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but why do it there when i can just drive an hour to do the same and also not buy a funko bob's big boy bobble head
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Bloodnose posted:I maintain that the most important Japanese food experience is eating at a Bob's Big Boy. He's Australian, he should go to Outback Steakhouse.
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Even as a picky eater like me, it's almost impossible to have a bad meal in Japan, so don't stress too much about finding the perfect restaurant.
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We had one member of our party who had a lot of trouble eating basically anything that wasn’t shrimp or tempura, but they’re like that in the States, so whatever.
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Question Mark Mound posted:Even as a picky eater like me, it's almost impossible to have a bad meal in Japan, so don't stress too much about finding the perfect restaurant. Contrary to popular perception, 90% of the Japanese diet is fried chicken anyway.
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Jeza posted:Contrary to popular perception, 90% of the Japanese diet is fried chicken anyway. Do what?
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Sep 19, 2019 00:35
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I think Jeza mistook me for Japanese.
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zmcnulty posted:It's called Saizeriya, but instead of unlimited soup and breadsticks you get unlimited wine Fuuuuuck, I had no idea Olive Garden was that bad.
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Any favorite spots in Tokyo not too out of the way for chirashi bowls? We're not planning on going to Tsukiji.
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Nanigans posted:Any favorite spots in Tokyo not too out of the way for chirashi bowls? We're not planning on going to Tsukiji. The regular lunch chirashi here is really good cost performance. https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1310/A131003/13011654/
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I have to move dates and rebook everything so I may as well ask now - I am very into youkai and ghosts, where are some haunted places I can go to? Tokyo and Kansai region. Kyoto's gotta be super haunted right?
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There’s this place called Roppongi which is good for getting involved with shadowy figures that haunt the night
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Man, I was just trying to remember this one random shop at the base of Skytree that had the best Chinese I've had in forever.. Finally came across it after a ton of searching: https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Restaura...ture_Kanto.html Mainly posting this so I can find it next April 
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What would you say is about the general cutoff point, population-wise, before a place starts to feel like a city? We're talking the difference between 都会 and 地方都市 here.
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actually, literally everything is equal everywhere, and if you suggest otherwise, u r a racist
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magikid posted:What would you say is about the general cutoff point, population-wise, before a place starts to feel like a city? We're talking the difference between 都会 and 地方都市 here. 500,000 is a rural prefectural capital, like Matsuyama. Double that for a Big City
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The Great Autismo! posted:actually, literally everything is equal everywhere, and if you suggest otherwise, u r a racist 投稿をサインしないでください
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Martytoof posted:Man, I was just trying to remember this one random shop at the base of Skytree that had the best Chinese I've had in forever.. Finally came across it after a ton of searching: aw fuckin nice. I was jonesing for some good Chinese when I was in Osaka but didn’t find anything good, not like I looked too hard tho.
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...why can’t I use my Visa for buying DisneySea tickets? I called my bank to authorize it and it’s still giving me an error. Anyone know if buying these tickets counts as a foreign transaction? There’s a 3% charge for those which is why I’m hesitating using my Mastercard.
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yeah it’s a foreign transaction there’s a new visa “3D Check” system that seems to gently caress up the handshake that I’ve only seen on from Japanese vendors. Just get on the phone with your credit card company.
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Phone posted:yeah it’s a foreign transaction gently caress. Thanks.
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Nanigans posted:...why can’t I use my Visa for buying DisneySea tickets? I called my bank to authorize it and it’s still giving me an error. If you can wait until you're in Tokyo, I just bought tickets at a green vending machine in a Family Mart a couple days before. You order from the machine and pay at the counter. I can't read Japanese but this youtube video told me exactly what to do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c35LPKqRn2Y
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For whatever reason for the past 4 years running my card has had problems at certain places too. Works fine at 7-Eleven, JP and some other places but Sofmap and one of the hotels just didn't work. I called the card company and they pretty much says they don't see any problems from their end so I don't know what's up with that. No fun making a round trip to JP's or 7-eleven's atm to pull a pile of cash out to hand over to the hotel's cashier. Or losing a discount cos I couldn't pay with my card at Sofmap. Bet they still haven't sorted that out yet from the sound of things...
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The US JET hiring window just opened. Also I got back from Japan a little over a week ago and it was great. My Japanese got less lovely in 10 years than I expected. Could still crack a joke or two with a bartender.
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I'm working on my JET application. Hopefully I'll get in, but it's made me wonder a couple things about living there that I was curious if the thread had experience with. When I lived in Chinatown, I took up erhu on a whim, given how many street performers used it. I found it to be a really fun and engaging way to connect to a culture's past while gaining musical skills I never thought I had. Has anyone here taken up traditional Japanese instruments while living there? Would you recommend it as a fun way to interact with the culture? Similarly, while in the Bay Area I played a bit of go. How much do people play go anymore? Is it mostly old people, or is it like chess in the States, where most people have some limited knowledge and a chess board?
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I... have seen very, very few buskers on the street. Sometimes outside of stations but very rare. On the other hand, joining a taiko group or some other class-type environment will get you in with the locals real quick. And I don't think a lot of people know how to play Go. I mean, they "know" but they don't really know - you know?
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If I'm arriving from the US to Haneda at around 9:00 pm on a Saturday, I'm reasonably sure from everything I've read that I'll have time to clear getting through the airport and still have time to get on the monorail to get to Hamamatsucho before the monorail and Yamanote line stops running...right? 'Cause goddamn, Haneda to my AirBnB is $100-$120.
