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	<title>Keep the good spirit! &#187; Tokyo</title>
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		<title>Time to say goodbye&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<title>Where I am working&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.ixday.com/2009/06/30/where-i-am-working/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t think the internship would take me so much time, but after a couple of 無礼講　(bureikou, some kind of time where managers put aside their title, and have fun with employees), meeting with other interns, etc. , in the end I just went to bed after showering every night. So where am I working? [...]]]></description>
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<p>Well, first, it&#8217;s in Ebisu, a rather famous part of the Shibuya-ku. Then it&#8217;s a big building right next to the Ebisu station:</p>
<p>The Yebisu Garden Place building</p>
<div id="attachment_299" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 574px"><a href="http://www.ixday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/YGP.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-299" title="Yebisu Garden Place" src="http://www.ixday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/2721012-564x377-custom.jpg" alt="The big one" width="564" height="377" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The big one</p></div>
<div id="attachment_300" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 573px"><a href="http://www.ixday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/635123003.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-300" title="YGP By Night" src="http://www.ixday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/635123003-563x377-custom.jpg" alt="YGP By Night" width="563" height="377" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">YGP By Night</p></div>
<p>At the bottom of the building, there is the &#8220;Garden Place&#8221;. Placement of benchs and fountains are a bit different but you get the idea:</p>
<div id="attachment_301" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.ixday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/461294994_51b23817.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-301" title="Garden Place" src="http://www.ixday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/461294994_51b23817.jpg" alt="Now there are some kind of windmills all around the place" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Now there are some kind of windmills all around the place</p></div>
<p>And there&#8217;s also what looks to me as a French castle:</p>
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<p>See after 2:00, looks like that now. Don&#8217;t know why but there&#8217;s always wind blowing under the ark and feels nice and fresh. Maybe there&#8217;s some kind of ventilation system, I don&#8217;t know&#8230;</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll probably put photos of the inside of the building soon, basically it&#8217;s open space, with like 200 people in the same office sitting face-to-face.</p>
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		<title>Basket-ball shops in Shibuya</title>
		<link>http://www.ixday.com/2009/04/24/basket-ball-shops-in-shibuya/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I went to Tokyo for New Year, I saw one b-ball shop in shibuya, in front of TGIF (Thank God It&#8217;s Friday, american style restaurant). Name is &#8220;Player&#8217;s Basketball&#8221;. Shop is quite small, but it has an amazing choice of sneakers, clothing and accessories. Price is ok, and you could find some exclusive models [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">When I went to Tokyo for New Year, I saw one b-ball shop in shibuya, in front of TGIF (Thank God It&#8217;s Friday, american style restaurant). Name is &#8220;Player&#8217;s Basketball&#8221;.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.ixday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/11.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-236" title="Players' Basketball" src="http://www.ixday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/11.jpg" alt="Players' Basketball" width="400" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Shop is quite small, but it has an amazing choice of sneakers, clothing and accessories. Price is ok, and you could find some exclusive models such as All-star game 09 shoes, KG Shoes, several pairs of Jordans. There was a wall with picture of famous people who came to this shop, and I saw Bow Wow. Actually it was the only guy I could recognize (sorry for legends of Japanese basketball&#8230;). Anyway, I bought a nice pair of And1 shorts.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The other shop I found out last time I was in Shibuya is called Gallery 2.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.ixday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1000223.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-237" title="Gallery 2 tokyo" src="http://www.ixday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1000223-566x424-custom.jpg" alt="Gallery 2 tokyo" width="566" height="424" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This shop is much bigger than the other one, looks more commercial, less eeeer personal and underground I would say. There is good stuff, and pretty impressive choice of sneakers, but nothing original, few exclusive models, shorts and jerseys are just not original, it&#8217;s like black and white only. There&#8217;s a part for ladies as well. Obviously after reading this you understand my preference goes to the first shop. This one is not that bad, it just looks like the basketball section of a sports shop, just a bit (ok much) bigger.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Anyway I&#8217;m sure there are many moreb-ball shops in Tokyo, I guess it will be for next time&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Shinjuku Gyoen</title>
