Tokyo in November
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So one of my best friends mentions his band is playing 2 shows in Tokyo in late November.
I've always wanted to go but never have had a reason. I'm in the process of getting my passport, and I think I've got a lock on a cheap roundtrip flight lined up through my homegirl who's a flight attendant.
I'm woefully unprepared. What do I need to know? What do I need to see? I'll probably be there for 4 days or so.
- martinadolfsson0
You just need to be prepared for insanity that's all.... and stay away from the Shōchū it's much stronger then u think.
Enjoy!
- e-pill0
go for a walk in shin juku then goto ebisu then goto shibuya then goto Mandrake the giant manga shop then goto a Race Queen bar in Roppongi Hills then goto the old shrines in the hills outside of Tokyo..
oh yeh the train ride from Narita airport to Tokyo is 3 hours.. so bring a PSP and play street fighter or do it on your iPhone or iPad or just take a sketch pad out and draw everything you see or touch everything and eat at every noodle shop cart or goto shinjuku then goto the hotel and sleep your first night and rinse and repeat til you have to come home..
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- i was supposed to be in asia for my bday.. in November,, so get laid with that chick i was gonnae-pill
- hook up withe-pill
- then write me an email and make me more jealous.. you bastid!! freakin Japan.. oi !!!e-pill
- Good looking out thanks all good info.sublocked
- That train ride is only like an hour.DrBombay
- The bus ride is an hour too.Frosty_spl
- 36 minutes on the brand new train http://www.keisei.co… cool.DrBombay
- VectorMasked0
Japanese erotic massage FTW!
- monkeyshine0
yur getting a visa too, right?
- e-pill0
you can use Superfuture for a map of everything and anything for all parts of Tokyo...
http://www.superfuture.com/super…
click on "Tokyo" ...sorry the javascript wouldnt let me give you a direct link.. this is the closest i could get you.. but the site is easy although very chaotic.. but when you get to Tokyo..
goto Akihabara for all things ROBOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Peter0
4 days huh. And at least 1 of those day goes to concerts.
Fuji-q is fun if you got a day to spare. Simple but effective flash on their site, too, if you keep looking at the videos:
http://www.fujiq.jp/Once you get back in the evening (it's out by mt. Fuji) hit up an Izakaya or something else you might not have around where you live. "tabelog.com" lists a lot of places if you speak Japanese. If not there are still some fairly good ones in English, like this one:
http://www.bento.com/It lists bars too, for after eating. Super Deluxe is design oriented ( http://www.super-deluxe.com/ ), done by Klein/Dytham (they're swell) but goth dammet you are on vacation. Go for something grittier. Or something more fun. That Bento site might have some.
Lately I've grown to like Maduro in the Hills. Had a photoshoot there years ago but I never went back to check it out until recently...they don't mind cigars and have comfy couches.
http://www.roppongihills.com/sho…
Not too far from Tokyo midtown, either.
http://www.tokyo-midtown.com/jp/…-
In the following or previous day...do what epill said. Except for the shrines. They're boring. Well...if you have to maybe stop by Asakusa, it's not too far away from Akihabara (where I am sure you will want to go, if just for the used panties).
Harajuku wasn't on his list...no idea why Ebisu is there. Those 2 toy stores? ;)
Kichijoji is kitch, so is Shimo-Kitazawa. Both accessible on keio line going from Shibuya.The remaining time....
If you're into art and design (just a hunch) there's that site which list current events...
http://www.tokyoartbeat.com
- e-pill0
take a photo of every vending machine that sells items you would not expect, like used panties. make PeterH take you out, and make sure you check out the 101 building in Shibuya to say you went there, then never go back.. just to see the lil girls all greeting you non stop as you walk past the ultra blaring techno music.. goto the Love hotel area and find a good bar and have a few beers.. the shrines are boring but beautiful if you have any interest in the culture.. make sure you see the GIANT GUNDAM..
- Agree, shrines are worth visiting. I think I've just been long enough to've grown tired of them a few years back :)Peter
- e-pill0
ahh yes make sure you visit Harajuku for the best sneakers and fashion.. i mentioned Ebisu because there are speciality sneaker and tee-shirt shops scattered around plus awesome music shops..
- True. I used to work in the neighborhood but I never really went through all the smaller shops.Peter
- nb0
- 23kon0
"Tokyo in November"
aww i thought this thread was about some hip new indie band
lol
- DrBombay0
Go to the international store in Hiroo and buy all of the marbled Japanese steak you can, then take the train and meet Peter at Naka-Meguro station and grill on his balcony. His neighbors may look at you funny like you are a crazy foreigner who is burning the building down, but don't mind them. As soon as they smell grilled steak they will relax.
- e-pill0
in Meguro, there is a great pastry donut shop called Brooklyn Bagels or something, they make some awesome donuts.. if you can find weed, that is the munchy spot..
- bjladams0
there are people who will offer you some rice crackers with strange flavors. they will taste like death. always carry a bottle of water- although it wont be enough. 4 days later you will still have the taste in you mouth. errrrrr.
- Curry rice crackers? Those are excellent.DrBombay
- no, i like those too- these were more like seaweed/fish/death crackersbjladams
- were they black? I have had some pretty awful black sesame wakame crackers.DrBombay
- no, these were green and pink- came out of nowhere- i'm normally up for the challenge, but these really threw mebjladams
- hahaDrBombay
- I ate natto last time. fermented soybeans. not a fan. tastes like rotting something.DrBombay
- yeah, i can appreciate 'rotting'bjladams
- bjladams0
and as strange as it sounds, the mcd's in the tokyo airport is awesome... they use real beef, fresh bread... one of the most amazing burgers i've ever had. this is not a joke.
- +1Glitterati_Duane
- the ebi burger (prawn/shrimp) is one of the greatest fast food experiences you'll ever haveinteliboy
- TheBlueOne0
I too will be in Tokyo in November.
- Glitterati_Duane0
I was there when I was 17. Stand outs for me then were hot girls that were into video games, arcades, street bikes and it was mad clean for a big city. Also the gadgets felt like being in the future. It's one of my favorite places in the world.
- e-pill0
find TheBlueOne and drink some scotch and eat beef soba noodles
while listening to Metallica..