A Week in Tokyo 13

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日本語/Japanese
Sat 2008/04/26 20:43
Another busy week in Tokyo running around like mad man.

Photo taken outside Takadanobaba station. This place was our first hub when we came to Japan - lived on the Seibu Shinjuku line about 30 mins to the West. Brought back lots of memories just standing in this spot. Nine years it has been.
Not really a place to visit but is home to Waseda university so you see a load of students around the area.
One thing you may want to see is the amount of Tezuka stuff around - I believe his first studios were in the area. You can see his work decorating the streets and shops.
More Tezuka stuff - my fave being Astro Boy Atom. The last series of Atom was awesome - OP below.
Having some "Indo Ryori" or "Indian food" for a lunch meeting.
One thing I do like about Tokyo is the variety of international food available. In my area there is an English pub which does decent fish n chips (no savaloy though) and Italian, Spanish, Thai, Philippine, Korean, French and Chinese places to dine at.
Ginza has much more variety though - there are a few good Malaysian places there which I enjoy.

When I visit Shanghai however, I hardly see any international cuisine - a few Japanese and Korean places but thats it.
What is your region like? Do you have plenty of international nourishment establishments to dine at?
"This bicycle park is for customers only."
Have a habit of dropping figures because I fidget with them while thinking of database schematics and stuff.
The last figure I dropped was Mizuki-chan - ribbon fixed with some superglue.
And this is what I use to dust down the figures - a cooking brush picked up from a 100 yen store. Spend time every few days going through the Gunpla and figures doing dusting - its kinda therapeutic ^^;
Is having the Yakiniku - DIY cooking of beefs at the dinner meetings.
I've got a picture of me and Milla Jovovich somewhere - need to dig it up. Met her back in the UK when I was a groupie.
Is Biohazard 3 any good?
Walkies in Yokohama.
Want a boat - need to buy a plane first though.
Is having the sandwich for the lunch meetings. Sandwiches are known as "Sando" which is short for "Sandwich" but the Japanese often romanize "Sando" and write it as "Sand."
Have seen a sign saying "Have some delicious sand for lunch."
Out to get some groceries. That yellow sign means "medicine." A pharmacy is known as "Yakkyoku" [薬局[やっきょく]]。
No escaping these two.
The first drink I buy when I land in Seoul is Achim Haetsal - I think its a sort of rice drink. Tastes gorgeous. Luckily they sell it in Korean stores in Tokyo too.
Shin Ookubo [新大久保] has a large Korean population so if you are looking for good Korean food and groceries then thats the place to go - get off at Shin Ookubo station on the JR Yamanote line.
Is having some Kaisen Yakisoba for the lunch.
Stopping by at a local shrine.
Picking up some drinks from the conbini.
Hoshino Aki plays Wii Mario Kart. Mario Kart CM below.
Getting the Yamanote line.
On the move.
Posted this pic yesterday - enlargeable.
Member Gordon was wondering why some photos don't enlarge - articles with gallery photos enlarge while non-gallery articles only have 400px wide photos. I generally do gallery articles where photos may be worth enlarging.
Having some udon for din dins.
Going for some lunch.
A guard protecting his cones.
They are doing some decent Keroro goodies with the kids meal at Mc Dees - full list here.
A morning walk.
Visiting Joi Labs.
Some residential parking looks like this. 6 cars can park in this small space. There are a set of controls to lower and raise the bays.
This is the parking unit rising to show the third bay at the bottom.
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kakit in Toronto, Canada (Registered on 2007/04/24 08:57)
Student
Toronto has a lot to offer for multicultural cuisine, just have to drive to places that's all and gas isn't getting cheap =(
(ID #175700) Posted on 2008/04/26 21:03
Fat Cat Lim in Malaysia (Registered on 2008/04/23 14:25)
Videogame Magazine Editor
Well, the area where I work at isn't as international cuisine friendly, but at Damansara Uptown which is 5 minutes drive away, there're a number of Japanese, Korean, Italian, European, Vietnamese and even Swiss restaurants in the vicinity. And of course lots of Mamak and Chinese eateries. :p

