January 2010
2 posts
Scary moment in Kabukicho
Kabukicho is a red light district, and I’m told there are Yakuza there, but it’s considered “safe” in that the Yakuza are there just to do business, and if you don’t piss them off, they won’t bother you.
Anyway, Emma wants to do this business with me where I take pictures of all the stuff for sale in Japan, send them to her, she sends the pictures to her...
Adventures in learning Japanese: Shinjuku Ticket
In Japan, when using the public transportation system, you pay a different price depending on how far you travel. So going 1 station to the next might be 120 yen, while going 5 stations away might be 800 yen, for example. So when you buy a ticket, you need to get it validated at both the entrance and exit points to make sure you travelled the correct distance.
So I get on the Shinjuku station,...