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Is it a situation where I would be better served by just saying I'm sending home toys or something? I did that before when I was sending home a bunch of random stuff and my language sucks so I just said "Its manga" and they went right ahead and shipped it.
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Yeah, best to not mention it. Just say souvenirs or whatever.
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"kitchen tools." you can add in some kawaii bento accessories for credibility. It should be fine if they're new and in proper packaging. 
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Me and a friend are going to be in Fukuoka for a day on the 7th. Anything of note happening there at that time to see and do, or not do? It's our first time there. Also what's the best time in the morning to catch the shinkansen to avoid the crush? We're heading up to Osaka the next day and from past experiences even with reserved seats things can easily get booked out especially since it may be a limited stop train. And no we're not getting the overnight bus because my friend finds it too uncomfortable and too darn long.
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Stumbling Block posted:Me and a friend are going to be in Fukuoka for a day on the 7th. Anything of note happening there at that time to see and do, or not do? It's our first time there. Monday is generally a pretty boring day in Fukuoka so don't expect too much nightlife. If you like nature maybe you can go check out the castle ruins and then Ohori park. There are some museums in that area as well. There are a few shrines near downtown but not really amazing. If you feel like taking a day trip you can check out Dazaifu Tenmangu. For food/drinks I recommend hitting up Ninoni at 5 for their happy hour and then when you are done there you can go check out Mami-chan for a great Yatai experience. As far as the train goes just head to Hakata station and look at the board to see which trains have reserved seating available. I don't see you having a hard time getting a reserved seat. Also, if you go to a ticket place you can get a ticket for about 10% less than regular price. If you go to the Chikushiguchi exit and take a right there will be a place on your left near the Bic Camera.
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So I'm heading to Sendai in two days. Any recommendations for things to see or do there? Gonna be in Sendai for 3 days before heading back to Akita again.
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It's close enough to Fukushima and radiation. Enjoy your food 
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You'll enjoy it more if you just have a BIG CITY!!! trip instead of a UNIQUE SENDAI CULTURE!!! trip. Eat all the foreign food and shop at international chain stores.
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God drat, I really do live in the most boring region of Japan, don't I?  At least Sendai will be interesting for me as someone with a major in urbanism and urban planning, I guess?
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Matsushima? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsushima
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Does anyone know if any of those robot battle games in the Taito arcades are available for home consoles? The one where you hold the two pistol controllers was really cool but I can't remember the name. The ps4 isn't region locked so it wouldn't matter if it's a japan only release.
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Ned posted:Monday is generally a pretty boring day in Fukuoka so don't expect too much nightlife. If you like nature maybe you can go check out the castle ruins and then Ohori park. There are some museums in that area as well. There are a few shrines near downtown but not really amazing. If you feel like taking a day trip you can check out Dazaifu Tenmangu. For food/drinks I recommend hitting up Ninoni at 5 for their happy hour and then when you are done there you can go check out Mami-chan for a great Yatai experience. Thanks for the suggestions Ned, looks great and sure as heck opened up more things to do than we originally did. Yeah I had a feeling that being Monday it might not be the best time for it but that's just how the schedule fell and there wasn't much we can do about it. The train seats thing probably is just a case of being cautious on my part, but then again the last time I had to catch one from Hiroshima to Osaka I had problems with booked out carriages and I wasn't too keen on standing for the 2-3 hours + in the unreserved section. And that was on a weekday with no public holiday in sight.
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hot sauce posted:Does anyone know if any of those robot battle games in the Taito arcades are available for home consoles? The one where you hold the two pistol controllers was really cool but I can't remember the name. The ps4 isn't region locked so it wouldn't matter if it's a japan only release. just buy the arcade board in akihabara like I did with dodonpachi 2 weeks ago. on a completely unrelated note it's been interesting experiencing japan as a poor person. did you know you can sleep in manga cafes
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When I was last in Japan I spent way too long in arcades and the one that got me fascinated me most was some battle card game that had a stylus as the controller. It was way too involved for someone with little to no Japanese knowledge, but it seemed like the most popular thing by a long shot as every cabinet was always filled. I'd love it if more of that weird specialized stuff got out of Japan but I don't think the market exists anywhere outside of Asia. I could probably plan a whole trip bumming around arcades. I think I spent at least one day of my trip just playing Gundam Extreme  d0s posted:just buy the arcade board in akihabara like I did with dodonpachi 2 weeks ago. on a completely unrelated note it's been interesting experiencing japan as a poor person. did you know you can sleep in manga cafes I know a guy here in China who basically lived in a net cafe for a year he was unemployed after college because it was the cheapest place he could find and he was too embarrassed to go home and tell his parents he didn't have a job. The net cafe also had a bunch of KOF 97 machines and what income he did get was from money matches on it.
