Dominicans in Japan

[Josei]

Hi I promote a musical artist ( Mendys Peralta ). Mendys plays both bachata and merengue, after reading your post, we thought what a great opportunity it would be to someday travel to Japan and perform. I was surprised to learn that there was such a large Dominican community in Japan. If anyone has any information regarding any promoters we can speak with about setting up a musical tour to Japan, it would be greatly appreciated. If your readers want to learn more about Mendys, they can go to his home page www.mendysperalta.com

[dominilucy]

I am currently in Japan, working here "y soy bien Dominicana". But I have not found many people here in Japan that are Dominican. At least not where I am currently living in Fukui, which is one of the "campasino" prefectures in the country.
I miss the platanos!

[PICHARDO]

Originally Posted by dominilucy

I am currently in Japan, working here "y soy bien Dominicana". But I have not found many people here in Japan that are Dominican. At least not where I am currently living in Fukui, which is one of the "campasino" prefectures in the country.
I miss the platanos!

Konnichiwa!!!
Watashi wa Reynaldo Desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!

Platano? Nani!!!
Banana!?! Take takeru o da ne?
Baka!!! LOL!!

I was told that there's a store that caters Dominican products in Otemachi, Chiyoda. I forgot the name of the store but it was a cafe or something like that...

I called my cousin in Tokyo but he says he knows of no such store yet!

I found some Platanos in Kamagaya, Chiba. The store was remarkably loaded with stuff I was going bananas over not seeing for a while there...

The store keeper was from Costa Rica!!!

By Fukui you mean Fukui city or Fukuiken?

Ja ne!

[PICHARDO]

Found the name of the Cafe in Japan, is called 神田 Cafe Atabei or something to that effect...

Anybody in Japan that could confirm the shop's availability of DR's products????

My cousin won't help me here, as he is too busy with work (believe me; you have no idea how serious they're about work there!).

Any input greatly appreciated!

[PICHARDO]

http://www.atabey.jp

[lasalsa]

I was stationed in Yokota Air Base in Japan from 1993 - 2000 and as soon as I found this Salsa/Merengue Club in Down-town Roppongi, I was hooked. I forgot the name. Met several True Dominicans, attitude and all, and spoke spanish like we were in "Los Minas".

Through my connections I met the Dominican Consul there during the time, we hung out at our Base a few times for official events with the Military Latin Association, and a few weeks later he invited me and the wife to an all out Dominican Party at this Club around the corner of the D.R. Consulate there and it was a great time. I've never seen as many Dominicans in one place, all jamming.

We're there. I think in Atsugi - Zama area's. A lot of them work in auto wreck yards, and as construction.

It was a good time.