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^^ ROPO PRO BROS ^^ edit. great shows up on next page. 300 yen bars are also good+cheap.
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Also, Hub is good for Happy Hour and Torikizoku is a great Izakaya where everything is 280 yen and they offer regular drafts and then even bigger ones of Tanrei for 280 yen as well. We have neither of those places here and I miss them quite a bit. Our version of the Hub is overpriced but I did find an izakaya that does 290 yen beers at any time and offers a 490 yen steak so I have been frequenting it quite often. They also do a 1900 yen shochu bottle keep which is super cheap. My friend is opening his club soon so if any of you folk feel like taking a trip down here to FUK I'll be able to give you the hookup. I have been helping out with the construction and it is in a prime location with a great sound system. The nice thing about the clubs here is pretty much all of them are owned by foreigners and we don't have any seedy touts.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:42
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If you are here with your girlfriend and probably won't be talking to other people in bars anyways, just grab a drink at a convenience store and drink at a park, or just chill on the sidewalk and people watch. Or grab a 6 pack and ride in a circle on the yamanote line.
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Aug 14, 2014 04:08
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Aredna posted:What he said. Goodbeer faucets is great, but not cost effective. FYI there's going to be underage girls at basically every cheap club
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Aug 14, 2014 05:46
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LimburgLimbo posted:FYI there's going to be underage girls at basically every cheap club Where else am I supposed to meet high school girls?
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Aug 14, 2014 05:58
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Have you tried Shibuya mid-day Sunday? They'll love if you take them bag shopping.
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Aug 14, 2014 06:09
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Afternoon tea parties, however, are apparently not so popular with that crowd.
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Aug 14, 2014 07:16
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Sudden trip to Tokyo/Japan happening next week! Spending 7 days in Japan just wanted to know if it's worth going to Kyoto or some where via the rail or is trying to get a rail ticket this soon impossible? Brownie points for must do things in Tokyo suggestions.
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Aug 14, 2014 07:55
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Get a JR Pass. It must be bought in advance from outside Japan. Besides that, all train tickets can/should be booked on arrival, not online.
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Aug 14, 2014 08:24
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Facepalm Ranger posted:Sudden trip to Tokyo/Japan happening next week! Spending 7 days in Japan just wanted to know if it's worth going to Kyoto or some where via the rail or is trying to get a rail ticket this soon impossible? Open a bank account
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Aug 14, 2014 10:21
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peanut posted:Get a JR Pass. It must be bought in advance from outside Japan. Better off just staying in Tokyo. More than enough to do in Tokyo for 7 days.
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Aug 14, 2014 10:28
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Stringent posted:Better off just staying in Tokyo. More than enough to do in Tokyo for 7 days.  Missed the chance to book my quick, cheap flight. Never loving mind about all this for now, you'd think you could book a flight from China to Japan for under £400 that doesn't take 20+ hours. Facepalm Ranger fucked around with this message at 11:46 on Aug 14, 2014 |
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Aug 14, 2014 11:01
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Stringent posted:Better off just staying in Tokyo. More than enough to do in Tokyo for 7 days. With the addition of a day trip to Nikko I agree.
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Aug 14, 2014 11:17
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Facepalm Ranger posted:
Spring Airlines, Peach Airlines, Vanilla Air, Scoot...
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Aug 14, 2014 13:05
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LimburgLimbo posted:FYI there's going to be underage girls at basically every cheap club Doesn't a japanese girl pretty much have to be in diapers to be jailbait?
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peanut posted:Spring Airlines, Peach Airlines, Vanilla Air, Scoot... Aye. I went back and looked at them. Sorting poo poo out. Thanks Peanut!
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peak debt posted:Doesn't a japanese girl pretty much have to be in diapers to be jailbait? It's an extra charge for them to wear diapers. If you want to wear one though I know a club that will provide it for you.
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Aug 15, 2014 01:53
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Aredna posted:It's an extra charge for them to wear diapers. If you want to wear one though I know a club that will provide it for you. Cone to my club.
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Aug 15, 2014 03:30
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What are drinking laws like in Japan? Can I basically be that creepy red neck in a trucker cap drinking red stripe watching people go by in the middle of the day but only in Japan instead of China?
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Aug 15, 2014 03:45
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Facepalm Ranger posted:What are drinking laws like in Japan? Can I basically be that creepy red neck in a trucker cap drinking red stripe watching people go by in the middle of the day but only in Japan instead of China? As long as you're over 20 and not operating a motor vehicle I think you can drink as you please.
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Aug 15, 2014 04:16
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Note that a you can get in trouble for riding a bicycle drunk as well.
