declan_murphy@hotmail.com wrote:
> NC86 wrote:
> 
>>>I'm biased because I'm an outdoors person. I'd prefer to live someplace
>>>where I can hop on my bike and ride or go hiking/rock climbing without
>>>spending a good part of the day just getting to the place to do the
>>>activity. When I lived in Kobe I was a few minutes walk from great
>>>restaurants and bars, ten minutes from the main Sannomiya rail station,
>>>and only five minutes walk from some great trails and scenery. For me
>>>it was ideal.
>>
>>Coming from a smaller city (pop 1.5 mil) with a very outdoor lifestyle I
>>am more interested in a huge metropolis like Tokyo.
> 
> 
> Sounds like you are from Adelaide or Perth.

Probably Brisbane.


Mate, Tokyoites are a bunch of hicks. I know that unless you come here 
you will wonder what it's really like but seriously, you aren't missing 
much, unless you want to visit the John Lennon or salt museums. There 
are a few good dance clubs, a few good pubs but nothing better than in 
Brisbane (except a lot more Japanese girls). There aren't any fantastic 
buildings, the one really tall one is the Tokyo goveernment. There 
aren't any great temples or gardens. Yes, I like living here and there 
is plenty to do but nothing more than Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, Sendai, 
Kanazawa or any other reasonable sized city; in fact most of them are 
probably better.