Friday, June 25, 2010

iphone4 Japan Launch!

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Did I time my arrival in Tokyo well or what?! The iphone4 was released in Tokyo today! weeeeee! Think lots of cute Japanese camping out since Monday in front of SoftBank stores everywhere all to get their hands on the new iphone. So popular is the new iphone in Tokyo, SoftBank had to stop taking pre-orders for the handset!

Sadly, I was one of the unlucky thousands who missed out on receiving their phones today so I need to wait until they call when mine has arrived. Oooo I can't WAIT till it arrives so I can start regular twitpic updates for you!

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This is the teeny basement room at Shinjuku Bic Camera where I filled out my iphone4 contract application. Oh my goodness you need an extremely high level of Japanese to make a phone contact in Japan! Needless to say I was completely confused! So many plan options! You also need a Japanese credit card (rather than simply a Japanese bank account if you are on a working holiday visa) or you need to buy the iphone4 handset upfront.

My entire second day as a Tokyo resident was lost in translation (even after 4 years of Japanese study)! I opened my new Japanese bank account (love the fact I could chose from 32 key card colours! Hello Lilac!), popped into to the Shinagawa Immigration Office, shopped for mamacharis (Japanese mama-style bikes complete with shopping basket), visited Nitori (the Japanese version of Ikea) and picked up a Barbie sized fake Eames Hang-it-all for my Barbie sized apato, ate a delicious katsu-curry for lunch, purchased the most adorable Tanabata tree and decoration kit (will post pics once I have set it up!) and had the best home cooked Japanese dinner ever! Oooo I love living in this city!

Will write again soon lovely Sandwiches!

Hope you are all well!

Love Love
Hello Sando
xxx

15 comments:

  1. you're amazing, dear dear ebony girl

    have many many many fun and happy days !!!!!!

    :)

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  2. I had a mamacharis when I was in Japan! These bikes aren't the coolest looking but mine served me so well, especially the basket to put my groceries in. And yes, Nitori was like one of my favourite weekend hangouts :)

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  3. How exciting! I am loving reading about your settling in - and imagining what if!

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  4. eeep! 32 card colours? That's awesome!

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  5. Wow. just wanted to say how appreciative i/we are of the 'on the ground' in Tokyo correspondence...voyeurs indeed..

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  6. Glad to see you arrived saftly in Tokyo. Wish I was living there! But for now I'm happy to read your posts and live it vicariously through you. Thanks Ebony for giving my days a little bit of Tokyo xx

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  7. Can't wait to receive mine! Thanks for the post and news on iphone 4

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  8. oooh this is the most exciting Blog ever! Love hearing all the details...I feel we are there living Tokyo with you!

    The closest thing I will get for a while!

    Thankyou so much for sharing!

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  9. very excited for you Eb, what an adventure... living in a foreign country... yep the paper work is lots of fun, although i don't think i could do japanese...french is enough for me.

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  10. Oh my goodness, girl! I am so incredibly envious as I read your blog at the moment that I can barely stand it!!

    I hope you have the most amazingly incredible time living in Tokyo. I will be with you every step...ahem...post of the way.

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  11. i found even the english website i visited talking about softbank iphone contracts too confusing, put me off although i do still want one....
    well done ebony!!!

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  12. hello, there.

    can't wait to get my own iphone, though it's not here in the little corner of the world I'm in (singapore)

    will you be getting black or white?

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  13. I've only just stumbled upon your blog recently and it is now one of my favourites! I cant wait to hear about your adventures in Tokyo. Japan is my favourite place and I am so jealous!

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  14. hi :) i've been checking your blog for a while now but its the first time for me to leave a comment <3

    nyway, welcome to tokyo!
    im so jealous you're living in shimokitazawa.. i just recently went there and fell in love with the place

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  15. Bic-u, bic-u, bic-u, bic-u, Bic-u kamera!

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