When should I spend 1 week in kansai region?

Late October:
> See Jidai Matsuri (not sure if worth it)
> Less crowded maybe?

Early November:
> Greater chance of seeing some fall leaves even though peak predicted for December
> Cooler? idk

No idea but I'm going for the first time and don't wanna waste the chance

Is it worth a daytrip to Miura from Tokyo to visit hide's grave?
Plan on seeing Mishima and Nujabes' graves too but Nara cemetery is way easier to get to from Shinjuku

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/04/travel/austrian-man-arrested-having-sex-japanese-shrine-intl-scli/index.html
>A 61-year-old Austrian man was arrested last month for having sex in a shrine in Japan with a Japanese woman in her 40s, local police told CNN on Wednesday.
I kneel before my fellow countryman.

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is Tokyo's train and metro system is confusing af or am I just a brainlet?

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>>2706579
It's only confusing if you can't use google maps and follow directional signs in the stations.

>>2706581
Google gave me 3 different ways to get to the same place, 2 with similar name lines but slightly different and the one I thought would be the fastest is the slowest

>>2706579
>I want to go from point A to B
>Put destination in google maps
>Pick a route, they differ by time, distance and cost.
>Get to station, go on designated platform told by google.
>Take train, get off when the announcer says the station name in english.

Now Osaka is confusing af. Google doesnt even reccomend platforms.
Shin Osaka is a maze, split between 6 levels and across 2 roads.

>>2706579
brainlet, things like google maps spoonfeed you what lines to get and even what platform numbers
the only caveat is avoiding express trains which can skip stops

anyone ever have any regrets about their trip(s) to japan? things you wish you did but didnt do?

I was thinking about this itinerary (2nd trip)

Seoul - Fukuoka - day trips to Beppu, Nagasaki, ??? - Hiroshima (not staying overnight) - Osaka - Tokyo

Thoughts?

Does anyone know of a website that lists anime events/collabs taking place? Or general events even. Japanese site would be fine.

Currently in Osaka.
What's some good places to eat that aren't on websites like Trip Advisor etc?

Holy fuck Fukuoka. I'm trying to book an hotel in november for 7 nights, and everything is either overpriced or already booked. Airbnb it will be I guess.

>>2706474
>Tokyoadultguide
Anyone getting weird vibes from that forum? It's very sketchy

>>2706655
>Overpriced
Just to be clear since some people in these threads think 40 bucks a night is overpriced, what is your threshold?

>>2706657
who knew that human trafficking attracts sketchy people

What's the quirkiest weirdest place in Japan? I know there's a toilet museum, alice in wonderland hotel with a talking tree. There used to be one with a wrestling ring in one of the rooms, sadly it's closed down.

Currently from all my research, the dinosaur hotel is the quirkiest place. Anything else I should keep my eye on?

>>2706657
how so?

>>2706658
I wish it was 40. Can't find anything decent below 70/night.
Found one, 530 for 7 nights, but compared to Osaka or even Tokyo, it's more expensive. It's my fault though, it was cheaper one month ago but I was waiting for the answer of my friend, who in the end isn't coming unless he changes his mind again. But then too late for him.

>>2706638
>day trips to Beppu
Honestly I found Beppu more comfy and with more to do than Fukuoka. Might be worth staying there.

>>2706672
The transparent public toilets on Tokyo, maybe.

>>2706678
Are you only looking in Tenjin/Hakata or also in the outskirts.
You can get across the city in half an hour, so you might get lucky by expanding your search radius.

>>2706678
70 is still pretty good, prices just keep going up these days, I generally set my ballpark at 100/night and get surprised

>>2706680
Depends on whether or not he’s searching for monster muff, there is some serious bush in Fukuoka, I’m kind of an expert

>>2706677
They ban all mentions of THC, the most popular provider for foreigners, they heavily advertise a certain person, it's almost cult-like.

>>2706603
totally forgot about the Beyblade Academy in Tokyo. ah well, next time

>>2706682
>>2706684
Will try looking up in the outskirts, or I will spend less days there then go to Kumamoto or Beppu.

Got to Fukuoka last night, was surprised how much sex stuff there was right by the canal kinda sus

>>2706711
My mother has fond memories of that area because there was a really good cake shop nearby that we went to multiple times, and there were cats on the red light street by the canal.

Does anyone want to hang out in kansai :3

>>2706731
Are you a cute girl(female)?

>>2706731
hi

Trying to plan a good first time trip. How does this sound?
>Land in Sapporo, Hokkaido and spend 2 days there, one for the city and one for an onsen
>Head down to Shizuoka to visit the Hamamatsu Air Park, then head to Nara
>Spend 2 days in Nara, then 1 in Osaka

>>2706737
>2 days in Nara, then 1 in Osaka
I would switch those two around.

>>2706737
>2 days in Nara
Nara is more of a day trip, you can see most important stuff within a day

Aside from the major stations in the Yamanote Line like Shibuya, Shinjuku, Harajuku, Akihabara, Ikebukuro, Tokyo Station. What are the most underrated ones that tourists hardly go to?

>>2706579
Tokyo is tricky, but you get the hang of it after 2 days,

>>2706579
Its confusing if you try and grasp the whole of it - just focus on where you need to go and use google maps/follow signs. Its very simple if you just think of it as a straight path from A to B.

Reposting from /sqt/ thread since I figured out this might be better place to ask this.

Im currently at conference in Toyama, Japan and my flight back (from Tokyo Narita airport) got delayed by one day. It's not a problem for me to extend stay and my company knows about situation already. This means I will have one whole day to travel around Tokyo. I would like to ask, what places in particular would you suggest to visit? It's my first time in Japan and probably last one since I'm not wealthy enough to afford such travels. So far, after flight and check in, when I had few hours free at evening and next day before train depart, I simply walked around Ueno, including Ameyoko street and paid visit to National Museum, took photos at both day and night but just around that place. I'm mostly interested in historical places but also opportunities to took interesting photos, showing local atmosphere and culture, definitely not for shopping and such (many sites I saw basically recommended going shopping and eating, which is not very interesting for me).

Thanks for help and sorry for trouble.

>>2706806
Some basic suggestions
Tokyo Tower
Sensoji
Sky Tree
Shibuya Scramble
The Gundam in Odaiba
Meiji Jingu
The Imperial Palace
Akahibara Electric Town

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>>2706737
>fly to Hokkaido
>spend 2 night then go to Shizuoka
Huh?
Why waste the flight/return time and cost to spend 2 nights in Hokkaido only?
And then only 3 days in Kansai?
Better off just doing a week in either Kansai or Hokkaido. Especially if it's your first trip.

