Did you know you can't smoke on the sidewalk in Akihabara? James found out the hard way when the No Smoking Cops busted his ass as he lit up a much-needed Camel Light after we spent an hour in a 7-story high sex shop. The guy in the yellow is the top dog of the Akiba Smoking Patrol, and the other guy is his bitch. The blue plastic bag in James' left hand does not contain porn, but some random Bollywood videos he bought from an Indian lady down a random alley next to an electronics shop. The guy in yellow is looking at me for translation, and James is putting on his fake guilty look. (Actually, he might have just been checking out some geek girl across the street.)
The fine is 3000 yen. Not much, but enough to make you think, shoot, I could have bought a whole carton with that money.
Ah. How I miss the days of 150 yen packs of smokes!!! If I hadn't moved back to the states I'm sure I'd still be a smoker. But thankfully I have quit the nasty.
Posted by: Adam | February 12, 2007 at 11:03 AM
150 yen? My, but that's cheap. Still, the 290 I pay for my Casters now pales -- pales! -- in comparison to the near-as-dammit 1000 yen (5 pounds) I'd have to pay at home...
Posted by: Rog | February 12, 2007 at 06:39 PM
I remember seeing places in Akihabara like smoking lounges . I think it was in Akihabara. Give the US a couple years. With all these no smoking in certain places, the same laws will come into affect.
Posted by: Jaydee | February 14, 2007 at 06:18 PM
There are girls in Akihabara?
Posted by: MinceyFresh | February 16, 2007 at 05:25 PM