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The Miraikan in Odaiba is cool, say hi to the creepy robots from me If you feel like getting out of Tokyo for a while, Mt. Takao and Kamakura are good day trips. Mt. Takao involves walking uphill on paved paths, and Kamakura's (optional) pilgrim trail features a lot of rocky and uneven terrain, but there's a lot of natural beauty in those areas and the Great Buddha statue in Kamakura's Kōtoku-in Temple is one of the most iconic structures in all of Japan.
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Apr 14, 2019 19:25
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Pollyanna posted:Actually genuinely ordered a meal entirely in Japanese for the first time. I forgot how to ask for the check though so I got the poor lady in trouble when the old dude was like “yo” and pointed at us. I will never forget again 日本語上手ですね
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Apr 14, 2019 20:17
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caberham posted:ntan please post some nice pictures of onsens or something lol Kumano - lots of people have visited here so nothing special https://imgur.com/a/gxMnlA0 Minshuku in Toba, Mie https://imgur.com/a/MjRnwGp Kurashiki - It's actually worth visiting currently since a lot of the shops are a bit more high scale than standard tourist destinations, although with more people coming it's hard to say what it will be like in the future. https://imgur.com/a/VALwYsq Peanut knows exactly where this is/where it was taken from https://imgur.com/a/dqKGnSI Kintaikyo in Yamaguchi https://imgur.com/a/40SZsYY Karato Market in Shimonoseki at night https://imgur.com/a/r8xo2Gk Hagi in Yamaguchi - excuse the bad photo quality. This was really nice since basically there were no foreign tourists besides us. https://imgur.com/a/PSXhwup Tsunoshima in Yamaguchi - one of my favorite pics this trip https://imgur.com/a/RKOAVKZ Onsen/Sento in Yunotsu, Shimane https://imgur.com/a/O07hypu Iwami Ginzan https://imgur.com/a/fjteHRL Izumo Taisha https://imgur.com/a/jCUyGCJ Sorry for the lack of onsen pics - there were too many people in this time
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Apr 14, 2019 21:09
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Sumimasen anime wa doko desu ka??
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Apr 14, 2019 21:10
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Is the paid tour of the imperial palace cool?
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Apr 14, 2019 22:14
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ntan1 posted:Peanut knows exactly where this is/where it was taken from The michi-no-eki on Imabari Oshima :3
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Apr 14, 2019 23:34
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Bloodnose posted:I assume the Japanese authorities eventually notified the US embassy and he got consular access. I wouldn't worry. This isn't China Heh, that’s why I was there! 
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Apr 15, 2019 00:05
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Martytoof posted:Sumimasen anime wa doko desu ka?? I have something for this 
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Apr 15, 2019 00:33
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Stringent posted:Well, what do you think so far? How's Japan? You know, Tokyo isn’t so bad so far. I was expecting more difficulty, but people here seem to be used to dealing with idiots like me. The biggest issues I’ve had so far are not knowing where to get toiletries and being too shy to speak, but it’s still early. Dad is loving fascinated, but he does more stuff that could piss people off (“we’re sharing a bowl”, “where’s the check”, “why can’t I fit three people in this hotel room”, etc.). Mom’s gonna suffer. Sorry mom. I still don’t know if I should or should not try to speak Japanese. I kinda get the sense that I shouldn’t from you guys, but not everyone speaks English so I mean, sorry  caberham posted:This is too painful Man f u how else am I gonna get food  ntan1 posted:日本語上手ですね poo poo no, but I get that it’s a social performance thing to say that. We do the same in English for other things.
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Apr 15, 2019 00:41
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Pollyanna posted:You know, Tokyo isn’t so bad so far. I was expecting more difficulty, but people here seem to be used to dealing with idiots like me. The biggest issues I’ve had so far are not knowing where to get toiletries and being too shy to speak, but it’s still early. Nothing wrong with speaking it if you know some and many people will appreciate it as long as you're able to be understood, but read the situation and if they literally don't understand you then English may be called for.
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Apr 15, 2019 01:29
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I made a Tokyo itinerary for someone else, I just PMed you pollyanna. Maybe it would help?
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Apr 15, 2019 02:23
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hot jeebus just chill and have fun
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Business of Ferrets posted:Heh, that’s why I was there! I forgot I'd seen you in the FSO thread. Sorry you had to deal with that on leave.
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Apr 15, 2019 03:24
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Pollyanna posted:Dad is loving fascinated, but he does more stuff that could piss people off (“we’re sharing a bowl”, “where’s the check”, “why can’t I fit three people in this hotel room”, etc.). and yeah sharing’s a no-no unless it’s something like nabe that’s explicitly all about sharing. order at least one thing per person. a lot of more touristy places are so fed up with gaijin trying to cheap out that they have signs posted about this please tell me at least he isn’t trying to tip  Pollyanna posted:I still don’t know if I should or should not try to speak Japanese. I kinda get the sense that I shouldn’t from you guys, but not everyone speaks English so I mean, sorry
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Apr 15, 2019 04:48
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Many places just hold the bill at the register for you, especially smaller places that do things manually.
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Apr 15, 2019 05:11
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Soricidus posted:what kind of restaurant are you going to that doesn’t just bring the check to the table with the food? Haha what Like anywhere that isn't Saizeriya or mall tonkatsu does this
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Apr 15, 2019 05:32
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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. https://www.japanwifibuddy.com I've used this outfit for years. I pick up the routers at the airport right after I land.
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Apr 15, 2019 05:35
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お勘定お願いしますmuffugaGATOS Y VATOS posted:https://www.japanwifibuddy.com I figured out that I could just put your hotel’s address and pick it up anyway.
