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Phone posted:What’s more expensive: just putting $50 on your IC card and just using whatever gets you there the closest/fastest or spending dozens of hours min/maxing your day pass along JR only lines? Yeah this has been my experience. Sticking to JR pass sometimes means instead of jumping on the train station in front of me I have to catch a bus and walk a bit to get to nearly the same end location so I just jump on the closer one. The JR pass paid for itself though on the longer treks.
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Oct 12, 2019 01:08
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Crusader posted:sounds like there are power outages in Chiba already? Or is it still just out from last time? 
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I'm coming into Haneda and staying at a place near the Skytree and I was looking at booking a car or shuttle to make it easy with the bags, but when I checked transit on Google maps: It looks like this Keikyu train actually goes direct to the Skytree station? That's what "continue on the same vehicle" means, right?
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Yes, there are a number of train lines that sort of transition into subway lines once it hits the city.
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Blackchamber posted:The JR pass paid for itself though on the longer treks. This is basically the only reason/way to determine whether or not a JR pass is worth it. If you're close enough to break-even that sticking to local trains vs. shelling out on the IC card makes a difference then you should really be deciding on the JR pass based on other criteria (nozomi eligibility if no JR pass, more spontaneous trips with JR pass, etc.)
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Bloodnose posted:I'm coming into Haneda and staying at a place near the Skytree and I was looking at booking a car or shuttle to make it easy with the bags, but when I checked transit on Google maps: Yep, the Keikyu runs through to the Asakusa subway line fairly regularly. And then past Oshiage/Skytree, it turns into another line, but you can sit in the same train car and keep going.
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Okay great. That's gonna be a lot better than dealing with a shuttle bus.
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I dunno about Tokyo but the shuttle busses in Osaka for the airport are much more convenient than trains, I'd definitely recommend them there at least
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My friend was having enough trouble finding her favourite tuna sandwiches in the convenience stores as is, but the sandwich shelves were bare this morning. Luckily I’ve already stocked up on the most nourishing food to get me through the typhoon, umeshu and cream puffs. What time is it meant to get real bad in Tokyo? So far it’s just felt like just a bit of a heavy shower. So much so that we walked from the hotel to the nearest Donki for a bit of shopping earlier this afternoon. Edit: also I’ve literally never been near a typhoon before. Is lightning a risk, and if so should I make sure my phone isn’t plugged into the wall socket?
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Question Mark Mound posted:What time is it meant to get real bad in Tokyo? So far it’s just felt like just a bit of a heavy shower. So much so that we walked from the hotel to the nearest Donki for a bit of shopping earlier this afternoon. Before and around 9 pm. Lightning isn’t a risk — think hurricane. Bigger chance that power goes out, so keep important stuff topped up on power.
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Bloodnose posted:I'm coming into Haneda and staying at a place near the Skytree and I was looking at booking a car or shuttle to make it easy with the bags, but when I checked transit on Google maps: hi guys, please tell me how to travel in a city lol!!! you idiot!!!! I'm just jealous ur going to Japan u fucker
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Typhoons are usually just heavy showers with some moderate to strong winds. Media likes to make a huge deal out of them, and I guess it's better for them to fail safe than fail deadly. Japanese people are pretty risk averse in general so if there's even a slight potential of disruption to water, electricity, or anything they'll play it safe and stock up on supplies. But unless you're in an area prone to flooding/landslides, or do something dumb like drive full-speed into a flooded underpass, I suppose the actual risk of bodily harm is quite low. They have spawned a tornado here and there that obliterates a house or two, though you'd have to be incredibly unlucky and in somewhere not downtown Tokyo for that to happen. This one in particular is supposed to be OMGWORSTEVAR, but where I am (near Ginza) it's just been going back and forth between light or heavy rain. Peak is supposed to be 9PM. Even then its sustained winds are 100mph max (45m/s), fast I guess but like a Cat 2 on the hurricane scale. This article pretty much sums it up. https://www.therisingwasabi.com/this-typhoon-hagibis-would-want-to-be-really-big-given-the-extensive-world-coverage/ zmcnulty fucked around with this message at 10:08 on Oct 12, 2019 |
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Ah fair enough then! I’m from Ireland where there’s like literally no extreme weather of any form so even hurricanes sound like a big deal to me. I’m in a hotel in pretty central Shinjuku so I guess there’s nothing to worry about!
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Sumidagawa flooded, I read? Is the water actually in the streets or just on the overflow banks (the part where you can go jogging)?
