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My plan is to only mete out the loosest structure of the trip and have a number of options and sights to choose from depending on the area. Get there first, then throw a dart at the wall or something every morning. That probably just makes me lazy.
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That’s not a safe way to do it if you are with a group. If you are not familiar with japan or getting around big cities then you guys will be slow down to a crawl, get a data card and google maps One major activity a day, and if you are a super foodie, dinner reservations every night. If you won’t be coming back to japan soon, then 2 major activities a day. Caberham’s choice: One major activity a day, one minor activity with detours everywhere, one planned dinner for every other night. caberham fucked around with this message at 02:13 on Jan 11, 2019 |
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Jan 11, 2019 02:07
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Yup, 1 major thing per day (if that) with the loosest mental plan around it and absolutely no commitment to sticking to it. I can't imagine traveling with such a robust schedule - what happens to all the cool poo poo you find along the way that you want to stop and check out? Do those sorts of people just... not look at anything between their destinations? You guys recommending that I just stick to Tokyo when I came over a few months ago was the best advice I got. I barely scratched the surface of it and most enjoyed simply wandering around suburban streets and seeing life drift by.
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Jan 11, 2019 02:37
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Really depends on the size of the group and what people like to do. Families with kids can’t really stick around and loiter for an hour. Or old people. There’s a difference between not knowing what to do and sticking around for a cool detour. But some people can make do in any situations without being too bummed out. Depends on the mood I guess
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Jan 11, 2019 03:22
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Oh no I definitely wouldn’t do more than 1 major activity a day. Just that I don’t wanna plan the whole thing out at once.
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Jan 11, 2019 04:21
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Not sure how much of a shot in the dark this is, but... does anyone have any recommendations for hotels/hostels/whatever in the Tokyo area, specifically anywhere that isn't super far from Waseda by train, for about nine nights in March?
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Jan 11, 2019 04:53
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Richmond Hotel Suidobashi? 30ish min?
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Jan 11, 2019 04:56
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youcallthatatwist posted:Not sure how much of a shot in the dark this is, but... does anyone have any recommendations for hotels/hostels/whatever in the Tokyo area, specifically anywhere that isn't super far from Waseda by train, for about nine nights in March? There's a bunch of airbnbs around Waseda and Higashi Shinjuku. Higashi Shinjuku is 1 stop from Nishi Waseda on the Fukutoshin.
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Jan 11, 2019 05:03
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Phone posted:Richmond Hotel Suidobashi? 30ish min? That’s like anywhere inside the city lol
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Pollyanna posted:My plan is to only mete out the loosest structure of the trip and have a number of options and sights to choose from depending on the area. Get there first, then throw a dart at the wall or something every morning. That probably just makes me lazy. i bought a rail pass and made sure all my accommodation had free cancellation within 24 hours of check in and had a good trip. wanna go back to hokkaido
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Jan 11, 2019 06:28
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On my first trip back in 2010 I randomly decided to go to Tanegashima, booked a hotel and took the ferry the next day and rented a bike, then hopped over to Yakushima, probably the best part of that trip. It's fine to go to Japan without planning much except if you want to do certain specific things that are very popular or want to take domestic flights and stuff.
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Jan 11, 2019 07:20
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Kyoto: Temples and shrines are generally open 7am-4pm. Jetlag can be an advantage. The city is flat and on a grid, it's very walkable and bikeable. Always carry small bills and coins, and Have Fun!!!!
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Jan 11, 2019 09:19
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ntan1 posted:I'm one of the stupid posters You're a good poster, though 
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My wive brought us to Tokyo on a surprise holiday for my birthday. Staying with a friend at Kagurazaka. Any special stuff to do the next week? Looking for anything form alternative dance music event to special restaurant or art exhibition. Today was more a day trip just getting lost on the city and looking at peculiar buildings, old shops, eating in tiny restaurants. Something that’s always nice in Tokyo. We’ll also do a day trip to gunma, but other than that, not much is planned.
