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Tim in Belgium
21-01-11, 11:12 AM
I'm off to Tokyo for a few days with work :D

And I've a couple of free days, I think I've worked out a few things to do sight seeing wise, so I'm left with what is good to buy out there, e.g. cheaper/unavailble in the UK?

I'll only have a suitcase so no 3D TV suggestions!!
SoulKiss
21-01-11, 11:17 AM
I'm off to Tokyo for a few days with work :D

And I've a couple of free days, I think I've worked out a few things to do sight seeing wise, so I'm left with what is good to buy out there, e.g. cheaper/unavailble in the UK?

I'll only have a suitcase so no 3D TV suggestions!!

Sushi and Okonomiyaki would be my 2 things :P

As for tech - no idea, haven't been following the tech curve as closely as I usually do.
maviczap
21-01-11, 11:23 AM
Damn, I was going to ask you to bring back some wheel arch spats for my Mazda Bongo

£275 for 4 bits of plastic!

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/Graphics/spats.jpg

Or a ladder for the rear hatch.

Both made from Unobtainium
benji106
21-01-11, 11:28 AM
I'm left with what is good to buy out there, e.g. cheaper/unavailble in the UK?

Apparantly you can buy used womens underwear from vending machines in Tokyo, if that floats your boat :smt082
benji106
21-01-11, 11:30 AM
Seriosuly though, if it was me going Id just be on the lookout for any cool gadgetry that we dont have over here.
Tim in Belgium
21-01-11, 11:38 AM
Apparantly you can buy used womens underwear from vending machines in Tokyo, if that floats your boat :smt082

I'd heard of that ;)

But I prefer mine warm....
ThEGr33k
21-01-11, 11:55 AM
Samurai sword :D
Whyte25
21-01-11, 11:58 AM
guitars !!!!
Sally
21-01-11, 12:13 PM
A wife?
Reeder
21-01-11, 12:17 PM
Buy loads of weird tinned food and sneak it all back to share for an evening with your friends!
tactcom7
21-01-11, 12:19 PM
One of them ultra realistic sex dolls...
L3nny
21-01-11, 12:44 PM
Whale meat
dyzio
21-01-11, 12:50 PM
A 1080p HD hero camera for £10 for me? [-o<

;)
emcf
21-01-11, 12:52 PM
Whale meat

+1 on this. if i went to japan i would have to try it to see what it is like.
maviczap
21-01-11, 12:59 PM
+1 on this. if i went to japan i would have to try it to see what it is like.

Tastes like chicken :eek:
maviczap
21-01-11, 01:01 PM
Tim
There's bound to be loads of new tablet PC's which we haven't seen over here, or swanky phones.

I would buy a tablet PC, can't see the point. But an Android phone, h'mm might be tempted
Biker Biggles
21-01-11, 02:10 PM
See if you can find Deep Purple Made in Japan.
davepreston
21-01-11, 02:39 PM
stuff buying anything there take mr suzuki a present of a new tub of grease and instruct him on where he should aply it to his bikes
andrewsmith
21-01-11, 02:50 PM
stuff buying anything there take mr suzuki a present of a new tub of grease and instruct him on where he should aply it to his bikes

haha!!


Tim I'd be looking for a grey bike exporter over there and finding a GSXR 400 SP

+1 to the whale meat.
bris
21-01-11, 03:23 PM
Japan is very expensive so don't expect any bargains. I think you are getting mixed up with china.
How ever while you are there you may as well buy one of these
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSve0Qr57H1_-hkdcVQpKGBOG__2ApL_pV1X4izTeaARI8svb4N4NFM8sLhKw
keith_d
21-01-11, 03:52 PM
I've not been for a few years, but last time I was in Tokyo digital cameras were quite a bit cheaper. They also had some great mobile phones, but nothing compatible with UK systems. It's worth going into one of the bigger Yodobashi Camera shops just for a wander around, but I've not found any really compelling bargains over there.

Keith.

Edit - I've just been onto the Yodobashi web site and a Nikon D700 is 203,200 yen, or about £200 cheaper than Amazon.
Pedrosa
21-01-11, 03:59 PM
A Geisha selected from the hourly tarif?:thumleft:
SIII
21-01-11, 04:09 PM
Won't chargers and instructions in Japanese only be a problem?

A mate of mine went over a couple of years ago, a real tech freak, was going to get those sony speakers that opened up and rolled around (we saw them but never sold over here) and the wee guy in the shop would sell them him but warned that they wouldn't be compatible with any of our systems or tech and the manual does not have any english...

Worth thinking about!
maviczap
21-01-11, 06:34 PM
How about some new Shimano stuff for your bike Tim

Maybe they have a factory outlet store
Tim in Belgium
21-01-11, 08:37 PM
^ Good plan, although I'm planning on purchasing a new road bike in the near future.
The Idle Biker
21-01-11, 09:51 PM
Try this, it might cause a stir if you give it to someone though. I think it's marketed for Geishas of the night training to target the western businessman. I think it's product name is misleading as it looks like it's meant to stretch your mouth, but I can't quite understand the benefit....
keith_d
22-01-11, 09:26 AM
Won't chargers and instructions in Japanese only be a problem?



Most cameras have multi-lingual menus, but the default is japanese (no sh** Sherlock) which means you can't find the menu you need to change it to English.

From memory, I think their mains supply is 110v, so you would need to check that any battery chargers or power supplies will work with 240V. Of course the label you need to check is also in Japanese. :)

There are two real reasons why I haven't bought anything over there. Firstly, if the customs man catches you, duty and VAT will make it more expensive than buying in the UK. Secondly, your guarantee is pretty much worthless (with a few exceptions) and in many cases even if the UK importer wants to help they can't get the parts.