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Magna Kaser posted:I could probably plan a whole trip bumming around arcades. This is pretty much what I'm doing, though I'm only into the older stuff which is getting harder to find. So far I've been to: Hey - tokyo Try - tokyo ebisen - tokyo a cho - kyoto sega avion - osaka taito station (the good one in denden town proper) - osaka I like try the best so far because the game selection on the 8th floor is like catered to my exact interests while being super chill unlike hey which has similar stuff but is super rowdy and packed. a cho in kyoto was a nice place too and saved me from a lot of boredom (travelling with a friend who is big into shrines n' temples)
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hot sauce posted:Does anyone know if any of those robot battle games in the Taito arcades are available for home consoles? The one where you hold the two pistol controllers was really cool but I can't remember the name. The ps4 isn't region locked so it wouldn't matter if it's a japan only release. Gunslinger Stratos (2)? No home release as far as I'm aware. These days, with the exception of fighting games, most arcade games don't get seem to get home console releases. d0s posted:This is pretty much what I'm doing, though I'm only into the older stuff which is getting harder to find. So far I've been to: Will you be spending any more time in Tokyo this trip? If so, you'd probably like Mikado in Takadanobaba. Warehouse down in Kawasaki also has a good selection of retro titles, including a Street Fighter (1) machine with the pressure sensitive buttons. Game Park (Rumble Plaza) in Ikebukuro isn't bad too. DiscoJ fucked around with this message at 03:43 on Nov 4, 2016 |
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DiscoJ posted:Will you be spending any more time in Tokyo this trip? If so, you'd probably like Mikado in Takadanobaba. Warehouse down in Kawasaki also has a good selection of retro titles, including a Street Fighter (1) machine with the pressure sensitive buttons. Game Park (Rumble Plaza) in Ikebukuro isn't bad too. pretty sure I considered most of those but I'm not that into fighters, more into shooters/other types of action games so idk how much those places have to offer me, if you think any would be good for that i'll definitely check it out
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d0s posted:pretty sure I considered most of those but I'm not that into fighters, more into shooters/other types of action games so idk how much those places have to offer me, if you think any would be good for that i'll definitely check it out Mikado is worth a visit for sure. It is most famous for fighters, but they are mostly concentrated on its second floor. The first floor and the second floor around the stairs is similar to the retro parts Try and Hey.
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The Warehouse in Kawasaki is worth a visit simply because of the insane interior design: The first two floors are modelled after the infamous Kowloon Walled City. I was there on Sunday and though the part that is completely done in this style is mostly just one wall, it's pretty well done.
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DiscoJ posted:Mikado is worth a visit for sure. It is most famous for fighters, but they are mostly concentrated on its second floor. The first floor and the second floor around the stairs is similar to the retro parts Try and Hey. cool, I'll go check it out now!
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I just tried to look at the IC card compatibility chart and my brain exploded so, is there a card I can pick up in Osaka that works in Kyoto and Tokyo as well? Does it work on all subways/local trains/buses? I've only heard of Suica but that looks to be Kanto only and I'm not getting to Tokyo until the end of the trip.
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Typing of the Dead is the best arcade game
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Grand Fromage posted:I just tried to look at the IC card compatibility chart and my brain exploded so, is there a card I can pick up in Osaka that works in Kyoto and Tokyo as well? Does it work on all subways/local trains/buses? I've only heard of Suica but that looks to be Kanto only and I'm not getting to Tokyo until the end of the trip. In general, all cards are compatible with each other and you can use any one of them all over Japan across different transportation companies. As a tourist, the only thing to keep in mind is that you can only return a card (to get back the deposit and any charge left on it) in the area it "belongs" to - so Tokyo for Suica etc.
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Grand Fromage posted:I just tried to look at the IC card compatibility chart and my brain exploded so, is there a card I can pick up in Osaka that works in Kyoto and Tokyo as well? Does it work on all subways/local trains/buses? I've only heard of Suica but that looks to be Kanto only and I'm not getting to Tokyo until the end of the trip. You're looking at outdated info; a few years back they finally unified them. Now the IC cards work well all over, much like the address system.
