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Stringent posted:No, it's that Americans have a really hosed up way of raising children.  I still can't eat most fish because the only seafood I was ever exposed to as a kid was frozen fish fingers.
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Donnerberg posted:So, I'll be going to Japan with my dad. We've never been to a wrestling match, and we've got tickets for a New Japan event. Lol no dress code those are probably dudes arriving from work, esp in Tokyo. You should wear whatever you like, njpw swag or a star wars hoodie, but cosplay might be a little too much.
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I also grew up on fish sticks, tuna sandwiches and canned peas but managed to enjoy most foods by adulthood.
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peanut posted:Lol no dress code those are probably dudes arriving from work, esp in Tokyo. You should wear whatever you like, njpw swag or a star wars hoodie, but cosplay might be a little too much. Okay. Thank you for saving us from a potential disaster!
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kuddles posted:One last annoying question: Is Fuji-q as bad as it sounds online? Was planning on going because I love roller coasters, but it sounds like even if you luck out with weather and it being a quiet weekday, you still basically are either racing to the fastpass box at park opening and spending a fortune or you're stuck in 2+ hour lines. Wondering about this too. Going in about 2 weeks and I found some calendar that says it is a quiet day, but the 2+ hour waiting line complaints are everywhere on Tripadvisor.
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peanut posted:Lol no dress code those are probably dudes arriving from work, esp in Tokyo. You should wear whatever you like, njpw swag or a star wars hoodie, but cosplay might be a little too much. Peanut nailed it, especially weeknight shows it’s guys coming straight from work. You see the same at baseball games. Bring wrestling shirts if you’d like, if you’re not super-curvy-goon sized you might be able to buy merch shirts there too. They’ll also have stuff like towels and other goodies. Just be sure to sing along with Minoru Suzuki’s theme and you’ll be fine.
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Don’t go to Fuji Q during Golden Week. Avoid that hell. Trust me.  Any other holiday and weekends too actually.
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In the end I decided to drop the idea of doing Fuji-Q since I'm limited to 12 days and already had to make tough cuts to my plan. Too many factors out of my control that could lead to severe disappointment, like an abnormally windy day. A shame because it's been ages since I managed to go on some crazy rollercoasters, but I'm already looking into paragliding in Taiwan the following week so maybe I'll get my thrills in there.
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kuddles posted:In the end I decided to drop the idea of doing Fuji-Q since I'm limited to 12 days and already had to make tough cuts to my plan. Too many factors out of my control that could lead to severe disappointment, like an abnormally windy day. A shame because it's been ages since I managed to go on some crazy rollercoasters, but I'm already looking into paragliding in Taiwan the following week so maybe I'll get my thrills in there. If you're going to be in Tokyo maybe check out Tokyo Dome City, Cosmoworld in Yokohama, Tobu Zoo in Saitama,, Yomiuriland in Tokyo or even Sea Paradise also in Yokohama. Maybe also Joypolis on Odaiba. They're not at the level of Fuji-Q by a long-long-long shot, but do have some decent rides and none of them really need a full-on dedicated day to enjoy. You can just go, ride the coaster(s) wig much shorter or no queues and then continue with your day. Thunder Dolphin at Tokyo Dome City is apparently one of the tallest coasters of its type in the world and is right in the middle of the city so the views you get whilst on the ride are pretty unique compared to most places. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_Dolphin DiscoJ fucked around with this message at 00:37 on Apr 10, 2018 |
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It's completely wild because the coaster does overhang on the road.
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Phone posted:It's completely wild because the coaster does overhang on the road. IT GOES THROUGH A BUILDING
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Decided to check out a Takarazuka show even tho my Japanese level is only n5. Didn't understood half of it, but holy hell what an amazing show.
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I finally found out about the car seat thing!! A cop came up to say Hi in the park, he was patrolling the neighborhood for new resident traffic safety something. Our city and our neighboring city are ranked worst in the prefecture for manners, lol. I asked him what the deal was with child seats. Why don't they ticket drivers with kids bouncing around inside? They could pay for the doomed pension system if they really cracked down. There are rules about using seatbelts and carseats but they're not the actual cause of traffic accidents so there is no penalty fee for violations. That makes sense but sheesh, crikey!
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Alright so I got the Lonely Planet book but I’m still a little unclear on the most efficient way to climb Mt Fuji in August from Tokyo. There’s a bus that runs straight from Shinjuku to the fifth station but it leaves at like 9:00AM, so if you want to hike overnight and see the sunrise it seems like a wasted day because you wouldn’t leave until like 6PM at least. Is it relatively convenient to take a bus to Kawaguchi-ko station and then another bus up to the start of the hike? Also, if we are flying into Narita, would it be better to do all our Tokyo stuff first and then go straight from Fuji to Kyoto? I’m thinking we will have 6-7 days in Tokyo so I’m trying to figure out how to waste as little time as possible in transit.
