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Reading Chinese is very handy in Japan. A lot of kanji is the same, particularly like nouns on menus. You also do not need to know a word of Japanese to get around Tokyo.
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Ned posted:Have you thought about the island on the middle of the tunnel? Umi Hotaru. Someone mentioned it - I'm not sure I'll have the equipment needed to take the photos I'm looking for, plus in terms of time and transit it'd be easier to just go to Chiba Port Park. some kinda jackal posted:Completely aside, any recommendations for clubs playing House/Trance/DnB? Tokyo or Osaka welcome, I’ll be hitting both. Just want to check out something local I'd like to get some recs if there's liquid/atmospheric DnB clubs, cafes, or lounges out there. I'm not big on dancing but I love the poo poo out of the music. It'd be really awesome to have a few drinks while stuff that sounds like LTJ Bukem is playing. MJP fucked around with this message at 17:26 on Feb 1, 2023 |
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Mister Chief posted:90% of the time if you speak Japanese to a Japanese person they will stare blankly at you or reply in English anyway. Iunno, that wasn’t really my experience. Maybe it’s because I only spoke relatively simple sentences, or was too drunk to know what I was even saying, but people seemed to at least be polite about my broken garbage and try to communicate back. It also seems like it’s actually preferred if you default to Japanese, even if you eventually have to switch to English.
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Mister Chief posted:90% of the time if you speak Japanese to a Japanese person they will stare blankly at you or reply in English anyway.
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Question Mark Mound posted:Only after saying “nihongo jouzu” of course, no matter how bad my Japanese is.
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I guess if you take it as "thanks for at least trying" it's not as bad as "oh you sweet gaijin dumbass, look at how inferior you are to our ancient culture" or otherwise. I'm awful at languages and just getting Duolingo in has been something of a miracle - at least I have a shot at reading what something is before whipping out Google Translate and/or a lifetime of subbed anime, which is absolutely linguistically correct, of course
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Feb 2, 2023 02:51
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Just reply eigo jouzu when they speak broken English.
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Feb 2, 2023 07:36
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Just say thank you and then forget about it in ten seconds like a normal person does
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MJP posted:I guess if you take it as "thanks for at least trying" it's not as bad as "oh you sweet gaijin dumbass, look at how inferior you are to our ancient culture" or otherwise. I'm awful at languages and just getting Duolingo in has been something of a miracle - at least I have a shot at reading what something is before whipping out Google Translate and/or a lifetime of subbed anime, which is absolutely linguistically correct, of course nobody thinks any of this when they say that
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I’m awful at people help
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i'm on the narita express right now and they mentioned it was delayed due to a vehicle collision on the yamanotte line. is that anything to consider for traveling up to saporro tomorrow?
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For a giant mega city of the world, pretty efficient in clearing away the suicides and wreckage and accidents. If a century record breaking snowstorm won’t stop the country or cause power outages like Texas, im confident this country can deal with a minor traffic accident
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The Yamanote Line is economically the most important JR line in the country, so no, you have nothing to worry about. Hell, it was running by 8AM the morning after the 3/11 earthquake. edit: unless there's a 2/2 earthquake. then sapporo will be the least of your concerns zmcnulty fucked around with this message at 09:28 on Feb 2, 2023 |
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KidDynamite posted:i'm on the narita express right now and they mentioned it was delayed due to a vehicle collision on the yamanotte line. is that anything to consider for traveling up to saporro tomorrow? Nah. There shouldn’t be any issue with flights either, the weather is pretty clear and Haneda-Chitose is like flights every 20 minutes or something stupid. Just get out to the airport in time and you should be ok. Not necessarily “flying in the US” early, mind you, but if you’re worried.
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harperdc posted:Nah. There shouldn’t be any issue with flights either, the weather is pretty clear and Haneda-Chitose is like flights every 20 minutes or something stupid. Just get out to the airport in time and you should be ok. Not necessarily “flying in the US” early, mind you, but if you’re worried. we're taking the shinkansen up because wife was afraid of snow storms messing with flights. you live and you learn.
