Nakata's Posts

  • The Price of Soda
    August 31st, 2009By Nakata
    Sometimes the things I discuss in this forum I’ve provided myself are grand sweeping ideas whose larger implications have bearing on the lives of millions. Sometimes what I say offends as many people and that cannot be helped. An opinion coated in the proverbial sugar of polite discourse often loses its » Continue Reading
    CommentsComments
  • The Great Japanese Adventure
    August 26th, 2009By Nakata
    Forgive me friends. For those of you who like reading these updates on my life in Japan, I know I have made you wait longer than usual. It is not that Tokyo, Japan, or even the Japanese have stopped amazing me on a daily basis, it is that life has a » Continue Reading
    CommentsComments
  • Parasols, dating and other mysteries
    August 22nd, 2009By Nakata
    Why it is that some Japanese women venture from their domiciles bearing parasols on Tokyo’s finest days is beyond me. Japanese people in general tan very well, and look even more healthy and youthful when kissed by the warmth of our sun. Nevertheless it never fails, should even a single beam » Continue Reading
    CommentsComments
  • The Music of Tokyo
    August 17th, 2009By Nakata
    Who is that there making this sweet music and dancing its slow waltz? Is it an orchestra on a grand stage? Is it the world-renowned Bolshoi ballet company? Nay! ’tis but a lowly janitor and his floor polishing machine dancing, their labor of love trampled by the million-masses behind them. Each » Continue Reading
    CommentsComments
  • Oedo-Onsen Monogatari
    August 10th, 2009By Nakata
    Yesterday, thanks in no small part to a dear friend being in town with her entourage, I experienced the sights, sounds, and feels of the Oedo-Onsen Monogatari. For the uninitiated, an Onsen is a public bathing house. Yakumi (thin Japanese pyjamas) are worn, food and drink establishments line the inner courtyard, » Continue Reading
    CommentsComments
  • The Bright Lights of Tokyo
    August 7th, 2009By Nakata
    It was always a given that, whether by choice or by coercion, I would experience the Tokyo nightlife, but nothing could have prepared me for what I found inside the decked halls of Pachinko parlors. Oh… the humanity! Imagine a place where vacant space is the enemy and things that do » Continue Reading
    CommentsComments
  • Yakuza and other funny Japanese things
    August 5th, 2009By Nakata
    When a young hot-headed Japanese wants to impress a Gaijin (foreigner) he will say, in his best possible American-style ghetto slang: “I’m Yakuza!” and strike a rapper pose. I can imagine that this might have the desired effect when dealing with timid, or insecure people, but all it makes me do is » Continue Reading
    CommentsComments

    • Advertise with us

    Popular Posts

    About GaijinPot Blogs

    GaijinPot Blogs are powered by a community of expert users with in-depth knowledge of getting the most out of living and working in Japan.

    Interested in writing for us?
    You're very welcome to join us and there's plenty in it for you. To find out more get in touch or read on.

    BLOG ARCHIVES