That 6-car park looks really neat. Reminds me of the movie I, Robot when Will Smith's character parks his car. 
(ID #175701) Posted on 2008/04/26 21:04
leefe in a tincan. (Registered on 2007/08/15 21:37)
Lazyass human
Gundam parking hmmmmm
(ID #175819) Posted on 2008/04/27 04:14
FatBastard in directly responsible (Registered on 2007/11/04 19:28)
Hotdog Repairman
Oh yeah, we have a large variety of international cuisine here. One of the main things to do here is eat. Both pricey and cheap places to chose from. Excellent east Indian restaurants that look much more appetizing. Ever come to visit Danny I'll prove it to ya. 
(ID #175703) Posted on 2008/04/26 21:10
Sakari (Registered on 2007/06/20 02:36)
[f] 
Did you remember to switch your phone off when you took that picture standing in the priority seating area? eh?
(ID #175704) Posted on 2008/04/26 21:12
D_Blade in Montreal (Registered on 2007/01/01 00:00)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Stupid comments of the day (I'm sure you missed them):

- Why did Astro Boy never bothered in at least wearing a T-shirt?
- Nice Boat~!
- Better to have "Have a delicious sand for lunch" than "Have a delicious wich (sic) for lunch"... Seriously!!

And heck, the selection for international food is huge here. No problem in finding the most suitable one for the taste of the person you want to have a date with. ^^;
(ID #175706) Posted on 2008/04/26 21:22
Sano in Sweden (Registered on 2008/03/27 21:43)
Blogger and university student
"A guard protecting his cones." - Haha, that made me laugh so hard, lol. On topic though, we have many international cuisine places here in Sweden, but I don't think we have anything Korean =/.
(ID #175708) Posted on 2008/04/26 21:30
DrGUID in London (Registered on 2007/11/14 21:25)
Web Developer (i.e. Otaku)
Don't laugh - those baton waving men saved my life literally dozens of times while I was in Tokyo!!!
(ID #176637) Posted on 2008/04/28 19:29
Tami in Germany - Düsseldorf (Registered on 2007/12/16 11:54)
IT-Architect, SysAdmin, WebDesign and Coding, Virtualization (VMware + NetApp)
Cologne isn't bad about international cuisine, you find bout everything here. Though in case of japanese cuisine i prefer Düsseldorf (little Tokio - yay).
This post reminds me to my first trip ever to Japan, i was 17 - young and dumb. So when i did meet with a person for interviews i asked him where to go for lunch as my company back then would pay and so on... and i was being draged  of into a GERMAN restaurant... humpf... i fly half around the globe to have german food... orz.
He did notice that it wasn't such a smart idea afterwards and draged me into a bookstore to buy me a load of "Wining and Dining in Tokyo" books... i still have those but i bet they are outdated lol... 10 years... *sigh* =.=
(ID #175709) Posted on 2008/04/26 21:33
wcloudx in Singapore (Registered on 2008/01/12 04:12)
Artist
Here where I stay, definitely lots of International food to choose. The problem is that eventhough there's a lot to choose, you need to find a good place. Some are just...not so good ^^;

I like the parking lot methods XD

As for cleaning figures/Gunpla, I recommend using a blow dryer, but don't forget to put it under cool air, because you don't want to accidentally "melt" your figure with the hot air XD

Fast and save time too d^^b
(ID #175712) Posted on 2008/04/26 21:41
kaeze in Melbourne, Australia, Earth (Registered on 2007/04/09 19:49)
Illustrator & Designer
I recently got this random gachapon thing that plays the theme music from the Takadanobaba station and it's the theme song to Tezuka's Astro Boy! ^__^

Astro Boy was and is my favourite anime of all time I think.  The new series looks great but I think I've only watching the first season...

Lots of international cuisine around my area (suburb) here.  A really nice and cheap Indian place about 10 mins away.  A great Korean place nearby, too.

I've always wanted to know how you clean / dust your figures, Danny.  Thanks for sharing that bit of info.

Re: Achim Haetsal, I've actually had this before when I didn't know what drink to get at a local Korean grocery store.  It's very yummy, I have to definitely agree.  Quite filling, too.

Can't decide if I should get Mario Kart Wii yet.  I know if I do, I won't get any work done after my day job.  There're so many games I want too, like Ninja Gaiden DS, Prof. Layton, The World Ends With You, GT5 on PS3, etc. etc.  

