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Chekans 3 16 posted:My wife mentioned wanting to go to a zoo while we're out there, Ueno zoo a good one to visit in addition to the other things in the park or any other standouts in Tokyo area? It was closed when I was there not long ago. Renovations and heat I guess. I would check on it's status and make sure it's not partially closed at least.
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Aug 28, 2023 15:41
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Chekans 3 16 posted:Is Ueno park otherwise a decent place to go for a park visit or should we stick with the imperial garden tour and the surrounding park? The whole Ueno area is great.
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Aug 28, 2023 17:14
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Coxswain Balls posted:The bird sanctuary in Kakegawa rules, it's a bunch of huge open interconnected greenhouses and outdoor areas that flocks of birds just freely fly around in and if you feed them treats you'll just be covered in birds on your arms and shoulders. The entrance has some pens that seem depressing at first but it's just because they're nocturnal birds who are napping. The greenhouses have ponds filled with plant and animal life and I wonder if the birds eat from those too, they seems like an entire thing on its own that people were taking tons of pictures of. That looks cool!
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Aug 28, 2023 18:29
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I got my medical waiver and was working on my customs form online, having never done this (bringing medicine that is banned in that country), do I need to claim I am bringing prohibited items and then show my medical form or just mark no? I have a medication that is banned in Japan I'm bringing in for personal use. "(1) Narcotic drugs, stimulants, marijuana, psychotropic substances, MDMA, designated drugs."
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Aug 29, 2023 21:24
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You can fill it either way --- yes to be safe, but make sure you enter the red lane (items to declare lane) and hand them the medical waiver (thereby effectively making the declaration). No need to show customs form for immigration. JP customs is very kind (although often procedural) when you are actually trying to follow the rules.
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Aug 29, 2023 22:10
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Ok thank you. I’ll do that.
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Aug 30, 2023 03:31
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Customs was easy for my friend with adhd meds a couple of years ago. He sent in the application over the internet, got the form emailed back a day or two later, printed it out, and showed it at the declaration lane as described above. It was a whopping 5 minutes longer for him to get through than the rest of us with nothing to declare.
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Aug 30, 2023 04:01
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Bring double and share them with me
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Aug 30, 2023 08:27
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The Suica shortage is some real chaos here right now. Also Visa is blocking foreign cards from registering Suicas so I can’t even use the app. Some say Mastercard and Amex work though. Just a FYI for anyone coming in the next few weeks
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Sep 4, 2023 08:37
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Ay caramba If Suica app is wonky try Pasmo, or Icoca* I have not tried this advice because I have stacks Suica cards and JP credit cards
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Sep 4, 2023 08:57
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peanut posted:Ay caramba I’m here for a while if I could borrow yours :p
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Sep 4, 2023 09:35
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cheese eats mouse posted:I’m here for a while if I could borrow yours :p That would be an awfully long trip.
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Sep 4, 2023 09:45
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I keep them bundled with cable ties and beep 15 cards on the gate at once
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Sep 4, 2023 10:02
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Osaka and non jr east area is fine to get ic cards  good excuse to fly into Osaka
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Sep 4, 2023 11:20
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We're visiting in just over two weeks so I'll have to learn about these cards. It's just like a subway card in NYC? Also I have two chair seat D sumo tickets I'm looking to sell on Saturday 9/23. Face value is 3500 yen each. I bought them at the same time as I got our preferred day through a proxy so no longer need them. Please spread the word and ideally PM me if interested.
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Sep 4, 2023 16:41
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KingKapalone posted:We're visiting in just over two weeks so I'll have to learn about these cards. It's just like a subway card in NYC? Yes. The systems are linked so it works on just about every form of public transit in the country. Shinkansen is an exception, as well as, for some reason, the Kagoshima trams. I'm sure there are a few other legacy systems out there too but if you're in the standard Tokyo/Kansai tourism region you'll be able to use it for everything. Sometimes you also need a second paper ticket on intercity trains but you can buy that from the conductor on board if it's required.
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Sep 4, 2023 17:00
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KingKapalone posted:We're visiting in just over two weeks so I'll have to learn about these cards. It's just like a subway card in NYC? Bring a Mastercard or Amex. Once you’re in Japan you can register for a digital one using Apple wallet or as other people mentioned Passmo also in wallet. It looked like physical Passmos are also endangered
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Sep 4, 2023 22:47
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They do have some kind of "tourist cards" for Suica and Pasmo advertised right now. They are only valid for 4 weeks from purchase and I'm not sure exactly how they work, but at least they have a solution if you can't get/use an on-phone virtual card.
