In Japan. . . A Triberr Of Gaijins . . .

No. . . Not really. . .

What it is, is a great bunch of folks I am proud to call “family”. Gaijin Heroes is a brain child of one who goes by @silverstar22b. In a nutshell, Gaijin Heroes is a group of expats from all around the world who now live and work in Japan. If you are a “Nihonjin“ then we may make an exception 😊 . But you need a twitter account. That’s a basic requirement. lol 😜  (it’s the best way to contact each other) The great thing about this group is you do not have to be Japanese to love Japan. What they bring is an awareness to the rest of the world the everyday things going on around them. Not only Japan but where ever the news happens to take them. This group is an amazing compendium of professionals and non-professionals, like me! lol 😜 . A design/media company owner, blogger, musician, teacher, military, writer. . . the list is diverse! Here is the “tribe description”:

We are gaijins (foreigners) living in Japan interested in Social Media, technology and blogging about life in the land of the rising sun as seen from a foreigner’s perspective. Some of us have interests in photography and other things. We sometimes tweetup in and around Tokyo.

For the tweetup of November 22nd I had the privilege of finally meeting most of the members at a place called Biscotti Tapas & Wine Bar in Yoyogi-Uehara, Shibuya-ku. This was graciously set up by our chief @silverstar22b and @kimiecat (Thanks guys!). So for this post I want to share the fellowship we had that night. . .

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This is the entry way to Biscotti. To find Biscotti get to Yoyogi-Urehara Station. Get out of Exit South 1 (南１出口) to turn right. Walk 30 sec, and you will find Biscotti just above Okonomiyaki Gokirakutei (ごきらく亭).

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Some of the tribe mates I got to meet this night. . . from right to left: “Chief” @silverstar22b, @lifeyoutv, @kimiecat, @billyj41, @locohama, @808armada (yours truly), @cbryanjones, @aprets, Hiroki (@kimiecat’s husband), and last but not least @v_tokiu. I’m sorry to @v_tokiu for the picture being a bit out of focus. 😥

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Our “chief” gets to relax with his tribe. Sorry for the out of focus pic again 😥. . . 

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Our VERY cool hosts Toshi on the left and Jason (@jkendytokyo) on the right. They were dishing out some fabulous food. . . Be sure to check them out when in town. And on the internet @ http://www.biscotti-tapas.com to take a peek at their menu. If you do happen to go there tell them it’s a “Gaijin Heroes” recommended place. I plan to take my wife back there.

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Here Jason serves it up for a thirsty @lifeyoutv . . .

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Gaijin Heroes “Pow wow” time. . . meeting for the first time for some of us we really had a lot to share. . . it was just too short on time as we all had to catch the trains back to our homes and families. . .

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And if you thought I was kidding about their diversity you can check out their public pages. I provided a link for your easy browsing. To the members: If I happen to leave out a link please let me know. Or if you want me to delete a link.

•  @silverstar22b (our chief)
1. http://gaijinhero.com/
2. https://twitter.com/#!/silverstar22b
3. https://plus.google.com/101215759423436388430/posts
4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fltp/

• @kimiecat
1. https://twitter.com/#!/kimiecat
2. http://tea.empresschic.com/

• @locohama
1. http://www.locoinyokohama.com
2. http://www.facebook.com/locoinyokohama
3. https://twitter.com/#!/locohama
4. http://locospatronus.wordpress.com

• @lifeyoutv
1. http://www.lifeyou.tv
2. http://www.facebook.com/pages/LifeYoutv/111030988921995?ref=ts
3. http://www.youtube.com/user/MrLifeYou
4. https://twitter.com/#!/lifeyoutv

• @billyj41
1. https://twitter.com/#!/billyj41

• @v_tokiu
1. http://vtokiu.tumblr.com/
2. https://twitter.com/#!/v_tokiu

• @aprets
1. http://apratz.wordpress.com
2. https://twitter.com/#!/aprets

• @cbryanjones
1. http://www.cbryanjones.com/
2. http://trek.fm/ (check out the podcasts!)
3. https://twitter.com/#!/cbryanjones
4. http://www.last.fm/user/cbryanjones
5. http://www.facebook.com/cbryanjones

• @808armada (yours truly)
1. http://www.j-808.com/ or http://www.808armada.com/
2. https://twitter.com/#!/808armada
3. http://j-808.tumblr.com/ (only for the otaku side of me ^_^)
4. https://plus.google.com/u/0/106851594482025717914/posts
5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/808armada (VERY random image archive)

 

And if you are wondering about Gaijin Heroes you can either check out @silverstar22b‘s website or our “homepage” Triberr at http://triberr.com/tribes/?tid=6690

Thanks again to Gaijin Heroes for welcoming me into the tribe. I had a great time! Until we next meet again . . .

 

 

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