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highme posted:Before my first trip the only meat I ate was poultry & fish. I decided I wasn't going to restrict myself in Japan and don't regret it at all. I remembered that pork is loving delicious and that I don't really care for beef. Ha, that's almost the exact same conclusion my partner has come to. She's started eating meat a little before the trip just to make sure her stomach doesn't feel weird during the actual trip, and almost every time she's had beef she's been like, "huh, this is just like... boring?" 
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highme posted:I remembered that pork is loving delicious なりくら 03-6380-3823 東京都新宿区高田馬場1-32-11 小澤ビル地下１F https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1305/A130503/13114695/
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Magna Kaser posted:paleo is easy just skip rice and noods
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^^ Thanks, I will gently caress up one of those cutlets.Johnny Truant posted:Ha, that's almost the exact same conclusion my partner has come to. She's started eating meat a little before the trip just to make sure her stomach doesn't feel weird during the actual trip, and almost every time she's had beef she's been like, "huh, this is just like... boring?" We had some grilled beef at an izakaya in Niseko on NYE and it was just a chewy gross mess. It probably wasn't the best example of beef to get back into, but it's what I had. TBF, I had half of a Dick's burger the last time I was drunk in Seattle and it was loving delicious, so...
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Let us know how your daughter manages if she goes full vegetarian. I saw some actual vegetarian places on my trip, but not many. I have a friend who's eventually going to need advice about that, and my planned response as of now is "learn to at least accept dashi".
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Apr 11, 2019 19:04
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Johnny Truant posted:Unrelated to bad traveling buddies question part deux: my partner and I are looking around for fancy dinners, I think we want to not do Ginza Steak and maybe something else. What're goons thoughts on Tokyo Kappo Terunari? Looks pretty nice for the price range, and tabelog seems to favour it. Not 5/5 or anything, but it looks and sounds dope? This got skipped over, wondering if anybody has thoughts on it! It's going to be my partner and I's 3rd anniversary while we're in Japan, so I'm trying to find us one fancier spot for a romantic evening. If anybody else has suggestions, can be any food type(I mean let's stick with Japanese cuisine), I would be incredibly happy! EDIT: Damnit, forgot to ask about Narikura. Is it really like a "wait multiple hours" kind of busy? It's kind of close to the onsen we're going to, would we be able to get dinner beforehand at this spot or would it already be in the "we've had 400 people waiting" kind of situation? Johnny Truant fucked around with this message at 19:52 on Apr 11, 2019 |
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so, drat. Next time, when my partner is making that sweet sweet doctor money, I guess!
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Johnny Truant posted:Ha, that's almost the exact same conclusion my partner has come to. She's started eating meat a little before the trip just to make sure her stomach doesn't feel weird during the actual trip, and almost every time she's had beef she's been like, "huh, this is just like... boring?" Someone needs a bit of msg
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TheEye posted:Let us know how your daughter manages if she goes full vegetarian. I saw some actual vegetarian places on my trip, but not many. I have a friend who's eventually going to need advice about that, and my planned response as of now is "learn to at least accept dashi". Will do, I suspect dashi will be consumed. Happy Cow showed about 15-20 places near our hotel in Shinjuku, including several vegan spots. So like I said, it's not going to be super challenging. I know a handful of Japanese phrases, but my adventures to places where half of the staff aren't Australians working for the winter has been limited, so my concern was more being able to communicate those needs in Tokyo. I'm sure we'll find plenty of English speaking folk, but I'm pretty excited for the immersion. I also realized I'll be there during the first bit of the Women's World Cup. It looks like the games will be pretty late, is there going to be watch parties etc., for them? I know the Japanese women are a pretty good team.
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highme posted:I also realized I'll be there during the first bit of the Women's World Cup. It looks like the games will be pretty late, is there going to be watch parties etc., for them? I know the Japanese women are a pretty good team. Similar question, but for NFL games. My wife and I are going to be in Tokyo for a couple weeks in November, and always enjoy watching the Giants poo poo the bed in foreign locales. Are there places that show American football even though it starts at 2am?
