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Waltzing Along posted:Sex/porn > guns/killing Hard agree. Am on the way to the Peace Park in Hiroshima right now and I'd rather be answering questions about sex toys than the ones my kid is probably about to ask me about what happened during the war. Ugh, worst snipe for new year new page. Hope everyone's new year is a peaceful one.
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bee posted:Ugh, worst snipe for new year new page. Hope everyone's new year is a peaceful one. you jinxed it!!!!!!! (I was on a walk with my wife by the Yodo when the quake hit and we didn't even notice anything had happened until we got back and every channel was already on emergency mode)
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Following this, don't wanna jinx it but it doesn't look like a huge amount of destruction has happened, lots of livestream cams from Noto and Ishikawa are are still showing normal seas. Hopefully it's just a quake and nothing more. Kishida must have paid off the earthquake gods heh
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Navaash posted:you jinxed it!!!!!!! Dammit, it's been 35 years since I got earthquaked too. We were walking from the Shukkeien Garden to Hiroshima station when it happened and didn't feel anything. Didn't even realise something was up til we got on the Shinkansen and there was a delay warning on the info screen thingy.
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My only experience with earthquakes was being two beers in at some noodle shop and wondering whether the alcohol hit me hard and I’m swaying or whether there’s an earthquake going on, since no one at all seemed to be concerned that the room was moving. I mean it was a baby quake but still pretty surreal. Hope everyone itt is safe, and that the affected regions can recover quickly 
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some kinda jackal posted:My only experience with earthquakes was being two beers in at some noodle shop and wondering whether the alcohol hit me hard and I’m swaying or whether there’s an earthquake going on, since no one at all seemed to be concerned that the room was moving. Similar to my only "earthquake in Japan" story from back in May, though instead of "two beers in at some noodle shop" it was "after no sleep on the flight at some soup curry shop". Thought it was a train or something under us until a friend said something. Definitely not as bad as the typhoon the week after.
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bee posted:Dammit, it's been 35 years since I got earthquaked too. We were walking from the Shukkeien Garden to Hiroshima station when it happened and didn't feel anything. Didn't even realise something was up til we got on the Shinkansen and there was a delay warning on the info screen thingy. I gotta say, that's turning out to be an unusually strong jinx
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Can’t wait for the plague of locusts tomorrow.
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2024 sure is... uh... there's some kind of word for this...
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slinkimalinki posted:I gotta say, that's turning out to be an unusually strong jinx I'm here for two more weeks Disasters aside, random things I'm loving about Japan so far: Abundance of crows High quality snack availability Orderly lines of people waiting Heated toilet seats Shinkansen, I wish we had these at home I'm struggling a bit with how busy it is but I guess that's what you get coming here during the holiday period. We're going to universal studios on Friday and we've booked the fast pass but I'm sure it's still gonna be insane.
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bee posted:Abundance of crows I don't think you're supposed to eat them
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Ship me some Lawson chocolate stars plz and ty. A big pack. Oh and calorie mate for my partner.
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Goddamn, Japan. Three days in a row of wild poo poo.
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What's the best time of year to visit Japan? I'm going to Thailand in February and thinking of doing Japan as my next trip after that. Ideally I'd like to go during one of the major Chinese holiday periods like the May Day holiday, summer vacation in July/August or National Day week in late Sept/early Oct, so one of those time slots would be best. Depending on how long I go for, I'd be interested in major cities like Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto plus some specific attractions like the cat island, Jigokudani and the Ghibli museum. Also super keen on visiting Akihabara and collecting One Piece merchandise. Any advice would be appreciated! Teriyaki Koinku fucked around with this message at 08:20 on Jan 4, 2024 |
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Spring or autumn.
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Summer is awful and best avoided. I always like going in winter, Chinese New Year meant a month off in Jan/Feb and that was very nice.
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You can browse in Akihabara, and you can buy hella One Piece stuff for cheaper at Book Off and other recycle shops. The selection outside of Tokyo (major suburban cities in Nagano and Gifu) will be bigger and less picked over.