(ID #175716) Posted on 2008/04/26 21:47
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
Ninja Gaiden DS is awesome.
(ID #175913) Posted on 2008/04/27 11:42
Dcg in between papers and finals (Registered on 2007/12/17 10:02)
College Student
Within a a few blocks of my university are lots of different small eateries representing the diverse somewhat cooking competent immigrant population who want their kids to go to UC Berkeley. Good eats, that.
(ID #175719) Posted on 2008/04/26 21:52
Timotei in Sweden (Registered on 2008/02/17 10:40)
NEET
We have a few places here in Lund. Chinese, Italian, Japanese and Greece. 

Awesome photos as usual Danny, I love how you brush your figures. Could use one of those too. ^^;
(ID #175723) Posted on 2008/04/26 22:05
catherine in England (Registered on 2007/12/28 00:18)
Student
Where I live, we have a chinese and and indian close to us (naturally, not one but two fish and chips and a sandwhich bar too), however I would probably have to travel 30 mins/45 mins on the train to the city to find Japanese, Korean etc. I've not actually  seen any Japanese or Korean there though... 

So, not much different types of food :D I'd love to try Korean food though!

That car park looks quite awesome too. 
(ID #175731) Posted on 2008/04/26 23:06
tick tock in Tokyo (Registered on 2008/05/22 00:30)
Full-time student へへ
just out of curiosity, how many figures do you carry around on a daily basis. you always seem to have a different figure for each shot!
(ID #175735) Posted on 2008/04/26 23:16
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
Usually one ^^;
(ID #175912) Posted on 2008/04/27 11:41
tick tock in Tokyo (Registered on 2008/05/22 00:30)
Full-time student へへ
and it always has the perfect pose ^^
(ID #176227) Posted on 2008/04/28 02:06
Benjamin Takeyo in Lieu de la batille decisive (Registered on 2007/12/05 00:28)
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
The Indian bread there makes for funny pun (as in Yakitate!! Japan!) 

Kuroyanagi: "Kore wa nan-da!"  
Azuma: "That's why I told you it's Ja-pan!" ^^

Btw I lurve how detailed the photos depict Tokyo since that makes me feel like being there by myself.

Would love to have more details photographed down. ^^

And, in my area, I haven't really traveled that much so I don't know what kind of international cuisine we have here in Sunway. I have seen Chinese (lots of them) and Japanese restaurants, though.
(ID #175736) Posted on 2008/04/26 23:18
lostandfound in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/22 03:22)
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
Singapore is definitely the place to visit if you want to eat... LOL @ the guard guarding his "cones" , I don't know why but it just sounds wrong...
(ID #175737) Posted on 2008/04/26 23:22
Martin Wandering in The Wild West (Registered on 2008/02/04 11:13)
Student, Spiral Warrior
Taibei's full on international cuisine, but so far we've found that much of it is really Taiwanese food in disguise – kind of bland. Some really good things are out there, though; just usually more expensive.
(ID #175745) Posted on 2008/04/26 23:47
asianmoviereviews in UK (Registered on 2008/04/25 00:36)
Student
I haven't seen any korean places here in edinburgh, but i know there is one in our neighboring city glasgow. But otherwise there are a few japanese restaurants, but more indian, chinese and thai restaurants, as well as a lot of european cuisine.  That being said, edinburgh is a pretty international city, so i'd imagine there are a variety of cultural restaurants available; i think i saw an ethiopian restaurant too.

How cool are those  car parking units right. I was wondering, if you use your car in tokyo, how often you take advantage of these systems?
(ID #175754) Posted on 2008/04/27 00:12
Alfisti in Brisbane, Australia (Registered on 2008/01/08 20:19)
4th Year Designer Uni Slave
We've got plenty of international food around Brisbane, though most of the cheaper stuff is of Asian and Indian heritage.

