We will be having an open meeting on October 3rd to discuss the March 17th-April 2nd Japan trip coming up. Please come to Sakanaya at 6:30pm
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Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
The national garden in Shinjuku is currently closed. we hope that the mosquitoe problem will be resolved by the time of our yearly Japan trip
Real Free WiFi
Looks like until 2016, NTT is offering free WiFi to those who are traveling to Japan.
http://www.flets.com/freewifi/spot.html
For the 2015 Japan trip coming up, we will still be renting a mobile hotspot from DoCoMo at the airport. This is only slightly different from last year as we will be getting the device on site instead of preordering.
Japan 2015
Now that Ani-Jam is done for the year, it is now time to start work on the 2015 Japan trip.
We are currently looking at March 17th to April 2nd. please keep these dates open if you are going to join us.
GURUNAVI
A great place to look up Japanese restaurants while in Japan.
http://www.gnavi.co.jp/en/
we plan to use it on the next trip to Japan.
J-POP SUMMIT Festival 2014
We will be making a day trip up to the J-Pop festival next month.
https://www.facebook.com/events/574080116044696
Japan 2015
We will start registering people for the 2015 Japan trip soon. dates are March 17th to April 2nd.
Hotel Reservations 2014
Reconfirmation emails are starting to arrive. please start checking your spam and junk boxes. click the link in the email and press the button on the webpage to submit your reconfirmation or you my lose your reservation.
Quick tip for windows 8 users
When you connect your Windows 8 system to a Microsoft online account, you can set it up to sync your settings. if you install the Japanese IME for Japanese language input on your keyboard, those settings will follow to any other Windows 8 system that you link to your Microsoft account.
Japan 2014 trip meeting
Tonight we will be reviewing the 2014 trip, please check your emails for time and location. if you have not received the email, please check your spam filter.