I am visiting Japan.

**Damicci** · Jan 15, 2005, 06:12

I will be visiting Japan from March 18th to 29th. I will be staying at the New Izu Hotel in Tokyo.
I was hoping there were some Japan natives who might be interested in showing a couple gaijin some cool things to do. maybe help us get settled in a bit. I am studying japanese so I can try my best to speak if need be. This is my firast trip and I want to experience as much as I can.

Thanks in Advance.
Damian
ありがとございます。

budd · Jan 15, 2005, 11:15

ain't no natives here. we chased them all off. sorry

however, there are some bitter foreigners who may be of some assistance
and search "penfriend" etc in the forums to find pages/sites that allow correspondence with japanese peeps. good luck

**Damicci** · Jan 15, 2005, 12:12

thanks for the tip. I am still pretty new to this forum.

Mike Cash · Jan 15, 2005, 18:14

Originally Posted by budd

bitter foreigners

The Style Police recommend avoiding the use of redundancies.

Hiroyuki Nagashima · Jan 26, 2005, 22:23

I think that I can offer some information.

Is the first target Akihabara?

Akihabara can walk from a hotel.
There is a shopping district of "AME-YOKO" near Ueno station.
A shopping district of here is famous for a bargain sale.

budd · Jan 27, 2005, 03:21

"This is my firast trip and I want to experience as much as I can."
original poster needs to buy a book (or several)
"LET'S GO JAPAN" is the best (imo)

den4 · Jan 27, 2005, 03:25

get the bilingual atlas map of Tokyo...that helps, too....then look up Tokyo and other nearby sites, like Kamakura or Nikko (not really nearby, but it is a day trip) or some other place, like the Landmark Tower in Yokohama, or their Chinatown, and you should have a pretty full schedule....

go to it...

budd · Jan 27, 2005, 03:27

i agree. one reason why i like "let's go" is that they have bilingual maps as well
one thing that i haven't done (that i wanna do in march) is visit the tsukiji fish markets
if i wake up early enough, that is

Hiroyuki Nagashima · Jan 27, 2005, 11:50

I recommend "MANNDARAKE" of Broadway Building in a shopping district of "Nakano".

Togoshi Ginza shopping district may be interesting.
I recommend "bell common" "shabu-shabu bower Kobeya Baking" of Aoyama if I eat shabu-shabu.
A course dish does it more than 4,000 yen.

Please try to eat pepper-and-salt meat.
The meat is delicious.

**Damicci** · Jan 27, 2005, 12:14

thank you everyone, i have a few guides and maps already so thats not the point, the point of the htread originally was to make new friends in japan and maybe hang out when i get there, maps and guides aren't gouing to show all the "cool" things some of the natives may tend to enjoy.

hiroyuki, here in Arizona we have a Shabu-shabu restaraunt and it is very good, i am very interested in trying it in japan too thank you for the information.

budd · Jan 29, 2005, 08:22

"maps and guides aren't gouing to show all the "cool" things some of the natives may tend to enjoy."
the good ones do
mandarake is excellent, as was posted. but (i) always get lost
here's a peek of an excellent guide book, with a map
http://www.stonebridge.com/CRUISING_...animecity.html
please ignore the middle -- possibly nws

**Damicci** · Jan 29, 2005, 08:52

ありがとうございました

**Damicci** · Feb 1, 2005, 08:14

ひろゆきさん　しつもんです。
あなたは東京で入りますか。
Or do you live near tokyo?

Hiroyuki Nagashima · Feb 3, 2005, 14:52

Originally Posted by Damicci

ひろゆきさん　しつもんです。
あなたは東京で入りますか。
Or do you live near tokyo?

I do not live in Tokyo.

残念ながら、今
私は、福岡にいます。

**Damicci** · Feb 7, 2005, 15:25

ごめんね
漢字をわからない。
教えって下さい。　(Can you please explain the kanji.)
福岡　ふくおか　が　わかった。

**Pachipro** · Feb 7, 2005, 15:43

Originally Posted by Damacci

ごめんね
漢字をわからない。
教えって下さい。　(Can you please explain the kanji.)
福岡　ふくおか　が　わかった。

The correct translation is:

Zannen nagara, ima watashi wa Fukuoka ni imasu.

