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  1. ShowaJidai

    Has there been a clean up?

    My guess? Drink hunters hoping for a sugar daddy. Happy enough to get drunk for free and getting all that attention - which they would never get if the place was only Japanese.
  2. ShowaJidai

    Short term relationships

    no fucking idea how to parse that. or anything else you wrote. and I've been here since before most others. think about that
  3. ShowaJidai

    Tokyo early May

    Do you realize that you have. scheduled your trip to be here during Golden Week - the second biggest holiday in Japan? Even if you do your research you don't know what info will or won't apply during that timeframe. Nichome is for homosexual bars - (editing now - sorry, I missed the "TV " in...
  4. ShowaJidai

    Shabu Shabu with sexy girls in Shinjuku

    Yeah, don't show me anything I would probably want if it's not on the menu.
  5. ShowaJidai

    What’s the best steakhouse in Tokyo?

    In situations like that remember that they will bring your shoe to you when you throw it at them - so you get your shoe back and can give them your order at the same time.
  6. ShowaJidai

    Tokyo Pub Crawl

    I would second trying meetup.com. The crowds always seemed pretty even in the male-female ratio, mostly a 30-ish and under group. Even for an older guy (close to 60) I had good time, met a bunch of people and even got a couple phone numbers. Do one of the Yoyogi park meetup groups and you can...
  7. ShowaJidai

    Looking for fun in tokyo

    I'm not really sure what your idea is. Most customers paying to be in an image or theme club are there to interact socially with the hostesses. All of that only happens in the Japanese language.
  8. ShowaJidai

    Where would you go when you miss your home country's food?

    But that wouldn't make any sense at all! ...which means he's probably already working on it.
  9. ShowaJidai

    Where would you go when you miss your home country's food?

    I'm very lucky to have a buddy in my circle of Marine buddies who is a retired Marine and lives close enough that I can easily stop by his place to pick up my "care package" after he goes shopping on base every month or so. I pay him back by having him and his wife over for an authentic Mexican...
  10. ShowaJidai

    Where to go on Roppongi?

    The main reason why police will close down a bar (here in Tokyo) is due to drug sales going on between customers on the premises. They will let it run for a while as they collect data and photos then when they think they know who most of the people are they make arrests and shut the place down.
  11. ShowaJidai

    Where to go on Roppongi?

    Next thing you're going to tell me that Lexington Queen is gone too. At least there's still Mugen in Akasaka.
  12. ShowaJidai

    Where would you go when you miss your home country's food?

    I think you may have confused them with the "k" since Spanish doesn't have one. I thought Sancocho was a Columbian dish. I don't have much knowledge beyond Mexican and a couple Spanish dishes. Sounds like you have a well-travelled palette.
  13. ShowaJidai

    Where would you go when you miss your home country's food?

    Not just expensive but often impossible to find. Masa Harina, fresh or even dried chiles, Tomatillos. I can see why Roots Reggae has resorted to growing his own. I have to resort to ordering canned Tomatillos by the case from FBC. I haven't done it in a while and I'm not sure if they even carry...
  14. ShowaJidai

    Pickup bar

    In that case do one of the Yoyogi Park events in MeetUp.com and bring your own drinks. That's what I did.
  15. ShowaJidai

    Pickup bar

    In my limited experience the international parties are great for the 30 and under crowd. I had been to a couple on my own and saw the same thing - very few people over 30 or so. I took a buddy to one just to get him out after a break-up with his GF - he is 29 and I'm late 50's - so I was...
  16. ShowaJidai

    Pickup bar

    Talking with some military guys here in Japan and the consensus seems to be that if/when they split up based on race it's because the women who go to hip-hop bars are looking for African-American guys so a white guy doesn't have that good a chance.
  17. ShowaJidai

    Where would you go when you miss your home country's food?

    The one major thing that has greatly improved restaurant food quality in Hawaii is the internet. Now that tourists can and do go on-line to find out where to eat the food service industry has to bring their A-game or go out of business. 15 years ago most restaurants knew you would only be there...
  18. ShowaJidai

    Where would you go when you miss your home country's food?

    I fully understand what the problem is. Mexican restaurants in Japan have to cater to the market which, of course, is mostly Japanese. So they modify the flavors to something easier to market. Also, since a lot of the authentic ingredients are not easy or cheap to obtain (beans or tomatillos...
  19. ShowaJidai

    Where would you go when you miss your home country's food?

    The place is infested with bugs and rodents. That's why they keep the lights down low. Every time I've checked there wasn't an actual Mexican in the kitchen. No Mexican staff on the floor. They're known for not paying their staff too. The last time I had anything close to authentic there was...
  20. ShowaJidai

    Where would you go when you miss your home country's food?

    For me "food from home" means Mexican. I have done some serious research but haven't found any place that's authentic - at least not for the regional cuisine I grew up with La Jolla in Hiro is about as close as it comes - the owner-chef has agreements with farmers in the hinterlands who grow...