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Help me I'm in Akihabara I'm suffering culture shock from seeing all those gross anime nerds in their pilgrim clothes. Compared to hakone it's another form of hell. But going through random side streets and eating the fruit and vegetables makes the trip way more fun than my average sub par meals and average sub par onsen
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caberham posted:Help me I'm in Akihabara I'm suffering culture shock from seeing all those gross anime nerds in their pilgrim clothes. Foreign or Japanese anime nerds? Both are there but I guess the foreign ones are worse.
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Mar 31, 2016 12:10
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caberham posted:Help me I'm in Akihabara I'm suffering culture shock from seeing all those gross anime nerds in their pilgrim clothes. You mentioned this before but, what's wrong with Hakone? I've been there a few years ago and really enjoyed my stay. It was the first I had ever been to an onsen/ryokan so that might have colored my view a bit, but I really enjoyed the roundtrip as well.
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Mar 31, 2016 12:21
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Freaksaus posted:You mentioned this before but, what's wrong with Hakone? I've been there a few years ago and really enjoyed my stay. It was the first I had ever been to an onsen/ryokan so that might have colored my view a bit, but I really enjoyed the roundtrip as well. It sounds like you're a glass is half full kind of guy
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Mar 31, 2016 12:51
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I've got the rest of my Tokyo days pretty much planned but does anyone in Kyoto, Osaka, Fukuoka or Nagoya want to hang out when I'm there?
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Mar 31, 2016 12:58
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What do you guys think
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Mar 31, 2016 13:00
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peanut how long did it take you to decide on this thread title? or how many beers deep before you just said "gently caress it" and pounded the keyboard for three seconds
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Mar 31, 2016 13:04
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Ugh read (the post immediately below) the op
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Mar 31, 2016 13:05
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I guess I'll add some content. Here's my Japanese wedding report. I finally had my wedding ceremony here in Japan last weekend. I wore some cool Japanese haori hakama for part of it and then changed into a white tux. My wife's friends dressed up like cheerleaders halfway through and danced to a song to really drive home the fact we are in Japan. We also mixed the ceremony with my son's okuizome, and we mocked feeding him while everyone screamed KAWAIIIIII. I ended up at some izakaya with my friends from USA and England and some of my wife's friends and we had a mock sumo fight in front of a famous sumo wrestler statue at like 1am.
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Mar 31, 2016 13:09
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peanut posted:What do you guys think Goku is very popular.
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Mar 31, 2016 13:24
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caberham posted:Help me I'm in Akihabara I'm suffering culture shock from seeing all those gross anime nerds in their pilgrim clothes. Akihabara is hot garbage. Nipponbashi/Den-Den Town is where it's at. (fight me)
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Mar 31, 2016 14:42
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Akihabara is seriously bad aesthetically and audibly, but you can get good cheap poo poo there...
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Mar 31, 2016 14:47
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Super Potato has ruined My Precious Japanese Games.
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Mar 31, 2016 14:50
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Phone posted:Super Potato has ruined My Precious Japanese Games. I bought my nephews a shitload of Mario toys from there. Needs suited.
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Mar 31, 2016 14:52
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The Great Autismo! posted:I guess I'll add some content. Here's my Japanese wedding report. I finally had my wedding ceremony here in Japan last weekend. I wore some cool Japanese haori hakama for part of it and then changed into a white tux. My wife's friends dressed up like cheerleaders halfway through and danced to a song to really drive home the fact we are in Japan. We also mixed the ceremony with my son's okuizome, and we mocked feeding him while everyone screamed KAWAIIIIII. I ended up at some izakaya with my friends from USA and England and some of my wife's friends and we had a mock sumo fight in front of a famous sumo wrestler statue at like 1am. More like okama,  Nah, sounds cool. Grats dude!
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Mar 31, 2016 15:26
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Phone posted:Akihabara is hot garbage. The gently caress is Nipponbashi?
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Mar 31, 2016 17:20
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It's a shopping district
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Mar 31, 2016 17:39
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Stringent posted:The gently caress is Nipponbashi? He means Osaka. I'm picking aikiba because the hotel is right next to the JR and all the places in kanda and Ginza are full. I like to be on this side of town because it's close to my friend stringent and I get to hang out with him for lunch and then hit up ueno park and the museums there. Also shimbashi has a really diverse restaurant bridge which reeks of gentrification which suits me very very much. Still pockets of cool authentic stuff and pricey new poo poo. As for why hakone is bad, it's not bad bad, just that the whole area is relatively pricier than other places like Nikko. You can definitely find high quality ryokans but they get filled up easily. I do admit I like to throw up a stink and exaggerate things especially when it comes to traveling. I just feel that any ryokans don't cheap and if you want to stay in a ryokan you might as well stay in a more luxurious one. The food is much better, it's delivered to your room, and you get the sense of Japanese hospitality. Or maybe I have just been to Japan for ages and have been to a whole bunch of places. Oh and also im getting old and don't mind spending more for quality.