		<link>http://www.ixday.com/2009/04/07/shinjuku-gyoen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As far as I can remember I&#8217;ve never paid an entrance fee for a public park (even if I did not actually paid, thx Wade =D ). Spring break was a good occasion to see sakura blossoms (cherry trees). And I have to add the park is well maintained. Prepare 200 JPY if you are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">As far as I can remember I&#8217;ve never paid an entrance fee for a public park (even if I did not actually paid, thx Wade =D ). Spring break was a good occasion to see sakura blossoms (cherry trees). And I have to add the park is well maintained. Prepare 200 JPY if you are planning to visit it.</p>
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		<title>A classic &#8211; Shibuya Crossing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>New Year in Tokyo (bis)</title>
		<link>http://www.ixday.com/2009/01/19/new-year-in-tokyo-bis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#34;Long time no see&#34;. You had already figured that out anyway&#8230; Starting a new term is always -errr- difficult, so not so much time to post any news on the blog. But I try to post on twitter once in a while, like saying &#34;hey, i&#8217;m still alive&#34;. In fact, the truth is I&#8217;m being [...]]]></description>
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<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/3162130873_185e4806f0_m.jpg" alt="Shibuya" title="Shibuya" align="left" height="180" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="240" />&quot;Long time no see&quot;. You had already figured that out anyway&#8230; Starting a new term is always -errr- difficult, so not so much time to post any news on the blog. But I try to post on twitter once in a while, like saying &quot;hey, i&#8217;m still alive&quot;. In fact, the truth is I&#8217;m being kinda lazy to write a complete article. The other option is I can&#8217;t access my PC. Nevermind&#8230; ikimashouuu! I spent a week in Tokyo, with sexy Mike mainly, from the 27th until the 3rd of Jan. . We were kindly offered housing by Laura, not to mention the accomodation costs went down thanks to her. We were a bit far from center of Tokyo (Yakou, close to Kawasaki). But I have to say that the commuting time is really reasonable, at least for me (about 30 to 40mins, changes included).
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Spent the first days shopping in Shibuya, Shinjuku, Harajuku and Akihabara. I was personnally on a mission, looking for a new pair of sneakers. After spending several hours checking many shoes stores, I finally find something that could actually fit my goofy&#8217;s feet: a pair of Pumas from ABC-Mart, on sale. With feet size 12 US, I was only offered ugly Converse, that I, in fact, already have at home. I was kinda disappointed, since there was quite a lot of choice. Maybe I should start thinking about a way to get some new ones, but I&#8217;m not a big fan of buying shoes online, so&#8230;
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During this almost relaxing week, I was quite surprised by the tremendous amount of gaijins hanging out in the streets of Tokyo &#8211; and in clubs &#8211; . Last November, I had the impression of being the only westerner 20 miles around (well, if you except Andreas of course&#8230;, a superb specimen coming from the country of &quot;Take on meeeee&quot;) except in Roppongi, the place where we all want/hope to taste the Japanese flesh.
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<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/3162965402_c936b1b608.jpg" alt="Hard Rock Cafe Roppongi" title="Hard Rock Cafe Roppongi" height="375" width="500" />
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Roppongi, where we briefly returned, by default. My BFFs were waitin&#8217; for us, wanting to us to go their Peep show bars. With ladies who wants to have sex with. That&#8217;s right. They don&#8217;t it for the money or for any sensed reason, they do it because they LIKE it. Or so said the african guy in charge of taking us to his bar.
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He eventually went on, even though we were displaying quite obvious signs of &quot;NOT INTERESTED PLEASE LEAVE US ALONE FOR GOD&#8217;S SAKE&quot;. &quot;What&#8217;s your name?, Where are you from? Oh Yeah? I know this country: I have a brother/sister/cousin/uncle/grandfather/chihuahua (cross the mistake out) in this place.&quot; Then he starts talking about himself (no still not interested buddy, maybe u should look for other stupid gaijins?). &quot;Girls in my bar do it because they want it, they are rather bored in their miserable life, usually they&#8217;re like students, secretary, &#8230;&quot; Hummm, I guess it&#8217;s time for us to live dear new friend. We&#8217;ll see you around &#8211; or not.
