TheManInJapan

Good tidings to you all.  Sorry for the wait. DMT here, on a lovely Sunday afternoon in April.  This post is going to be about my flights and travel to Nagasaki.  Suffice it to say, I lost a day just in travel time, not to mention crossing the International Date Line… But I digress; I’m [...]

Good Morning, One and All! I know it’s a bit past due (given that Sonicsuns posted my pseudo-introduction a while back), but I’m here now!  I’m DMT, the guy who’s been posting in the comments section for most of Jimmy’s posts.  This is my first post here on TMIJ (and actually, my first blog post [...]

Hey everybody. It’s Jimmy, the original Man in Japan. A while back, I wrote a post about earthquakes, saying that they were “an afterthought”. It was true at the time that I wrote it, and it’s probably still true in normal circumstances. But right now, in March 2011, the circumstances are far from normal. Japan [...]

Hey everybody, It’s been about 3 months since I wrote my last post, The Man is no longer in Japan. I’ve moved on to various other projects, including my animation project to teach Japanese called Baka Desnay, which is really fun. I’ve also made some money fixing computers. (Those of you who know me will [...]

Hey everyone. Yesterday I boarded a plane and flew 12 hours from Tokyo to Chicago. I’m no longer in Japan; I’m back in America. You could say that I’m “home” now, but that would rely on a rather strict definition of “home”. As I said in my farewell video, “Home is where the heart is, [...]

On November 16th, I leave Japan and go back to America. (I’m still not quite done with this blog, though.)

When you get to Japan, I strongly recommend you buy a Suica or Pasmo card right after you settle in. They work like debit cards for the train, so you don’t have to buy an individual ticket every time. (Fortunately, the kiosks have an option for English) You can buy a card at most stations, [...]

There are basically three ways to get around in Tokyo: By foot By bike By train Yes, technically you could take a taxi, but that’s kindof expensive. And technically you could own a car, but that’s even worse. And anyway, Tokyo has a world-class train system. Trains are everywhere in Tokyo, so expect to use [...]

You should really just get a Suica or Pasmo card. But if you don’t want to bother with that, just use regular train tickets:

Something you should know: All the trains shut down at midnight. Well, ok, a few of them might run till 1AM or something. But basically, if you’re not home by midnight, you’re kinda screwed. (Trains start again around 5 or 6AM, I think) There was one time I missed the last train home. I was [...]