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ー How do I travel by public transportation? ー
Use Google Maps within cities, install the Jorudan or Navitime app for intercity travel

ー Dude, what should I see in ________? ー
https://www.wikivoyage.org/
https://www.japan-guide.com/
https://www.jnto.go.jp/
>Solid general guides - sights, sample itineraries, pre-travel considerations, etc
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1fmfaySQHmojbRGKWCwRecq6Ln1Bb2Xdh&ll=35.67928012473078%2C139.68638283648374&z=12
*You should probably check on google if a place is still in business before you plan a whole trip around it*

ーJR Passー
JR Rail Pass is it worth it? Since JR has adjusted the prices for the pass, not really anymore, unless you want to travel by train very extensively. You can plug in your itinerary in the links below and compare prices to the JR Pass.
>https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
>https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/
With the increased price of the JR Pass, local train passes might be good deals now.
>https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2357.html

New prices starting May 2024
>7 day Pass: ¥50,000
>14 day Pass: ¥80,000
>21 day Pass: ¥100,000
https://www.japan-guide.com/railpass/

ーInfo on Prostitution ー
Check out the links below and try not to derail the thread with repetitive questions about this or janny will get mad. You can also check out old threads under 4plebs.org. Any question you might have, like "Do I need to speak japanese to see a prostitute?" or "Can I really have penetrative sex in a soapland?" have been answered hundreds of times, learn to use the fucking archive OR READ THE GUIDES LISTED HERE. STOP FUCKING TALKING ABOUT IT IN THE THREAD.

>https://chn.cityheaven.net/
>http://rockitrisingsun.com
>https://paradise-tokyo.net
>http://hentaitokyo.com
>https://tokyoadultguide.com/
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Watching a J-league match was a really fun experience to be honest. The game quality is not even English Championship tier but the atmosphere is great. Both team supporters singing nonstop for the 90 minutes.
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I watched Urawa Reds vs Hiroshima at the Saitama Stadium. I bought an Urawa shirt. I'm a /lifelong/ now.

It was a must-win game for Hiroshima who were 2nd place and they were so unlucky. hit the post 3 times, the bar once and had a goal saved over the line. Urawa won 3-0 even though they were massacred lmao. The fans were extremely smug after the match.
Kobe should thank Urawa. They will probably be champions now
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Greetings from Kazakhstan hate Chinese tourists so much it's unreal. Absolutely no respect for anyone and they wake everyone up in the morning. They should be banned from shared accommodations
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>>2732003

I was in London earlier on in the year and while I was waiting in the hotel there was so many fucking chinks. They were all being noisy as fuck and one was a family with like 4 kids who were being obnoxious as fuck.
Crazy thing is, the mother of the kids was looked like she just didn't even give a fuck about anything. She was just laid across 3 chairs on her phone constantly while the father (who looked about 3x her age) was talking fast and aggressively at her but she just didn't even acknowledge him or anything that was going on.

God I hate Chinese tourists. Literally the loudest, rudest and filthiest tourists ever. They spit so fucking much it's unreal. Literally everywhere even when they get told to stop that shit. It's just automatic for them to spit.
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My usual place in Osaka I stayed close permanently a few months ago. Even though it was a hostel I used to get give an entire dorm room all to myself whenever possible because I was friends with the staff. Doubt I'll be able to find anything as good anymore.
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I'm going to the north of Japan next year in late spring. Aomori and Sapporo are already set destinations. Do you have any recommendations for must-sees or must-dos around there? Also general recommendations (food, entertainment, shopping, etc.) are most welcome.
I do have a drivers license, but havent driven in a while, but if there is many really good destinations you can only reach by car, I guess I'll have to practice it a bit
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My legs are killing me lads
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>>2732025
Let it go anon
Cut them off already
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Where’s anon from cat island…
I need to see results!
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>>2732028

No don't. I'm speaking from experience here. Keep your legs.
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>see foreigners throughout the country
>Chinese: loud, obnoxious, zero manners, cut in line and act like cunts to the locals
>any Spanish speaker, either from Europe or SA: very loud, oblivious to what's going on around them and will walk into people
>Flips: cunts, fat, loud, rude
>Germs, Nordics: shove and push their way through locals
>Americans: mostly polite, always look lost, always looking for trash cans
>Eastern Euros: act like Americans, except slightly less awkward
>Australians: retards
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Will it be easy to find Japanese people to hang out with if I speak fluent Japanese? I have a few friends I'm gonna met up with but kinda nervous about ending up just aimlessly wandering around for 2 weeks
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>>2732055
>tfw nationality obscure enough for people here to have absolutely no idea about us and only know us because of that one celebrity
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>>2732056
>will learning the local language talking to locals?
Of course it does. It does everywhere
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>>2732055
>look lost
Instead of making this post, you could’ve helped me find my bus stop
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>>2731995
i heard japan is in economic crisis and basically a 3rd world country now
is it true
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Wtf konbinis are a rip-off, I'm going to the hyaku en shoppu everytime from now on
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>raining
>realized I left behind my moomin umbrella in a hotel in some other city
sad
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In Nagoya for a couple days and then Kyoto for a couple
Any thing I should be on the look out for?
Any key points of interest?
What's the night life like?
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Wasted like $20 on the dumb gigo gambling machines
Fuck
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>>2732108
I wasted 3000 yen in prize grabs 2 days ago. but at least I got that fucking Kirby plush and my gf was totemo shiawase ne
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>>2732112
I got one of those cat mascot thing for my sister
I just don’t like how I fell for it
>oh I’m going to win so much token!
NO I DIDNT!
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>>2732029

Back in Tokyo now, I'm on limited data and my sendai hotel wifi sucked dick.

Cat island was a success, I saw many cats. One of the ferries is under repair so there was a limited schedule meaning the only return from Tashirojima was at 12:45, giving me only about 2.5 hours on the island. It's a fairly small island but I only walked around the southeast to central area. Nice relaxing half day.
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>>2732128
Was it worth it overall? Or just another ordinary island but with cats?
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>>2732131

I mean, that's literally what it is. An island with a ton of cats. It was worth it to me because that's what I wanted, to see the cat island.

There are definitely a lot of cats and a good number of them are pretty friendly. The locals are also friendly and taken care of the cats as much as they can.

Mostly it was just a nice peaceful half day on a quiet island where mostly other Japanese people were visiting. And surrounded by a shitload of cats. I liked it. Would I go again? Maybe not, it was somewhat of a pilgrimage for me so I've checked the box. But glad I went. I will do more things like this.
I'm trying to post more photos but they're literally almost all over the size limit. Not sure what I can do. Here's a cat curry I ate while waiting for cat feeding time at 12pm.
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>>2732133
Very cool anon
I will definitely go next year and this time I’ll get there earlier
I kind of wish there was a dog island desu
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>>2732133
>Not sure what I can do.
You could try to compress with image editing software
Of course this is only realistic if you have access to a laptop or a PC
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>>2732097
Kyoto has almost no night life. Stay in osaka instead and do day trips to kyoto
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>>2732133
>cat curry
NooOOooooo dont do that to the kitties!

[spoiler]It looks really good anon.[/spoiler]
And if spoilers dont work, im going to look like an idiot.
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I hate Australians so fucking much. They shit up every fucking Japanese club with their macho toxic bullshit. Calling everyone a cunt (rude word).
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>>2732147
You can take them though right?
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>Go into place
>Speak Japanese
>They realise and get happy
>Still hand me the English menu
It's over
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>arrive in tokyo for the first time in my life
>it's 10PM and I finally reach my cheap af hostel
>some dudes are shooting the shit with eachother
>I talk a bit, black dude asks me where Im from
>Croatia desu
>"oh wow no wonder you're so tall (mfw 6"5) I heard people there are tall af"
>feelsgoodman
>go take a shower
>Tired af but I'm in fucking Tokyo finally so decide to go wander around and buy my first riceball in a konbini
>it's exactly as I imagined it, kino af
>buy riceball with tuna
>can't figure out how to open it
>it's saturday 12PM
>see 5 JB drunk QTies sitting on a bench giggling
>idea.jpeg
>approach them, asking one of them how to open the riceball
>they giggle and enthusiastically show the aryan gaijin how to open his fucking riceball
>I communicate with a mix of basic japanese, english and hand signs lmao
>they ask me where I'm from
>I say "Kuroatiajin desu"
>very proud with myself
>they get impressed and giggle
>they talk with eachother in japanese, I can make out that one of them thinks I'm hot
>Out of nowhere says "I love you"
>laugh and say "I love you too."
>talk with them some more through the girl that knew english and was the translator.
>ask them where they're going
>say they are going home because they are schoolgirls
>oof.mov
>gt keeps eyeing me but I say I'm going to meet up with my friends
>don't take her socials cuz I'm retarded.
the JBW pill strikes again.
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I clapped btw
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Where should I actually buy sex toys and stuff in Tokyo? Are the shops in Aki good?
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>>2732157
They looked pretty nice
Will go again next week to see once more
I hope they got the 20lbs silicone butt
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>>2732055
>Americans
>always looking for trash cans
kek'd. it's true
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>>2732147
Are you a women? I loved getting drunk with aussies and calling each other cunts. Though there did seem to be a higher amount of aussie sexpats compared to other foreigners kek
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>>2732144
>im going to look like an idiot
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how the fuck do you make japanese friends and or get a japanese girlfriend
I've been here little over a month and I love it but it's occurred to me that I haven't had to make new friends in over a decade, let alone dealing with the language barrier
shooting the shit with cooworkers is one thing but like actual new friends I have no idea how to do this it's been so long and my friend group has known each other for like 15 years

I'm taking japanese classes for it but it's still probably gonna take several months at least until my ability is good enough for basic conversations

I'm also not really one for going to bars or clubbing so like I was thinking maybe hobby groups or something? hiking group? would probably need better japanese for that though so maybe I should just wait until my conversational ability improves?
or are there english friendly groups? also trying to avoid gaijin hunters and people looking for a free english teacher so I imagine I don't have many options except keep grinding out the language until I'm decent enough at it

any tips in not apparently being a social retard, /trv/?
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I'm planning a day trip from Tokyo to either Koriyama or Fukushima and I was wondering if anyone would recommend one city over the other, etc?

They're separated by about ten minutes on the shinkansen so time isn't a problem but I'm looking to experience a good open air onsen while I'm there more than anything else.
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>>2732025
Persevere old chap! No pain, no gain.

