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Originally Posted by MMM
You can be a gaijin in Tokyo with your hair on fire, and not get a second glance. No offence, but Colorado is not Toyko.
As a non-Asian you will not stand out in Shinjuku, Akasaka, Ginza, Roppongi, and most parts of Tokyo.
I think in 2010 people that complain of "getting stares" in Tokyo are being over sensitive. That's a little like white people getting stares in Hong Kong or black people getting stares in New York City.
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Hahaha, I know. Colorado is no Tokyo. I was born in Shinjuku. You will not stand out in Shinjuku, Akasaka, Ginza and Roppongi. But you will in Motoyawata which is just 20 minutes from Tokyo station. I agree though, it's not really "stares". But the "staring factor" a non-Asian guy can get is a lot more in Tokyo than in NY. There is like 0.2 percent of black people in Tokyo, and there is what? 30% in NY, so it will be different. Shinjuku, Akasaka, Roppongi are the exceptions. Ginza, mmm maybe.