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Another interesting fact was Mike being chased by one the African saying &quot;I WANT TO TAKE YOU! I WANT TO TAKE YOU!&quot;. Strange way of charming the customer&#8230;
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<i>La Tokyo Tower, vue de Roppongi</i>
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Page 2, New Year&#8217;s Eve party.
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31 Decembre 2008. Double-date in Tokyo, Japan. Mon ami americain avait contacte une fille (quoiqu&#8217;a 32 ans, on peut parler de femme) sur myspace, et on avait rendez-vous avec elle et sa copine dans un bar &quot;branche&quot; de Roppongi, tout pres de la Mori Tower et de l&#8217;espece d&#8217;araignee geante. Bar ultra-bonde, moyenne d&#8217;age 40 ans, genre chic gaijin travaillant dans la banque, en tout cas c&#8217;est l&#8217;impression que ca donnait. Je devais sans probleme etre le plus jeune de tout le bar&#8230; Moi je trouvais ca un peu triste pour eux de passer le nouvel an ici, en fait ca craint d&#8217;avoir rien de mieux a faire. Bref on discute avec les deux femmes, quand arrive le second date. Direction maintenant Shibuya. On sort de la gare a 23h57, on se depeche d&#8217;aller dans un club, le Camelot, pour le decompte. C&#8217;etait plutot tres plein, et la encore des gaijin, mais moins, beaucoup moins qu&#8217;a Roppongi. J&#8217;ai meme un mec qui m&#8217;a sorti &quot;Ah toi t&#8217;es francais!&quot; Paf, en meme temps lui aussi ressemblait a un francais. Les francais auraient-ils un 6e sens pour arriver a se reconnaitre en territoire hostile. Car clairement, je ne peux pas dire qui est americain ou australien, mais je peux dire francais ou pas avec une certaine reussite. En parlant de reussite, cette soiree aura surement ete la meilleure que j&#8217;ai passee sur Tokyo.
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31st of December 2008. Double-date in Tokyo, Japan. Mike was in touch with a 32 year-old girl (woman?) he met on myspac. So we met her and her friend in a trendy-wannabe-bar in Roppongi, near Mori Tower. I was without a doubt the youngest person in the bar, the rest were finance guys over 30 and most likely over 40-50-60. We left after chatting a while with the girls, with another friend of Mike. We went to Shibuya&#8217;s Club, Camelot. Overall a very good night I have to say. However, I was surprised to hear &quot;HOO! You have to be french!&quot; (in french of course) in the club, a French fellow recognizing my frenchness I assume, our own private 6th sense (wasn&#8217;t I saying we re gonna rule the world?). I cannot really tell if a guy is american or australian, but I can tell for sure if he&#8217;s french or not, only judging by the face and the look&#8230;
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End of the night, I fell asleep on some Japanese shoulders in the train back home, and the guy was also sleeping on another guy&#8217;s shoulders. With the heating system in the subway, I find it really easy to fall asleep&#8230;
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Quite funny&#8230;
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Seen in Yokohama. 308 from MOTHER France. We, French, shall one day rule ze worlde!
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Ikebukuro
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Chinatown in Yokohama.
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Magasin Printemps, a Ginza.
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On the 3rd, back to Urasa-the-quiet, coming back by coach from Ikebukuro (half price compared to Shinkansen). Back to the snow country. No need to say that I was shocked to be back to Urasa, after the sexy, noisy, sugoi, subarashi, suteki Tokyo.
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Peace, Shall Kobayashi-san be with you and show you the dark side.
