FTers of Japan Unite! ...please?
 

I have received a couple of e-mails lately from people in the Tokyo area, and would be willing to organize a Japanese network if others are interested. I was surprised to hear that one person lives a 10-15 min bike ride from my house! -Not many miles to be had there, but a meeting is in order! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Assuming no such database already exists (if it does, let me know - and put me on it!), FTers in Japan interested in knowing about others are welcome to e-mail me [email protected] and/or post their info here. (If you need a Japanese-compatible address, attach it as a Word file or contact me to get my work address.) Let me also know if you would prefer that information remain private, or if the others in our budding network can be told about you!

<Rest assured that I have no intention of misusing your info - Just trying to see who all we've got over here!>

Maybe hockeynuts will take charge of the Kansai Kontingent http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif (?)

Yoroshiku ze!
Mark

Home: Kakinokizaka (South of Shibuya, Tokyo.)
Work: Shinjuku (Importing/Marketing)
Fly: AA Plat (Gold in March http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif )
UA Exec Premier (Comped thru 2/02 http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif )
JAL/ANA locally when necessary.

Mark,

I have sent a note to the Yahoo address and would like to add my voice here to the call to rally the local FTers. Lets have dinner and/or drinks soon you crazy guys and gals.

Looking forward to meeting a FTer face to face.

Mike

I see this as a stepping stone to a Japan Flyertalk gathering? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Kids,

I am not the familiar with FTers last year so I missed all my chances connect NRT (4 times this year). I will not go back home until Summer this coming year so hope that I will have a chance to meet you and fellow NRT FTers later http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

(BTW, I like NRT airport since I can buy a lots of Japanese sweet snacks ("grass" favor with red bean paste inside) when I connecting)

Thanks for the mail and quick responses! Looking forward to more!

kyklin: Dare we dream?

-KP

Well, it looks like we have at least two people flying in for 12/1, with one planning to come in to Tokyo "proper" for the day 12/2.

Details for a meeting will be forthcoming if interested, mjm and others!

btw: I and my closest FT neighbor might be getting together for dinner later this week. Any other locals in the Meguro/Setagaya area that want to join in (Wed or Thursday) let me know!

-KP

Yo' Kid,

I am up for the 12/2 festivities for sure. Are we going to be able to swing getting AusTXHiker into town for the Saturday night dinner also? I hope so. Either way lets do some planning offline via e-mail so we can have this shindig organized seamlessly for our out of towners. I have a couple ideas and will forward the details via e-mail. As to later this week if you e-mail with details I will try to arrange to join in if it is still okay.

Looking forward to seeing the already scheduled FT visitors and any others of you that want to drop in and say Konnichiwa.

Mike

Mike and KP:

Thank you, gentlemen...you are very kind to look out for us and to arrange a get-together for Saturday night dinner. Looking forward to meeting you, AusTXHiker and others too!

Bill

Won't be able to make your party, though I will be in Osaka the week of Nov. 13, then off to Thailand... no, I'm not doing the Baht run, just a vacation after a 50K+ summer. Are there any KIX folks on the board to hang out with while I'm in town?

I guess this would be the first official Japanese FT gathering! I'm looking forward to it. So far, we have kidpachinko, mjm, bbinchi, and of course, me.

I'm hoping to meet up with SIN_Flyer on the way up to NRT since I am also traveling to SIN. Barring any last-minute surprises or changes, I should have Freddie, Jr. in tow when I make it to SIN and NRT.

zipper: hockeynuts is the Krazy Kansai guy around these parts. - I think his e-mail is in his profile.

AusTX: It is looking like mjm's only going to be active for the Saturday leg, which I understand you'll be missing because that is when you are flying out. -I hope I've got that wrong, but I'm right in thinking you are "continuing on" after a Saturday checkout, right?

-KP

So far just a few Tokyo folks, and no word from hockeynuts or other Kansai-ers. Anyone else out there?

-KP

Pachinko-san Konbanwa,

Include me in your datebase.
I'd love to have some help in getting the better deals out of Japan.
Flys: UA1K for the past few years
Home: LA
Originally from: Kobe
Other home: Ashiya
Work:Interpreter
The flights I miss:TG's midnight LAXKIX, UA LAXKIX
Anybodyelse out there who misses these flights?
I will be on UA897/15Nov and conx to Itami.
Will be in Yokohama 11/19-22 then back to Kobe for a few days. Not sure where or when I'll fly home from yet.

Gone Again: A hearty "Youkoso" to the board, and "maido!" to a new Kansai friend. hockenuts is our local "Kansai Rep," in case you haven't run across him yet.

I live between Yokohama and Shibuya, so feel to give me a ring on my keitai next time you come thru! I'm interested in translating, and could try to arrange a get-together next week (although that is a tight time window, and you probably have a full schedule!). You know the first three digits to keitais, and I'm at 8343-8462.

-Mark

Mark,

Very light schedule on this Yokohama assignment.
Call you when I get in.