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Well I just booked a flight to Tokyo for the last week of March 2017. First time there, been on the bucket list since the '80s. I'll be there for 8 days. I'd welcome any input you guys have on best timing to book stuff like Ghibli Museum and Tokyo Disney Sea tickets, and any other "must-see's". I have a super long list of stuff I've wanted to see/do that I'm trying to whittle down AND make sure I just wander around without a rush for a few of the days. I will also eat everything there, so you guys might want to lay in provisions.  Biggest questions that I have that I'm googling but wouldn't mind input on are: Likelihood of any good hanami or catching a sumo match between March 28 and April 8? Pretty drat excited. edit: excited for my page snipe, that is. Ack.
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Hanami should be at its peak around that time, but no sumo tournaments.
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Jun 17, 2016 17:46
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Any museum and Disney will be best on weekdays that aren't public holidays.
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Jun 17, 2016 20:48
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CaptainCrunch posted:Well I just booked a flight to Tokyo for the last week of March 2017. First time there, been on the bucket list since the '80s. I'll be there for 8 days. Disney sea and ghibli are must sees? Lol.
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Jun 18, 2016 06:56
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Hey you should write down your whole itinerary and places you have found and lost it here it's better to work this out in detail since you are pretty determined to go to Japan.Knuc U Kinte posted:Disney sea and ghibli are must sees? Lol. I will take that, at least it's not spending time in Osaka.
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Jun 18, 2016 09:12
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Knuc U Kinte posted:Disney sea and ghibli are must sees? Lol. Disney Sea is probably the best Disney park in the world, so if you like Disney or theme parks its worth a visit.
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Jun 18, 2016 17:53
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Hi, My name is Ntan One and i would like to recommend the Tokyo Tower You may see Mount Fuji from the top of beautiful tower. You can enjoy very good view of Tokyo. I would also like to suggest that you visit the city of Kyoto. Kyoto has many traditional wonders and the history of Japan. May I recommend that you go to the Kiyomizudera? Thank you for listening!
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Jun 18, 2016 18:10
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ntan1 posted:Hi, I too am thinking that if one can has these experiences than one can have the great happiness to come to Japan.
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Jun 19, 2016 10:06
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How about travel in the Narra City? Do you know the favorite food UDON? (*´∀｀)
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Jun 19, 2016 12:28
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ntan1 posted:Hi,
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Jun 19, 2016 12:58
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DiscoJ posted:Hanami should be at its peak around that time, but no sumo tournaments. Got it, thanks! Aredna posted:Any museum and Disney will be best on weekdays that aren't public holidays. Knuc U Kinte posted:Disney sea and ghibli are must sees? Lol.  caberham posted:Hey you should write down your whole itinerary and places you have found and lost it here it's better to work this out in detail since you are pretty determined to go to Japan. Why wouldn't I be determined? Once the list is edited down, I'll see about dropping it here.
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Jun 20, 2016 15:47
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Does anyone have any thoughts on the Shima onsen area? Kashiwaya Ryokan is a tempting tattoo friendly onsen (http://www.kashiwaya.org/e/) and I'm thinking about spending a night or two out there.
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Jun 21, 2016 17:06
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JacksLibido posted:
Cool, good to know. It is actually great that I never, ever plan what to do on my trips in the US, because I haven't booked a place to stay yet! It's probably better that I haven't dedicated the bulk to the trip to some of these places... Air BNB seems almost unreasonably cheap, even in Tokyo?
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Jun 21, 2016 20:49
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They're technically illegal (much like in the US). Anyways, read the listing carefully. One of my AirBNBs offered shampoo but there was no shower or bathtub. 
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Jun 21, 2016 22:29
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.Z. posted:Does anyone have any thoughts on the Shima onsen area? I stayed there for two nights last January. You get a huge room (9 tatami in my case), huge meals, and a mountain to walk up and down during the day. The town is honestly pretty dead but the view from the lake at the top of the mountain is pretty solid. I'll upload a few pics when I get home if i remember.
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Jun 22, 2016 18:16
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New New Fresh posted:I stayed there for two nights last January. You get a huge room (9 tatami in my case), huge meals, and a mountain to walk up and down during the day. The town is honestly pretty dead but the view from the lake at the top of the mountain is pretty solid. I'll upload a few pics when I get home if i remember. If you had to do it again would you still stay two nights?
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Jun 22, 2016 20:03
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.Z. posted:If you had to do it again would you still stay two nights? I feel like any ryokan stay should be at least two nights, at least so you have the day to lounge around and enjoy the private outdoor baths. The staff will help you out if you're looking for things to do but I was mostly just in the mood to wander around.    
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Jun 23, 2016 01:00
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I do my ryokan stays in chains, going from one to another to another. Then again i really really really like onsen. Depends on how you like to travel.
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Jun 23, 2016 01:15
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I've always just done one night, most nicer ryokans I've been to tend to be in towns/villages which are either dying or already dead.
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Jun 23, 2016 04:11
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If any of y'all would be interested in working for a major automotive company as a one year contract interpreter pm me. Our client is hiring three. The negative is that they are located in a Midwestern college town and it's not direct hire, but the pay is already over industry standard and it's non-exempt so you can make quite a lot. They only require a capable bilingual, no experience necessary.
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Jun 24, 2016 16:59
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All right, leaving for Japan tomorrow. Been looking forward to this trip for a good year now. The 15th and 16th of July we'll be in Hiroshima. I'm wondering if it's a good idea to do a side trip to Fukuoka on the 15th? I've heard there's a festival or something there. And a goon?  Our plan was to do two days of Hiroshima but maybe one full day the 16th is enough? Or am I stupid trying to cram Fukuoka in at the last minute? (The trip is only like an hour, or so I've read.)Also, how good is the night transport in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto? Especially Tokyo, our hotel is in Ikebukuro, so I'm wondering how late I should plan our last train to the hotel if at all.
