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ps: to date, I think I'm pretty accurate when I say do not trust food reviews of Chinese food by Japanese people who haven't traveled outside of Japan. To suit Japanese tastes they make Chinese food so loving bland. *Exceptions are Gyoza, Nikuman, and Ramen
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There's actually been an outbreak of really good mapo/tantan places the past few years. This is the best of them that I've been to: https://foursquare.com/v/%E9%9B%B2%E6%9E%97%E5%9D%8A-%E7%A7%8B%E8%91%89%E5%8E%9F%E5%BA%97/4fc2de57e4b0fddecb988cf7
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ntan1 posted:ps: to date, I think I'm pretty accurate when I say do not trust food reviews of Chinese food by Japanese people who haven't traveled outside of Japan. To suit Japanese tastes they make Chinese food so loving bland. Because I'm a giant moron I've had Chinese food in Ikebukero every time I've been in Tokyo, and the places I went to were all p good. A Chinese friend of mine who lives in Tokyo told me there's a Sichuan placed called “杨” (Yang in Chinese, dunno the Japanese pronunciation) in Ikebukero which is pretty good but I never tried it. The main one I did go to is the shengjian bao (pan fried, soup-filled dumplings) place right outside Ikebukero station. I was living in a part of China you can't get good shengjian bao at the time so it was a nice treat I couldn't get back home. I would highly recommend this as you can't seem to find these things outside of the Shanghai area that are worth a drat, and this place was an exception. It's called "永祥生煎" and it was run by a Shaghainese dude, so it was p legit. We talked for a bit the last time I was there and he was really confused why I would live in China so he seems to have his head on pretty straight.
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Apr 20, 2018 04:25
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Thx for the info -- I'm not surprised that with more chinese immigrants the actual chinese food is getting better.
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Stringent posted:There's actually been an outbreak of really good mapo/tantan places the past few years. This is the best of them that I've been to: https://foursquare.com/v/%E9%9B%B2%E6%9E%97%E5%9D%8A-%E7%A7%8B%E8%91%89%E5%8E%9F%E5%BA%97/4fc2de57e4b0fddecb988cf7 Don’t trust this man when it comes to Chinese food. He’s my super nice friend who I really care about. But his views on mapo is absolutely garbage and the Sichuan Japanese mix restaurant was awful (Japan prices for bad Chinese)
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Apr 20, 2018 07:03
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The place he keeps going on about is this: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1309/A130903/13209784/ It's kind of a fusion place, like kaiseki but with Chinese ingredients/seasoning. Excellent restaurant, and last year they moved into a bigger place so it's not such a pain to get a table. Y'all should try it if you're ever in the neighborhood. I do agree though, that tantanmen they had was not great.
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Apr 20, 2018 07:23
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Eat all the foods imo goonspeed
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I arrived back into the US yesterday after spending two weeks in Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa, and Ibaraki. I've done a fair amount of traveling, but this is the first time I have felt no relief or felt glad to be home again.
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Apr 21, 2018 22:33
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Thanks for the suggestions earlier. I’m mapping thing so out now
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e: completely wrong thread lol
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Apr 22, 2018 03:00
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caberham posted:More like listen to Abe for food because Stringent will settle for any bad spicy Chinese food. What's wrong with Daiwa sushi
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Apr 23, 2018 18:18
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was pretty subpar tbh, except the tuna
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Apr 23, 2018 23:00
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Where should I go for sushi in Tokyo that I can either wait in line or a credit card concierge can get me in, then? I’m gonna try to have the hotel concierge get some resos once I book the hotel (soon) but would like some backup plans.
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Just go to Kyubey and call it a day and stop being like every other nerd who has to use a credit card concierge and has to have the best sushi in the world at Sushi Saito. That's for the 70-100 price range. If you want 30-40 just go to like zanmai near tsukiji or something and do the thing that I do and order 3 plates of tuna and not give any fucks.
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Apr 24, 2018 00:17
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but I'm just gonna openly say that the sushi place in the bay area I go to every 2-3 weeks which even has my bottle-keep is better than daiwa
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I recommend Tsukiji Sushidai. You'll need to find it using that exact name since it's easy to get confused with the famous tourist spot inside the market.
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ntan1 posted:Just go to Kyubey and call it a day and stop being like every other nerd who has to use a credit card concierge and has to have the best sushi in the world at Sushi Saito. That's for the 70-100 price range. Man, if you can get a reservation at Saito or Sugita or one of the heavies and can swing the bill you'd be crazy not to. That said, if you don't eat sushi a lot and have to jump through a bunch of hoops to get the reservations I agree it's not worth the stress.
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Apr 24, 2018 02:11
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They dont accept reservations from non-regulars these days I thought. And yeah, I understand and have gone to a couple of the heavies before, it's just that I live near San Francisco, where people currently cant shut up about getting reservations at Jiro or Saito. Sorry for the bias!!
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ntan1 posted:And yeah, I understand and have gone to a couple of the heavies before, it's just that I live near San Francisco, where people currently cant shut up about getting reservations at Jiro or Saito. Sorry for the bias!! Further proof the Bay Area needs to sink into the sea under the weight of its own VC money.
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Apr 24, 2018 04:17
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As if any was needed.
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Has anyone set up Transferwise with their Japanese bank account? Seems like you need to send them a picture of your ID + Address and then receive registered mail to your address on the card so you can receive a PIN code. I'm not sure how it works in Japan but how strict are the postal guys in delivering the registered mail - do I actually have to be there or can a relative pick it up?
