Comments on: Halloween in Tokyo and More… http://robbieinjapan.com/japan/halloween-in-tokyo-and-more/ The adventures of Robbie in Japan! Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:47:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Marybeth http://robbieinjapan.com/japan/halloween-in-tokyo-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Marybeth Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:17:11 +0000 http://www.robbieinjapan.com/?p=15#comment-38 That's funny about Halloween in japan. Our next door neighbor is originally from Poland and came to the US as a Pro tennis player, now working as a coach. Her two teenage nephews came over for a few weeks from Poland and they knew nothing about Halloween. Jerry suggested taking them on the fright tour of the Eastern State Penitentiary. We heard they ( the 15 & 17 yr olds from Poland were scared out of their wits). I can just see them going home and telling everyone "you should see what Americans do for fun". I was just reading an article about these monkeys that bathe in hot springs around Nagano. I don't know how far that is from where you are but it might be a neat thing to see. I'll try and get the article scanned over to you. Talk to you later. Marybeth That’s funny about Halloween in japan. Our next door neighbor is originally from Poland and came to the US as a Pro tennis player, now working as a coach. Her two teenage nephews came over for a few weeks from Poland and they knew nothing about Halloween. Jerry suggested taking them on the fright tour of the Eastern State Penitentiary. We heard they ( the 15 & 17 yr olds from Poland were scared out of their wits). I can just see them going home and telling everyone “you should see what Americans do for fun”.

I was just reading an article about these monkeys that bathe in hot springs around Nagano. I don’t know how far that is from where you are but it might be a neat thing to see. I’ll try and get the article scanned over to you. Talk to you later. Marybeth

]]> By: trainman http://robbieinjapan.com/japan/halloween-in-tokyo-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-37 trainman Sun, 05 Nov 2006 22:19:03 +0000 http://www.robbieinjapan.com/?p=15#comment-37 Halloween. You missed it, but each year foreigners and their japanese friends storm the Yamanote Line dressed in Halloween Costumes and fillup train cars causing havoc, ie yelling, partying and drinking. It started in Osaka on the Osaka Loop line, however I think it gives a bad name to us foreigners in Japan, because they get too rowdy on the trains with the drinking and all and cause disruptions to other passengers who just want to get to work or home, and you know how crowded the trains can get. In recent years in Osaka they started to put more Police and security on trains during halloween just to deter this, if people get too rowdy here in Tokyo I expect to see the same. If you go to youtube and search Yamanote Halloween you can see videos of people in costume and causing a ruckess on the trains. Halloween.

You missed it, but each year foreigners and their japanese friends storm the Yamanote Line dressed in Halloween Costumes and fillup train cars causing havoc, ie yelling, partying and drinking.

It started in Osaka on the Osaka Loop line, however I think it gives a bad name to us foreigners in Japan, because they get too rowdy on the trains with the drinking and all and cause disruptions to other passengers who just want to get to work or home, and you know how crowded the trains can get. In recent years in Osaka they started to put more Police and security on trains during halloween just to deter this, if people get too rowdy here in Tokyo I expect to see the same.

If you go to youtube and search Yamanote Halloween you can see videos of people in costume and causing a ruckess on the trains.

]]> By: Jonathan http://robbieinjapan.com/japan/halloween-in-tokyo-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Jonathan Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:23:52 +0000 http://www.robbieinjapan.com/?p=15#comment-36 Denshi jishos are essential! Really. Although there is the danger of just checking the word you search for and then forgetting it. What jisho did you get btw. I don't know if you use computer dictionaries a lot. But here is a few links to the ones I use. www.jisho.org www.alc.co.jp Have you tried okonomiyaki. The japanese styled pizza? Denshi jishos are essential! Really. Although there is the danger of just checking the word you search for and then forgetting it. What jisho did you get btw.
I don’t know if you use computer dictionaries a lot. But here is a few links to the ones I use. http://www.jisho.org http://www.alc.co.jp

Have you tried okonomiyaki. The japanese styled pizza?

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