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totalnewbie posted:I... have seen very, very few buskers on the street. Sometimes outside of stations but very rare.
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^^^^^^^ I know plenty of JETs that got involved in local arts, music, dance teams (yosakoi), sports teams, etc. You would start by asking supervisors and teachers, and the other local JETs who seem connected and active. There will also be local (Japanese-language) municipal magazines and advertisements showing local events and groups, so those are also a good resource.Nanigans posted:If I'm arriving from the US to Haneda at around 9:00 pm on a Saturday, I'm reasonably sure from everything I've read that I'll have time to clear getting through the airport and still have time to get on the monorail to get to Hamamatsucho before the monorail and Yamanote line stops running...right? Should be okay. Last train from the International terminal is 12:10 am, and it's been pretty quick getting through the international immigration. So 9 pm should allow you to get through and over to the monorail inside an hour. It's a very short walk from exit of baggage/customs over to the monorail, I've made it under duress before. harperdc fucked around with this message at 01:11 on Sep 26, 2019 |
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Nanigans posted:If I'm arriving from the US to Haneda at around 9:00 pm on a Saturday, I'm reasonably sure from everything I've read that I'll have time to clear getting through the airport and still have time to get on the monorail to get to Hamamatsucho before the monorail and Yamanote line stops running...right? In the hyperdia app, there is an option for "last" On the website, search with "arrival" and set a crazy time like 3 AM. That will get you the last train to Hamamatsucho (12:10 with 0:24 arrival). Hiro Protagonist posted:Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear. The erhu busking thing was more my introduction to a weird instrument. I started taking lessons in Chinatown in the instrument because it seemed interesting, and that got me invited to performances, I made friends with people, learned a lot about it's importance to the locals, that stuff. I think a better way to ask the question is this: are most music shops and the like only offering classes in common Western instruments, or do you think I could fairly easily find someone to teach me an interesting traditional instrument, like shakuhachi or something? If you get an ALT gig, ask the teachers around school - they'll be super glad to help hook you up.
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Thanks, now I just got to get in. 
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Hiro Protagonist posted:Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear. The erhu busking thing was more my introduction to a weird instrument. I started taking lessons in Chinatown in the instrument because it seemed interesting, and that got me invited to performances, I made friends with people, learned a lot about it's importance to the locals, that stuff. I think a better way to ask the question is this: are most music shops and the like only offering classes in common Western instruments, or do you think I could fairly easily find someone to teach me an interesting traditional instrument, like shakuhachi or something? Yeah, there's lots of people doing this, although it's going to trend towards middle aged women ime. But yeah, if you make it over and you're interested enough to learn it that's a great way to meet people.
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Nanigans posted:If I'm arriving from the US to Haneda at around 9:00 pm on a Saturday, I'm reasonably sure from everything I've read that I'll have time to clear getting through the airport and still have time to get on the monorail to get to Hamamatsucho before the monorail and Yamanote line stops running...right? 2nd post.. You and your wife sound super high strung and anxious from the sounds of your reddit post. Seriously, calm down. It's a loving breeze. There's also flat-rate taxis from Haneda to parts of Tokyo so you're missing that bit of google-fu, too.
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Nanigans posted:If I'm arriving from the US to Haneda at around 9:00 pm on a Saturday, I'm reasonably sure from everything I've read that I'll have time to clear getting through the airport and still have time to get on the monorail to get to Hamamatsucho before the monorail and Yamanote line stops running...right? Where's your AirBnb? Unless you're wanting a ride on the monorail, buses tend to be less of a hassle from Haneda.
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totalnewbie posted:2nd post.. Yep. We are, not gonna deny it. My post history in here should indicate that. I'm super exited for this trip and we've been having a blast looking up fun stuff to do and food to eat. Logistics just get to me. Once we arrive to the AirBnB I'm pretty sure I'm gonna do nothing but have fun for six days, though. Thanks. Stringent posted:Where's your AirBnb? Unless you're wanting a ride on the monorail, buses tend to be less of a hassle from Haneda. Sugamo 
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Nanigans posted:Sugamo Yeah, just get the bus to Ikebukuro and the subway or a cab from there.
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Stringent posted:Yeah, just get the bus to Ikebukuro and the subway or a cab from there. Thanks. I'll also spare you all my itinerary, but if it makes me sound any less insane, it's like 1-2 main things a day, maybe 3. And then just kind of enjoying whatever else along the way. edit: Since I'm staying in Sugamo, the Keikyu line seems pretty good:  Am I missing something there? Seems straightforward and cheap. Nanigans fucked around with this message at 03:09 on Sep 26, 2019 |
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Hiro Protagonist posted:Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear. The erhu busking thing was more my introduction to a weird instrument. I started taking lessons in Chinatown in the instrument because it seemed interesting, and that got me invited to performances, I made friends with people, learned a lot about it's importance to the locals, that stuff. I think a better way to ask the question is this: are most music shops and the like only offering classes in common Western instruments, or do you think I could fairly easily find someone to teach me an interesting traditional instrument, like shakuhachi or something? Yeah, I did this before I had kids. I found someone who was giving lessons, and she also had a practice group that met weekly, we performed at local festivals and events and went to see other performers, etc. I was also in a community band, and we went to competitions every year. Highly recommended.
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Nanigans posted:Thanks. What the hell is this, man. Take the monorail to Hamamatsucho and then the Yamanote to Sugamo. Use hyperdia.
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