http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/08/queen-chateau-soapland-haikyo-ibaraki/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:10:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/08/queen-chateau-soapland-haikyo-ibaraki/comment-page-1/#comment-11700 bill Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:47:32 +0000 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/?p=374#comment-11700 ..Great pictures..let me fill you in on this ..as I was in Mito for 3 months in 89..at ramp up to the bubble peak in Japan. In those days I was a mere 21 yrs old..teaching English. Mito was kinda hell for a 21 yr old..it was boring..Japanese there whom were young and had any brains had left and you had a town with a population of government bureaucrats and rice/natto farmers..there was a lack of people between 19 to 40, except what I would call "bozos"..whom were drop out..unable to get into Uni in Tokyo. I taught English at a cramp school..I had being recruited in Tokyo..it paid 400K a month..was 9 hrs a day..included accommodation..I foolishly thought I would master Japanese and learn the culture being in Mito..it was so wrong..I instead as a white guy discovered racialism..this strengthened me in understanding how that felt..In Mito people would avoid the foreigners..they were unkind and not friendly..I would take "kiten sushi"..which is revolving sushi bar and would often have seats next to me keft empty and a queue outside of clients waiting to sitdown..old people dominated Mito..there were rude, horrible and small minded for most of it..but there were some exceptions..some old kind ones whom were exceptions and people under 19 were..high school students..with zeal for knowledge. The soapland and red light boomed in those days..I meet many "touts"..i was in that bar zone drinking at dives sometimes to let ouyt stress..the zone was full of Phillipines and Thailand ladies..brought in by Yakuza..most were cheated and held against their will no doubt..almost zero Japanese and no Koreans..Mito was a farming town and J and K girls could easily work in Tokyo for more and better conditions. The soaplands clients were J old farmers and government guys..that was all Mito had..they were crude, rich ..but low class, chumps for the majority..no doubt they abused those girls..Mito men were known for their rude "kusou inaka" manners..they were hated by Tokyoites or educated Japanese as a whole. Luckily I met a decent J girl on a weekend to Tokyo and got a job there in Finance and moved out of Mito for good..Mito was a terrible..rest is history..I now live in Tokyo still..are successful and happy with a great Family. Funnily the Japanese complain that Mito ids overtaken by Phillipinos..they deserve to succeed there given how they were abused..Phillipinos are married to old farmers there and mixed children take over the land..Japanese young ladies leave Mito for Tokyo..as soon as can..with few exceptions..today Mito is dying..only the old and Phillipinos or poorer races with little choices want to work fields..the racial Japanese in Mito and the whole countryside fear this..but it is reality..one day the foreigners will control here in 50 yrs time, as the old people die out and are not replaced..hope this is useful..best regards everyone..btw..if you like Natto..buy Mito natto..its the best in Japan..only decent thing that ever comes out of Mito! ..Great pictures..let me fill you in on this ..as I was in Mito for 3 months in 89..at ramp up to the bubble peak in Japan. In those days I was a mere 21 yrs old..teaching English. Mito was kinda hell for a 21 yr old..it was boring..Japanese there whom were young and had any brains had left and you had a town with a population of government bureaucrats and rice/natto farmers..there was a lack of people between 19 to 40, except what I would call “bozos”..whom were drop out..unable to get into Uni in Tokyo. I taught English at a cramp school..I had being recruited in Tokyo..it paid 400K a month..was 9 hrs a day..included accommodation..I foolishly thought I would master Japanese and learn the culture being in Mito..it was so wrong..I instead as a white guy discovered racialism..this strengthened me in understanding how that felt..In Mito people would avoid the foreigners..they were unkind and not friendly..I would take “kiten sushi”..which is revolving sushi bar and would often have seats next to me keft empty and a queue outside of clients waiting to sitdown..old people dominated Mito..there were rude, horrible and small minded for most of it..but there were some exceptions..some old kind ones whom were exceptions and people under 19 were..high school students..with zeal for knowledge. The soapland and red light boomed in those days..I meet many “touts”..i was in that bar zone drinking at dives sometimes to let ouyt stress..the zone was full of Phillipines and Thailand ladies..brought in by Yakuza..most were cheated and held against their will no doubt..almost zero Japanese and no Koreans..Mito was a farming town and J and K girls could easily work in Tokyo for more and better conditions. The soaplands clients were J old farmers and government guys..that was all Mito had..they were crude, rich ..but low class, chumps for the majority..no doubt they abused those girls..Mito men were known for their rude “kusou inaka” manners..they were hated by Tokyoites or educated Japanese as a whole. Luckily I met a decent J girl on a weekend to Tokyo and got a job there in Finance and moved out of Mito for good..Mito was a terrible..rest is history..I now live in Tokyo still..are successful and happy with a great Family. Funnily the Japanese complain that Mito ids overtaken by Phillipinos..they deserve to succeed there given how they were abused..Phillipinos are married to old farmers there and mixed children take over the land..Japanese young ladies leave Mito for Tokyo..as soon as can..with few exceptions..today Mito is dying..only the old and Phillipinos or poorer races with little choices want to work fields..the racial Japanese in Mito and the whole countryside fear this..but it is reality..one day the foreigners will control here in 50 yrs time, as the old people die out and are not replaced..hope this is useful..best regards everyone..btw..if you like Natto..buy Mito natto..its the best in Japan..only decent thing that ever comes out of Mito!

]]> http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/08/queen-chateau-soapland-haikyo-ibaraki/comment-page-1/#comment-8199 out of ruins - Stories and Images from the Edge Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:24:01 +0000 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/?p=374#comment-8199 [...] I get into explaining what a soapland is, and showing the photos, know that you can see my first post and original photos here. The text is more florid, the photos a bit starker, but it’s the same place [...] [...] I get into explaining what a soapland is, and showing the photos, know that you can see my first post and original photos here. The text is more florid, the photos a bit starker, but it’s the same place [...]

]]> http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/08/queen-chateau-soapland-haikyo-ibaraki/comment-page-1/#comment-5386 Mike Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:02:10 +0000 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/?p=374#comment-5386 no problem, Its just i live near Mito and haven't seen this Building yet, but I keep searching;) Like your Haiyko stories, and if you decide to come back Ibaraki again let me know;) greez mike no problem, Its just i live near Mito and haven’t seen this Building yet, but I keep searching;)
Like your Haiyko stories, and if you decide to come back Ibaraki again let me know;)
greez
mike

]]> http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/08/queen-chateau-soapland-haikyo-ibaraki/comment-page-1/#comment-5344 MJG Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:45:51 +0000 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/?p=374#comment-5344 Mike- Thanks, and yes, but it's one of a few spots I decided not to give out the location for- sorry. Mike- Thanks, and yes, but it’s one of a few spots I decided not to give out the location for- sorry.

]]> http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/08/queen-chateau-soapland-haikyo-ibaraki/comment-page-1/#comment-5287 Mike Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:10:10 +0000 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/?p=374#comment-5287 cool pics:) do you have any directions for to get to the place? cool pics:) do you have any directions for to get to the place?

]]> http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/08/queen-chateau-soapland-haikyo-ibaraki/comment-page-1/#comment-1669 MJG Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:08:13 +0000 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/?p=374#comment-1669 Video, yeah, was worried about providing incriminating evidence of myself or SY in the location. There's still a few photos, but the video was too blatant. Future videos will be more careful I guess. Video, yeah, was worried about providing incriminating evidence of myself or SY in the location. There’s still a few photos, but the video was too blatant. Future videos will be more careful I guess.

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