I'll have to pass for this one since I'll be arriving on the 8th, but count me in for the second one! Any date and time would probably be fine for me except for TGS days (Sept 17th-21st).
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Japan GAF |OT| I'm not planning a trip; I live here!
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I'll have to pass for this one since I'll be arriving on the 8th, but count me in for the second one! Any date and time would probably be fine for me except for TGS days (Sept 17th-21st).
Oh, wait, you too work in Akasaka?
Don't worry. I will make on for the late people.
Sure, added to the list.
Updated list:
Who:
[*]JulianImp- Ayumi
- Desmond
- AllenShrz
- CHusson91
[*]jae - Mercurio
- AlabastreAizo
- Geobobfrank
- m3r4
- Evilore
- Gromph
The reservation is for 10, but can be adjusted if more people shows up.
I'm not there, already went through the other place! www
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
The last GAF japan meetup I remember, only Me, Shouta, and Bepbo showed up
The last GAF japan meetup I remember, only Me, Shouta, and Bepbo showed up
By that time i didnt live in Japan.
Also Shouta don't live here anymore.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
So...you're saying it's all your fault then?
Yeah, it was a while ago. Now I see him in Vegas.
RyougaSaotome
Member
What made you interested in Japan?
I grew up watching subbed Godzilla flicks with my folks, listening to J-pop my sister played all the time, and watching old anime with my mom. Let's just say that time passed, and my interest in the country and language only grew stronger.
Why did you learn the language (for those who are not learning, are you interested?)?
See the above. I finally had a chance to learn the language in college, and it just so happened that the school I went to dealt primarily in language learning. Ended up making Japanese my major, studying for four years, and going to the Middlebury summer school for a whole summer before studying abroad and living with a host family.
Are you currently living in Japan?
Yussums.
How long have you lived in Japan?
Including my year abroad at Japanese university, a total of six years now.
SUP J-GAF. LEZ PLAY.
I'm down in Nagasaki prefecture btw, but I make my way around. I'll be at TGS covering it as per the usual on the business days.
I grew up watching subbed Godzilla flicks with my folks, listening to J-pop my sister played all the time, and watching old anime with my mom. Let's just say that time passed, and my interest in the country and language only grew stronger.
Why did you learn the language (for those who are not learning, are you interested?)?
See the above. I finally had a chance to learn the language in college, and it just so happened that the school I went to dealt primarily in language learning. Ended up making Japanese my major, studying for four years, and going to the Middlebury summer school for a whole summer before studying abroad and living with a host family.
Are you currently living in Japan?
Yussums.
How long have you lived in Japan?
Including my year abroad at Japanese university, a total of six years now.
SUP J-GAF. LEZ PLAY.
I'm down in Nagasaki prefecture btw, but I make my way around. I'll be at TGS covering it as per the usual on the business days.
Not sure what bus you're taking, but the counter is almost straight forward once you leave the baggage claim and enter the main area. On the left side. There's an eacalator and a huge sliding door to go outside on the same place, and the counter is just on the left of those.
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
Oh, wait, you too work in Akasaka?
naa - i'm inbetween Yotsuya and Kojimachi, but i run around that area most days
It's a short walk away from our main office, issue being most days i'm at clients on their site so usually means i'm either in the Yaesu side of Tokyo or around Otemachi.
But yeah, we aren't far away - we should say hi or something during a lunchtime or something
CornBurrito
Member
I am planning on applying to the JET Program. If I make it in I will try to go to Osaka as much as possible for the food. Shame that the Japanese lessons I am taking right now might not get me far with the local dialect.
Yeah, sounds good, this week is bit chaotic, but next week i'm up any day (Sunday-Thursday) for a lunch hi.
Remember Osaka only have that, the food.
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
lol dafuq outta here
Hopped on a bus to Tokyo station. 1000 yen only.
