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Nanigans posted:That could work and it was similar to my original plan. But it’s also a lot of 3 hour trips on the shinkansen that could eat into sightseeing/loving around. Also isn’t luggage on the shinkansen a nightmare? If you're going to be visiting both Tokyo and Kyoto on a one week trip, you're going to be taking the shinkansen. There's no faster transportation option between the two. If you don't want to spend time on the shinkansen then you're staying in Tokyo and its immediate surroundings. Which is fine, both times I went to Japan for only a week I did single cities and don't regret it. But I was also living right next door and knew I'd be back again.
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Lid posted:Been in Kyoto a few days and it's lovely - much less loud than Tokyo but still feels a full living city with some great soba - but I have a question Last year Japan got a medal in curling at the Olympics for the first time and the women’s team was fairly charming (or at least was catnip for the Japanese media), so it’s carried over a bit to this year. I’ve seen a few variety segments set in/with curling.
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Does anyone know anything about the "local bus" that goes from Minobu Station to Minobusan Ropeway and Kuon-ji Temple, neat Mt. Fuji? All I've been able to find is "take the local bus" "buses line up with train arrivals" and "Buses run very intermittently" which driving me nuts. I keep trying to find a timetable with no luck. I have a busy day planned, and I just want to get an idea for how much time I should actually budget. Or would it just be easier to hire cabs, and are they just sitting around waiting for passengers at the station and temple, or do I have to attempt a call with zero Japanese vocabulary?
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Grand Fromage posted:If you're going to be visiting both Tokyo and Kyoto on a one week trip, you're going to be taking the shinkansen. There's no faster transportation option between the two. If you don't want to spend time on the shinkansen then you're staying in Tokyo and its immediate surroundings. Which is fine, both times I went to Japan for only a week I did single cities and don't regret it. But I was also living right next door and knew I'd be back again. If you're like me and automatically assume that a 3hr shinkansen trip is going to eat time like a 3hr plane flight (allowing time either side to get to airports, getting there early, etc) it's actually nothing like flying - no boarding time, you get on and off right in the middle of town, it's super relaxing, etc. We wasted a bunch of time getting to the station early etc just out of airport habit.
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Picnic Princess posted:Does anyone know anything about the "local bus" that goes from Minobu Station to Minobusan Ropeway and Kuon-ji Temple, neat Mt. Fuji? All I've been able to find is "take the local bus" "buses line up with train arrivals" and "Buses run very intermittently" which driving me nuts. I keep trying to find a timetable with no luck. I have a busy day planned, and I just want to get an idea for how much time I should actually budget. Looks like basically every hour from the station to Minobusan. https://www.kuonji.jp/access/ From there it's some shared taxi/microbus, 200 yen. Doesn't say anything about a ropeway. https://www.kuonji.jp/access/taxi.htm
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I've just encountered my first train delay in Japan. Apparently a dog ran out onto the tracks and was hit by a train. Guess I'm grabbing lunch by the monkey park.
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Anybody got tips for getting reservations for a restaurant from overseas/over the phone? Dad wants to try Shouraian and apparently you have to reserve in advance, but I'm not sure if that's actually doable from outside the country. I'm also really, really not confident enough in my Japanese to try and make a reservation over the phone - I'm bad enough at that already. Am I overthinking it? probably yes
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Pollyanna posted:Anybody got tips for getting reservations for a restaurant from overseas/over the phone? Dad wants to try Shouraian and apparently you have to reserve in advance, but I'm not sure if that's actually doable from outside the country. I'm also really, really not confident enough in my Japanese to try and make a reservation over the phone - I'm bad enough at that already. Am I overthinking it? probably yes https://tabelog.com/en/kyoto/A2601/A260403/26003826/ Call the reservation number on there, and see if they have anyone that speaks English, don't try to do it in Japanese. If that doesn't work report back.
