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Armoured_Bear 5 Sep 2018 03:02:37 31,233 posts
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Sitting on the coast with the noise of the seagulls, I’m about to tuck into a late breakfast of salmon roe, marinated salmon and salmon flakes on rice with miso soup etc.
God I love Japan.

fontgeeksogood 5 Sep 2018 04:33:21 12,913 posts
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Don't they have Frosties

elstoof 5 Sep 2018 07:15:49 28,125 posts
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They eat those at dinner time

monkman76 5 Sep 2018 07:26:26 18,987 posts
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"Isn't this idyllic ecosse"
"Just a minute love, I need to tell everyone on EG what I'm doing"

Armoured_Bear 5 Sep 2018 13:46:52 31,233 posts
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Ror 5 Sep 2018 15:39:09 20,336 posts
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Blimey.

Phattso 5 Sep 2018 15:56:52 27,426 posts
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Every time I ended up there was in the daytime, which renders the show somewhat less impressive.

uiruki 5 Sep 2018 15:59:24 5,975 posts
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Odaiba is cool! I keep meaning to go to the big Autobacs there to get something for my dad as it’s super huge.

Did you go to Joypolis? I think they might still have the “full size” Initial D game where you play in an actual car. They’ve been doing that since at least Sega Touring Car. Bit expensive for a solo visit maybe.

Edit: also how much Gunpla did you buy?

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Navi 5 Sep 2018 16:01:43 352 posts
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Nice. I've never been there in the evening either.

The Gunpla shop at the top of the shopping centre is great. You know you want to buy loads of it.

Phattso 5 Sep 2018 16:04:41 27,426 posts
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Joypolis is a great shout, especially if you like your racing or rhythm games.

I made the mistake of going up on the ferris wheel in Palette Town on a really windy day. Never felt such an extended period of genuine panic and fear for my life!!!

Ror 5 Sep 2018 16:22:37 20,336 posts
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I had a bit of a quick look in Joypolis. Quick, because I know I'd have come out flat broke otherwise. They had a video of the Yakuza 3 remaster playing at the entrance. High Def Rikiya ;_;

I took a few shots of the Gundam just because it was so fucking nutty.

Also, I took the Yurikamome line to get to Odaiba, which was a nice little ride. Reminded me of the DLR a bit. Hyperdia is absolutely worth it's weight in gold!

Ror 5 Sep 2018 16:25:37 20,336 posts
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Oh, and yeah, the Gundam store in Diver City is amazing. Didn't buy anything though - I've not actually bought anything yet, as I have limited bag space to consider. Unless I buy another bag to check in...

And going on the ferris wheel today would have been a baaaad idea

I'm amazed it was still running, honestly.

wobbly_Bob 5 Sep 2018 16:34:21 5,162 posts
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That Gundam statue is so cool!!!

If you don't go on the Ferris wheel today you are not hardcore.

#peerpressure

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Edited by wobbly_Bob at 16:41:11 05-09-2018

Phattso 5 Sep 2018 16:38:50 27,426 posts
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@Ror fairly regularly that Gundam does a little show. Don’t walk off without seeing it. It’s not amazing, but it is worth seeing. Unless you’ve already missed it and left in which case it’s shit and you shouldn’t think about it.

Ror 5 Sep 2018 17:20:23 20,336 posts
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I think it does a thing on the hour. I walked past it three or four times today, each time around ten minutes past the hour...

And its 1:19am now

One_Vurfed_Gwrx 5 Sep 2018 20:35:48 4,468 posts
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@uiruki Possibly Mother, I would have to dig and see if I have any details. I remember it was a night where I hadn't actually booked a hotel of any type and ended up booking a karaoke room in the end. No other foreigners there when I went, just a Japanese crowd so had a mix of Japanese and English conversations. I had initially tried to find another rock bar somewhere else but got there as it was closing so headed for that one. As I say, I remember my Osaka haunts a bit more as I always spend a lot more time there when I am in Japan. A quick Google image search of 'Mother' makes it a possibility still.

Armoured_Bear 5 Sep 2018 22:38:27 31,233 posts
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Well that was my first earthquake, house swaying back and forth during the night !

wobbly_Bob 6 Sep 2018 14:35:13 5,162 posts
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Wow. Must be terrifying. Hopefully all is well.

elstoof 6 Sep 2018 14:36:28 28,125 posts
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Must have angered the salmon god

Ror 6 Sep 2018 16:43:04 20,336 posts
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I spent about half the day in Akihabara today and now I'm like this motherfucker right here.

StarchildHypocrethes 6 Sep 2018 17:23:00 33,974 posts
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I don't really know much about Gundam (loved Transformers though), but that statue is damned cool. I want one.

One_Vurfed_Gwrx 6 Sep 2018 20:09:18 4,468 posts
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Armoured_Bear wrote:
Well that was my first earthquake, house swaying back and forth during the night !

I lived in Japan for ten months and never manages to notice a single earthquake (there weren't any big ones when I was there and I apparently slept through the little ones we had)

uiruki 6 Sep 2018 22:20:50 5,975 posts
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I’ve been woken up by a few before. Once I got woken up by an alert for an incoming big earthquake that was a false alarm. Not sure what was worse, the false alarm or the fact I just stayed in bed like a big lemon and probably would have been owned by a big piece of falling rubble or the bed from the apartment upstairs.

Armoured_Bear 6 Sep 2018 23:27:30 31,233 posts
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One_Vurfed_Gwrx wrote:

Armoured_Bear wrote:
Well that was my first earthquake, house swaying back and forth during the night !
I lived in Japan for ten months and never manages to notice a single earthquake (there weren't any big ones when I was there and I apparently slept through the little ones we had)

This one was a big one , several dead and 30 odd missing

power seems gradually being restored but not yet here.

Technoishmatt 7 Sep 2018 02:02:17 5,365 posts
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eek.

We had an earthquake one night, which did wake us up. I could see the windows wobble wildly. I asked out loud “what is it?” and my (now) sleepaholic wife answered: “just an earthquake, go back to sleep”

fontgeeksogood 7 Sep 2018 02:02:37 12,913 posts
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We almost lost ecosse guys

Load_2.0 7 Sep 2018 09:29:38 33,582 posts
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Not if he has his Technogel Travel Pillow. It deflects debri and can be used as a flotation device.

Poor old Japan has had an absolute hammering, Typhoons, landslides and now an earthquake. Surely Godzilla is next.

Ror 7 Sep 2018 15:43:21 20,336 posts
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That's what the big robot is for.

Ror 7 Sep 2018 15:44:10 20,336 posts
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Went for a couple of beers in the Asahi Golden Turd building.

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