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
yup this week i have a promise with Jonnyram and another with my wife, as well as meetings - but next week looks a good idea
Re: Osaka
My last trip to Osaka was the biggest mindfeck ever. The short version is someone i thought was dead (literally) suddenly friended me on Facebook - this is 8 years after his "death". I accept and he is "you are in Tokyo, i have a 3 day holiday in Osaka to go eat food (i am now a chef) - lets do it"
Complete insane set of days - 5 meals a day (!!!) for 3 days , he had a list of all the places he wanted to go and inbetween those we hit some bars and went out clubbing each night (had one particularly amazing night in a Reggae club with a set of locals we'd bumped into), got taken karaoke by
random set of ladies, met an Osakan Ipswich Town fan....
I <3 Osaka - it's a completely different vibe to Tokyo and , whilst that time was messy, the several other times i've been have been equally as random and awesome.
Only place better has been Hiroshima - good god, that place has been crazy every night i've spent there.
RyougaSaotome
Member
Crazy talk! Crazy talk I say!
Oh man, it was a tourist joke : ) (Even people from Osaka told me)
I had friends living there and i had been there a few times and is amazing.
RyougaSaotome
Member
Jeezus man! You scared me silly for a second there. Hahaha.
I lived in the Osaka area for a year and had the most amazing time. This can be said of pretty much every big region or city in Japan, but it really does have its own fantastic flavor, especially in comparison to Tokyo. Both great places, though I probably prefer Osaka a bit more.
Haha, thats why i post the clarification, i thought people were gonna kill me.
By the way, i'm thinking to go this year to TGS but still don't know.
Wow Japan GAF OT! I love Japan, lived in Tokyo for a year long time ago, met DCharlie there too
I finally got a chance to went back last year and went to TGS, met a bunch of cool people like RyougaSaotome, Hasemo. I also msged Gromph on Line but he was busy dating a lot of girls
Cant wait to go there again and this time travel to Osaka!
I finally got a chance to went back last year and went to TGS, met a bunch of cool people like RyougaSaotome, Hasemo. I also msged Gromph on Line but he was busy dating a lot of girls
Cant wait to go there again and this time travel to Osaka!
I don't know.
I can stay for a drink after, but sadly i will take the last train. I work on Sundays.
Wow Japan GAF OT! I love Japan, lived in Tokyo for a year long time ago, met DCharlie there too
I finally got a chance to went back last year and went to TGS, met a bunch of cool people like RyougaSaotome, Hasemo. I also msged Gromph on Line but he was busy dating a lot of girls
Cant wait to go there again and this time travel to Osaka!
Liaaar!!!
You never told me to meet up :/
(Or i dont remember it )
Yeah you were busy, would love to meet you and your wive againwait - how did i not meet you last year? doh
oh wait, i started my new job the week of TGS ... i guess i have a works anniversary coming up
CornBurrito
Member
Well the only thing I care about is food so that's good.
An OT? Nice!
Tokyo J-GAF representing.
What made you interested in Japan?
Games when I was a kid and anime/manga when I was a slightly older kid.
Why did you learn the language (for those who are not learning, are you interested?)?
When I was choosing my university major I wanted to go with a foreign language, but since English sounded extremely boring I went with Japanese Studies.
Are you currently living in Japan?
Yes.
How long have you lived in Japan?
1 year on scholarship and 1.5 since I've started working here.
Tokyo J-GAF representing.
What made you interested in Japan?
Games when I was a kid and anime/manga when I was a slightly older kid.
Why did you learn the language (for those who are not learning, are you interested?)?
When I was choosing my university major I wanted to go with a foreign language, but since English sounded extremely boring I went with Japanese Studies.
Are you currently living in Japan?
Yes.
How long have you lived in Japan?
1 year on scholarship and 1.5 since I've started working here.
that's been going on for over a year now. If it's still the same problem as last year, contacting you bank wont change a thing.
I'm sorry to say, but unless you brought some money with you, you are fucked
(credit cards will work though - visa has a higher chance of working)
I don't know where you're from, so I can't tell you much more
I used my card last august in Japan. Worked fine in hostels and post offices.
MikeHattsu
Member
Where did you try to use your card now? In a post office or somewhere else?
Post office and hotel.
Post office receipt says to contact provider or something similar.
