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SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - Zerdame - 06-07-2016

The early 20s are difficult for everyone especially if they're hot. Not just the fact that they have a horde of thirsty Japanese men at their disposal, these girls tend to have painfully short attention span. If you have game, you can pull in Japan, if you want 8s and above, your game,logistics and basic Japanese skills need to be top notch. Not so much your age that matters.

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - Satoshi - 06-07-2016

From my own (small) experience and discussions with other members, I would say that being young is a big advantage.

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - cascadecombo - 06-07-2016

Without a doubt being young aids greatly when getting into the pants of the younger crowd. I figure that is more because you will most likely be in the same schools as the younger girls you'd be chasing.

Regardless, to get the top shelf tuna japanese language ability is by far going to be the most useful to anyone hoping to game in Japan. Unless you plan to stick to Roppongi and feast on the gaijin hunter/halfie crowd.

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - Bushido - 06-11-2016

Japan is a youth-obsessed country. This goes for girls more than guys, but it still affects things.

Of course, older dudes with game can (and do) pull quality tail, but if you are a young (18-23) foreigner then it's easy game. I envy you.

Edit: For the record, I still pulled teenagers in my late 20s in Japan but that is with fluent Japanese, solid logistics and almost a decade in the J-girl game. They often called me "Ojisan" (uncle) in a joking way. My general LTR age at the time was 20-24.

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - Zerdame - 06-11-2016

Granted I'm a young foreigner in Japan(early 20s), it has never been too difficult for me to get poon in Japan but that also comes with fashion sense and intermediate level in Japanese and its definitely not a 8 every single bang. The language goes a long way in unlocking the higher tiers in Japan but it also means you need more time/knowledge about Japan's dating game/logistics. Its not easy as people put it where a guy who comes into Japan for a week and bang a 9 effortlessly.

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - seniol - 06-13-2016

I am curious to what you guys consider to be a japanese 8

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - booshala - 06-25-2016

Quote: (10-06-2015 12:50 PM)Tokyo Joe Wrote:  

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Quote: (10-04-2015 06:55 PM)Mentavious Wrote:  

I'll be rolling through for about a 8 hour stopover in a month from a business trip so can you recommend the spot for a wagyu steak? The skies the limit as far as cost.

Mentavious: Bro, using an eight-hour layover in Tokyo to shoot into the City for a Japanese steak is a stunningly inspired notion. In the words of one of my favorite posters: You've asked a serious question and you will get a serious answer.

You may have heard of what the Japanese call the "Big Three Wagyu" (大三和牛) beef brands, namely Kobe-gyu, Matsusaka-gyu, Yonezawa-gyu (where occasionally Ohmi-gyu is substituted for Yonezawa, making it a Kansai sweep of the Big Three). While The Uninitiated -- foreigners who know just enough to be dangerous and indeed many a Japanese -- argue about which of these three is the supreme variety of Japanese beef, we Chosen Few of the RVF must know the answer is none of these. The country's finest cattle, in a transcendent class all alone, are Saga-gyu and Miyazaki-gyu, from the two Prefectures of those names on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's home islands. Pointless to debate which of these two is better. My favorite is Saga, but I won't challenge anyone who prefers Miyazaki.

To get the absolute best Saga-gyu steak in Tokyo, you go to Kiraku (Chuo-ku, Ginza 5-4-6; 03-5568-7080), the Ginza outpost of the main Kiraku restaurant in Saga City itself. Here's the thing: This place generally books up a full month or more in advance -- think Peter Luger's on steroids and acid -- so you better move fast if you are coming in November. When you call to make a reservation, ask for a table vice counter seat. It's open from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (2 p.m. last order) for lunch, and then for dinner from 5:00 p.m. until last order at 9:30 p.m. You should be fine on time, unless your layover just happens to be from noon until 8:00 p.m. at Narita -- in which case you won't make it in time for lunch and you'd be hard pressed to make it back in time after dinner.