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yeah I get what you mean. I actually like ryokans where the food isnt delivered to your room. I find that too many times it leads to the okami/helper ladies taking forever since they have to go from room to room, or that there are some inconsistencies in the food. Im perfectly fine with eating in a close to private room with maybe 1 or 2 other tables. However, the most memorable place i've ever stayed at was here, which is a minshuku. It's also pretty out there in the middle of nowhere: http://travel.rakuten.co.jp/HOTEL/136958/136958.html
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Mar 31, 2016 23:41
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Do you have any ryokan you'd recommend in Nikko? I was looking at going there for a day or 2 later this year.
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Mar 31, 2016 23:56
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Jossos posted:More like okama, thx man! Happy wife, happy life. I just showed up for the most part  though I did have to give a speech in Japanese, wah
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Freaksaus posted:Do you have any ryokan you'd recommend in Nikko? I was looking at going there for a day or 2 later this year. This place is the tits, stay there every year and always recommend it to friends. http://www.bankyu.co.jp/en/
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ya from what I hear there are some really really good ryokans between aizu wakamatsu and kinugawa onsen. the one i rec'd is one too
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Any ryokans that kinda let you do your own thing that people want to recommend? I'm not too into anything structured. Private onsen a plus.
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ntan1 posted:yeah I get what you mean. Minshuku 's are great too. It's a lot more personal and the food is more home made.
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Apr 1, 2016 01:18
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Speaking of Akihabara, they're having an Oktoberfest.
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zmcnulty posted:This place is the tits, stay there every year and always recommend it to friends. Thanks for this.
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Apr 1, 2016 04:02
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Spend more time in Kyushu, Abe!
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I'm in Kyoto with my parents (60+) who are showing signs of travel fatigue. We're taking it slow this time, so some light sightseeing is in order. We've got the whole day reserved for tomorrow, but we're not gonna be early wakers. Please post your recommended itinerary for 1 day. No need to do shopping, since most of that will be done in Nagoya where they fly out from. Asteroid Alert fucked around with this message at 09:27 on Apr 1, 2016 |
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Apr 1, 2016 09:23
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Man waking up early to go to the parks for a run along the cherry blossoms is awesome. And thanks stringent for showing me that lunch place. Can't wait to hangout with you goons tomorrow and Sunday
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Apr 1, 2016 09:25
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Anyone up to hang out tonight? I've been turning in too early.
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Apr 1, 2016 09:31
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Antone have places to eat around shibuya that are especially delicious?
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Jake Soo posted:I'm in Kyoto with my parents (60+) who are showing signs of travel fatigue. We're taking it slow this time, so some light sightseeing is in order. We've got the whole day reserved for tomorrow, but we're not gonna be early wakers. Hanami (Heian Jingu? ask your hotel), day drinking, picnic, pizza, go to Uji or Otsu, public baths.
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Shadowhand00 posted:Antone have places to eat around shibuya that are especially delicious? Just coming out of shibuya. There's Mouyan curry and there's goodbeer
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Jake Soo posted:I'm in Kyoto with my parents (60+) who are showing signs of travel fatigue. We're taking it slow this time, so some light sightseeing is in order. We've got the whole day reserved for tomorrow, but we're not gonna be early wakers. Wait wait you are researching this last minute? Some child you are. Guess filial duty is lacking in your family. Kiyomizu dera and nijo castle with dinner in gion that's it. And take taxis wherever you go
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Apr 1, 2016 11:38
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Ned posted:Spend more time in Kyushu, Abe! Yeah most definitely. Beppu next time and hopefully better than hakone
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net work error posted:Anyone up to hang out tonight? I've been turning in too early. Probably not unless you privately message goons beforehand or hang out in line. There are too many goons passing by Tokyo and only cool people like me hang out with locals and see cool poo poo. poo poo posting aside I'm sorry I'm busy with my girlfriend and other travel friend and can't hang out better luck next time
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caberham posted:Just coming out of shibuya. There's Mouyan curry and there's goodbeer Those look pretty good  Are there any izakayas/yakitori places in the area as well or should we travel a bit for that?
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Shadowhand00 posted:Those look pretty good If you want yaki tori might as well go to shinjuku station under the train tracks. Or yurakucho under the train tracks.
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Everyone hit up little smith bar courtesy of zmcnulty King gaijin of Tokyo
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