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Apr 27, 2018 22:26
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You can schedule a redelivery online or by phone if you miss it. They'll leave a missed delivery slip.
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sale on Banksy art posted:You can schedule a redelivery online or by phone if you miss it. They'll leave a missed delivery slip. Okay but what if I won't be back in Japan for an unknown amount of time? So wondering if the registered delivery is strict.
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Busy Bee posted:Okay but what if I won't be back in Japan for an unknown amount of time? So wondering if the registered delivery is strict. I think that depends on the item/sender's instructions, but usually registered just means someone at the address has to sign for it. I think that's usually enough for address confirmations.
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Apr 29, 2018 02:11
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Or deliver everything to stringent’s house
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Apr 29, 2018 02:19
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You need to do a furikomi to send money with TransferWise so it’s pointless to set up until you’re in japan anyway.
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I can do online furikomi.
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caberham posted:Or deliver everything to stringent’s house Especially stuff like body pillows and buttplugs.
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We went to Ookunoshima (Hiroshima prefecture) on Saturday. It was a poison gas facility during the war and after all the people left, rabbits took over. Everyone brings rabbit food and just chills out feeding bunnies. I brought a whole bag full of weeds from our parking lot. (This article says 300, this weekend we were told 700.) https://www.japanvisitor.com/japan-city-guides/okunoshima There's a hotel and a beachside campground. No cars are allowed to drive around the island (you can still bring a car to the campground parking lot around the corner from the ferry pier) and there are bicycles to rent, including kid's bikes. You can easily ride around the whole island in 30 minutes. It's just a 15 minute ferry ride from Takehara, Hiroshima or Omishima Island. We'll do camping and bbq next time, the beach looked so good and there were few mosquitoes because the rabbits keep the grass so short.
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The island also has the tallest pylon in all Japan. And some beautiful sunrises if you stay the night.
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Knuc U Kinte posted:You need to do a furikomi to send money with TransferWise so it’s pointless to set up until you’re in japan anyway. How would it be pointless? It seems like according to Transferwise I just need to send them a scan of my MyNumber card with my address and then they will send me a PIN code via registered mail. https://transferwise.com/help/article/2293460/verification/verification-for-jpy-transfers#/Process
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Okay, so I'm back from 11 days in Tokyo. I had a fantastic time, and everything was either as expected or even cooler. One thing stood out though. We ended a few nights by going to Toho IMAX, and I have to ask you cause this confused me: What the hell is wrong with Japanese audience that makes them sit through the credits roll in dead silence without making a move for the exit? Seriously, it was creepy as gently caress. It felt like being surrounded by psychopaths. The lights didn't even turn on, so clearly this madness was cinema sanctioned. Is it that thing same thing as where Japanese don't want to leave before the elders like at workplaces, or is it some misplaced reverence for the dudes in the credits? At home in Norway it goes like it pretty much does everywhere, I imagine. The lights turn on at the credits, and everyone crams through the doors all at once. In Japan, it didn't seem to have anything with the audience demographic either. We saw The Post, Infinity War and Ready Player One, so we got a pretty wide spectrum of ages and gender represented, and barely anyone left with us when we stumbled around in the dark, trying to find the exits during the credits. Attack on Princess fucked around with this message at 06:07 on Apr 30, 2018 |
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Please respect 3000 years of Japanese culture and history.
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Donnerberg posted:Okay, so I'm back from 11 days in Tokyo. I had a fantastic time, and everything was either as expected or even cooler. One thing stood out though. Ugh people making a show of respect for artists just loving sickens me, these people must be psychopaths.
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Guys the other day I went to a concert and after a song was done all the sudden EVERY SINGLE PERSON in the room started slapping their hands together. It was so loud. Is this some weird ritual?
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LimburgLimbo posted:Ugh people making a show of respect for artists just loving sickens me, these people must be psychopaths. Shut up.
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I would be more respectful if I understood what the hell was going through their heads, but since I didn't, it was weird and uncomfortable. 99% of my Tokyo experience was a positive and fun time. This whole cinema thing was the 1% that felt like being on an alien planet. Judging from the poster trying to spin this as a thing that makes sense, I'll assume he's Japanese and this whole staring at a credits list in silence for 5-15 minutes thing is a reverence thing then. I apologize for insulting you by generalization. You guys have a weird and dumb cinema habit, but please, you do you. Attack on Princess fucked around with this message at 07:16 on Apr 30, 2018 |
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Donnerberg posted:I would be more respectful if I understood what the hell was going through their heads, but since I didn't, it was weird and uncomfortable. 99% of my Tokyo experience was a positive and fun time. This whole cinema thing was the 1% that felt like being on an alien planet. Think of it like this; what makes Japan so great in many ways is how people are (in general) respectful to those around them and their environment. It makes things very orderly and clean; things are done a certain way, and people more or less unselfishly follow those principles. Showing respect to the creators of movies is just an extension of that.
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Yeah, I can see how you get there. I'm just surprised that it hasn't fallen out of habit. It's a sign of respect that no one other than the audience sees. Then again, I've heard American audiences applaud at the end of movies, and that's equally weird to me... I guess I'll end it there. Thanks for explaining. Attack on Princess fucked around with this message at 07:20 on Apr 30, 2018 |
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LimburgLimbo posted:Think of it like this; what makes Japan so great in many ways is how people are (in general) respectful to those around them and their environment. It makes things very orderly and clean; things are done a certain way, and people more or less unselfishly follow those principles. No, that isn't why, it's just an abject fear of being embarrassed by not doing what everyone else is.
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