Whether you are there for lunch or dinner, you order the Saga-gyu filet, à la carte -- and you order it medium. In the States if you order a steak with the word "medium" anywhere in it, you're doing it wrong, but this is insanely marbled Japanese beef, so it will taste like shoving a stick of butter in your mouth if it's anything less than medium. Cost is not an issue, but this 120-gram (4.2-ounce) filet will be Y8800 ($73). A quarter pound may seem meagre by American standards, but again this is ridiculously rich in fat -- I've seen people who are not used to digesting this get sick on even less.

The sides are up to you. I like the tomato salad. Since you are eating prime wagyu in Tokyo, why not go full Japanese and order rice, miso soup, and pickled vegetables while you are at it? This meal should do you some serious justice. Damn, the season started October 1st so you could even drop Y12,000 ($100) for the ise-ebi lobster and make this a surf-and-turf you won't forget for twenty years...

You smoke cigars? You may want to start after that meal. When you are done, stroll five minutes down Namiki-dori to le Connaisseur (Chuo-ku, Ginza 8-6-24), which opens at 3:00 p.m., pick your favorite Cuban out of the walk-in humidor, and sink down into one of the deep leather chairs like the gentleman of leisure that you are. Fuck it, at this point maybe you should work your X-to-Y airfare magic and see about extending your stay in Heaven.

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I will work up the above, and more, on Japanese beef into a proper datasheet and add it to this thread as one in a series of future Addenda to my original Swoop Japan sheet. Stay tuned and swoop on, motherfuckers.

Damn, this shit is so real... Tokyo Joe bringing the fire, very upset I didn't come across this post before my last trip.

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - LatinoHeat - 07-27-2016

Is Roppongi really that bad and shady? Living in latin america I can't imagine I coudln't handle touts in Japan, I don't really get bothered being nagged by touts unless they physically touch me.

I'm coming to Tokyo for the first time in Sept to stay a month for a both a biz mastermind and fun. I wanted to stay in Shibuya strictly for convenience but the prices are astronomical! $2,000 for a month stay in a teeny tiny studio. Roppongi seems much more reasonably priced.

Are there lots of cafes and good places to work in that area? This article makes it sound not so bad but could be fluff.

Does Tokyo have uber and if so is it economical? What about just driving a bike or renting a moped?

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - LatinoHeat - 07-27-2016

Also does anyone know anyting about the Akasaka neighborhood just north of Roppongi?

Quote: (07-27-2016 01:34 PM)frankiecred Wrote:  

Is Roppongi really that bad and shady? Living in latin america I can't imagine I coudln't handle touts in Japan, I don't really get bothered being nagged by touts unless they physically touch me.

I'm coming to Tokyo for the first time in Sept to stay a month for a both a biz mastermind and fun. I wanted to stay in Shibuya strictly for convenience but the prices are astronomical! $2,000 for a month stay in a teeny tiny studio. Roppongi seems much more reasonably priced.

Are there lots of cafes and good places to work in that area? This article makes it sound not so bad but could be fluff.

Does Tokyo have uber and if so is it economical? What about just driving a bike or renting a moped?


SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - infinitejest - 08-07-2016

Heading out to Tokyo for a week. Booked an airbnb in Roppongi and going to Summer Sonic on the 21st. Radiohead headlining. Gonna go hard on the Fri/Sat before in the quest for the flag and then mostly gonna relax and see the sights after. Should be a good week. Its my first real solo trip, so if any Tokyo regulars are down for a beer(s) that week send me a PM. Planning to write a mini trip report too.

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - Armogan - 08-10-2016

I'll be in Japan from Aug 14 to Aug 30 if any members want to meet up. I'll probably be in Tokyo for at least 6 days. Also hitting up Osaka, Kyoto, and other cities.

PM me.

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - semibaron - 08-11-2016

Quote: (07-27-2016 01:34 PM)frankiecred Wrote:  

Is Roppongi really that bad and shady? Living in latin america I can't imagine I coudln't handle touts in Japan, I don't really get bothered being nagged by touts unless they physically touch me.

