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peanut posted:Love hotels are awesome and the room/bath is usually bigger and better than a business hotel. The only problem is that they don't support multiple nights. Yeah this. We stayed in a ludicrous one in Osaka for a night and it was the biggest room and most comfortable and largest bed for our whole trip. Esp given we're both 6' tall, not having to hang over the end of the bed was a delight.
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gently caress, I didnt realize Melonkuma merchandise would only/mostly be available in Hokkaido. Anyone know of somewhere in Tokyo I could pick up a Melonkuma t-shirt? Trying to get souvenirs for my nephews.
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Stringent posted:I agree with that as far as washoku goes, and non-washoku doesn't really have any cachet for non-residents. this depends too. in the capital I Inaka it'll be dicier, but if you go out to like the semi-rural surrounding areas you can find stuff if you're lucky/good at looking. one of my old teachers apparently found a solid mexican place in the middle of nowhere outside kyoto, but he also knows like every mexican place in kyoto-fu. e: but also like ntan said on vacation i'm probably gonna be trying to going pure washoku. i imagine it'd be different if i lived there, but that is unfortunately not the case at the moment. mikeycp fucked around with this message at 04:28 on Feb 26, 2019 |
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captkirk posted:gently caress, I didnt realize Melonkuma merchandise would only/mostly be available in Hokkaido. Anyone know of somewhere in Tokyo I could pick up a Melonkuma t-shirt? Trying to get souvenirs for my nephews. Yeah it’s a local mascot, so most stuff will be up there. There are Hokkaido antenna shops in Tokyo, notably one near Yurakucho Station called Hokkaido Dosanko Plaza. You might also might be able to get some things online.
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ntan1 posted:Indeed, But how would I hang out with my tokyo goons? Ramen? Nabe? It's always pizza, mexican, or hamburgers. Well Israeli food was good and cheap too
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caberham posted:But how would I hang out with my tokyo goons? I'm proud to say I have never taken you to any of that stuff when I was picking places.
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caberham posted:But how would I hang out with my tokyo goons? Wife and I got to try this place last week and it was really good: https://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1303/A130301/13012504/
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geese posted:Quick airport question: My wife and are spending 10 days in Thailand before flying to Osaka via Tokyo. I'm concerned about the transfer time. We're flying an overnight flight from Bangkok to Haneda, arriving 5:55 am at terminal K. Our flight to Osaka is at 8 am, also at Haneda but terminal D2. So a little over 2 hours to do immigration and transfer terminals, assuming no delays. I can't imagine immigration being too busy at 6am but some reassurance would be nice. We're Canadian for what it's worth and both flights are ANA so I imagine they'd bump us to the next flight if there is a problem. I connected with time to spare in 2.5hrs (late inbound, was supposed to be 4 hours) including nearly an hour dealing with JAL lost baggage and a bus ride from Narita to Haneda. You'll be okay
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Ok working on my itinerary, hows this look? October 4-15th Day 1 arrival. Technically evening arrival KIX airport Osaka, staying near Dotonbori for the night so wandering the streets stuffing myself with takoyaki until I am 50% octopus-by-volume then crashing. 2 days spent waiting out the Chinese holiday in Kinosaki. Spend all day touring the onsens and slowly boiling myself to death and the evenings walking the town and crashing at my ryokan. 6 days in Kyoto. The plan is to hit the really touristy places either at the break of dawn or late at night. Days will be spent leisurely wandering shrines, gardens, Imperial palace, and souvenir hunting. 2 of these days will include day trips to Nara and Himeji. 2.5 days in Osaka. Sightseeing like the castle and museums and shopping. Fly home.
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NADA KENKA MATSURI in HIMEJI OCTOBER 14-15 https://www.nadamatsuri.jp/index.html ALL HYOGO MATSURI CALENDAR http://prosv3.tok2.com/~oosio315/map-hyogo.htm Go to one of these on your Osaka days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en79MjlJyaY peanut fucked around with this message at 09:44 on Feb 26, 2019 |
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peanut posted:NADA KENKA MATSURI in HIMEJI OCTOBER 14-15 Wait... they are doing bumper cars with shrines? EDIT: I've now begun looking for festivals while I'm there. Theres a festival in Otsu with robot dolls (old timey japanese robotics?) http://www.nihon-kankou.or.jp.e.wp.hp.transer.com/detail/25201ba2210026591 Blackchamber fucked around with this message at 10:26 on Feb 26, 2019 |
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Still haven’t called that restaurant. The time difference and hating phone convos don’t help.