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Should /jpg/ crash Chris Broad's new bar?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WARr0Vxu6rY

>>2706711
fukuoka has the best nightlife district in japan IMHO. tokyo nightlife isn't even really THAT good desu its strongest aspect is how many options you get just due to the sheer amount of people living there. places like shinjuku, shibuya and roppongi are flooded with tourists which really drives down the cospa and overall japanesity - the best way i can describe it is that a lot of places in tokyo feel Reddit-tier with some gay contrived gimmicks meant to appeal to the instagram and youtube short audience, very similar to Seoul (ironically one of the most soulless cities ever when it comes to nightlife). osaka is on the whole good, but some parts of the city remind me a lot more of going out in hong kong or taiwan than "japan." fukuoka is almost perfect though, just enough luxury and grime without vulgarly bending over and spreading wide for gaijin money like you see in kabukicho. yes there are tons of chinese and koreans there but the overwhelming majority they assimilate and party as the japanese do rather than running the show like in osaka. yokohama is a close second for good nightlife.

then you have cities like nagoya and sendai with 1M+ population and you still struggle to find places that are open after 9 PM

>>2706836
>clubbing
degenerate

>>2706811
Imperial Palace might be inaccessible, from what I checked, tickets are hard to get. Thanks a lot for the rest, already noted Gundam and Akahibara before but it only confirms the choice.

Do you think that I should leave Akahibara for evening? Or it's equally interesting at day?

>>2706840
No great difference honestly, whatever timing works for you.

>>2706603
Buying the meme two week train pass and planning a lot of day trips in fall. We were jet lagged and my partner always woke up late, so we only had a few hours of sun at our destinations.

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>>2706826
s alright
they got these nice postcards there

Any suggestions for Sapporo soaplands? Only baby japanese speaken

>>2706638
If you’re going to miyajima which you should, you might want to stay overnight because you’ll lose three hours traveling between the main station and the island.

>>2706536
Best itinerary right here. Puts the usual ones posted here to shame.

Whenever I walk past another white person in Japan I always smile and nod, maybe even say "hey", just to snap you out of your little immersed world.

>>2706854

Me too, unless they're obviously some kind of otaku (fat, anime t-shirt, etc).

>>2706854
I always nod back when this happens.

>>2706826
He didn’t open shit. It’s obvious that the entire place was designed by someone else and they asked last minute to collab with him. Maybe he got a small share in it. His own ramen studio place had a 80s retro vibe. This is basically a Starbucks.

>open snapchat in japan
>90% of people are pakis/arabs or filipinos with fake japanese names

>>2706872
And yet Japan will never have any less jeets and seamonkeys than now. Enjoy the Japan of today while you can.

Is going to Yakushima worth it? Seems like a bitch to get to.

Two days in Tokyo, right now. What do? No normalfaggot things, just want to be with my people, socially retarded otakus.

>>2706904
Can you arrange a tour of a hikki's home?

>>2706904
>No normalfaggot things
>just want to be with my people, socially retarded otakus

>>2706737
I'd just stay 3 days in Osaka and make a day trip to Nara, it's pretty close by train

>>2706863
Nah, it's cause his wife did most of the work

>>2706904
Akihabara and Nakano Broadway

>>2706923
he got a jap wife?

>>2706806
The sumo arena Ryogoku Kokugikan is located near Ryogoku on the Sobu Line. Even when sumo is not being held, you can enter the attached Sumo Museum for free.
There are many sumo stables in the area, and you can often see sumo wrestlers. In some stables, you can watch the training.
There are also tours to watch sumo stables training and have meals with the wrestlers. Also nearby are the Sumida River sightseeing boat dock and the Sumida Hokusai Museum.

>>2706928
No, another vlogger from Canada, she's been on his channel for years. Also I guess technically fiance and not wife but whatever

>>2706906
that's all i want to do in japan. visit hikki homes. hang out with hikkis. female only of course. how do i make this happen.

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>>2706904
Try inokashia zoo.
Its got a nice pond, art museum, animals with enclosures too small, and a fish/bird section too on the same ticket.
Its also on the same rail line as nakano broadway as the other anon mentioned, plenty of mandrake there to spend an hour or 2 in.

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>>2706946
I meant to spell Inokashira.
While I'm amending it, there's also tokyo metropolitan government building, which has a free observation deck. I got that suggestion from these threads and I'd say it was worth going there even when it was raining.

>>2706850
what are the prices like? Or is it full youtuber meme shit?

>>2706953
prices are like 1,650円 for meme drinks
but they got normal menu items, no seat charge
it's alright for like a one time meme

>>2706943
>female only of course
Don't you want to see how your fellow brothers live?

>>2706962
no i want to kiss my sisters

>>2706851
Was looking at M Bunnies or M Reverse Bunnies myself, but the gaijin tax was pretty high and I got myself sick so that's that until next time.

I'm struggling to decide when to go for 1 month. late feb to late march vs early may (but after golden week ends) to early june.
Need to make a decsion soon but i keep going back and forth on it.
general route will be tokyo area for week then slowly make way downwards towards kyushu.
Also I don't give a shit about cherry blossoms if that info is relevant.

>>2706932
Ok, thanks. I kinda regret that, while being in Toyama, I had no time to travel to more historical parts of city, due to conference. I wish I could see Yatsuo for example. But we will also attend organized trip to Murodo do maybe it's not that bad.

I'm still not sure if JR Pass (7 days) was worth for two bullet train travels. But at least I also traveled by normal train twice so maybe that's okay.

>>2706904
well if you're around nakano / ogikubo tomorrow
could squad up

>>2706968
go off season everything will be cheaper and less crowded. just make sure you bring a jacket. I'm from a cold place so late February in Japan feels pretty warm to me.

>>2706850
can't even bother to get proper labels ... seems like such a lazy implementation compared to all the great bars in the area.

>>2706836
I feel like going out in Tokyo is great it was easy to get away from the tourist stuff and meet normal japanese but Tokyo just has a cosmopolitan vibe in general. it's a good tip ill check out Fukuoka next time. which neighborhoods do you recommend?

Just came home from Kyoto and while the city has cool things to offer, it stinks from tourism.

Is Nara the same? I'm tempted to skip and just head east or explore Osaka.

So how exactly does the tax free shopping work? I've bought some stuff and they just gave me the discount at the register, but I'm reading online that I need to declare them at the airport to receive a refund? They also mention something about having to pay a consumption tax if you don't have the tax free items you bought with you, so do they have some system in place how they can know if I have tax free items on me, like from scanning my passport or something? Or can I just pack the stuff in my check-in like normal without worries? I just don't wanna get stuck in customs or have to pay some extra fees for nothing. My main issue is that I didn't keep the receipt for some of the items I got.

>>2705809
You can also just walk to a counter and book the tickets there, avoiding the hassle of having to figure out seat fee, express fee, regular fee and whatever other associated fees you have to pay

>>2706646
What sort of food?

