra envious*

haha hope you have a great time there, WD! =)
last time I was there, I had lotsa fun taking secret shots of high school girls in ultra short skirts... hee... too bad I didn't get one of a school girl happily riding a bicycle in short skirt... that almost sent my friend into a nosebleed heehee...

[kooshi]

Ooh, AKFG concert. Well, I only know like 4 songs from them, haha, but I hope you enjoy the concert.

[Death BOO Z]

don't bother with TW, they start a series, release six chapters at best, stop breathing for a month, and then the series is licensed.

[GuardianShado]

Originally posted by: samsonlonghair

Originally posted by: Winged Dancer
I think Japan and Mexico have the same voltages, though - I bought a multiple-transformer once and the one for Japan was the same for Mexico... and I dont care about the warranty, I (sadly) use my consoles so little (time!! goddamnit, time!!) that they survive on their own -.-

I could have sworn that all the countries in North American use 220 voltage.

uh... im not too sure where u got that info. maybe u live in canada. in the states the outlets are 110 volts. not sure about the amperage and polarity n all that other technical stuff.

[ChaosK]

hmm. i just arrived a japan like a couple of hours ago and its early morning here. i acctually know next to 0 japanese but my brother has studied for a while so i'm hoping we'll be able to get around. I havent checked out any sushi stores yet [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] and i probably wont post again until i find 1. (yes you may of guessed i have an obsession with sushi)

[2:25]

Chaos: eat takoyaki [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]DDDDDDDDDD

[GhostKaGe]

Originally posted by: 2-25
Chaos: eat takoyaki [img][/img]DDDDDDDDDD

takuyaki is disgusting i really h8 it i had the pleasure/missfortune of tasting it a few years back it was terrible but in the end i guess its just a case of personal preferance

[Psyke]

Don't you guys have a neighbourhood sushi store?

[samsonlonghair]

Originally posted by: GuardianShado
uh... im not too sure where u got that info. maybe u live in canada. in the states the outlets are 110 volts. not sure about the amperage and polarity n all that other technical stuff.

Ugh, yeah. I misspoke. I meant to say 110, not 220. 220 is the voltage in Japan and most of Europe. Once again, I've said everything bass akwards.

[Winged Dancer]

Mmh, I'll make sure to check the voltage then. Its just that its so much cheaper here... in Mexico, after much searching, bargaining and making pretty faces at the vendors I managed to get it down to 170 dollars (and not buy it), here its only 14,000 yen... roughly 145 dollars or so.

I liked takoyaki, which is weird cause I hate octupus. Its so... squishy inside your mouth. But takoyaki was really nice though! Actually, ever since I got here Ive gotten around to eating things I wouldnt ever eat in my country, like uh... vegetables. I hate them. But here, well, I dont know how they do it but they taste nice. I think I'll have to ask my okaasan to teach me how to cook japanese/chinese style (she does both) and then buy one of those machines to make gohan and send it to Mexico via boat or something so it wont be very expensive.

And I have to agree with Death Boo Z - Toriyama's World has great translators and great editors and its be the best site ever for scanlations if they only worked more than once every three months. Last I visited, they were translating the Bleach anime at a rather slow pace...

Missed the Naruto anime yesterday 'cause I was too busy buying stuff at Harajuku and laughing like an idiot when the Kyou Kara Maou! opening started playing on the radio. All of Japan is expensive as hell (food specially) but clothes at Harajuku are really cheap and pretty cool... I found skirts at $10, and blouses at $9, all good quality. There were also loooong japanese socks (very manga) but those were about 20 each pair... if any of you ever visit Japan, just do your best not to eat. It'll save you a lot of money.

And dont get sick!! I caught a flu and had to pay around 100 dollars for the

[lilphatboi88]

Yeah, I don't know if anyone can tell by the way she is talking but, Japan is really expensive to visit

[ChaosK]

yeah i found out when i went to sushi store. (yes we did have a neighborhood sushi place) and it was better than anything i've tasted in america but it was also pretty much 2-3x the price.

i'm extremely sorry i might not be able to put in pictures until i get back because the computer i'm on doesnt have a visible port...

