Urban Hotel Sanko Chiba

... lots of blacklight and other simple effects. When Tokyo Disneyland decided to build one, they gave the Imagineers at Disney a blank check and said “make us something cool.” The result is a child’s ride, but unlike any theme park ride you’ve ever been on. The attraction is essentially one big building with little GPS like grids laid into the floor. Once you board your vehicle, the computer takes over and drives you wherever it ...

... classes and different activities, and he has stayed in the countryside, not getting much social interaction. Kaoru later told me it had been about a year since she had seen her dad. HE is a caricature of a Japanese storyteller with a HUGE voice (not low, nor high, just projecting without yelling) and animated face. He gestures wildly when telling stories, pitches his volume up and down, you expect him to be in a loincloth in the ...

... Shibuya, algo casi obligatorio para saborear el ambiente del Tokyo nocturno. Tambien se nos unio Attila, un amigo aleman que conoci en Arequipa y que se ha ido a Tokyo a trabajar. Y fue de lo mas divertido! acabamos en uno de los mejores clubs del mundo (Womb) bailando como locos hasta la manana siguiente. Antes de regresar, algo de ramen para llenar el estomago y una siestecita en el metro (al mas puro estilo japones)... Definitivamente, el mundo es un pañuelo ...

... drain and the "shower" is more like a hose with a nozzle . It also has a tub, which I don't think I will ever use.The two others' on my floor showed me the ropes, which involved showing me which trash we burn and how to use a washing machine with all Japanese buttons. From what i know now, the Japanese don't use driers... which means we have to air-dry and subsequently iron everything. I then paid a visit to Electric Town in ...

... First night we went for a meal at Chie's old workplace - Tochigiya. Yuko a friend from Brighton joined us. It was much nicer food than last time, Chie chose well! We then went to a pub where they played darts in an arcade style (the norm here) and then a dead bar with a really friendly barman, then back to Tochigiya to go out drinking with some of Chie's ex-workmates, but ...

... off**ing drink specials to any and all. I guess today I learned the extent of west**n influence in Japan. The Rippongi district was occupied by Subway, Banana Republic, and Starbucks eat**ies. The majority of signs w**e also translated into English and sometimes th**e seemed to be English wh**e th**e was no Japanese. Without a doubt I got a diff**ent feeling walking down the streets of Ribbongi than I got scouring the streets of Kyoto.

... one occasion my jaw was to the ground from their technique and skill. It really is mind-blowing. And they do it with such ease! It's very humbling to be in a room of that much greatness! I honestly didn't want the rehearsal to end... that's how great it was. After rehearsal I was able to have a final meeting with our Big River friend, George. We met up in Shinjuku, and he found another fantastic hole-in-the-wall ...

From the land of the 'morning clam' to the land of the 'rising sun' After 2 months 'slaving away' at our schools for 20 hours a week, school holidays (fully paid ! ) were here!! As we plan to travel to SE Asia after we finish with Korea, for these holidays the most logical place to go seemed to be Japan. So with our bags packed and a rough itinerary made we headed to Busan to catch a cheap flight over. Racial profiling at the airport: Well after a 1 hour taxi ride (which only ...

... find that you have a room you never noticed before!) Stay tuned for our Kyoto / Osaka report before we leave for Hong Kong on the 25th. Strange Japanese, part two (as requested by Lauren Hall): Engrish: The Japanese use of english words in totally nonsensical ways. For example, a t-shirt that says:" Surf Donuts" and a girl wearing a sequined t-shirt that said "Precious Blueberry". The best so far has been a very prim and proper tea shop called Tits Cafe. The ...

... trains. Not that long in Japan, train time! Now this wasn't your ordinary festival, it was an inner city festival. The majority of stages were in a large exhibition centre type thing. Apart from the main stage which was in the baseball stadium and the beach stage which was, well at the beach! However we only went to two stages as I really only wanted to see two bands. However I got a wee surprise with some other band; one of them being "The Arcade Fire" or something like that ...