Also, put your legs in cold water, it helps.
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going to be a sad day when japs realise they could just charge gaijin 3x the price for everything and it'd still be a better deal and 10 levels of service above anything on offer in the west

also, so many chinese here in hakone. all day i've been checking if they all had tiny hands like the chinese hands that were last night wrapped around my... ehh nvm
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>>2732147
This ain't le reddit bozo
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What are the chances that I’m talking to a prostitute on dating apps? What are some red flags?
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>>2732184
Go to Nikko for hot springs, it's closer, cheaper and to my knowledge better quality open air baths too.
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>>2732150
reading and speaking japanese are two different things, they probably think even if you know some words you can't read the thousands of kanji they use.
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>>2732210
>you can't read the thousands of kanji they use
Neither can the average Jap. Your point?
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>>2732184
The recommended place in Fukushima is Iwaki City. You can enjoy hot springs and the sea. The "Hawaiian Center" and "Ammonite Center" are also recommended. If you prepare in advance, you may be able to visit the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. However, since it is a tour of a nuclear facility, prior identification is strictly required.
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>>2732157
Donki at Akihabara and especially M's Pop Life also in Akihabara
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>>2732239
They even have AIKA's pussy there lol
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>>2732211
they are required to learn a list of like 2100 in grade school. Without names, average jap knows/uses between 2 and 3k.
>>2731968 (not so much you but more)
>>2731741
how do you talk to japa people while abroad? If its hellotalk, how to actually do it properly? I will actually go soon for a decent amount of time, really want to get that jp green card one day, in the meantime, id like to actually make friends who arent deadbeat foreigners that i wont see again, and obviously girls.
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>>2732239
every donki ive been to has a sextion, not just Akiba
>>2732240
i prefer the Waka Misono one
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>>2732157
I walked past Love Merci in Akiba several times without entering so as for their selection, no clue, but it's there in the center
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>>2732208
Shinkansen is more expensive but you can get from central Tokyo to central Fukushima in about an hour and a half whereas it's going to take about two and a half hours to get to anything worthwhile in Nikko and some more walking after that.
If you only have a day like he says that's half of it gone travelling and not only that but the shinkansen runs until about 8-9pm so you can leave late if need be.
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>>2732240
Look how cheap they are. They must make so much profit jacking up the prices on reselling websites.
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>>2732049
Noice. Is your cock bionic too?
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>>2732266

Damn this boy psychic or something. Having surgery for a robodick on Thursday.
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>>2732152
nice story. god i wish i was tall and gl unfortunately im a 6'0 manlet ugly subhuman.
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>>2732062
yes please don't go there
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>>2732259
Damn I shoulda gotten some to bring home then
Wonder how much they'll be shipped from Amazon
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>>2731995
I really don't want to go on a 45 day trip to Japan, but I already booked a flight with United. Is there any scheme you know about to get a refund past the 24 hour limit?
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>>2732307
>I really don't want to go on a 45 day trip to Japan
Why not?
>but I already booked a flight with United
Then why?
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>>2732307
not unless it's a refundable ticket. you might be able to ask for flight credit.
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>>2732307
stupid
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>>2732310
I got a credit by phone them :)
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>>2732313
good for you although you'll be missing out on 45 days of JCs.
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>>2732315
I like cuddling with my girl in America too much, I can't leave her
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>relationship havers
Leave
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>>2732330
this
my relationships start and end inside love hotels
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>>2732058
You're Lithuanian and like Old school RuneScape like A Friend?
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solo traveling as a lonely female, best way to meet guys? i’m not attractive but i must be decent if i get hit on in the states
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How does dating a Japanese woman actually work? I've had some success on the apps but now that I think about it, I feel like it's not even worth pursuing beyond the idea of sex. You have a cultural barrier, a language barrier, their family will always think WTF why are you dating a foreigner? And it'll be awkward. Also, if you date a girl who is older, I feel like she's just desperate to get with anyone, even foreigners who dont have anything in common with them.

Basically having seconds thoughts lol
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>2732376
Dilate
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I'm going to travel in Japan for one month with my wife and child. I want to do a road trip of almost the whole country. I notice a lot of routes and trips I have researched are mostly contained to individual regions. For the sake of clarify, at the most extreme end, do you think it's possible to drive from (and experience each) Kyushu to Hokkaido?
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Has anyone here gone to the Kumamoto zoo/gardens recently? I was planning of passing by when I got in a couple of weeks but the site says it's some areas are closed and that they only open on weekends and holidays or something
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Last thread there were a bunch of posters saying they were fucking japanese cougars all the time. I'm gonna try it when I'm there next month. You better be telling the truth or I'm gonna find you all
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>>2732377
I don't have anything to talk about with any women. Or anyone. Fuck let's stay comfy on our computer, fuck that prissy social crap, I like laugh with you (r9k) fags more
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>>2732383
They’re probably lying anon
But to be fair, cougars exist everywhere
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>>2732384
Tbh I had some matches on dating apps. Then one tried to schedule a coffee date. And I feel like chickened out because WTF are we even going to talk about in half broken English or half broken Japanese? It's just not worth the cringe. I feel like this is why dating outside your race just doesn't work
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>>2732393
All I got are matches with one liner responses and they die out
No different from home but I expected it already
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>>2732239
I actually went there last year. It had a lot of very specific onaholes. But I thought maybe there would be a specialized store somewhere. I saw a couple but didn't have time to enter.
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>>2732393
I went out with 3 local women from the Tokyo area (Saitama, Chiba, etc), all of them spoke very little English and all of them were looking for long-term relationships because I'm not into casual one night shit and I had different results.
One found me amusing as a person but didn't see me as a long-term potential partner even though I thought she was cool, one didn't had much in common with me at all and the other is now my gf kek
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is the ninja and samurai museum in Asakusa Kawaramachi any cool? anyone been there?
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>>2732408
>and the other is now my gf kek
how does it work when she speaks very little english?
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>>2732408
I clapped
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>>2732411
instead of SAYING things, you DO things to bond together. be creative.
At times we need to discuss something more complex, we speak a mix of broken English, N3 level Japanese and translator help. I don't find it cringe at all
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>>2732413
Fair play dude. Maybe im overthinking it. For some reason Im just imagining us sat there not saying much lol. Japanese girls are cute.Wish I spoke more Japanese.Im basically n5
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is a car pretty much mandatory for getting around in niigata?
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>>2732414
try taking them out to places where you'll be doing something together like amusement parks or travel together for example. learn how to say basic stuff about yourself, what you like to do, etc. it's challenging but it's fun. They're fun people. if she's interested, she'll make an effort too
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Will a nigger have any chance at meeting japanese girls/cougars in random bars/restaurants? Asking for a friend.
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>>2732383
How well can you speak japanese?
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I HATE THE CLAW MACHINES
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>>2732376
K Y O T O
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>the safety rails around and on your way up to Chureito are... プラエリク
I mean, there IS enough wood around here which must be cheaper than this shit. Maybe for safety reasons wood isn't allowed anymore (too many tourists or whatever). Also Chinese are animals and Instagram whores only taking one shot and then staring at their phone are insane to me. Why travel for hours on multiple trains just to ignore the shit around you.
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Today I found the treasure
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>>2732432
Well??
What’s in it?
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Back in may i went to japan, and stopped looking consistantly at these threads after till now. Before that, there was an anon in these threads who would always respond with the most corporate and tourist info center responses.
What happened to that guy?
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>>2732433
A stamp!
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>>2732436
Wholesome autistic japan moment.
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>>2732436
Woah!
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Just downed an entire large pizza out of pure anger from earlier
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>>2732439
>large pizza
>anger
Don't remind me of the time i got a pizza in japan and it turned out to be the smallest most overpriced thing.
Where did you actually get a good one?
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>>2732440
It was dominos
And you’re right, it’s small but for $10 I feel less angry
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I just took the wrong train twice fml
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>>2732173
Try hobbies. Wargaming, rpg, even gumpla or some other shit. Fuck, look if there is some goshuincho group or similar ultra-nerd shit.
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>>2732187
In Hakone, all over the fucking place. Also in groups mostly.
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>>2732382
Kumamoto City Zoo is open without any problems. It is closed every Monday.
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>>2732436
Gora Park Anon? I found it very cute, even if i didnt got into that. Is for kids, right?
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>>2732455
yeah. i collect stamps but didn't expect this one so it was a pretty amazing surprise. im not really sure what stamp rally they have going on but i stamped it in my book

another collection im going to work on: towels from when i go to/ stay in onsen towns. less tacky than my magnet collection (worldwide), less autistic than my stamp collection (japan)
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>>2732461
Cool choice anon. So far, my only autistic collection in Japan have been old japanese version of western RPGs, and gashuincho (huge money sink)...
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>>2732451

I collect rocks. Where do I find a cute Japanese girl to show them to? Do I just go around asking ”俺の石を見たいか??”

Also here are some of my rocks.
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Leaving in a few hours for Japan. Managed to avoid all the strikes which will begin this week in my country, like every year.
First time going alone, we'll see what happens and if I can meet people there. Will reactivate Hellotalk once in Japan, because in my country I had 0 interactions.
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>>2732408
Happy to helping hands :)>>2732408
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>>2732419
like caveman
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If I don't find happiness this time round I think i'm just going to chug a bottle of Kakubin and just go to sleep forever
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>>2732507
Just get into Gigo rhythm games
The real depression comes when you leave and cant play between trips
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>>2732507
you seriously need to be wrapped by a braht
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>>2732518
>>2732519
Thank you bros.
Been a tough day, I'm close to running out of money and my benefits may be delayed/sanctioned because I missed a call since I didn't realise they rescheduled it.
I'll keep my chin up, much appreciated
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>>2732520
when's the last time you had a good meal? Get some food and some rest anon.
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>>2732440
Jesus Pizza in Kobe, authentic NY style shit, and decor (if you care about that)
>>2732435
miss that guy too
>>2732417
no, leave, please
>>2732393
more for the rest of us
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>>2732435
I'm guessing he got banned or moved on
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Gonna stay in japan for about a month with my gf any tips or must see situations?
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>>2732525
Depends on what cities you're going to and your interests
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>>2732528
>3 weeks till I head out to Japan for a month
>going with friends but can't shake the urge to try and fulfill a degenerate desire
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>>2732454
Thanks. Might as well ask. Any other good places in the vicinity? I was planning hanging out around the Kumamoto castle area also
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>>2732529
Realistically, after spending 24/7 with someone in a foreign environment you just can't stand them after a while, especially if the end is in sight
Happened to us in the army, happened to me with the missus in Japan
Just take a night off, friends are easier to shake off for a few hours anyway
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>>2732440
I've never head good things about pizza in japan. And I didn't even try it because it is pretty overpriced.
>>2732522
Have you tried one of the new york style places in Tokyo? I've saved a few and I might try it if the price isn't outrageous
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Going to stay a night at Kawaguchiko and then go back to Tokyo the next day, but I'm unsure if I should book bus or train because of my luggage, mostly because of conflicting posts I see. I'm taking a large suitcase (which does not qualify for oversized on shinkansen) and a smaller carry-on suitcase.
Can I take both suitcases on any of the bus/train options?
If not, is luggage forwarding or coin locker recommended for my large suitcase?
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Going to Japan at the end of the month. What are the best disco/party places in tokyo and osaka? I just want to get drunk and forget about everything.
Hopefully I can also meet some jp girls and enjoy the rest of the trip.
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>>2732538
>Can I take both suitcases on any of the bus/train options?
Yes, but it will be a hassle both for you and other passengers
>If not, is luggage forwarding or coin locker recommended for my large suitcase?
Personally I'd forward it. Extremely painless and the hotel/store staff can assist you with that
Coin lockers are a gamble both with availability and/or they may have limits on how long you can store luggage there
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Im going to travel in Japan for one month with my wife and child. I want to do a road trip of almost the whole country. I notice a lot of routes and trips I have researched are mostly contained to individual regions. For the sake of clarify, at the most extreme end, do you think it's possible to drive from (and experience each) Kyushu to Hokkaido?
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>>2732546
>do you think it's possible to drive from
Yes
>(and experience each) Kyushu to Hokkaido?
Depends on what you mean by experience
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>>2732550
Meaningfully see and experience the things to do in each region, with room for the big and obvious, and room for exploration. 7 days in Hokkaido for example, road tripping, that might not be enough.
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>>2732546
It's possible to drive but you will experience little of the country if you do so. You would be better off spending several days or a week in various locations, hiring a car and driving around the area, then taking public transport to your next location. Not to mention the rental car price is much, much higher if you return it at a different location to where you hired it, there could be unforseen delays due to weather, natural disasters etc.

