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Also, I try to make eye contact with any and every white person I see. Subway? You know I'm looking directly at you for validation. On the street? You know it!
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Is an itinerary like this doable? I presume it means I would pass through immigration in Hiroshima? I assume if the airline is selling tickets for it then it must be doable.
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Sep 25, 2023 10:12
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Haneda to Hiroshima is a domestic flight, so you'd need to pass immigration in Haneda before your can board that. There are a bunch of pre-registration you can do to make it faster, and I think they also have a fast track for those with short transfers.
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Sep 25, 2023 10:29
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Haneda-Haneda is easy. After passport check and baggage claim, you can immediately re-check your bags at the drop off desk, then take the shuttle bus to the domestic terminal without your big suitcases. This information doesn't seem to be explained well to some foreign passengers because I often see boomers forcing piles of suitcases onto the shuttles.
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Sep 25, 2023 10:42
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And it’s all ANA as well, not even having to change airlines. The time window is a little tighter than I’d like, but probably doable if that’s the only option.
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Sep 25, 2023 10:44
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What would be the best way to get to Sakaiminato from Tokyo? Would it just be taking a train out there? I assume you don't need to get train tickets as far in advance as plane tickets but I could be wrong? Trains are not a thing in my population 10,000 town in middle Ohio.
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Sep 25, 2023 14:16
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Good Listener posted:What would be the best way to get to Sakaiminato from Tokyo? Would it just be taking a train out there? I assume you don't need to get train tickets as far in advance as plane tickets but I could be wrong? Trains are not a thing in my population 10,000 town in middle Ohio. Probably by airplane the train route is like 7 hours cause Sakaiminato is on the wrong side of the country. What is the context here cause if you are looking to visit Tottori on a vacation you might want to plan to hit up some other stuff in western Japan.
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Sep 25, 2023 15:23
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Last trip my first stop/stay was in Kinosaki to enjoy the onsens, and I had probably the most relaxing time of my life. I lamented though that as relaxing as it was after a long flight and some train riding I wish I had waited until the end of my trip to go. Trudging around Osaka and Kyoto wore me out. I'd been watching Kusatsu hotel listings for a bit and there was for the longest time nothing to book except some expensive places on the outskirts and I wanted to be as close to the center of town as possible. Suddenly a bunch of places have opened up their bookings and close to the Yubatake. This is going to be at the tail end of my trip after herding my friends around Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto so I'm sure I'll be ready to just melt in some hot sulfur water. I was looking around the town and there is a game center with the cork gun shooting gallery and pachinko so I already know one place I want to check out (I love that retro stuff) but I thought I'd check and see if y'all had any other places in town worth stopping in and checking out other than the main tourist attractions.
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Sep 25, 2023 16:24
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teddust posted:Probably by airplane the train route is like 7 hours cause Sakaiminato is on the wrong side of the country. What is the context here cause if you are looking to visit Tottori on a vacation you might want to plan to hit up some other stuff in western Japan. I am a huge dweeb and I wanna see all the Gegege no Kitaro stuff and I've also been told it's pretty out there  Like we're going to be in Japan for just under 2 weeks and part of me wants to see more than Tokyo even though there's stuff in Tokyo we DEF wanna do like Akiba, Kirby Cafe..maybe hit up some of the big shrine/temples and Miraikan/Odaiba? Good Listener fucked around with this message at 17:28 on Sep 25, 2023 |
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Sep 25, 2023 17:26
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I'm not even sure if reservations are a thing on the train from Okayama to Yonago, and getting seats the Shinkansen fra Tokyo to Okayama should be easy enough even just the day before. Either way, the entire route is served by JR companies so if you want to go there by train, visit a Midori no madoguchi ticket office two days before and you should be set. But yes keep in mind it's on the order of 7 hours from Tokyo, so you would use most of a day on travel. I'm going to agree with the suggestion to save it for a trip where you'll be spending more time in western Japan overall.
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Sep 25, 2023 18:03
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I will bodyweight crush anyone who tries to poo poo talk gogo curry facetiously like they're giles corey
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Sep 25, 2023 18:23
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teddust posted:Probably by airplane the train route is like 7 hours cause Sakaiminato is on the wrong side of the country. What is the context here cause if you are looking to visit Tottori on a vacation you might want to plan to hit up some other stuff in western Japan. But also, going by train is probably at least 33% cheaper, 50% cheaper if you want to get the plane tickets on short notice.