Current favorite is Hanaichi, which does a selection of Japanese food... not to mention that AU$5.90 will get you a meal ten times better than Maccas and twice the size.  The other good one is Govindahs, which is a Krishna joint, but if you're a student about seven bucks will buy a plate you'll never finish.
(ID #175756) Posted on 2008/04/27 00:36
gordon in 新加坡 Singapore (Registered on 2007/06/11 16:09)
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
the indian food looks like roti prata. yum.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roti_prata

and lastly, resident evil 3 is alright. much much better than 1 & 2.
(ID #175758) Posted on 2008/04/27 00:41
Hirito in The Little Red Dot - Singapore (Registered on 2007/09/01 19:36)
University Student.
Actually, it's not roti prata but Naan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naan
(ID #175764) Posted on 2008/04/27 00:54
Hirito in The Little Red Dot - Singapore (Registered on 2007/09/01 19:36)
University Student.
Danny you have a flying license? A 2-seater plane is pretty cheap these days, you could easily get one for about 7.5 million yen, and it runs on petrol too!

I also use a brush to dust my figures about once a week, then about once every 2 months I'll remove them and give the shelf a wipe before putting them back.
(ID #175766) Posted on 2008/04/27 00:58
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
Not yet - was going to take flying lessons while in Seattle but never got round to it.
(ID #175911) Posted on 2008/04/27 11:40
number1guy in United States (Registered on 2007/11/09 06:46)
University Student
Japanese, Chinese, English, Italian, Scottish, Irish, Vietnamese, Indian, Polish, Thai, Mexican etc... There is a huge sushi following in Utah so there are a ton of sushi bars and Japaneses steakhouses where I live. I just went to a Irish restaurant that opened up last week and the meat loaf was like mush. Tasted nasty. Some place called MacCools.
(ID #175776) Posted on 2008/04/27 01:15
Last{[0]}Raven in South Korea (Registered on 2008/01/02 14:07)
Raven, AMV & MAD maker, Otaku
my goodnes, , morning something rice o.o i never drank that even though i live in korea for a long time.  anyways i have to go to japan @.@ need to buy me some new plastic models
(ID #175782) Posted on 2008/04/27 01:47
skankywonders in California (Registered on 2007/08/09 06:48)
Student
Another great set of A Week in Tokyo! Is Tezuka still alive by the way? 

My city/region has cuisine of ALL OVER THE WORLD. But, I don't have much time to go to the restaurants and taste a piece of the world. 

Clumsy Danny! Dropping your figures, disgraceful! 

Aww man, I really want some of that Yakiniku, and some of that delicious sand. 

NO WAY DANNY! You met Milla in real life? WOW! 

I'm always drinking that rice drink, one of my favorites. I didn't know it was Korean, I thought it was a Mexican thing! 

Sadly, I don't have a Wii at the moment. I'm going American right now, with the Xbox 360! 

That parking thing looks cool, hopefully something bad never happens.  

I LOVE YOU DANNY!

(ID #175786) Posted on 2008/04/27 02:04
D_Blade in Montreal (Registered on 2007/01/01 00:00)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Tezuka has left our world in Feb 9 of the year 1989... Been a while indeed.
(ID #175809) Posted on 2008/04/27 03:55
Hakushaku in on the chair using a computer.... (Registered on 2008/03/13 04:45)
Seeing red!!!
A plane!!!! You want to buy a plane....where you will park at.....
(ID #175787) Posted on 2008/04/27 02:06
Maya in Out there, Somewhere out there. (Registered on 2007/06/21 17:36)
Being human/Student
Omg!! Who's the guy in the Mario Karts CM?!?! I saw him in a cm while in Japan, but i forgot his name! :( And OMG at the toys in McDonald's!!! What is this?!?! Japan gets the cool stuff while we get the ugly "barbies" and "transformer" "figures" XD 
(ID #175790) Posted on 2008/04/27 02:38
chris87 in United Stated (Registered on 2008/04/27 02:28)
student
Hello I'm new here, but I have a questions. I am going to go too school for animation after I take three college drawing art classes. Any ways my question is this, if I don't find work or don't find anything I like in the U.S. in animation could I go to Japan, and work for a animation studio? Or would that be a bad idea. I'm not looking to be famous, I just want a job where I could be creative and do what I love doing most and that is drawing. I know that there is lots of pressure in the anime business to get things done on time and come up with new ideas. But I am good at what I do and put a lot of work and effort into my drawings, and I'm going to have nine college credits and I'm also going to have a bachelor degree in art and media fron the International Art Institute in Minnesota. So I would not see why people over seas would not want to hire me.
(ID #175791) Posted on 2008/04/27 02:42
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
Language may be a barrier.
(ID #175910) Posted on 2008/04/27 11:39
Ryan xVx in Indiana (Registered on 2008/05/21 02:15)
Hikkikomori
Speaking of food, would anyone know if they have vegan cuisine in Japan? 