I'm coming to Tokyo for the first time in Sept to stay a month for a both a biz mastermind and fun. I wanted to stay in Shibuya strictly for convenience but the prices are astronomical! $2,000 for a month stay in a teeny tiny studio. Roppongi seems much more reasonably priced.

Are there lots of cafes and good places to work in that area? This article makes it sound not so bad but could be fluff.

Does Tokyo have uber and if so is it economical? What about just driving a bike or renting a moped?


It's the badest and shadiest part of Japan. So, maybe you can compar it to Manhattan on a sunny day at 2pm.

The thing is, why go to Japan and then choose the most international/non-Japanese part?

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - LatinoHeat - 08-27-2016

Totally agree. It was a tough decision, but the thing is my main business mastermind house is right near Shibuya so if I chose Roppongi everytime the guys would spontaneously go out to lunch or meetup I would have to schlep my ass over to that area over and over again or just miss out. If it weren't for the biz mastermind I would have surely chose Roppongi, I hate being in the heart of all that touristy bullshit too, not to mention paying exorbitant prices.

However, I knew if I choose Roppongi I would be spending 1 hour roundtrip a day heading to Shibuya to meet up with the guys and miss out on tons of coworking days, biz lunches and dinners and mastermind sessions just because of traffic and being too lazy to get over there.

Its a pussyfest here in Jakarta anyways, i've been here 2 days and alredy got laid once and got a BJ from another chick, by the time I get to Japan in a few weeks i'll probably already have gotten it out of my system anyway.

Quote: (08-11-2016 08:57 PM)semibaron Wrote:  

Quote: (07-27-2016 01:34 PM)frankiecred Wrote:  

Is Roppongi really that bad and shady? Living in latin america I can't imagine I coudln't handle touts in Japan, I don't really get bothered being nagged by touts unless they physically touch me.

I'm coming to Tokyo for the first time in Sept to stay a month for a both a biz mastermind and fun. I wanted to stay in Shibuya strictly for convenience but the prices are astronomical! $2,000 for a month stay in a teeny tiny studio. Roppongi seems much more reasonably priced.

Are there lots of cafes and good places to work in that area? This article makes it sound not so bad but could be fluff.

Does Tokyo have uber and if so is it economical? What about just driving a bike or renting a moped?


It's the badest and shadiest part of Japan. So, maybe you can compar it to Manhattan on a sunny day at 2pm.

The thing is, why go to Japan and then choose the most international/non-Japanese part?


SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - Schlep - 08-27-2016

^^ Hey, I take offense to that comment.

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - Satoshi - 08-27-2016

Can't compare Japanese girls with Indonesian girls.

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - world_nomad - 10-20-2016

Firstly, I want to thank Tokyo Joe for his excellent datasheet and taking out the time to meet me in my trip to Tokyo a few weeks back. I followed many recommendations in his datasheet and it made the trip go extremely smoothly.

I spent a little under a week in Tokyo, and was traveling with family members, so my trip was less game-oriented.

Tokyo is a special city to visit, unlike any other I’ve been to, and the food is truly memorable.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS GETTING CONNECTED

I highly recommend getting a SIM card, as it will make your life a lot easier.

Process: Note: Make sure to download LINE as it is the primary messaging app used in Japan.

GETTING AROUND

Taxis are extremely expensive. if you are going to spend a lot of time moving around, take advantage of the extensive subway network. Be aware that the last train for most stations runs around midnight. CUISINE

Tokyo has a wide range of cuisine to fit most people’s tastes.

Note that * = Recommended in Tokyo Joe’s guide. If in TJ’s guide, refer back to it for additional information and the address / phone number.

Sushi

* Sushi Daiwa: Located in the fish market. I arrived at around 7-8am, and began to wait in the back of the line. 45 mins to an hour later, I was in the door. In a room that barely fits ~10 seats at the counter, I had the best sushi in my life. The chefs already prepare the sushi with soy sauce and wasabi. The sashimi melts in your mouth and is a sushi-lover’s dream. Next door is another restaurant, Sushi Dai, that is of similar or slightly superior quality, but had a four hour wait.