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Sports with Japanese teams yes NFL no
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highme posted:Will do, I suspect dashi will be consumed. Happy Cow showed about 15-20 places near our hotel in Shinjuku, including several vegan spots. So like I said, it's not going to be super challenging. I know a handful of Japanese phrases, but my adventures to places where half of the staff aren't Australians working for the winter has been limited, so my concern was more being able to communicate those needs in Tokyo. I'm sure we'll find plenty of English speaking folk, but I'm pretty excited for the immersion. Japanese restaurants and culture with food isn't the same as the US in terms of ordering. "I'd like this but hold the..." doesn't really fly in Japan, even if you're asking fluently. (Exceptions are around). Instead you're either ordering and getting the set and not changing what's involved, or ordering options of a set, or just ordering like at izakaya and getting plate by plate. The best way to handle the situation like a native is go someplace where the cuisine will be fine, not trying to "hold" something or another. quote:I also realized I'll be there during the first bit of the Women's World Cup. It looks like the games will be pretty late, is there going to be watch parties etc., for them? I know the Japanese women are a pretty good team. Japan likes soccer but I haven't heard anything about preparations for or broadcasting for the Women's World Cup at all. I'm sure matches will be carried, and since they're in France it's a chance they won't be too late, but will have to look into it. For the men's World Cup last year there were watch parties (basically every nationality in the WC could find a place to watch games) but there wasn't the same public square watching because some of those matches were super late at night for Japan. Slow Graffiti posted:Similar question, but for NFL games. My wife and I are going to be in Tokyo for a couple weeks in November, and always enjoy watching the Giants poo poo the bed in foreign locales. Are there places that show American football even though it starts at 2am? Tokyo turns into "you're committed to staying out all night" after about 12:30 because that's (roughly) when the last trains are headed out, so those kind of late-night places aren't big. There would be more for European soccer teams IMO. And in fact the one NY Giants bar I knew of closed earlier this year (was also my sports club's clubhouse bar and yeah it sucks it closed). There are sports bars in Roppongi including Legends that are kind of dedicated to foreign sports, but maybe not so much at 2 am. The NFL is tough because most of the schedule are 2 am on Sunday night/Monday morning, it's a reason I don't follow even casually much anymore. The timing sucks.
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She doesn't even know we're going yet. Once she does I'll hit her with that happy cow link and have her find places that look good. Also, HarperDC, you've got a pm.
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I just stumbled upon this by accident today and figured it might be of some use to those of you discussing vegetarian places in Tokyo.
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Johnny Truant posted:EDIT: Damnit, forgot to ask about Narikura. Is it really like a "wait multiple hours" kind of busy? It's kind of close to the onsen we're going to, would we be able to get dinner beforehand at this spot or would it already be in the "we've had 400 people waiting" kind of situation? They only serve a set number of people per day, so yeah you gotta line up. The way we did it iirc was we lined up outside the shop around 9am on a weekday. By about 10am we were up to the shop and they took our name. Then we lined up again and waited until 10:30am when they started seating people. So yeah it's a line up and wait place, but holy poo poo it was worth it. Best meat I've ever had in my life.
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harperdc posted:Tokyo turns into "you're committed to staying out all night" after about 12:30 because that's (roughly) when the last trains are headed out, so those kind of late-night places aren't big. There would be more for European soccer teams IMO. And in fact the one NY Giants bar I knew of closed earlier this year (was also my sports club's clubhouse bar and yeah it sucks it closed). There are sports bars in Roppongi including Legends that are kind of dedicated to foreign sports, but maybe not so much at 2 am. The NFL is tough because most of the schedule are 2 am on Sunday night/Monday morning, it's a reason I don't follow even casually much anymore. The timing sucks. Kinda figured that was the case. Sucks that your sports bar closed though. Luckily, I expect nothing of them this season, so it's not a big deal. We spend half the year out of the US so it's always a kick to run into fellow fans in foreign countries (and get drunk with them).
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Stringent posted:They only serve a set number of people per day, so yeah you gotta line up. The way we did it iirc was we lined up outside the shop around 9am on a weekday. By about 10am we were up to the shop and they took our name. Then we lined up again and waited until 10:30am when they started seating people. Ahhh okay, looks like that's a no go for our first night, then! It's funny cause this restaurant was already in my saved places from earlier, but I don't remember who told me about it. Anything else that's a must go to restaurant in Shinjuku? Not sure if we'll get back there after our onsen trip.