I regret to say (I'm sorry) that I am now in Fukuoka

Hiroyuki Nagashima · Feb 7, 2005, 18:20

pachipro san! Thank you.

I live in Fukuoka now.
I can offer the information that "Damicci-san" wants to know.

**Damicci** · Feb 8, 2005, 04:49

cool.well now i know.
I am just anxious to go can't wait another month and a half

Porl · Feb 8, 2005, 05:46

Originally Posted by den4

or some other place, like the Landmark Tower in Yokohama, or their Chinatown, and you should have a pretty full schedule....

go to it...

I heartily recommend those two places!!! The Landmark Tower is so amazing! i must have stood and gawp at it most of the time i was in yokohama.

and the china town area has some great little shops and funky looking restaurants!! Go to Windjammers Jazz bar, they have live bands! the one i saw was so good! a nice vodka and coke and chilling out to jazz, grand!

Porl''

Hiroyuki Nagashima · Feb 8, 2005, 22:56

If you go to Yokohama, Yamashita Park and Honcho are recommended.

However, you cannot watch all in a day.

http://www.hmk.co.jp/shuhen/shuhen.html
There is a delicious cake shop in Motomachi.

**Damicci** · Feb 9, 2005, 01:29

YEAH

Thanks for all the info I am keeping a list of mentioned places also we are getting a travel guide too.

Thanks again guys.

Hiroyuki Nagashima · Feb 10, 2005, 13:54

A sightseeing spot of Tokyo

Hato Bus
http://www.hatobus.co.jp/english/index.html

Personal sightseeing guidance
I recommend Tokyo public bath

http://www.1010.or.jp/search/index.html
http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~wadyfarm/tonailist.html
http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~wadyfarm/taitouarea2.html
http://www.ooedoonsen.jp/
http://www.tokyo-dome.co.jp/e/laqua/index.htm
http://www.toshimaen.co.jp/niwa-yu/niwanoyu.html

If it is not an English homepage, and there is a question, please write it.

Other people please write a question, too.

**Damicci** · Feb 10, 2005, 16:57

: cool : should be very helpful

Hiroyuki Nagashima · Feb 10, 2005, 21:02

Attention!!

When you enter a (SENTOU) public bath, you must not wear a swimsuit.

Hiroyuki Nagashima · Feb 10, 2005, 21:10

It is the season when cherry blossoms bloom in the middle of April from the end of March.

Because the flowering time of a cherry tree changes by a climate of this year, I write it here as soon as information enters.

Jan 15, 2005, 06:12	#1
Damicci 天国に居る Join Date: Nov 4, 2003 Location: House of Blues Age: 31 Posts: 2,085	I am visiting Japan. I will be visiting Japan from March 18th to 29th. I will be staying at the New Izu Hotel in Tokyo. I was hoping there were some Japan natives who might be interested in showing a couple gaijin some cool things to do. maybe help us get settled in a bit. I am studying japanese so I can try my best to speak if need be. This is my firast trip and I want to experience as much as I can. Thanks in Advance. Damian ありがとございます。 __________________ ☆Rieko☆ says: 目が大きかったらすぐにゴミがはいる

Jan 15, 2005, 11:15	#2
budd __________ Join Date: Jul 10, 2003 Posts: 1,972	ain't no natives here. we chased them all off. sorry however, there are some bitter foreigners who may be of some assistance and search "penfriend" etc in the forums to find pages/sites that allow correspondence with japanese peeps. good luck __________________ ttp://www.tcvb.or.jp/

Jan 15, 2005, 18:14	#4
Mike Cash Delusions of Adequacy Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: Japan Posts: 5,417	Originally Posted by budd bitter foreigners The Style Police recommend avoiding the use of redundancies. __________________ Kiva: Loans That Change Lives

Jan 27, 2005, 03:25	#7
den4 Regular Member Join Date: Nov 15, 2002 Location: mushroom forest Posts: 1,215 Blog Entries: 3	get the bilingual atlas map of Tokyo...that helps, too....then look up Tokyo and other nearby sites, like Kamakura or Nikko (not really nearby, but it is a day trip) or some other place, like the Landmark Tower in Yokohama, or their Chinatown, and you should have a pretty full schedule.... go to it... __________________ I know nothing...except the answer is 42. You know more than I do.