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:ok how fast can the average japanese police officer run? 
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nielsm posted:But also, going by train is probably at least 33% cheaper, 50% cheaper if you want to get the plane tickets on short notice. Short notice is probably more expensive by plane but it's like 2 man on shinkansen just to Okayama, and Google shows flights for Tottori between 11000 and 15000. Anyway, I personally would probably go by train because they are more convenient, but I would do something like get a hotel in Okayama, and stay a few days hitting up Hiroshima, Naoshima, and Tottori as day trips.
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What's cool to do in Fukuoka? I want to go visit the Nu Gundam over there but I figure I want to do more than that while I'm there. (I'm thinking of arriving in Fukuoka and hanging around for a day or two before heading over to Tokyo)
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Sep 26, 2023 00:11
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Ramen stadium in Hakata Station, the best train station in Japan. Canal City for walking and shopping if you’re into that sort of thing. City is overall very nice, just a cool place to get a little lost in. Some good Buddhist temples nearby if you’re willing to take a train an hour outside of the city. Decent beaches, might be covered in kelp. Not for swimming or sunbathing though. Eat a goddamn okonomiyaki
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nielsm posted:I'm not even sure if reservations are a thing on the train from Okayama to Yonago, and getting seats the Shinkansen fra Tokyo to Okayama should be easy enough even just the day before. The Yakumo express from Okayama to Yonago is mostly reserved seating, and it can get surprisingly full.
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AHH F/UGH posted:Ramen stadium in Hakata Station, the best train station in Japan. Ramen Stadium moved to Canal City. I mostly just ate ramen and got drunk, it's chill. You can see some of the fortifications from the Mongol invasions, those landed in Hakata Bay. I am not sure the fortifications are original but whatever.
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Revitalized posted:What's cool to do in Fukuoka? I want to go visit the Nu Gundam over there but I figure I want to do more than that while I'm there. Fukuoka was cool to relax and drink and eat in, but that was also when I lived in a tiny town in Kyushu so it was very much Getting Back to Civilization. Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine is one of the big and famous ones of those, and the Kyushu National Museum is also right next to the shrine. nielsm posted:But yes keep in mind it's on the order of 7 hours from Tokyo, so you would use most of a day on travel. For real - it’s kind of like traveling to New York City and wondering what’s cool in Washington, DC, or going to London and wanting to explore Paris as well. It’s not impossible, but it’s a haul over there even for domestic travel. Unless you set your travel in western Japan (Osaka/Hiroshima), you’re best served flying ANA or a low-cost domestic carrier Haneda to Tottori and back, at least that’ll be time and money efficient.
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Thanks for the heads up there. We've got til next July to figure this stuff out, and I'm sure by then we'll know what we wanna do. Maybe that could be another trip some day because even flying local would mean packing up alllll our luggage and going on a teeny plane and then doing it again to get back to Haneda to go home which..yea. Any suggestions for cool things in Eastern Japan that are not 7 hours away from Tokyo? Good Listener fucked around with this message at 05:19 on Sep 26, 2023 |
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AHH F/UGH posted:Ramen stadium in Hakata Station, the best train station in Japan. harperdc posted:Fukuoka was cool to relax and drink and eat in, but that was also when I lived in a tiny town in Kyushu so it was very much Getting Back to Civilization. Maybe I'll just wander around instead of having a solid agenda here.
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Sep 26, 2023 07:42
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Good Listener posted:Any suggestions for cool things in Eastern Japan that are not 7 hours away from Tokyo? Go to Enoshima and the Cup Noodle Museum in Yokohama, those can nicely fit together in one day trip.
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nielsm posted:Go to Enoshima and the Cup Noodle Museum in Yokohama, those can nicely fit together in one day trip. Enoshima is also right near Kamakura and the Daibutsu plus a couple other shrines/temples, those two plus Yokohama for the evening are a Good Day Trip.
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Thanks for the suggestions~ Was curious also if there are any particular noteworthy aquariums in the area? I know Tokyo has atleast one and I see Enoshima does, just curious if there's any standouts like "must see this". Aquariums are nice to me ahah. I did also see they might have events around Marine Day which probably will wanna try to avoid them that day?
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Marine Day isn't a day that's actively celebrated, it's just the start of summer break for a lot of people (kids/students).
