Category Archives: Japan

Parfait GET

Posted on June 22, 2010 by baudattitude

There’s an early episode of Ranma 1/2, everyone’s favorite comedy about sex-changing martial artists, in which Ranma (in his feminine form) is gorging himself on parfaits because he could never possibly order one as a man. Having been to Japan … Continue reading →

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McDonald’s Cheese Teri Tama

Posted on June 21, 2010 by baudattitude

I’ve been trying to be sociable while I’m in Japan, which means that I’m trying to invite people along when I go down to the nearby station area to eat.  Unfortunately, I’m learning that this comes with some necessary compromises. … Continue reading →

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Tooth Beavers?

Posted on June 19, 2010 by baudattitude

This is probably only funny if you watched Ren & Stimpy in the 90s. Since I did, I cringed JUST a little at the sight of a dental office with a beaver mascot. 🙂

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Ultra Cola!

Posted on June 19, 2010 by baudattitude

So, I’ll be in Japan until the 10th of August, which means that this is probably going to be used as a showcase for weird food and drink items for the next month and a half or so. Mind you, … Continue reading →

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Going out on a limb, here…

Posted on April 6, 2010 by baudattitude

I suspect that the message being conveyed by the English in this advertisement for a (presumably expensive) private all-girl’s middle and high school is NOT the message the designer really intended. I guess it’s possible, I mean, what do I … Continue reading →

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No Love For Uguisudani?

Posted on January 31, 2010 by baudattitude

So, a couple of years ago, on one of my trips to Japan, I recorded (audio only) a complete circuit of the Yamanote line.  It didn’t actually come out very well, since I wasn’t using a very good microphone and … Continue reading →

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Teriyaki McBurger, Ebi Filet-O

Posted on June 21, 2008 by baudattitude

In Narita Airport, on the way to the gates for flights to the US, there is a small sushi restaurant.  It has a sign which bills it as your “last chance to enjoy good sushi and sake before you leave!!” … Continue reading →

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A 41 hour birthday…

Posted on June 21, 2008 by baudattitude

I keep saying to people that I’m doing the Louis Wu thing for my birthday, and thus far nobody has gotten it. For the benefit of, well, everyone who hasn’t read Ringworld, and for those people who HAVE read Ringworld … Continue reading →

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Akihabara – One Last Time

Posted on June 20, 2008 by baudattitude

I’m in that “I’m packed up and don’t want to try to squeeze anything more in” state of things, so I really didn’t need to go back to Akihabara. In truth, I wouldn’t have if I hadn’t had a directive … Continue reading →

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Fun things from Koganei

Posted on June 20, 2008 by baudattitude

While I was on my quest to find Studio Ghibli, I passed lots of neat “Only in Japan…” sorts of things. Here are some of them. First, the 24 hour NPC. In the land of the console RPG, I can’t … Continue reading →

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