>>2706953
High-end cocktail place
I'm hitting it up in Oct, will report back if worth

>>2706998
>it stinks from tourism.
Honestly I think the rancid smell is because the 7/11s, restaurants and other shops just toss full garbage bags on the street for late night pickup
>Is Nara the same
I wouldn't say so. They probably have to keep at least the park are extremely clean, lest the deer snack on mcdonalds trash or something potentionally toxic

I never visit bars, but I'm getting a bit lonely on my solo trip. Japanese skills consist of like your 10 basic phrases.

Any recommendations in Osaka?

>>2707012
go to a jazz bar. usually the jazz heads speak good English even if they're japanese. and if you don't find anyone to talk to you still get a good jazz show. the jazz in Japan is world class, and the jazz bars are very classy.

the alternative if you can't speak much japanese is to go to university neighborhoods and look for people who want to practice English.

>>2707006
basically you're supposed to leave it wrapped up until you leave the country, and you're supposed to keep all the receipts. this is to prevent fraud from people who are buying stuff but not leaving the country with it. most of the time customs won't even ask, but if they decide to single you out and you've unwrapped some stuff, or your receipts don't add up, then you can get some pretty big fines. but as a regular tourist there's not much risk of just opening the stuff up before you leave, I haven't heard of anyone getting hassled. the law is mostly in place to keep the evil Chinese scammers from not having to pay taxes.

>>2706998
nara is still touristy but it's a big open area instead of a crowded town so it's manageable. but I agree there is no reason to go to Kyoto as a tourist unless you have some niche stuff to see. all the regular destinations are way too overcrowded.

>>2707016
>university
Anon I'm 29 :c
>go to a jazz bar
That actually sounds fun in its own right, thanks anon. I'll post results Saturday morning.

>>2707019
I'm not saying you should go to college I'm saying you should go to the bars near the universities because the young students are usually open-minded and educated enough to want to chat with some foreigner who only speaks English. but yeah just go to the jazz bar. Osaka has some great jazz clubs. I actually think the jazz scene in Japan is better than in America ... it's sad to say but there is really only good jazz in NYC now, and it's so niche that it's dying fast.

>>2707016
I also read just now that apparently since 2021 the whole thing has been digitised and the stores send your purchase history directly to the tax agency, and you just need to show the items and you don't need the receipt anymore. I seriously hope this is true because I don't wanna get stuck paying fines over some figurines.
>you're supposed to leave it wrapped up until you leave the country
I think this was for consumables, right? So far I've only bought general goods tax free and it says you're allowed to open and use them as long as you take them out of the country.

>>2706715
based. kind of want to go to fukuoka but it's kind of far from where I live. I'd have to take time off work

>>2706579
It wasn't confusing just intimidating.
Although one time I needed to make a trip out to the edge of town and the train I was on was not like the others, i still dont know what was going on. there was assigned forward seating with no standing room and some ojisan sumimasen'd me away from his chair so i hid in the bathroom car for the rest of the trip.
Thought i was gonna get arrested for illegal trainhopping so I ignored the train attendant who told me to sit somewhere

Other than that and struggling to figure out wtf a passmo and suica was it wasn't too bad and I've never ridden a subway system solo before.

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Slowly coming to terms with the fact that I won't be able to attract an actually attractive and interesting girl in Japan, so considering just paying for one instead of fucking the weird-looking gaijin hunters like most white guys here seem to do (wtf?).

Is Okubo park still the best place?

>>2707016
you know any good jazz bars in tokyo? From the sound of it I'd enjoy the vibe. looking to go to Roppongi or Ginza tomorrow, or any good place to meet older women that's in this general area

>>2706836
I was going to agree with your post, but
>Seoul (ironically one of the most soulless cities ever when it comes to nightlife)
this I don't understand. Seoul has some of the best nightlife I've experienced in all of Asia and I miss that atmosphere a lot whenever I'm in Japan. What the fuck did you do there?

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>mfw I had the good idea to go to Fukuoka right when there's the sumo tournament
No wonder there's no more hotels, or they are overpriced. I'm a fucking retard and should have kept my initial plan of going the last week of november. Oh well.

anyone awake? should I go stay tomorrow at Fukuoka or should I go somewhere else from Osaka? hotels are a bit expensive there atm

>>2707031
I went to Okubo park out of curiosity. It's pretty grim.

>>2707143
Anything particular in Fukuoka that interests you?
Try looking for a hotel in a neighboring city or just skip it for this trip (assuming you'll return next year or soon enough to do so)

>>2706998
kyoto suffers the worst from overtourism and also had the highest concentration of pajeets during my trip
it's a "visit a couple times never return" type location for me, buses were practically unusable because they were packed to the brim with tourists so unless you got on at the start/end you had no chance of using them

Anon who was supposed to go to Matsue in november, I'm ditching Shimane as I don't want to loose nearly one day to go there from Fukuoka and instead will go to Oita, then to Osaka from there.
So my itinerary will be :
> Fukuoka for 5 days
> Oita for 3 days
> Osaka for 4 days
> Nagoya for 4 days
> Tokyo for 7 days
Next time I'll finally do Tottori and Shimane.

>>2706852
I intend to visit Hashima island, Miyajima seems like just another temple with to many visitors around to actually have serene athmosphere.

>>2707256
Stay in India.

Chinese tourists are really starting to ruin international travel for me lads...

>>2707276
qrd? im travelling overseas with 2-3 chinese girls next year (im white)

>>2707277
swarm behaviour around places that are instagramable or viral in their social media

>>2707277
No matter where I go in the world there is always a horde of Chinese tourists making everything take longer, getting in everyone's ways, speaking their gutterspeak language with annoying volume, and they really don't give a shit about being polite or adhering to local customs. They're fucking annoying. Their women aren't even hot. Maybe two out of every 10 are passable.

>>2706850
>image of Sakurajima
>Kumamoto & Fukuoka

>>2706253
Agreed. Nebuta by itself was worth the late July/early August heatwave when I went in 2018, and I also got to see all the Tanabata decorations in Sendai and some of the Matsumoto Taiko festival. I did forget about Obon though and got screwed trying to get back to Tokyo from Sendai, ended up missing most of the one day of Comiket I was planning to go for.

>>2706482
You'll see plenty of fall colors either way even though you're outside "peak" time. I saw a lot in the Tokyo and Nagano areas in early-mid November in 2022.

>>2707257
Miyajima's actually really nice in the afternoon/evening after the ferries stop running. I like to do a night there at one of the hot spring ryokans, stayed at Iwaso twice, then hike Misen in the morning before heading to Hiroshima proper or my next destination. For Hashima, do you mean the old coal mine off Nagasaki? I did that in 2017, it's a really cool but also kind of depressing piece of industrial history, and it's really a half-day trip at most. You take a tour boat out to the island, walk around for 45 minutes or so, then boat back to Nagasaki. It's not a large island.

