Glad it helped you TGS
Maybe you’ve seen me there... I go to MSC 3 times a week
I was there Monday morning and Wednesday from about 1 to 4pm. I did not see any Caucasians playing. I definitely would have stopped by to strike-up a conversation if I had. On Monday, I did see a "foreigner" dressed in an overcoat with some kind of big employee ID tag hanging from his neck, peeking from the outside. I would have said something, but I was at the opposite end of the gym playing, and he did not venture in.
I've been staying at Kawasaki this week. It's about a 40 min train ride to MSC. Tomorrow, I'll be going to the Todoroki Arena in Kawasaki. They have table tennis in the gym on Tuesday's and Friday's (roughly 30 tables).
I've been travelling from North to South to experience Japan's Autumn. I'm 4 weeks through a 6 week's trip. Leaving Kawasaki Sunday to head South.
Next time I go to Japan, I will probably just make it a ping pong excursion. It amazes me how many places there are to play. (And the food is not bad either.
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The last two year's, I've visited Taiwan just to play table tennis, but now I'm considering going to Japan as well, regularly.