Driving is overall a better way to see the country because it lets you get out of the tourist tunnel of Tokyo-Hiroshima, but it's important to remember that there is an infinate amount of country to explore and only so much time.
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I realize that when I get too excited at planning things, I overlook the bigger picture, and that is map reading
The map on jp guides makes it look like all the places are so close together
I wanted to go to oze park today from Fukushima, but I realized that it’s not just a bit far, but these cool parks like this and bandai for example, are best to access via car, since walking up is more than 4+ hours, and there is only so much time during the day
I guess today, I’ll take the Ou line, stop at toga station and explore the roads there, since maps said there are various trails leading to a mountain, so I’ll try that today and maybe something cool will happen
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>>2732538
I did pretty much the same thing yesterday:
>send luggage from hotel in Tokyo to hotel in Kyoto
>stay a night in Kawaguchiko with a backpack
>travel to Kyoto the next day
>luggage handed to me at check in before I can even tell them I had something sent
very convenient for the round trip and yes the hotel staff will help you
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Is every girl in Japan born before 1995 named Mika or what? kek I never even heard of that name before I came here
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>>2732561
It looks like there is something to do here!
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>>2732572
A trail that goes up a hot spring and some mountains, with a road going back to the station before toge
Chilly today but it’s to be expected for November
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>>2732556
A month for all that for Hokkaido + Honshu + Kyushu (and Shikoku?) would be a tight fit. Maybe consider splitting it to further trips in the future or skipping one or two prefectures
Though "meaningful" is up to the intrepeter. I like to take it slow, you may enjoy running around
For example, in Europe Japan reaches from Mediterranian Spain at the borded of Portugal to both the German-Dutch and the German-Czech borders. Compared to the US, Japan fits over the eastern states from Alabama to Maine
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>>2732532
There is the residence of the writer Natsume Soseki (32.8104, 130.7092), the graveyard of the lord Hosokawa family (32.8213, 130.7312), Riddell-Wright Memorial Hall (32.8190, 130.7308), and, although a little further away, the place where the famous samurai Miyamoto Musashi spent his later years (32.8201, 130.6211) and his grave (32.8450, 130.7653).
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>>2732569
bro's never heard of Mika Osawa
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>>2732575
Temperature dropped for some reason
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>>2732582
Very pretty scenery
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>>2732055
ye well where are the fucking trash cans???
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I'm going to be spending 4/5 days on Iki Island next month. Has anyone here been there? It seems like a quaint, if boring place.
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Gm
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>>2732593
I found the waterfall
Now to find the trail to the mountain or something
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>>2732612
Wreckage of some sort
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>>2732381
driving seems like a waste when you have such a good public transit network but then again you're dragging the whole family. Seems like a huge pain if you're planning to be in large cities with parking and traffic
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>>2732447
been there done that
also first time in my life falling completely asleep in one and missing my stop
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>>2732469
those better be rocks you personally found
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>all these people saying their trips are a month plus
I barely get that much off time in a year corpocucking it. Wish I had the time. If I ever get fired I will go for the full 90 days
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I visited Japan a couple weeks ago. Is it normal for Japanese women to ask for pictures or is it a scam? They kept asking if they can speak English with me and they never elaborated why they wanted a picture with me. My first night in Japan, three girls approached me. Then it kept happening afterwards. I thought Japanese women were shy?

Is this normal? They were around my age, one of the girls told me she was 19 in Japanese. Or is this some kind of scam/trick?

Aside from that, I have never been happier! I visited a military base and made my pilgrimage to Oarai!
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>>2732614
Is it ok to drink stream water?
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Anyone else wander spooky or abandoned places? In kyoto/osaka now after tokyo. Only thing scary was me turning my headlamp off to get immersed, and accidentally scaring the local girls who had their phone lights.
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I have 90 days here but the longer you have the more lazy you get. I've been sat in my apartment now for a week cause I know I've got 85 days left
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>>2732621
Are you going to Ankou fest anon?
>t. Gupper
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>>2732626
Sadly not. I'm no longer in Japan. I organized my trip around Jidai Matsuri and I only stayed for 2 weeks, so I was too early. But I ate my waifu's Marlin Cutlet Curry!
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>>2732622
not really
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>>2732622
Don't listen to >>2732632. That's just a bunch of liberal bullshit. Stream water is fine as long as it's a stream near the top. The lower it is, the more shit it goes through.
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>>2732635
Enjoy your giardia.
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>>2732635
>>2732638
Well I took a little sip of it earlier
It’s nice and spring water like
Still walking btw
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Is it hard to teach english in Tokyo?

What must I do to be able to teach there after college? Anything other than the inaka?
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>>2732623
Just found this abandoned shack with a truck

Also an abandoned system of rails with it
Also, apparently I made my way to the top of mt yakushimori
No signal for a while so was a bit scared, but I found the loop way down
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>>2732653
uuuhhh, ye that water I hope you didn't drink. That's still water.
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>>2732663
Inside shack
Weird how they just leave these things behind
>>2732666
I’m stupid but not that stupid
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>>2732620
>>2732625
90 day fag here
how to avoid being lazy?
I'm honestly probably gonna get wasted off my ass the first couple of days but then I want to go and do the shrine thing
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>>2732678
>how to avoid being lazy?
Dunno. I brought my laptop with me and I've just been sat in my apartment playing vidya. This is my third time here so I already saw pretty much all the usual tourist stuff the past two times. This time I wanna go to Fukuoka and Sapporo but I'm waiting until there's more snow
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>>2732688
you rent an apartment for 90 days?
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>>2732667
Well I made it down and on go the station
But the train won’t come until 6pm, and it’ll be 3 when I get there
Fuck
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>>2732694
Nah got this one for 50 days then I have to move
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>>2732700
what service do you use for it? Was kinda interested in something similar. Or is it some kind of BnB thing?
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>>2732638
I've drank spring/stream water thousands of times and never got sick
even drank some water from the ganges in india lol
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>>2732703
Why would anyone ever set foot in poondia?
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>>2732702
AirBnB but it turns out that it's a big estate company. I thought it was just some private tenant renting out their place but it's a company.
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>>2732678
Planning a daily quest for yourself is the only way. The sluggishness will evaporate after 30 minutes or so of pushing yourself. If you never get your ass out of bed at dawn and walk for 6 km with your hair a mess, you will sink into chronic fatigue and boredom which will entrench your bed rotting habit.
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>>2732622
Japan worth it for the nature alone? How is the ease of access without using a car? Are the smaller mountain towns generally hospitable to wanderers on a budget?

Here in Thailand, nature is no more than a dumping ground, it's disheartening to see the rampant abuse and neglect of natural spaces.
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>>2732466
>gashuincho (huge money sink)
yeah, fuck that, decided right from the start to avoid those ones knowing it was going to be and that would probably destroy the fun in it (i know it is not for "fun" but it has no religious significance to me). often see huge queues for them too
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>>2732469
The girls would definitely be creeped out and run away.
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>>2732711
>you MUST appreciate all the rocks
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>>2732711
that's when you stone her to death
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>>2732699
Oh that's super cool, I've just been hitting the usual spots recommended online at night. Haven't been haunted yet. Abandoned places feel have a specific feel I like. Was fishing all day, got some bass, pretty comfy. You guys post about the sexo girls here, which they are, and drinking, but come fish lads.
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>>2732469
gift them a rock with some patter about crystal energies or something spiritual they love that
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I prefer drinking and gambling over fishing. Sorry m8
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So buying a gift for a friend while in Japan. He plays yugioh and plays pic related. What is that sleeved outfit he's wearing. Would I be able to find one to buy over there? I don't know the differences between Kimonos and Yukatas.
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>>2732724

Yeah man the big green rock at the front makes girls fertile. And the small blue polished one gives you increased luck. I don't talk about the purple one hidden behind the green one though (it summons a succubus who sucks your dick).

>>2732619

Only some of them. There is probably 40-50 rocks there and some of them are only found in very specific parts of the world. I aint travelled that much that I can go deep in the amazon to pick rocks.
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>711 America :(
>711 Japan :o
Is this anyone else too? I still can’t believe how much better it is than amerigoyslop
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>>2732721
ragheads get deported btw
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>>2732734
Kimono is a general term for traditional Japanese clothing, and in some cases anything can be called a kimono.
The second from the left in the picture is a yukata, and to the right is a tomesode. Tomesode is everyday wear. A yukata is like a bathrobe, and is worn mainly in the summer, at hot springs, and after a bath. Yukata is fine to wear for walks, but not on formal occasions.
The rightmost one is called a furisode, and is worn at festivals. Furisode can be worn for formal occasions as well. The leftmost one is a combination of nishaku-sode and hakama, which can also be worn for formal occasions.
In addition, a haori can sometimes be worn as an outer garment. This is equivalent to a jacket.
For men, the relationship between a yukata and a nagagi is the same as that between a women's yukata and tomesode. However, there is no equivalent to a furisode. For formal occasions, a nagagi, hakama, and haori are worn. Haori with the family crest on them are even more formal.
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Any good onsen town recommendations close to Tokyo? Preferably to the north since I've already been through Hakone and Atami, etc.
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>>2732775
thanks anon, didn't know until now
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>>2732016
I absolutely must go back to lake shikotsu again, couldn't suggest that more highly. May be cold for a swim, but is the nicest water ever and totally worth it.
Lake kussharo has a little peninsula with a free onsen right at the lake, pretty awesome.
I personally rented a car and slept in it (folding down back seats to make a 'bed area'), for more freedom of travel and a nice cost saving. with paid showers at camping places it was easy. Drove all the way over to shiretoko peninsula and back to sapporo, still cost barely anything, equivalent of like $400 americano for 8 days of a car, petrol and (no need for) accommodation.
I would say you'd be crazy not to rent a car if you have any plans to head decently east on Hokkaido. But if sticking along the line of Aomori, up through hakodate and areas only near sapporo, then yeah public transport should be fine
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Anyone got some favourite recommendations for winter stuff, specifically mid Jan to mid Feb?
I have lived in Japan for a year recently, so not asking for a full spoonfeed. But anons here often have some hidden gems and things you may not find easy, so I find it a good place to come ask and chat.

Open to suggestions of pretty much all kinds. I am an absolute weeb (cosplayed at AnimeJapan this year), like cultural stuff such as temples, old villages etc and also love nature (hiked Fuji last September).
No suggestions of Sapporo snow festival, Nagano area or skiing though please. Reasons being, too expensive when booked this late and been to hokkaido, been already and not interested, respectively.
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>>2732794
Adding this on separately to leave that first one as a short post more people will actually read.
Then anyone more keen to help me has more info here.

