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Tokyo's kinda big... I stayed at a business hotel across the street from the Tokyo Dome in August, and it was ~9000 yen/night with breakfast.
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Yeah with the ridiculous scale of the place it is difficult as gently caress to figure out exactly where we'd want to stay without knowing where we want to go from there I guess. We are pretty poo poo at hotel shopping to be honest, I've just taken another run at it and found somewhere exactly the same price as the place in Edogawa but about a 15 minute walk from the Tokyo Dome as far as nearby landmarks go.
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Jan 12, 2018 19:02
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Oh I forgot to give the name, Richmond Hotel @ Suidobashi.
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Jan 12, 2018 19:06
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Yeah, go with a business hotel. The rooms are just small enough that you and your wife may have trouble storing suitcases or maneuvering around each other, but the amenities and the price are nice enough to make up for that. If you really want to stretch your yen stay in Shitamatchi or someplace like that - it'll be about 20 minutes by train from the city center - but you can probably stay closer to the action without breaking your budget.
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Jan 12, 2018 19:07
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Dormy inn is a decent budget chain. It's clean and convenient enough. Some of them even have a bath at the top floor.
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Jan 12, 2018 19:15
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Teeny tiny rooms aren't a problem, we won't be hanging out in the room at any point so as long as we aren't talking "there is literally no floorspace in here because it's for people stopping for an incredibly short amount of time so your suitcases live in the bed with you" tiny it's cool. In Osaka we had a room where we basically had enough space to stand our suitcases in a corner and squeeze past them every time we wanted to walk around the bottom of the bed instead of step over it, no issues. Phone posted:Oh I forgot to give the name, Richmond Hotel @ Suidobashi. They don't seem to have any dates available (at any time, so maybe it's just broken?), too popular to get into for two whole weeks apparently. Thanks for looking out though! VVVVVV I've just sent in a query with their contact form, thanks. History Comes Inside! fucked around with this message at 19:37 on Jan 12, 2018 |
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Jan 12, 2018 19:20
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Japanese hotel booking software is a huge pain in the rear end. The Japanese site only allows up to July, and there's availability from what I can see. Maybe shoot then an email or something?
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Jan 12, 2018 19:29
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I like Hokke Club in Asakusa, it's cheap, clean and close to the subway. Breakfast is very expensive though if you want that.
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Jan 12, 2018 19:45
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Get breakfast at a convenience store instead, their packaged meals are actually fit for human consumption.
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Jan 12, 2018 20:19
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Yeah we ate a bunch of random poo poo from 7/11 whenever we didn't feel like finding a restaurant for various meals last time so we already have that scouted out. They had slices of this cake that was made of like 16-17 layers of really thin cakes which was loving incredible, no idea what it was but god drat what a nice cake.
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Jan 12, 2018 20:30
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Could it have been a crepe cake?
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Jan 12, 2018 21:23
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Holy poo poo that's exactly it, now I know what to look for at home. Awesome.
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Jan 12, 2018 21:33
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If you're thinking of booking a hotel in Tokyo for two weeks and day tripping to Osaka and beyond, don't do that. Get a hotel at your destination and enjoy not sitting on a train for 6 hours. Mid-November should be perfect for pretty autumn leaves. There's no festivals I can think of.
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Jan 12, 2018 23:57
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Airbnb will get you a nicer place for less money in Tokyo and Osaka
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Jan 13, 2018 00:00
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Yeah if we go out as far as Osaka we'd book a hotel there for a couple of days. I dunno if we will, but there's plenty of Kyoto we didn't see the first time around so maybe we'd stay there instead.prompt posted:Airbnb will get you a nicer place for less money in Tokyo and Osaka Isn't there some legal thing over Airbnb in Japan?
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Jan 13, 2018 00:03
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If so it's being ignored, they're everywhere and much better than hotels.
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Jan 13, 2018 00:35
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Kinda, but it's definitely around. The problems were mostly about sharing apartment gate codes with groups of idiots, and noise from drunk and jetlagged people late at night. The serious operators get a hotel license and do everything legally. Regular hotels will be closer to the station and drinking areas* *Everywhere in Japan is a drinking area if you are drunk
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Jan 13, 2018 00:41
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For whatever reason there's a lot of very reasonably priced airbnbs in my neighborhood. https://www.airbnb.com/s/Higashi-Sh...&s_tag=Eq7tmv1L Great location for getting around Tokyo, 2 subway lines (Fukutoshin and Oedo) and 15 minutes walk to Shinjuku station.
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Jan 13, 2018 00:48
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I didn't get in any actual trouble or anything, but at the Airbnb I used in somewhat off-the-beaten-path Kyoto, I got some real severe side-eye from all the Japanese people my 6'3" white rear end walked awkwardly by in the apartment building common areas. In the future I would only go with Abnb in the more central, downtown type areas where foreigner residents aren't such an oddity.
