Originally Posted by
jib71
I believe you are in Tokyo now (or soon)? Perhaps you should try making contact with the Tokyo American club - I'm sure that there are folks there who would chat informally with you to give you a picture of the expat scene. (i.e. the folks who don't go native).
Thanks for the great info! I am in Tokyo now, and up much too late. Not sure i'll have time to make contact this time but perhaps on another trip. I tend to prefer to go native rather than run with the packs but I'm not sure how possible this is in Tokyo.