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also Dhaba India was excellent.
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KidDynamite posted:we're taking the shinkansen up because wife was afraid of snow storms messing with flights. you live and you learn. ah. on the one hand, it's the longer and much more take-time-and-enjoy way to go, but on the other, it might be a higher risk of snow interruption  also the issues for the Yamanote Line (jumpers, signal outages, etc) generally don't impact the Shinkansen the same way - different signals and tracks, and outside of built up urban areas where they run parallel, there's usually no chance to get to the Shinkansen tracks so harder to have service interruptions. But that's more gut feeling than hard fact.
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Feb 2, 2023 13:00
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Occasionally someone self-immolates and takes some randos down with him though
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Trains are more pleasant than flying, you made the right choice.
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If there was a stop over in Aomori then yeah that’s great, but right now from Tokyo to Sapporo feels like Tokyo to kumamato. We just have to wait until 2030? 2040? For the Hokkaido Shinkansen to finish and we can get shin-nozomi trains to Sapporo
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I cannot wait for your trip.
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zmcnulty posted:Occasionally someone self-immolates and takes some randos down with him though just in case anyone thought this was a joke https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33322794
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i'm so happy we took the train up to sapporo. the views are incredible.
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I barely know anything about your dad but I can already tell I would be miserable traveling with him, because he reminds me of my own father from what little I know
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Asking about an izakaya expert is pretty much the same as paying for a ramen tour
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Assuming he is like 85% joking and 15% serious, your dad seems cool and fun to travel with. "Here is a potentially fun Japanese concept that I didn't know about, see anything you find interesting?" Like I'd never heard of kaiseki before a friend of mine I'm traveling with mentioned it as a possibility. It looks like a grueling extended cut version of a multi-course French style menu, but probably interesting to do once, like going to the first 5 minutes of a kabuki show before walking out in bewilderment
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Feb 3, 2023 12:13
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If your dad is buying dinner and drinks, I will happily translate the menu.
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Shikoku-Ehime goonmeet 
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Pollyanna posted:Shikoku-Ehime goonmeet Kochi will be there. 
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Still gotta figure out some lodging, and it’d be a great chance to go for some fancy places. We’ll be spending some time in the Iya valley and it looks like there’s a few B&Bs in the area. Hearing names like Togenkyo and Chiiori. I don’t know how to vet minshuku, though. Anyone got advice? I’d love to stay at one instead of a typical hotel room, but I’m not sure what to expect and it’s hard to make choices.
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Dormy inn takamatsu?? And there’s a ryokan in kotohira with a private house + bath
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Pollyanna posted:fancy places ... minshuku Here's your first problem
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field balm posted:can't rec anywhere in particular but soup curry is one of my fav regional things this was a good call. We had Picante which was about a 15 min walk from our hotel and it was great. we're exploring the snow festival today. gonna wing it on food based on tabelog. When looking at tabelog what number is like the threshold of this is going to be awesome? it seems to me that anything rated above a 3.5 is pretty drat good.
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Tabelog ratings are pretty uninflated so yeah, anything over 3 is likely to be good. I've been to multiple superb restaurants that are 3.5s on there.
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Sorry for yet another jr pass question, it's the last thing I'm organising - is there a specific supplier you need to buy it from to access online shinkansen seat booking? Google is not clear at all. Not a huge concern but convenience is king for me.
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I'll be going through shikoku this year. See you all soon.
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Pollyanna posted:Still gotta figure out some lodging, and it’d be a great chance to go for some fancy places. We’ll be spending some time in the Iya valley and it looks like there’s a few B&Bs in the area. Hearing names like Togenkyo and Chiiori. Look at ryokan instead, or even hotels with tatami rooms. Everything you need to know should be on the hotel website or Google Maps photos. Our favorite minshuku is called Nagoma, it's out on Imabari Oshima.
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Conveyer belt sushi. People suck.
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