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Tokyo Survival Tips: June 2009
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One stop for Cultural Notes, How-to's, and interesting arbitrary crap. Enjoy! Monday, June 15, 2009. How to#18: Find something cheap to do in Tokyo’s greatest spot! Sorry for the delay my friends. been caught up graduating and getting a job. As well as making the long transition to Tokyosurvival.com.wordpress is proving to be far more difficult to me than I had initially anticipated. Anyways here is the long awaited post:. Warning: whoever said hookah is better for you than cigarettes was lying. I am...
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Tokyo Survival Tips: January 2009
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One stop for Cultural Notes, How-to's, and interesting arbitrary crap. Enjoy! Friday, January 9, 2009. How to # 14: Deal with losing your Wallet. Call me clumsy. but I've lost my wallet 3 times. In Japan. It happens. you walk around a lot.things go in and out of your bag.it's bound to happen. However, each time I lost it, it was not only returned but had ALL THE CASH! This would happen ONLY in Japan! In either case, this is possibly my favorite attribute to why Japanese people are so great! This is not m...
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Tokyo Survival Tips: How to #17: continue to hanami after hanami season! Follow the sakura!
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One stop for Cultural Notes, How-to's, and interesting arbitrary crap. Enjoy! Thursday, April 9, 2009. How to #17: continue to hanami after hanami season! When: Mid April - Early May. Where:Hitsujiyama Koen in Chichibu, Saitama. Rom Ueno or Tokyo station ride to Ōmiya. Station. Reserved seat costs ¥2800, and a. Non-reserved seat cost ¥1580. (Japan Rail Pa. Ss or JR East Rail Pass work) Do yourself a favor and get the reserved seats! Tickets sell out on the way back.so don't get stranded!
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Tokyo Survival Tips: How To's #20: Get a Prepaid Cellphone
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One stop for Cultural Notes, How-to's, and interesting arbitrary crap. Enjoy! Wednesday, August 12, 2009. How To's #20: Get a Prepaid Cellphone. Please visit my new site: www.TokyoSurvival.com. They finally have a relatively tourist and short stay friendly system for prepaid phones. It is darn reasonable too! Before getting a cell was a crazy ordeal; You had to sign a contract and pay crazy rates for only 30 minutes a month! Visiting friends for a sho. THEY WERE AND STILL ARE TERRIBLE! Now the best part:.
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Tokyo Survival Tips: Tokyo How To's #4: Japanese Toilets (Modern and Squatters)
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One stop for Cultural Notes, How-to's, and interesting arbitrary crap. Enjoy! Saturday, June 14, 2008. Tokyo How To's #4: Japanese Toilets (Modern and Squatters). The Infamous Japanese Toilet. Daily stops to do your 'business' has never been more complicated. There are a few variations; some familiar and some unfamiliar. We start with the butt spraying water jet. To dry off your bum after thorough wash. Which can be absurdly confusing. To begin, there is a. In the direction of the dome.i guess it's t...
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The Devil In the Detail: Memorable Video Game Commercials
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Add to del.icio.us. Memorable Video Game Commercials. I don't know why, but when I see a commercial for a video game, I shrug it off. Don't games get enough hype pre-release from other sources? The internet gives us gamers information about games months before these advertisements kick in. Best use of music - Assassin's Creed (PS3). Best Imagery - Gears of War (Xbox360). Yeah, it's the song from Donnie Darko. But 'Mad World' fits perfectly with the visual imagery we're prese...
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Tokyo Survival Tips: August 2009
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One stop for Cultural Notes, How-to's, and interesting arbitrary crap. Enjoy! Wednesday, August 12, 2009. How To's #20: Get a Prepaid Cellphone. Please visit my new site: www.TokyoSurvival.com. They finally have a relatively tourist and short stay friendly system for prepaid phones. It is darn reasonable too! Before getting a cell was a crazy ordeal; You had to sign a contract and pay crazy rates for only 30 minutes a month! Visiting friends for a sho. THEY WERE AND STILL ARE TERRIBLE! Now the best part:.
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The Devil In the Detail: Where Are You Hiding Arcade Cabinet??
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Friday, June 27, 2008. Add to del.icio.us. Where Are You Hiding Arcade Cabinet? In my city, there were a bunch of arcades where a hyperactive kid could spend his pesos. Tilt, Aladdin's Castle, two different Golflands, Chuck E Cheese, Nickel City. Now, only Golfland, CeC, and Nickel City remain. Nickel City is a fun place to kill some time and some aliens (in Alien vs. Predator). Most games. Well yeah, but I didn't hit any bonuses on these games. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Name is Tyler. Call...
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Tokyo Survival Tips: February 2009
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One stop for Cultural Notes, How-to's, and interesting arbitrary crap. Enjoy! Saturday, February 21, 2009. How to #16: follow train etiquette (with funny Metro Posters! These are educational for Gaijin and Tokyoites alike. If you are ever on riding a Metro subway train you will see these posters up. Most of these don't-do's are committed by drunk people at night. How to Understanding the Eerie Quietness of a Tokyo Train. How to Survive a Rush Hour Train. Wednesday, February 18, 2009. When any Japanese pe...