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Sep 5, 2023 02:46
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They work the same but you have to have a foreign passport to get it and you can't refund any remaining balance when you're done with it.
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Sep 5, 2023 03:46
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lmfao they're going for $30 US on eBay right now.
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Sep 5, 2023 04:21
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Fuji-Q Highland is a pretty cool place so far.
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Sep 6, 2023 04:59
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Except how drat slow they are to process ticketing, boarding and safety checks at the attractions.
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Sep 6, 2023 05:18
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cheese eats mouse posted:Bring a Mastercard or Amex. Once you’re in Japan you can register for a digital one using Apple wallet or as other people mentioned Passmo also in wallet. It looked like physical Passmos are also endangered We have Amex, but only my wife has an iPhone. Can I use Google Pay?
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Sep 6, 2023 17:02
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My guess would be that as long as the actual GPay funding source is AMEX, (presumably) Mastercard, or a Japanese-issued VISA then I doubt you'll have an issue reloading a Suica in your google wallet. (i'm speaking to the funding source being usable conceptually, not the actual logistics of using suica on a google phone which I can't vouch for) some kinda jackal fucked around with this message at 17:14 on Sep 6, 2023 |
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Sep 6, 2023 17:10
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some kinda jackal posted:My guess would be that as long as the actual GPay funding source is AMEX, (presumably) Mastercard, or a Japanese-issued VISA then I doubt you'll have an issue reloading a Suica in your google wallet. As far as I know, unless you have a Japanese phone, only iPhones can get the mobile cards. Non-Japanese Android phones don't work with it at this time.
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Sep 6, 2023 17:20
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I think it all depends on whether your Android phone has a FeliCa-compatible NFC chip which is hit or miss, whereas Apple has shipped FeliCa compliant NFC since the iPhone 8. I'm using a lot of terms I don't understand based on five minutes of googling so sorry if I am saying something absolutely ridiculous 
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Sep 6, 2023 17:22
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Thanks. Looks like my S21 doesn't have it and neither does my fitbit charge 5. If I can't get a physical one and can't use a digital one, what do I do? The JR East website makes it sound like you can still get one at the airport.
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Sep 7, 2023 03:02
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KingKapalone posted:Thanks. Looks like my S21 doesn't have it and neither does my fitbit charge 5. Paper tickets baybeeeee
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Sep 7, 2023 03:48
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You can still get the tourist Suica card that doesn't require a deposit but automatically expires in 28 days and you can't get the balance refunded so you need to make sure you use up all the balance before you leave or within 28 days whichever comes first.
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Sep 7, 2023 03:52
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Find the nearest Hard Off and get a Japanese smartphone to load that mobile Suica onto.
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Sep 7, 2023 03:53
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nielsm posted:Find the nearest Hard Off and get a Japanese smartphone to load that mobile Suica onto. but how can you leave the airport and get to a Hard Off without a Suica.... 
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harperdc posted:Paper tickets baybeeeee RETVRN to hope you bought the right paper ticket for the right train company motherfucker
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Sep 7, 2023 03:58
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Also I really don't understand how it makes sense to issue cards that have a limited validity period but also no deposit or requirement to return for recycling/reuse, if the core issue is supply problems for the cards. If the cards are in short supply, shouldn't they instead make a system where you rent the cards and return them when going home? Or is there an issue with scalpers or other kinds of undercutting?
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Sep 7, 2023 03:59
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harperdc posted:but how can you leave the airport and get to a Hard Off without a Suica.... Guess you will just need to live there like Tom Hanks.
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nielsm posted:Also I really don't understand how it makes sense to issue cards that have a limited validity period but also no deposit or requirement to return for recycling/reuse, if the core issue is supply problems for the cards. The tourist cards were printed for the Olympics and we all know how that turned out so they have a lot of unused old stock.
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Sep 7, 2023 05:52
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Just buy paper tickets how is this a problem
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Grand Fromage posted:hope you bought the right paper ticket for the right train company motherfucker
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Sep 7, 2023 10:14
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I assume the op can figure out how to plan a route and buy a ticket which matches that route. If you're really stuck just buy the cheapest ticket then fix it up at the machine when you get off.
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Yeah. And as long as you have your phone, you can use google maps for directions which also tell you how much the tickets cost. It's not as convenient but it's completely normal to use the ticket machines. I did find my first 3 or 4 trips before I realized I could buy a suica.
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