Chinese Food in TokyoIf that rice bowl was bought here in Vancouver, especially from T&T, you'd be able to see the oil glistening off it XD But yeah the Asian food in general is quite good over here~
Hokkaido GuideThe cloudy skies remind me of how depressing the weather here will be in Vancouver for the next two months >_>"
Oh and there was this Chinese comedy movie that was quite a big hit where the characters went all around Hokkaido with lots of hi-jinks,...
Tokyo GroceriesI thank god we have T&T Supermarket over here. You never know how good they are until you spend a while in a place that doesn't have an asian supermarket D:
Yodobashi AkibaOne benefit of getting a JR rail pass, you can go back and forth between Yodabashi and the rest of Akiba by going direct through the JR station rather than walking around =P
SSD Prices in JapanI really don't see the need for SSDs in mainstream use. Yes, it is a lot faster, but given the cost and how little the improved speed actually helps the average application, you aren't getting a very good return on the huge sum a nice SSD such as an...
Japanese Fast FoodLove these places, especially the ones in the JR station. You can be in and out within five minutes and be (somewhat) full. They're also quite cheap, for example a bowl of kake(just noodles and broth) udon is usually ~$3 if I remember right, dependin...
New Narita Express E259The carsets they use for the NEX are exclusive to that run and it's a LEX(limited express) route so yeah similar to the shinkansen there's nothing but forward facing seats like on an airplane. That and the route is never actually that crowded =P
New Narita Express E259I don't think you can do chikan on the NEX...it's got front and rear facing seats only and none of the corner spots where it usually happens. Oh and if you've ever taken it, there's people rolling a food cart up and down the cars every 5-10 minutes o...
Edo WonderlandThe bus system in Japan really threw me off when I first tried it. Coming from North America I went to the front of the bus to get on and got a lot of really weird looks, took me forever to figure out how the pay system worked >_>
Android JapanGonna be interested in how Japanese keitai makers will make android work with their Japan-only stuff. There's quite a few android-based keitais out or on the way too.
Anime FiguresOnce again, really surprised ZUN is letting such high-profile merchandise go ahead. If I remember right he was always against this kind of stuff, one of the reasons why there isn't a Touhou Anime(official), and the mangas(official) are always some od...
Learning Japanese"Whoever wins this should stick it in the toilet like I did when I was a wee lad."
Err, you mean next to, right? Sticking it *in* the toilet might be a bit...
OTACOOLErr, I'm a bit confused. It says to check here: http://www.figure.fm/post/en/239/OTACOOL-submissions-open.html for more details, which in turn points us towards here: http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/21126/kotobukiya+x+dannychoo.html for...
7pm in Tokyo - Heading for dinnerOnly in Chinese is it *really* bad manners to refuse offered food even if you're full and the bill is already a few hundred dollars XD
7pm in Tokyo - Heading for dinnerReally? You just have to avoid the Chinese/Korean-run places(no offense) and after eating out for a while you can easily pick it out. There's lots of good places though. There's some decent Ramen Bars on the West End, sukiyaki at Posh, some decent Al...
