Every year, "Santarchy"[1] brings hundreds of Santas to the streets of cities across the USA, but so far Santa's bullhorn-wielding, drunken, vomiting presence...
... like ... I agree. Some initial ramblings off the cuff you can pass on to anyone who hasn't been there -- We definitely won't have difficultly recruiting...
Hi I am Lyle Nisenholz. I think I would be ideal to help in your quest to establish an overseas beachhead in Tokyo. Did you know Paul McCarthy did a piece ...
... Thanks! Since you're already over there you've solved what will be the biggest hurdle for us. Right now I think there are two major things you could...
My current goal is to go sometime around the 19th or 20th, and come back January 3rd. That's probably unrealistic, but that's what I would personally like to...
Okay. This all sounds good. I will be sending you the best information I can. I believe this can be done. You can eat great food and find decent lodgings ...
Hi folks! I am a member of Hosteling International. For a small fee you can join a network and get el cheapo rates for hostels around the world. My ...
The Ryokan listed on the sight is a bit pricey (10000 yen). I believe you can get a good location Ryokan room for 6000 to 8000 yen a night. Asakusa is a good...
Asakusa Yoyogi Shibuya Shinjuku Harajuku Shibuya Ryokans. And other words I do not even slightly understand. I'm realizing that I have no idea about even the...
... If 8.5x11 is sufficient, surely there's something on the Internet. Also, many travel books have English maps. As do...map stores. * * * It has been...
... I have at least three or four tourist maps of Tokyo, if anybody wants them. They'll do the job. Or you can go to the JNTO office in Japantown - and get one...
Tokyo is very big, some of the districts are a large as San Francisco ittself. So looking at a map would be intimidating to most. Central Metropolitan Tokyo...
The Tourist Service websight is limited, you can visit their bureau in SF where they have a comprehensive list of Ryokans: San Francisco 1 Daniel Burnham...
SHould we have an initial meeting to figure all this out? Maybe at F2F? The maps I have are simplified tourist maps, primarily of just the main metro area...
... This site is pretty cool for getting to know Tokyo. It includes a section where you can superimpose other cities over Tokyo to see what their scale is...
Of related interest is a new novel called "Hard Rain" by Barry Eisler, who lives in the Bay Area, who worked for the US government in Japan (although he won't...
Yes, my wife has met this guy before. He really did live in Tokyo and loves to go on about it's shortcomings. I saw him read in San Mateo about a year ago....
... Be careful what you say - you'll kill off all interest in the event! Seriously, from what I hear Japanese businessmen can drink like nobody's business....
... Yes, some until they are falling down in the streets in dramatic ways. It is an ambition of mine to do a photography series of falling down men. They have...
Conveniece stores are prolific here. They are easy to access and more user friendly for the tourist visitor type. Beer, Chu hi (like a wine cooler that is ...
Oh, I just thought I'd mention this. I figured you all knew about this because it's a notorious part of Tokyo street life, but in case you don't... BEER...
... And sake too, from I what I remember. True? Anyway, I've only been to Tokyo twice and I'm not pretending for a second that I "know" the place, but I can't...
... I checked with my native Japanese officemate today. Japan has no liquor consumption laws. You can drink straight out of a Jack Daniels bottle in the...
... if we're there during the week. That would be an absolute circus. Uhh, no. "Circus" implies a certain amount of fun. Being crushed like a sardine? I can go...
... Turns out this school is only 27% Japanese, but it might be worthy of a visit: Seisen International School Home Page http://www.seisen.com Welcome to the...
What about the british embassy. If the security is anything like the prince's birthday party it shouldn't be a problem to cause some chaos. Lyle RIP Barry...
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