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I may or may not have taken a train for 30 minutes, walked an hour, bought chips and salsa, and then did the trip in reverse. For a couple bags of lovely tostitos chips and salsa. Also, thanksgiving and christmas dinners at the new sanno were the best. Absolute best. Thank you for your service (of getting me in for dinner) o7
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No you should absolutely not knock yourself out with a cocktail of downers on a 14 hour airplane flight lol like what
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Why is that, exactly? I’m not quite ‘knocked out’ - it’s more like a pleasant fog for 8 or so hours. The dose of lorazepam is something low, like 1mg. I’ve done it the same way for 10 years now and it’s great.
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Oct 7, 2023 01:51
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Tell us you’re American without telling us.
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Oct 7, 2023 02:10
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Being trapped on a plane is the only place my anxiety-addled brain will willingly accept ‘don’t bother worrying about anything because nothing is in your control’ as an option and I get to chill the gently caress out for however long the flight lasts. It’s a very relaxing feeling.
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As a tall who can't sleep I hate planes, but I just accept going in I'm going to be awake for the next 36 hours and make sure I have Steam in offline mode.
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Mister Chief posted:Tell us you’re American without telling us.
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I was joined yesterday by my friends, and apparently they forgot their JR rail pass vouchers. I let them know that there's a bus from Tokyo to Osaka that's cheap, but it's like 8 hours long. See ya when I see ya. They are trying to get them sent here ASAP but it won't be here til like Wednesday and it may be after we check out of the Airbnb that they show up. If. I think they are resolved to just buy new ones if push comes to shove (at the new rate!) so just sharing so y'all can enjoy the schadenfreude.
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lmao. have you told them it's pretty easy to just go spend $100 on a shink ticket? Or if they packed light, $40 for a flight?
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Mister Chief posted:Tell us they’re American without telling us.
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lol
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Just fly it's not worth the trouble
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Waltzing Along posted:lmao. Where would the fun be in that? Edit: yeah that's probably what I'd actually recommend vs having them get on a bus. But it's funnier if they think they'll need to spend a grand on more jr passes.
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A lot of youtubers/ instagrammers etc seem to be keen to convince people that overnight intercity busses in Japan are a cool experience that saves money and doesn't suck. I'm not sure if it's a prank or if they're being paid off.
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I'd bet paid off. If you just did an international flight where you say on your but for 12+ hours and then someone told you to sit on a bus for 8 or more you'd have to be crazy to say 'yes that sounds good!' I don't mind quirky experiences but that wouldn't be on my list of things to try. Edit: my butt couldn't take that kind of punishment, and we'd have to talk about money at that point. Blackchamber fucked around with this message at 08:16 on Oct 8, 2023 |
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slinkimalinki posted:A lot of youtubers/ instagrammers etc seem to be keen to convince people that overnight intercity busses in Japan are a cool experience that saves money and doesn't suck. I'm not sure if it's a prank or if they're being paid off. I'm almost completely convinced that most big foreign social media people doing videos on X thing in Japan are just paid by the Japanese department of tourism.
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Save $15 in just 330 minutes!
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slinkimalinki posted:A lot of youtubers/ instagrammers etc seem to be keen to convince people that overnight intercity busses in Japan are a cool experience that saves money and doesn't suck. I'm not sure if it's a prank or if they're being paid off. It's cool to watch on youtube and incredibly boring in reality. To be honest at current prices the Shinkansen isn't even a novelty worth doing if you can fly Shammypants fucked around with this message at 00:30 on Oct 9, 2023 |
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Shammypants posted:It's cool to watch on youtube and incredibly boring in reality. To be honest at current prices the Shinkansen isn't even a novelty worth doing if you can fly Absolutely never take overnight busses, agreed. However I'm not even considering an airplane unless the shinkansen trip is over 3 hours.
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There's no scenario where I'm getting on a plane when a train is an option.
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It may just be that I'm a jaded long-term resident, but there are some very cheap and convenient domestic flights now that are hard to overlook.