For current plans I have:
- Blue Archive 4th anniversary event for mid Jan
- Wonfes for early Feb,
- Nikko for just after Wonfes. early-mid Feb
I am also hoping to get on the sunrise express at some point for Tokyo-Izumo. But that sounds like an ass pain and a half to actually get tickets, if anyone has experience with this id love advice.

Random thoughts/ideas below:
- Hiked Mt Fuji last year, kinda wanna go up on it and chill at 5th station or just above, is it possible to get there easy around Jan-Feb?
- How is Fukuoka around then? Sorta feels like a place I'd visit in warmer weather, not sure why I feel that though.
Flights are insanely cheap down there, then I figure id slowly make my way back up towards Tokyo via whatever trains/buses are cheap.

I have quite a few 'generic' things i wanna do in Japan still, but none are very winter-y and im wanting to have some more things that are.
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Finally arrived in Fukuoka. It was a long journey, and I nearly bumped into a drunk japanese girl right after going out of the subway, but I have at least my ass sat in the airbnb while eating some katsu sando. Will explore the town tomorrow, before going to the sumo tournament friday.
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they've started selling strozero in 330ml 6% cans at the supermarket near where I go boxing 2x a week back home.
it'll help scratch the itch until the new year
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see you later virgins
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Today I saw a tanuki for the first time in Enoshima. They are cute!
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>>2732528
We are going to stay in tokyo mainly and take some days to stay at kyoto and see osaka as well
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>>2732787
Do you have any pre-existing medical conditions? If you have a chronic disease, it would be a good idea to choose a hot spring that has a beneficial effect on it.
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>>2732819
Where are the huge balls
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>>2732790
Thanks for the recommendations. We had been looking at lake Shikotsu as one potential day trip, so that is good to know. Lake Kussharo might be a little to far east, but since nothing set in stone so far, it might be possible.
Have you been to lake Tōya? From the pictures I saw it also looked quite picturesque and visiting the island in the center might be neat as well.
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>>2732838
he just left the soapland
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do they still do any of those kabuki shows based on anime?
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>>2732804
>I nearly bumped into a drunk japanese girl right after going out of the subway
You almost became the protagonist of a romantic comedy
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>>2732762
>I still can’t believe how much better it is than amerigoyslop

That's because you can't read the ingredient labels.
Konbini are cool for the amount of shit you can do there as a domestic citizen, but in terms of food you're basically eating plastic
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>>2732860
>ingredients
>rice and salmon
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>>2732864
>salmon from chemical farm
>rice bleached
Unless it's the end of the day 90% off firesales, cheap food will be worse in Japan than any Western country except America
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>>2732812
that disgusting american version with a pound of sugar?
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>>2732866
People really need to stop with the "place:japan" rose tinted glasses
People are going to start having Tokyo Syndrome soon when they find out most of their weeb fantasies are fast being replaced with Indian takeaways and condo developments just like everywhere else
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>>2732871
/jpg/ is only as popular as it is because people are fantasizing about their magical ideal of what a pretty normal and uninteresting country is and setting themselves up for disappointment if they actually get the guts to go
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>>2732872
I think it's mostly just people with Yellow Fever who are too chicken to go to SEA
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>>2732874
sea scares me
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>>2732876
So you're here fantasizing about a more docile caricature of a country that doesn't actually exist
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>>2732746
I don't think paddle boas are as bad. On most lakes they don't bother anyone, at least.
I know this lake has a lot of larger passenger boats though
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>>2732870
I'm in the UK so I don't think so, it had sweetener
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>>2732880
>I know this lake has a lot of larger passenger boats though
Because a lot of people living in fantasy land think their life will be improved by doing cringey bullshit in another country
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rate my itinerary
day 1-6: Osaka - Kyoto - Hiroshima.
day 6-10: Tokyo and Mt Fuji sightseeing, I arrive on the 20th for Daiya Fuji so I'll try and see if I can see it from shibuya sky before drinking with a hookup on HT, Then see a gig, do some souvenir and food shopping and go to Yokohama, then fly home
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>>2732882
>doing cringey bullshit in another country
paddling around a lake with your gf isn't cringey bullshit, it's pretty much a standard thing to do in any developed country
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>>2732872
>fantasizing about their magical ideal of what a pretty normal and uninteresting country is
Got over this idea of magical Japan in middle school but always had the good or bad luck of only attracting asian chicks in school so naturally i favor asian women and my experience has shown me the non-american counterparts are more fun and easy to get along with.
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>>2732878
a little
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>>2732884
I like the fly home part
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>>2732884
Seems a bit rushed
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Since im going to be on the train often when I buy a JRPass from JR themselves when I arrive at Narita do I get a physical pass or do I end up having a digital pass?
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Has anyone been to Takeno beach/Takenocho in hyogo prefacture?
I want to know if it has bioluminescent plankton in the waters. The only source I can find is one travel guide. There are no photos, nothing on the village's official site and nothing from bioluminescent study papers about Japan.
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>>2732062
>i heard japan is in economic crisis and basically a 3rd world country now
>is it true
yes. will be in turmoil by Q1
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>>2732916
>JRPass
Largely irrelevant
>do I get a physical pass or do I end up having a digital pass?
You get a physical one IIRC
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>>2732133
>Not sure what I can do.
screenshot the photo
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>>2732916
physical but rarely worth it with the new prices
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I entered a contest for a trip to Japan but I didn't win so I guess I'm not going.
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Can I trust Google maps for public transport information if I'm far away from Tokyo? Should I use a different app?

I'll be in Kyushuu in case that matters
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>>2732923
>>2732937
Thanks for the info
>rarely worth it
No worries I did calculate each trip vs the cost and this will save me about 9,000 yen
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Note for future self and other anons: don’t buy klook esim
It’s a piece of shit
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Has anyone here visited Japan in the winter? I would like to visit Shirakawa-Go. Is it true you can rent a Gassho-Zukuri house to stay in?
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Wtf I thought only gaijins litter, not my nipponese gods, especially in these sacred grounds!
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>>2732944
have fun - sounds like a busy trip
I got it on my first trip because I was on the Shinkansen daily and it was convenient to have when new to the country.
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>>2732952
I saw some graffiti earlier
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Nice view from shinobuyama park
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>>2732622
Find something like this coming out of a mountain, freshest water I've ever tasted.
>>2732708
Some mountains have train lines to them, most will at least have buses. Onsen tourism industry has been declining, but many still exist.
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>>2732708
Well I’m from commiefornia, so by default, I’m supposed to like the outdoors, and I do
Japanese wilderness hit different, maybe because of how low maintained they are
>>2732996
Alas, I didn’t not see one, just trees and streams
Funny it’s next to an onsen town, but the streams I saw weren’t sulfur like
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ok guys im retarded and have never left my house before, what does a flight to japan cost departing out from the northeast coast USA?
i always thought it was like $1000-$1500 but im looking around and seeing it could be a lot cheaper allegedly
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>>2733002
air canada is the cheapest and costs 850-1000
https://www.google.com/travel/flights/s/xgh8ZTBnFuiy76yj6
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Im going to have about $2800 to work with in japan. Is that a decent amount?
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>>2733013
if you spent $80 a day you would get 5 weeks
hotels $40
$5 breakfast
$10 lunch
$20 dinner
$5 drinks/transport/misc
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>>2733015
its for 2 weeks
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>>2732819
DONO NAMAE?
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>>2733016
then thats plently and would be 200 dollars a day or 30000 yen a day
you could go to expensive restaurant like every day
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>>2733013
Rough estimates I always see are around $1k usd per week so $2800 for 2 weeks sounds perfectly doable.
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>>2733019
>>2733020
Awesome. I already have all my hotels paid off anyways and most of the stuff i want to do reserved and paid for.
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>fufufu gaijin
Seriously, do they never see foreigners in Fukuoka? It's been a while since I haven't been that much stared at. It's also hot as fuck, and it's quite funny seeing all the Christmas decorations when today's basically a summer weather in my country.
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Found another treasure chest, this time in niji no sato
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>>2733026
another stamp?
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Tonkatsu set meals at inexpensive eating places used to cost 1,000 yen before Corona, but now they cost 1,200 yen.
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>>2733027
Yes, similar to gora park hakone one with "get!" on it, must be related somehow
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Hoping I win more holofes tickets.
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>>2732846
Yeah, if you weren't planning on heading over to bear central that is shiretoko, most people don't head very far east in Hokkaido, fair enough.
Nah sadly didnt go to lake Toya, didnt make it any further south/west than noboribetsu. And the rest of everything i did was pretty far east as well, so sadly i cant give too much more help.
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>>2732951
>Has anyone here visited Japan in the winter?
No but it is on the bucket list for sure
>I would like to visit Shirakawa-Go.
Beautiful place. I went in Oct and they sure have figured out how to milk Higurashi
>Is it true you can rent a Gassho-Zukuri house to stay in?
Yeah, though you don't get the house all for yourself.
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>want McDonald’s
>card tapped but payment wasn’t fulfilled
>receipt says go pay in front
>language barrier again
>use translator
>they gave me a refund
>what
>panicgly typing no transaction occured
>they still tried to give me refund
>reluctantly take it
>get my food and leave with a nonexistent refund
Wtf happened, I feel so bad but they just couldn’t understand what I was saying through the translator
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>>2733068
translator?
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>>2733068

If you're gonna use a translator then think and talk like you're a 5 year old when using it.
Don't put in "excuse me no transaction occured i an here to pay in cash". Literally just type in something like "card was declined".

Like 90% of casual Japanese is spoken exactly like this. It's weird but that is just how the language works, they all talk like 5 year olds.
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>>2733070
Google
>>2733071
I said “machine said card couldn’t process payment and said to pay here”
I’ll speak like a nitwit for now on
I’m sadly eating my meal in total shame
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>>2733068
>>2733073
Bro its a fucking mcdonalds and you paid by card, this has literally less than 0 effect on the worker, you should be happy to have screwed over ronald mcdonald. Jesus christ.
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>>2733073
way too much words man
but don't worry, I've definitely had worse of an translation problem
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>>2733071
So so so so
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>>2733074
Anon, I have have somewhat of a moral compass
I’ll feel bad for taking money that’s not mine (unless they’re Jewish)
>>2733075
Ok… at least the new pastry they have is delicious
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>>2733074
Forgot to mention, he gave me a cash refund
The machine said payment couldn’t be processed pay up front, and I did that, and it led to a cash refund
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How are the leaves looking in Tokyo I'll be there in about a week.
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>>2733071
>they all talk like 5 year olds
wwwww
So true, tough.
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>>2733077
Mom and pop store? I am absolutely right there with you. Would feel terrible about that and figure out a way to do something.
Any multinational company? They can eat my ass. Even if I could have solved the issue, let alone like this where its not your fault in any way.

