TOKYO CAT CAFE, KAYAGA WEIRDEST BAR IN JAPAN: COSPLAY & TOYS, BIZARRE JAPANESE THEME RESTAURANTS.
A new day, a new video for you! As you may know, I wrote a book about Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants in Tokyo — meaning I’ve been to m....
12 Aug 4:48 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
TOKYO CAT CAFE, KAYAGA WEIRDEST BAR IN JAPAN: COSPLAY & TOYS, BIZARRE JAPANESE THEME RESTAURANTS.
A new day, a new video for you! As you may know, I wrote a book about Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants in Tokyo — meaning I’ve been to m....
12 Aug 4:48 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
JinnyOops! Ross Death Money
JinnyOops! accidentally rocked your socks off in 1 minute and 15 seconds. You should thank them. — SparkPlugged I couldn....
10 Jul 9:06 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mobile Tweeting Yoga On Japanese Magazine
Somehow Twitter catch on so much in Japan. Like Japanese tweets recorded on national team soccer game on the World Cup 2010....
29 Jun 9:02 pm  from  Asiajin.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Funny Japanese T-shirts at T-Shitsu
After several years of wearing the same mouldering clothes (which no doubt went out of fashion in the late nineties) I’m pleased to have f....
24 Jun 1:05 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wasabi and Roller Coasters
For some people, super tall and scary roller coasters just don’t cut it, the excitement isn’t good enough. So to make....
21 Jun 1:14 am  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
BIZARRE FOODS WITH ANDREW ZIMMERN: VIDEO OF TRAVEL CHANNEL TV SHOW, JAPAN JAIL THEME RESTAURANT WITH LA CARMINA.
At long last, the Tokyo episode of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern — featuring La Carmina as his guide to weird theme restaurants — ....
1 Jun 3:13 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
MIYAVI CONCERT TICKETS GIVEAWAY: WIN FREE PASSES TO THE LOS ANGELES CLUB NOKIA & VANCOUVER JROCK SHOWS! BIZARRE FOODS TOKYO AIRS MONDAY!
Miyavi has embarked on a world concert tour — so how about FREE TICKETS to see the J-rock god live in LA or Vancouver?? Yes, I’m givi....
31 May 1:26 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
BLUE TOKYO AT NIGHT: COOL NIGHTLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY. JAPAN AFTER DARK, GLOWING NEON LIGHTS, WALRUS & HIS BUCKET.
Tokyo is blue, dah-ba-dee dah-ba-dah… As I was sorting through my old Japan files, I found a number of intriguing photos with a blue the....
15 May 10:37 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
CUTE TOKYO MAIDS IN AKIHABARA MAID CAFES. COSPLAY WAITRESSES IN JAPAN, MAID COSTUMES, WORLD’S STRANGEST THEME RESTAURANTS.
Today, I donned purple lips and fake eyelashes, Sailor Moon hair, and a Victorian maid outfit. Antoine de Caunes and I took “maid lesson....
13 May 1:48 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
CUTE TOKYO MAIDS IN AKIHABARA CAFES. COSPLAY WAITRESSES IN JAPAN, MAID COSTUMES, WORLD’S STRANGEST THEME RESTAURANTS.
Today, I donned purple lips and fake eyelashes, Sailor Moon hair, and a Victorian maid outfit. Antoine de Caunes and I took “maid lesson....
13 May 1:48 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
TOKYO’S ODAIBA: LITTLE HONG KONG. DAIBA MANMADE ISLANDS, SHOPPING & CHINESE FOOD, WEIRD THEME PARKS JAPAN.
Wait a minute… when did I visit Hong Kong? I didn’t. These photos are from Little Hong Kong, an indoor re-construction of the Chines....
9 May 2:11 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
SANRIO PUROLAND, HELLO KITTY THEME PARK IN TOKYO, JAPAN. STRANGE KIDS AMUSEMENT PARK, HELLO KITTY RIDES, COSTUMES & MUSICAL PERFORMANCES.
Somewhere, over the rainbow… specifically in Tokyo, Japan… there’s a Hello Kitty theme park! The giant rainbow that shines over Kit....
