Amongst the Kimchi eaters

[beerlaodrinker]

OSAKA pop 2.8 million

Back on the bullet train for the short trip ( 2.5 hours) to Osaka famous for the phrase "kuidaore" or eat till you drop. osaka,s a Great place to experience a modern japanese city only surpassed by Tokyo as a showcase of the japanese urban phenomenom

The shinkansen waiting patiently for BLD to stagger bleary eyed to the terminal after 1 to many asahi,s

[beerlaodrinker]

Osaka isnt particularly attractive . its an endless expanse of concrete boxes , pachinko parlours , and elevated highways, Chuck in a few bars and maid cafes and it ticks all the boxes i reckon

The famous Glico man




Shoppings not for the faint hearted here
we were staying in the dotonbori street area

th


is area had plenty to see, a couple of cool pubs and eye candy abounds

even an aussie pub.

And down on the canal you could take a boat trip




Never got to find out what goes on in this bar.

We were flat out keeping BLD junior away from these japanese toy stores. theres only so much stuff you can carry around when your travelling

These crab legs were great but at 800 yen for 3 i wasnt buying to many

The locals were quite the mixture

Meet my new Drinking Buddies, funny conts they were

[beerlaodrinker]

This sign seemed to be beckoning me to get away from all this street madness and find a pub




And thats where i met mr okimura and his mate, although his mate was passed out on a sofa. Top bloke and didnt mind a sake or 2

[beerlaodrinker]

Some strange things go on in japan. despite it seemingly appear to be a hard working , uptight and traditional society it does have an unexpectedly bizzare underbelly. These little maid cafes were all over the place







They arent restaurants, although you can get food, they arent pubs, although you can get a beer, its not a theatre, although there are performances, and its not a fetish bar, although the appeal is vaguely sexual



There are no windows in maid cafes. There are no photos allowed, Customers are expressly told not to touch the maids or ask for there phone numbers.

Quite bizarre i reckon, chicks are cute though and for an extra 500 yen ($5) you can play a game of Jenja with the maid of your choice WTF?

[Necron99]

Top shots mate.
Pics of your visit to the Tora Tora Platinum studios coming up next I hope?

[beerlaodrinker]

Pics of your visit to the Tora Tora Platinum studios coming up next I hope?

Absolutely, the wife and boy wanted to go to disneyland that day, but i went to the tora tora studio instead and got it on with Maria Ozawa, quite a sporting lass she is. Im big in Japan dontcha know

[grasshopper]

"nice cars."???? What cars?

Oh! Those cars. Of course! Luvly cars, BLD.

[terry57]

How much for a room on average, say a double ?.

[beerlaodrinker]

I booked online before we left terry, after much internet searching with agoda,booking.com. asia rooms etc , it was all a much of a much ness, you never know what your gonna get in japan. traditionalythe rooms are small and cater for business men, i reckon all the hotels i stayed in averedged out to about $120 a night, except for tokyo where i paid $250 a night. focking sure it can be done a lot cheaper though, but in my case i had the family so didnt want to fuk around , lifes to short, nice to turn up and have a gaff to stay in and a plan of attack. we were only in japan 8 days so just wanted to get on with the serios business of being a decadent bastard, But the rooms did have good shitters that would wash your bum and dry it after backing out a Okonimoya induced Bad boy

[terry57]

^

I don't mind paying the $120 but $250 is taking the piss innit.

Fuk that.

[beerlaodrinker]

Im pretty sure besides roaming around the bar district of osaka we actually manged to visit a few cultural sights. problem is my home computer is focking slow in vientiane to post up these pics so might hafta give it a try again tomorrow.and im also a bit pissed , fok it give it a try anywat

i think i might of mentioned already the Vending machine rules in japan, heres the deal. you choose what you want from the menu on the machine ans pretty soon you get the tucker, no cash changes hands between you and the staff. would this work in Thailand?



hey presto , sorted innitt



one thing about japan i found hard to get my head around was the coins, shitloads of them, living in Laos where they have no coins whatsover, it came as a bit of a surprise. bloody handy in the vending machines though. a pain in the ass to tote around in your pocket though



looks like im still knocking around Dotondori, hopefully have enough coins left for a beer

[beerlaodrinker]

I don't mind paying the $120 but $250 is taking the piss innit.

Nah. it was a one off tel. how often am i likely to be in Tokyo? wanted to make it special, for the wife and boy, combined with a trip to disneyland, that he will probably remember for the rest of his life. cant put a price on memories like that. plus im 50 fockin years old mate and can afford it, been working my ass off since i was 16, not a hippy anymore?. the boys nearly 7 so if he doesnt remember he can always log in to Teakdoor, sort of like a time capsule eh?

[terry57]

^

Yes, I can pick up what your putting down.

Looks like the Lady friend will be pulling double shifts to pay for her trip.

[beerlaodrinker]

well i.ll be fucked my internet seems to be running at warp speed tonight , maybe the Lao folk have all gone to bed? or dont log onto teakdoor? who knows? i will try to throw up a few more pics but i seem to have lost my train of thought.
i think im still in osaka?



they say you should never post pissed but i.ll give it a whirl
The guy that invented neon must be making a Motza here







And for those of you TD punters that are hanging out to see osaka castle. i will post em up tomorrow.

[terry57]

^

Ain't to many Jap threads on this forum mate.

Top work there EH.

[beerlaodrinker]

^

Ain't to many Jap threads on this forum mate.

Top work there EH.

No there isnt a lot, when you gonna get of yor ass and post up your india trip, that will be fockin interesting. you got the time mate, come on, your retired. its all good. ive got another 10 years to go, gotta raise the sprogs

[beerlaodrinker]

I was amazed to find a vending machine full of XXXX


Manga Comics

Down in the subway






Our Train looked like it was straight out of Bladerunner
Next we were off to spend 2 days in Tokyo, i had promised my son a trip to Disneyland

[beerlaodrinker]

TOKYO pop 13.24 million

Arriving at shinagawa station we jumped on the Yamanote subway line and headed for Shinjuku we only had the 2 days here but you would need a couple of weeks to see it all i reckon, it has a neighbouhood for everyone, Suitclad salarymen, Manga thumbing geeks, cosplay girls you name it



i had to pony up for our gaff more than i wanted , but what the fuk, im on holiday


well i,ll be focked, they even have a vending nachine for changing dollars into yen


After getting settled in it was back on the yamanote line to Yoyogi park for a stroll walk through this amazing park and you will pop out in the Harajuku area





Harajuku is Tokyo,s catwalk. where the citys fashionastas come to shop and show off









The naughty japs like taking sneaky photos of the girls panties

[beerlaodrinker]

The Weirdest Show in Japan
every night in a basement in shinjuku,s Kabuchiko area Bikini clad women stage mock battles using enormous robots , strange but quite enjoyable

[beerlaodrinker]

[robbo]

great stuff mate, as i have said before ....you do get around!! well done

[beerlaodrinker]

all that neon and bikini clad birds was making my head spin

[beerlaodrinker]

Faaark" i needed a drink after that, upstairs i found a cute girl with a keg of Asahi strapped to her back. Damn how goods that eh.







Looked like they had Liberace to design there lounge



The shitter was designed by butters i reckon

Post up a bit more later

[pseudolus]

the japanese are just weird.

I hope you got some upskirt shots....

[terry57]

Some of those Jap tarts are OK Innit.

The best was the one with the beer strapped to her back.

Gota go there, I been threatening to go for a few years now.

Actually bought a ticket 2 years ago but had to cancel at the last minute.