A Third of the Gear On Board

[HENRY JONES JR.]

It doesn't say in the write up under the hat, but I'd say it's generic Indy....Close to Last Crusade, but without the brim change, and nowhere near Raiders except for the general shape.....

They make the point of stating that the hats used in the fourth film were not Herbert Johnson as well, which is cool...But there's nothing about the style they're aiming for in the photos...Given the jacket as well, I'd guess Last Crusade.......

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And yes, you can, but most translation engines aren't able to reverse the Japanese sentences and make sense of them in a way that reads easily....It'll be garbled as all get out....

I can translate anything you want to read, as long as it's not an entire page (I can't be bothered to translate that much...LOL)

You can read Japanese? Your a man of many talents. You are too cool!

[fifthchamber]

Yup.....I live here, so read, write and speak it fluently....

If you need a short translation it's easy enough to do...And I promise, I'm better than Google... Maybe....LOL

[HENRY JONES JR.]

take very good care if those hats, and post more pics of your Hero Hat.

See, I took this picture today, and it doesn't look right. Perhaps it's the lense or something. Believe me, It looks right, just not in pictures with my crappy camera.

[Louisianna James]

Yup.....I live here, so read, write and speak it fluently....

If you need a short translation it's easy enough to do...And I promise, I'm better than Google... Maybe....LOL

Ya, Sayonara, Domo Arigato How was it like in Tokyo compared to Europe, Hong Kong, US or etc? I been to Hong Kong, and OMG too many counterfeit stuff, i even spotted a fake Indy Hat made of cheap felt lol, it's a funny experience in HK with the fake brands lol

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Beautiful Color, i can see the raider bash clearly, good job!

[HENRY JONES JR.]

Ya, Sayonara, Domo Arigato How was it like in Tokyo compared to Europe, Hong Kong, US or etc? I been to Hong Kong, and OMG too many counterfeit stuff, i even spotted a fake Indy Hat made of cheap felt lol, it's a funny experience in HK with the fake brands lol

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Beautiful Color, i can see the raider bash clearly, good job!

I can't take credit for the bashes or anything, as it's just as it came from the maker. I've made zero changes to it (unlike the one I used a hat stretcher on). It was mint when I got it. It's color is wonderful! I hate my camera....lol.

[fifthchamber]

Ya, Sayonara, Domo Arigato How was it like in Tokyo compared to Europe, Hong Kong, US or etc? I been to Hong Kong, and OMG too many counterfeit stuff, i even spotted a fake Indy Hat made of cheap felt lol, it's a funny experience in HK with the fake brands lol

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Beautiful Color, i can see the raider bash clearly, good job!

Hmm...Big question that....Wide open meanings...Heh...I like it a lot though...Like any place, there are many things crazy here too, but far and away it's a decent place to live and work..Not so many counterfeit things, since the Japanese generally prefer decent and expensive (in general), so it's unlike Hong Kong in that regard...But I don't really know what it compares to, since to me, Tokyo is off in a zone of it's own.....People wise, Tokyo is unlike anywhere else (although perhaps HK and Shanghai are closer to it than London say?)...Crowded would be an understatement....

Any other specific questions would need to be narrowed down to be answered easily...But I love this place...It's crowded, cool, expensive, funny, annoying, interesting and vibrant for me....Basically...

The only real similarity with HK would be the use of kanji....Hehe...

Compared to London it's far bigger, more crowded, less "pretty" to look at, and more "Japanese"..I reckon..

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Any chance we could get a photo of the hat from a flat on angle? The angle chosen makes the taper seem worse than it probably is?

Maybe a direct front and side on? Or a slightly above photo would help more?

Thanks!

[HENRY JONES JR.]

Hmm...Big question that....Wide open meanings...Heh...I like it a lot though...Like any place, there are many things crazy here too, but far and away it's a decent place to live and work..Not so many counterfeit things, since the Japanese generally prefer decent and expensive (in general), so it's unlike Hong Kong in that regard...But I don't really know what it compares to, since to me, Tokyo is off in a zone of it's own.....People wise, Tokyo is unlike anywhere else (although perhaps HK and Shanghai are closer to it than London say?)...Crowded would be an understatement....

Any other specific questions would need to be narrowed down to be answered easily...But I love this place...It's crowded, cool, expensive, funny, annoying, interesting and vibrant for me....Basically...

The only real similarity with HK would be the use of kanji....Hehe...