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		<title>New Year in Tokyo</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voila, je pars dans une heure passer une semaine a Tokyo,ce qui fait une semaine sans post (forcement). Je pense tester le tweeter mobile pendant cette periode donc le detail de mes actions de cette semaine devrait apparaitre dans le module twitter au-dessus de cette news (le cadre rouge). Voila, bonne fin de vacances, bonne [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: justify;">Voila, je pars dans une heure passer une semaine a Tokyo,ce qui fait une semaine sans post (forcement). Je pense tester le tweeter mobile pendant cette periode donc le detail de mes actions de cette semaine devrait apparaitre dans le module twitter au-dessus de cette news (le cadre rouge). Voila, bonne fin de vacances, bonne annee un peu en avance!</div>
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		<title>If you see me in Tokyo&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comme promis, un post par jour&#8230; Aaah Tokyo (東京 en kanjis, litteralement capitale de l&#8217;est) . Pour rappel, je suis arrive debut Septembre au Japon, via Narita. Mais je m&#8217;etais alors rendu directement a l&#8217;IUJ via le Joetsu Shinkansen. En gros j&#8217;etais passe dans Tokyo, ou tout du moins je l&#8217;avais vu a travers les [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: justify;"><img title="tokyo" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/3120190897_b1020dde30_t.jpg" alt="Tokyo" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="111" height="147" align="left" /> Comme promis, un post par jour&#8230; Aaah Tokyo (<strong>東京</strong> en kanjis, litteralement capitale de l&#8217;est) . Pour rappel, je suis arrive debut Septembre au Japon, via Narita. Mais je m&#8217;etais alors rendu directement a l&#8217;IUJ via le Joetsu Shinkansen. En gros j&#8217;etais passe dans Tokyo, ou tout du moins je l&#8217;avais vu a travers les fenetres des differents trains que j&#8217;avais alors emprunte. Mais quand mi-Novembre, une des classes de l&#8217;IUJ se rendait a Tokyo visiter le Ministere de la Justice et le Parlement, je profitais alors d&#8217;une offre pour les places restantes dans leur bus, a un tarif avantageux donc. Je prevoyais cependant de passer la nuit sur place avec un ami, car venir a Tokyo pour 5 heures, ca n&#8217;en valait a mon avis pas la peine. Donc un vendredi a 6h du matin, apres une courte nuit, direction un mini-bus avec a l&#8217;interieur un lustre en plastique duquel emanait une lumiere verte. Le cote luxe ou le cote cheap, aucune idee. <em>Anyway</em>, en route! 行きましょう！</div>
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<p align="justify">Nous avons donc atterri pres du Ministere de la Justice Japonais. Immediatement nous prenons le metro, direction Shinjuku.</p>
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<p align="justify"><img title="shinjuku" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/3064667437_b140d37c1b.jpg" alt="shnjuku" width="375" height="500" align="absmiddle" /></p>
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<p align="justify"><img title="Shinjuku" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/3064666729_8a65453fcb.jpg" alt="Shinjuku" width="500" height="375" align="absmiddle" /></p>
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<p align="justify">Premiere impression, on sent bien qu&#8217;on est dans le centre ville d&#8217;une des villes les plus peuplees du monde. Pour un jour de semaine, les rues sont plutot bondees, enfin compare a des standards plus europeens&#8230; Ecrans geants un peu partout, mais surtout des pubs partout, chaque centimetre carre utilisable est utilise. Au moins ca fait colore! Autre choc, par rapport a la campagne de l&#8217;IUJ, les filles sont beaucoup plus legerement vetues, plus sexys, enfin je veux dire par la maquillage a fond et compagnie. La tendance semble etre au minishort, mais vraiment mini hein! Autre surprise, alors qu&#8217;il a neige la semaine suivante a Urasa, il faisait quand meme 20 degres au milieu de Novembre, pratique pour se balader en T-shirt. Bon a part des magasins par tout, j&#8217;ai pas vraiment ete interesse&#8230; Direction ensuite Shibuya, avec son fameux passage pieton dans tous les sens et super-bonde (mais si, celui ou les heros de Tokyo drift passe a toute vitesse en frolant les gens). Bon on arrive, premiere impression, je suis decu je m&#8217;attendais a du monde&#8230;</p>