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Jan 11, 2019 10:14
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Holy poo poo japan. So I’m at an auto expo and wanted to buy 2 tomi cars at a booth. The shop keeper wanted to bag the items but I already had a bag and didn’t want to. She then wanted to put tape on the packing which I don’t want because it’s a gift. After consulting her manager it’s BAG OR TAPE BAG OR TAPE Like I already have the receipt who cares. So I had her bag the items and left the store, had took out the toy cars and had my friends return the bag for me. loving hell japan you always have dumb rear end situations like this all the time
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Jan 11, 2019 10:31
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caberham posted:Holy poo poo japan. I just went out to the grocery store across the street for a lemon. They are individually packed in plastic bags. Then the store clerk wanted to put the lemon i another bag. I tried to explain that it wasn’t necessary, and that I had a fabric bag for this massive piece of fruit. But I couldn’t make it clear and left with my bag in a bag in a bag.
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Jan 11, 2019 10:46
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caberham posted:Holy poo poo japan. If it’s insistent then just take the bag. Also this is balanced by JR’s NewDays now installing self-checkout for Suica/電子マネー where you can walk out without a receipt or bag at all.
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mrfart posted:My wive brought us to Tokyo on a surprise holiday for my birthday. You're in luck, Kagurazaka has some of the best restaurants in Tokyo. This is an excellent Venetian style Italian place: Restaurant Stefano - 神楽坂6-47, 照井ビル 1F - http://4sq.com/aePSrv Really good French: Lugdunum Bouchon Lyonnais - 神楽坂4-3-7, 海老屋ビル 1F - http://4sq.com/dQjdFc Pretty good izakaya: てしごとや 霽月 - 神楽坂6-77, 神谷ビル2F - http://4sq.com/9joEz0 And lots more if you feel like digging around a bit.
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Stringent posted:You're in luck, Kagurazaka has some of the best restaurants in Tokyo. Thanks. I’ve been to the izakaya (I think). Since I’m from Brussels form an area filled to the brim with good Italian/Belgian-french cuisine, I might look for something Asian
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mrfart posted:Thanks. I’ve been to the izakaya (I think). Since I’m from Brussels form an area filled to the brim with good Italian/Belgian-french cuisine, I might look for something Asian Yeah, do, there's lots of good ones I just never think to keep track of them.
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Jan 11, 2019 14:39
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So it seems my Dad has a shitload of Amex points he's never going to use and is happy to give enough to my wife and I for round trip first class tickets to Tokyo from the US on ANA as a birthday(s)/anniversary gift. Obviously I'm over the moon, and have started looking at heading there around late October until mid-November. Still in early stages of planning, but is there any reason why that wouldn't be a good time to go? I haven't found any yet.
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Jan 11, 2019 15:48
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Pretty sure that's the perfect time to go. Not too hot, not too cold, autumn foliage, most things that close for the winter are still open.
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Japan's packaging autism is incredible sometimes. I bought cookies once and I had to go through six layers of plastic to get to a cookie (each individually wrapped, naturally).peanut posted:Always carry small bills and coins, and Have Fun!!!! Yeah. All over but especially I noticed in Kyoto there are little street shops in back alleys that sell cool handmade stuff that makes great souvenirs, and they're all self service stores. Usually take what you want for 100 yen each, there's a box to put your coins in. It's really good to always have a pocket of 100s/500s with you for that kind of thing.
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caberham posted:loving hell japan you always have dumb rear end situations like this all the time Usually for stuff like this I just let them go through the process. It's sort of a Japanese face thing: by demanding that they do not add five layers of packaging, you sort of aren't letting them do their job. And it's indirectly meiwaku. It's like the exact opposite of Chinese face. Less effort than trying to correct it. The actual issue with Omiyage sets, craft items, etc. is that basically the same ones appear in every tourist area in Japan. The only difference is that somebody slapped a different prefecture onto the box, or used a different food coloring. It's a lot of effort trying to find the food box sets that are actually really good -- and then for craft items I end up in decision paralysis because I don't actually *need* anything and the things that I do want I'd rather have really high handmade quality.
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I tell people not to package poo poo all the time. Cabe you can get the tape and then take it off literally the second you leave the store ITS NOT HARD
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Foreign Substance posted:Pretty sure that's the perfect time to go. Not too hot, not too cold, autumn foliage, most things that close for the winter are still open. Sweet! Thank you.
