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Originally Posted by ryuurui

i dont understand the point of doing it, but i guess we all have our own way of killing time till death lol.

It's okay, I don't stand on a street corner all day counting hehe
I can do it while I'm walking around and doing other things, I just keep a mental note, then when I have 5 mins I just quickly jot down what I have so far.
I know it seems odd and pointless, but I do have my reasons for doing it. I know that maybe hardly anyone here will really care about the numbers as I'm the only one who really does this sorta thing, but I just figured that putting them on here may be interesting to someone, and may help if someone ever asks how many foreigners you see in Tokyo.

Originally Posted by Nyororin

Whatever floats your boat - I suppose.
I agree that being in Tokyo, you`re going to have a lot to count. Most foreigners in Japan never leave Tokyo - and those who do tend mostly just take a trip to Kyoto.

I can`t say that I find the idea of going about counting foreigners a fun one - but just to offer my "Not in Tokyo" view, I`ll join in. (And because I know that as I am not in Tokyo or Kyoto, it will be incredibly easy for me. )

I spent my entire day out and about today as the weather was wonderfully and amazingly nice and cool. I saw one (1) possible foreigner. A woman who looked very Southeast Asian all the way to her clothes and hairstyle. :P

Heh, yeah. But it could be worse. Last year I was counting up until at least the 200 mark, and was seeing foreigners about every minute. At least this time it's not escalating to those numbers! :L

I don't know, last year I counted an awful lot around the Kanagawa area. Then again, there and Nikko are advertised quite a lot in the travel guides.

Yeah, I know its seems a really weird thing to be doing, but it doesn't interfere with my day to day activities too much so it's not too bad.

It's nice and cool here in Tokyo too, a nice change

Thanks for the input, and that is a lot easier! :L
How far are you from Tokyo or Kyoto?

Originally Posted by JohnBraden

I guess you're not seeing Tokyo because you're too busy counting gaijin there.... what a waste of time and money.... so sad.... uh-oh, I think you missed one at your 5 o'clock!!!!

I didn't see any foreigners that I know of the day I went to Nagahama in Shiba-ken.... They looked at me a lot too....

Nahh it's cool. Like I said to the others, I just make a mental note while going about my daily activities. I don't stand on a street corner all day, that would be a waste! lol
I don't think too much of my time or money is being wasted, I'm still having fun ^^

I see, thanks for sharing!
Is Shiba-ken up North or down South? Can't say I've heard of that one :/