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peanut posted:do you need a phone and an ipad and a laptop and a power bank as you walk around during the day I don’t carry the laptop around. I have my phone with me, and my iPad for sketching and drawing. Router and power bank to feed data and power to whatever I need.
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Japan Airlines didn't have a spot for Known Traveler Number when I was booking my flight; can I add it online, will it let me add it at the airport, or do I need to call them? Tried calling them a couple of times today, and it's all "high call volume, call back if your trip isn't in the next 7/14 days." Looked through their website and didn't see any other options.
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Every other airline I’ve ever seen will add it at the counter when you get your boarding passes, I don’t know why they wouldn’t.
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Recommendations for places to get fugu? I'd like to try it while I'm there. We'll be in Tokyo and Kyoto.
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Feb 3, 2020 05:42
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Thanatosian posted:Recommendations for places to get fugu? I'd like to try it while I'm there. We'll be in Tokyo and Kyoto. Look for a place that has a tank in the window with a bunch of fugu swimming around. There are a bunch in the dotonbori area of Osaka.
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Feb 3, 2020 14:38
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Tokyo's historically famous spot for fugu is Asakusa. Not sure if the area becoming a tourist trap has affected the quality of the fugu restaurants though.
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Feb 3, 2020 18:45
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I am planning my trip in earnest and can't fathom how bad some Japanese websites are. I am also a bit confounded by Japan Rail. Are the prices really as outrageous as they appear or am I missing something?
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Feb 3, 2020 21:35
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Indolent Bastard posted:I am planning my trip in earnest and can't fathom how bad some Japanese websites are. Yes to all.
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Feb 3, 2020 21:42
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The JR pass seems like a drat good deal by my calculations, though, if you're doing at least 2-3 cities with a number of day trips. But maybe someone who's actually visited Japan will correct me on that.
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Feb 3, 2020 22:35
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Check regular fares on Hyperdia. Compare to a JR pass. Look at the shorter/cheaper passes, too. Basically, get a JR pass if you're riding the Shinkansen twice.
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Feb 3, 2020 22:47
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Depending on the scope of your trip, you can also get by with a regional pass. The JR pass seems like it's all that, but then you wind up planning your entire trip around min/maxing the active time for the train pass and come out the other end with: quote:Hey guys, I'm going to Japan and I was wondering if this itinerary looks OK:
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Feb 3, 2020 22:58
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^^^^ I'm going to Japan to ride trains all day every day! I know that itinerary is a joke which is why I laughed. E: If you are going to Tokyo and want to see Kyoto/Osaka as well, then the JR Pass is worth it. The train ride to and from Shin-Osaka plus other JR rides in and around those two main metro areas will more than cover a 7 day pass.
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Waltzing Along posted:^^^^ I'm going to Japan to ride trains all day every day! You joke but this is unironically how the JR Pass is designed. It would be so much more useful if it were like the bus pass and you got five non-consecutive days rather than having to just go loving hog on the shinkansen within a week.
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Grand Fromage posted:You joke but this is unironically how the JR Pass is designed. It would be so much more useful if it were like the bus pass and you got five non-consecutive days rather than having to just go loving hog on the shinkansen within a week. It really depends on how you use it. Go to Japan for 2 weeks, get a 7 days pass. Use it to get to/from Kansai/Tokyo in the middle of your trip. It works out. If you just go to Japan for 7 days then it can become a mad dash to break even.
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Feb 4, 2020 00:02
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My Japan trips are a month typically. I had one instance in all my visits where I did a regional pass, though we're still only talking a savings of like $30 in the end. The main pass has never been worth using.
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Grand Fromage posted:You joke but this is unironically how the JR Pass is designed. It would be so much more useful if it were like the bus pass and you got five non-consecutive days rather than having to just go loving hog on the shinkansen within a week. That’s how the Seishun 18 tickets work, except for the whole “pay separately for express trains” thing.
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Anyone got tips for a nice spot to go for a decent 5k (or 10k, although 2 laps of the 5k spot would obviously do fine if nobody had any recommendations) circuitous run in Osaka?
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Feb 4, 2020 00:39
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If you're going to take the shinkansen twice within a week, it's usually OK; however, if you're not doing Japan Tourism Any% WR attempts, it's not a great deal if you know that not every train operator in Japan is JR. (also you can't ride the nozomi  )I'm going in May, and this is my itinerary: code:What I'm doing instead is the JR West Kansai-Hiroshima pass since it's 14500 for 5-days, 2 trips on the Kintetsu Limited Express at 4330 a pop, and a round-trip ticket for Nagoya to Tokyo out of pocket at 11500 each way. Grand total: 46160. The JR Pass is 29000 (plus shipping). I saved more than 17000 on hotels.
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If I'm staying in Kyoto for 5-6 days, is a daytrip or two to Osaka worth it?
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Thanatosian posted:If I'm staying in Kyoto for 5-6 days, is a daytrip or two to Osaka worth it? it's 35-70 min away? it's a bit further to Nara?