>>2733078
ok, if thats the case, then i can understand it. Just in case the poor little high schooler gets in trouble at his baito, that's sad
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>>2732055
Where do find the fat Flips?
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>>2733081
I was trying to cope with that mentality
It’s McDonald’s, $7 away is probably nothing for them
He was just nice about it
He was the manager btw
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>>2732871
Eh having been to Japan a lot I still prefer it to America, Britain or Greece. I didn't stay long enough in other EU places to give an honest comparison
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>>2733029
It's been 4 years buddy, it's the effects of inflation and an attempt to combat the weaker yen that causes the price to go up a bit
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How are the hookers in Japan? In 2 or 3 years I'm going on an all Asian extravaganza and plan on visiting a few Japanese cities during that time. I'll mostly be in Thailand and Philippines but want to go there and fuck some Japanese hookers in the ass.
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>>2732794
As for otaku events in January and February, the only one I can think of is COMITIA on February 16th.
The earliest you can go to the 5th station of Mt. Fuji is the end of April. The road is closed just before the 5th station. (For example, it is closed here (35.3303,138.8032).)
In January or February, it might be a good idea to experience the crazy snow in Niigata or Toyama. However, if it really snows, you won't be able to go anywhere.
If you watch the anime "Laid-back Camp," you might remember that winter is the season for this anime. The campsite where the characters almost froze to death (35.4236, 138.8953) is a joke, but how about the bun shop in front of the station (35.3616, 138.4524) or the hot spring with a campsite nearby (35.7062, 138.6521)?
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>>2733077
>at least the new pastry they have is delicious
The chocolate triangle was so good
Anyway google translate works wonders when translating signs and posters, but it does fuck all when you try to translate "complex" sentences.
Next time say something like "kaado dame/muri, genkin de onegaishimasu"
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>>2733011
Damn I paid a few hundred more for that. I guess the move is too book your flight and month in advance for the best prices
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what's up with Japanese KFC chicken tendies having edible bones? That shit was like cardboard. I ate the bones.
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>>2733111
I don’t think you’re supposed to eat the bones
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Goddamn the 20 or so crowd is the most vain I ever heard and saw. Even the JK seem less retarded than them.
Anyway, good day today and surprisingly hot, except for the unusual amount of "LOOK, A GAIJIN" I had. Sumo tournament tomorrow, and I'll try a bar the evening. What's nice is that everyone talk automatically japanese, except for that one poor guy at a cafe that tried to talk english, but I couldn't understand a thing.
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>>2733116
where are you at that you are getting the gaijin stares? I was once in Yamaguchi city and there wasn't a single foreigner. For the couple of days we were there it was actually quite nice to just see japanese people and they were all incredibly friendly
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>>2733079
https://www.japan-guide.com/blog/koyo24/241114_tokyo.html
pic not related, just
>red tree, japan :O
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>>2733124
Fukuoka. To be fair there were not a lot of foreigners where I was today, except at the park and two temples. Everywhere else it was japanese only, with some chinks and gooks here and there. I always got some stares during my previous trips, but having stares plus comments is a first. If it's the same tomorrow I'll stare them back with a big smile on my face.
People are nice indeed, but you need to pass their wall, that's why I'll go to a bar tomorrow. Once they know you can talk japanese, they're great.
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>>2732376
Literally all women get hit on at some point, don't get too cocky.
It's not that you are worth hitting on, it's that men are desperate coomer apes that will do anything to coom, even if it means hitting up uggos like you.
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>>2733138
My sides, all those tears over that stupid post.
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>>2733023
there are gaijins of all colors and sizes literally everywhere in fukuoka you schizophrenic fuck, nobody is talking about you.
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>>2733143
Absolutely not little bitch, I saw less than ten western foreigners today. And too bad for you, I understand japanese and when some of them were talking about me.
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>>2733142
Okay, coomer
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>>2732055
> >Americans: mostly polite, always look lost, always looking for trash cans
Lol, lmao even. If i saw a jaywalker it was an american, if i saw a missbehaving white/black person it was an american. Infact i barely have, across all my trips, seen anything but american tourists when the tourist is black/white. You're making up stuff.
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>>2732055
I forgot to add that obviously, amerimutt hands typed this
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>>2733124
I get gaijin stares all the time in kyoto but especially osaka. Its not uncommon lol. More in a day than i can count. And im not ugly nor tall (5'9)
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>>2733164
Its mostly girls my age and some smaller amount of guys my age and mid 40/50s men
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>>2733162
For me, its always the brits. Loudest drunks I've ever seen
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>>2732055
>>see foreigners throughout the country
Pretty much yeah
>>Chinese: loud, obnoxious, zero manners, cut in line and act like cunts to the locals
Accurate
>>any Spanish speaker, either from Europe or SA: very loud, oblivious to what's going on around them and will walk into people
American behaviour
>>Flips: cunts, fat, loud, rude
American behaviour
>>Germs, Nordics: shove and push their way through locals
American behaviour
>>Americans: mostly polite, always look lost, always looking for trash cans
Central/northern Euro behaviour
>>Eastern Euros: act like Americans, except slightly less awkward
Mostly act like chinese
>>Australians: retards
American behaviour
Fixed your shitty take, you're welcome
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>>2733162
Worst tourists for me are always Euros, barring Germans, and the Chinese.
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>>2733162
>>2733163
>>2733175
Holy samefag
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>>2733164
second I stepped foot in Akiba I looked at the first maid cafe girl I saw dead in the eye like the braindead whore she was.
Didn't take long for her to look away and shield her face lmao
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>>2733176
Germans usually get super racist when drunk, I love them
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I would like to apologise for some of the times I've mentally criticized the people complaining about being lonely or whatever. I wanted to go drinking tonight but I'm just too autistic to go into a random bar and talk to someone. Idk what I expected really, normally I only talk to people online or my coworkers, mates, family, etc
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>>2733113
They were oishi
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>>2733175
Damn anon must have really twisted your nipples with the Central Euro comment
>>2733183
Yeah but it's the fun kind of racism where people know it's just people talking shit for the sake of it
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>>2733190
Have a beer or two in your room beforehand. Helps me whenever I feel anxious in a new place and don't know anyone. I was honestly shocked how friendly other tourists were in japan once you started chatting with them.
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>>2733190
down a couple chu-hi from the nearest 7/11 then go chat up girls in hub. Just sit on your own and if you notice anyone giving you eye contact you're good to go
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You know I do have to ask because I always seem to hear it from my Mexican and White friends that have visited Japan but are Japanese girls really that friendly from the get go?
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>>2733211
Depends where you go, and how you define nice. They're mostly moderately nice. If you go to a club then I guarantee most girls are looking for dick so if you don't look terrible you've got a shot as long as you're not going after the "Girl hot enough to pic any dick she wants"
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>>2733126
Thanks
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>>2733175
human behaviour
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>>2733217
Any decent clubs in Osaka or should I stick to sports bars and Hub?
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>>2733217
Sounds about right even with Japs and Chinese going to school in California. Are native Japanese girls as easily pushed into fetishes as their exchange student counterparts?
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>>2733226
Heard from a guy that a place called Pure in Osaka is good, he seemed like the type of guy that appreciated a good club
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>>2733011
there was some talk about zipair but I never looked into details - anyone know more
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Is Ueno a good place to go for a happy ending?
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>>2733190
It’s ok anon
I’m on the same boat
I just buy food and eat it in my room, shitpost and sleep
No need to do something you’re not comfortable with
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>Got Nihongo jyouzu'd for the first time by the ojisan yesterday
we are so back, N4 bros
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>>2733177
Lol retard
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>>2733178
Dont larp as me
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>>2733249
wtf those are me though
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>>2733244
It feels good. I got randomly nihongo jouzu'd at a pizzeria because I was the only non-Japanese who bothered to speak the language. Then the sushi head chef told me my Japanese was good too.

Keep it up, anon!
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>>2733124
Tokyo, kyoto, osaka. But I'm a cute guy with a good face, longer hair. It's either the stare or a double, triple take. Only a few try asking me something in good English or broken English, but they seemed really extroverted. Whatever the case, feels pretty good.
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>>2733262
nigga said he cute
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>>2733178
shield her face, kek
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>>2733244
Self taught or in a class? Thinking of learning the language since I come here the most for vacation.
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Anyone like going to thrift stores? I went to one yesterday, and aside for having good wears , the majority were priced at retail. Is it normally like this? I expected like Ross or goodwill prices
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>>2733276
Don't speak Japanese in the tone you learned from anime. If you do that, the Japanese will get put off by you.
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Got a week trip in sapporo, 2 nights at a nearby onsen booked what else should i do while im up there?
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>>2733285
There are many ways to enjoy each onsen resort.
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>>2733277
If you are talking about stores like 2nd Street, Flamingo, or areas like Shimokita, then "thrift" stores here aren't the Ross or Goodwill kind. They are for people in fashion if you can call it that. You won't actually find anything dirt cheap. In a lot of cases you'll even find very expensive stuff because they're "vintage".
>the majority were priced at retail
These stores also mix in actual brand new items in the mix, so watch out for that.

If you want something actually cheap but may still have something worth picking up, go to recycle shops. These will have リサイクル written outside and large signs saying they have stuff for 100 yen.
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>>2733300
Soda ne
I’ll try to look out for that then
And yes, it was 2nd street
Not gonna lie, they do in fact, have some heat that satiate my taste
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MY FIRST TIME IN JAPAN NEED HELP KNOWING WHAT TO DO PUTTING THIS TOGETHER LAST SECOND

(arrive in tokyo 4 pm) - day 1
Day 2 - Tokyo
Day 3 - Tokyo
Day 4- Tokyo
Day 5 - Tokyo
Day 6 - Tokyo
Day 7 - Tokyo
Day 8 - Kyoto
Day 9 - Kyoto
Day 10- Kyoto
Day 11- Osaka
Day 12 Osaka (fly out at 6:30 PM)

I feel like I'm giving enough time to tokyo to give it justice. What about Kyoto and Osaka? Is 3 days in Kyoto too many? Should I spend a day in nara?
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>>2733309
Solid anon
good job
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>>2733276
I self taught for like a year before doing a class. I find self teaching is good for building up vocab but it's extremely helpful to have a native japanese speaker explain grammar to you.
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>>2733310
Do you think I should try to squeeze Nara in? Or do you think I'll see enough temples in Kyoto and it's better to have a full day in Osaka?
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>>>2733309
I wouldn't give Kyoto more than a day trip, to be honest. Give more time in Osaka.
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>>2733312
okay, thanks anon
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>self taught
>currently N4 on jlpt
>can have okay convos with japs in izakayas
>still cant understand what Japanese people say half the time anyways
they either talk at the speed of light or slur their words with terrible accents so you cant even understand them
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>>2733318
And that's why the jlpt pretty much means nothing when you actually need to talk to japanese people.
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>>2733309
The Keihanshin area, like Tokyo, is well served by public transportation, so you can get anywhere quickly.
It takes only 40 minutes from Osaka to Kyoto and 50 minutes to Nara by train, so there is no need to stay overnight in Kyoto.
Besides, nightlife is much more enjoyable in Osaka than in Kyoto.
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>>2733309
don't stay in Kyoto. Stay in Osaka and just take the train there. Besides, unless you really like your shrines and shit, I really don't think it's worth rubbing shoulders with chink crowds. That isn't to say there isn't worthwhile things there.
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>In addition, if you wish to apply, you will need an emergency contact, and we ask that you provide a Japanese-speaking person living in Japan.
any anons have experience with this?
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>>2733333
Job? There are services you can pay to be your Japanese emergency contact because this is something common and even required for reputable companies once you're actually on the job.
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>>2733335
i'm just looking at monthly mansions. i'm a neet
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>>2733336
Same with long term housing or almost anything that involves long term contracts.
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Anyone in Osaka tonight?
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>>2733356
Gone to so many izakayas, I just want to drink and eat 7/11 food in my room. Have fun out there anon, maybe clubs are more your speed.
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Damn, they put the prices of that place 10min walk south of here up by like 25% since i was last there in march
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>>2733356
Just gonna slowly walk my way back to umeda from tsutenkaku as punishment for being a degen and wasting even more money.
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>>2733331
Dotonbori in Osaka is also full of Chinese and Koreans.
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How easy would it be to convince a girl to participate in my fetish for a one night stand over here in Tokyo.
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>>2733367
>Dotonbori in Osaka is also full of Chinese and Koreans.
mainland chinese are colonizing osaka via language school visas lol
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>>2733367
that's why you don't find me there
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>>2733371
I landed at KIX and except for my flight the whole airport was only chinks and Koreans.

