A few Fodorites will be in Japan at the same time this fall and as all good Fodorites do we are planning a GTG in Tokyo. The date will be October 26, 2013 at 7:00 in the evening at:

Gonpachi Restaurant Nishi-Azabu
1-13-11 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan
Ph# - 03-5771-0170

Reservation is under my name Peter Gomes. Restaurant website and menu are here:

http://www.gonpachi.jp/nishiazabu/?lang=en

Please let us know here if you are interested in attending. So far we have:

Mr & Mrs HT(Linda & Peter) = 2
karen and bob (rhkkmk)(kmkrnn)---2
Craig and Jeane (2)

We will have a two hour time limit(last time we stretched it to around 3 hrs) which might be a good thing for those who travel the next day. All are welcome, please come join us.

Aloha!

Alas! We won't yet be in Japan. You guys get the GTG, we will see the koyo.

Kathie, we will miss you two very much. Too bad our times didn't cross but I am sure it will another time in the near future.

We just may see some koyo in the fall if we choose to go that route. This year koyo season will be at least a week ahead of the last two seasons according to the ht calculations so there are a few venues for us to enjoy while we are there. Nikko, near our Tokyo time and maybe the early turners near Northern Kyoto. Definitely Fujigoko should be going off then and maybe even Takao if temple viewing is tolerable to others. The more important factor will be the limited days and with the so much to see senario.........

Have you seen this place yet?

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3940.html

Aloha!

Wow! looks wonderful.

I've been slowly reading and digesting the Gateway to Japan book. By now, I thought I'd have all kinds of questions about specific temples or gardens, but I'm not even close yet!

Aloha! We are enjoying our three weeks on Kauai.

i promise to break a bigger door than ken did, and i'm going to blame craig...

Trust me - they'll know who did it...

Unfortunately, your GTG is 10 days before we arrive. I know you'll have a great time together. I'll look for your postings about who broke what.

Bakatare desu
<i>Bah kah tah day des</i>

Learn these words Bob then they will know who did it though I think Craig is right....they'll know.

Aloha!

i'd rather point...

Alas, will most likely be in Japan about 2 weeks before the GTG.

Looks like I may be in Japan at the right time...
Is there an email address I can contact, as I'd rather not discuss dates away from home online.
Would love to attend a Fodorite GTG again... used to go to a fair few in early noughties but not for a while.
x

Pgomes8721 at aol dot com

Thanks, we've touched base, if we are in Tokyo on right date, we'll be there.

TTT for kuranosuke

domo, ht-san.

may i correct the nasty rumors that seem to be circulating about my vandalism at a certain izakaya in tokyo.

i deny everything, and it wasn't at gonpachi.

btw, since you'll be in the area, why not stop by the don quiote store in roppongi. amazing array of thousands of itmes.

More info on the don quiote (quixote?) store, kudasai? I'll be staying in Roppongi for a few days, but know nothing about this shop.

don, don q is not far from the roppongi stop on the hibiya line.

http://www.donki.com/search/shop_det...st_store_id=31

its a multi level department store with thousands of items. fun to visit.

since you will be in the area, and you enjoy sushi, go across the street to the lane next to the hard rock cafe, and have a nice sushi dinner at fukuzushi. excellent, and good price/value.

http://www.roppongifukuzushi.com/e_f...fukuzushi.html

also, go to roppongi hills, and have lunch at l'atelier. the set lunch is delicious, and very good value.

http://www.roppongihills.com/shops_r...204550001.html

and, if you like fresh soba, go to kurosawa, just up the street from the main entrance to the hyatt roppongi hills.

great recos ken. are you guys going to be in japan in oct?

Aloha!

i may be, but someone has to work. lol.

the door is waiting---maybe up the game to a plate glass window