http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/ Santarchy Tokyo Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:44:01 GMT Deaf Midget http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/545 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/545 http://www.icebartokyo.com/en_index.html Perhaps a good place to check out whilst in Santa suits? Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:28:33 GMT Jason Hall http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/544 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/544 Seems fitting http://twitter.com/loadedsanta - Santa Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:48:29 GMT oyabun_santa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/543 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/543 The failure of all known commercial santa suits is the pants. You generally have to wear them over your normal pants which is hot and bothersome if you're Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:52:19 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/542 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/542 A locked iPhone certainly does, albeit with a rather shocking bill at the end.  Mine roamed on docomo or Softbank.  I'd expect that a Softbank sim would work Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:24:57 GMT Andrew Leung http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/541 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/541 Did anyone catch this??? http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/17/scuba-santa-in-osaka a Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:58:34 GMT xray@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/540 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/540 I don't know about sim card compatibility, but phones may be rented. I found the best rate on a softbank phone reserved over the internet at Y250/day + usage. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:33:40 GMT Michael Kennedy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/539 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/539 also, anyone know if an unlocked american iphone 3gs would work on the network over there? was considering just renting a sim card... ... From: Michael Kennedy Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:10:58 GMT Michael Kennedy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/538 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/538 has anyone done research on or have experience with renting a phone in japan? thoughts, recommendations? Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:15:49 GMT Deaf Midget http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/537 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/537 I meant to send this to the list but it is set to respond to the person, not the group, so this went to Xray. Sorry about that. ... It is near Osaka, in a Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:15:11 GMT dreamlan11@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/536 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/536 Dear Santa, Make sure you check the ID's on your ho's! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/16/wayne-corliss-man-who-pla_n_359813.html -Santa5150 (Retired) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:01:09 GMT Agent Xray http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/535 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/535 An interesting read... http://pinktentacle.com/2009/11/top-60-japanese-words-phrases-of-2009/ -=X Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:26:15 GMT Andrew Leung http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/534 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/534 Hey guys here's an event I got an invitation for and it also mentions a brewery visit with an english speaking guide... so this could be a good option as well? Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:44:39 GMT branik2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/533 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/533 ... It is near Osaka, in a suburb about 18 miles NE of Osaka. It's been marked on my map for a while. Suntory Yamazaki Distillery 5-2-1 Yamazaki, Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:24:46 GMT Agent Xray http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/532 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/532 You might want to double check the location of the Yamazaki. I'm pretty sure it's near Osaka, not Kyushu. -=X Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:16:34 GMT oyabun_santa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/531 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/santarchy-tokyo/message/531 This sounds good. I don't know my Japanese geography very well so I made a map of where the distilleries are, plus other points of interest. Let me know if