Month: February 2011

“Sexy comes standard,” aka Sumo moe sells cars!

February 27, 2011fetish, men, Uncannyad, car, Moe, sell, sexy, standard, sumotokyo moe One comment

I hate cars, but I love this sexy ad!

Nakano named best place to live in Tokyo

February 23, 2011Nakanotokyo moe View all 2 comments

This comes as no surprise to Nakano residents, but Tokyo Walker has named Nakano the best place to live in Tokyo. (Via CNNgo). Interesting that posh places like Ginza, Roppongi, and Denenchofu are not listed in the top 10.

Apropos of nothing

February 22, 2011fetish, Public spacedance, mask, Moetokyo moe One comment

Naked Festival is very moe

February 21, 2011fetish, men, Public spacefestival, Moe, naked, Okayama, Public, Saidaiji Eyo, wintertokyo moe Leave a comment

Public nudity in winter? 9,000 men? 500 year tradition? I must attend next year. It’s officially called Saidaiji Eyo, or the Naked Festival.

Please trust these skanky host boys!

February 20, 2011fetish, male fashion, men, Public spacebest, boy, client, Ernest Hemingway, excuse, gobs, hustle, Kabukicho, Moe, money, rank, skanky, trust, wanna-betokyo moe One comment

Any excuse is a good reason to visit the male host club section of Kabukicho. Of course the real life hosts and want-to-be hosts are the main attractions. I like how those climbing the ranks are on the streets trying to hustle clients, host wanna-bes and anything with a heart beat.

The plentiful club ads are also something to marvel over. I love this ad for Trust and the possible false quote from Ernest Hemingway. What great advice: “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” I will overlook the lack of symmetry between “somebody” and “them.” But generally I find it hard to trust young men who are exchanging booze (and maybe more) for gobs of money.

The kids are alright

February 18, 2011fetish, men, Public spaceboys, frat, Katy Perry, lip-sync, Moe, post-coital, shirtless, University of Arkansastokyo moe One comment

Shirtless frat boys at the University of Arkansas are lip-syncing Katy Perry. I love the post-coital ending. . . (via JoeMyGod)

Ebizo selling bottled tea at vending machine in Ni-chome

February 18, 2011fetish, male fashion, Public spacebamboo, barely, bottled, disgrace, Ebizo, forest, house, Moe, Ni Chome, nostalgic, repentant, sexy, Shinjuku, tea, vending machine, woodtokyo moe Leave a comment

Disgraced and barely repentant kabuki actor Ebizo still has some promotional activities. I found him in Ni-chome selling bottled tea at a vending machine. I love how Japanese consumer products still use famous actors and celebrities in Japanese costume in wood houses or by bamboo forests. Very nostalgic and sexy!

Get a free canned coffee with your ciggies

February 16, 2011Public space, Uncannyコンビニ, canned, cash, cigarette, coffee, conbini, display, hybrid, Lark, reigstertokyo moe View all 4 comments

I had to suppress some vomit when I saw this enormous display by the conbini cash register. Free canned coffee with Lark “hybrid” cigarettes! What more do you need?!

Dear readers, what exactly is a “hybrid” cigarette?

Lights explosion and dogs as customer bait

February 14, 2011Uncategorizedbedazzle, customer, 看板娘, daughter, door bait, explosion, female, host, husband, Kabukicho, Kanban Musume, light, lure, male, Moe, over-sized, shop, signtokyo moe View all 2 comments

I recently learned this odd Japanese phrase: kanban musume (看板娘), which literally means daughter and store sign. I think the modern term is “door bait.” Apparently it’s an Edo or earlier tradition for commercial establishments to place their attractive daughters outside the shop to lure customers.

This male host club uses three over-sized dogs, each with their own portable heater and blanket, to bring in the (mostly) female clients. The husband remarked that he hopes the white dog with a pink bow is male.

A nearby club is surprisingly visible from the sidewalk. Peering inside makes me feel like I am on acid.

Wentz is in his undies in Ginza

February 9, 2011fetish, male fashion, men, Public spacead, ウエンツ瑛士, billboard, BVD, dim-witted, Ginza, Moe, pale, talent, thigh, underwear, undies, vulgarization, Wentztokyo moe Leave a comment

Walking in Ginza, I looked up and saw this BVD underwear ad. Wow, that guy looks like my favorite dim-witted but adorable Japanese talent, Wentz. Oh, that is Wentz!

I love how his pale thighs are adding to the vulgarization of this once sophisticated shopping district.

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