Comments on: Japan Trip: First Day In Tokyo

By: webomatica

webomatica — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:10:52 +0000

Hi emi, I do remember you telling me about the soba vending machine a while back – now I understand!

Haven’t done the hamburger stuff yet as we’re still hooked on the japanese food, but I plan to near the end of the trip.

We did the department store thing last night, and finally found the basement floor filled with bento, sushi and everything else.

Gee, I’ve been saying thank you to all the help beacuse they’re so polite.

I wish I studied my kanji harder back in college

By: em

em — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:20:09 +0000

glad you’re already on your way to eating through the country–isn’t it funny how they sell beer in vending machines … years ago i ate at a yakisoba counter where you place your order by pushing buttons and putting your money into a machine, then give the ticket to the guy and they make your yakisoba in front of you. yum…. my husband tried some shrimpy creation at McD’s. he said it was alright. our friends recommended Mos Burger, a local chain (they also have rice burgers, where there’s rice instead of buns). get two, they’re small. … speaking of customer service, have you ridden in a department store elevator yet? the elevator ladies are insane. and you never really have to say thank you to people serving you–the japanese version of ‘the customer is always right’ is translated closer to something like ‘the customer is god.’

By: webomatica

webomatica — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:09:17 +0000

Hi Hawaii SEO… yeah we seem to have the trains more or less figured out, but we have just been staying on the Yamanote line – we had some guides take us around yesterday but those transfers get hairy. The freaking train map looks like a spiders web. The Yamanote just goes in a circle.

Haven’t got the craving for the Makudonarudo but those shrimp mcnuggets sound cool. I think later in the week we’ll try ‘em. I did see a big mac burger with a fried egg on it.

By: webomatica

webomatica — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:05:35 +0000

eng – I have the camera and just have to off load ‘em to the laptop. Might be a while at this rate…

Dave – Tanja had a small bite of maguro but not much else. She’s been finding a lot of french cream puffs and pastries to eat in addition to the tempura. She did get some tako and wakame thing for dinner tonight.

Yeah I think you would totally like the neat aspect and the efficiency. There could be a lot of improvements in the west based on just all the robotic technology alone.

Char – whenever is fine, although my internet connection might be suspect until we get to Kyoto in two days.

Sang – actually we didn’t feel an earthquake. I wonder when the heck it was?
in the morning? WTF…

By: Hawaii SEO

Hawaii SEO — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:59:45 +0000

Have you gotten on a train yet? My wife is fluent in Japanese and it was still somewhat difficult for us to navigate.

If you go to a Japanese Mc Donnalds, you have to try the “Shrimp Mc-Nuggets” and the “Mc-Shrimp Burgers”. I wish we had those.

Stay away from the “Hot Potato Pie”. It’s like the Hot Apple Pie but nasty. Also… Stay away from any kind of hamburger with Bacon unless you like your Bacon ice-cold and completely raw.

By: sang

sang — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:52:19 +0000

did you feel the earthquake jase?

you should check out the shibuya, harajuku areas… lots of um visual eye candy there.

By: Char

Char — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:21:43 +0000

Yes, photos please! And keep us up to date as best as you can. I still owe you my guest post – patience please.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:08:50 +0000

The real question is this…will Tanja eat some sashimi or what?!?

The vending machines sound funny. You should blog about the most bizarre stuff being peddled…are there “automat” type places too where you can do all your shopping via the machines?

I like the neat freak angle…right up my alley!

By: engtech

engtech — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:38:32 +0000

photos!