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Toilets – The Japanese take pooping very seriously. How many people do you know in North America willing to spend $5,000 on a crapper? In Japan, that is quite common. The toilets are a bit different than the ones we have here. For instance their flusher has two settings, “small” (小) …
Zuimei and I had lunch with a couple of his friends from Taiwan at a fancy restaurant called Ukai-tei. Our hosts took us for teppanyaki, which for those unfamiliar with the term is the Japanese style of cooking where the chef cooks on a hot grill at your table. I …
I spoke to Zuimei last night about getting out of Tokyo. To close the bar for two weeks and take his parents to Beijing or Hawaii. He noted there are no flights to be had; most of the flights out of Tokyo are booked. I asked if he needed food …
Zuimei is okay, his bar survived the 8.9 Richter earthquake which has devastated parts of Japan. I am obviously relieved. It could have been much worse. If the earthquake had happened farther south Tokyo would have been rocked even harder. This video makes me a little nauseas even though that is exactly …
Having done the Becel ride for heart numerous times, including riding as a team captain I have some tips which new riders may find helpful. And will help to ensure their day is a success. The subway does not run that early. I lived at Yonge and Finch and had …
Zuimei launches his new career as the owner of a gay bar tonight! Touhenboku is located in Ueno, a part of Tokyo Japan. The name, Touhenboku, literally translates to “block head” in English which is odd, but if you look at other English/Japanese translations there is a certain amount of …