I get my government stimulus check. In an attempt to be a good citizen I immediately went out and spent the lot of it on things I probably didn't really need. Oh well.

For the final tally on money spent... (I think)

Bucket of Fried Chicken - 1,450
Plant for Kenji - 500
Head Messager - 2,600
Semi-Erotic Ear Cleaning - 980
Setta (Shoes) - 2,000
Eel - 2,700
Coffee & Croissant - 500
Terminator Tix - 1,200
Popcorn & Cola - 500

Total: 11,930 Yen

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Well, it took long enough. Sorry about that. But here its is. Much longer than I meant it to be, but I suppose its because my house is bigger than the last time I gave a tour.

If you are interested in learning more about the details of renting a house in Japan I recommend you look at my video titled.
FYI Housing.
Here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =anLP4uKdjh8&feature=PlayList& p=D98FCEFF05959B7A&index=1

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I don't smoke. But that doesn't mean I couldn't enjoy the Tobacco and Salt museum in Shibuya. Its not the greatest museum ever, surely. But it is worth a peak inside if you are in the area, especially because the entry fee is only ¥100.

Occasionally the temporary exhibit on the 4th floor is surprisingly interesting. The 3rd floor salt area is highly miss-able.

Music:
"100 Cigarettes" by Big Sugar

As for the other museums I recommended:

The Edo-Tokyo Museum
http://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or .jp/english/index.html

The Parasite Museum
http://kiseichu.org/eaboutus.a spx

And of course...
TokyoCooney.com

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EARTH Marathon official website :http://www.earth-marathon.com /

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Tokyo Japan

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皆の見覚えがある７０年代の刑事ドラマをパロディ風にしました。 私も出てます！

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Want to know something about Tokyo or see video of it, let me know and ask a question. I finally gave into the urge and jumped on the V-blog bandwagon. This is mostly babbling about strange vending machines in Tokyo.

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More of the vending machine crazyness that goes on in tokyo.

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This is just some of my babbling about a small "matsuri" or festival that happened a couple blocks from my apartment. Hope you enjoy it.

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Number two in my FYI series of videos. Its for informational not entertainment purposes, so dont expect any laughs. Also, I am not an expert on these things, this is just what Ive heard and experienced personally. You should of course be researching this in as many ways as possible if you are considering moving abroad.

Info on teaching english abroad:
http://www.daveseslcafe.com/

School Homepages: (Sorry most are in Japanese, also I put them in order of my respect level, but this is just my experience... but this is just generally speaking)

http://www.jetprogramme.org/e/ index.html
http://www.berlitz.co.jp/
http://www.ecc.jp
http://www.geos.co.jp/index.ht ml
http://www.aeonet.co.jp/index. html?cid=google04817
http://www.nova.ne.jp/eki_ocha /
http://www.gaba.co.jp/recruiti ng/index.html

More info on Visa Requirements in Japan:
http://www.learn4good.com/trav el/japan_visa.htm
http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/ english/html/travel_and_visa/v isa/index.htm

Working Holiday Visas:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W orking_Holiday

If any one has any thoughts or comments on working in Japan, or more specifically teaching in Japan feel free to comment.

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Welcome to my new F.Y.I. videos

This video is a bit of a divergence from my usual videos in that it is more factual than fun. ( I hope my other vids were fun!)

This video explains as well as I can the diffficulties/joys of renting an apartment in Tokyo. Please comment, or post a video comment if you have advice that would be USEFUL to someone thinking about living in Japan. I only know from my own experience so please share yours....

Links that might help

http://www.kimiwillbe.com/
http://www.borderless-house.co m/
http://www.sakura-house.com/
http://www.oakwood.com/service d-apartments/international/JP/ 212/Tokyo.html
http://www.wmt.co.jp/
http://www.gaijinpot.com/apart ments/

And or short term...
http://www.tctv.ne.jp/members/ sawanoya/

A friend contated me to tell me about this awsome government run housing program... check it out... I might even aply myself! I had no idea it exsted. I guess making these FYI vids is worthwhile.
www.ur-net.go.jp/profile/engli sh/index.html

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Some more info on Visas in Japan. As I said in the video, Visas are a very complicated matter and the rules are rather vague and handled case by case. Hopefully the web links below will help you out. The most accurate information should be on the Ministy of Foreign Affairs Website, and as they say its best to direct your questions to your local Japanese embassy or consulate.

Please add any extra comments, info or advice in the comment section!

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/v isit/visa/index.html

Working Holiday Visas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W orking_holiday_visa

JNTO Website (Travel Visa Info)
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arra nge/essential/visa.html

Work Visa Info
http://www.anyworkanywhere.com /visas_jp.html
http://www.thunderguy.com/japa n/topic/work-in-japan/work-vis a/


Student Visa Info
http://www.studytoday.com/xx/e n/visa.asp?country_id=JP

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A man with a hangover in search of breakfast in a strange land
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This is some of my stand-up comedy and real footage from back home to explain why it is I choose to remain in Tokyo.
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Just a promo for an upcoming tour of nagoya/osaka/kyoto/kobe with me and a Japanese comedian. Not particularly interesting unless you live in Japan. Some interesting vid I suppose, but just made for work purposes.

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