[Racso]

Quiza no sea de mi interes pero, como va tu plan de perder peso WD???????? como podes vivir sin un buen Taco al Pastor....hmmmmm.... oooooo tambien una buena porcion de MOLE?????? hmmm. when i go out my country i miss to much my home food.. so i get sad ...so i eat to much the new country food....... so if would try to loose weight i could never do that in other country........... but any way good luck WD......... hmm. this post make me humgry.... Vamos a ver que hay de bueno en mi refri.......... yumy... Seviche... Cervesa..hmmm

[lilphatboi88]

How come no one is posting anymore? Anyways, I just wanted to say I'll be visiting Japan in the summer for 4 hours. Anyone have any good ideas for me to do while in the airport? You guys seem to be a bit more expierenced.

[Roko]

Sleep. listen to music. and stare at the women.
Had to wait in Miami for 3 hours once. My friends and I just sat on a bench starring at people to make them uncomfortable and took turns sleeping.

[lilphatboi88]

That sounds pretty fun and daring and entertaining.

[Rei-chan]

Oh man.. A friend of mine is in japan right now too. It seems all the boys in her school that are not dating has a crush on her. Do japanese really like blond hair and long legs that much? Hope you have a wonderful time there WD, and hopefully a miracle will occur and all the prizes go down! ^_^ oh yeah, be a pal and tease all the bishies for me! *giggle*

[Kezren]

She dazzles them with her spanish speaking skills. btw, on average how many over in japan actually speak english? I dont know wether you try to converse with them in english or not but I was just curious. weird that food is more expensive than clothes over there. Hope your time goes great! Tenga cuidado con el trafico. =P

[Winged Dancer]

Er, I dunno whats happened over the last I dunno how many days since I wrote, but anyways...


......man, Sasuke is a fucking drag queen. Did you see his lipstick on TV? Its shinier than my lipstick. Its shinier than Terra's lipstick.

Anyway, Golden Week came and went and I used it all exploring Tokyo. I can safely say now that I've visited almost all of the important places except Ueno and Ginza (which my school isn't at, as I had though) and will visit them later anyway. Shibuya is a nice place but I've spent more time at Harajuku, buying clothes and staring at cute men (yes, men. sorry to break anyone's bubble, but I'm still not lesbian) and at Shinjuku, at karaoke bars either with latino girls or a Swede and a German that are way too hot for me not to hang out with them.

Man, I gotta move to Europe one day.

Anyway, getting anime stuff here is harder than I would've thought. Even anime soundtracks are hard to find in commonplace stores, but then again I haven't visited one of those big-ass Virgin or Sony stores, nor have I returned to Akibahara (lo, hentai paradiese, lo!), where I could most probably find them with more ease.

Things are not as expensive as they make it sound. In fact I think Europe is way more expensive - at least France, England, Spain and possibly Germany, which are the only places I know anyway. But I dunno, when I was there it was sometimes hard to find ANY place to eat for less than 10 euros (which is a lot of mexican money), while here in Japan I can eat rather fine for about 500 yen, which is about half of the above quantity.
Electronic stuff isnt bad either, and most CDs are in a range of about 950 yen (about 10 dollars) to 4500 (45 dollars).

The cheapest most pretty thing Ive found is manga. ALL of the Shounen Jump publications are 390 yen, a wonderful 4 dollars. Most shoujo manga is the same, and in fact I have yet to see ANY manga above 600 yen... for the moment I got the last two Naruto volumes and the first of Gintama, a Jump series that I dont think is being translated which is a shame 'cause its rather good up till now. Think Alternate Universe Kenshin with some comedy as well and quite decent art and you've got Gintama.

I went to see Miyazaki's last movie, too. Its called "Howl's Moving Castle" and is suppossed to come out in the States sometime this year. As usual with Miyazaki, its really really good and different from most cartoons/animations you have seen, but if you have seen all/most of his movies, there are some things you can guess or expect... other than that, its the most anime-ish movie he's done and has quite more action than the others along with a more definite plot (think Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke. No straight plot there, right? Howl's has that one.)

Anyway, I don't know what else to write at the moment so I'll leave it there...

[ChaosK]

EY! i'm back...just thought i'd say so...hmm WD keep us posted still though.