Veganism is no meat, no dairy, no eggs, no animal by-products.
(ID #175795) Posted on 2008/04/27 02:59
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
Not that I've come across.
(ID #175908) Posted on 2008/04/27 11:36
PudgyM29 in Currently Yoyogi-Koen, Shibuya-ku (Registered on 2008/03/30 10:35)
Fledgling repowriter
The November 2005 issue of JapanZine had English-language articles on how to order vegetarian and | or vegan food in Japan. Browse its W-WW archive to see if it's on-line. [The print magazine is sitting in a stack somewhere here; which is why I don't quote directly from it.]
The biggest snag it had for vegetarians was that a lot of restaurants did not consider the little gold flakes which were sprinkled on top of your meal to count as <i>meat</i>, even though it actually was.
Danny, where were you ten years ago? Near the Higashi-Murayama station?
(ID #176396) Posted on 2008/04/28 10:41
PudgyM29 in Currently Yoyogi-Koen, Shibuya-ku (Registered on 2008/03/30 10:35)
Fledgling repowriter
I get to reply to myself again. ;=)>
I found the issue of _JapanZine_.
"little gold flakes" should read "dried bonito shavings".
vegietokyo.com/ is a good source for vegetarians in Tokyo (but it has not been updated in nearly two years).
See Bento.com's list of "Tokyo restaurants of interest to vegetarians". [http://bento.com/r-veg.html (Tokyo)]
[http://bento.com/kansai/kf-veg.html (Kansai)]
The article [by Anna Ludvik] also mentions natto and tofu as being widely available.
"I do not eat meat, dairy, or eggs." = "Watashi wa niku, sakana, nyuseihin, tamago o tabemasen."
(ID #177117) Posted on 2008/04/29 10:02
sammyb in Berkeley, CA (Registered on 2008/04/06 06:10)
Student
Berkeley has much more international food than "American" food. I guess it's because Berkeley is really accepting of immigrants/other cultures, so people feel comfortable opening up shop here.

Also that parking space is really cool. Wish we had that here in the states.
(ID #175807) Posted on 2008/04/27 03:44
chun in need to be in bed (Registered on 2007/01/09 15:45)
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
your caption about the guard and his cones cracked me up LOL nice pix, want to go back to japannnnn
(ID #175815) Posted on 2008/04/27 04:01
Rin in Toronto (Registered on 2008/01/04 17:29)
Student Otaku (ITM Student) and ACG NA Staff
There is a huge multicultural restaruants here in Toronto. All you need to do is look around. Japan seems to have something interesting every week. 
(ID #175816) Posted on 2008/04/27 04:03
Akiba-Kid in California, USA (Registered on 2008/01/17 12:47)
Online Shop
Yup, plenty of international food places in LA area, I'm sure you would know ^^;

I'm a fan of Milla Jovovich but Bio Hazard 3 kinda sucked out of all 3 movies.  Bio Hazard 3 really goes away from the game story line and goes on its own story which don't work that well.  You should at least watch it once if you already seen the first two.
(ID #175820) Posted on 2008/04/27 04:22
lin-da-kenobi in Lima, Peru ^^ (Registered on 2007/08/16 04:08)
medicine student & otaku
well there's a Chinese restaurant around my house they cook really good, there are more restaurants where i work though there's a Japanese, Indian & Arab they all taste good!!
(ID #175825) Posted on 2008/04/27 04:29
Kyoji-san in UK (Registered on 2007/12/03 18:36)
IT Student
Great pics as usual! How exactly does one get their car out when another is parked beneath? Does the platform extend?
(ID #175826) Posted on 2008/04/27 04:34
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
Use the control panel to shift bays.
(ID #175909) Posted on 2008/04/27 11:37
Jotham in Los Angeles, CA (Registered on 2008/03/08 17:31)
Student
now that I think about it, there is a very large variety. From spanish, italian, korean, japanese, ok you know what, nevermind, its los angeles -.-

