ambrosia said...

ambrosia at 03:32 PM JST - 14th July

Hey, good for them if they can enjoy swimming in pools like those at Toshimaen. Me, I'll opt for slightly more sanitary choices and avoid the swimmer's ear and skin infections. And no, I'm not a germophobe but I wouldn't share bathwater with a bunch of complete strangers either. Some…

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ambrosia at 12:23 PM JST - 14th July

Oh, and you'd be amazed at what blue paint on the sides and bottom of a pool can do to make otherwise disgusting water appear clean and refreshing!

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ambrosia at 12:22 PM JST - 14th July

I don't know what Yomiyuri land is like but I went to Toshimaen for the first and last time last summer. It was overcrowded, there appeared to be no regulations as to how many people could be in one pool at a time and the concept of adult supervision seemed…

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ambrosia at 05:10 PM JST - 10th July

And you would know that none of them suffer from back, knee, or other health problems how exactly? Face it, Japanese may think sleeping on the floor is the cat's meaow but plenty of other people find it to be uncomfortable and silly. It's sleep. It matters if you're to…

Posted in Tatami rooms don't agree with G-8 visitors at 05:10 PM JST - 10th July
ambrosia at 03:09 PM JST - 10th July

Actually, it says people were sent to Noborestu since there weren't enough facilities in the original place and that many of the rooms had previously been converted to those with beds. It sounds like piss poor planning all around to me and people have a right to complain if they…

Posted in Tatami rooms don't agree with G-8 visitors at 03:09 PM JST - 10th July
ambrosia at 01:48 PM JST - 10th July

Everytime I read something like this story it makes me laugh thinking of all the times I've heard or read what "delicate" tastebuds the Japanese have and how discerning Japanese consumers are.

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ambrosia at 12:02 PM JST - 9th July

cleo: But they didn't, did they? And that is the larger point, but choose to miss it if you like. As for whether or not these guys can imagine hardship, I don't know that and doubt you do either. They may come from priviliged backrounds or they may have come…

Posted in Tatami rooms don't agree with G-8 visitors at 12:02 PM JST - 9th July
ambrosia at 11:01 AM JST - 9th July

Sorry, to disagree but when you sleep on the floors in those countries it is because you "have to" not because it is the chosen way of sleeping. No one would have suggested that Merkel, Sarkozy, Bush or those traveling with them sleep on tatami so why in the world…

Posted in Tatami rooms don't agree with G-8 visitors at 11:01 AM JST - 9th July
ambrosia at 10:48 AM JST - 9th July

keshii: This is definitely an "only in Japan" story, isn't it? For one thing, I can't imagine any elderly burglar in the West being willing to sit down for tea (or coffee, or otherwise) during a robbery.

Not exactly. There was a story last summer about a group of people…

Posted in Housewife brews up plan to escape from robber: tea and conversation at 10:48 AM JST - 9th July
ambrosia at 06:36 PM JST - 8th July

tkoind2: Again why did they choose a rustic location if they are not prepared to deal with the local situation. Why not Tokyo or Sapporo who could offer "western" hotels?

By "they", can we assume you mean the Japanese - who are the ones who chose this "rustic location"?

**Japan…

Posted in Tatami rooms don't agree with G-8 visitors at 06:36 PM JST - 8th July