>>2706816
Are there enough things to do in Sapporo to make a 1 week trip worth it?

>>2707308
Absolutely. Just eating the local cuisine can be a worthy affair. Alternatively there are museums, temples, the old Sapporo factory. (Pay the extra couple of yen for the paid entry, it's more fun)
Take day trips out of Sapporo to the onsens and mountains.

>>2707295
>just put some generic japanesey shit on it, the plebs wont notice anyway

>>2707312
speaking of generic japanesey shit, today i picked up some new yen notes with the wave on (still in the uk)

Any Nagasaki suggestions for a second time? Taking some friends who have never been but I have seen all the major sites. What I really would love is a tour of some of the dockyards or even a private boat to get close for photos, but have not had much luck.

>>2707308
Day trips to the other cities like Otaru, Asahikawa, Biei, Noboribetsu
Totally worth.
Hakodate too if you're willing to go a little further

Piece of shit Esim not working. Where to get one in Tokyo?

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>>2707277
chinks are ranked even lower than bongs for being the worst tourist
>loud and obnoxious
>dont speak a single ounce of local language
>can barely speak english too
>ignores local etiquette
>cut and barge through queues, cant form a single file
>will abuse the fuck out of free samples, to the point ive seen japanese staff hide away samples when chinks enter
>tiktok whores take up space on sidewalk taking selfies and shit
>usually travel by tour bus so you have tour buses off loading massive groups of chink tourists at once who swarm the place like cockroaches
>will ignore "do not step on grass" or "do not pull/rip the flowers/tree" signs

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just saw that the first official autumn foliage forecasts came out a couple of days ago.
https://n-kishou.com/corp/news-contents/autumn/?lang=en#section02

secondly, thoughts on amanohashidate, day tripping from osaka? seems like i may as well just do a klook tour which will pick me straight up from osaka, otherwise id have to get to kyoto to get a bus/train with a decent time and then by that point it would have cost as much as just taking the tour (example: https://www.klook.com/activity/81597-amanohashidate-fromosaka-shinkibustour/)

>>2706895
looking for an answer to this

>>2707337
It's cool, but what you see is what you get, it's a pain to get to, how much do you want to be away from tourists and have some nice nature?

>>2707337
sounds like a dream spot to go to if you 1. know the language 2. have necessary outdoor gear. If you have money and time you could spend a bit of time here worth your while.

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Why does Yokohama just mogg everything in Japan?
Also good morning.

I'm akihabara, where are these cheap retro games anon tell me about?

>>2707351
Anywhere outside a 3km radius of Akibahara station.

>>2707322
day trip to sasebo and eat a sasebo burger while you're there. if you're lucky there'll be JSDF or amerimutt ships in the harbor that you can gawk at, as well - there was a surfaced submarine when i went.

i haven't spent a whoooooole lot of time in the city (or prefecture for that matter) but one thing i can fully recommend is ikeshima, it's way better than gunkanjima because you can actually get off at the ferry and walk around, there's even a small hotel. i went during the covid lockdowns and i was quite literally the single person on the island aside from the cats and the crazies that still live there, felt like being a survivor at the end of the world, just standing alone in the middle of an entire city that's in the process of being reclaimed by nature

>>2707352
Wanna be more specific?

>>2707351
If you want the good stuff in Akihabara you have to look away from the easily accessible places. That means higher than 3 floors, or in smaller streets, or basements. Not to say the big popular stores don't sell good things, but they are always going to have less interesting stock and at higher prices.

brehs.... I went to a retro game shop in Osaka and the Japanese collection of Sega Saturn games is insane.

>>2707361
They have that at Yokosuka.. which is imo 500x better than sass.
Also we be to the people not working on SoFA in Japan. Why would you cuck yourselves like that?

Is there a name for the subculture I keep seeing in Osaka where the women dress like a cross between cholas / goths? A specific trait I've noticed is they wear really long fake nails. I'd like to know where these people hang out

>>2707322
When I did the Hashima tour the boat did take us kind of close to some of the dockyards and even pointed out the one that built the battleship Musashi. The harbor and yards really are an impressive sight. I haven't done it myself, but you might get a good view of them from the Inasayama observation deck.

Outside of Nagasaki proper, Huis-ten Bosch was pretty cool. Basically a Dutch-themed amusement park.

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>>2707343
The only thing I know about Yokohama is from my waifu's game.

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>>2707361
>ikeshima

My most retarded moment in Japan was trying to get there from Nagasaki.

>Google said to catch a bus up the coast
>arrive at Google designated bus stop
>try to memorise the kanji for the bus I want
>nothing but local buses arriving
>show a bus driver the route on my phone (with the service in kanji)
>nani
>local teenager that speaks english tries to help
>sorry man idk
>reluctantly book a tour to gunkanjima

In two trips to Japan that's the only time I've struggled with public transport.

Is staying by Tokyo Tower a good spot for 3 nights?

>>2706932
It's a shame that the Edo-Tokyo Museum is closed for renovations.

>>2707385
when i went i drove there and all i remember was driving through mountain roads for an hour. the ferry is pretty remote. i do recall taking an absolutely monster dump in the toilets while waiting on the ferry though, nice clean bathrooms

Any unique events held during Valentines day?

>>2707406
KFC usually does some nice deals around that time, you'll be waiting in line for an hour though unless you order in advance

>>2707375
As someone who hates California gang culture and loves Japan, it breaks my heart to see the two mix.

The Asakusa Kaminarimon Bon Odori festival is taking place today and tomorrow.
And on Sunday the Asakusa Kokusai-dori Beat Festival will be held.

Never travelled before, planning on going to Japan a little before Christmas and staying for 3 weeks, I have a Japanese friend who is willing to travel with me the whole time considering I don't know Japanese, if I do end up going it'll probably be a lot of fun, just a few questions though since I've never travelled before.
>How do I exchange money when travelling and will I be forced to use cash the entire time? (In case it helps, I'm Australian)
>How hard is the Airport gonna be to get through considering I don't know any Japanese?
>Where to get sim card?

>>2707450
These are questions you should google. You don't want to go to another country having relied on information from 4chan for something so vital.

>>2707455
Yeah, you're probably right.

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>>2707450
>ATMs are common, hotels and bigger bars/restaurants take credit card
>Effortless
>Expensive SIM card at the Airport
>Cheaper SIM card at an electronics store if you can get into the city using wifi

Being your first time travelling just pay up for a SIM card at the airport, one less thing to worry about.

I'm NZ which is no-snow like Australia, I had the time of my life there in winter

>>2707458
>ATMs are common, hotels and bigger bars/restaurants take credit card
Will my bank card from over here work over there?
>I'm NZ which is no-snow like Australia, I had the time of my life there in winter
She said she's never been to Hokkaido and that we should go together. She's from Kagoshima so I'll probably be spending a few days there too if you can vouch for that.