Feb 3, 2005, 14:52	#14
Hiroyuki Nagashima TAN Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Location: NIPPON/FUKUOKA Age: 42 Posts: 5,951	Originally Posted by Damicci ひろゆきさん　しつもんです。あなたは東京で入りますか。 Or do you live near tokyo? I do not live in Tokyo. 残念ながら、今私は、福岡にいます。

Jan 15, 2005, 12:12	#3
Damicci 天国に居る Join Date: Nov 4, 2003 Location: House of Blues Age: 31 Posts: 2,085	thanks for the tip. I am still pretty new to this forum.

Jan 26, 2005, 22:23	#5
Hiroyuki Nagashima TAN Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Location: NIPPON/FUKUOKA Age: 42 Posts: 5,951	I think that I can offer some information. Is the first target Akihabara? Akihabara can walk from a hotel. There is a shopping district of "AME-YOKO" near Ueno station. A shopping district of here is famous for a bargain sale.

Jan 27, 2005, 03:21	#6
budd __________ Join Date: Jul 10, 2003 Posts: 1,972	"This is my firast trip and I want to experience as much as I can." original poster needs to buy a book (or several) "LET'S GO JAPAN" is the best (imo)

Jan 27, 2005, 03:27	#8
budd __________ Join Date: Jul 10, 2003 Posts: 1,972	i agree. one reason why i like "let's go" is that they have bilingual maps as well one thing that i haven't done (that i wanna do in march) is visit the tsukiji fish markets if i wake up early enough, that is

Jan 27, 2005, 11:50	#9
Hiroyuki Nagashima TAN Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Location: NIPPON/FUKUOKA Age: 42 Posts: 5,951	I recommend "MANNDARAKE" of Broadway Building in a shopping district of "Nakano". Togoshi Ginza shopping district may be interesting. I recommend "bell common" "shabu-shabu bower Kobeya Baking" of Aoyama if I eat shabu-shabu. A course dish does it more than 4,000 yen. Please try to eat pepper-and-salt meat. The meat is delicious.

Jan 27, 2005, 12:14	#10
Damicci 天国に居る Join Date: Nov 4, 2003 Location: House of Blues Age: 31 Posts: 2,085	thank you everyone, i have a few guides and maps already so thats not the point, the point of the htread originally was to make new friends in japan and maybe hang out when i get there, maps and guides aren't gouing to show all the "cool" things some of the natives may tend to enjoy. hiroyuki, here in Arizona we have a Shabu-shabu restaraunt and it is very good, i am very interested in trying it in japan too thank you for the information.

Jan 29, 2005, 08:22	#11
budd __________ Join Date: Jul 10, 2003 Posts: 1,972	"maps and guides aren't gouing to show all the "cool" things some of the natives may tend to enjoy." the good ones do mandarake is excellent, as was posted. but (i) always get lost here's a peek of an excellent guide book, with a map http://www.stonebridge.com/CRUISING_...animecity.html please ignore the middle -- possibly nws

Jan 29, 2005, 08:52	#12
Damicci 天国に居る Join Date: Nov 4, 2003 Location: House of Blues Age: 31 Posts: 2,085	ありがとうございました

Feb 1, 2005, 08:14	#13
Damicci 天国に居る Join Date: Nov 4, 2003 Location: House of Blues Age: 31 Posts: 2,085	ひろゆきさん　しつもんです。あなたは東京で入りますか。 Or do you live near tokyo?