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an earthquake on top of a typhoon? sure, why not edit: was weird trying to figure out if there was some impossible wind gust swaying the building then seeing the NHK studio shaking at the same time and realizing it was an earthquake
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My apartment is on the river, looking out the window right now the water level is a bit high so a part of the jogging course (sumidagawa terrace) is under about 5-10cm of water.
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Shibawanko posted:Sumidagawa flooded, I read? Is the water actually in the streets or just on the overflow banks (the part where you can go jogging)? In the news reports I’ve seen it is at the overflow banks where folks jog, but it’s unclear to me what time that was at so no clue what it’s at now
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Oct 12, 2019 10:44
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i bet this is gonna smell amazing tomorrow morning https://twitter.com/Shorin_M/status/1182954906073743360
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Oct 12, 2019 10:52
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Nice, a stray umbrella nearly Wanted bullet-curved through me and like four other people. We all narrowly avoided it.
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Oct 12, 2019 12:48
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Question Mark Mound posted:Nice, a stray umbrella nearly Wanted bullet-curved through me and like four other people. We all narrowly avoided it. very, very cool photo!
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Crusader posted:very, very cool photo! 
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Godzilla’s all “wtf this isn’t any fun without the people running around and shouting!”
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Doctor Zero posted:Godzilla’s all “wtf this isn’t any fun without the people running around and shouting!” At least he's getting a free shower
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Oct 12, 2019 13:59
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Maybe the rain will only wash away the current bad cast of Terrace House: Tokyo
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Shammypants posted:Maybe the rain will only wash away the current bad cast of Terrace House: Tokyo on a scale of BGND to aloha state how bad we talking?
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mikeycp posted:on a scale of BGND to aloha state how bad we talking? It's better than Aloha State but worse than BGND. For me personally I didn't like Aloha State at all. The rankings remain: BxGND (can never be the original of anything, especially when people fake storylines like crazy now) OND B&GITC (tie with Tokyo) Tokyo (tie with B&GITC, could improve as season goes on) Aloha State Shammypants fucked around with this message at 18:05 on Oct 12, 2019 |
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Shammypants posted:It's better than Aloha State but worse than BGND. For me personally I didn't like Aloha State at all. aloha state is borderline unwatchable at several points. also, not looking forward to being done with OND after these rankings :/
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I'm so glad I have no idea what you nerds are talking about.
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I was able to see Kinkaku-ji in the rain yesterday, and despite the rain and the tons of other tourists, it really is a beautiful building. Luckily I'm not into the selfie thing so I didn't have to wait long to wedge my rear end up to the guardrail and snap some pictures. I stopped waiting for Chinese tourists to acknowledge me so I could slip past them, I just barrel through and throw up a quick hand of 'excuse me' and keep rolling. Yesterday since it was raining I took advantage of my wet umbrella in covered areas to use it as a baton and nudge them out of the way and getting their clothes a little wet while I was at it. Stopping inside a doorway to mess with your umbrella and those clear plastic bags for them is a great idea, blocking traffic while you figure life out is a good start guys.
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Blackchamber posted:I was able to see Kinkaku-ji in the rain yesterday, and despite the rain and the tons of other tourists, it really is a beautiful building. Luckily I'm not into the selfie thing so I didn't have to wait long to wedge my rear end up to the guardrail and snap some pictures. posters getting the Authentic Kyoto Experience™ itt
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Oct 13, 2019 01:02
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Let's all take a minute to appreciate how extremely cool Stringent is.
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Oct 13, 2019 01:51
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holy poo poo rugby fans are awful, lol
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Oct 13, 2019 13:19
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Stringent posted:holy poo poo rugby fans are awful, lol
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Oct 13, 2019 13:29
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nah, but i’m having some serious second thoughts about the olympics lol
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Oct 13, 2019 13:47
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“as long as i have a face you have a place to sit” *japanese girl runs away* lol
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Bloodnose posted:Let's all take a minute to appreciate how extremely cool Stringent is. Are you saying Stringent should be on every goon's Japan travel itinerary? Stringent posted:nah, but i’m having some serious second thoughts about the olympics lol I wonder how many fools are going to end up fainting in the Tokyo summer heat  Stringent posted:“as long as i have a face you have a place to sit” 
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oh and the chaser “she speaks english”
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Stringent posted:“as long as i have a face you have a place to sit”
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It’s ok his girlfriend just came to collect him.
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