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Revitalized posted:All cool ideas I'll make a note of. Definitely want to check out ramen stadium. Is okonomiyaki particularly good in Fukuoka? It's pretty good everywhere, but I distinctly remember going to a few really good places there, or at least the objectively superior Osaka-style okonomiyaki was. I don't know about that Hiroshima garbage, that poo poo is for tourists.
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wow just wow
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Revitalized posted:What's cool to do in Fukuoka? I want to go visit the Nu Gundam over there but I figure I want to do more than that while I'm there. FUK Coffee does really good coffee and also it's called FUK Coffee.
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AHH F/UGH posted:It's pretty good everywhere, but I distinctly remember going to a few really good places there, or at least the objectively superior Osaka-style okonomiyaki was. I don't know about that Hiroshima garbage, that poo poo is for tourists. lol, this loser doesn't like noodles in his okonomiyaki
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slinkimalinki posted:FUK Coffee does really good coffee and also it's called FUK Coffee. I'm not much of a coffee connoisseur but I do drink a little bit. Looks like it's next to the ramen stadium, so I'll mark this on my map. I see some tasty snacks in there. And also that it's called FUK Coffee.
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I wouldn't call Hiroshima style garbage. It's like an A- to Osaka's A+.
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hiroshima oysters on a hiroshima okonomiyaki are the pinnacle of the 粉もの genre.
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If it has noodles it's not real chili
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peanut posted:Marine Day isn't a day that's actively celebrated, it's just the start of summer break for a lot of people (kids/students). But it’s a public holiday so everyone will be out, including and especially at places like Enoshima. It’s bad enough on weekends, that’s like a super weekend turbo EX.
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After they got featured in that recent Paranormasight game, I thought it might be cool to have a look at the locations for the "Seven Wonders/Mysteries of Honjo". (https://hyakumonogatari.com/2012/01/02/the-seven-wonders-of-honjo/) There seems to be plaques in each of the locations but I was wondering if anyone happened to be familiar with these and knew of a map that had the exact locations (lat/lon co-ords?) to make them nice and easy to find if I was to plan out my own little walking tour. Or if there's a little guided ghost tour that visits them, that would be pretty cool too. There's also apparently a pop-up shop in Marui Kinshicho with stuff from the game that I might check out if it's still running next month.
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What all these people are missing is that Hiroshima okonomiyaki, Osaka okonomiyaki, Tokyo monjayaki, or even yakisoba is not about the crap you put in. It's about the crap you put on. It's all a medium through which you consume the sauce. If the sauce is good, nothing else matters.
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Found the American I mean, he's correct, too. But in America the Beautiful, all solid food is merely a sauce delivery vehicle.
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Riptor posted:Hotel Century Southern Tower is great; I've stayed there several times. Its far more "in" everything than the Regency is; the Regency feels far far more separate from the fun stuff, especially at night. Just following up to say that this post was spot-on. I'm heading home on Saturday after two weeks in Tokyo, and this hotel has been loving terrific. The location (just a few minutes from Shinjuku to the north and Yoyogi to the south, although I used Yoyogi as my home station because it's so easy) is phenomenal for getting out and about, and my room has been super comfortable with great service. If I come back to Tokyo in the future, I'll be very tempted to stay here again.
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surf rock posted:Just following up to say that this post was spot-on. I'm heading home on Saturday after two weeks in Tokyo, and this hotel has been loving terrific. The location (just a few minutes from Shinjuku to the north and Yoyogi to the south, although I used Yoyogi as my home station because it's so easy) is phenomenal for getting out and about, and my room has been super comfortable with great service. If I come back to Tokyo in the future, I'll be very tempted to stay here again. Oh that's awesome! Thrilled to hear it
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Question Mark Mound posted:After they got featured in that recent Paranormasight game, I thought it might be cool to have a look at the locations for the "Seven Wonders/Mysteries of Honjo". (https://hyakumonogatari.com/2012/01/02/the-seven-wonders-of-honjo/) There seems to be plaques in each of the locations but I was wondering if anyone happened to be familiar with these and knew of a map that had the exact locations (lat/lon co-ords?) to make them nice and easy to find if I was to plan out my own little walking tour. woooah I totally forgot about this. I just played that and loved it. Might be some fun padding to time in Tokyo. Too bad the popup shop will be gone by the time I go. Last time I went I ran into a Siren popup shop by accident. edit: lol someone went looking Revitalized fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Sep 28, 2023 |
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