It's been 3 weeks since I arrived in Tokyo..... geez time really flies. So I thought I had better write about all my expeditions so far.
My first Friday night out (9 Aug 2002) was definitely an interesting night. Met up with a bunch of people for the first time. Most were other foreigners working in Tokyo. Some were MBA graduates doing their internship at a Japanese firm for the summer break. We went to this place in Shimbashi called the 'Hungarian Beer Garden'. The Japanese love their outdoor beer gardens during the summer. Did I mention how hot and humid it is right now in Summer? 35 degrees Celcius is the average temp during the day. Anyways, the interesting bit about this beer garden was that it paraded topless blonde girls. Two blonde girls would come out wearing already skimpy clothing and they would strip down to their g-strings. Then they would walk around the audience and anyone who had a 1,000 yen note (about $20AUD) could put it between their mouth and the girl would pick it up "without using her hands". Just try and picture the girls chest in a guys face for about a minute. It was good money for the girls I must say. Afterwards, they would go backstage, get changed and do it all again.........
After we had enough of that, we decided to go karaoking. Japan has one of the most sophisticated karoke systems in the world. Eeach room had a flat plasma screen and you can order songs, food or drinks using a remote. Very impressive! One of my goals is to learn a Japanese karaoke song before I leave Japan....... hehehe.
Next we ventured out to Roppongi.....the seedy area for foreigners. By day, it was okay. But after 9pm (esp on a weekend) the place turned into the "Kings Cross" of Tokyo. Bars, Gentleman Clubs, restaurants, clubs, etc I noticed an usually high number of old (Japanese) men at the bar I was at. What were they doing here? Old men are supposed to be asleep at this time....... it was all quite interesting to watch. There were also alot of young Japanese girl, presumably wanting to catch a foreigner for themselves......... it's all part of the game .........
Binny-san
My first Friday night out (9 Aug 2002) was definitely an interesting night. Met up with a bunch of people for the first time. Most were other foreigners working in Tokyo. Some were MBA graduates doing their internship at a Japanese firm for the summer break. We went to this place in Shimbashi called the 'Hungarian Beer Garden'. The Japanese love their outdoor beer gardens during the summer. Did I mention how hot and humid it is right now in Summer? 35 degrees Celcius is the average temp during the day. Anyways, the interesting bit about this beer garden was that it paraded topless blonde girls. Two blonde girls would come out wearing already skimpy clothing and they would strip down to their g-strings. Then they would walk around the audience and anyone who had a 1,000 yen note (about $20AUD) could put it between their mouth and the girl would pick it up "without using her hands". Just try and picture the girls chest in a guys face for about a minute. It was good money for the girls I must say. Afterwards, they would go backstage, get changed and do it all again.........
After we had enough of that, we decided to go karaoking. Japan has one of the most sophisticated karoke systems in the world. Eeach room had a flat plasma screen and you can order songs, food or drinks using a remote. Very impressive! One of my goals is to learn a Japanese karaoke song before I leave Japan....... hehehe.
Next we ventured out to Roppongi.....the seedy area for foreigners. By day, it was okay. But after 9pm (esp on a weekend) the place turned into the "Kings Cross" of Tokyo. Bars, Gentleman Clubs, restaurants, clubs, etc I noticed an usually high number of old (Japanese) men at the bar I was at. What were they doing here? Old men are supposed to be asleep at this time....... it was all quite interesting to watch. There were also alot of young Japanese girl, presumably wanting to catch a foreigner for themselves......... it's all part of the game .........
Binny-san
posted by Binny @ 1:53 AM
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