Feb 7, 2005, 15:25	#15
Damicci 天国に居る Join Date: Nov 4, 2003 Location: House of Blues Age: 31 Posts: 2,085	ごめんね漢字をわからない。教えって下さい。　(Can you please explain the kanji.) 福岡　ふくおか　が　わかった。

Feb 7, 2005, 15:43	#16
Pachipro JREF Resident Alien Join Date: Jan 19, 2005 Location: Goodlettsville, Tennessee Age: 54 Posts: 1,630 Blog Entries: 3	Originally Posted by Damacci ごめんね漢字をわからない。教えって下さい。　(Can you please explain the kanji.) 福岡　ふくおか　が　わかった。 The correct translation is: Zannen nagara, ima watashi wa Fukuoka ni imasu. I regret to say (I'm sorry) that I am now in Fukuoka __________________ Do What You Love And You'll Never Work Another Day In Your Life! KIVA: Give a Hand Up Instead of a Handout

Feb 7, 2005, 18:20	#17
Hiroyuki Nagashima TAN Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Location: NIPPON/FUKUOKA Age: 42 Posts: 5,951	pachipro san! Thank you. I live in Fukuoka now. I can offer the information that "Damicci-san" wants to know.

Feb 8, 2005, 04:49	#18
Damicci 天国に居る Join Date: Nov 4, 2003 Location: House of Blues Age: 31 Posts: 2,085	cool.well now i know. I am just anxious to go can't wait another month and a half

Feb 8, 2005, 05:46	#19
Porl Monkey Shogun Join Date: Nov 19, 2003 Location: England Age: 30 Posts: 268	Originally Posted by den4 or some other place, like the Landmark Tower in Yokohama, or their Chinatown, and you should have a pretty full schedule.... go to it... I heartily recommend those two places!!! The Landmark Tower is so amazing! i must have stood and gawp at it most of the time i was in yokohama. and the china town area has some great little shops and funky looking restaurants!! Go to Windjammers Jazz bar, they have live bands! the one i saw was so good! a nice vodka and coke and chilling out to jazz, grand! Porl'' __________________ ] Cacawate Fan Club : Otogi Division [

Feb 8, 2005, 22:56	#20
Hiroyuki Nagashima TAN Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Location: NIPPON/FUKUOKA Age: 42 Posts: 5,951	If you go to Yokohama, Yamashita Park and Honcho are recommended. However, you cannot watch all in a day. http://www.hmk.co.jp/shuhen/shuhen.html There is a delicious cake shop in Motomachi.

Feb 9, 2005, 01:29	#21
Damicci 天国に居る Join Date: Nov 4, 2003 Location: House of Blues Age: 31 Posts: 2,085	YEAH Thanks for all the info I am keeping a list of mentioned places also we are getting a travel guide too. Thanks again guys.

Feb 10, 2005, 13:54	#22
Hiroyuki Nagashima TAN Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Location: NIPPON/FUKUOKA Age: 42 Posts: 5,951	A sightseeing spot of Tokyo Hato Bus http://www.hatobus.co.jp/english/index.html Personal sightseeing guidance I recommend Tokyo public bath http://www.1010.or.jp/search/index.html http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~wadyfarm/tonailist.html http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~wadyfarm/taitouarea2.html http://www.ooedoonsen.jp/ http://www.tokyo-dome.co.jp/e/laqua/index.htm http://www.toshimaen.co.jp/niwa-yu/niwanoyu.html If it is not an English homepage, and there is a question, please write it. Other people please write a question, too.

Feb 10, 2005, 16:57	#23
Damicci 天国に居る Join Date: Nov 4, 2003 Location: House of Blues Age: 31 Posts: 2,085	: cool : should be very helpful

Feb 10, 2005, 21:02	#24
Hiroyuki Nagashima TAN Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Location: NIPPON/FUKUOKA Age: 42 Posts: 5,951	Attention!! When you enter a (SENTOU) public bath, you must not wear a swimsuit.

Feb 10, 2005, 21:10	#25
Hiroyuki Nagashima TAN Join Date: Jan 18, 2005 Location: NIPPON/FUKUOKA Age: 42 Posts: 5,951	It is the season when cherry blossoms bloom in the middle of April from the end of March. Because the flowering time of a cherry tree changes by a climate of this year, I write it here as soon as information enters.

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