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Aug 15, 2014 04:35
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Aredna posted:Note that a you can get in trouble for riding a bicycle drunk as well. Better put my favourite night time activity on hold whilst I'm in glorious Nippon. Roads are probably safer there so there'll be no fun in it. Thanks guys! Flights booked! 21st-30th! Now to get to planning! Got some stupid newbie posts: 1. Is it just cheaper to get a train ticket to Nagasaki/Kyoto rather than get the Rail Pass if I'm only going to go to one of these places for one day. 2. Around £100/day is a good rate of money to bring right? 3. Any recommendations on hotel locations? Facepalm Ranger fucked around with this message at 09:40 on Aug 15, 2014 |
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Aug 15, 2014 04:38
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Aredna posted:Note that a you can get in trouble for riding a bicycle drunk as well. Should tell that to the guy that nearly ran me over riding his bike on the sidewalk obviously drunk with an umbrella in one hand. At night, without a light.
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Oh my god! It's Happening! Hotels are booked, I've gone for 5 days in Tokyo - 3 days in Hiroshima - 2 days in Tokyo (Hotel is in the Chuo Ward, seems good enough and is "Nearby Ningyocho Subway Station offers direct access to the cultural Asakusa area and the lively Roppongi entertainment district. Tokyo Station is a 10-minute drive away." My flights have lay overs in Hong Kong International for around 8 hours going and 6 coming back. Am I allowed to leave the airport to have a look around HK? Where's the best place to exchange currency into Japanese Yen, or will any bureau exchangeo do? How much will the Shinkansen to Hiroshima from Tokyo (return) be? Cheaper than buying a Rail pass right? For the visitor sim card I notice it says no support for iPhone 5S A1530 has anyone had any experience with this and care to elaborate? I'd like to be able to use my phone in Japan. And if anyone's up for it I'm up for hanging with some JapanaGoons. Will probably have more questions later.
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Aug 15, 2014 12:50
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Aside from the bartender having the cuntiest attitude of anyone I've ever seen serving drinks, Greenland's all you can drink for 1000 yen deal was pretty good. Anything like that going on tomorrow night somewhere else? quote:Around £100/day is a good rate of money to bring right? I've been here a few days and have been getting by on basically half of that, assuming your accommodation is sorted. joedevola fucked around with this message at 14:39 on Aug 15, 2014 |
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Facepalm Ranger posted:Where's the best place to exchange currency into Japanese Yen, or will any bureau exchangeo do? Use an ATM at 7/11 or a post office. Facepalm Ranger posted:For the visitor sim card I notice it says no support for iPhone 5S A1530 has anyone had any experience with this and care to elaborate? I'd like to be able to use my phone in Japan. This almost certainly means only that you won't get LTE. iPhones have supported all 3G bands for a while now. (However, make sure your phone is unlocked or "foreign unlocked".) inklesspen fucked around with this message at 15:23 on Aug 15, 2014 |
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Facepalm Ranger posted:Oh my god! It's Happening! Most places have a transit visa for 1-2 days, maybe google it for HK? It's cheaper to just pay regular fare for Tokyo to Hiroshima and back. JR Pass is only worth it if you make like 3 trips. Use this: http://www.hyperdia.com/en/ I didn't exchange currency - just withdrew 80k from the Citibank ATM at Haneda and paid for most of my accommodation with my card. Didn't end up getting a SIM because I didn't pre-order and they only sell them OTC at the airports. My plane landed late at 11:30pm so I had a choice of staying to get the SIM or get my rear end onto a train so I could gtfo of the airport. Ended up missing the last transfer so walked like 4kms at 1am through Tokyo without a map. So someone else may be able to chip in here? I know they do run on different frequencies so I'd look up what your phone can handle.
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Aredna posted:Note that a you can get in trouble for riding a bicycle drunk as well. Yeah, that's one of those things cops have in their toolkit to gently caress over people that piss them off, but the typical interaction I've heard of is them asking you to get off and walk it home. Protip: this exact same law exists in many areas of the USA too!
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inklesspen posted:This almost certainly means only that you won't get LTE. iPhones have supported all 3G bands for a while now. (However, make sure your phone is unlocked or "foreign unlocked".) I still can't quite figure it out. All this bands stuff is pretty confusing, I just want to make sure it'll work before popping down the money for it. As b-mobile don't list iphone 5S model: A1530, maybe some kind person can translate this super techno-babble. b-mobile posted:Your device must support one of the following frequency. iPhone 5s Specs posted:Model A1530*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20); TD-LTE (Bands 38, 39, 40)  Also Thanks for the info Cent0r. Good to know I have an option between exchange and just ATMing it! Facepalm Ranger fucked around with this message at 16:30 on Aug 15, 2014 |
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Aug 15, 2014 16:25
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Facepalm Ranger posted:I still can't quite figure it out. All this bands stuff is pretty confusing, I just want to make sure it'll work before popping down the money for it. As b-mobile don't list iphone 5S model: A1530, maybe some kind person can translate this super techno-babble. So, your iPhone supports HSDPA on 2100 Mhz, which I think is the same as the W-CDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA Band 1 on the b-mobile thing. So you should be good (but you'll only have 3G speeds, not LTE). I can tell you I used the unlimited 3G nano sim from JCR in my iPhone 5 when I went last year and everything worked fine. The JCR one also supports voice and SMS in addition to just data. Edit: I just remembered there's a Japan cellphone thread. inklesspen fucked around with this message at 16:41 on Aug 15, 2014 |
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Aug 15, 2014 16:39
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inklesspen posted:So, your iPhone supports HSDPA on 2100 Mhz, which I think is the same as the W-CDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA Band 1 on the b-mobile thing. So you should be good (but you'll only have 3G speeds, not LTE). Thanks for reminding me about the thread. I'll go post it there too for clarification, thanks for all your help as well man.
