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Post by Teahouse Keeper on Oct 11, 2004 9:07:05 GMT -5
As a result of watching too many anime, I have been wondering what Japan is really like. Never been there before. Do the seiyuus come out of their recording studios to buy food/snacks? What if I met one of my favourite seiyuus there?  Imagine...I'm at the cashier paying for something when a Japanese man in front of me speaks to the cashier...his voice sounds so familiar...where have I heard it before? Sounds like...like...Oh my god...It's Kazuhiko Inoue!!!  |
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Post by iwakami on Oct 11, 2004 17:56:06 GMT -5
I have never benn there either.
\My father has though. HE got to ge there quite a few times a while ago. He was visiting my uncle. HE moved there and married a japanese woman, which is now my aunt. And they have a little girl named jeannie. ^^
I would love to go, and am planning to go there someday in the far future. ^^
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Post by Sassy2021111 on Oct 18, 2004 15:53:12 GMT -5
I've never been to Japan, but it is definetly something on my to-do list. My uncle has traveled there many times. He's actually the person who first introduced me to anime and manga.
About two days ago, there was a special on the travel channel about Japan. Its very interesting to see the mix of old tradition and new tradition being lived at the same time! There were people in old fashioned kimonos and shoes as well as people in very wild costumes! It definetly makes where I live look oh so very plain. I've tried Japanese food and most of it is pretty delicious!
Yes, oh yes..Id definetly LOVE to go there. It would be interesting to try foreign exchange!
Krizia
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Post by bluesiren on Oct 23, 2004 10:51:08 GMT -5
I have never benn there either. \My father has though. HE got to ge there quite a few times a while ago. He was visiting my uncle. HE moved there and married a japanese woman, which is now my aunt. And they have a little girl named jeannie. ^^ I would love to go, and am planning to go there someday in the far future. ^^ Hey dude, you got it made if you have family over there... do you now how expensive Japan is? Me... never been there, but I'm hoping to go next year. I want to go to one of the festivals.But I have to do some research though, to see which is the coolest one^^ OT is that Malice Mizer? |
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Post by iwakami on Nov 13, 2004 8:31:13 GMT -5
^^, well, my uncle wants to come and move to a place around where I am living cause he wants a better job. He is a teacher there, and I bet its all good and fun...but I dont think the pay is as fullfilling as it can be here in the U.S. So he is coming to take some tests and stuff and to find a job.
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Post by Teahouse Keeper on Nov 16, 2004 1:01:11 GMT -5
Ooh...let's ask your uncle questions about Japan!! ;D
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Post by Sassy2021111 on Nov 16, 2004 13:09:57 GMT -5
YEAHHH!!! That would be fun! ;D Of course, he's probably very busy
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Post by BlackGrail on Nov 21, 2004 20:02:37 GMT -5
l also want to go there, someday. l have 2 Japanese friends. One through online, the other a penpal.
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Post by Teahouse Keeper on Nov 25, 2004 0:25:09 GMT -5
BlackGrail, you've 2 Japanese friends?? Oh, I'm so happy. Please ask them to come here!!  How did you meet them? Many years ago, I used to have plenty of pen pals. One of them was a Japanese girl who was really nice. We sent each other gifts and she would give me cute little stuff. Once, she gave me a long calendar anime poster which is still hanging on my wall today |
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Post by rhein on Dec 1, 2004 1:19:17 GMT -5
what happened then? is she still your penpal now?
i wanna go to japan too someday. just to see what it's like. and i wanna see their castles and japan palace. i also wanna buy a real yukatta, take a pose in it in japan. oh.... keep dreaming....