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Goddammit, apparently you need a mailing address in the country or something for the SoftBank portable routers. What the gently caress.
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Pollyanna posted:Goddammit, apparently you need a mailing address in the country or something for the SoftBank portable routers. What the gently caress. 
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I’ll just put down the dormy I’m staying at if I can’t pick it up.
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Pollyanna posted:I’ll just put down the dormy I’m staying at if I can’t pick it up. K loving LOOK
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Stringent posted:They only serve a set number of people per day, so yeah you gotta line up. The way we did it iirc was we lined up outside the shop around 9am on a weekday. By about 10am we were up to the shop and they took our name. Then we lined up again and waited until 10:30am when they started seating people. I think it's closed unfortunately. I went in November last year and wanted to check it out again when I go in the near future but apparently it shut down for some unknown reason.
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Furious Lobster posted:I think it's closed unfortunately. I went in November last year and wanted to check it out again when I go in the near future but apparently it shut down for some unknown reason. Nooooooooooo
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You might find it still there with the same name but it has a new owner.
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https://twitter.com/Narikura_1010/status/1112337825649704961
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totalnewbie posted:You might find it still there with the same name but it has a new owner. Ah, yeah. Was just reading that.
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Hey Phone, August will you be in Fuji speedway? If it’s the weekend I love to go but hotels and stuff are filling up fast so you better book stuff now
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Johnny Truant posted:Ahhh okay, looks like that's a no go for our first night, then! It's funny cause this restaurant was already in my saved places from earlier, but I don't remember who told me about it. Since the onsen you're visiting is in Okubo (I think?) I'd suggest you go to a Korean place since that area is one of Tokyo's bigger Korean districts. Here's two places I like: https://foursquare.com/v/%E9%9F%93%...f0037049c8af1a0 https://foursquare.com/v/%E3%81%A8%...964a5203f4034e3
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highme posted:We live in Portland I just remembered this, have y'all ever eaten at Beast? I have a copy of Naomi Pomeroy's cookbook which I absolutely love. Would kill to go eat there.
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Stringent posted:I just remembered this, have y'all ever eaten at Beast? I have a copy of Naomi Pomeroy's cookbook which I absolutely love. Would kill to go eat there. I have not, it looks good but I'm the only one in our house that eats meat so it's not really in our wheelhouse. I did remember earlier that my daughter spent 10 days in Korea as an exchange student in 8th grade. Her host family wasn't all that accommodating of her diet and she survived. Japan with dad will be much easier.
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punk rebel ecks posted:Does Haneda airport have an international ATM?
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You should be able to take bout from any 7/11 atm and there’s a lot around including not in 7/11s
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punk rebel ecks posted:Does Haneda airport have an international ATM? 7-11 and Japan Post ATMs are what you want.
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caberham posted:Yeah it’s nice, I think it’s been around for at least 9 years?? Awesome, thanks. I didn't want to bring huge wads of cash worth me when I traveled. So I justvwabt d to use my Chase VISA card to make withdrawals.
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Pollyanna posted:I’ll just put down the dormy I’m staying at if I can’t pick it up. Yeah do that. We had it shipped to the hotel. It was fine.
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I can't find my old post to quote myself, so pretend I quoted the 2 or 3 times I said to walk around with $10,000 in your pocket. It's a life experience.
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sale on Banksy art posted:I can't find my old post to quote myself, so pretend I quoted the 2 or 3 times I said to walk around with $10,000 in your pocket. It's a life experience. We had to make the down payment on our house in cash. That was fun.
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Or you can be like that legendary goon that showed up on a weekend without telling his bank that he was traveling and they blocked his card the first time he tried to use it so he had no access to money for two days.
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sale on Banksy art posted:I can't find my old post to quote myself, so pretend I quoted the 2 or 3 times I said to walk around with $10,000 in your pocket. It's a life experience. Username makes this post 
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LyonsLions posted:Or you can be like that legendary goon that showed up on a weekend without telling his bank that he was traveling and they blocked his card the first time he tried to use it so he had no access to money for two days. Or the one that got rolled by Nigerians in Roppongi for five grand after a goon meet, lol.
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