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It doesn't really matter if you fly into Haneda or Narita. HND is closer to downtown but NRT is usually significantly cheaper. Get cash from atms on arrival. Research a JR Pass. And I hope you can stay with friends because Christmas-New Year is peak travel season.
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Oh yeah atms close nights and weekends lol
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Mar 11, 2016 19:19
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This probably won't affect first time visitors, but 7-11 has minimal/no presence in some rural areas. We got our first 7-11 two years ago 
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Mar 11, 2016 23:54
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Yeah tbh google translate is p good, esp if you keep your sentences short and simple. They added a pronunciation guide under the Japanese text box.
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Mar 14, 2016 09:26
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Can you live without US Netflix for the few months you're living in a new country, or do you just GOTTA keep up with your shows?
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Mar 15, 2016 23:43
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Steam? You can live without that too, I promise. Although the videos on pbskids.org are blocked here 
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quote:From the 13th until the 15th, we'd be in Onomichi. We intend to bike around there, even do the bridges to Imabari and back on the 14th. Would this be feasible in a day? You won't be able to do a round-trip Onomichi-Imabari in one day (the bike road is 70km one way), but you can faff about on the islands closest to Onomichi. Everyone please go to a Carp home game. Don't spend your last day rushing towards the airport. Get back to Tokyo a day earlier to finish shopping, repacking, and always double check your flight time 24 hours in advance.
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Mar 18, 2016 02:08
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Deltasquid posted:Our flight is actually the 20th in the afternoon, forgot to mention we're already doing that! http://www.go-shimanami.jp/sp/cycling/model/ Distance: 70km Times: Pro 3 hours Fast 4-5 hours Regular 5-6 hours Slow 8-10 hours Bike rentals: April-September 8am-8pm October-March 8am-5pm Don't count on frequent ferries.
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Mar 18, 2016 11:32
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Also sheesh July please keep your passports with you so the coast guard can ID your wilted corpses
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Mar 18, 2016 11:43
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^^^ A+. I'm linking your post in the op. Japan is a difficult place to be vegetarian.
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Mar 20, 2016 23:17
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VelociBacon posted:Any absolutely great places people in here stayed at in Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka/Hiroshima? Kyoto: I wanted to stay at JAM sake bar & hostel but no kids allowed. We stayed at Rakuza instead. Hiroshima: Flex for chill, Hana Hostel for baseball. Osaka: I always stayed at Chuo business hotel which is ugly and in a drab neighborhood but is v convenient for subway and airport express access. Tokyo idk I am inaka bumpkin
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Mar 22, 2016 00:26
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Both are wrong, both are correct. Do whatever is most logical/other people are doing. If a sidewalk is hella crowded and the road is full of parked cars and buses, walking the bike down the sidewalk is an acceptable compromise.
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Mar 22, 2016 07:05
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join the military and have them do it for you
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Mar 25, 2016 03:48
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Debit card with pin. Exchange rates are actually decent at atms and even airport kiosks. Tell your home bank in advance and confirm your daily max.
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Mar 26, 2016 09:30
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U inspired them
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Mar 29, 2016 00:28
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tbh I'm hella jelly
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Mar 29, 2016 06:37
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Japanese people love tourist traps and generic souvenirs so actually everything ever is very authentic There is an izakaya somewhere in Tokyo that does Awa Odori dance alongs. I tend to just do big city things which usually means eating Thai and Vietnamese food.
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Mar 29, 2016 12:32
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Our bidet is heated
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Mar 30, 2016 00:44
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What do you guys think
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Mar 31, 2016 13:00
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Ugh read (the post immediately below) the op
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Mar 31, 2016 13:05
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Jake Soo posted:I'm in Kyoto with my parents (60+) who are showing signs of travel fatigue. We're taking it slow this time, so some light sightseeing is in order. We've got the whole day reserved for tomorrow, but we're not gonna be early wakers. Hanami (Heian Jingu? ask your hotel), day drinking, picnic, pizza, go to Uji or Otsu, public baths.
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Apr 1, 2016 11:30
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The age verification on LINE is obnoxious so everyone just adds me instead.
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Apr 2, 2016 12:52
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I'd do kaiseki at a ryokan. You can also try a course dinner at a sushi izakaya that will be much cheaper.
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Apr 3, 2016 12:00
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I heard that traveler's checks have been replaced by prepaid cards. Japan is a cash society so a credit card won't really be useable outside of hotels. Exchange cash and/or use an atm on arrival.
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Apr 3, 2016 18:46
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Ok enjoy eating at Gusto for every meal guys
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Apr 3, 2016 21:55
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The main draw of Gusto is T points and being open at breakfast time
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Apr 3, 2016 23:14
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Cessy posted:Anyone have any experience bringing in a pet and leaving them with a caretaker in quarantine? My ability to google ballpark expenses for importing our two cats is failing miserably on this subject. Quarantine is 6 months, isn't it? How long are you planning to stay in Japan?
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quote:but it seems like most of it either requires fluency, or the postings are intended to hire really low cost talent. Basically this. The companies don't really know what kind of tech staff they need, so fluency is usually prioritized over competency.
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Apr 5, 2016 02:08
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Companies are bad at efficiency and productivity.
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Apr 5, 2016 04:47
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It will be terrible even before you get to Mt Fuji. Please change your travel dates
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Apr 6, 2016 23:26
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Climbing Fuji jet lagged would be ideal considering the whole sunrise watching thing
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Apr 7, 2016 21:34
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Government trees.
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Apr 10, 2016 03:18
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Glorious artistic udon
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Apr 13, 2016 02:19
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Recycle shops like Hard Off (lol) have lots of weeb toys
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Apr 13, 2016 07:26
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Some broad af questions here but I hear Kanazawa is nice.
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Apr 25, 2016 09:30
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The only problem is that early September is still hot af. Less crowds than proper summer break, though.
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Apr 27, 2016 12:04
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You can't go wrong with a daytrip to Nikko.
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Apr 28, 2016 22:44
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Europe has four regions: cold, wine, iron curtain and England.
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May 8, 2016 10:09
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JR Pass for long distance, special deal for tourists only. Suica for urban commuting.
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Helios Grime posted:I'll be going to Japan this October for ~14days, we'll want to visit Osaka, Kyoto an Tokyo. What do you guys recommend on the amount of time to stay in each places? We'll want to have the most time for Tokyo. Also any recommendations for nice daytrips would be really grand (Any good places for hiking/nature suff would be cool). I was in Tokyo and Kyoto last year for a week but only kept to the city and didn't really see much else. Nikkkkkooooo I'd say come to Ehime for matsuri but I can't really host goons this year.
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