Konnichiwa Tokyo! : Day One
Right....so where shall I begin?
Of course...touching down at Narita. We reached Tokyo at around 3pm on 23 Mar after a...erm...*counts fingers*...7-hr flight. It was raining pretty heavily when we reached Tokyo..and it was chilly...9 degrees. What with the wind et al.
(Truth be told, I was looking for this bookshop which sold some pretty good porn mags when I was last there...but...arrgghh..couldn't get away with my family around.)
Anyway...this was it. The beginning of my lil holiday in the Land of Anime, sushi, urabon, automated commodes, happening porn, sashimi, sake, porn, OLs, teriyaki, hot springs, highschool girls, vending machines, ramen, lagi happening porn, Sony, manga, Swing Girls, Lisa Ono(sorta)....Yoshinoya.
So off we went looking for our hotel..and we found it without much trouble. Hotel Kitcho (http://www.kitcho.co.jp/english/) is its name and it's located just a short 10-15minute walk away from TCAT, located at Ningyocho. However, if you have a lot of luggage...then the distance may seem pretty daunting.
Therefore..we took a cab and we reached there in no time (like...5mins). Did the usual jigmawig for check in...got to our allocated rooms. For the first leg of our journey, I'll get to sleep in a Japanese-styled room with my dad, 5th sis and bro-in-law.
By then, it was already 6 plus in the evening..and it was still raining. So off we( my 7th bro-in-law and I) went exploring around our hotel area looking for dinner.
Eventually, we found this ramen stall nearby...and we all had...well..ramen for dinner. So let me give a short elaboration on how to order your food in a typical Japanese eatery.
Upon entering, you'll notice a vending machine located in a corner. Instead of canned drinks or whatnots, you'll see a lot of Jap words. This is, in fact, the menu and so, you'll have to choose what you want, insert the cash, buy the coupon, give the coupon to the counter...sit down and wait for your food.
So there I was...merrily and randomly pressing 2 buttons (1 being a bowl of ramen, cos I understand a bit of Japanese and 2...of which I had utterly no idea what it was @ 100yen). All our ramen soon arrived and we were slurping away. I was still waiting for my second item (that 100yen thingee) when we all finished our ramen so I asked the counter staff when it was coming.
And of course, he didn't understand me...and I didn't understand him either. Thus, I had to gesticulate wildly about ordering 2 items and being served only 1. After a short 5 minute period of awkwardness....one of the Japanese patrons in the eatery said gently,
"Extra-large. Your bowl. Big"
Oohhhhh....riiiiggghhhttt.
Of course...touching down at Narita. We reached Tokyo at around 3pm on 23 Mar after a...erm...*counts fingers*...7-hr flight. It was raining pretty heavily when we reached Tokyo..and it was chilly...9 degrees. What with the wind et al.
(Truth be told, I was looking for this bookshop which sold some pretty good porn mags when I was last there...but...arrgghh..couldn't get away with my family around.)
Anyway...this was it. The beginning of my lil holiday in the Land of Anime, sushi, urabon, automated commodes, happening porn, sashimi, sake, porn, OLs, teriyaki, hot springs, highschool girls, vending machines, ramen, lagi happening porn, Sony, manga, Swing Girls, Lisa Ono(sorta)....Yoshinoya.
So off we went looking for our hotel..and we found it without much trouble. Hotel Kitcho (http://www.kitcho.co.jp/english/) is its name and it's located just a short 10-15minute walk away from TCAT, located at Ningyocho. However, if you have a lot of luggage...then the distance may seem pretty daunting.
Therefore..we took a cab and we reached there in no time (like...5mins). Did the usual jigmawig for check in...got to our allocated rooms. For the first leg of our journey, I'll get to sleep in a Japanese-styled room with my dad, 5th sis and bro-in-law.
By then, it was already 6 plus in the evening..and it was still raining. So off we( my 7th bro-in-law and I) went exploring around our hotel area looking for dinner.
Eventually, we found this ramen stall nearby...and we all had...well..ramen for dinner. So let me give a short elaboration on how to order your food in a typical Japanese eatery.
Upon entering, you'll notice a vending machine located in a corner. Instead of canned drinks or whatnots, you'll see a lot of Jap words. This is, in fact, the menu and so, you'll have to choose what you want, insert the cash, buy the coupon, give the coupon to the counter...sit down and wait for your food.
So there I was...merrily and randomly pressing 2 buttons (1 being a bowl of ramen, cos I understand a bit of Japanese and 2...of which I had utterly no idea what it was @ 100yen). All our ramen soon arrived and we were slurping away. I was still waiting for my second item (that 100yen thingee) when we all finished our ramen so I asked the counter staff when it was coming.
And of course, he didn't understand me...and I didn't understand him either. Thus, I had to gesticulate wildly about ordering 2 items and being served only 1. After a short 5 minute period of awkwardness....one of the Japanese patrons in the eatery said gently,
"Extra-large. Your bowl. Big"
Oohhhhh....riiiiggghhhttt.
posted by The Fat One at Tuesday, April 19, 2005
1 Comments:
Wah...=D Sashimi! Looks like you had a super good trip and took fab pics! Quicks! More updates! Sake! Sushi! Tsunami! Arigato!
*grins*
( Err...wait, minus tsunami. It does sorta rhymes doesn't it? LOL )
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