Japan - May 2014

[Snowy]

@Giles:

but personally I love the constant barrage of announcements you get on Japanese public transport….

Great video, I too love it. I also love how every station has it's own sound. Yoyogi! Yoyogi!

[Megatron1505]

I have a Yamanote line alarm clock that plays all the jingles, I wake up happy every day 

[seanocono]

@madmonday:

These are great (re: UHFs)

Aren't they? I see a trifecta in my future.

[Giles]

The results of Sarina borrowing Johnny's selfie stick…

[Graeme]

@Giles:

Why do these make me think of this?

[Chiba J.]

Used to be this bar out in Ichikawa called the Crazy Cactus. Originally owned by a gaijin, but later bought by a bit of an eccentric Japanese guy. He decked the place out in aquariums and crayfish ponds. And also a large screen and projector. Whenever I went in for a beer he'd have a DVD of a rural train journey going. Like Giles vid, but for hours upon hours. No wonder he went out of business.

[Snowy]

@Megatron1505:

I have a Yamanote line alarm clock that plays all the jingles, I wake up happy every day 

I've thought of getting that, lol. What I was really hunting for was the JR clocks. I love the simplicity of their design, and green/yellow color scheme.

(EG of clock for those who've not seen)

[Megatron1505]

This is my alarm clock, my favourite jingles are Shimbashi, Hamamatsucho and Shinjuku.

[andersos]

Doesn't it get time only from Japanese atomic clock?

[Megatron1505]

You can also do a manual setting, but yes it does work by atomic clock in standard mode.

[jock1624]

Flipping hell , love that black wabash vest …... Short trip Giles , but a whole lot
of fun smashed inbetween and more daft ideas thrown at Haraki san . Kiya's beard
surprised me ....

[Finn666]

@Giles:

The results of Sarina borrowing Johnny's selfie stick…

…damn!

[Sugar Mountain]

^ My thoughts exactly!

[jock1624]

Oi lads , here in Kagoshima , there are more women to men ratio  than most of Japan .
Check flight  ticket prices …..ha ha
You can go via Seoul , direct flight from Incheon airport  over to Kagoshima .

[ky]

@Giles:

Choosing arc colours for the next Pronto Denim Carnival jean…

Choosing denim for the next Pronto Denim Carnival jean…

any idea when the next Pronto Denim Carnival is going to happen?

[Giles]

30th November…

[Giles]

I just found this photo on my camera.  I love it as it is so typically Japanese.  At least one BA flight leaves Haneda daily, but the check-in staff  MUST have a full briefing every flight…..

[Giles]

Discussing 18oz production with Monsters Inc ( AKA @TOMBOY ) and Little Pinkies ( AKA @sarina.matsumi )….

[simonc]

You do scrub up well G.

[Arlo]

I could post some bad pictures (crap photographer) of the trip, but going through them all, all I have been taking pics off is the crowds, graffiti, cars, bikes, and the bars we were in…
This being my first time to Tokio, my brain was pretty much scrambled by all the awesome sights (and sounds). Getting approximately 2 hours of sleep per night didn't really help matters.

My personal highlights were visiting the IH Hachioji office, and meeting the guys and girls there. They're a very funny gang, and they had a lot of fun watching me during dinner to see if I would drop dead (I have serious allergies, always fun to travel)
The upcoming winter collection is next level.

We also went to The Flat Head Show, and met with Kobayashi-san. We saw some very impressive stuff whilst there too.

The rest of the time there was spent just walking around, taking in all the sights, and getting to know a lot of cool people from around the globe. Oh, and getting pretty hammered every night...

I'm looking forward to going back and meeting everybody again. On to the next one!