Hanzo21 wrote:

That sounds like a plan! Have to start thinking about travel dates after Christmas. Qilver is seriously contemplating going too. He'll probably want to go see Morning Musume though.

hell yeah!, whatever it takes....almost...
atleast i won't be poor looking for to see them in concert....bring them on!

qilver wrote:

hey...don't be talking about MM like that....and if he appreciates them as i do...don't rain on his parade man....

too bad it's raining hard...torrential down pour.....

Tu_triky wrote:

too bad it's raining hard...torrential down pour.....

not here it isn't... ....

Hanzo21 wrote:

Yeah, Aya probably won't be touring much more. Which is too bad. But interestingly, Morning Musume is going to be in Kobe this weekend. Not going to make it this time of course. But it's nice to know MM does play in Osaka and Kobe. Probably not a good idea to get drunk prior to the show. But after the show we can all get tanked at a local underground bar/club.

kobe and Osaka....damn, wish i can grab some MM tickets and hop on a plane and meet some of you there, would love to see these MM girls in concert, "They have such great voices and are so damn Kawaii"

qilver wrote:

hell yeah!, whatever it takes....almost... atleast i won't be poor looking for to see them in concert....bring them on!

Sounds like you are ready. Let's keep talking. If we're still serious about a vacation planned around MM, that's doable. Only problem is that it would have to be in Kobe or Osaka for me. And I'd probably have to buy Mika-chan's ticket so she can party with us (and help us out). The good news is, we can enlist the help of Mika to get us tickets. Sister-in-law might be envious that she can't go. But if we ask for her help, her husband would definitely get mad. But I'll ask her anyway to keep a look out for dates in the Spring or Summer of next year. We'll know before she does. Hopefully know before the tix go on sale and have an inside track like a fan club.

That would be so incredible to actually go. See the show and get a some souvenirs.

Hanzo21 wrote:

Sounds like you are ready. Let's keep talking. If we're still serious about a vacation planned around MM, that's doable. Only problem is that it would have to be in Kobe or Osaka for me. And I'd probably have to buy Mika-chan's ticket so she can party with us (and help us out). The good news is, we can enlist the help of Mika to get us tickets. Sister-in-law might be envious that she can't go. But if we ask for her help, her husband would definitely get mad. But I'll ask her anyway to keep a look out for dates in the Spring or Summer of next year. We'll know before she does. Hopefully know before the tix go on sale and have an inside track like a fan club. That would be so incredible to actually go. See the show and get a some souvenirs.

yeah, i hope to make a trip out to nihon this upcoming summer....see a concert if possible...and defintely visit the H!P stores in Japan.
there is a thread on H!P that has info on the concert dates and such...check it out...

Hanzo21 wrote:

Sounds like you are ready. Let's keep talking. If we're still serious about a vacation planned around MM, that's doable. Only problem is that it would have to be in Kobe or Osaka for me. And I'd probably have to buy Mika-chan's ticket so she can party with us (and help us out). The good news is, we can enlist the help of Mika to get us tickets. Sister-in-law might be envious that she can't go. But if we ask for her help, her husband would definitely get mad. But I'll ask her anyway to keep a look out for dates in the Spring or Summer of next year. We'll know before she does. Hopefully know before the tix go on sale and have an inside track like a fan club. That would be so incredible to actually go. See the show and get a some souvenirs.

have you gone there before? i am sure you are familar with nihon somewhat...
i've been there twice before...and i am a little familar with japan, that is why i love it so much, and can't wait to make another visit.
you have family in Osaka, kobe area?
I would like to go back to Tokyo area, of course, and head over to Kyoto and Osaka..
i am not sure there concert schedule, but i would love to see them in concert, maybe this summer, there ticket prices might be high, but i would consider it. yea, let's talk about this s'more laters...

qilver wrote:

yeah, i hope to make a trip out to nihon this upcoming summer....see a concert if possible...and defintely visit the H!P stores in Japan. there is a thread on H!P that has info on the concert dates and such...check it out...

Are the H!P stores only in Tokyo? Hope not!

Saw the schedule at Hello!Online today. Playing at Kobe International Hall this Sunday. That's probably less than 30 minutes from Tarumi station.

Hanzo21 wrote:

Are the H!P stores only in Tokyo? Hope not! Saw the schedule at Hello!Online today. Playing at Kobe International Hall this Sunday. That's probably less than 30 minutes from Tarumi station.

wow you sure know your way around Japan...been there before?

there are five or six H!P stores in Japan..
Shibuya, Harujuku, Kyoto...and two or three others....
and i was so so close, since i was in Shibuya, and Harajuku..too bad i wasn't yet a fan of MM yet....
definitely next visit.

qilver wrote:

have you gone there before? i am sure you are familar with nihon somewhat... i've been there twice before...and i am a little familar with japan, that is why i love it so much, and can't wait to make another visit. you have family in Osaka, kobe area? I would like to go back to Tokyo area, of course, and head over to Kyoto and Osaka.. i am not sure there concert schedule, but i would love to see them in concert, maybe this summer, there ticket prices might be high, but i would consider it. yea, let's talk about this s'more laters...

