Visiting Ichigeki Plaza!

[nzproud]

So we visited the Ichigeki plaza! Saw Nakakuki sempai too! Will remove any pics if someone requests. The office was awesome and beautiful!

[nzproud]

[nzproud]

We wentup to the dojo in the building but there was noone.(No training on Fridays). Sempai Nakakuki offered that we can train at Honbu dojo next monday! Maybe with Artur instructing!

[buckette]

great pics nzproud...would love to see more!!

[kakatootoshi]

Dear nzproud,
Is that the drink made with a kind of Brasilian nut?
Did it really make you feel stronger?

And I must say that the shinpad with leopard pattern is truly ugly.

OSU!

[seienchin]

LOL Kaka-san. You sometimes have a knack for saying exactly what I am thinking. Leopard skin pads? What next???

[Bloke]

I third that sentiment - awful and I must ask -why? Who thought that was a good idea?

Other than that thanks for posting the pics NZP - have fun

[vapor]

Can't hit homeruns all the time, now can you??!!

vapor

[Bloke]

Thats so far from a Home run - If I was trying to come up with ideas for designs for shinpads and that came into my mind Id keep my mouth shut.

[powerof0ne]

The drinks kinda do look like acai juice to me, and yes, acai gives you some energy, it's good stuff.

[Thiago Rosa Lacerda]

Great place, I wanna visit it.

[Lanky Sempai]

Im going there today I think
Japan is such a wicked place!
Their love for food and alcohol is such a great combo!
....and of corse Kyokushin!

[Kamikaze]

Oops Lanky Sempai's post was meant to be under my account
Totally forgot I was using his computer (auto login)

[vapor]

If you are in Ebisu, and get hungry for some non-japanese food, there are a couple of good restuarants not too far from there.....one is Jamaican jerk...and the other one is Zest...set up like a tex-mex cantina

(both were frequent lunch spots when I worked in Ebisu! there is also a great Korean joint that is cheap, on the same street as the Jamaican restaurant!)

(if you stop into Zest, ask if Machiko is working. She was my buddy! Typically she is a greeter...tell her Wade says hi! Half of the staff knows me by name!! that place was less than 30 seconds from the old office...almost like a staff cafeteria we were there so much)

vapor

[Brad]

Good pics looks like you are having a great time. Hey by the way to bad about the All Blacks bummer.

[aloha_girl]

nzproud,

Are you in Australia by chance? You met Senpai Nakakuki when he went there for a month, right?

[Sonik]

Nice! Thnaks for sharing. I would like to go there sometime.

[meguro]

So I visited Ichigeki Plaza today around lunch time. I don't know if it was typical for a Monday, but the cafe was empty. I imagined it would be bustling with customers. I didn't check out the rest of the facility, just the first floor.

I bought the premium Ichigeki dogi, which as mentioned in another thread is the same price as the light-weight dogi. The main difference between the premium, light-weight and regular, I was told, was that the premium is made in Japan using cotton with longer fibers in the thread. The others are made in China. From my experience with Isami's made in Japan vs. China dogi, those made in Japan shrink less.