>>2707450
use an ATM and card with little/no international withdrawal fees. ATMs are literally everywhere here

not hard at all, signs in english all over the place and a lot of airport employees speak english too

get an esim, personally i use airalo for my traveling needs but i dont think it's significantly better than the competitors, its just what im used to

>>2707459
Any Visa/Mastercard Debit/Credit card will work. Your bank website/app should have an option somewhere to notify them of the dates you'll be overseas so your transactions don't get flagged as suspicious and potentially cancelled.

>She
you sly dog

>go to bar in osaka
>meet another gaijin
>ask each other the usual questions, where were from, how long were staying, plans in japan, etc
>tells me how he got most of his ideas from reddit and how its a "great community" and asks if i use it
>say "reddit? you mean that pedofile website?" and leave immediately
never talking to a gaijin again

>>2707462
>Any Visa/Mastercard Debit/Credit card will work. Your bank website/app should have an option somewhere to notify them of the dates you'll be overseas so your transactions don't get flagged as suspicious and potentially cancelled.
Cool, thank you.
>you sly dog
She's 30, I'm 21 (will be 22 when I go over there) we've been talking for nearly a year now. She's here on a work holiday visa but she's going home for a couple months at the start of December. I don't see her in any way but platonically and I'm pretty sure she sees me the same way (I'm not the most attractive guy out there) but if something were to happen, I wouldn't say no.

>>2707464
how did you meet her? what app do you talk to her on?

>>2707465
HelloTalk. I downloaded it to try and find some qt3.141 Asian chicks but instead, I've just made friends. I guess that's the wholesome ending though.

>>2707375
I don't know sounds like "jikai" girls but I don't know j fashion at all

>>2707322
nagasaki is my favorite city in Japan even though it's where I had the most anti-foreigner sentiment (justified to be fair). it just has SOVL

>>2707277
Han chinese have more pride in their own race than the nazis. they simply believe with their heart and soul that they are better than everyone else, especially Koreans and japanese. so they treat other asians especially like bugs. the irony is not lost on me.

Anyone flown with ANA?
What was it like? Comfy?

>>2707481
Pretty basic. Lufthansa/United but with more polite cabin staff. I flew cattle class though, business might be different.

>>2707482
Thanks for the info
Never heard of them that’s why I asked

>>2707459
>I'm NZ
My fellow hobbit!
>>2707450
I cant add much that hasnt been said by other anons.
Language is no issue. Train annoucements are english, google translate for menus if its not already translated.
ATMs are found everywhere, though 7/11 i found was the best. Just make sure you press the yen exchange rate, not AUD, as you will get charged a lot more.

>>2707361
Kek I'll actually be there in a few days for their festival but yeah hopefully I can check it out, I do like botes
>>2707377
That's actually what interested me and trying to take a more specific tour because I distinctly remembered exactly what you're describing when I did that trip last time.
>>2707471
>Completely justified
Just gotta avoid wearing my Oppenheimer t-shirt, was not bad last time honestly

>>2707450
>will I be forced to use cash the entire time?
Thought i'd add too, you may be forced sometimes, and generally you should pay with cash anyway as everywhere accepts it.
The only time i used my card in japan was for the expensive shinkansen, 7/11 ATMs to get cash (which i used for everything), and one time at burger king where they didn't actually accept cash i think.

what's like, the step by step for hitting up a soapland
the first link in the OP seemed alright
was gonna look around shinjuku

>>2707498
1. Kill yourself
2. There’s no second step

>>2707499
yeah but aside from the anti-sex spammer

>>2707498
>the first link in the OP
Oh there's coomer links in the OP.
You know that explains why they shit up these threads all the time.

I don't know why I thought Japan didn't have Asian heat. Probably because of anime I though it had a temperate climate.

>>2707371
Are prices the insane? I mean compared to ebay?

I’m landing on Halloween
What’s there to do around tokyoish area?

>>2707507
It's a subtropical island. As someone who lives in relatively high humidity area during the summer I can only imagine Japan being absolutely intolerable, especially in the cities.

>>2707489
>He went to Japan and still got Burger King.
Holy based.

>>2707511
Jealous, I'd love to be there for Halloween. It's alright though, I'll be there for Christmas and New Years.

>>2707520
the first place id go after a long flight to jpn is mcdonalds, a) to get a good feed and b) to see what its like over there

>>2707330
Nice, I should be able to get the full koyo in Nagoya and Tokyo.
That klook tour looks fine, seems like a pain in the ass to get by transportation from Osaka. I might steal your idea if I have the time.

>>2707523
Yeah, that's fair. I think I'll definitely check it out but I think the first place I'll wanna go once I find somewhere to drop off my luggage is 7/11, never been to one before.

>>2707481
I'm not a fan of ANA. The service is good but the hard product is not great, the food is bad and the lounges suck ass.
For economy I would prefer JAL, better seats and food.
For business class I would choose United Polaris if you're flying from the US or Finnair/JAL if you're flying from Europe.

>>2707521
>It's alright though, I'll be there for Christmas and New Years.
Anon that is quite literally the worst time to visit Japan, by far.

>>2707529
Why's that?

>>2707531
The whole country is closed for a week. Any online travel guide to Japan would have told you that.

>>2707534
Well, good thing I'll be there for three weeks.

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>>2707367
Found a couple of bargins. They seem to know we're (us foreigners) are looking for retro games and have jacked up the prices.

>>2707539
do they have any games in english or are they all in japanese?

>>2707009
I'm hitting up Tokyo in Oct too, we might cross paths if your in anons discord.

My missus likes cocktails she might like it actually if theres no cover charge.

>>2707542
They're all japanese as far as I saw.

>>2707328
wtf is this shit...

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>>2707366
you are about 15 years to late my friend, just look up how many amerilards have steamrolled through for retro games stores and cleaned them out. All that's left is high priced shit.

>>2707450
Fellow aussie man do some basic googling fuck even reddit is good for most of those questions.

Get yourself a wise card for good exchange rate and card that'll work in glorious nippon.

Do some searching for a foreign currency exchange you want a bit of cash on you before you land for the trains for the IC card (like opal/myki)

Re sim cards check if your phone is esim compatible or if your on a better network just do roaming.

>>2707520
I wanted to see what it was like.
They were also selling a macha apple pie, things you cant get in NZ you know. I regret that pie, that was bleh, but definitely unique.
>>2707526
I went to 7/11 a lot, it was the closest thing to where i was staying in tokyo, so i would wake up, grab a tuna and mayo sushi sandwich, or a different flavour, and eat it before the train to the days events.

