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Nanigans posted:Someone in this thread (I think a few) said Chinese tourists tend to go to Chinese places. There was some discussion about it. Nothing a mainland tourist likes more than going to another country, eating only at Chinese restaurants, and complaining that the food is bad.
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Sep 12, 2019 04:56
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Can confirm. My dad's from Shanghai, mom's Taiwanese. Lol actually my dad's pretty good but each vacation he does insist on eating chinese for one meal at least.
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Sep 12, 2019 05:05
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Bloodnose posted:Thanks for this. I grabbed that one. How'd you find out about it? I have friends in the bay area who keep track of this and who know that I want to know about any deals to Japan.
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Sep 12, 2019 05:57
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Well I guess pass em on to us. Bay area would be great for me 
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Sep 12, 2019 08:06
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Grand Fromage posted:Nothing a mainland tourist likes more than going to another country, eating only at Chinese restaurants, and complaining that the food is bad. I'm going to visit all stores of the Japanese bakery chain Andersen and eat their Danish pastries, and complain they are nothing like the pastries made in bakeries in Denmark.
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Sep 12, 2019 08:29
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Every trip so far, I've forgotten to try some super obvious snacks and drinks that are very easy to check off a list. What else should I add to it that involves basically no additional effort? So far it's: Strong Zero, Taiyaki, Mochi (I've had this at home but having it while actually in Japan would be a thing) and I've been told I have to try Kirin Peach, and bring some home if I can.
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Sep 12, 2019 09:35
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Walk into a convenience store and buy something you haven't had before?
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Sep 12, 2019 09:51
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Phone posted:i really wished i knew about this Wait what This is either code-share with Delta or a new addition. [Edit] Yep it’s code-share with The Nicest Flight, DL 69. Nothing like 10 hours in a 767 to fly over to Tokyo. At least it’s moving to Haneda next year along with all of Delta. harperdc fucked around with this message at 10:25 on Sep 12, 2019 |
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Sep 12, 2019 10:16
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I like aquariums and loved the one in Osaka, are there any others in Honshu or Kyushu that are good?
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Sep 12, 2019 13:17
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Sep 12, 2019 13:23
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Foreign Substance posted:I like aquariums and loved the one in Osaka, are there any others in Honshu or Kyushu that are good? Nagoya has a decent one but it's basically just Osaka's but smaller and with less whale sharks.
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Sep 12, 2019 13:33
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So what you're saying is I should go see the Nagoya one first
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Sep 12, 2019 14:14
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Question Mark Mound posted:Every trip so far, I've forgotten to try some super obvious snacks and drinks that are very easy to check off a list. What else should I add to it that involves basically no additional effort? うまい棒
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Sep 12, 2019 15:21
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Shibawanko posted:うまい棒 edit: Oh wait I've had one of these before, it wasn't great.
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Sep 12, 2019 15:26
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Question Mark Mound posted:Every trip so far, I've forgotten to try some super obvious snacks and drinks that are very easy to check off a list. What else should I add to it that involves basically no additional effort? People are just going to list stuff you have had already had if you don't write what you've already ticked off. But here's some fairly obvious ones: Dorayaki, various dango, Ume-Shu, Karintou, weird umeboshi candy, vegetable/consomme flavour crisps/snacks like Jagariko, ramuen. Stringent posted:Walk into a convenience store and buy something you haven't had before? Better to just roll with this imo, why let other people dictate what you should or shouldn't try. Just pick what piques your interest.
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Sep 12, 2019 15:31
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Jeza posted:People are just going to list stuff you have had already had if you don't write what you've already ticked off. But here's some fairly obvious ones: Dorayaki, various dango, Ume-Shu, Karintou, weird umeboshi candy, vegetable/consomme flavour crisps/snacks like Jagariko, ramuen.
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Sep 12, 2019 15:49
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If you go to Miyajima try the momiji manju I guess? I like oyaki, too, but those are more like a meal depending on how many you get. The thing I ate that most surprised me last time I was in Japan was an unassuming bento from Takasaki station in a ceramic pot (toge no kamameshi), it was delicious.