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<p align="justify"><img title="shibuya" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/3064671371_5fed6248ee.jpg" alt="shibuya" width="500" height="375" align="absmiddle" /></p>
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<p align="justify">Mais apres un premier passage plutot normal, ca prend de plus grandes proportions au 2e passage:</p>
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<p align="justify"><img title="shibuya" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3136/3065529200_32b341bbf4.jpg" alt="shibuya" width="500" height="375" /></p>
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<p align="justify">Dois-je rappeler que la photo est prise en mileu de matinee un Vendredi? Sinon voici une petite idee de la skyline de shibuya (oui encore un ecran geant, vous avez cru que les vitres transparentes c&#8217;etait pour faire joli?):</p>
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<p align="justify"><img title="shibuya's skyline" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/3064672497_2451cdd3f4.jpg" alt="shibuya's skyline" width="500" height="375" /></p>
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<p align="justify">L&#8217;apres-midi, direction Harajuku <em>parce qu&#8217;on m&#8217;a dit que c&#8217;etait bien</em> et finalement c&#8217;etait une experience:</p>
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<p align="justify"><img title="harajuku" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3273/3065564800_a80b7909ae.jpg" alt="harajuku" width="500" height="375" /></p>
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<p align="justify">Pour donner une idee, je vais donner un referentiel bordelais: imaginez la rue Sainte-Catherine au maximum de son affluence (un samedi aprem ou il fait beau par exemple) et divisez la largeur de la rue, mais en gardant le meme nombre de pietons. Ici on avance colle les uns aux autres et le simple fait de se croiser peut parfois devenir difficile, surtout avec des touristes devant qui se prenne en photo au milieu de la rue, comme ca. En parlant de Bordeaux, au bout de la rue, il y avait un magasin de foot, et devinez ce que j&#8217;ai trouve:</p>
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<p align="justify"><img title="maillot bordeaux ldc" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/3122978412_3494f84f69.jpg" alt="maillot bordeaux ldc" width="375" height="500" /></p>
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<p align="justify">Bref, beaucoup de magasins de mode, beaucoup de monde, beaucoup de touristes aussi, par contre je n&#8217;ai vu aucun &#8220;<a title="cosplay" href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosplay">cosplayer</a> &#8220;.</p>
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<p align="justify">Ensuite on s&#8217;est retrouve a Omotesando, quartier avec des boutiques de luxe, puis on a &#8220;visite&#8221; un centre commercial, tapis rouge, gros lustre :</p>
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<p align="justify"><img title="omotesando" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/3121017966_dae6d0c5cd.jpg" alt="omotesando" width="375" height="500" /></p>
<p align="justify">En page 2 vous saurez ce que j&#8217;ai fait le soir et le lendemain <img src='http://www.ixday.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<p align="justify">Il etait d&#8217;essayer la vie nocturne de Tokyo. Avec une seule nuit, pas le temps d&#8217;essayer Shibuya, Roppongi ou autres en meme temps&#8230; Donc notre choix s&#8217;est porte sur Roppongi, aka <em>l&#8217;endroit ou la japonaise chasse le gaijin</em> (l&#8217;etranger). Un petit tour au 7/11 histoire de pas avoir a trop consommer ensuite, nous nous sommes poses un instant dans un parc pres de Roppongi, avec des decorations lumineuses (de Noel?):</p>
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<p align="justify"><img title="roppongi park" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/3122978626_f1c4fa1e6d.jpg" alt="roppongi park" width="500" height="375" /></p>
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<p align="justify"><img title="roppongi park" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/3122151963_4825bf93d0.jpg" alt="roppongi park" width="500" height="375" /></p>