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Two questions: 1-I'll be in Tokyo for 3-4 days next week and we're planning on just working through a big ol' list of places to eat, drink, and shop we've compiled over the past few weeks. That being said, we will have a day of use left on our JR East rail passes, so we could do a "free" day trip somewhere in their territory. I never really bother much with single day trips, but I don't know Japan at all, so maybe there's something that just can't be missed if it's effectively a free train ride? 2-Can somebody please tell me what the Sapporo Co-op jingle is saying? The loving thing plays on a 10 second loop at ear piercing volume, with the speakers in each department out of sync. And then the presumably standard J-pop coming through the main PA system layered on top. I'm going to be have this in my head for months, I may as well know what it means. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUBeaWfWyVE Also, -Hokkaido owns, coming back here ASAP. We came to ski, had a couple good days, and then the snow stopped. Still loving it. -The roads are great and fun to drive on, there is no traffic at all. You could spend 3 weeks doing nothing in Hokkaido but driving around stopping at every dairy and onsen you see. -Flying JAL in an 8-across 787 is a zillion times better than the 9-across 777/787s everyone else flies out of YVR -Sapporo is bleak as gently caress during the day, and pretty much Vegas minus the fat white people (but including the busloads of mainlanders) at night. It's great. Need to go back when I can safely pass out in a puddle without dying of exposure.
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Kreez posted:Two questions: Kamakura might be worth looking into.
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Kamakura, Ushiku, Nikko, YOLOhama
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Because YOLO you should never waste your precious time going to Yokohama
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A day in Kamakura with a stop to see the evening skyline in Minatomirai on the way back sounds quite nice actually.
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Kreez posted:Two questions: You could hit up Kusatsu: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e7403.html
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Stringent posted:You could hit up Kusatsu: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e7403.html Kusatsu is really cool. They were also friendly to tattoos at the onsen.
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sale on Banksy art posted:A day in Kamakura with a stop to see the evening skyline in Minatomirai on the way back sounds quite nice actually. This would be my recommendation (assuming you don’t wind up going by Yokohama at any other time)
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Thanks guys, will look into it. Another question, any way to get "foreign" IC cards? Specifically, any way to pick up a JR Hokkaido Kitaca card in Tokyo? My partner collects transit cards as pretty much her only souvenirs from trips, but she lost it and we won't be back in the issuing territory this trip. Would be great to get our hands on one, when if it means going a bit out of our way or spending a bit more than the 500 yen deposit.
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I like Yokohama. It's Odaiba that I consider mostly a waste of time.
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Shibawanko posted:I like Yokohama. You take that back!
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Shibawanko posted:I like Yokohama. 
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Pththya-lyi posted:You take that back! Odaiba's just a giant pedestrian-unfriendly shopping mall!
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Shibawanko posted:Odaiba's just a giant pedestrian-unfriendly shopping mall! With a fantastic science museum 
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Odaiba is pretty boring for shopping and eating imo, but there are some decent open spaces for day drinking. Like the fake beach. Also the bar at Grand Nikko is drastically better than the one at that murder Hilton
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Pththya-lyi posted:With a fantastic science museum It's also a place to buy designer Gundam goods (Strict-G).
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zmcnulty posted:that murder Hilton Wait hold up, what’s the story there?
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https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan-news/breaking/suicide-bid-near-tokyo-hotel-ends-in-discovery-of-korean-womans-body/ One of the reasons it's now Hilton instead of Nikko. zmcnulty fucked around with this message at 23:20 on Feb 20, 2019 |
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if you want to see a giant robot or a giant saw or depending on the season buy a ton of anime porn then odaiba is good for that.
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mikeycp posted:if you want to see a giant robot or a giant saw or depending on the season buy a ton of anime porn then odaiba is good for that. Or if you want to see a smaller, creepier robot  ALL HAIL TELENOID
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No one except for dumb tourists have ever gone to odaiba without there being some event or convention on in the history of japan.
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So for my 3 days in Kyoto next month, I found this, which looks pretty comprehensive: https://www.insidekyoto.com/kyoto-three-day-itinerary It seems a bit rushed though, is that accurate? Anything in there that's not worthwhile, or anything missing that shouldn't be missed?
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Knuc U Kinte posted:No one except for dumb tourists have ever gone to odaiba without there being some event or convention on in the history of japan. hey man, the allure of gundam base only gunpla is strong sometimes.
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TheEye posted:So for my 3 days in Kyoto next month, I found this, which looks pretty comprehensive: https://www.insidekyoto.com/kyoto-three-day-itinerary double the time for everything to account for wading through all the chinese tourists
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Japanese people usually say they like Odaiba because it's not like the rest of Tokyo, it's semi-orderly and has broad, straight streets and futuristic buildings. But one of the things I like the most about Tokyo is the chaotic street plan and complete chaos in architectural styles everywhere.
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Anyone got any decently affordable food recommendations for Nagano? Yes I know that it's Japan and restaurants are literally everywhere but I'm curious if anyone has any particular suggestions
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soba is the thing there, enjoy.
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