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Sep 12, 2019 15:51
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Question Mark Mound posted:T...tasty rod? You clearly just haven't eaten enough of them to find your flavor. But seriously, seconding Stringent. Just grab more stuff while you are in the convenience store. There is way too much stuff to list and from the sounds of it you've barely scratched the surface. That said, my personal recommendation is cod cheese. But thats because I have an unholy desire for more processed cheese sandwiched between dried sheets of cod. .Z. fucked around with this message at 17:34 on Sep 12, 2019 |
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Sep 12, 2019 17:31
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Question Mark Mound posted:Fair point! Although most of the things you listed were stuff that I wanted to try but had forgotten about (especially dango). My list is pretty big now so thanks for the help! I'll pick a few things at random in convenience stores too. Remember to get an American Dog
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Sep 12, 2019 18:04
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Foreign Substance posted:If you go to Miyajima try the momiji manju I guess? I like oyaki, too, but those are more like a meal depending on how many you get. hot take the momiji manju in miyajama taste like poo poo. Even from the super expensive place (the other stuff is way better).
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Sep 12, 2019 18:55
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Magna Kaser posted:wait i reread your post do you think mainland chinese tourists go to Japan to go to a Chinatown? of course they do?
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Sep 12, 2019 19:01
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This is only tangentily related, but once I saw a Chinese tour group go to an ice cream shop in Kyoto with a vending machine checkout system, where the tour group leader kept screaming that the items she was entering herself were wrong, and yelledspoke into the face of the poor teenager working the front about how each of the 30 tickets she had printed needed to be slightly different in different ways. I will never forget the look of repressed seething anger in that teenager's face. Priceless.
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Sep 12, 2019 19:23
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Yawgmoft posted:This is only tangentily related, but once I saw a Chinese tour group go to an ice cream shop in Kyoto with a vending machine checkout system, where the tour group leader kept screaming that the items she was entering herself were wrong, and yelledspoke into the face of the poor teenager working the front about how each of the 30 tickets she had printed needed to be slightly different in different ways. rich tapestry of 5,000 years of cultural evolution on full display anytime china shows up
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Sep 12, 2019 19:27
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nielsm posted:I'm going to visit all stores of the Japanese bakery chain Andersen and eat their Danish pastries, and complain they are nothing like the pastries made in bakeries in Denmark. Does that mean I have to go visit Ikea stores wherever I go and then complain that the meatballs just don't taste the same? Question Mark Mound posted:Every trip so far, I've forgotten to try some super obvious snacks and drinks that are very easy to check off a list. What else should I add to it that involves basically no additional effort? Maybe try the Sakeru Gummy things from the Long Long Man commercial that got popular on Youtube?
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Sep 12, 2019 21:16
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Bofast posted:Does that mean I have to go visit Ikea stores wherever I go and then complain that the meatballs just don't taste the same? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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Sep 12, 2019 21:28
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Gonna throw in a few more famous ones, should be available at any combini. Alcohol: -Compare the Suntory's Strong Zero to Kirin's Strong Hyoketsu (look for the "diamond cut" can of the latter) -the stronger canned kaku highball from Suntory. The regular version 7% abv is poo poo and includes lemon-flavored spirits, but the 9% strong version is made with malt and grain whisky. Highballs are generally better with ice so get one of the to-go ice cups from the freezer (the one which has bags of ice) as well Snacks/chips: -Yamazaki Lunch Pack, maybe try peanut first -Baby Star ramen, though you've likely already had this -Karl? Or is it Carl. Basically a relaxed Cheetoh. On that note, also... -Tongari Corn, compare to Fritos -Calbee Ebisen if you are good with shrimp -Toppo and Pretz. Pocky is a bit overplayed -Tohato Caramel Corn, somehow better than actual caramel corn -Pizza potato. If pizza and potato chips had a baby, it's basically this Ice cream -Yukimi Daifuku mochi and vanilla ice cream -Choco monaka Jumbo is all of the joy of a Klondike without the loving hassle. I usually open the package and let it soften for 5-10 minutes before eating it. Otsumami for when you're drinking the chuhai and/or highball -kakipi, short for "kaki no tane + peanuts," a quintessential otsumami. If you like wasabi try and find the wasabi-flavored kaki no tane, they are amazing -Cheeza, like a cheez-it but drastically closer to actual cheese
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zmcnulty posted:-Cheeza, like a cheez-it but drastically closer to actual cheese Seconding these things, they kick rear end.