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Sup goons, it’s my third trip to Japan and this time instead of trying to cram poo poo in I’m just hanging out in Tokyo for a few weeks and Kyoto for a few days. Does anyone have any suggestions for some music bars like the spots in Shimokitazawa, but in Koenji, Shibuya, Shinkiku, Ueno? Or really any bars that fit that vibe. Also, I’m flying over to buy an antique ramen/udon noodle maker, and if anyone here lives around Nagano and wants to make $100 helping me translate I’d be more than happy to pay.
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What kind of music, what month? You could enjoy a full real concert in addition to bars with themed bathrooms.
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? You're just going to hang out in Tokyo for a few WEEKS? That sounds really boring if you haven't got people to hang out with every day. Go out and do stuff, man. You don't have to be in a rush - just buy a rail pass and see where you end up.
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Counterpoint: hanging out for a few weeks in Tokyo with no plans or schedules sounds like it'd loving own.
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That's my plan. I am spending two weeks and change in Tokyo, with four days in Kyoto. I kind of want to just wander around and discover things every day.
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totalnewbie posted:? You're just going to hang out in Tokyo for a few WEEKS? That sounds really boring if you haven't got people to hang out with every day. Go out and do stuff, man. You don't have to be in a rush - just buy a rail pass and see where you end up. My two trips before this one I’ve driven to Aomori and traveled to Iwakuni the other way. I’m visiting some friends in Osaka and Kyoto but other than that I’m just going to gorge on ramen and do some research for a brick and mortar I’d hope to open. I’m content with not doing much besides trekking outside Tokyo here and there every few days. I’m catching Courtney Barnett one night, and might catch Mineral on their reunion tour. I’ve checked out tokyogigguide for some local shows so I might do that too. Was just hoping for some more interesting bars to checkout that were more “neighborhoody.” peanut posted:What kind of music, what month? You could enjoy a full real concert in addition to bars with themed bathrooms. I’ll be there starting Mar 3rd. Until the 22nd. Four days in Kyoto and 1 in Osaka. I’m into ~~anything~~, but mostly punk, hardcore, and indie stuff. Really enjoyed Little Soul Cafe and Trouble Peach in Shimokitazawa. coronalight fucked around with this message at 02:23 on Feb 27, 2019 |
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Stringent posted:Counterpoint: hanging out for a few weeks in Tokyo with no plans or schedules sounds like it'd loving own. Same.
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Tokyo owns to hang out in and you can absolutely find a lot to do in that time and find similar people to hang with. Or just drink every night. Goons are also bored drunks and chances are someone is down to hang. If you can find a cheap used bike to gently caress around on it’s also an awesome way to explore the city. Edit: there’s some annoyances with registering the bike and poo poo but you can get around it even as a tourist I believe
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What's something to do in Tokyo that doesn't involve lots of walking. Looking for something to put in between walking 10 miles to do stuff
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Don't buy a bike. Do sign up for the docomo bike rental: http://docomo-cycle.jp/
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Of all the places in the world Tokyo is the place to hangout for a few weeks because there’s so much stuff you can do. I never really stayed in Tokyo for too long but it’s still fun after 20 times
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And inaka food is mostly mountain food, sure there are quality ingredients but it’s mostly one note. You really have to drive around the regions to try all kinds of food
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scotty posted:I’ll be there starting Mar 3rd. Until the 22nd. Four days in Kyoto and 1 in Osaka. I’m into ~~anything~~, but mostly punk, hardcore, and indie stuff. Really enjoyed Little Soul Cafe and Trouble Peach in Shimokitazawa. https://www.antiknock.net/ http://club-science.com/ http://www.shibuyathegame.com/ That's all I know looking at tour flyers, I live in loving Shikoku lol peanut fucked around with this message at 07:19 on Feb 27, 2019 |
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caberham posted:You really have to drive around the regions to try all kinds of food Thats me!!
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Stringent posted:Don't buy a bike. Yeah was gonna mention, the bike shares are also doable though I’m not a fan of the bikes themselves and would personally prefer a beater road bike if I could find it, but that’s individual taste.
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If I could improve one thing about Tokyo it'd be the bike infrastructure and rule enforcement. It's potentially a perfect cycling city but the way things are you can't really get to high speeds outside of some of the large roads, because nobody really obeys the traffic rules when it comes to bikes, like right of way and which side of the road to bike on, so someone might suddenly cut around a corner and slam into you. There's a few cycling paths but they're really half assed and pedestrians just walk on them.