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<p align="justify">Ensuite direction Roppongi meme. Avant d&#8217;aller dans un club, il faut d&#8217;abord choisir son club. Et pour ce faire, il y a plein de gens dans la rue qui veulent choisir a votre place. Generalement ce sont des africains. C&#8217;est du genre &#8220;viens dans mon club, c&#8217;est le mieux, les autres c&#8217;est de la mer**). Forcement y&#8217;en a un qui nous a demande d&#8217;ou on venait, et puis paf il parlait francais, ca y est il voulait donner l&#8217;impression que j&#8217;etais devenu son meilleur ami en 30s montre en main. Mais je crois que le plus marrant c&#8217;etait une fois o, alors que nous etions en train de marcher, un gars s&#8217;approche, passe son bras autour des epaules de mon pote, et il lui fait &#8220;let&#8217;s go.&#8221; Non mais juste ca, rien d&#8217;autre, pas let&#8217;s go to my club ou je sais pas non, juste let&#8217;s go. Tres tres marrant&#8230; Bref on est alle au Gaspanic, club plutot petit, pas super, ou les serveurs te quittent pas jusqu&#8217;a ce que t&#8217;ait commande, sinon ils t&#8217;invitent a partir..</p>
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<p align="justify">Suite et fin de la soiree a la recherche d&#8217;un capsule hotel, moyen relativement economique pour dormir. Finalement on en trouve un pres d&#8217;Akasaka:</p>
<p align="justify"><img title="capsule hotel akasaka" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/3121018096_004c97fe78.jpg" alt="capsule hotel akasaka" width="500" height="375" /></p>
<p align="justify">Une capsule, c&#8217;est plutot etroit, y&#8217;a la tele et la radio, j&#8217;y ai meme pas touche, finalement je m&#8217;attendais a pire&#8230; Le cote negatif etant que en rentrant vers 3h du matin, c&#8217;est un peu embetant de se faire reveiller par tous les voisins qui ont mis leurs reveils entre 6h30 et 8h.</p>
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<p align="justify"><img title="interieur capsule" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/3122152021_b94eb56bbf.jpg" alt="interieur capsule" width="500" height="375" /></p>
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<p align="justify">Lendemain matin, on repasse par Roppongi, puis finalement on se dirige rapidement vers Ikebukuro, endroit ou on doit prendre le bus pour retourner a l&#8217;IUJ. Nous passons donc le reste de la journee la-bas, et la majeure partie du temps dans un building de divertissement, chaque etage etant un endroit different genre bowling, salle d&#8217;arcade, etc.</p>
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<p align="justify">On a donc commence sur le toit, avec des machines qui lance des balles de baseball, le but etant bien sur de frapper. J&#8217;ai du toucher une balle sur trois series, c&#8217;etait assez minable <img src='http://www.ixday.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  .</p>
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<p align="justify"><img title="andreas" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3092/3122152299_7a5351f7fa.jpg" alt="andreas" width="375" height="500" /></p>
<p align="justify">C&#8217;est pas moi mais c&#8217;est pour vous donner une idee&#8230;</p>
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<p align="justify">Ensuite, deux ou trois etages en dessous, direction le bowling. Je perds la premiere partie, mais dans un sursaut d&#8217;orgueil je gagne la 2e:</p>
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<p align="justify"><img title="bowling" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/3122978858_c9c7a6d6c9.jpg" alt="bowling" width="375" height="500" /></p>
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<p align="justify">On dit aurevoir a la gare d&#8217;Ikebukuro (?!?):</p>
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<p align="justify"><img title="gare ikebukuro" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/3122978982_a1bb66341b.jpg" alt="gare ikebukuro" width="500" height="375" /></p>
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<p align="justify">Puis il est temps de prendre le bus et de rentrer. Au final, c&#8217;etait quand meme bien cool, meme si je pense que pour apprecier Tokyo, il faut depenser, en tout cas dans les quartiers dans lesquels je suis alle.</p>
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<p align="justify">Pour finir, les japonais vous souhaitent un :</p>
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<p align="justify"><img title="joyux noel" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/3123989445_98b661af49_o.jpg" alt="joyux noel" width="668" height="482" /></p>
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