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Thanatosian posted:If I'm staying in Kyoto for 5-6 days, is a daytrip or two to Osaka worth it? It’s not even a day trip, it’s a work commute. Go see the big city.
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Indolent Bastard posted:I am planning my trip in earnest and can't fathom how bad some Japanese websites are. I use a spreadsheet to fiddle with my schedule and match it up with JR passes.  This way lets me move chunks of my trip around so I can line things up better and make sure it makes sense for my JR pass, etc. totalnewbie fucked around with this message at 00:57 on Feb 4, 2020 |
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Feb 4, 2020 00:55
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Here's mine. I got good enough that I really just need location + place to stay. But more recently I've been driving.
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I'm planning to go in May, arrive night of the 16th and return the 25th and do something like 4 Nights Tokyo 3 Nights stay in Kyoto but visit Osaka 1 day 1 Night Koya Monastery
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Phone posted:it's 35-70 min away? it's a bit further to Nara? I just discovered Shunie/Omizutori/Otaimatsu; we are going to be in Kyoto during the end of Otaimatsu, it looks baller as hell; is a day trip to Nara going to be a nightmare during that time? Not that that will necessarily stop us... EDIT: Thank you all for tolerating my basic bitch questions, and also for the recommendation of japan-guide.com. Ham Equity fucked around with this message at 07:16 on Feb 4, 2020 |
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Grand Fromage posted:You joke but this is unironically how the JR Pass is designed. It would be so much more useful if it were like the bus pass and you got five non-consecutive days rather than having to just go loving hog on the shinkansen within a week. some of them are like this. when i went to hokkaido last year, i got the pass for basically everywhere between tokyo and sapporo only and it was like 5 days of use in a 10 day period or something. When I used it the first time each day the dudes at the ticketing counters would just stamp one of the boxes with the day's date. I saved hundreds of dollars with that thing and on days I just took the subway a couple times I used cash.
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I've come to the realization that I will mostly be based in Tokyo. I have decent Air B&B that is near Mejiro Station and as I've never been to Japan I think I'm leaning towards staying in Tokyo mostly with a possible day or two of day-trips to Kamakura or Hakone or possibly the Jigokudani Monkey Park. All of which points to using IC card or PASMO card for Tokyo transit, including from the airport and just getting rail tickets for any day trips that may require it.
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I definitely didn't have trouble making my 7 days JR pass worthwhile, but this time while I'll be taking the same amount of transit it won't be within seven contiguous days so I'm going back to regular individual tickets. Someone mentioned flying from Tokyo to Osaka and while I won't be doing that, I am thinking about doing the reverse instead of riding the Shinkansen back. Seems like I can do that for a bit cheaper, though I'm not exactly in "save $100" mode on this trip.
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Indolent Bastard posted:I've come to the realization that I will mostly be based in Tokyo. I have decent Air B&B that is near Mejiro Station and as I've never been to Japan I think I'm leaning towards staying in Tokyo mostly with a possible day or two of day-trips to Kamakura or Hakone or possibly the Jigokudani Monkey Park. Absolutely do this. I used a SUICA during my stay in Tokyo. Added $200 and it lasted me for 5 days or so with multiple stops all over Tokyo per day. My plan for December 2021 is 10-12 days. Probably split the trip to be something like 5/6 days in Tokyo, 3 days in Kyoto, 1 day in Nara, 2 days in Osaka. I already did Tokyo, but felt like I barely scratched the surface, so I'm not worried about doing so many days there again. Do the other days sound about right to see all the nice touristy stuff?
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If you have an iPhone, definitely get yourself the SuicaEng app and provision a mobile Suica. You can reload with ApplePay, use it at vending machines, konbini, as well as transit. It will literally save you from walking around with a mountain of coins in your pocket. I mean, coins are unavoidable, but it will cut down your coin clutter significantly.
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Martytoof posted:If you have an iPhone, definitely get yourself the SuicaEng app and provision a mobile Suica. You can reload with ApplePay, use it at vending machines, konbini, as well as transit. It will literally save you from walking around with a mountain of coins in your pocket. The fact that Japan (especially Tokyo) is so "futuristic" in many ways. Their addiction to hard currency is a little baffling.
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Third world country with first world toys.
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I’m a type 1 diabetic using two different types of insulin pens (long and short acting). Should I expect to have to taken these for the customs inspection, and how many will they let me bring in without needing the special permit?
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Basically, yakkan shomei is only required for more than 1 month's supply and/or specific medicines. https://www.ana.co.jp/en/jp/serviceinfo/share/assist/support/medical/insulin.html https://www.dk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/visamed.html
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peanut posted:Basically, yakkan shomei is only required for more than 1 month's supply and/or specific medicines. Thanks! The “one or two syringes = a month” is a little stingy but I’m there for just a few days so I can chance it without a backup.
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So with what's happening in China at the moment, my friend who just got back from Nogoya and Tokyo noticed that there seem to be a distinct lack of the usual mass of chinese tourists in the usual tourist traps. Anyone else seeing this?
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What is the chances of coronoa virus in Japan?
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It's already there. Nobody knows how widespread it will get.
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