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Phone posted:you might be tempted to trade in your shrine orbs for hearts, but you should definitely pump points into your stamina wheel because it'll really open up your ability to explore. I wouldn’t even bother without the boots that double your climbing speed
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Mons Hubris posted:Also, if we are flying into Narita, would it be better to do all our Tokyo stuff first and then go straight from Fuji to Kyoto? Yes. It’s going to take time to get through security and from Narita into
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Mons Hubris posted:Alright so I got the Lonely Planet book but I’m still a little unclear on the most efficient way to climb Mt Fuji in August from Tokyo. There’s a bus that runs straight from Shinjuku to the fifth station but it leaves at like 9:00AM, so if you want to hike overnight and see the sunrise it seems like a wasted day because you wouldn’t leave until like 6PM at least. Is it relatively convenient to take a bus to Kawaguchi-ko station and then another bus up to the start of the hike? Uh, yeah, strongly recommend you start your climb as early in the day as you can, sleep on one of the mountain hotel/huts, and then get up at 1-2 AM to resume your climb to the top. You are never, ever, ever going to accomplish anything good trying to start at 6 PM.
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I've done both (start in morning and start in evening) and either way works. Perfectly reasonable to start late afternoon, turn in for a few hours, then climb the rest of the way. It's also easy to get from the Kawaguchiko train station to the 5th station on the mountain. One thing to keep in mind is that it is possible to climb too fast. The hut at the top of the mountain doesn't open until 4am, so if you get to the top at 2am you're potentially standing outside for 2 hours. In bad weather this can suck really hard. On the other hand, a lot of places are single file, so if you're stuck behind someone slow, you may not be at the top when the sun rises. zmcnulty fucked around with this message at 06:28 on Apr 11, 2018 |
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Chilling on the 69th floor of the yokohama landmark tower is pretty sweet gotta say.
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Altitude sickness is real, don't force yourself if you feel unwell, and please take a slow day afterwards.
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Looking for some book suggestions: I'd like to read some collections of Japanese mythology, folktales, legends etc.. I'm mostly interested in classical stories through the Meiji period. Commentary and historical notes would be a great extra, but I'd like to approach it from the story-telling Grandma angle rather than pure academic information. Any hot tips?
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try to find bootlegs of the kid's anime ふるさと 昔ばなし on youtube
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BioTech posted:Wondering about this too. Going in about 2 weeks and I found some calendar that says it is a quiet day, but the 2+ hour waiting line complaints are everywhere on Tripadvisor. Fuji-Q is almost impressive at how poorly it is run. You'll see a line that would be 30 minutes at a normal theme park have a queue time of 2 hours minimum. It's just so poorly run, they'll send cars out without trying to fill out single seats, and the boarding and unboarding takes an unnecessarily long time since you have to wait for the people to disembark, take the stuff from the storage lockers, leave the platform, then see the next group put their stuff in the lockers, and then be put in. It's absurd, and from what I remember they only run one car at a time. Even on weekdays during non-busy seasons you'd better be prepared to pay for fastpass tickets or you'll never be able to ride everything you want to. It's a real shame because the rides are fantastic, I'm really amazed that management seems to have no interest in improving the queue system.
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Original_Z posted:Fuji-Q is almost impressive at how poorly it is run. You'll see a line that would be 30 minutes at a normal theme park have a queue time of 2 hours minimum. It's just so poorly run, they'll send cars out without trying to fill out single seats, and the boarding and unboarding takes an unnecessarily long time since you have to wait for the people to disembark, take the stuff from the storage lockers, leave the platform, then see the next group put their stuff in the lockers, and then be put in. It's absurd, and from what I remember they only run one car at a time. Even on weekdays during non-busy seasons you'd better be prepared to pay for fastpass tickets or you'll never be able to ride everything you want to. Japanese people. LOVE. QUEUING.
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sale on Banksy art posted:Japanese people. LOVE. QUEUING. I waited in line for two hours to buy curry popcorn!
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I'm the kind of guy who goes "eh, gently caress this" if the line looks 10 minutes long so that will definitely be the hardest part of my Japan trip by far. I already arranged my itinerary so that I'm not in Kyoto or Tokyo during the weekend so hopefully that will help.
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kuddles posted:I'm the kind of guy who goes "eh, gently caress this" if the line looks 10 minutes long so that will definitely be the hardest part of my Japan trip by far. be prepared to get hungry cuz thats like every restaurant worth a drat
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Magna Kaser posted:be prepared to get hungry cuz thats like every restaurant worth a drat Gotta take issue with this. It's true of a lot of the really exceptional places, but you'll have a hard time finding a bad meal in Tokyo, lines or not.
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Stringent posted:Gotta take issue with this. It's true of a lot of the really exceptional places, but you'll have a hard time finding a bad meal in Tokyo, lines or not. That’s probably true. Whenever i am in Tokyo I’m queuing a lot cuz I wanna eat the crazy stuff, but I do not mind waiting 10-15 minutes to eat.
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I only stood in line once in Tokyo. It was Abe's fault. The food was okay.
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