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caberham posted: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. All good. Is there a group chat on line or something, I've never used it before.
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Aethersphere posted:Anybody ever been to Video Game Bar Space Station in Osaka? Any good? I've heard some mixed reviews. We're leaving for Osaka in a week or so, trying to figure out what all to do there. Spa World is fun. You can only access one of the two spa floors at a time per month though (sex-segregated).
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I was hanging with some friends last night in Shinjuku and one had mentioned that dancing at clubs is banned... I haven't been to a club yet in Tokyo and wanted to make tonight my first time, but, gently caress, I don't really know what else to do at a club. Is he full of it? What's the best one or two in Tokyo if I can only go to one or two?
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Your friend is way out of date. Dancing is legal now and before it didn't matter anyways and some clubs would just get busted, but customers never got in trouble.
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cosmicprank posted:I was hanging with some friends last night in Shinjuku and one had mentioned that dancing at clubs is banned... I haven't been to a club yet in Tokyo and wanted to make tonight my first time, but, gently caress, I don't really know what else to do at a club. Is he full of it? What's the best one or two in Tokyo if I can only go to one or two? I dance every single goddamn weekend. If you wanna pay, go to ageha. It shits all over every other club in Tokyo.
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Apr 2, 2016 10:21
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Confirmed, Knuc is Kevin Bacon.
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net work error posted:All good. Is there a group chat on line or something, I've never used it before. Yeah there's a group chat I don't have link though sorry but once you download set your profile to visible and post here. One of the folks will probably pick you up. But there's a bajillion posters there and is like LAN on hyper speed
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The age verification on LINE is obnoxious so everyone just adds me instead.
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Phone posted:Confirmed, Knuc is Kevin Bacon. It's true.
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Sakura festival in the Nagoya area
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When I first did a Sakura viewing festival, I was kind of disappointed that all it was was sitting on a plastic mat eating snacks. Then I realized people were passing around beer and it became an awesome event.
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Apr 3, 2016 07:49
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gently caress yes JHA BAR is happening 9pm
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Apr 3, 2016 11:20
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yo .Z. we probably passed each other at that Sakura spot. I was also there Saturday. Question... Kaiseki meals worth the $100+? I would consider myself a 'foodie' kinda, but I also could see the value in just passing on the fancy meal and gorging myself on sushi and ramen for cheaper.
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Apr 3, 2016 11:51
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I'd do kaiseki at a ryokan. You can also try a course dinner at a sushi izakaya that will be much cheaper.
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Kaiseki is like an ancient scam started by the broke rear end imperial household. It's to swindle rich daimiyo claiming some ancient fancy heritage serving small amounts of fish or glorifying some piece of tofu and calling it culture while the daimiyo swallows each bite with frustration in order to gain imperial recognition. Oh yeah the daimiyo were rich and all but had no class so they accepted everything hook line and sinker. Then again kaiseki is more of an experience and ritual. Yes there is good food but pay through the nose like 300+ before you actually taste anything resembling good.
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Apr 3, 2016 12:02
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I get my meals from Family Mart.
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I try to eat as often as possible at the Indian place in the town over but my wife won't let me go more than once a week, if that
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It's a real event when I go though. I walk through the woods and through two communities, listen to two full podcasts, get there, get a draft beer, have a book, unlimited naan and awesome curry, read for an hour or two, then walk back home listening to two more podcasts. If you ever want to experience this authentic goon experience, come meet me north of Fukuoka and bring 450 USD for this rich and cultural experience
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Apr 3, 2016 12:31
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Unfortunately bar is closed and not much stuff around. So doing karaoke in kanda
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Knuc U Kinte posted:I get my meals from Family Mart. Currently eating my breakfasts and weekend lunches at Sunkus or Bellmart because my cheap company only gives me $10 each for breakfast and lunch.
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Knuc U Kinte posted:I get my meals from Family Mart. Oh, good to know that I'm getting the authentic Japanese experience. Places I've eaten: 1. Familymart spicy chicken 2. 7-11 spicy chicken 3. Lawson spicy chicken 4. Coco ichi 5. Familymart spicy chicken
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Phone posted:Oh, good to know that I'm getting the authentic Japanese experience. Places I've eaten: Family mart does the best spicy chicken, easily.
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Should I get a bunch of traveler's checks before I go to Japan? Or can I get by with a credit card just about everywhere?
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Who the gently caress still uses travellers cheques?
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Knuc U Kinte posted:Who the gently caress still uses travellers cheques? My mom saves images onto her computer by copying pasting the image to a Word document and then saving that Word document and she still doesn't use travellers cheques.
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Knuc U Kinte posted:Who the gently caress still uses travellers cheques? Aliens and people who lived under a cave
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Lemmi Caution posted:Walk around with thousands of dollars in your pocket and don't worry about all that bullshit. Always worked for me.
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I dunno I used them last time I traveled internationally but that was on the advice of my parents, who are old people.
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Clanpot Shake posted:Should I get a bunch of traveler's checks before I go to Japan? Or can I get by with a credit card just about everywhere? Check that your atm network has presence in Japan and if so you're good. I wouldn't rely solely on credit cards for foreign travel anywhere.
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I heard that traveler's checks have been replaced by prepaid cards. Japan is a cash society so a credit card won't really be useable outside of hotels. Exchange cash and/or use an atm on arrival.
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peanut posted:I heard that traveler's checks have been replaced by prepaid cards. It's not as bad as it used to be, loads of restaurants and such take credit cards these days. Which is nice if you have a good bank that doesn't charge a fee for foreign card transactions.
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I've read that Pasmo cards are accepted at places, can it be used to pay in stores etc or is it mostly for like vending machines and stuff
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Apr 3, 2016 21:47
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Ok enjoy eating at Gusto for every meal guys
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hey gusto is great when you are a poor foreign exchange student and cant afford anything
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The main draw of Gusto is T points and being open at breakfast time
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extravadanza posted:yo .Z. we probably passed each other at that Sakura spot. I was also there Saturday. Ah, I went on Sunday. Also went to Inuyama for their float festival, but found out they had run the event several hours earlier for fear of rain. Oh well the miso nabe comforted me. [Not sure if uploading a gif through Awful works] 
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Ah, yea I saw the forecast Friday night , so I did Sakura+Inuyama on Saturday. Would definitely recommend the Inuyama festival to future visitors, it was quite the experience... one of the lanterns even caught fire lol. Here's a picture. http://i.imgur.com/vgpR0ws.jpg extravadanza fucked around with this message at 00:41 on Apr 4, 2016 |
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Anyone have any experience bringing in a pet and leaving them with a caretaker in quarantine? My ability to google ballpark expenses for importing our two cats is failing miserably on this subject.
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Cessy posted:Anyone have any experience bringing in a pet and leaving them with a caretaker in quarantine? My ability to google ballpark expenses for importing our two cats is failing miserably on this subject. Quarantine is 6 months, isn't it? How long are you planning to stay in Japan?
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Why do so many goons bring their cats to Japan. Give the fuckers away and save yourself a headache and the animals an ordeal.
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