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peanut posted:You can browse in Akihabara, and you can buy hella One Piece stuff for cheaper at Book Off and other recycle shops. The selection outside of Tokyo (major suburban cities in Nagano and Gifu) will be bigger and less picked over. Hard part is getting to a lot of Book-Off or Hard-Off locations in smaller cities/suburbs requires a car. At least in Tokyo there are spots walking distance from train stations. I went looking for old games around a couple spots in Akihabara today (playing tourist on a day off remains fun) and Super Potato definitely is still a very well-stocked museum of stuff you can find cheaper elsewhere. But yes, avoid summer and One Piece merch remains plentiful.
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I did a lot of old record shopping last May and if I'm being honest the best part of the trip for me was bookmarking every Hard Off I could find within 2 hours train ride of Tokyo and just taking four days travelling to each one after another. It sounds super weird to say that just some random nondescript town was captivating, but taking ten or twenty minute walks from the station to some random shop in the middle of nowhere was a lot of fun, relaxing, and it was nice to see a slice of how people live outside the big city. Even if the towns do basically just blur together after a while.
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If you’re going to rent a car/walk 40 minutes from the station for the suburban second hand shopping thing, I recommend doing some research and looking for places other than the -Off franchises. There are a lot of regional chains that *only* operate outside of big cities, and many are huge warehouses that can take you an entire day to browse instead of the smaller stores that the -Offs are.
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orenronen posted:If you’re going to rent a car/walk 40 minutes from the station for the suburban second hand shopping thing, I recommend doing some research and looking for places other than the -Off franchises. There are a lot of regional chains that *only* operate outside of big cities, and many are huge warehouses that can take you an entire day to browse instead of the smaller stores that the -Offs are. For example?
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Chiba Kanteidan in, well, Chiba. Their web presence is difficult to navigate without reading Japanese but you can search for 千葉鑑定団 in a map app. They have one location that is not their largest but is easier to access than most - about a 10 minute walk from Minami Funabashi station, which is about 20 minutes by train from Tokyo Station. That station is good for a suburban shopping day in general as it’s also right next to LaLaport Tokyo Bay, one of the largest shopping malls in Japan, and just beyond it a smaller shopping mall that has a very good Book-Off Bazaar in it (those are the larger Book-Off stores that stock clothing, electronics and a bunch of other stuff in addition to the usual fare).
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some kinda jackal posted:I did a lot of old record shopping last May and if I'm being honest the best part of the trip for me was bookmarking every Hard Off I could find within 2 hours train ride of Tokyo and just taking four days travelling to each one after another. It sounds super weird to say that just some random nondescript town was captivating, but taking ten or twenty minute walks from the station to some random shop in the middle of nowhere was a lot of fun, relaxing, and it was nice to see a slice of how people live outside the big city. Even if the towns do basically just blur together after a while. Yeah, this is pretty fun. I used to just hop off at random stations and wander around. When I got a motorbike I'd just go out riding in the country and take whichever turn at the intersection looked most "wrong". I found all kinds of cool stuff: houses with traditional thatched roofs, a horse riding place, a "slow food" restaurant with an amazing view overlooking my town (owned by my one of my students' parents!), miscellaneous shrines, and cool forest roads. Re: recycle shops: I put リサイクルショップ or リサイクル店 into Google Maps to find 'em. There was a great mom and pop place out in the sticks I'd driven by many times when I lived there and not stopped in, they had a sick 60s Subaru with a 2 stroke motor out front, and a glass case with a stuffed tanuki smoking a pipe (among other things). I scored a really nice, seemingly unused carryon suitcase for 2k yen, they normally retail for more like 20,000. edit: had a couple pics   Teriyaki Koinku posted:What's the best time of year to visit Japan? I'm going to Thailand in February and thinking of doing Japan as my next trip after that. Ideally I'd like to go during one of the major Chinese holiday periods like the May Day holiday, summer vacation in July/August or National Day week in late Sept/early Oct, so one of those time slots would be best. Don't do early May, that's Japan's big holiday period too and stuff tends to get slammed. Personally I like summer best, but I grew up in a hot and humid place so maybe it doesn't bother me as much as other people. You are never far from a vending machine dispensing cool drinks, and if you have a car you can crank dat AC. Kakigori, fireworks, going to the beach, the roar of the cicadas... yeah I love summer in Japan  Jigokudani is best in winter when there's snow, not too far away is Shirakawa-go, which is a cool village with traditional architecture (also very picturesque in winter). That roadtrip was my first time driving in snow and it was an amazingly on-rails experience - roads are plowed regularly and cops will station themselves at turn-offs for bad roads and caution you to take a detour if your vehicle isn't appropriate for conditions. That late Sept/early Oct period is actually probably one of the best times overall to visit - just after the Silver Week holiday period and not too hot/cold. Ethics_Gradient fucked around with this message at 17:24 on Jan 4, 2024 |
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Teriyaki Koinku posted:What's the best time of year to visit Japan? I'm going to Thailand in February and thinking of doing Japan as my next trip after that. Ideally I'd like to go during one of the major Chinese holiday periods like the May Day holiday, summer vacation in July/August or National Day week in late Sept/early Oct, so one of those time slots would be best. If you've never been, then go end of March, beginning of April and hope you are right place/right time to see the Sakura in bloom. E: i like going in the Winter, but I wouldn't recommend for a first time as the days are shorter and the heaters are blasting. But there are fewer tourists.
