John W. <worthj1970@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 2:21:30 PM UTC-4, mtfe...@netmapsonscape.net wrote:
> > 
> > Ginza hasn't changed, 'cept that it's trendy again. What surprised me was
> > how much Ebisu had come up in the world. Oh, and you can get some seriously
> > good pizza now 
> > 
> > Mike

> Evidently the craft beer world, too, has really come along in the past year or so. I assume it's all controlled by Asahi or Coca Cola or some other zaibatsu, but as long as it tastes good, I am not too concerned.

They've had some good "ji-biru" for  a bit; Coralhaus made a decent porter 
in the late 90s. But there does seem to be a lot more.

> The city that has changed the most, to  me, is Kobe. The twenty years since the earthquake has seen some incredible development. Not sure if I like it or not, but there are sky scrapers where before there were just mom-and-pop stores.

Yeah; welcome to the new Japan. ON the bright side, more countryside for the
foreseeable future.

Mike