5 May 8:07 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
ALICE IN WONDERLAND CAFE IN TOKYO. JAPANESE AMAZING THEME RESTAURANTS, CHESHIRE CAT, CUTE FOOD FROM DIAMOND DINING.
Tokyo’s Alice in Wonderland cafe remains a favorite destination for us spooky kids. There are now two locations: Ginza and Shinjuku. Gra....
1 May 2:33 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Riisa Naka is the New Lady Gaga?
Riisa, what the hell are you doing? First off, Zebra Queen? Seriously? I get that it’s coming from the upcoming movie Zeb....
24 Apr 7:24 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
BIZARRE FOODS ANDREW ZIMMERN: CNN ARTICLE ON TRAVEL CHANNEL TV SHOOT IN TOKYO. BIZARRE MAGAZINE THEME RESTAURANTS FEATURE.
“Bizarre” is the only word to describe this recent press round-up. My Japanese Goth comrades and I are currently on the front page of ....
16 Apr 3:54 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
St Patrick’s Day in Matsue
What is supposedly Japan’s second largest annual St Patrick’s Day celebration (after the one in Omotesando, Tokyo) took place last week ....
24 Mar 11:16 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Jackson Five Bar
The other day I stumbled upon a Jackson Five-themed bar in Nakano, Tokyo. Groovy! Perhaps the bar was named to commemorate the famous quint....
15 Mar 8:26 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Solidalliance new line-up of Crazy earphones is now available
Our good friends over at Solidalliance, just released a new set crazy earphones with, well, some kind of pretty wacky models, like the Sam....
26 Feb 1:08 pm  from  Akihabara News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wanted: Bizarre Bars of Japan
I haven’t posted many bar reviews lately because I haven’t discovered anywhere ridiculous or surreal enough (although there’s a bar in....
24 Feb 11:52 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Valentine’s Nonsense
Valentine’s Day, like everything else, has been warped by Japan’s cultural filters like a reflection in a funhouse mirror. Here’s what....
13 Feb 3:39 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wild Mood Swings Vol 1 (Big Free Party in Tokyo)
Hey, I’m DJing at a wild, all-night shindig in Tokyo in a few weeks, so I thought I’d plug it here. It’s at Sangenjaya Hell’s Bar on....
11 Feb 4:24 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The New Craze – Chocolate Booze!
A trip to my local convenience store today revealed not one but two new chocolate-based alcoholic drinks, so I felt duty-bound to try them b....
25 Jan 10:47 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese tuna commercial from 78 (Star Wars rip-off!)
I wonder if George Lucas knew about this 1978 Japanese ad for “sea chicken” (tuna fish). I somehow doubt it! ....
19 Jan 1:38 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Randy Octopus!
A frisky octopus attacks a houswife in this Japanese TV commecial from 1980. I think it’s for some kind of anti-fungal ointment. Warning! ....
19 Jan 1:30 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan January Booze Updates
While most folks on the planet spend January staggering around, broke and bleary eyed, nursing month-long hangovers and waiting until that d....
14 Jan 1:32 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan’s Best/Worst Tattoo?
Last night I met a Japanese guy with “More Beer” tattooed across his beer-belly. He was proudly displaying it in a live-house for all to....
27 Dec 2:41 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
How to Advertise a Bargain Sale
It’s time for all the shops to re-open for their post-Christmas sales. Ouside a clothes shop in Shibuya, I spotted the sign below, with a ....
27 Dec 2:40 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Chin Chin Song
Here’s a treat for Japanese readers- a clip from” Colpo Grosso”, a sleazy Italian game show from the 80s, in which some naughty ladies....
27 Dec 2:14 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
GIANT ROBOT LOS ANGELES GR2 GALLERY BOOK SIGNING: TOKYO THEME RESTAURANTS. BABY THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT SAILOR DRESS, INTERVIEW FOR BOING BOING ON WEIRD JAPAN.
Giant Robot kindly invited me to sign copies of my Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants book at the GR2 gallery in Santa Monica. V-fingers to go....
16 Dec 5:45 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
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