As Tokyo Joe recommended, check the Market schedule here as it closes two or three days every month on a staggered schedule – in addition to Sundays and National Holidays, when it is also closed.

The indoor fish market opens at 10am. I recommend taking a quick look inside, as it is very impressive to see the size and variety of the fish.

Given that the Tsukiji Fishmarket is set to close by the end of the year, I imagine there is a chance that Sushi Daiwa will relocate (possibly to Toyosu, the site of the new fish market).

Tempura

* Abe: I made a reservation here for lunch. With a reservation, they required you to get the lunch fixed-course menu, which was either Y3000 or Y3500. As I had never eaten tempura in this manner before, it caused an interesting situation when I sat down and was faced with a setup that included a bowl of water, daikon (a winter radish, although I didn't know it at the time), two empty trays and some pickled vegetables. The chef started putting the tempura on the counter, but we weren't quite sure how to eat it. The waitress didn’t speak english and was a bit busy, so she wasn't much help. Thankfully, the Japanese man next to us saw that we were struggling and happily helped us out. We put the daikon into the water and mixed it together to form the tempura sauce. We added the two different kinds of salt into the empty trays. The first couple items (crab / shrimp) used the salt, and the majority of the rest used the tempura sauce. In the end, both the dining experience and the food itself proved to be excellent.

Note: I had a bit of trouble finding the restaurant, make sure to take the elevator to the basement floor.

Yakiniku

Horumon Dedesuke: Nice restaurant in Ginza. We made a reservation here for dinner. We got the four kinds A5 Wagyu assorted menu (Y7500, feeds 2-3). It brought flank steak, flap meat, rib steak, and top round (with a side of wasabi of course). The presentation of the tray was beautiful and we enjoyed cooking the meat ourselves on the grill. Over the course of my Japan trip, I ate better meat elsewhere but the meat was still very tasty and an extremely good value.

Yakitori

* Matsuso: What an incredible dining experience. I spent 3 hours eating / drinking here; the drinks and the food kept flowing and flowing. From beef tongue, to chicken hearts, to wagyu beef, to a fully cooked fish, to much much more. Everything was excellent. Thankfully I had a fluent Japanese speaker with me to help me decipher the menu and the specials on the chalkboard.

Burger

* Burger Mania: I have always been a fan of tasty burgers and Tokyo in no way let me down. I arrived around noon and took a quick look through the menu. I was temporarily disappointed when the waitress told me they had run out of their special wagyu burger. That disappointment turned into delight once she brought me their “regular” burger. Each bite full with flavor, I devoured the burger very quickly. It was so good, that four days later, completely out of the blue, my father remarked: “Wow, that burger we had the other day was so delicious.”

Ramen

Ippudo Ramen: Popular ramen spot in Roppongi. Their NYC counterpart competes as one of the best ramen places in NYC, and the original Tokyo version did not fail to impress. I had a slightly spicy pork ramen, along with an appetizer, and found it to be a great value dinner.

Udon Noodles

Tokyo Mentsudan: I dropped by this place for dinner one weeknight. First, you pick a hot or cold udon dish from a picture menu. Then you move down, and are able to load your dish with over 15 types of a la carte tempura (including squid legs, boiled eggs, chicken, bacon, etc.) I found their tempura chicken to be particularly delicious. Add some free toppings (spring onion, crispy bits and ginger) at the payment counter. Finally, add the hot soup past the counter and you are already to consume your delicious soba noodles.

Address: Tokyo Shinjuku-ku Nishishinjuku 7-9-15 1F

ADDITIONAL ADVICE SIGHTSEEING

SHIBUYA

You can do the following four things in one afternoon, as they are very close to each other. It involves quite a bit of walking, but I enjoyed it for the diversity of experiences.

Omotesando

Take a nice stroll through one of Tokyo’s most famous fancy shopping streets.

Harajuku Takeshita street

This “street” is not much wider than an alleyway. Packed with tourists and young Japanese alike, it is filled with lots of small, cheaper new-age trendy stores.