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Shibawanko posted:If I could improve one thing about Tokyo it'd be the bike infrastructure and rule enforcement. It's potentially a perfect cycling city but the way things are you can't really get to high speeds outside of some of the large roads, because nobody really obeys the traffic rules when it comes to bikes, like right of way and which side of the road to bike on, so someone might suddenly cut around a corner and slam into you. There's a few cycling paths but they're really half assed and pedestrians just walk on them. Yup.
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ntan1 posted:Thats me!!  food, dialects, local stories inaka kicks rear end
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Stringent posted:Yup. This is one thing that has confused me. In Asakusa by my hotel they just throw down some stickers on the side walk that have a bike symbol on it. Is that how biking rolls in Tokyo? Just get a slice of the sidewalk and hope one of those old ladies with a back bent like a U doesn't wander into your lane?
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captkirk posted:This is one thing that has confused me. In Asakusa by my hotel they just throw down some stickers on the side walk that have a bike symbol on it. Is that how biking rolls in Tokyo? Just get a slice of the sidewalk and hope one of those old ladies with a back bent like a U doesn't wander into your lane? Nobody pays any attention to those stickers, including the bicyclists.
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The ones that are by the sidewalk are pretty limited and really only there to make it more clear which side you should be in instead of having bikes weaving in and out of pedestrians to either side. Those bike paths are also generally not that nicely paved and a rough ride on a road bike. If you want speed you need to be on a bigger road as is mentioned. Even if there were nice protected bike paths you wouldn’t be safe putting out speed because it would be clogged with mamacharis going about walking pace. Drivers at least aren’t thaaaat bad in my experience, though people loving suck at using turn signals well beforehand, and there’s far too many cars stopped on the left hand bike lane areas of the big roads so you need to swerve into traffic more than you really like. I’ve been considering getting a cyclocross/gravel bike with some real fat street tires just so I can commute in more comfort, and go full speed where available without having to worry as much if I can stop in time if some idiot pulls in front of me.
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I'm down to my last day and a half in Japan. Not sure yet what I'm going to do tomorrow but does anyone have recommendations on something to do in Tokyo my last day before flying out of Haneda airport? My flight doesn't take off until 7:00 PM so I've got a lot of the day to burn.
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LimburgLimbo posted:I’ve been considering getting a cyclocross/gravel bike with some real fat street tires just so I can commute in more comfort, and go full speed where available without having to worry as much if I can stop in time if some idiot pulls in front of me. What size?
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captkirk posted:I'm down to my last day and a half in Japan. Not sure yet what I'm going to do tomorrow but does anyone have recommendations on something to do in Tokyo my last day before flying out of Haneda airport? My flight doesn't take off until 7:00 PM so I've got a lot of the day to burn. -Ueno park museums -Edo-tokyo museum -Nakano Broadway for nerdy poo poo -walking around randomly between harajuku, Shinjuku, and Shibuya -stuffing your face with food anywhere -onsen???? All of those are good options if you haven't done one of them yet
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Massive party onsen sounds good!!!!!
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captkirk posted:This is one thing that has confused me. In Asakusa by my hotel they just throw down some stickers on the side walk that have a bike symbol on it. Is that how biking rolls in Tokyo? Just get a slice of the sidewalk and hope one of those old ladies with a back bent like a U doesn't wander into your lane? It's a problem of attitudes towards bike and enforcement of the law. The law regarding bikes is in theory the same as, for example, in the Netherlands, in that bikes are technically a vehicle and part of traffic, but people treat them and think of them as basically pedestrians with wheels. Bikes mingle with pedestrians at very low speeds and very unpredictably, and putting a bike lane on a sidewalk with some stickers is just further enforcing that, and people of course ignore it. Those bike lanes are also constantly interrupted by car exits (instead of the car having to wait for the bikes when coming out of a parking lot or driveway, as it should be), old dudes just walk into the bike paths and the cyclists themselves constantly cycle on the pedestrian side. The cops don't do poo poo about it except check registration numbers and give you a ticket for having a bike light that isn't at full strength. Improving bike accessibility would let people commute from areas that are not directly near train stations without needing a car.
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My friend has a hobby of getting a photograph of emergency vehicles (ambulance, police car, fire engine) in any new country he visits. Other than just visiting a police station etc and taking photos, is there any advice for this oddball? I half expect Tokyo to have some specialist bar for “emergency vehicle otaku” or something.
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totalnewbie posted:? You're just going to hang out in Tokyo for a few WEEKS? That sounds really boring if you haven't got people to hang out with every day. Go out and do stuff, man. You don't have to be in a rush - just buy a rail pass and see where you end up. Wow I’ve never disagreed with anything more than your post. Tokyo boring for a few weeks? Then almost any other city in any other country gonna suck after a few days. Wow.
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