Compared to London it's far bigger, more crowded, less "pretty" to look at, and more "Japanese"..I reckon..

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Any chance we could get a photo of the hat from a flat on angle? The angle chosen makes the taper seem worse than it probably is?

Maybe a direct front and side on? Or a slightly above photo would help more?

Thanks!

I'll try. There isn't any taper, as it's basicly new, but my GD camera makes it look like it sucks, but it's actually a very nice standard HJ POET. I'll try more photos, but to be honest, it just won't look the same as it does to the naked eye.

How long have you lived in TOYKO? Do you plan to stay there?

This is an odd question, but a friend of mine went to Japan for business, and told me that the women in Japan would just LOVE me. I asked what he meant. He said that Japanese women really like white men. They really would like a relationship with white American men, and would treat you extremely well. He said they are facinated with American men, more so than the average Japanese man.

Do you find this to be true in general, or was he misled by those who live there that told him this.

I know...odd question.

[fifthchamber]

I'll try. There isn't any taper, as it's basicly new, but my GD camera makes it look like it sucks, but it's actually a very nice standard HJ POET. I'll try more photos, but to be honest, it just won't look the same as it does to the naked eye.

How long have you lived in TOYKO? Do you plan to stay there?

This is an odd question, but a friend of mine went to Japan for business, and told me that the women in Japan would just LOVE me. I asked what he meant. He said that Japanese women really like white men. They really would like a relationship with white American men, and would treat you extremely well. He said they are facinated with American men, more so than the average Japanese man.

Do you find this to be true in general, or was he misled by those who live there that told him this.

I know...odd question.

I've been here almost ten years now..Ten this summer actually..So yeah, I think I'll stay...Essentially..I'm not 100%, but I like it still, and I don't feel like moving to live anywhere else, so until that changes, yeah, I'll stay in Tokyo I think..

As for the question.....Hmmm.....It depends on a lot of factors....In general, I suspect that there's a "class" of woman here that does indeed prefer foreign men over Japanese....But I don't know if "class" is quite right really? I would say that it's easy to find and have a short, easy and quick relationship with someone like that...That wouldn't go very much further than a one night, or one week thing...I've also seen that the general public opinion is somewhat less favourable towards "American men" recently than perhaps it was 10+ years ago.........I suspect a lot of that has to do with the world trend away from love of anything and everything American perhaps....Japan is no different there....

In general though, yes, I would say that's probably a true enough statement....White men here (Any men outside of asian men) are in a minority, and so there's still the "unusual" aura that might attract women....For sure.....But like I said, it really does depend on so much more than "just" being foreign that it's not so easy to generalise....

For a one night thing? Yes...Easy I would say, if that's what you're looking for...For a longer term thing? No...Not quite as easy....In my opinion...

[HENRY JONES JR.]

I've been here almost ten years now..Ten this summer actually..So yeah, I think I'll stay...Essentially..I'm not 100%, but I like it still, and I don't feel like moving to live anywhere else, so until that changes, yeah, I'll stay in Tokyo I think..

As for the question.....Hmmm.....It depends on a lot of factors....In general, I suspect that there's a "class" of woman here that does indeed prefer foreign men over Japanese....But I don't know if "class" is quite right really? I would say that it's easy to find and have a short, easy and quick relationship with someone like that...That wouldn't go very much further than a one night, or one week thing...I've also seen that the general public opinion is somewhat less favourable towards "American men" recently than perhaps it was 10+ years ago.........I suspect a lot of that has to do with the world trend away from love of anything and everything American perhaps....Japan is no different there....

In general though, yes, I would say that's probably a true enough statement....White men here (Any men outside of asian men) are in a minority, and so there's still the "unusual" aura that might attract women....For sure.....But like I said, it really does depend on so much more than "just" being foreign that it's not so easy to generalise....

For a one night thing? Yes...Easy I would say, if that's what you're looking for...For a longer term thing? No...Not quite as easy....In my opinion...

Yeah, I meant a long term relationship, not a one nighter. My friend made it sound that the ladies there find American men more interesting than the Japanese men, and find them very attractive. I don't know if it's a status thing or what, I'm only writing what he said. He was with the wealthy, successfull crowd there while on business.

Thanks for your answer! Your pretty interesting my friend!

[JeffDJ]

Whoops, served me for not look through the rest of the thread. Answered a post from the previous page that made no sense without a quote. Anyway, um, great thread. Love looking at hats and stuff from other members!