Meiji-Jingu shrine

I really enjoyed the walk through the peaceful forest to reach the shrine. The shrine was beautiful, but I felt a bit underwhelmed by it. I found Sensoji temple to be much more impressive.

Yoyogi Park

Famous to visit on Sundays, and where many of the “alternative” people are known to gather. Large, beautiful park. On the weekends it is full of performers and people doing activities or playing sports. When I walked into the park, there was a large group of adults and kids dressed up in a cross between Elvis-style and Grease-style costumes, dancing along to 60s / 70s music. Although Meiji-Jingu shrine and Yoyogi Park are right next to each other on the map, please note that they cannot be accessed using the same path.

SHINJUKU

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building observatory

Free. Go around sunset time for some beautiful views of Tokyo. Went on a weekday and there was virtually no line.

ASAKUSA

Sensoji Temple

Enjoy the long walk from the metro to the temple. The architecture is reminiscent of an older Japan and you will find plenty of stores selling upscale souvenirs. The temple itself is massive and impressive; the surrounding gardens and structures are also nice to explore.

AKIHABARA

Walk around this area if you want to see the stereotypical nerdy / geeky side of Tokyo. Full with anime / manga stores, video game stores, arcades, cosplay, maid cafes, etc. Lots of nerdy guys / girls dressed up walking around. It’s quite an experience.

ADDITIONAL ADVICE

How I plan for a sightseeing day

Note: You will need a SIM card in order to do this. Enjoy Tokyo; and best of luck capturing your Japanese flag!

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - Scythian - 10-21-2016

Tokyo Joe is right, "Japan is a poosy paradise, but a tough one". The best looking Jgirls rarely speak English. If your Japanese language skills are excellent it really is a poosy paradise. If you can't speak Japanese or speak it very poorly you are unlikely to do as well as you would in Europe or the United States. However it will still be a lot better for picking up than Australia.

While athleticism is an advantage in every country, it is much less of an advantage in Japan. I had an Aussie mate in Tokyo who was only 21, funny dude with great social skills but fat. He told me that when he approached in his native Sydney girls often laughed at him because of his weight. His Japanese was good and he pulled plenty of top quality girls in Tokyo.

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - Heart Break Kid - 10-21-2016

Quote: (10-21-2016 01:52 AM)Scythian Wrote:  

Tokyo Joe is right, "Japan is a poosy paradise, but a tough one". The best looking Jgirls rarely speak English. If your Japanese language skills are excellent it really is a poosy paradise. If you can't speak Japanese or speak it very poorly you are unlikely to do as well as you would in Europe or the United States. However it will still be a lot better for picking up than Australia.

While athleticism is an advantage in every country, it is much less of an advantage in Japan. I had an Aussie mate in Tokyo who was only 21, funny dude with great social skills but fat. He told me that when he approached in his native Sydney girls often laughed at him because of his weight. His Japanese was good and he pulled plenty of top quality girls in Tokyo.


How good do you think your Japanese should be if you want some notable returns? Would B1 level proficiency be enough?

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - cascadecombo - 10-21-2016

What is B1 Level? If you think in terms of the JLPT you could probably get along decently with N3 level or so.

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - Bushido - 10-21-2016

Nah man, Japanese girls need to see a pristine N1 certificate before spreading their legs for some barbarian gaijin.

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - Joeno - 10-22-2016

What's the best strategy if you can't speak a lick of Japanese and only visiting temporarily? Couchsurfing? International parties? Tinder?

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - Arado - 01-18-2017

Roppongi still the best spot to stay in Tokyo?

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - FretDancer - 01-19-2017

Awesome data sheet Tokyo Joe. Wish I could have met some RVFers when I travelled to Japan, a unique country for sure. Just being there feels great.

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - Marcusg - 01-26-2017

When you book a reservation on airbnb do you guys usually book for 2 guest or just bring the girl the apartment and kick her out?

SWOOP JAPAN: Tokyo Joe’s Guide for the First-Time (~7-day) Visitor - Looney126 - 02-06-2017

So I'll be going to Tokyo for a long weekend from the 17th-20th staying in an AirBnb in Roppongi. Anything change since the last update?