we've got everything.
(ID #175844) Posted on 2008/04/27 05:34
Joe1991 in London (Registered on 2007/11/22 09:01)
Student
oh nice an english pub, was worried i wouldn't be able to get a good roast any more
(ID #175868) Posted on 2008/04/27 07:21
lsio83 in Boston (Registered on 2007/11/25 07:46)
Student
A week in Tokyo is more like "what you eat this week in Tokyo" to me now. I like the food you show here; always make me hungry when I see them >.<
(ID #175906) Posted on 2008/04/27 11:30
Streetpilot1 in Philadelphia, USA (Registered on 2008/04/02 09:03)
Limousine Driver
Philly, (Philadelphia) is famous in the U.S. for it's food.
(ID #175915) Posted on 2008/04/27 11:50
NPC in Rocklin, CA (Registered on 2007/12/06 16:43)
JR. College Student
I thought konbini is spelt with a K. Like: http://www.konbini-life.com/

(ID #175919) Posted on 2008/04/27 11:58
Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11 12:18)
CEO MIrai Inc
Conbini is from "Convenience Store."
(ID #176178) Posted on 2008/04/28 00:22
desangel in Malaysia (Registered on 2008/03/30 11:17)
Student
i can get almost every type of food here....but the price of some cause me not to eat them 
(ID #176019) Posted on 2008/04/27 14:52
XSportSeeker in Brazil (Registered on 2007/08/22 06:42)
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
ahhh... good food, great views and sightings...

Where I live now there are all sorts of cuisines...
The city even has a neighborhood which is reference to good cuisine in Brazil.

I posted some stuff I ate on a nice and not too expensive restaurant I went this week.

Just today, we've had dinner on a nice barbecue restaurant (all you can eat).

They are kinda unique to Brazil.
Not exactly cheap for brazilian standards, but worth every penny.

The Fillet Mignon with mustard and honey sauce was delicious... their specialty.

Yep... I always repeat every post that I dream of moving to Japan, but one thing I would miss a lot is the restaurants in Brazil. Though I also thing japanese restaurants are great... I would miss the barbecues and some other brazilian stuff...
(ID #176029) Posted on 2008/04/27 15:27
Corscia in Maquis Corse in Paris (Registered on 2008/03/15 04:11)
futur MCSE certified
i can't wait seein all this by myself ^^
4 days of waiting before the heaven :D

Danny : do you prepare somethind the next couple of weeks in Akiba ? If yes, i hope bumping on you ;-)
(ID #176045) Posted on 2008/04/27 18:08
Mooks in Melbourne, Australia (Registered on 2008/04/21 18:16)
NEET
living here in Melbourne is almost like theres too much multicultural restaurants sometimes, but then again i dont really eat out at all so it's fine

i wish thered be more shops that sell anime and manga goods though
(ID #176051) Posted on 2008/04/27 18:27
Arekusu in The Lost Woods (Registered on 2006/12/31 19:36)
Video Game Design Student and Dai Gurren Dan member
[f] 
OOOH! OMG! That Astro Boy opening is soo cool! Who sings it? And whats it called? Because i really wanna download it ^_^
(ID #176074) Posted on 2008/04/27 19:37
wickedclown in California (Registered on 2007/12/07 22:45)
Programmer/IT/Student
That song is either called "Astrosexy" or "Now or Never", I've heard it called both.  It's by m-flo & CHEMISTRY.
(ID #176087) Posted on 2008/04/27 19:53
soonkiong in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/08/22 14:02)
soon-to-be 2nd year Civil Engineering student
It's astrosexy!!! Great song, used to get hooked to it a few years ago...
(ID #176177) Posted on 2008/04/28 00:19
soonkiong in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/08/22 14:02)
soon-to-be 2nd year Civil Engineering student
International cuisine is really really hard to come by where I live. A few decent Korean restaurants, one or two decent Japanese restaurants, and that's it. Local food here is great, but I crave for more washoku. for that I have to hop on a plane to KL for decent ones.
(ID #176182) Posted on 2008/04/28 00:27
bibiyona in Illinois, US (Registered on 2008/01/17 03:44)
Student
I barely eat out at restaurants . . .
But, I heard that in some restaurants and stores in Japan they don't allow gaijin in at all, unless they have Japanese friends w/ them. Not sure if that's true because there seems to be a lot of respect and what not . . . 
=/
(ID #176278) Posted on 2008/04/28 03:20
HappyCat in somewhere in Asia near the mountains and a hydroelectric dam (Registered on 2008/04/03 04:20)
freelancer,freeloader,noh drama and enka fanatic
Winter Sonata is still 'it' in Japan?Wow.It's my favorite drama of all time.I've been working to translate this into manga years back but time is always my enemy.I've done few sketches of it so far...
    ....so far,couldn't seem to falter it...
(ID #176299) Posted on 2008/04/28 04:04
Edward in SE Michigan/Osaka (Registered on 2006/12/24 13:14)
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
This series is always a lot of fun for me.  Thanks for taking time during your busy day to take photos and put words to them Danny.  