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Jan 13, 2018 04:35
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I live next to an apartment building-based AirBnB that got shut down. Foreigners live in this neighborhood; that is not the problem. Being forced to share a building with tourists treating it like a hotel is the problem. No one would knowingly sign a lease under those conditions.
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Jan 13, 2018 05:05
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If side eye from Japanese ppl is a problem you might want to reconsider visiting.
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Jan 13, 2018 05:11
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I’ve used over a dozen different Airbnb spots in Osaka alone and the biggest issue I’ve had is one room that was a bit chilly. Osaka hotels are all getting more expensive every year as the number of tourists increase. But I’ve reliably booked an Airbnb in Osaka as soon as a week before a trip there for under 8000¥ per night.
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Jan 13, 2018 06:40
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A lot of friends have basically sworn off Osaka/Kyoto for the normal season due to its crowd. That shouldn't completely from Kyoto... it's beautiful.
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Jan 13, 2018 12:19
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Hargrimm posted:I didn't get in any actual trouble or anything, but at the Airbnb I used in somewhat off-the-beaten-path Kyoto, I got some real severe side-eye from all the Japanese people my 6'3" white rear end walked awkwardly by in the apartment building common areas. In the future I would only go with Abnb in the more central, downtown type areas where foreigner residents aren't such an oddity. People in Kyoto look down on everyone who isn't from Kyoto. Don't worry about them.
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Jan 13, 2018 12:29
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Agreed about kyoto. Bunch of has been capital pricks who elevate poverty into culture. My air bnb in Tokyo was alright but yeah I guess it was nice and cheap then again it depends on where you stay
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What happens if I have a SUICA or PASMO card and I try to exit a station where I never originally scanned it upon entering the station I started my journey at?
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Jan 15, 2018 06:33
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rip busy bee
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Jan 15, 2018 06:41
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Busy Bee posted:What happens if I have a SUICA or PASMO card and I try to exit a station where I never originally scanned it upon entering the station I started my journey at? You set off the "GO SEE THE ATTENDANTS" alarm on the gate, and then either gaijin smash or talk to the attendants and hopefully give a better explanation of what happened (true or made-up) than the one you just gave us.
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Jan 15, 2018 07:30
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You'll have to say where you came from. Whether or not the station staff starts asking questions depends on the situation. Had a friend get fined 6000 yen one time since he couldn't prove anything. Legally they're allowed to charge you up to 3x what the real fare is, and if they can't determine where you actually got on, it's 3x what it would be from the train's point of origin. If you try it with a commuter pass they can also charge you as though you did it every single day from the first day the pass was valid. In Japanese it's called キセル乗車 btw
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Jan 15, 2018 07:40
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Tokyo was fun. 8 days was barely enough to scratch the surface so I'll have to come back.
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I'm going to Tokyo for 3 days in March. I don't really want to exchange a lot of cash because of the length of my stay but I do know Japan is still very cash centric. I realize I'm going to need to exchange some cash to eat out or drink. That said, can I buy a travelcard with a credit or debit card? What about museums and the like?
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birds posted:I'm going to Tokyo for 3 days in March. I don't really want to exchange a lot of cash because of the length of my stay but I do know Japan is still very cash centric. I realize I'm going to need to exchange some cash to eat out or drink. That said, can I buy a travelcard with a credit or debit card? What about museums and the like? Not true since 3 years ago, when they moved their credit card systems to sync with international ones. But, grab cash from an ATM.
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Jan 18, 2018 22:12
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Make sure that your debit card has the Cirrus or Plus network, call up your bank and tell them that you're going overseas, and swing by a 7-Eleven or a Japan Post.
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Jan 18, 2018 23:20
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Sup Japan goons. I'm thinking about coming back for a visit in a few months and since I had a 3-year VISA it's still active until October of this year. It's an Instructor Visa, can I just come back over using that or do I need to get a different one because I'm just coming for vacation?
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Jan 23, 2018 22:01
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Do you still have your residence card? I think the re-entry allowance is a year after departure, regardless of how long your visa was initially valid for.
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Jan 23, 2018 22:13
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Will you be exceeding the normal tourist visa 90 day stay? Your work visa might have lapsed but you can still renew a tourist at immigration? or do a visa run to Korea.
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Jan 23, 2018 23:03
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Is there any compelling reason not to enter on a tourist visa?
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Uh, if you never canceled your visa, you have a big tax bill waiting for you. E: I guess it’s possible you reported your departure with your city office and settled up with them, but then didn’t surrender your residence card at immigration for some reason. Gabriel Grub fucked around with this message at 01:44 on Jan 24, 2018 |
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Jan 24, 2018 01:41
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Hey goons, I'll be travelling in to Japan for the first time this spring from Seoul in a group of 4. We'll be in for a week, and were thinking of doing 3 nights in Osaka (day tripping to Kyoto and Nara on D2 and D3) and 3 nights in Tokyo. Does that sound like a decent split, or would it be better to cut days from one to add to the other? Thanks!
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That's p good buddy and you can always come back again easily.
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