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- 100 Thoughts Thought Tonight
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- Getting a Cheap Place in Japan
Rave Blog from Tokyo
by Joel R. Voss aka. Javantea
April 27, 2006 13:10 JST
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I went to a great rave last saturday. It was at Stella, which is a DJ Bar and Restaurant. The rave was reasonably priced (1500 yen ~= $12) which came with 1 drink. The drinks were ok even if they were a bit expensive. The room was small, but fit the group of people pretty well. Don't get me wrong, this was a small rave. It has bar stools and small counters on the left and right and a sofa in the back. The show was supposed to start at 23:00, but the guy at the front said it really started at 24:00. The first DJ started spinning at 23:15.
I'm a wild and crazy guy, so I take Ginsing Energy pills before I dance at a rave. 3 pills == 1 tall glass of water is the rule. If you don't follow the rule, you'll probably be in trouble. The active ingredient that makes me high as a kite for 24-36 hours is yerba mate, which is a very energy packed tea. In the US, they sell these at nearly every convenience store for $1 or $2. In Japan they prefer the bottled energy drinks. I expect that they have similar stuff. The incorrect Japanese word for this is 薬 [くすり] kusuri/(n) medicine. The kanji is very useful to know because it's used all over the place for drugstore. Definately don't use the word 薬種 [やくしゅ] yakujyu/(n) drugs/ because it is quite similar to 麻薬 [まやく] mayaku/(n) narcotic drugs/narcotic/opium/dope. The word 草本 [そうほん] souhon/(n) herbs/ might be better, but it is still not very descriptive.
I always get the kanji 薬 [くすり] kusuri/(n) medicine mixed up with the kanji 楽しい [たのしい] tanoshii/(adj) enjoyable/fun. It's funny because totemo tanoshii was the only way I could really describe the rave.
Read more »Renting Anime in Tokyo
by Joel R. Voss aka. Javantea
April 24, 2006 17:00 JST
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My conclusion from Anime is Too Expensive in Tokyo is that I should rent anime or watch it on TV. I created a dictionary of useful words and practiced them. That gave me enough confidence to ask the employee at Tsutaya how I could get a rental card. I was able to do it and so can you. The cost is comparable to Scarecrow in Seattle (370 yen per day for anime). You need a passport and a handle on a few easy kanji. I'll give them to you here so that you'll be ready.
There's a form to fill out to get a card. How do you ask them for it?
ano rental ka-do apprikashun kaku wa arimasuka?
A rental card application document is exist?
They will be helpful. Just insist. Use the words I've laid out here and you should be good to go.
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