>>2733361
>>2733364
It's Friday you fucks
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>>2733375
Check your attitude and maybe I’ll crawl out of my room
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>>2733376
It's a term of endearment.
Anyhows, I'm gonna go to my hotel for a shower and a shit and then I'll probably get a beer or two at Umineko in Shinsaibashi, let me know if anyone wants to join.
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>>2733375
I hate people
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>>2733375
Which hub, if its on my way back home i may come in and sit in the corner for 5 minutes
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>>2733381
What about if they're cute nihonjin bartenders that are trying to make conversation so you keep buying beers?
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>>2733383
Tell me then
Also whats the codeword
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>>2733381
This
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>>2733385
Codeword is hello, I'll be the tall guy with a beard
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>>2733331
It is only 30 minutes from Osaka City to Fushio Onsen and 60 minutes to Arima Onsen, so you can make a day trip to the onsens with plenty of time to spare.
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>>2733392
Codewords begin with N
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>>2733394
Is it perchance naggers?
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>>2733392
Place is closing up, guess ill go to that hub meme place
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>>2733399
i made it back to the safety of my hotel room now
it was painful enough to look in the windows of some places and see all the people inside having fun
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>>2733400
I'm glad to hear you're safe anon, I ended up at a whiskey bar the girl from the other bar recommended, but im not sure the bartender is happy that there is only a gaijin here.
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>>2732002
Who cares
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Kirin fucking sucks, Asahi is much better
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>>2733126
>>2732871
Here's something very simple for you
"Place: Japan" is a thing because you see a nice thing, then when you turn away from it you see something else nice
In America or Europe you see a nice thing then turn your head 90 degrees and see a fentanyl zombie or a pile of trash
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Traveling to Japan next week, and I have something of a cringe question as a non-speaker

How much should I speak English in a "katakana" way? Like, I know about obvious gairaigo words like "toire" and "biru".

E.g., I'm from Dallas. Is it weird to say "Watashi wa Darasu ni sunde imasu" or should I change pronunciation and just say "Watashi wa Dallas ni sunde imasu"?
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>>2733428
>How much should I speak English in a "katakana" way?
Yes
>Is it weird to say "Watashi wa Darasu ni sunde imasu"
It would be preferrable
>or should I change pronunciation and just say "Watashi wa Dallas ni sunde imasu"?
They may be able to interpret Finland as Finrando, Germany as Doitsu or England as Igirisu but I doubt the average Japanese knows Dallas, Texas, USA. At least nobody commented my Stars cap, but I forgot my reservist patch on my jacket and they asked if it was a sports team logo
Honestly I'd just probably say Texas
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>>2733428
Basically anywhere with any language if you're only at a tourist level of fluency your best bet is to make it very clear what proper nouns you're using.

Don't try and say "Darasu" because for all you know you're saying something weird like "I'm from polishing" and they'll think you're Polish.

Not like it would be a big deal but you can see how it could turn into a problem if you're trying to say something more important.
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What in the fuck is the Japanese dating scene. Are the men over here just not actively trying to date girls or something? Why are there chicks desperate to get fucked.
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>>2733435
>>2733437
I was just using Dallas as an example but I forgot a far more obvious example: my name has a few Ls in it. This is very helpful, anons.
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>>2733442
>my name has a few Ls in it.
That's fine. Just pronounce your name like normal and let them say "Rerewen" or whatever
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>>2733439
only if you know jap and are decent looking despite the tourists most haven't talked with Gaijin.
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>>2733448
I'm know little to no Japanese and I'm just a skinny fat Mexican. Haven't had issues, it's actually kinda weird and off putting to be quite honest.
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>>2733449
I see. I only have whittet exxerrriecec. Are you white leaning or native leaning. anyway I can see it. You're probably selling yourself short. I bet you have nice thick hair and if native leaning probably little to no body hair. did you go clubbing. bars or apps. desu it's a bit harder for white guys these days it's saturated.
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>>2733454
Well I'm decently brown so I lean more to native genetics than the rest of my family who lean European. I do get confused often for Filipino though.
>selling yourself short
I'm average at best. Mind you I don't think I'm horrible/ugly. I'm pretty confident in myself but I'm not going to pretend I'm some stud lmao.
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>>2733449
It’s already over for you anon
>t. Also brown
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>>2733480
>getting approached by girls wanting to have sex
>it's over
Are you saying I'm fucked and I'm going to get raped by a tiny Japanese girl?
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Any cool places to eat and hang around in Hiroshima? I usually just explore interesting places around the landmarks I visit but I can't find any interesting places here.
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>>2733482
In clubs maybe
Else I don’t believe you
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And I'm sick. I blame the disgusting chinks and other sea at the airport. Fuck them.
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>>2733498
stop picking your nose
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>>2733498
Skill issue
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>be on train to kyoto, minding own business
>notice in the reflection, the girl near me moves her phone to her shoulder towards me
>hear the camera noise, darts her phone away
>look over, she pretends nothing happened
why are the women here like this, have they never seen a gaijin before
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>>2733515
I clapped
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>>2733515
okay anon, since you wrote such good fiction, I'll let you hear what you want to hear
You should impregnate her
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>>2733309
If you are staying in Kyoto, it is a good idea to visit temples with free admission very early in the morning, when there are few people and it is quiet.
In the daytime, you may wish to visit Ohara in the suburbs of Kyoto. The best time to see the autumn leaves is in late November.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3932.html
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>>2733515
>ねOOちゃんほら見て
>何何?どうした?
>これ見たことある?ちょデブな奴、マジで何キロぐらい持ってる?
>写真撮って見せてよ笑笑笑ww
>かちゃかちゃ
>ほら言うったでしょう?笑
>やあああだな、きもっ
>マジでこいつらはデブすぎるきもっ
>やばっばれちゃった笑笑
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>>2733285
Otaru got amazing seafood and it's only 30-40m away by train.
>>2733309
I feel like you're putting too much time into Tokyo, maybe switch some out for Yokohama or Kamakura/Zuchi.
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>>2733532
This makes more sense
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booked a day tour on klook to amanohashidate from osaka. kinda wanted to go out and see it but i wasn't going to stay overnight so either i have to piss around sorting things myself or take a day tour. turns out the day tour now has a 30% discount from when i was looking into options a couple of months ago which makes it cheaper with tickets included than just sorting out getting there and back myself, so basically a no-brainer now
also its multilingual with chinese so i guess im getting chinked all day
should be fun
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>>2733126
Here's for all you momiji hunters.
https://tenki.jp/lite/kouyou/map/
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>>2733549
wow, thanks. didn't see that map before, it's going to help me out loads over the next few weeks
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>>2733551
Do note that it's a bit warmer this year so it's taking longer for the colour to change.
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>>2733552
yeah, i had all the dates but it was just hurting my brain to keep looking at list of dates instead of a simple map
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>>2733309
>Should I spend a day in nara?
It takes only 30 minutes by train between Kyoto and Nara, so a day trip to Nara is enough to see the sights.
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>>2733309
Yeah, there's not much to see in Nara so only one day is more than enough. I recommend renting a bicycle when you get there.
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If you're in Kansai, riding a train like this would be an interesting experience.
https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/chinese-han/aoniyoshi/
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>>2733561
There's a lot of trains like that across Japan; They're called Joyful Train and each train has their own unique theme or activities.
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>Went to japan in may.
>Didn't visit the typical places ie meiji jingu, ueno zoo, osaka castle
>Next trip is april next year
>Plan to visit those missed places.
>In april
This is a big mistake isn't it?
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>>2733568
lol are you me?
I went last may and I'm also going in April.
my sister got engaged at Osaka Castle though, so I was there, but still.
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>>2733569
Awesome, i was gonna arrange a meetup or something much closer to the dates. But i dont drink alcohol nor go to bars/clubs. So i dont know.
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>>2733578
me neither, I just like to eat, shop for retro tech and I take neat photos with a Fujifilm
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Anyone know any good places to study in Tokyo, specifically Ikebukero? Every fucking Starbucks I go is packed
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>>2733583
Your room
You’re not quirky studying in the open with your laptop out
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>>2733585
I prefer the atmosphere of a place and business around me but thanks for your Reddit response.
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>>2733587
No you don’t, you just want someone (a girl) to come by and ask you what you’re doing like in tv
It doesn’t make you interesting anon
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>>2733588
you could show a movie with this kinda projection
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>>2733590
Yeah that guy is a retard. I prefer being out because when I am home I just procrastinate and fuck about. But when you're outside your comfort zone you kinda have to work.
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>>2733580
You are me, except the fujifilm is just a phone.
Though i was thinking of taking a retro camera for them aesthetic, pre-nostalgic pics.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA3XKt6znmY
Something that captures images like this, though i have done no research.