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October festivals in Ehime, Kagawa and Hyogo!!! October 14-15 Himeji https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/26/ All Hyogo super map! Early/mid October http://prosv3.tok2.com/~oosio315/map-hyogo.htm October 13-15 Saijo, Ehime http://www.saijomatsuri.jp October 16-18 Niihama, Ehime https://ohmatsuri.com/en/articles/ehime-niihama-taiko well heck just look at https://ohmatsuri.com/en/ ! The 2019 dates aren't ready for many events, so browse 2018 instead.
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That’s not how face worksLimburgLimbo posted:I tell people not to package poo poo all the time. I did have my friend return the bag because that’s less effort for me there :downsrim Someone else said I should just snatch and grab and put everything Into my backpack and give them a quick stern stare and gtfo. But in that situation the booth greeter who was not involved with the situation saw everything and chuckled.
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I really have to thank you all and this thread. Team lab planets was very fun and I can’t wait to go again and see borderless
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Stringent posted:You're in luck, Kagurazaka has some of the best restaurants in Tokyo. That Italian place has cooking lessons? That's cool 
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Bofast posted:That Italian place has cooking lessons? That's cool I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised, the chef is a super cool guy.
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back again, I think I've settled on adjusted schedule now of Adding a night in Aomori Not doing Lake Tazawa Going from Akita --> Kanazawa (two transfers via Shinkansen - looks like a route I haven't gone before) One or two nights there Kanazawa -> Gero or Takayama Onsen One or two nights there (depending on whether if I used that time in Kanazawa) Then onto Osaka for 5 nights until 2 nights in the fuji five lakes area, which has some fun transfers by train but should be doable then resume booked schedule
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peanut posted:just drink and watch the sardines and laugh at the I love aquariums so I'm really looking forward to checking it out. Looking at the Ryokan Yunoshimakan too, seems like a nice relaxing option.
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Some of the best seafood I've ever had was just wandering the big central market in Kanazawa and eating things. A lot of the fish sellers have fresh sashimi.
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So I'll be finishing up the semester at Waseda soon, and I've been so caught up in work that I haven't really made any plans for winter break. I have basically all of February and probably a few weeks in March free; I'll probably hang out around Tokyo for a while and do some day trips, but it'd be nice to slap together a plan to travel around the country for at least a week or two. I've never been outside the capital before and so I don't quite know where to look, especially because I'm fine with skipping out on the more tourist-y, well-known places if people have other recommendations. I'm on a college student budget and I have no luxurious goals in mind - my primary ideas are to a) hike and see some pretty nature and b) stuff my face with as much good food as possible. I'm fine with scrimping on other aspects if it means I get to focus on those two. Maybe a stay at an onsen/ryokan would be nice, too, if I could find an available and affordable one. I can read and speak well enough to chat, ask for directions, etc., so I'm not too worried about the language barrier, and I have no particular interest in nerd stuff besides Ghibli. So yeah, any advice?
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A lot of naturey places are closed in winter but I would put in a vote for Nagano. Lake Suwa up to Matsumoto is cheap, chill, has good food, very pretty. I liked it a lot and it's a nice change of pace from Tokyo. The highway bus from Shinjuku to Matsumoto is about three hours, it's better than the local trains.
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youcallthatatwist posted:So I'll be finishing up the semester at Waseda soon, and I've been so caught up in work that I haven't really made any plans for winter break. I have basically all of February and probably a few weeks in March free; I'll probably hang out around Tokyo for a while and do some day trips, but it'd be nice to slap together a plan to travel around the country for at least a week or two. Skip the ryokan "experience" and find a minshuku wherever you are going that is highly rated. You can even find some that have onsen as well. Unfortunately I havent been to any specifically in central Nagano, but I know a couple in Gifu. Grand Fromage posted:Some of the best seafood I've ever had was just wandering the big central market in Kanazawa and eating things. A lot of the fish sellers have fresh sashimi.
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When you say budget onsen the first thing that comes to mind are any of the Itoen Hotels. The facilities are pretty classic bubble-era onsen resort and they tend to host lots of tour groups, but it's pretty hard to beat 7800 yen per person for onsen, buffet dinner that includes nomihodai, and breakfast. Same price even if you stay alone, too. If your interest in Ghibli is only passing consider skipping the museum and instead seeing the Nihon TV clock in Shiodome, which was designed by Hayao Miyazaki. zmcnulty fucked around with this message at 22:36 on Jan 12, 2019 |
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