I could only find something about Maestro not being accepted anywhere except Aeon malls. Maybe you can give it a try there?
http://www.mastercard.co.jp/personal/jp-atm-location-aeon-en.html
http://www.mastercard.co.jp/personal/jp-atm-location-aeon-en.html
MikeHattsu
Member
There's no new problems AFAIK, just the same Maestro problems, so if it worked last August it should have worked now.
Never actually tried it before. (；´・ω・
What would you recommend?
Greetings all.
I'm in Nagoya with my fiancee and won't be able to make it to the meet up unless something spectacular happens and my schedule clears (unlikely as my partner carries the whip). Would be nice to meet the folks I've known for nearly a decade and who inspired me to take this path.
I've been in and out of Japan and Australia for nearly the past decade. I went to Japanese language school and University in Tokyo and then moved to Nagoya. Went back to Australia for more university in 2011 and now I'm back as a homeroom teacher for a private middle/high school. I hated the concept of working in an Eikaiwa farm so I changed my stars and got a job where I rarely have to use English. Win.
DJmizuhara also reps Nagoya. It's a hot, middle hell of Japan.
I'm on twitter @jijidasu!
I'm in Nagoya with my fiancee and won't be able to make it to the meet up unless something spectacular happens and my schedule clears (unlikely as my partner carries the whip). Would be nice to meet the folks I've known for nearly a decade and who inspired me to take this path.
I've been in and out of Japan and Australia for nearly the past decade. I went to Japanese language school and University in Tokyo and then moved to Nagoya. Went back to Australia for more university in 2011 and now I'm back as a homeroom teacher for a private middle/high school. I hated the concept of working in an Eikaiwa farm so I changed my stars and got a job where I rarely have to use English. Win.
DJmizuhara also reps Nagoya. It's a hot, middle hell of Japan.
I'm on twitter @jijidasu!
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Whoa, a J-GAF thread. Sick!
Osaka GAF! ASSEMBLE!!!
What made you interested in Japan?
I grew up on Japanese video games, and eventually manga and anime when they got popular in Canada.
Why did you learn the language (for those who are not learning, are you interested?
Why not? It helps me survive in the country.
Are you currently living in Japan?
You betcha!
How long have you lived in Japan?
I'm currently in my 5th year.
I live in Osaka, and work for Playism as Marketing Manager and English localization editor. But y'all knew that!
Osaka GAF! ASSEMBLE!!!
What made you interested in Japan?
I grew up on Japanese video games, and eventually manga and anime when they got popular in Canada.
Why did you learn the language (for those who are not learning, are you interested?
Why not? It helps me survive in the country.
Are you currently living in Japan?
You betcha!
How long have you lived in Japan?
I'm currently in my 5th year.
I live in Osaka, and work for Playism as Marketing Manager and English localization editor. But y'all knew that!
Never actually tried it before. (；´・ω・
What would you recommend?
Noribento
because it's ¥270 ( ≖‿≖
What made you interested in Japan?
Well, looked like a nice country, I like many aspects of it, like the security and kindness of japanese people.
Why did you learn the language (for those who are not learning, are you interested?
Still learning it, can speak with people about basic things, but not much more, though I study hard since one year now.
Are you currently living in Japan?
Nope. But in one year precisely, I will go there for a long-term stay (2 years minimum probably).
How long have you lived in Japan?
Spent 3 weeks on vacation this summer.
Well, looked like a nice country, I like many aspects of it, like the security and kindness of japanese people.
Why did you learn the language (for those who are not learning, are you interested?
Still learning it, can speak with people about basic things, but not much more, though I study hard since one year now.
Are you currently living in Japan?
Nope. But in one year precisely, I will go there for a long-term stay (2 years minimum probably).
How long have you lived in Japan?
Spent 3 weeks on vacation this summer.
Never actually tried it before. (；´・ω・
What would you recommend?
肉野菜炒め弁当！
Yo, this so much.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
The last GAF japan meetup I remember, only Me, Shouta, and Bepbo showed up
and you forgot to contact me on top of it. (´・ω・`)
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
ロースカツ弁当 was the best thing I've ate there. Too bad that there's so little meat in it.
I also liked their fake steak, but they've stopped selling the regular one and you can only get a special or double version. :/