newbie searching for dive shops in Yokohama / Tokyo -- suggestions please; keywords: Japan, Kanagawa

Konnichiwa,

I want to see and buy a wet suit and maybe some other gear, but I
can't find any good shops. My Japanese level is low/middle, but I can
deal with a Nihongo-only shop as long as it's face-to-face. The only
shop that I have found so far is Air One (I think) near Tokyu Hands in
Yokohama. The prices looked OK, but the selection was very small.

Does anyone know of shops with decent prices and a big selection
(Kanakgawa-ken or Tokyo)? Web shopping is still difficult for me as I
don't have the experience to know what to expect from the many types
of gear, so I'd prefer a shop with gear I can touch and try on.

Thanks,
Greg Conquest


------ Greg Conquest ------
http://gregconquest.com
---- my other sites ---
http://japanstudent.com
http://shonanguide.com
http://sekaishopping.com

"Greg Conquest" <http://gregconquest.com> wrote in message
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> Konnichiwa,
>
> I want to see and buy a wet suit and maybe some other gear, but I
> can't find any good shops. My Japanese level is low/middle, but I can
> deal with a Nihongo-only shop as long as it's face-to-face. The only
> shop that I have found so far is Air One (I think) near Tokyu Hands in
> Yokohama. The prices looked OK, but the selection was very small.
>
> Does anyone know of shops with decent prices and a big selection
> (Kanakgawa-ken or Tokyo)? Web shopping is still difficult for me as I
> don't have the experience to know what to expect from the many types
> of gear, so I'd prefer a shop with gear I can touch and try on.
>
> Thanks,
> Greg Conquest

http://www.marscuba.com/

Greg Conquest <http://gregconquest.com> wrote:

> I want to see and buy a wet suit and maybe some other gear, but I
> can't find any good shops. My Japanese level is low/middle, but I can
> deal with a Nihongo-only shop as long as it's face-to-face. The only
> shop that I have found so far is Air One (I think) near Tokyu Hands in
> Yokohama. The prices looked OK, but the selection was very small.

Pick up a copy of Marine Diving or Diver magazine. They have a ton of
shops in there. Many discount shops have full page ads.

You won't find foreigner size wetsuits here in Tokyo, though, but most
dive shops will gladly measure you for a custom suit. Prices can be
expensive, though, as most use Yamamoto neoprene and everything is hand
made.

> Does anyone know of shops with decent prices and a big selection
> (Kanakgawa-ken or Tokyo)? Web shopping is still difficult for me as I
> don't have the experience to know what to expect from the many types
> of gear, so I'd prefer a shop with gear I can touch and try on.

Send me an e-mail (sorry, I can't send a courtesy copy because the mail
server doesn't accept outside connections and I am posting via
broadband) and we'll get in touch.

Scott already posted the URL to my web site. Thanks, Scott!

Disclaimer: I dive Scott's AWESOME dogbone plate. It's really a great
piece of American craftsmanship and quality, the kind we hardly see
anymore. (Sound of my waving an American flag...)

--
Matt
matt@gol.com

In article <vijab2pjuvhkd6@corp.supernews.com>, Scott
<busted@yahoo.com> wrote:

€ "Matthew Endo" <matt@gol.com> wrote in message
€ news:1fz01xr.6f9c0t64t5eaN@yahoobb219000172011.bbt ec.net...
€
€ > Scott already posted the URL to my web site. Thanks, Scott!
€
€ ????????????????!

He said "Scott already posted the URL to my web site. Thanks, Scott!"

--
"We're going to rush the hijackers."
-Jeremy Glick, aboard United Airlines flight 93, September 11, 2001

"Matthew Endo" <matt@gol.com> wrote in message news:1fz01xr.6f9c0t64t5eaN@yahoobb219000172011.bbt ec.net...

> Scott already posted the URL to my web site. Thanks, Scott!

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Lets see if this makes it...

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 12:30:51 -0700, "Scott" <busted@yahoo.com> wrote:

>http://www.marscuba.com/
>

Thanks for the link. marscuba.com looks interesting, but there is no
address listed or even a link I can find that mentions their store. It
*looks* like they have a physical store somewhere, but finding a
reference is taking long enough that it looks like they don't want
people to come. Strange.

Greg


------ Greg Conquest ------
http://gregconquest.com
---- my other sites ---
http://japanstudent.com
http://shonanguide.com
http://sekaishopping.com

Jammer Six <jammer@invalid.oz.net> wrote:

> € "Matthew Endo" <matt@gol.com> wrote in message
> € news:1fz01xr.6f9c0t64t5eaN@yahoobb219000172011.bbt ec.net...
> €
> € > Scott already posted the URL to my web site. Thanks, Scott!
> €
> € ????????????????!
>
> He said "Scott already posted the URL to my web site. Thanks, Scott!"

Jammer, thanks for straightening Scott out. He needed it!

--
Matt
matt@gol.com

"Matthew Endo" <matt@gol.com> wrote in message
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> Keeps the rifraff out. As they say, the ocean is my office. I need to
> get people into backplates and wings and diving to become true
> believers. Most of my business is done over long discussions at Irish
> pubs...

> We also have a showroom in Aoyama with the latest whiz bang DIR gear...

So the DIR gear is just for show, or do you drink apple juice at your long
Irish pub sessions?

"Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> wrote in message
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> "Matthew Endo" <matt@gol.com> wrote in message
> news:1fz1422.n73jvoav4c0sN@yahoobb219000172022.bbt ec.net...
>
> > Keeps the rifraff out. As they say, the ocean is my office. I need to
> > get people into backplates and wings and diving to become true
> > believers. Most of my business is done over long discussions at Irish
> > pubs...
>
> > We also have a showroom in Aoyama with the latest whiz bang DIR gear...
>
> So the DIR gear is just for show, or do you drink apple juice at your long
> Irish pub sessions?
>
>
bwaaaaaaaahahawahwah!
That has to be a rule doesn't it? What number, I wonder?

Dave.

Greg Mossman <mossman@qnet.com> wrote:

> > Keeps the rifraff out. As they say, the ocean is my office. I need to
> > get people into backplates and wings and diving to become true
> > believers. Most of my business is done over long discussions at Irish
> > pubs...

This is great, my news server didn't even get this message. Greg,
thanks for the followup, or I would never have known it got posted.

> > We also have a showroom in Aoyama with the latest whiz bang DIR gear...
>
> So the DIR gear is just for show, or do you drink apple juice at your long
> Irish pub sessions?

We only drink the finest Irish brew, Kilkenny, a sweet red nectar that
could be compared to apple juice.

As ye probably know, the only way to gain converts is to have them
breathe the long hose and baptize them in water...that's why getting
people into the ocean with the holy robes of DIR gear (remember the good
old days when we used to call it Hog) is the first and foremost concern.

Most of the flashy display of gear in the retail shop is only an alter
to kneel before.

I'm working to import some Kool-Aid into Japan...not Flavor-Aide

http://www.cs.uu.nl/wais/html/na-dir...l-aid-faq.html

Like I said before, the real work is done at the pub trying to get
people to accept the mindset and the philosophy of DIR.

--
Matt
matt@gol.com