I guess we could do an akihabara ramen + shopping meet up if we remember.
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>>2733583
You're kinda shit outta luck there, Ikebukuro is almost always packed; the observatory deck for Sunshine 60 is usually quiet and there's a little cafe for food and drink up there, but you have to shell out 700 yen (on a weekday) to use it.
Why not try Nerima instead? It's close to Ikebukuro and there's a lot of nice little cafes around.
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>saw some nips throw away their garbage into the street
Wtf I thought gaijins do that
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>>2733601
Sounds good. put out a call in this thread and I'll come anywhere.
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Anyone want to lose a fuckton of money in pachinko or gigo slots let me know
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spent the day in osaka in my hotel room doing some planning. next week it will be day trips: koyasan, amanohashidate, arima onsen, mozu tombs, and if i feel like it maybe a trip to kobe and/or nara (heijo palace area, not park yet)

some early foliage and getting some things off my list before the big wave of peak foliage all over kansai starts arriving all around the same time in couple of weeks
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Last day in Fukuoka tomorrow, but I'm going to Kumamoto. I hope I'll prefer this city, Fukuoka is okayish, but you need a car for nearly everything, and the subway is overpriced.
The sumo tournament was neat, though, as well as the giant Buddha in Tochoji.
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What the fuck, why did Kuroneko shipping rates nearly tripled in a year. It was less than 2000¥ to send a suitcase in march 2023, and now it's more than 5000¥.
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>>2733625
Gaijin tax
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>>2733625
Wait, there's actually different rates, the ones I did use the previous years and the overpriced ones. Shitty internet site. I'll see tomorrow in a konbini what's written, otherwise I'll bother everyone with my suitcase until I'm in Oita.
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>>2733625
I paid 2200 for Tokyo - > Kyoto. Same price returning. What are you on about? The price depends on the size of your luggage: did the staff mismeasure? Also in my 2 weeks here so far I've never seen gaijin tax but maybe that because I do not enter the fucking next izekaya joint on every temple. The closest was some chewy beef skewer but that was 700 for the japs too on the temple grounds.
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>>2733628
Just store your shit at the station locker for the day.
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>>2733629
I was looking at the internet site and misread like a retard. I'll go in the nearby 7/11 to get it stored for a few days then sent to Osaka.
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>saw some air force recruiter
>ohhh airforceooo desu waaa
>haha yeah plane and he moves his hand like a plane
>can I join onegai??
>sorry japanee only
it’s not like I wanted to join anyway
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>>2733587
>someone who drinks fucking starbucks calling anyone else reddit
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>>2733428
I just speak in single simple full word Engrish and headnods and never had an issue. Why make an asshole of yourself with a language you don't have command over?
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What's the best Big Echo location in Tokyo? I looked it up on Google Maps and most of them have 3 star ratings or lower
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>>2733439
those are just literal whores
the economy is almost at the bottom of the shitpipe
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>>2733545
>ooked a day tour
stopped reading
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If you cant speak jap fluently then honestly just forget about having a Japanese gf. the culture imbalance will be too much
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>>2733676
Definitely feels like Economic Whores. Why wouldnt you want to pair up with people using USD when the yen is worth jack shit right now.
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>>2733684
A lot of them will also just drag you to some overpriced dump. The only thing getting sucked dry will be your wallet
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>>2733568
may be crowded if because of the sakura, but othwerwise not too bad heat wise (for japan)
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already have flight arranged to nagasaki and hotel for like 4 days, still have 8 or 9 days idk what to do with. Planning on going up to hiroshima for 2-3 days then spending the other 5 days in tokyo. Obviously flying out of tokyo, so what might be a better plan between Nigasaki and tokyo. Already been osaka, kyoto, nagoya but i feel like i didnt see enough of nagoya. Should just leave it up to the weeks before, see where things go? In january also
>>2733561
>/foreign/chinese-han/
nice try chang
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>>2733684
>Why wouldnt you want to pair up with people using USD
There are 4.966 times as many Japanese as there are tourists who visit the place. Not to mention the exchange rates etc. it is just better business to take yen instead of dollars, Euros, Pounds or whatever toy money a tourist may try to offer
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>>2733711
We're talking conversion rates anon. Americans can outspend a jap more often than not. Like >>2733703 said, they'll drag you to stuff they want that costs money in hopes that you'll pay for it though seems he has some skill issues if he isn't getting some action afterwards.
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>>2733616
>need a car for nearly everything
Where did you go that you couldn't subway/bus then walk?

>subway is overpriced
Seems real cheap to me, cheaper than my home country and with superior Japanese public transport quality.
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>tfw was in local news
See ya later virgins
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>>2733787
link or it didnt happen
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>>2733791
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/mito/20241116/1070025800.html
I was spotlighted for like a second somewhere in the clip
I know I know, I’m famous
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I'm trying to arrange dates for my trip but I suck at talking to girls. It's a challenge
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>>2733616
Fukuoka has a pretty good bus system.
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>>2733405
If you go on a Sunday night, early in the week, or right after opening, when there are fewer customers, you'll be welcomed.
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>>2733449
>Haven't had issues

What does this mean? I hear it often but it's such a vague statement.
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What are some cool areas to visit relatively near Tokyo? I'm looking for places with nice nature or temples. I was looking at the Nagano area. I wanna go see the monkey that hang out in winter there
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Curse of the 6 month trip. Sat in my apartment for over a week now not really doing much. Mostly just went to new food places and relaxed. Honestly just wish I grew up here rather than visiting. Slowly starting to realise the dream is dead x
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>>2733848
x
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>>2733833
The distance from Tokyo to Nagano is not much different from that from Tokyo to Nagoya.
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>someone forgot their gigoslot wins
I can just… take it right?
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>did all I wanted to do
>four days left
>already want to go home
Jesus idk how you n words can go for more than a month
I already miss my dog and mum
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Back from Kumamoto. The castle and Suizenji were great, as well as the food and city, and now I regret not sleeping there instead of Fukuoka. Will definitely go back there when I'll come back to Kyushu.
Fuck chinks, as usual.
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>>2733930
>>2733930
I miss my cat too. I was planning to stay here for 3 months but I'm thinking maybe just 1 month now. My basic Japanese isn't good enough for deep complex conversations and it gets lonely.
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>>2733936
Next time I go to Japan I will make Kyushu a major part of my trip, I want to go to Beppu, Nagasaki. I Went to Fukuoka last time I was in Japan but only because I wanted to go to Hiroshima and was flying to Korea after so it was pretty easy to just go down to Fukuoka for a couple of nights, but I ended up just spending the whole time in... lessons (I think we call it something like that now, right) instead of doing any sightseeing

Also spent the day around Osaka fighting through the hoards of Chinks. They really do have no concept of being in the fucking way everywhere until you start shoving them over. Nice foliage around Osaka Castle today
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>>2733936
The home of tonkotsu ramen is often thought to be Fukuoka, but it is actually Kumamoto
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any anons have experience with short term rentals? if i've paid for a month at an apartment are they gonna be pissed if i don't manage to get there on the first day or is it like 'we already have your money so just show up whenever'
this is my tentative itinerary rn
12/29-1/5 tokyo
1/5-1/7 nagano
1/7-1/16 hakuba
1/16-1/24 myoko
1/24- nozawa/zao onsen/ get to sapporo by 2/1?
>>2733930
i'm definitely gonna miss my dog and idk if i can handle doing all this shit as a hikki, the thought of having to talk to people is already stressing me out but i really wanna get better at moonrunes and we don't have arcades here either
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>>2733941
What is your intention to rent an apartment for a month on that itinerary?
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>>2733946
that's just for january. im gonna be there for three months with 1-2 months in sapporo and the rental would start on 2/1. i just don't know how much freedom i have to dick around before getting up there
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I was approached today by a Buddhist shill
Are these the equivalent of Jehova witnesses?
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>>2733947
>1-2 months in sapporo
Fucking hell I'd be bored that long in that place. Its tiny. You can do everything in a week tops
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extra foliage that they haven't weeded the walls for a long time
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>>2733953
i'm just gonna use it as a homebase while i travel around up north while also having the option to go be a hikki if my autism just get too overwhelmed. my main hobbies are skateboarding and drawing so as long as i can do both and hit a few arcades, i'm pretty easily amused
>it's tiny
i've never lived in a city before so i think it'll be big (for me)
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oh also what are cool places to stay in tokyo for new years?
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>>2733939
Nice, I'll be there next week.

>>2733940
They also have plenty of lotus specialties. Bought a renkonkurokke which was delicious. Also, tea.
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I am in Osaka
All the asians speak chinese
All the westerners speak japanese
what the hell is going on
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On the forecasts, the park is listed for yellow trees and there were not so many of them yet. I will go back towards the end of next week, but first I will go up into the mountains and see how the foliage is in Koyasan and Arima Onsen
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>>2732952
they have the chinks and the indians
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What is your guy's experience with renting cars in Japan and where did you take it?
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>>2733991
when there are no trash cans, all foreigners litter
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>>2733642
>desu waaa
you talk like a girl lol
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>>2733962
Revenge for nanjing (it never happened)
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Apart from Comiket, is there any other notable events happening around December~January in relation to weeb shit?
The cafe collabs and pop up stores doesn't seem too interesting around these dates.
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Are random horny jap women on my shitpost twitter actually cops or yakuza? I'd rather not get into any trouble trying to nut
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>>2733962
>what the hell is going on
american weeb tourism + chinese colinization of Osaka. I met a lot of chinese/taiwanese women while there
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>>2734036
bots or prostitutes, apply your occam's razor anon
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>>2734051
I've got 3 months till I'm in the country. Unlike my HT dates I doubt they can wait that long
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>>2733936
What a coincidence. I'm doing the opposite. My plan was sleeping in Fukuoka but because of some kind of sumo tournament the hotel prices skyrocketted so I'm staying in Kumamoto instead
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>>2733891
So what is there to visit in Nagoya?
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>>2733083
kek he paid you to leave him alone
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>>2733068
Sounds like a social experiment or hidden camera TV show.
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>>2733954
>>2733964
At least they have water in the moat. Nagoya castles moat has been dry for a while it seems judging by the grass down there
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Going to akihabara today
Finna buy a silicone butt and go ham on it
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>>2734173
what brand and model you going for
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>>2734175
I don’t know
I’m just gonna walk in to the sex shop, find a butt I like and bring it with me
If successful, will post results later
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>>2734176
dope, keep us updated.
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>>2733813
I mean that the place was empty, it was just me drinking there and the bartender complaining about life stuff or something to his colleague that was about to take over his shift.

>>2733833
Oku-Tama looks like a cool area if you're ok with a bit of walking and sitting on a local train for a while.

