tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post2059379257161116988..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Tokyo is Like 1986 Again - Let's Live for Todaymike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-61497392200340935462011-04-19T15:53:33.858+09:002011-04-19T15:53:33.858+09:00Thanks for bringing back some good memories. You d...Thanks for bringing back some good memories. You described it perfectly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-10101182668496171472011-04-10T10:04:24.613+09:002011-04-10T10:04:24.613+09:00It's kinda funny. If flyjin is actually used i...It's kinda funny. If flyjin is actually used in Japan then it would be "fryjin" which would of course maybe what they really would like to do to the foreigners that split. Have a fryjin on a stick. Only 200 Yen.d. wadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-51081177291986888732011-04-07T00:24:32.387+09:002011-04-07T00:24:32.387+09:00Here's something fun to play, let's borrow...Here's something fun to play, let's borrow from Hawaiian local culture and institute 'Kill Flyjin Day'! <br /><br />Like their Kill Haole Day! Fun fun fun.<br /><br />Just kidding... actually I second what Michael very intelligently said above in his comment - there were always TONS of foreign tourists in core areas like Harajuku etc. but off the main areas, very few I ever much saw.<br /><br />Anyway I'll be back in Tok for my usual May/June/July thing soon, not worried about radiation at all but glad I'm a martial artist in case some locals stirred to Flyjin hating madness come after me with a tar brush and goose feathers...See Otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09686240417165337266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-75731601815753483432011-04-06T15:27:07.040+09:002011-04-06T15:27:07.040+09:00Last year I did an internship with a major Japanes...Last year I did an internship with a major Japanese company in Kawasaki, where I also lived (I lived in the Nakahara ward, so I'm familiar with the Tokyu Toyoko, Meguro, and Den-en-toshi lines; I never rode the Keio lines before since those lines ran much further north than where I lived.). Whenever I had free time after work and was not tired, I would explore the Kawasaki and Tokyo areas. One thing I noticed was that along the major stops of the Yamanote Line, such as Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Akihabara, I would always run into foreigners. However, judging by their mannerisms, I could tell that they were mostly tourists and not residents. As soon as I ventured outside of the Yamanote Loop, however, finding other foreigners was very rare, even in places near the Yamanote Line such as Sangenjaya and Nakameguro (both of which are very nice places). In Kawasaki I was sometimes given "star treatment." Whenever I ate at a ma-and-pop restaurant, I would usually get questions about where I was from and how I liked Japan (and I would almost always hear 「日本語が上手ですね」, even though I'm still far from fluent in Japanese), and I would occasionally hear the words 「外人」 and 「アメリカ人」 from children. I enjoyed the attention. I guess the nuclear scare has really taken a toll on tourism, and the fear-mongering by sensationalistic journalists is not helping matters at all.<br /><br />If I remember correctly, you live in the Setagaya Ward in Tokyo. Do you see many foreigners there? The only parts of the Setagaya Ward that I'm familiar with are Sangenjaya and Futako-tamagawa along the Den-en-toshi Line; I don't remember seeing many foreigners at either place. I really like what I saw along that line. There is a great pancake place called Voi-Voi south of the Sangenjaya Station, and I liked shopping at Futako-tamagawa and exploring the Tama River.<br /><br />I enjoy reading your blog posts and your articles on lewrockwell.com! Keep up the great work, and I look forward to hearing more about Japan from a libertarian point of view!Michael McThrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05235218567806483141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-67209170006169805502011-04-06T09:40:19.778+09:002011-04-06T09:40:19.778+09:00Well, not sure if it's like '86 (I was 9, ...Well, not sure if it's like '86 (I was 9, and in the UK), but it's glorious out there today. Tokyo, despite recent events, remains one of the most wonderful places to be in the world.Davenoreply@blogger.com