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just came back from mikado, it was a really cool place. personally try is still my favorite because it has a few relatively unknown games that I love and never thought I'd get to play in an arcade/havent seen anywhere else, I commented to friends that it's like the owner has been reading my twitter feed and set up every weird rear end old game I rave about. that said mikado definitely has more genre variety and a whole bunch of classic arcade games that had special cabinets (outrun, space harrier etc) and is on the whole a much more inviting place if you like old arcade stuff but want a fun place that's more than just rows of otaku at candy cabs (and isn't an utter madhouse like HEY). tons of stuff that you'll remember from US arcades if you grew up during those times. the players there are top notch too, I watched a girl absolutely destroying battle garegga while absentmindedly checking her phone and a really skilled dude clearing DDP, great experience. I really wish I could check out that kowloon themed place but we go back to the US day after tomorrow and just don't have the time to go there from kanda 
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DiscoJ posted:Gunslinger Stratos (2)? No home release as far as I'm aware. These days, with the exception of fighting games, most arcade games don't get seem to get home console releases. Yep, that was the one. I wish there was an arcade scene in the US. I've seen "bar-cades" becoming popular but nothing with modern multiplayer games.
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even for old game fans barcades (at least the ones in nyc metro area) are terrible. everything is half broken and they get like fire hazard packed full of a really touristy/weird crowd. I really wish there was still any sort of normal arcade scene in the US apart from california
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LimburgLimbo posted:You're looking at outdated info; a few years back they finally unified them. except buses/eidens in smaller cities
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ntan1 posted:except buses/eidens in smaller cities Yeah there's actually exceptions all over like places where the tickets are still only taken by a human etc. But that's out in the country enough that a tourist isn't likely to go. But insofar as I know all the IC cards are unified.
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LimburgLimbo posted:Yeah there's actually exceptions all over like places where the tickets are still only taken by a human etc. But that's out in the country enough that a tourist isn't likely to go. nah, pretty sure there are still exceptions in popular tourist destinations, like the streetcars in hiroshima accept some regional ic cards but not suica unless they've changed that very recently. same thing in kanazawa iirc i'd love to be wrong though, more unification would be great
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I like how decrepit 70's and 80's hotels in Japan often still have old timey arcades in their basements with cabinets that they never switched out. It's always a surprise what games you can find there. Last time I was at a place like that in Ito I had to ask reception if they could switch the power on so I could play for a bit.
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Game Center CX recently did a SHIKOKU 88 PILGRIMAGE of old game machines. Udon vending machines were ok if they pushed all the buttons at once so they didn't know which type would come out.
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I'm heading to Japan for work for most of December. I'm on assignment as a reporter and would like to actually interact with the locals whenever possible. I'll be in formal-ish meetings around Tokyo and will have an interpreter with me until December 23. After that, I'm on my own until New Year's Day, flying out on the second. I'm planning to get a shinkansen pass. My questions are: What are good places to go/ things to do over the Christmas/New Year's holidays in Japan? What are people's experiences with AirBNB? I've heard mixed things Anyone want to meet up?
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How much traveling will you actually be doing on the shinkansen? It's actually not that great of a deal if you're not traveling quite a bit. For New Year's, most people go home so everything ends up being pretty quiet.
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If it's your first/only Japan trip then you ought to see Kyoto but December is cold so I'd probably peace out to SE Asia (everyone else also wants to do this but most work until December 28th.)
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totalnewbie posted:How much traveling will you actually be doing on the shinkansen? It's actually not that great of a deal if you're not traveling quite a bit Just to second this, I've never had the cost of the JR Rail Pass work out - you gotta do a fair number of trips in a short amount of time to make it even break even. There's a cool website where you can put in your itinerary and it tells you out of all the passes (including JR Railpass) if any of them make sense: https://www.japanstation.com/japan-rail-pass-value-calculator/
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In which case, is there any difference between Pasmo to suica or any of the other IC cards? Or are they largely all are accepted in much of the country and services?
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Stumbling Block posted:In which case, is there any difference between Pasmo to suica or any of the other IC cards? Or are they largely all are accepted in much of the country and services? Literally discussed just a few posts up. They're almost entirely interchangeable, with a few exceptions in some smaller cities.
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peanut posted:December is cold "Cold" is a relative term. Kyoto's average low-high for Dec/Jan is 37/34-52/46. That's downright balmy depending on where you're coming from.
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MoofOntario posted:Just to second this, I've never had the cost of the JR Rail Pass work out - you gotta do a fair number of trips in a short amount of time to make it even break even.
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