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Post by Teahouse Keeper on Dec 3, 2004 0:18:04 GMT -5
Ah...well, usually with pen pals, it's not forever. Some last a while, others for years, but still not very long. My last pen pal was from Sweden and our friendship lasted about 7 years. When we first started, she had a boyfriend and by the time we finished, she already had a very young daughter The kid should be quite big by now. As for the Japanese girl...one day, she just decided not to write and that was that She didn't tell me, but when I didn't hear from her, that was it. At first, I used to be annoyed when pen pals did that, but I soon got used to it. Normally, pen pals will suddenly break off without saying anything. Sometimes, I'm the one who breaks it off but I always tell them why. After the Swedish friend, I didn't want to start all over with new pen friends again. It's not easy to begin at the beginning with someone new after 7 years of old friendship. I felt tired and didn't want to go through the whole introductory process again. At first, it was the stamps that got me interested in pen pals. I collected stamps and getting pen friends was a great way to get stamps from all over the world Then, gradually, it wasn't just about stamps anymore because I enjoyed writing to my pen friends, getting to know about them and their countries. I had pen pals from Greece, Malta, Malaysia, Hungary, Russia, Thailand, Japan, China, Sweden, England, France, US, Australia. I'm still secretly hoping to find pen pals in Greenland, South and North Poles A yukatta? Is it the outfit/outer robe that Japanese men wear? Or is it like a kimono? Yeah, looks like many of us here want to go to Japan! Maybe, we'll pool our cash and go together some day? |
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Post by chateaubriand on Dec 3, 2004 0:46:17 GMT -5
i've been to japan (tokyo) once . prices there are sooo expensive. there are actually a lot of anime stores there that sell from manga to dvd's to different collectibles. too bad i don't have that much money then.  |
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Post by Teahouse Keeper on Dec 3, 2004 1:51:11 GMT -5
ARGHHH!!!! You've been to Tokyo?! When?! Ah, I'm so envious! You got to see all those lovely anime stuff, even though prices were crazy! Yeah, it's VERY disappointing when you don't have enough cash when shopping in another country. I know. It happened to me and I ended up borrowing from a friend who was kind enough to lend me. I mean, after all, who knows when you'll be back in that country, right? So, whatever you want, you'd better grab. Hey, what were the Tokyo people like (Tokyoians )? Were they nice and friendly? Could they speak a little English at least? Was Tokyo good? Did you have fun? |
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Post by chateaubriand on Dec 4, 2004 1:01:12 GMT -5
tokyo is like.. great! it was awesome. i mean with all those hi-tech stuff and anime, it's like paradise (for me)
peaple in tokyo are great. they're down-to-earth respectful and friendly. some of them can speak english but with a japanese accent. fun? of course! it was really great
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Post by Teahouse Keeper on Dec 5, 2004 5:55:59 GMT -5
Oh! It's great to hear that the Japanese people are nice and friendly I was afraid they would be proud and unfriendly to visitors who can't speak their language. Actually, 3 Japanese guys came here a few days ago to talk about anime. It was a symposium called AniMaxtion and they were really humourous people, very warm and friendly!! I was really surprised! It was a great privilege to meet them...one of them was the director of Fruits Basket, Daichi Akitaro. Another was the manager Kawaguchi Noritaka and finally, the producer of more than 90 anime, Yoshiro Kataoka. Using an English translator, they talked about their latest anime releases, "Japan" and "Grrl Power". So, you speak Japanese? Have you been to other parts of Japan? |
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Post by chateaubriand on Dec 7, 2004 7:13:15 GMT -5
i only speak a little japanese (basics only)
my cousin lives there so she became our official translator ;D
just tokyo but maybe someday i'll really tour japan
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Post by Teahouse Keeper on Dec 8, 2004 21:03:12 GMT -5
Oh! That's lucky! Whoa, your cousin lives there!!! How long has she been in Japan? Yeah, from what I've seen in Japan Hour (the food documentary ), Japan is huge. It's amusing to see Japanese people who live in Tokyo behave like tourists when they visit different parts of their own country. In a way it's good because they don't have to visit other countries for their holidays and everybody speaks Japanese everywhere So, which part of Japan do you plan on visiting when you go again? |
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Post by ChaTeAubRianD on Dec 9, 2004 7:03:57 GMT -5
dunno, very very long time............