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Apr 15, 2019 05:36
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Pollyanna posted:お勘定お願いしますmuffuga Groovy. Sorry I didn't notice that you were basically almost on the airplane when you posted beforehand.
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NPNP, I got options for next time 
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Apr 15, 2019 06:24
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I met Tom Green in Shibuya out of all places. Dude's not really been om my radar since Freddie Got Fingered, but my inner 12 year old cant stop being blown away by this. Dude looks like a dime store Slavoj Zizek too.. Archer666 fucked around with this message at 08:39 on Apr 15, 2019 |
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Apr 15, 2019 08:25
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Archer666 posted:I met Tom Green in Shibuya out of all places. Dude's not really been om my radar since Freddie Got Fingered, but my inner 12 year old cant stop being blown away by this. He's doing a comedy show this weekend I think, been seeing ads for it. You could probably still get tix Edit: actually today at 20:00 at Good Heavens pub
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Apr 15, 2019 08:42
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Oh my god.
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Apr 15, 2019 09:05
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LimburgLimbo posted:He's doing a comedy show this weekend I think, been seeing ads for it. You could probably still get tix Not sure my nostalgia can overcome the 8000 yen ticket cost... and I dont think i can appreciate his dumb humor the way i could when I was 12
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Apr 15, 2019 09:34
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Ah, didn’t actually go so far as to see the prices. 8k is rather steep considering we had Dave Chapelle for 10k the other day haha
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Apr 15, 2019 09:40
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Why is booze so cheap here? Don Quijote has Bombay Sapphire for 15 bucks.
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Apr 15, 2019 09:56
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Pollyanna posted:Why is booze so cheap here? Don Quijote has Bombay Sapphire for 15 bucks. That’s a Don Quijote specialty, it’s a little more like American prices in most other shops.
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Apr 15, 2019 10:33
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Taxes; the US taxes liquor heavily and beer lightly, where it’s the opposite here.
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Apr 15, 2019 11:40
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Fair point on Don Quijote being cheap. Didn’t know about the taxes though, weird. If you’re in the Ameyoko area, Tendon Tenya (I think that’s its name) is pretty choice. Chose it for dinner on instinct and 👍👍👍 tendon good. 
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Apr 15, 2019 12:18
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Not to poo poo on your parade or anything (there's plenty of other posters here to do that), but tenya is a chain you can find all over. It's a hella good chain though, I eat at one nearly every other day whenever I'm in Japan because tendon is the food of the gods.
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Apr 15, 2019 12:37
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It's harder to find a bad meal than a good one in Tokyo, so yeah, go nuts trying places.
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Apr 15, 2019 12:47
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Tell me if this 9 stop day in Tokyo is too much. Ignore that it's set to walking; there will trains and buses getting me around. I'm just trying to figure out a route that doesn't double back on itself.
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Apr 15, 2019 13:28
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QuasiQuack posted:Not to poo poo on your parade or anything (there's plenty of other posters here to do that), but tenya is a chain you can find all over.  I can’t tell what’s a chain and what’s not.
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Apr 15, 2019 13:30
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Kulex posted:Tell me if this 9 stop day in Tokyo is too much. Ignore that it's set to walking; there will trains and buses getting me around. I'm just trying to figure out a route that doesn't double back on itself. Straight back down without heading out to Ikebukuro/Shinjuku/Shibuya at all? I would skip everything after the Hamarikyu garden and set that as the end instead and swing wider west earlier. That part of the waterfront isn't very touristy for various reasons, except for Odaiba which is very touristy. Where will you be staying?
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Apr 15, 2019 13:38
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harperdc posted:Straight back down without heading out to Ikebukuro/Shinjuku/Shibuya at all? I would skip everything after the Hamarikyu garden and set that as the end instead and swing wider west earlier. That part of the waterfront isn't very touristy for various reasons, except for Odaiba which is very touristy. Where will you be staying? Ikebukuro/Shinjuku/Shibuya will be covered on other days. We'll most likely be staying in Shin Okubo. I'm trying to figure out a day to catch all the touristy stuff and shrines & temples in the east. Odaiba at the end there is for the purpose of "oh, we get to ride a boat/ferry, see a big gundam and grab a bite to eat and rest."
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Apr 15, 2019 13:41
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When will this trip be happening? Some seasons are better for that much walking than others. (Summertime you may want to make some stops to break up the heat). There are better river cruises or night cruises if you want to work a boat trip into it. There's some that go down the rivers and canals in better spots in the city, or you could get one of the Kawasaki industrial waterfront night tours if you want to go that direction.
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Apr 15, 2019 13:45
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harperdc posted:When will this trip be happening? Some seasons are better for that much walking than others. (Summertime you may want to make some stops to break up the heat). It'll be August (I'm going to die from the heat and humidity). I'll check out some of the river cruises. TBH it's not a key thing it's just to break up the journeying of walking/bus/train. I could also probably cut out one or two things for more rest stops.
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Apr 15, 2019 13:50
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Kulex posted:It'll be August (I'm going to die from the heat and humidity). The public transportation option on Google Maps works quite well for Tokyo, you should use it if you're not.
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Stringent posted:It's harder to find a bad meal than a good one in Tokyo, so yeah, go nuts trying places. This is what I like to hear! Fuuuuuuck I can't wait to hopefully put on like five kilos in ten days.  Here's a random question: do people run, like for fitness, around Tokyo? Basically, is there running etiquette? I'm going to start running soon, and gently caress it'd be pretty cool to put in some miles on a different continent.
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