Spent Saturday evening at a networking Blender with some of the team from CNNGO Tokyo and a number of other content creators, writers, photographers and artist here in Japan. I had a marvelous time! First, a little about the venue! The restaurant, aptly called Biervana (meaning Beer Heaven), is like a cross between Oktoberfest and [...]
Today, Loco in Yokohama has reached two milestones, almost simultaneously! My Facebook Page hit 500 Likes!! LOCO IN YOKOHAMA FACEBOOK PAGE And 1500 Followers on Twitter!! LOCOHAMA ON TWITTER Some wise folks have said you [...]
This post is a submission to the Blog festival being hosted by Amanda of Whoa I’m In Japan! Click the cute icon on the left to see the announcement and guidelines for entry. I thought about what to write for her festival’s theme (Important things I’ve learned living abroad) for about all of 10 minutes before an idea [...]
I’ve gone through several phases over the past eight years spent here in Japan… The first phase could be called my Black Anjin-San phase. I’d be that black guy inserting my two-yen into a Japan bashing session at a Gaijin bar, saying shit like: “Man, how can you say that about these wonderful people?” or “You [...]
Woman walks by a shop window and stops to check herself in her reflection. Amid a few adjustments she notices something in her peripherals. Something startling. She turns her head fully and takes it in. She’s aghast! She turns away quickly and begins to walk faster than before. She glances over her shoulder every 4 [...]
When I first moved to Japan I lived in Musashi Urawa out in Saitama. It’s about 20 minutes from Tokyo on the notorious Saikyo Line. The Ekimae (the area around the station) had a handful of of shops and restaurants…and as is the norm at virtually every station I’ve been to in and around Tokyo, [...]
Two brief Announcements: 1- Well, it’s about that time, y’all! Loco in Yokohama started out as an idea buzzing around my head. Soon it manifested itself as a free WordPress blog. Then, a year later, upgraded to a self-hosted blog , complete with a snazzy new banner and logo and other fine features… Now it’s about to take a [...]
Today, October 18th, Loco in Yokohama enters its third year! That’s right, it’s our anniversary! First, a little prayer: I want to thank the Creator for his perpetual blessings, for helping me stay creative, motivated, and fairly positive; to resist complacency and apathy and to seek to achieve balance within my sphere of influence; to [...]
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBDF04fQKtQ&feature=related Making Japanese friends is essential to having the consummate Japanese experience, and has the added benefit of helping you maintain your sanity. Here are my top four reasons why: 1- If you’re studying Japanese, they are a great resource for natural nihongo. 2- Until you’re Nihongo proficient, they can help you with an array of things you [...]
One of the things that makes living in Japan less trying is the food. Just knowing that at the end of that xenophobia-plagued train ride is some Osaka-style or even Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki makes it almost worthwhile. However, Japan has one dish that’s simply to die for. Yeah, you guessed it: Ramen! Some ramen is better than other ramen. [...]
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