http://www.anglojapanese.net Adventure in Japan Fri, 09 May 2008 06:00:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just a quickie to draw attention to the fact that The Artists Web is now in japanese. You can find it under the name アーティストウェブ which reads 'artist web' in japanese. Happy clicking! http://www.anglojapanese.net/2008/05/new-artist-web-launch-in-japan/ Just a quick heads up for anyone wanting to learn Kite Surfing, Kite Boarding who's based in the Tokyo area. Long Island Kitesurfing School in Miura Kaigan has got to be the way to go. It's nice safe and quite sandy beach, water is safe and the train station (which ... http://www.anglojapanese.net/2008/05/kitesurfing-school-miura-kaigan-japan/ You may recognise the 'san' (さん) I added to the end of your name, the closest we have to this in English is 'Mr' or 'Ms/Miss/Mrs', it's a polite suffix. You may not know that one cannot refer to oneself using 'san' e.g. Hi I'm Chris San - wrong Hi I'm Chris - right Japanese companies ... http://www.anglojapanese.net/2008/01/202/ Some good friends of mine put on an event called machi machi and invited me to be one of the "Artistes". They also put on an event last year when I had just arrived here, it was a great night and full of entertainment. This year though, they'd clearly moved up ... http://www.anglojapanese.net/2008/01/first-gig-in-tokyo/ So I'd like to get my greasy mitts on a japnese smart phone. One contender is the sofbank x01t.com http://www.anglojapanese.net/2007/09/%e3%82%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%83%bc%e3%81%a8%e3%83%95%e3%82%a9%e3%83%b3/ http://www.anglojapanese.net/2007/07/tokyo-after-a-typhoon-at-4am/ Here's a nice view on a particularly clear day from my roof. Sorry the sound is inaudible, but I can't be arsed to edit the video. I'm mumbling something about how far away Mount Fuji is, it's something like 60miles or more. Then as I point the camera at the ... http://www.anglojapanese.net/2007/06/video-mount-fuji-from-tokyo-rooftop/ So I'll Skimp on the waffle today, suffice to say I found a good place to Kite Surf near Toyko. Useful Links Places to Kiteboard in Japan on Kitebeaches.com Kitesurfing Shop Long Island, Miurakaigan Live wind report for Tokyo region http://www6.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/yokohama/kisyou/ Kiteboarding on the nice flat water in Miurakaigan! http://www.anglojapanese.net/2007/06/kiteboarding-in-japan-miurakaigan-near-tokyo/ So you're the proud owner of a brand new, clean and trendy MacBook (White). Not for Long. Unless, your body is permanently coated with a thin film of plastic or other petrochemical derivative, your beautiful new mistress will become soiled with greasy marks after a few weeks of useage. These inevitable ... http://www.anglojapanese.net/2007/05/cleaning-a-macbook/ I recently made a work visa application in Japan and I thought it might be useful to document the process as in doing so, I gleaned much information from various lawyers and the shinagawa (tokyo) immigration bureau. Overview I am from the UK and originally came to Japan as a tourist and ... http://www.anglojapanese.net/2007/04/179/