VLVL2 (9): Roppongi

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Tim Strzechowski schrieb:

> 148:34:  "And there was Takeshi in the back seat of a strange over-size American car, locked > in, being borne through the streets of Shinjuku southward, crossing the Expressway, into 
> Roppongi, expecting street mines [...]"
  
> "Roppongi is Tokyo's current active nexus of sin where the highest concentration of 
> foreigners can be found any night after 6pm. 


> An unusual plethora of Nigerian men work the doors of bars and work the street - 
> "you, what kind of ladies are you looking for tonight?" 


°°° Interestingly enough, Nigerian criminals are active all over the globe: 
Here in Hamburg they offer black whores and cocaine -- KFL +   

Nachsatz: A good Japan book from 1984 (!) is Ian Buruma's "A Japanese Mirror" - 


> Howard and I realized, much to our amusement, that the fastest way to have them stop 
> pitching any sort of cheap sin was to say, "Excuse me, we are good Christian gentlemen." 
> That seldom gets a rebuttal, unlike "I'm not interested," which seems to be the opening line > in a two block long trailing conversation. [...]"
 
> http://www.links.net/vita/trip/japan/tokyo/roppongi/
 
> "Stand at the Roppongi intersection for a while and you will see how international the town > is. The numerous embassies in the vicinity are what make Roppongi international. The food, 
> fashion, household goods and music stores are quick to catch the latest trends from abroad. 
> The number of ethnic restaurants have been increasing every year, and Roppongi has become 
> the international gourmet center of Tokyo. Alive at night, Roppongi attracts businessmen and > women with dazzling neon lights. The clubs, discos and bars are packed with the most 
> fashionable people, celebrities and professional artists. And at times, the first morning 
> train gets packed at Roppongi Station with people going home. A few blocks away from the 
> crowd are traditional shopping districts, old temples and historic ruins. Roppongi is a town > where the old and the new coexist. "
 
> http://www.infocreate.co.jp/hometown/roppongi/roppon-e.html
 
> http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/cityguide/tokyo/roppongi/
 
> 
> Sounds like "Bachelor Party Central" to me!
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