[anadin]

I'd buy as many english lessons as I could afford from her.

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[Vandal]

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Originally Posted by Nestor /img/forum/go_quote.gif MDR-CD900ST and ATH-ESW10JPN are the only two nice Japan-only phones that I know of. Have heard good things about both.

The W5000 is not Japanese?

 

[uberburger101]

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Originally Posted by slunk007 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well I'm back and ended up purchasing the MDR-CD900ST from the Yodobashi Camera Akiba store in Akihabara. Wow is that store ever huge! 9 Floors of glorious geekdom! I was in heaven. ...

That's a good grab there. Excellent pair of cans for the price, but it's so ridiculously particular to recording quality that I decided it wasn't worthwhile to get myself a pair.

 

[1031tensai]

Congratulations on your purchase, slunk077. If anyone ever has a chance to visit Japan, I highly recommend "Dynamic Audio 5555" in Akihabara for true audiophile heaven. 7 floors worth of audio equipment. You can audition unbelievable amounts of gear, from headphones to 100k+ speakers. YUM

 

[andrew jc]

I'm in Japan right now! I have been to Yokohama and found a 7 floor electronics store the selection is amazing but the prices seem better here in the US. I plan to go to Akihabara this Saturday and spend the day there. Not sure if I'll pick up anything.

 

[SleepyOne]

Maybe also worth considering getting power cord, IEC, plug, power strip etc (from the likes of Oyaide, Furutech, Acrolink) if price is good there.

 

[iriverdude]

Eaten Fugu?

 

[Currawong]

Akihabara is now almost completely a waste of time. 10 years ago it was amazing if you wanted cheap or obscure computer gear. Note that many shops are small and have multiple floors, so if you can find the hi-fi stores, you might pick up something interesting. There used to be an interesting hi-fi store on the corner of one of the major intersections, easy to spot because of the weird speaker-like structure out the front, next to which was a dedicated headphone store. However, last time I looked on their web site, they'd abolished the headphone store.

 

[SleepyOne]

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Originally Posted by iriverdude /img/forum/go_quote.gif Eaten Fugu?

iriverdude, you propose he suicide with puffer fish?

 

[andrew jc]

I was planning on getting a netbook but I'll wait until I get back. I know for certain I'll get a better price in the states. I did see many well known brands of audio equipment but finding a bargin will be difficult.

 

[Bat King]

Wooo, sorry to drop in late!

If there's one thing I've noticed since moving to Japan, it's that everything is so damn hard to find. I only just found out after 18 months of living here that there's a great audiophile store on the fourth floor of a totally nondescript building in Osaka's electric town!

From what I remember of prices back home in Australia, there isn't much you'll get a good deal on. Japanese consumers are total suckers, they'll pay whatever inflated prices the shops set their wares at. I usually order off amazon or ebay, I've never actually bought any audio gear in japan because their prices are too high.

I can't speak much for equipment prices, although Audio Technica is definitely cheaper here than back home. However, vinyl here is generally great quality and quite cheap for old-pressing imports, make sure to check out some of those back-street record shops! They have some real gems.

Oh, and no trip to Japan is complete without a trip to a Maid Cafe (and/or a Love Hotel)!

 

[slunk007]

Well, I didn't do the Love Hotel thing, but I did sleep in a Capsule Hotel in Osaka. It was neat, but I'd never do it again. Much too noisy. Definitely not the Michael Jackson oxygen chamber I had visualized in my head.

Pocari Sweat is gross! Even worse when it is warm.

Leaving Narita Airport, I was so thirsty I bought this drink called Aquarius. It was Coca-Cola's version of Pocari Sweat! Aargh!!!

I do love Calpis though. Also, their ice cream rocks!

 

[Bat King]

I've never had the pleasure of sleeping in a capsule hotel myself, but it's definitely on my list of things to do before I leave.

Yeah Aquarius is pretty gross, there are heaps of weird sports and vitamin drinks that leave you feeling more thirsty than when you started.

Calpis ice-cream? I had no idea!

 

[Currawong]

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Originally Posted by Bat King /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wooo, sorry to drop in late! If there's one thing I've noticed since moving to Japan, it's that everything is so damn hard to find. I only just found out after 18 months of living here that there's a great audiophile store on the fourth floor of a totally nondescript building in Osaka's electric town!

Try finding an electronics shop! I think I spent two hours or something crazy searching the web using all the Japanese words I could come up with just to find one around the corner from my regular haunt, a large Bic Camera. It has iPod LOD plugs and whatnot as well, along with a huge selection of project boxes, Nichicon caps and other gear, but no decent TRS sockets at all! OFC cable? Forget it. Very hit and miss.