Japanese Tattoo Artist HoriYamato A.K.A. “Akilla”
Traditional Japanese tattoo artist HoriYamato, A.K.A. Akilla, is a member of the Horitoshi Tattoo Family which is based in Ikebukuro, Japan. He’s been doing my sleeve so I’ve gotten to know him pretty well over the past couple years.
Haiku
Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 Japanese on (a phonetic unit identical to the mora), in three metrical phrases with the number of syllables of 5 (first line), 7 (second line), and 5 (third or last line) or on respectively, and typically containing a kigo, or ...
Gyudon makes me happy
Literally translated to Beef Bowl this Japanese dish is rice topped with beef and onion simmered in a sweet sauce consisting of soy sauce and mirin. There are a few chains that stretch across Japan that are jockeying for poll position in the gyudon race: Yoshinoya, Sukiya and Matsuya.
Gaspanic, Gaijin Saloon
There are 6 Gaspanic bars in Tokyo. This bar is well known for the cheap drinks and Japanese girls who like foreigners or ‘gaijin’. They run 400 JPY drink specials from 6PM – 9:30PM everyday. Needless to say some people get completely shit-canned by the time the DJ comes on.
Getting Your Gaijin Card
If you are a foreign resident and you intend on staying in Japan for more than 2 weeks then you must apply for a Certificate of Alien Registration or “Gaijin Card”. This card can be obtained at your local town, city or ward office also known as a “Kuyakusho”. Bring ...
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