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My flights (to Seoul) were originally for March 19/April 9 but Saudia changed the schedule so I now have a chance to re-adjust the flights. How accurate do the sakura forecast tend to be? (oh my gaaaaaaaaaaaawd their new schedule has a 30 hour layover instead of 4 hours lol. Although they seem to offer a free hotel and transit visa for these cases so might be worthwhile to check it out because I otherwise never would go to KSA)
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Spring for me obviously because of cherry blossom related activities foods and festivals, but Fall is actually a very close second. Less crowded than Spring but similar weather depending on when you choose to go.
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The sakura forecasts tend to be wildly inaccurate until like a week before the actual bloom.
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orenronen posted:If you’re going to rent a car/walk 40 minutes from the station for the suburban second hand shopping thing, I recommend doing some research and looking for places other than the -Off franchises. There are a lot of regional chains that *only* operate outside of big cities, and many are huge warehouses that can take you an entire day to browse instead of the smaller stores that the -Offs are. Yeah big agree, this is one of my best Japan shopping experiences ever (with bonus excellent ramen place just across the road): https://www.mandai-kaga.com/ This particular location is too out of the way for a first-time Japan visit but it was great, the principle to branch out is sound.
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Is there a good JR site which lists all the train station's hours and the like? I wanna see ahead of time when the last train back to Kamata is and such.
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Google maps → find your station → [Directions] → enter from/to → [Arrive by] 24:00.
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If you just want to see what time the last train is from station a to station b, using some route search site is way easier than any kind of map. https://www.navitime.co.jp/en/trans...ry=1&othexprs=1 Edit: fwiw voice assistants can also tell you the same thing... IF they pick up the station names correctly. Google just thought I said "come out to station" when asking about Kamata. zmcnulty fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Jan 6, 2024 |
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Google maps literally has a last train option. Use Google maps.
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Awesome thanks~ I know my trip isn't for a while I just wanna have all the information I can beforehand cuz I don't wanna have to end up stuck in the city missing the last train and having to taxi back or something. I have learned I want to take the Kamata station in to Tokyo and not the Kamata Keikyu one it seems.
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Good Listener posted:Awesome thanks~ I know my trip isn't for a while I just wanna have all the information I can beforehand cuz I don't wanna have to end up stuck in the city missing the last train and having to taxi back or something. I have learned I want to take the Kamata station in to Tokyo and not the Kamata Keikyu one it seems. 1. Most of the major train lines run until a bit after midnight. That as a general rule plus Google Maps as mentioned will serve you well. 2. Yeah, it’s better to think of the Kamata case as different train lines/companies in one area. Bigger stations like Yokohama or Shinjuku won’t have them separated on a web app, but effectively they have different entries and exits depending on the train line (whether JR, Tokyu, Keikyu, Odakyu, etc). Just pay attention and you’ll be fine.
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I had paired wines with my dinner last night and I've woken up feeling very green. Is Oota Isan any good? Pray for bee 
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The can of chalk dust for tummy aches? No, it's not good and won't fix a hangover. Eat some plain bread, drink sports drinks, and let your body sort it out.
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Ah, I got some of the bad tasting chalk stuff from the drugstore. I don't expect anything short of an IV full of maxolon to actually cure a hangover but after washing the chalk drink down with a can of coke and a banana I'm feeling a bit better.
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