Super Chair
Posted by harvey in Culture on 23. Nov, 2004 | No Comments
I recently went to a wedding, and afterwards there was a party at cafe style restaurant in a place called “ESPORE” in 白金高輪. Anyway, forget about the party, but check this out. THIS IS A CHAIR. How much does it cost? Um. That’s about… oh. NINE FREAKIN THOUSAND DOLLARS. The chair is aluminum (or some [...]
Basketball in Japanese
Posted by harvey in Culture on 14. Nov, 2004 | No Comments
It’s kinda funny how sometimes English based Katakana words can have compeltely different meanings in Japanese than they do in English. For example… uhhh…. Umm… Anyway. Nothing comes to mind right now, but I recently went to a friends basketball tournament, and learned all these neat words below! Check it out. Hoop = ゴール Rim [...]
Tebasaki – Nagoya
Posted by harvey in Culture on 04. Nov, 2004 | 2 Comments
Among other things Nagoya is famous for its Tebasaki (手羽先). Tebasaki is a chicken wing. While tebasaki can be found in any Izakaya (居酒屋）in Japan really… in Nagoya it is especially loaded with pepper and spicy. There is a store in Nagoya that is especially famous for Tebasaki called Furaibou (風来坊) in Sakae (栄）. Here [...]