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I'm going back to Japan the day after tomorrow. I hope Putin won't pull a last minute airspace blockade.
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Face, where are you staying in Hiroshima? I'm glad that you are going there. That stop was the best for me on my trip to Japan. I highly recommend the Sheraton if you need a place to stay. It's the nicest hotel I have ever stayed at and it's right next to the train station. You can use the sightseeing bus right outside if you have JR Pass. Here are a few pics I took. I recommend getting Okonomiyaki at Nagataya which is right across street from Peace Park. Are you going to Miyajima island? You might check on the JR Pass. I used it a ton when I was there. Multiple shinkansen trips, NEX trips, Sobu and Yamanote lines a lot, JR Miyajima ferry, etc. It was worth it to me! YMMV.    
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If you're on a budget - Ks House in Hiroshima was super cool. Very friendly staff - 5 min walk from Hiroshima station. We even had a taco night where they made us free tacos & Sangria with BYO drinks. I used the JR pass a lot more than expected too. Ended up making day trips to Nara, Himeji and Okunoshima cos it's just too drat easy to get around on a shinkansen.
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Aug 15, 2014 19:30
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Set your phone to wifi only, use it like a camera, and update whoever is waiting to hear from you after you via wifi get back to your hostel. Why do you need a sim card? You can survive without voice calls or texting for a week.
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Also check the baseball schedule for the Hiroshima Carp. http://www.carp.co.jp/sp/schedule/index.html
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Radiohead71 posted:Face, where are you staying in Hiroshima? I'm glad that you are going there. That stop was the best for me on my trip to Japan. I highly recommend the Sheraton if you need a place to stay. It's the nicest hotel I have ever stayed at and it's right next to the train station. You can use the sightseeing bus right outside if you have JR Pass. Here are a few pics I took. I recommend getting Okonomiyaki at Nagataya which is right across street from Peace Park. Are you going to Miyajima island? You might check on the JR Pass. I used it a ton when I was there. Multiple shinkansen trips, NEX trips, Sobu and Yamanote lines a lot, JR Miyajima ferry, etc. It was worth it to me! YMMV. cent0r posted:If you're on a budget - Ks House in Hiroshima was super cool. Very friendly staff - 5 min walk from Hiroshima station. We even had a taco night where they made us free tacos & Sangria with BYO drinks. As far as activities go I've got nothing booked or on the list for Hiroshima yet but, if Hiroshima is more of a hub for going to other places that might be cool. I'm currently booked into the Sun Route Hotel but, I have heard very good things about K's House and looking up it seems pretty novel to stay in one of the Japanese style rooms for at least a night or two. It's just too tempting to pass up!On the JR rail pass I'm very tempted to get it and stop off at Kyoto. The problem is I've got my rough plan and have to refine it very quickly as I fly out next Thursday but also be a little aware of my budget. peanut posted:Set your phone to wifi only, use it like a camera, and update whoever is waiting to hear from you after you via wifi get back to your hostel. I don't need a Sim card, I would just like one as I'm going to be there for 10 days (7 of which are in Tokyo), I'd just like the option to be able to make "Holiday-friends" and be able to contact them or whatever easily instead of having to connect to wifi at the end of the day or at restaurants. I would like to use my phone if possible for data and getting around. Facepalm Ranger fucked around with this message at 03:38 on Aug 16, 2014 |
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Aug 16, 2014 03:11
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Japan hates unlocked phones, and burner cheapos don't exist. Try something like this http://japan-wireless.com/Rent_Wifi.html
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peanut posted:Japan hates unlocked phones, and burner cheapos don't exist. Try something like this http://japan-wireless.com/Rent_Wifi.html Thanks for posting this. It seems like a really good deal and an easy way to have an always available map/translating tool when connected to an ipad or phone. That's really the only thing I am concerned about. Email and whatever I don't care. But being able to figure out where I am, or how to get somewhere, or just communicate is worth $100 for my trip. E: I might just get a sim for an iphone 4 that I don't use. But 1 gig of data could go fast. If I am using maps and translation, am I going to burn through it quickly? Waltzing Along fucked around with this message at 04:47 on Aug 16, 2014 |
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