I visited Sanda City, outside of Osaka. Very clean country and highly efficient. Unlike NYC, no potholes and the trains are always on time.
The Playstation 3 isn't doing well in Japan. I see it in every store, unsold. But the Wii is sold out everywhere. The same goes for the Nintendo DS. PSP is readily available. Sony is doing badly in Japan.
Most of the girls wear thigh-high miniskirts in Osaka. Don't stare at them too long, or else they'll think you like them and start to blush.
The toilet is cool. It has the time on it, gets warm when you sit on it, and water squirts out to clean the sh!t out of your ass, lessening the need for many tissues. Unfortunately, Japanese homes are very cold because of a lack of central heating.
Toyota dominates Japan. But the other Japanese manufacturers have a respectable showing. Even though they're starting to call them Lexus, all of their premium vehicles fall under the Toyota brand. The same is true for Nissan and Honda. What I found strange and disturbing is that I only saw a few Acura TSXs on the road. Worse, I saw no Acura TL (Honda Accord there) or Acura MDX (which is what I own but will sell soon). I plan to write to Honda about this, asking why they are so unpopular (luxury-wise) in their home country.
Nissan is also popular as well. My gf's father is a Nissan fan. He's been buying their cars for the past 50 years. Right now he has a Nissan FUGA 450GT sport (Infiniti M45). That car is amazing. He doesn't need a key to open the door (he just passes his finger in front of the key slot). I think he leaves his car keys home. Inside, they have something called Carwings, like Onstar, and a navagation system. What's great about theirs is that, in addition to the normal traffic alert, the car alerts you to debris on the road. This happened when we were returning from Nara and a truck lost one of its rugs.
But he plans on downgrading to the Nissan Skyline (G35) because the roads can be tight in certain places). There are a lot of small cars and trucks in Japan. I've never been to Europe but I would put this place as a car maniac's heaven. The only American cars I saw were mainly trucks. European luxury vehicles were popular as well. I saw one Hyundai.
The food is good, but geareds towards healthy living. I enjoyed the Chinese and Indian food when I got the chance.
Todaiji, where the biggest Buddha in Japan is housed, is overran by deers. You can pet them but they are can be aggressive if there is food around.
I asked my gf's father about WWII and how he felt about it considering that Japan killed 26 million Chinese? He said the past was the past and Japan has apologized. I then pushed him further, saying that the Japanese still forget to mention these things in their textbooks, thus denying their youths of the truth. With that, I think I hit a severe nerve and I could sense consternation because he's a very good man but proud Japanese. I then went further, after seeing on the news that the North Koreans had kidnapped yet another Japanese citizen the day before, saying that considering America is now stuck in Iraq and is busy fighting multiple wars on different fronts, Japan needed to change its policy and learn to defend itself. He got upset and said that America made Japan what it is today and she (America) promised to help her if she was attacked. I said that Japan should convince America of the need to change its constitution so that it can do what is necessary in this modern day. He told me to speak to the Japanese Prime Minister. He also said that many Japanese young people were not interested in politics, only making money and enjoying themselves. He said that he wished I was Japanese so that I could help his country.
Great country but they really need to have an honest dialogue with their neighbors. If this is the Asian way of doing things, then it's really sad.
EDIT: I have a book on the Nissan Fairlady Z (350Z) and a SKYLINE badge if anybody wants it. Just PM me.
The Playstation 3 isn't doing well in Japan. I see it in every store, unsold. But the Wii is sold out everywhere. The same goes for the Nintendo DS. PSP is readily available. Sony is doing badly in Japan.
Most of the girls wear thigh-high miniskirts in Osaka. Don't stare at them too long, or else they'll think you like them and start to blush.
The toilet is cool. It has the time on it, gets warm when you sit on it, and water squirts out to clean the sh!t out of your ass, lessening the need for many tissues. Unfortunately, Japanese homes are very cold because of a lack of central heating.
Toyota dominates Japan. But the other Japanese manufacturers have a respectable showing. Even though they're starting to call them Lexus, all of their premium vehicles fall under the Toyota brand. The same is true for Nissan and Honda. What I found strange and disturbing is that I only saw a few Acura TSXs on the road. Worse, I saw no Acura TL (Honda Accord there) or Acura MDX (which is what I own but will sell soon). I plan to write to Honda about this, asking why they are so unpopular (luxury-wise) in their home country.
Nissan is also popular as well. My gf's father is a Nissan fan. He's been buying their cars for the past 50 years. Right now he has a Nissan FUGA 450GT sport (Infiniti M45). That car is amazing. He doesn't need a key to open the door (he just passes his finger in front of the key slot). I think he leaves his car keys home. Inside, they have something called Carwings, like Onstar, and a navagation system. What's great about theirs is that, in addition to the normal traffic alert, the car alerts you to debris on the road. This happened when we were returning from Nara and a truck lost one of its rugs.
But he plans on downgrading to the Nissan Skyline (G35) because the roads can be tight in certain places). There are a lot of small cars and trucks in Japan. I've never been to Europe but I would put this place as a car maniac's heaven. The only American cars I saw were mainly trucks. European luxury vehicles were popular as well. I saw one Hyundai.
The food is good, but geareds towards healthy living. I enjoyed the Chinese and Indian food when I got the chance.
Todaiji, where the biggest Buddha in Japan is housed, is overran by deers. You can pet them but they are can be aggressive if there is food around.
I asked my gf's father about WWII and how he felt about it considering that Japan killed 26 million Chinese? He said the past was the past and Japan has apologized. I then pushed him further, saying that the Japanese still forget to mention these things in their textbooks, thus denying their youths of the truth. With that, I think I hit a severe nerve and I could sense consternation because he's a very good man but proud Japanese. I then went further, after seeing on the news that the North Koreans had kidnapped yet another Japanese citizen the day before, saying that considering America is now stuck in Iraq and is busy fighting multiple wars on different fronts, Japan needed to change its policy and learn to defend itself. He got upset and said that America made Japan what it is today and she (America) promised to help her if she was attacked. I said that Japan should convince America of the need to change its constitution so that it can do what is necessary in this modern day. He told me to speak to the Japanese Prime Minister. He also said that many Japanese young people were not interested in politics, only making money and enjoying themselves. He said that he wished I was Japanese so that I could help his country.
Great country but they really need to have an honest dialogue with their neighbors. If this is the Asian way of doing things, then it's really sad.
EDIT: I have a book on the Nissan Fairlady Z (350Z) and a SKYLINE badge if anybody wants it. Just PM me.