Yeah, wife is from Kobe. We go back at least once a year. Usually twice a year. But it's been since 11/04 since the last time (another baby prevented us from going). I've never been to Tokyo proper and only have one friend there. But know lots of cool people in Kobe and Osaka.

BTW, my wife worked for Ernst & Young doing ex-pat tax returns for Japanese citizens working mostly at TI. She quit though and just takes care of the two little girls now.

Luckily, she digs Aya and MM. She said last night, "The only problem with MM is the fans are all oji-san... like you."

qilver wrote:

wow you sure know your way around Japan...been there before? there are five or six H!P stores in Japan.. Shibuya, Harujuku, Kyoto...and two or three others.... and i was so so close, since i was in Shibuya, and Harajuku..too bad i wasn't yet a fan of MM yet.... definitely next visit.

Kyoto daytime bus trip is a snap. It's a lot more fun than driving. See the shika and the Big Buddha and then head out to the H!P store.

Catch up with the planned tour at Kiyomizudera Otera and head home.

Hanzo21 wrote:

Yeah, wife is from Kobe. We go back at least once a year. Usually twice a year. But it's been since 11/04 since the last time (another baby prevented us from going). I've never been to Tokyo proper and only have one friend there. But know lots of cool people in Kobe and Osaka. BTW, my wife worked for Ernst & Young doing ex-pat tax returns for Japanese citizens working mostly at TI. She quit though and just takes care of the two little girls now. Luckily, she digs Aya and MM. She said last night, "The only problem with MM is the fans are all oji-san... like you."

that's cool....atleast you can still be into MM and like them, and be married.....MM fans come in all sizes, types, and whoever...lol

back to the topic again,
There are some areas in Japan that i would love to visit and be in...
obviously Tokyo, Kyoto, and maybe Hakone...but also Saitama, Nara, and other areas i haven't visited, maybe Nagoya, Niigata, and Osaka too.

Hanzo21 wrote:

Kyoto daytime bus trip is a snap. It's a lot more fun than driving. See the shika and the Big Buddha and then head out to the H!P store. Catch up with the planned tour at Kiyomizudera Otera and head home.

stayed a few nights in Kyoto area, near the station...
got to see Yasaka shrine, Gion District, and Nishiki Market...
defintely going back there and i want to see the Bamboo grove area...

qilver wrote:

stayed a few nights in Kyoto area, near the station... got to see Yasaka shrine, Gion District, and Nishiki Market... defintely going back there and i want to see the Bamboo grove area...

I do remember the bamboo grove! The absolute coolest place, barring Akita for different reasons, is Atami. That's just a little south of Hakone. A friend from the Bay Area recently bought a house in Hakone and will probably move within 12 months. His wife is also Japanese and he says that it's cheaper in Hakone than in Hayward to buy a house. He'll stay home as a house-husband while his wife works 45 minutes north doing some sort of graphics design.

Was thinking that a JPop export website would be cool to run from Japan. Got to put it together first. Then hopefully we'll move too. No matter what though, eventually we'll have to move to Kobe.

Hanzo21 wrote:

I do remember the bamboo grove! The absolute coolest place, barring Akita for different reasons, is Atami. That's just a little south of Hakone. A friend from the Bay Area recently bought a house in Hakone and will probably move within 12 months. His wife is also Japanese and he says that it's cheaper in Hakone than in Hayward to buy a house. He'll stay home as a house-husband while his wife works 45 minutes north doing some sort of graphics design. Was thinking that a JPop export website would be cool to run from Japan. Got to put it together first. Then hopefully we'll move too. No matter what though, eventually we'll have to move to Kobe.

wow, a house cheaper in Hakone versus NorCal....that is amazing...
A Japanese wife eh? does she have any friends? lol, I gotta get a J-girlfriend first...lol
Jpop export, that sounds cool, what kind of items...i am big on Anime/j-idol MM stuff.
I gotta visit the Bamboo Grove, i am so big into that...love the bamboo Zen Gardens....that is so Japan....

well i love to be in japan but im stuck here studying animation.. maybe someday, i will pursue my dream there.. sigh..
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Right now......I don't want to be in class. I wanna take care of homework first...

Lets just say today in general I don't want to be at school. *though I'll have to be there*
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i wanna be at home, in my bed *sigh*
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I must be really tired...I'm sorry...I read Raining JHan as Raining GoHan.

Almost time for me to go to bed...

ganmo wrote:

I read Raining JHan as Raining GoHan.

LOL.

That usually happens not too long after a wedding ceremony.