>>2707555
>Get yourself a wise card for good exchange rate and card that'll work in glorious nippon.
Sounds good, but my ANZ card will work over there considering it's a visa card, right? Are you just recommending Wise over my regular bank card cause the exchange rate is better?

>>2707558
My asb visa debit has always been fine.

>>2707560
Do they have the EFTPOS machine over there that you can tap your card on to pay for shit or am I gonna have to swipe it or stick it in every time?

>>2707561
paywave is global my dude

>>2707574
Well, that's good to know.

>>2707558
Yeah i'd check the rates for ANZ they'll hit you twice for doing the exchange. If you end up using your ANZ and withdraw cash pay in local currency. I.e not AUD you'll get a better conversion rate.

Wise also gives you two free withdrawls a month up to $350 each. And some times the there aren't card fees as well.

>>2707558
Just google how to get the best AUD>JPY conversion rate and then check the banks' websites to verify it yourself.

After doing a bit of research it seems that Wise is probably my best choice.

Do Indians use the soaplands? Kinda wanna stay away if that's the case. Eskimo brothers with pajeets is disgusting

>>2707591
>Do the horniest people on earth use soaplands?
I'm sure you can figure that one out, anon.

Should I make at least a rough itinerary or should I go with the flow? I'll have a Japanese person with me so that might help.

>>2707591
Yeah they do and sadly they don't get denied service. Often see a lot of Indians loitering around tachinbo areas (as well as walking away with some of them). Like you I was put off the hobby entirely.

>>2707595
>the hobby

>>2707528
I'm from Poland and I was quite surprised that Finnair actually handle flights from Warsaw to Tokyo and for nearly half the price of what Polish Airlines (LOT) offer. My current - and probably last in my life, sadly - conference visit costed equivalent of around 1280 EUR (with return and one registered baggage).

Spent the day in Kobe lads. Was super comfy. Just like my animes.

>>2707594
What I do is find some places I want to see and take note of the general area they are in, then go to that area and just walk around, see the place I wanted and stumble across other interesting places while there. One thing I highly recommend is: if it's your first time going somewhere in a city, and you are not an unhealthy beast, walk to there from your hotel. (As long as it's not like 2 hours away). It's a ton of fun, you get to see the non-tourist parts of the city, you are guaranteed to find interesting things, and you get a really good general sense of scale and location for the whole place. Trains are great but I hate the feeling of disappearing underground in one tourist hotspot and then reappearing in another hotspot never seeing anything in between.

Is it generally safe to go around in Japan bigger cities with camera and just shooting things? Do I risk running into some angry locals that don't like tourists? I honestly just want to capture at least part of local atmosphere since I most probably won't have another chance to pay a visit.

Can anyone hook me up with an invite to /jpg/ Discord? Planning a 5 day trip to Tokyo on November and I've got some lurking to do

>>2707618
It's extremely unlikely anyone will say shit to you, but you should know people generally don't like being filmed in public. You will be fine as long as you don't do dumb shit like point the camera at people directly. Make it clear you are just trying to get shots of buildings or streets and people will not get mad.

Did anybody get the name of that girl that was at the /jpg/ meetup last month? She was probably one of the hottest chicks I've seen in my life, I can't believe that a person like that would lurk this shithole of a general.

>>2707623
I didn't see that but let me guess, all the guys were ugly?

>>2707624
I dunno, I'm not a good judge of whether guys are ugly or not, but I saw her make out with two different anons that night when we went out drinking so maybe not too bad?

>>2707627
Yeah, maybe not.

>>2707623
>girl

holy cringe. way to ruin a meetup.

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>>2707627

>>2707631
I can't imagine it can be much worse than a bunch of fat, ugly, guys, with broken Japanese meeting up.

>>2707623
What race was she? This directly correlates to your judgement

>>2707627
>make out with two different anons that night
Gross.

Do y'all have any thoughts on some Heike story points of interest? I'm considering going on late-ish November, so it might be too cold to see some of them.

>>2707620
I wonder how much normalfaggotry is in a modern meetup.

>>2707621
Don't worry, I'm not one of these "street photographers" that think people are supposed to be captured in surprised moments. If I would want to shoot someone, I would ask first, I was simply wondering about general photographing streets and buildings with intention of showing atmosphere of that place later back at home.

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>tfw missed out on running train on /jpg/ alcoholic femanon

>>2707623
>t. that girl that was at the /jpg/ meetup last month

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just turned my passport and stuff in to the consulate and I'll be getting my visa next week
gonna start looking for an apartment on monday

other then that I just need to figure out phone stuff, I've heard rakuten and mobal are pretty good, can anyone confirm this?
I'll be there for at least a year but I'm looking to make it more long term so roaming with tmobile ain't gonna cut it

Kansai? Kino. Kanto? Not Kino.
Simple as.

>>2707664
please be in london

>>2707605
Love kobe. Looking to have a longer stay there, only spent an afternoon there

>>2706474
I heard Japan is basically a 3rd world shithole now
Is it safe to travel there now

Going to have a little excursion. What are some things you do in Tokyo on weekdays devoid of debauchery? Thinking of hitting up a zoo or animal cafe.

where do you put big luggage away for like an afternoon? gotta leave the hotel early and still got a while before heading for the airport
coin lockers aren't really luggage-sized from what I recall, right?

>>2707691
Some coin lockers are pretty big. Especially in bigger stations.
There's that one app I forget the name of which links you up with shops that can hold your luggage for you.
Your hotel should be able to forward your luggage too.

>>2707693
I'll just ask them to hold it for half an afternoon
should be doable hopefully

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Anyone have any favorite onsen towns/areas?
Last time I stayed at a ryokan near Shimoda and it had a huge comfy wood bath 10/10.

>>2707634
Hello normalfag. I see you are enjoying jpg. Good.

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>>2707700
The only one I did was Kusatsu, but it was awesome.
I'm going to Oita, Beppu and probably Yufuin in two months.

>>2707627
And you were just simping from afar and that not being enough you gotta keep simping weeks later on this message board. Medium kek.

>>2706839
I have sex on the regular and you don't.

>>2707458
Damn I would give my left nut to see scenery like this.
One of these years I'm going to try and head to Japan in the winter and hope it snows.

>>2707689
tokyo national museum
ueno park
national art center
hamarikyu gardens
entirety of odaiba seaside park

that was just some stuff I went to last I was there
I'm not big on nightlife shit

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>>2707720
i was drawing up a map of random free shit to do in tokyo a while back but got bored of it

realistically, how easy is it to get lost on the tokyo train system? i have a local train system that's similar, but it doesn't have nearly as many stops and branches.