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Jun 25, 2016 12:21
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Deltasquid posted:Also, how good is the night transport in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto? Especially Tokyo, our hotel is in Ikebukuro, so I'm wondering how late I should plan our last train to the hotel if at all. All train lines stop running at 1AM, some earlier. You can check HyperDia to see what time your last train leaves (including connections), around midnight is usually a safe bet. Trains start running again around 5AM, if you want to pull an all-nighter.
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Jun 25, 2016 13:26
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From Earth posted:All train lines stop running at 1AM, some earlier. You can check HyperDia to see what time your last train leaves (including connections), around midnight is usually a safe bet. Trains start running again around 5AM, if you want to pull an all-nighter. Ah, that was to be expected. Subways and buses, too? If so we'll just have to get hammered within walking distance of our hotel.
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Jun 25, 2016 13:50
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Drinking in public is totally OK so you can also drink on the subway, on the sidewalk, in the park... start drinking at breakfast and blame it on "jetlag."
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Jun 25, 2016 14:13
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I arrived in Narita yesterday and it's my first time here... any suggestions as to which spot of Tokyo I should take a bus to? Does downtown Tokyo have its own name on the map?
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Jun 25, 2016 20:10
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Deltasquid posted:All right, leaving for Japan tomorrow. Been looking forward to this trip for a good year now. I'm going to be in Hiroshima 15-17 too, going to meet my friend who lives there. PM me if you want to join us, though I'll be getting late on the 15th. Going to itsukushima for sure but no plans otherwise.
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Jun 25, 2016 21:08
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IdealFlaws posted:I arrived in Narita yesterday and it's my first time here... any suggestions as to which spot of Tokyo I should take a bus to? Does downtown Tokyo have its own name on the map? So after spending the night at the airport, unable to figure out how to get to Tokyo, you've finally broken down and posted this question on the somethingawful dot com forums. Are you still there now? To answer your question though. Downtown Tokyo is kind of huge. For starters try taking a bus to Shinjuku then ask someone how to get to 2-chome. That should put you smack dab in the middle of the "action" zmcnulty fucked around with this message at 22:28 on Jun 25, 2016 |
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Jun 25, 2016 22:22
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Lmao I hope that's a repost, baka gaijin. Edit: If you're serious roflomg and don't you even have a hotel? peanut fucked around with this message at 00:00 on Jun 26, 2016 |
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Jun 25, 2016 23:57
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Take the bus to Roppongi, drink a lot, wear a headband
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Jun 26, 2016 01:16
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I stayed at a hotel in Narita. And I've just arrived to Tokyo via Narita express. I'm going to follow your advice and take a bus to the smack dab middle of "the action"
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Jun 26, 2016 01:27
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Just ride the Yamanote line around a few loops
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Jun 26, 2016 03:06
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IdealFlaws posted:I stayed at a hotel in Narita. And I've just arrived to Tokyo via Narita express. I'm going to follow your advice and take a bus to the smack dab middle of "the action" If you want the real action in Japan, just go to the Kabukicho district of Shinjuku and ask around for what is called a Soapland. You'll have a great time.
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Jun 26, 2016 08:33
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Yasukuni Jinja hosts a Naked Run at 6am every time it rains (shoes are ok.)
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Jun 26, 2016 11:10
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zmcnulty posted:So after spending the night at the airport, unable to figure out how to get to Tokyo, you've finally broken down and posted this question on the somethingawful dot com forums. Are you still there now? Holy smokes
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Jun 27, 2016 00:28
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Lol.
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Jun 27, 2016 06:41
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peanut posted:Yasukuni Jinja hosts a Naked Run at 6am every time it rains (shoes are ok.) I am going to try this out.
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I am planning a trip to Japan and wanna hit up Osaka and Kyoto and maybe Hiroshima this time. I've heard Osaka is the way cooler of the two if you like food, but a lot of people seem to say Kyoto is worth spending more time in. Would like 4-5 days be too much/not enough for those two? Should I add a day or two to my itinerary and hit up Hiroshima???? For reference, I mainly like to eat food and walk around cities without any clear intent. I'm a jaded, multi-year Asia-liver so rando temples/etc aren't super interesting to me, but nature-y things are p cool.
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Jun 27, 2016 09:53
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I just came back from Hiroshima and I think it'd be worth it since you can go to Miyajima and climb the trails there.
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Jun 27, 2016 10:39
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The "grittiness" of Osaka will be underwhelming compared to China and Korea. How about riding a bike across Shimanami Kaido?
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Magna Kaser posted:I am planning a trip to Japan and wanna hit up Osaka and Kyoto and maybe Hiroshima this time. I've heard Osaka is the way cooler of the two if you like food, but a lot of people seem to say Kyoto is worth spending more time in. Would like 4-5 days be too much/not enough for those two? Should I add a day or two to my itinerary and hit up Hiroshima???? For reference, I mainly like to eat food and walk around cities without any clear intent. I'm a jaded, multi-year Asia-liver so rando temples/etc aren't super interesting to me, but nature-y things are p cool. Osaka is just a regular city without many attractions and Kyoto is basically temple central. If you want to basically just "be a tourist" then you can spend a couple days in Kyoto and basically get through all the major attractions. That will free up some time to visit Hiroshima/Miyajima and also maybe you can look into Nara.
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