Time does go too darn fast...  I know I have some strong memories of places in Osaka.  It kind of worries me what it be like when I'm in Japan every day. ^^;

I have seen the area around this photo http://www.dannychoo.com/slide/eng/weektokyo/19509/photo/A+Week+in+Tokyo+13/ so often on flickr.  It is really nice for me to finally know where it was in the city.  I really look forward to spending more time in Tokyo in the future.  

I finally bought a PowerShot http://web.canon.jp/imaging/dcp/p870is-i860is/index-e.html to replace my old point and shoot.  As you can imagine I'm eager to wear it out in Japan this summer. ^o^

I haven't found many good international restaurants in this area.  I need to start asking people who I figure will point me towards a few good ones.  It's surprising too, since the Detroit metro area has become very international since I was a young guy.

Thanks for the link to Joi Labs.  Joi Ito always has a lot going on.  I'm sure he must be a really interesting guy to talk will.  Hopefully i will get a chance to meet him in the near future.

Enough babble from me for now.  I want to go play with my new camera. ^^
(ID #176324) Posted on 2008/04/28 06:08
PudgyM29 in Currently Yoyogi-Koen, Shibuya-ku (Registered on 2008/03/30 10:35)
Fledgling repowriter
Chicago has lots of different cuisine. The Asian restaurants are generally on the far north side. There are not as many Japanese restaurants as Korean and Indian, and Thai ones. (But there are more Japanese restaurants than Vietnamese restaurants.)
Danny, where were you living nine years ago? Near Higashi-Murayama station?
(ID #176400) Posted on 2008/04/28 10:48
radical anime fan in 2009 Singapore. (Registered on 2007/01/25 22:32)
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
It's too bad that in Singapore, wall-decorating public places is generally looked down upon...

I usually clean my Gundams whenever my mom wants to do a major cleanup of the house, or when I fell like it, which means once every few months. I'm a terrible modeler, eh?

I've always wanted to ask; which is more expensive, a boat or a plane?

LOL, those two...

I have a weakness for anything that looks like soy milk, including that rice drink. Mmm....

I have a question about the parking system; if the top car wants to move away, what happens to the middle one? 

I can't say anything about food diversity where I live. First, Singapore's capital is Sinagpore. We don't get town differentiation. Second, all the food centers in Singapore, regardless of location, have a set of Western food, Indian food, Chinese food, and Malay food stalls. Recently there's even Korean, Japanese, and other types springing up. Um... so, yeah.




(ID #176447) Posted on 2008/04/28 13:02
Wave Rider in NJ United States (Registered on 2007/01/22 07:21)
Student/Daemonhunter
Philladelphia(I dont live there, but I used to, and that's still where I go for my dining out ventures) has many places, since it's the typical northeast american city, Tons of different foods, So far I havnt been to any of the expensive resteraunts, but I've had quite a bit of different cultural foods now. 