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>going to Tokyo this month
>try to find a local person on social apps
>find a qt, immediately hit off
>she refuses relationship says she wants to be me fwb instead
so this is the infamous gaijin hunter eh

>>2707727
takes a few days to get used to it. some lines have similar names with slight differences I guess some trains are long distance and only stop in certain stations and others are short distance and stop in every corner

>>2707729
she probably has teeth that would make a britbong blush or is just really weird looking. Might as well get your dick wet though lad.

>>2707688
yes don't come, stay in your first world paradise instead

>>2707732
not really but she has a bit of a slut face kek. yes that's what I'm planning to do

>>2707727
use google maps it's really not that hard
tokyo station is a bit of a maze though, but the major lines have a big painted line on the floor leading you to them

>>2707700
Hakone is all onsens, its got a great travel trip you can do in a day too. Involving a boat, cable car, aerial cable car and bus.

>>2707727
>how easy is it to get lost on the tokyo train system?
Pretty hard. Even the big stations are very manageable.
Now let me tell you about osaka. >>2706591

>>2707006
>need to declare them at the airport to receive a refund?
I don't think they work like that, at least each time I've bought tax free the clerk just staples the receipt in my passport and I show that to customs/passport controll

>>2707016
>but if they decide to single you out and you've unwrapped some stuff, or your receipts don't add up, then you can get some pretty big fines.
How will they check when the stuff is in the checked bag and on its way to the plane, since passport controll is after luggage drop off?

>>2707729
Win-win my dude, I hear they can be extremely demanding in relationships but if she's just after dick I don't see many downsides

>>2707463
Based if true

NS (No skin)

Damn, a zainichi was all over my nuts last night but I spilled my spaghetti because of the language barrier. I guess I'll have to actually use google translate actively when talking with native speakers who know no English

>>2707378
Is anyone staying/going to Yokohama? I'm down for a drink/snack in Noge.

Debating or not to go to the beach today, its been fucking humid as fuck worse than say D.C or Florida.

>>2707776
I'm from South TX and the weather so far in JP has rivaled it. Yesterday I was drenched in sweat and even got sunburned.
I was going to go to Yokohama but they took down the Gundam, now i have no interest. Ive never been to Tokyo so going there instead. Yokohoma will be next trip

>>2707777
I would recomend it, Yokohama is honestly imo far better. Then again I live here so its not comparable to tourism. The waterfront is gorgeous and its way less spreadout than Tokyo.

You got a bunch of little neighborhoods that are not too far like Chinatown which is def worth checking out.

>>2707777
>I'm from South TX and the weather so far in JP has rivaled it. Yesterday I was drenched in sweat and even got sunburned.
there's not way. also nice digits

I just got back from a 3 week trip and I'm seriously considering going back to teach English for a year. Anyone done this?

>>2707783
>considering going back to teach English for a year
Only do this if you want to hate your life and ruin your vision of Japan.
Seriously it's a stupid idea. Just visit Japan when able

So just finished 4 days in Osaka, and I'm probably stating the obvious but the tourist traps like Shinsakai and Dotonbori are absolutely dreadful to spend any amount of time in. Get your pictures and get the fuck out of those types of areas. They're complete trash and the Yakuza/hooligans especially make it annoying having to deal with them on top of tourists

>>2707590
That's why i suggested it anon.

>>2707786
In what Asahi and John Wu film fueled fantasy do you "deal" with Yakuza in those tourist neighborhoods?

>>2707791
I'm using it as a general term to refer to gangsters, it's why I included the /hooligans. I tend to stay out late and go down which ever alleys i see fit, and if you somehow have missed the obvious groups of gangsters/hooligans then I'd be surprised.

>>2707793
those young punks that hang about late at night? you can look at them funny and they'll fall over. in my time here I have never been afraid of a single japanese person.

>>2707786
was it just the crowds or the prices?

>>2707732
>she probably has teeth that would make a britbong blush
The jacked up yaeba teeth is cute

>>2707793
What? I spent about 2 weeks in Osaka getting sloshed nightly at bars and stumbling back to my AirBnB which, according to my drinking buddies, is the ghetto and not once did I encounter anything remotely sketchy. If by hooligans you mean the kids in streetwear hanging out by the 7/11 in Amerimura then I am sorry to inform you that they are no gangsters, they are just college aged kids who like to dress like niggers.

>>2707746
I am getting too old for fwb but fuck it we ball. plus I get a guide

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>>2707799
Photo I took in Amemura in January. There was some kind of Mexican thing going on there with a bunch of hispanic looking people and a couple of Mexican flags. I saw the people in this photo having a freestyle rap battle.

>>2707802
There are 3 things I love about that area.
1- That one specific pizza shop with the cute staff and delicious nostalgia-tasting 'za
2- The fetishizing of an imagined America, embracing an inner city look minus the chance of getting shot by a pack of gentlemen who's last name is something like Jackson or Washington.
3- The pinball arcade. Never played pinball in my life before. Ended up spending well over $100 on pinball.

>>2707807
based pinball anon

>>2707807
>>2707809
I spent $50 something on claw machines two days ago, not my proudest moment

>>2707784
I've heard from multiple people that it's a great experience, and I'm at a time in my life where I want to make a career change/explore other options. What's so bad about it? Seems like a pretty easy job and you get like 3 months off a year to explore Japan, along with weekends. Plus Japan has a much lower cost of living than my country (Canada).

Brehs if i have to see yakitori or kushikatsu one more fucking time I swear to hachiman im going to lose it.

>>2707812
You'll be making less than $30k a year, what's good about that in any country?

>>2707815
I've got enough savings to stay in Japan for a year without employment, money isn't a concern.

>>2707811
I fucked around with claw machines a bit, then went off and bought the figurine I wanted instead. Figured it was less expensive that way.
I like the one game that pushes coins though

>go to restaurant in Japan
>watch cook microwave food
>watch cook take frozen food from package, place into deep fryer, repeat
Gordon Ramsay please save Japan!

>>2707815
Not him but in Poland teacher makes 4 times less so... Hell, I have PhD in applied physics and research position at national institute and likewise earn minimal wage.

>>2707817
Okay great but you realize that job is soul crushing right?

>>2707819
Did it taste good though?

>>2707821
What's bad about it?

>>2707818
>>2707811
Claw machines are a scam. The grip strength of the claw is randomized

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>>2707811
I won a Fentiman's Curiosity Cola at a prize claw topkek

I leave for Japan in 36 hours but a lot of stuff still isn't planned. I'm staying in Fukuoka the first week, then have two days to go somewhere else before I return to Tokyo. Maybe somewhere in nature with freshwater to swim in. Any suggestions? I was considering Nagasaki or maybe Kikuchi Gorge in Kumamoto. The Tatsuro Yamashita concert in Matsuyama is also a consideration if I can find a resold ticket somewhere.