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Sep 12, 2019 23:05
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Is November too cold for going to the beach around Tokyo? Are there any good beaches around Tokyo?
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Sep 12, 2019 23:12
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Supposed to be cold this year so yes likely too cold to even just sit there and enjoy it in November. You could find a beachside onsen though (Atami is first that comes to mind), and just hop in the onsen while looking at the beach. As for good beaches, pretty much the only ones are on Tokyo's islands, or maybe Shimoda. Grand Fromage posted:Seconding these things, they kick rear end. username checks out zmcnulty fucked around with this message at 23:56 on Sep 12, 2019 |
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Sep 12, 2019 23:51
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Actually come to think of it, my group does have a ryokan booked and it is overlooking the ocean. Good enough! If it's not too freezing maybe we'll check out a nearby beach there. It's on Awaji Island so it should be nice.
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zmcnulty posted:Supposed to be cold this year so yes likely too cold to even just sit there and enjoy it in November. You could find a beachside onsen though (Atami is first that comes to mind), and just hop in the onsen while looking at the beach. Can this be a day trip from Tokyo? I've never been to the Hakone area onsens but I'm taking my trip in November with a Japan first-timer and an onsen should probably be on the agenda. Beachside sounds nice.
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Sep 13, 2019 03:53
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Easily, Atami is like 90 minutes away from Tokyo. Accessible via Shinkansen too. There are lots of ryokans that offer daytime packages, just pay more money and it includes lunch, time in a private onsen, private room, etc. I usually go here. Right on the beach: http://www.nagahamaen.com/ Day packages are here: https://www.jalan.net/yad371695/dayuse/ That said Atami isn't really the Hakone area, it's a bit further down the peninsula.
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Thanks for the links, that does look easy. Is Hakone itself a little more convenient then? I've never done an onsen resort so it'd all be new to me. I just want it to be an easy jaunt from Tokyo and something that would impress a first timer.
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Sep 13, 2019 05:59
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Hakone is geographically closer to Tokyo, but considering there's no shinkansen and the 30-40 minutes you'll spend on the mountain train to get to many places, it could take slightly longer get to your ryokan. Still very doable as a daytrip though, plenty of places there offer daytrip packages as well. There's the lake, and depending on which onsen you go to--weather permitting--you can see Mt. Fuji from the bath. Higher elevation also means it will be cooler, which makes it easier to sit in a hot onsen for longer.
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Sep 13, 2019 06:17
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Got to see a helicopter land at the defense department.
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Sep 13, 2019 10:57
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zmcnulty posted:Gonna throw in a few more famous ones, should be available at any combini.
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Hakone is a bit better equipped to handle tourists that can't speak Japanese than Atami in my experience, just throwing that out there.
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Anybody aware of a parcel forwarding service that can accommodate delivery other than by JP? I'm trying to get two oil lighters off of Rakuten because I can't find brick and mortar resellers for love nor money. The sellers on Rakuten don't ship abroad, I can't get them while I'm still here because they are shut on weekends and holidays (incl. this upcoming Monday?). The parcel forwarding services I've looked at won't accept it because they say that JP post won't accept oil lighters, even though they are new, empty and sealed. But clearly these shops are selling them online for delivery, so it's obviously possible. Do I just need to find a less scrupulous/more flexible service? Or is my only option to have it delivered to a real person in Japan who can forward it for me?
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Yeah that looks like a lighter-specific problem and not a Rakuten/forwarding one. And yes this Monday is a holiday.
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