Still, the one thing that saddens me is that if you want good Chinese food, and when I say good i mean 'Real', you'd have to go all the way to Chinatown every time, and even with that you'd have to know what places to go to. 
(ID #176513) Posted on 2008/04/28 14:37
tammie86 in San Jose, CA (Registered on 2008/01/08 11:10)
Secretary
Where I live you can probably find any kind of food you want to eat if you look, it's very multicultural in California (at least in the more populous areas). 
(ID #176573) Posted on 2008/04/28 16:12
shinky in Malaysia (Registered on 2008/04/15 22:55)
Ronin
Love the parking! Hope I can get one in my house too! ^.^
(ID #176666) Posted on 2008/04/28 21:01
Saku in Toronto (Registered on 2008/02/08 00:50)
Wannabe Web Developer
I think you can get any type of food you want here in Toronto being a multicultural city.

It's usually concentrated in certain area and sometimes it's called Little <insert country name> eg. Little Italy although it's not limited to that particular area.

The food ranges from indian, chinese, western, italian, vietnamese, greek, middle eastern, japanese, korean and more ^__^
(ID #176763) Posted on 2008/04/29 00:14
Henry in /usr/bin/ (Registered on 2006/12/25 20:29)
anime/cosplay events organizer
we've got a wide variety of international dishes here and we even have fusion dishes where two or more different dishes are fused in harmony to make a new one ^___^
(ID #177372) Posted on 2008/04/29 14:56
zie in Arlington,VA USA (Registered on 2007/01/09 16:03)
freelance
That Garage looks sweet. Wow Japan or Tokyo area has a lot to offer in types of food to eat. 
(ID #177707) Posted on 2008/04/30 01:26
BeLe in Davao, Philippines (Registered on 2007/01/03 17:48)
.NET/Web Developer
BioHazard 3 movie sux.  

Got quite of a selection of cuisines around here but not that many good japanese food places though.

I love how you hold your meetings over dinner.  Wish I'd be able to do that. lol
(ID #177738) Posted on 2008/04/30 02:26
kadosho in Tacoma. WA USA (Registered on 2008/03/04 15:59)
Unemployed and searching
Wherever you go in Washington, we have a mix of cultures. Especially in the downtown district, so much to choose from (you can get lost in it). 

Locally here in Tacoma, the local Pal-Do Worlds are refurnishing. Alot more of their businesses are popping up. Even some are import shops, and not just restaurants anymore. 
* I still have to try some bubble tea

Most of the anime retailers are in Seattle, because hey its a busy town. Hopefully more anime shops may pop up again. 
(ID #177834) Posted on 2008/04/30 05:52
strikr in California (Registered on 2007/11/07 00:54)
purchasing
There are alot of Chinese and Japanese places were I live, they just opened a Thai place that's pretty close. There once was an Indian place but they moved out of town and into the next city. I dig the parking space photo that could help here in the states like in L.A. or N.Y.
(ID #177878) Posted on 2008/04/30 07:13
yam_roll in vancouver, canada (Registered on 2008/04/22 05:30)
motion capture editor
theres tons of international food around vancouver, well lower mainland of british columbia, if you know where to look that is...i'm still finding out about places and i've lived in vancouver ever since. just last year i found out there was an arabian restaurant near the downtown core. and of course alot of places come and go so never know what can be found...kind of like a treasure hunt but with food instead hahaha.    
(ID #179108) Posted on 2008/05/01 19:21
brotherlady -__- in fresno cali (Registered on 2008/05/25 05:20)
kid
o ya we have international food here mostly asian n latin cuz that pretty much who lives here pretty good indian food too. and the phu 90 shop is good too
(ID #196167) Posted on 2008/05/25 05:40
~char~ in here! (Registered on 2008/09/11 08:14)
Informatics(ComSci-ish) student/self-taught graphic designer and illustrator
Have lots back in Manila. Have a bunch here in Halifax too, but the Chinese and Japanese food here are kind of bland. Especially the Chinese food. We have to ask at some restaurants to cook it in their original style ^_^; Otherwise, we'll end up with cherry sauce... which is neon red @.@ 
(ID #302519) Posted on 2008/09/16 02:31
Gen Lo in New Jersey (Registered on 2008/12/29 23:49)
Air Transportation Journeyman
Biohazard 3 was horrible! The acting... the writing... Ashanti... Horrible! Biohazard 1 was the best, the second installment was just... 'ok'.
(ID #428843) Posted on 2008/12/30 04:54
HarukaMoe in canada (Registered on 2008/09/14 11:11)
student
Oh snap so intense
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