Second week I'm going to the 35th anniversary The Pillows concert and meeting my friend's dad who is former Yakuza and also some dates from With (Japanese dating app), finishing off with Rock in Japan in Ibaraki. After that I'm pretty free until TGS near the end of the month. A riverside ryokan with onsen might be nice but I'm open to suggestions anywhere in the Kanto region.

>>2707729
i have a few questions
which app?
and why not look for another girl?
was this one not easy to get?

>>2707832
How much did you waste on that?

>>2707815
that's 3 times more than I make in my eastern euro shithole

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>>2707836
1000 yen. I won a limited edition red bull and a mysterious lemonade with alcohol too. 3 out of 10 ain't too bad

>>2707835
Not that guy but With and Tinder are both good, so is Pairs but you'll need a VPN if you're outside of Japan. If you're white and not a slob/fat it's pretty easy to land dates.

>>2707839
i plan on trying hellotalk or interpals before i go so hopefully that goes well. feels like theyre more innocent than tinder. i dont really want a tinder girl because i feel like they would be more likely to have slept around a lot.

>normie family "friend" wants to go to Japan

WE NEED TO GATEKEEP HARDER

>>2707835
I found her on okcupid I believe, not 100% sure.
I would say it's not so hard to find one or get matches but it's hard to get to the next level with a girl in Japan. they're always busy with work and take their time before accepting going on a date.
depending on what you're looking for, Pairs and With are good options for long-term (paid) and you can try okcupid and tinder because why not

>>2707843
Here's some free game young playa, if a girl wants to fuck you, she'll drop everything. If you didn't make her horny with your pictures, you can do it with your words.

>>2707845
I am not looking for one night things, it just happened. I wasn't even trying

>>2707510
some were definitely below ebay prices. 700yen for toHeart?

>>2707802
pretty good shot share some more

>>2707819
where did you go? it's so easy to get fresh food here and it's cheap too

>>2707833
go to the islands in the bay near okayama. go to Naoshima or Teshima.

What shocked me the most though was how big the Japanese Sega Saturn library is. I knew it was much bigger than EU and NA but never this much. I couldn't take a picture unfortunately

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Where does one play this in Tokyo with other autists?

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>>2707864
Nevermind I found it. I'm so there, dude

>>2707864
10 year old me wouldve loved this shit
lost interest when i was 11

>>2707862
What did you personally enjoy about the islands besides the contemporary art?

>>2707872
All the men in that shop looking to buy those were 40/50 something year olds kek

>smelly city :|
>smelly city, Japan :D
Why is this so true?

Realistically how well would I be received if I were to go to one of the small towns between big cities, knowing very little Japanese?
I'm white btw

>>2707863
Mark it on google maps.

>>2707872
It's what's killing me about Japan in regards to autist stuff, I would have loved this stuff 10-20 years ago.

>>2707877
l'd thought Tokyo would have a neutral smell. Smells like a strangely blunted asian city. Not sure what to make of it.

>>2707886
Osaka to me smells like burnt cooking oil, diesel and sea water.
Idk what it was about Kobe but it smelled like faintly fresh baked cookies. This was when I was walking the streets

>>2707883
You won't be welcome here, but they'll help you if you're in trouble.

>>2707883
the small towns are full of old people. the old people will usually treat travelers very well, but they don't speak much English at all. so overall the experience can be challenging if your japanese is bad.

>>2707874
natural beauty. I think many are familiar with the natural beauty of the mountains of Japan and forests, but Japan was and is a sea power. it was exciting to travel around Japan by boat for a few days.

Excluding Okinawa, what cities are considered the beachy/surfy vibe towns like you'd find in Southern California?

>>2707883
Do you think Japanese people will respect you because you're white and not a person of color?

hit it at a soapland
honestly my favorite part was the talking in-between tho

>>2707905
Chiba for sure and most place around the Izu peninsula.

Chiba has a really nice coast.

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what should i do today bros? have 2 weeks left of this trip in tokyo

>>2707910
walk into a random building.
explore until you get stopped by someone.
talk to them and see what happens.
even more fun if you dont speak japanese.
if/when you get thrown out, do it again in another building.
have fun and please post results

>>2707906
WHITE POWER

>>2707910
go to >>2707436

>>2707912
A polite person from Singapore or Taiwan will be more respected than a rude white person.

>>2707911
You know I was thinking of something like this, except with buses
Take one bus, just ride it to the end of the line and just do whatever until you find your way back home

>>2707916
yeah why not? but make sure to put yourself in situations where youll be confronted, otherwise its no fun. just catching a bus around and watching people go about their daily lives is boring. walk into random stores. see what people say to you. take some risks.

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this festival in asakusa is kinda lit
I finally found an omiyage or two I wanted to bring back as well

>>2707911
The Ugly Gaijin

>>2707919
excuse me

>>2707919
That’s Mr. Ugly Gaijin to you

Just got into Tokyo and not sure what to do first. What do? Currently watching JAV on the hotel TV thanks based APA right wing nationals

>>2707918
everyone is smiling

>>2707938
it's actually really nice weather too
got some shaved ice, burnt my mouth on takoyaki
we out here

>>2707935
want to meet up?

>>2707942
sure how old are you and where are you from and what are you into?

>>2707943
26 , aus , anime/kickboxing/mma/tits

Anons in Tokyo let's meet up

>>2707945
What do you nibbas exactly do at meet ups? Asking because I’m landing in a few months alone

>>2707945
I am literally leaving asakusa to catch my plane back tonight
where are all you tokyo niggas coming from all of a sudden

>>2707944
28/m/florida what anime are you into
im not gay btw

>>2707948
I just got here off the train. Staying near Aki

>>2707950
don't buy things in akiba
it's literally cheaper elsewhere
s kinda nice looking tho

What's some weird shit to during my next Japan trip? and I don't mean maid cafes and harajuku, I mean actually weird. I kind of have a fascination for doing the craziest shit possible life has to offer (that won't result in dying)

>>2707961
Gloryhole?

i am proposing a chill izakaya meetup into either karaoke or a cabaret hostess club

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I'm on the train now to Akihrabra. What now /trv/?

>>2707967
Grope the jks like in the animus

>>2707960
I don't plan on really buying anything aside from food and drink. Just needed an interesting area that is by a station and is not crawling with Africans

>>2707968
I going to Akihrabra becuase I literally cannot find a 5 pico Farrad capacitor and a hookstyle multi meter probe in Yokohama.
Also I want to get some nekopara merch because why not

Is there a meetup planned?

>>2707935
On regular TV?

>>2707966
I'm down where at?

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I'm staying long term in Korea, but want to do multiple shorter trips to Japan.
Is this even possible with a tourist visa? I have 90 days free (from Goymany), but I have no idea if I can actually go there, spend a week, go back to Korea, come back to Japan a few weeks later, spend another week there, etc.
Anyone have experiences with this?

>>2707974
Pretty sure you can but immigration might ask you more questions than usual