Remember when you were younger and you used to do all sorts of wild and crazy shit? Perhaps I’ve been hit by a wave of nostalgia, but I suddenly miss the good ol’ days when up was down, down was up and I didn’t know in which direction my ass was headed. Last night I went […]
About the Crazy Gaijin
What the Fu%$ was That
Happy Science I was riding my bike down the hill to Don Quixote the other day to buy a few odds and ends and to check out if they had any funny new Engrish advertising going on in the store and I spotted a business that I had not seen in town before. Now I’m not […]
Dumb & Dumber
Some of you will recall my earlier blog post about the DPJ defeating the LDP in the recent election. In that post I said something to the effect of “we will have to wait and see if the DPJ ends up being any better than the LDP.” Well if the past few days are any […]
Samba Samba in Yoyogi
Yesterday I went with my friend Hiroshi to the annual Brazilian Festival in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Koen (Park). I am embarassed to say that this was actually the first time I had been to Yoyogi and also the first international festival that I have been to since I first came to Japan. Well, as the old […]
My Neighbor Totoro Has Swine Influenza
Once again the entire country of Japan has decided to freak-out about the Swine Influenza and all of the Japanese housewives and mothers have frantically busted open their piggybanks and purchased hundreds of thousands of flu masks in a matter of just a few days. One day everyone will be walking around like normal and […]
Ryokan Styles
Just as there are many different ryokan room prices, there are also many different types or styles of ryokans. No two ryokans are the same, and the quality of ryokan varies dramatically. On the low end of the scale is what we call a “standard ryokan” and at the upper end of the scale is […]
Japanese Ryokan
I found this useful information about Japanese Ryokan so I thought I would pass it on. What is a Ryokan? A typical ryokan is an Japanese-style inn. Like a Western-style inn, maintaining the special, atmosphere and appearance is more important than providing the latest modern conveniences. A ryokan is for […]
Former Nova Boss Sent to the Can … Finally!
Well it’s finally official. If you ask me it took a bit too long to get there, but Nozum’s finally going to jail for his embezzelment. Let’s face it, this guy is a shameful crook. I personally know of former Nova students who lost hundreds of thousands of yen in prepaid lesson fees when Nova […]