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Pay $60 for a 25 minute plane flight or $120 for a 3 hour Shinkansen ride and I’m going plane every time Trains lost their wow factor for me years ago, now it’s just a slower metal tube
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Where are you going that a 25 minute flight takes 3 hours by bullet train
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The flight itself might only be 25 minutes, but factor in all the extra rigmarole of security and queues etc. that aren't present by just hopping on a train.
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Are more local normal-speed trains an option for shorter hops? Like Fukuoka->Hiroshima->Himeji->Osaka or something like that. Or are there buses on these types of routes?
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Shinjuku to Shin-Osaka by train: 3 hours direct. Shinjuku to Shin-Osaka by plane: 45 minutes to get to Haneda, 30 minutes to check in and walk to the gate and get seated, 65 minutes to fly (JAL HND-ITM), 20 minutes to get back out of the airport, 30 minutes to Shin-Osaka. Total 3 hours 10 minutes. Turns out a 3 hour train ride is faster than a 1 hour flight after all.
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nielsm posted:Shinjuku to Shin-Osaka by train: 3 hours direct. Shinjuku isn’t a Shinkansen stop, so where are you suggesting people jump on the fast train. mobby_6kl posted:Are more local normal-speed trains an option for shorter hops? Like Fukuoka->Hiroshima->Himeji->Osaka or something like that. Or are there buses on these types of routes? Fukuoka <> Hiroshima is an easy breezy Shinkansen ride, why over-complicate things. The rest of those are all Sanyo Shinkansen stops too. Gabriel Grub posted:It may just be that I'm a jaded long-term resident, but there are some very cheap and convenient domestic flights now that are hard to overlook. If it requires going to Narita, no chance.
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harperdc posted:Shinjuku isn’t a Shinkansen stop, so where are you suggesting people jump on the fast train. Busted. But taking a local train to Shinagawa to catch the Shinkansen still makes it a better deal time-wise. Another advantage of the train is that you have many more daily departures, so much easier to plan around.
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no one would fly domestically from narita unless you live in chiba
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Skymark alone has at least half a dozen departures a day from Haneda to most of the major domestic airports. I find that easy enough to plan around.
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harperdc posted:Fukuoka <> Hiroshima is an easy breezy Shinkansen ride, why over-complicate things. The rest of those are all Sanyo Shinkansen stops too. 
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Mr. Fix It posted:no one would fly domestically from narita unless you live in chiba Plenty of LCC routes only fly out of Narita. Even with the extra transport cost it can still be more economical (vs. Haneda, not referencing Shinkansen journies at all).
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nielsm posted:Busted. Shinkansen is my waifu
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mobby_6kl posted:I've read about the JR pass price increase so I probably won't be getting it and hoping to avoid too much  This is searching on a local train app, from Hakata (the main station in Fukuoka) to Hiroshima. The top three results are all local train options to go from Fukuoka to Hiroshima, and the shortest time listed is almost 6 hours, and almost 6,000 yen. The bottom shows the Shinkansen for the same route is 1 hour and 8,500 yen. Don’t over-think it.
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Yeah when people talk about the JR pass price increase they mean the 2-week ones where it's not worth it unless you're travelling long distances every couple of days. You should still use the shinkansen between cities.
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AHH F/UGH posted:Trains lost their wow factor for me years ago, now it’s just a slower metal tube The Shinkansen at the current rates is one of the most overhyped experiences for a tourist in Japan. Food options are bad, coffee is bad, the ride itself is just fine on most routes with views that are no better or worse than other countries. It doesn't *feel* that fast and it isn't luxurious, even in slightly better cars (which is a near total waste of money). There are Amtrak trains with a more premium feel, quite a few actually. That it gets you somewhere on time (mostly) in a decent amount of time, with little security is cool and good but otherwise, mid. Shammypants fucked around with this message at 04:19 on Oct 10, 2023 |
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Japan: Shinkansens are mid
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