Funabashi Disrespected

by **legion** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 12:53 am

It bugs me the way comments on the Economist about Japan are always negative, it's like Japan bashing is an international sport.

by **tidbits** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:32 am

Might it be Ikea is an international name?

Indeed I prefer going to Lalaport at Toyosu nowadays. Inner road and coastal road near Funabashi seems to be forever jammed. The nearest train station, Minami Funabashi, the stop for both Lalaport and Ikea did not have elevator (not sure about now) and there are two different lines running there, so the train schedule is sometimes far in between, and some people are confuse with which train to take. Can't find much positiveness about there except maybe the properties there are slightly cheaper.

by **Typhoon** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:54 am

legion wrote:It bugs me the way comments on the Economist about Japan are always negative, it's like Japan bashing is an international sport.

I don't recall reading a positive comment about Japan in the Brit media going back to watching a documentary about Expo 70 in Osaka.

As if the chav infested Limeys are in a position to be pointing fingers at others.

by **Bucky** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 2:43 am

Back in the day, Funabashi had that indoor ski structure.

by **Mulboyne** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 3:44 am

Bucky wrote:Back in the day, Funabashi had that indoor ski structure.

That's where the Ikea now stands.

by **Yokohammer** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:25 am

Mulboyne wrote:That's where the Ikea now stands.

Is that what was once the "Funabashi Health Center"?
I remember going there once when I was about 13 yo. It was a huge recreation complex of spas, game rooms, eateries, and stuff generally geared to wasting time and relaxing on a day off. To this day the Funabashi Health Center is the first and only thing I think of when anyone mentions Funabashi.

by **tidbits** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:40 am

by **Pearse** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:54 am

Ichiritsu Funabashi High School has won the national high school soccer tournament four times since 1994 and in the Tennouhai:

A major upset almost occurred in the 2003/04 competition, when Funabashi Municipal High School took the 2003 J. League champion Yokohama F. Marinos to a penalty shootout

by **tidbits** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 8:15 am

by **Russell** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:50 am

Mulboyne wrote:That's where the Ikea now stands.

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Good memories...

by **Pearse** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 12:22 pm

Funabashi also had an outdoor ice rink for while.

by **Samurai_Jerk** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:01 pm

Mulboyne wrote:No-one particularly wants to defend Funabashi but more than a few are wondering why the Economist thinks it's known primarily for Ikea.

I would say that it is for your average gaijin expat in Tokyo which is probably the writer's frame of reference.

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Funabashi Disrespected

Funabashi Disrespected

Ahhh, IKEA

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