Category: Japan
Travelling on the Chuo line
If I seem a little hostile when it comes to the topic of commuting by train in Tokyo, I have my reasons. I have been delayed. I have been crushed. I have been elbowed in the ribs and have had my feet trampled. I have been forced to stare directly at coffee ads for up […]Ass on fire
Have you ever experienced the phenomenon called “ass on fire”? This condition occurs during winter in Japan. All JR trains are equipped with heating system (JR motto: “A warm bottom is a happy bottom”) which release warm air under your seat. These powerful heating systems have two temperature settings: “off” and “ass on fire”. I […]The vomit
You who have been in Japan before know what I am talking about, travelling JR in the evening. Well, I have had the experience of a lifetime this evening.Today was the End of the OBC’s dinner. We all went to dinner in a nice restaurant near the office. I left like everybody else around 9pm. […]