Another Japan resident here, although I’m very new (just arrived in August). My wife is Japanese though so I’ll probably be here for the long run. I go to school in Sangenjaya near Shibuya, so I’m down to hit up some arcades with everyone.
Thanks, Mukurofish. To reciprocate, welcome to Japan! Perhaps in the new year i might take you up on an arcade visit; I'm sure there must be some sort of gaijin venue here where like-minded arcade connoisseurs can gather. I must say, to acquire a wife within five months of landfall is impressive. It took me seven years, a little energon and a lotta luck for me to get married to a Japanese lady (i suspect your seduction began beforehand though).Another Japan resident here, although I’m very new (just arrived in August). My wife is Japanese though so I’ll probably be here for the long run. I go to school in Sangenjaya near Shibuya, so I’m down to hit up some arcades with everyone.
Welcome!Welcome!
There are other fellows around here that also live in Japan. I'm sure you can hang out together
Thanks Darksoft. Indeed, i am open to meet fellow arcade otaku! It is a strange dynamic, sometimes hard to find fellow gamers in a city of 30 million people.There are other fellows around here that also live in Japan. I'm sure you can hang out together
I think barrier can be language, so if you spot a foreigner, just do the old style when you see him playing and say: Can I chime in?It is a strange dynamic, sometimes hard to find fellow gamers in a city of 30 million people.
I like your optimism. This may work for 50% of the population, but the story of my life is that any lady i have said hello to has told me in no uncertain terms there will be no chimingI think barrier can be language, so if you spot a foreigner, just do the old style when you see him playing and say: Can I chime in?It is a strange dynamic, sometimes hard to find fellow gamers in a city of 30 million people.
Thanks SD. I might take you up on that in due course. Food and drink are never turned down! I notice you also solder and repair. This brings back haunting memories of two weekends ago when i attempted my first recap of a PCB (X-multiply). Across eight hours of frustration i managed to destroy two or three solder pads, replace five caps with questionable solder joints, and completely block one solder joint. I blame my tools, my tools blame me. Net result: one less PCBI'm out on the east side, so only arcades I tend to hit up are in Akihabara. I do get out to Shibuya and a few other places on occasion. Usually food related
Thanks RG - i like it and would definitely like to consider i am this cool. In reality however i look more like a cross between E. Honda and Karnov (after going through a Fly-like teleportation pod).
This is increasingly starting to look like the beginning of a Tokyo arcade-lover meet up! Perhaps in April with a few of those on this forum. Drinks, food, and complex calculus flowing. Maybe Shibuya or Shinjuku. Thoughts?I’m in Kanagawa, but go to school in Tokyo. My favorite arcade is Mikado near Shinjuku. This semester I have no free time thanks to my calculus and international trade classes, but I’ll be free my self imposed prison come mid-April.