next time i think i'll visit Kyoto ;D
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Post by Sassy2021111 on Dec 9, 2004 13:36:02 GMT -5
My new english teacher was just transfered here to Puerto Rico from Japan. She used to teach in Kyoto. She talks to us in Japanese sometimes, and no one understands. I only understand a few words myself  . She compares us to them alot, she says they learn alot faster than we do. |
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Post by arashikarasu on Dec 9, 2004 23:02:00 GMT -5
I've been to Japan! I was there for six weeks over the last summer...it was amazing! Kyoto was such a cool place. It was like a nature perserve with temples right next to a city...it waas so cool! I was in a little place just south of Tokyo called Misakiguchi prefecture. I shopped for a lot of manga in Tokyo...for the manga are like, 3 dollars in japan (300 or so yen)  I got so much there. Then there are the used manga shops....100 yen per comic...talk about cheap. But the dvds and cds are so much more expencive T___T |
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Post by Teahouse Keeper on Dec 9, 2004 23:43:08 GMT -5
Ahhhhhh......Arashi, you're soooo lucky *sighs in envy* You even went to Kyoto and actually did so much shopping!!! Manga in Tokyo cost only US$3 ?! I didn't know they had used manga shops Yeah....I like Kyoto because I heard of it's historical flavour and temples I love temples. What about the food, Arashi?? Yummy? Cheap??  Hahaha....Krizia, your teacher sounds like she likes Japan so much. But I prefer she didn't make comparisons because it's not fair to everybody, especially to the students she is now teaching. I think she probably misses Japan since she just arrived. That's probably why she lapses into Japanese even though you guys don't understand. Your teacher taught in Kyoto? Hmm....very interesting. I wonder what teaching in Kyoto is like? Chateaubriand, let's pack our bags and go to Kyoto!!! |
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Post by ChaTeAubRianD on Dec 10, 2004 5:36:34 GMT -5
sure! you go buy a ticket to kyoto and i'll hide in your luggage ;D
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Post by arashikarasu on Dec 10, 2004 14:25:49 GMT -5
~random Gravitation quote~ "I am a piece of luggage! I do not need a passport! You are disrespecting the luggage's owner!!!" -Shuichi The food was awsome. It's moderately priced, and oh so delicious! Also, the pesticides and stuff that goes into American food all the time are banned in Japan, so its good for people too. One of my favorite places to go to was the conveyer-belt sushi places that have sushi going around the room on a moving belt, and the prices are determined by the color of the plate. It was so fun to watch the yummyness float by. n__n My other favorite foods were yaki-soba, ramen, and ku-ri n___n *laughs* woot |
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Post by chateaubriand on Dec 11, 2004 4:05:48 GMT -5
floating food... that made me hungry. |
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Post by Sassy2021111 on Dec 11, 2004 7:08:46 GMT -5
While I was reading the replies, my teacher was standing right behind me. She was suprised to see she was mentioned on the board, but she didnt mind. She says hi to all.
I want to go to Kyoto! Could be fun..maybe I could get extra credit or something ^.^ And since Im in the military, tickets might be cheaper!
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Post by Teahouse Keeper on Dec 14, 2004 2:56:37 GMT -5
Hide in my luggage, Chateaubriand?? Then I'll book a single room and you can sleep in the drawer After that, we'll go sightseeing with you in my bag Yes!! Let's go now!!! Ahahaha....Arashi, you read Gravitation too!! Yeah, Shuichi miraculously squeezed himself into a luggage bag and tried to get on a plane. Oh....the conveyor belt sushi. Yeah, we have that here too. What about the native special delicacies? Any special food that you tried? How did Kyoto's food taste? How about desserts? Did you eat those round balls on a stick? Ooops...Krizia! Your teacher was just behind?! Luckily, I didn't say anything bad. Hahaha...Hi Krizia's teacher! ;D Mmmm? You're in the military? *blinks* You mean you get cheaper air tickets if you buy from the base? |
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Post by Sassy2021111 on Dec 14, 2004 16:24:05 GMT -5
The base pays for all of our travels. As long as theres a useful purpose behind it. I cant just say I want to go to so and so place just because.
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Post by Teahouse Keeper on Dec 19, 2004 0:34:03 GMT -5
Useful purpose? 1) The incense from a temple there is driving me crazy in Puerto Rico 2) I need to breathe Kyoto air now or I'll roll up and die 3) I promise not to blow up the base.
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Post by Sassy2021111 on Dec 19, 2004 7:57:12 GMT -5
 Nice excuses lol. Odd thing is...they would expect that from me. Im always doing and saying weird things around here...trouble tends to follow me. Okay anyway, thats the plan! I'll use those excuses..now off to Japan! Whose with me!? |
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Post by Shirubi on Jan 7, 2005 17:52:27 GMT -5
I have a freind that lives in Japan, I think it's Kyoto.  Anyway he invited me and my parents to visit his new house, and I think Naomi's going with us. |
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Nice excuses lol. Odd thing is...they would expect that from me. Im always doing and saying weird things around here...trouble tends to follow me. Okay anyway, thats the plan! I'll use those excuses..now off to Japan! 