>>2733930
I stopped even checking in with my parents after the 4th day, because it felt like I was wasting Japan time
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Wandered up to the kiyotaki tunnel late night, did 4 rounds end to end, nothing. Where's the hot ghost girls in my area?
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Damn, the weather went from summer to winter in less than a day in Fukuoka.
Also, those fucking chinks cockroaches are absolutely everywhere, I'm seeing far more of them in Hakata station than japanese people. And it's even worse in Osaka? For fuck' sake. Even in 2017 it wasn't that bad.
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>>2734203
You can walk up to the tunnels?
I wanted to do that but didn’t want to look suspicious
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Got a load of weird acne spots under my arms under my arms this morning. Although it's been itchy for a few days. Wonder if my place has bedbugs. Tried to have a look at my mattress but I'm seeing nothing. Maybe it's just the water or something making me break out
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>>2733941
If you're paying rent up front, no problem.Just let the landlord know in advance that you will be late moving in.
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>>2734207
The short autumn in Tokyo is over, and tomorrow we will enter the winter season.
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>plane leaves at 10pm
Does Haneda have those capsule rooms to stay in the whole day? What are the rates?
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>>2734219
is it flat circle red spots? it could be acne like reaction from too much sweat and sun. had them appear for a couple days when i was in japan in summer
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>>2734227
>is it flat circle red spots? it could be acne like reaction from too much sweat and sun.
Yeah it is. Loads of them clustered up and not really in any particular fashion. I had a look on Google and the bedbug bites seem very big rashes. Maybe you're right. I\ve been walking a lot and coming home sweaty lol. I was getting scared cause if your place has bedbugs you gotta nuke everything you own
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>>2734217
You can walk through, there's a lane for bikes and people. Go at night, nobody was there but me the whole time. Even crawled into the drainage at the end, but it just ends with a grate.
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>>2734219
Is it sudamina? Have you exercised in a way that makes you sweat profusely?
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>>2734231
>sudamina
Looks similar. And yes ive been walking like 12 miles a day. Some days I was too lazy to take off my jacket but I was sweating for sure lol. Just glad it sounds like it isn\t bedbugs
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I went to that one toy shop in akihabrara
Sadly no butt, but I did get one of those meme electronic pumps
Will try it out when I get back to my room and will review it
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Deep Akihabara
https://visit-chiyoda.com/akihabara-shopping-anime-figures-otaku/
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>>2734246
do they have older merch in these stores?
would love some lucky star or NNB stuff.
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>>2734226
Just coin locker your luggage and spend the day on the town before 10pm.
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>>2734114
No, but now I will.
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Coming back down from Koyasan now after an early morning getting up there, still plenty of decent spots of foliage but probably not for too much longer. Quite lackluster area really, I'm not huge on temples and i know it's alll about that so i didnt really exoect much. Still, +1 world heritage site and +1 prefecture to my lists. It was relatively quiet and not packed with tourists at all
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>>2734243
The toy in question
It is battery charged and it came with lube (blessed). The silicone itself looks small, so I guess it’s literally just for the tip of my cock. Will try it out later after a nice shower. Still want a butt though
>jpg
They’re fags
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>>2734251
Some times they do, some times they don't
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BROKE MY FUCKING FISHING ROD ON A SNAG. Did catch a cool crawfish though and an eel thing in the shallows with my net.
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>it took me the entirety of my trip to realize that some 711 foods need to be microwaved
Christ
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>>2734288
nah, I eat those burgers and hotdogs raw
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How do i find a decent gym
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>>2734299
I thought gyms were members only
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How easy are girls in bars? And I mean short (4'8 to 5'0) and flat girls. And how easy is it to push my kink onto them?
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>>2734314
If you’re white:
Easy
Any other color:
Go home
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>>2734316
>as long as you're not Black, Arab or Indian
ftfy
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>>2734076
Nagoya has nothing. The current Nagoya Castle was destroyed in an air raid and rebuilt after the war.
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Nagoya is the Dallas of Japan. Big city but full of nothing.
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fucking osaka street racers, im trying to sleep, VRRRMVRRRRMVRRMMM, pretty cool honestly
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>>2734331
maybe you are near me
also it's not even 9pm yet
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I’m not horny enough to use the piston pump
I’m sorry I’ve failed you /trv/
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>>2734333
i saw them ripping around the osaka station area too, im tired and i forget to eat as much when im running around, plus it was a bad day since i broke my fishing rod kek
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>>2734334
wander outside there's plenty of cute girls wandering around to check out especially at night, that usually gets the juices flowing
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>>2734336
I haven’t gotten a boner from 3D since 2020
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>>2734316
No Japanese want visas, so color doesn't matter.
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What's the origin of the convention of playing Auld Lang Syne in stores when it's time to close? It's very comfy
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>>2734365
Holy filters. This thing is not engaging at all.
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>>2734316
Maybe more like white and not autistic, because I don't think I've talked to a single Japanese girl yet.

On a totally unrelated note, what is the HUB equivalent for Hiroshima?
There is a matsuri going on rn which is really cool, but anything not in those streets is dead as can be and i need to find some drinking buddies.
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>>2734076
i only stayed for one full day but Chubu Electric Mirai Tower was cool, and Ogaki, this town just a little northwest of Nagoya, has a little castle built for Oda Nobunaga i believe. It wasnt open went i went there and i didnt even know it was there, i just went for all the public natural spring fountains. Probably better to do in warm weather, but the little canals and streams they have going through the town are so clean and cold, even in 100 degrees.
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>>2734371
>he fell for the white meme
Literally just be >>2734318 somewhat decent looking, slightly confident and don't be a sperg. Anyone relying solely on race are as retarded as niggers who think their positive stereotypes are true.
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You guys are doing a disservice to anons claiming JBW is even a thing in Japan in 2024
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>>2734292
I have deep trust issues towards the konbini foods that normally would be stored heated or chilled, but are just there on a shelf in room temperature.
Never bought a single 711 hotdog, but the ones they have at vie de france?
Gobble that shit up every morning
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>>2734076
Atsuta Shrine is nice and if you're a /fa/g, Osu is great.
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>>2734325
I'm sure Dallas at least has a shooting range that a tourist could visit
Nagoya has a train museum, 2 Toyota museums and an old Arctic research ship, now a museum
It's a cool city but doesn't warrant a stay over 4 days long
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>>2734403
Yeah I think those last two are where Im failing but i doubt that's something I can change overnight, not to go all r9k

>>2734427
Nagoya has Nagashima Spaland at least and Maze soba. Yeah not much desu


I'm in Hiroshima for 2 days, didn't plan much beyond the nuke park stuff, is there anything that people think is a must visit?
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I am officially out of ideas on what to do now, or I do have some, but I’m weirdly lazy today
Currently bed rotting, should probably eat
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>>2733409
Clearly the fans of Yokohama and Kobe as well as Football Anon. What a stupid question.
>>2732001
How hard is it to pick up tickets for a non-Japanese speaker? I always wanted to go to a sporting event and im visiting in May.
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>>2734472
>is there anything that people think is a must visit?
the obvious answer is miyajima/ itsukushima
sure it's full of tourists but its still a good day
climb up mt misen, and check the tide times and time it so you can see the shrine at both low and high tide

(pic is more koyasan yesterday. i saw this as a nice foliage photo on google from a previous year but by the time i got there yesterday it was almost over)
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>>2734424
JBW is true if you're some military chad or some digital nomad dude living it up, the average person from the West living in Japan is an ALT and they probably settle for the first woman they find/vice versa.
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>>2732147
rabbit punch the cunts
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>>2734486
you can order sports tickets at convience store machines. however last time i tried there was a big line of angry japanese behind me so dont be too slow like me
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>>2734492
Nothing wrong with the first winning.
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>>2734492
>JBW is true if you're *a bunch of prequalifiers*

Like I said it's not a thing anymore, and it's practically trolling to say it is. Guys need to focus on stuff that is more actionable.
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>>2734529
all of those things that guy said sound pretty actionable though, or at least easy to emulate. Unless you're black or something
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>>2734521
kangaroo kick them
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Goddamn I'm absolutely exhausted. I wanted to go to a temple hidden in a forest, but I think I simply go the art museum of the city I'm at, eat, do some window shopping and call it a day.
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Haven’t shidded in a week
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>>2734531
There are certainly a very small number of women who like gaijin. And they go to bars where gaijin are likely to congregate and look for men of their liking. Some of them like white people and some like black people.
But most of them are in their 30s and 40s, and it is not unusual for them to be in their 50s.But even so, there are far more gaijin men who want to have sex with the woman, so the women are in a position to choose the men.
Therefore, your chances of getting the women are very low.
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>>2734552
I think with how dating/romance is, it's hard to make such assumptions. There will always be a trend and outliers and all sorts of anecdotes. I think there's always odds against and for people. The chance is never really zero.
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>>2734546
do you need our help
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Really dont care about temples or shrines. I'm just here to drink and do fun stuff like batting cage, pool, bowling etc in the greatest city in the world (Tokyo)
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the biggest debate
so which is better after all?
Tokyo? or Osaka?
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>>2734553
I just explained a part of the reality to people who have delusions like him that if they go to Japan, they will be popular with women.
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>>2734568
Tokyo. Osaka is just for hipsters who only came to Japan once and pretend they're too cool for Tokyo, since it's full of foreigners. Tokyo has everything Osaka has and then 3 times more. Tokyo has better public transport and is cleaner. I haven't noticed any difference between the politeness of JPs between the two. Both places practice tatemae. Any izakaya in Tokyo will be full of friendly JPs anyway
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>>2734568
tokyo
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Just got back to Osaka and hit up Tobita and still got the original/Japanese prices. Feels good to be back.
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Mike Tyson:
>I was fucking those Japanese girls like I was eating grapes.

"just be white" sisters...
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>>2734592
yeah but it's fucking TYSON
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>>2734565
there really are better places, especially in Asia, for this kind of stuff if you don't care about the cultural side of Japan
imho Japan is way overrated as a meme universal travel destination, but it is unparalleled for the mix of nature/history/modern shit
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>>2734592
Tyson v regular blacks
Gee I wonder who would score the most
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>buy pizza again
>I’ll just eat half and leave the other half for later
>ate the whole thing again
I need a gym stat
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You dont need a gym in Japan. If you arent doing 12 miles of walking per day wtf are you doing
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>>2734607
But my muscles tho
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I’m too autistic and socially inept to go to clubs/bars
Where else do Japanese girls like to hang out?
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>>2734611
why does it matter? if you're that autistic then you're not going to talk to them anyway
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Japanese girls hate autistic guys
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I prefer Chinese girls.
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>>2734612
I guess you’re right nvm then
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>>2734596
Japan also outperforms other Asian countries when it comes to amusement
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>>2734626
this has not been my experience in the last 5-10 years
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>>2734472
>is there anything that people think is a must visit?
Miyajima is cool if you're into oysters, non-pettable deer, shrines/temples and/or climbing mountains and general history
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>>2734543
Ended up eating a good meal and chatting with the owner, walked a bit to see the surroundings, visited the art museum where I learned quite some stuff about bamboo crafting, and ended up in a cafe when I also chatted a little with the owner. There were also two regulars there who were discussing about their life and coffee, and were quite astonished when I ended up talking about what kind of coffee I had and if I could buy it. Didn't do much today but I talked far more than these last few days, and that's what I wanted. Now I don't have any voice left because of my fucking japanese cold, so I'm back in my hotel to rest. Luckily tomorrow my voice will be back, I won't cough everywhere anymore and I'll be able to go to an izakaya.
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>>2734553
>>2734552
To be fair, I think it's fair to say foreign guys aren't their preference.
Something like 80% of Japan's population have never left the country and an absolutely miniscule number of young men and women go abroad to study or do working holidays. Of that small crop, those girls are likely open to dating foreign people, so that hardly speaks for the majority.
And in Japan, obviously being able to speak like a human being with your partner would be an important factor in choosing one, a foreign guy may be hotter but they're likely to have either nonexistent or shitty Japanese, which lips the gender roles and makes the man the dependent in most situations as opposed to the opposite case (the man provides) which is the norm in Japan. A man needs his Japanese wife to get his spousal visa, help him navigate life, etc. and in return he'll be bringing in a meagre ALT salary in most cases. All this is to say, even though Japanese girls prefer the look and disposition of foreign men in principle, nothing is going to change substantially.

Incidentally did anyone hear about that huge deposit of rare minerals they found recently? Japan's economy is probably going to be in a good state for the next decade thanks to that. Which means even less incentive for the average person to try and learn English and/or interact with the world at large if Japan will be prosperous again.
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>>2734641
yes goy these rare minerals will trickle down any minute now. two more weeks
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>>2734641
>deposit of rare minerals they found recently
They did? They were only talking about that piece of shit Saito, yami baito and the chink who killed kids again this morning.
Good for them of that's the case, the country isn't in a really good shape currently. Also, almost nobody's learning english for fun, countries make their citizens learn it because it's an obligation for trade, since most english language people usually won't bother to learn another language, kind of like chinks actually.
As for japanese, a part of them talk chinese and/or korean, which is pretty normal since they're their direct neighbours. As for english, some of them make an effort, some don't, but except for those working in trade or directly with tourists, why would they learn it?
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Japanese is a very difficult language. It\s actually the hardest language to learn, along with Chinese and 2 others.
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>>2734641
That sounds right honestly
>minerals
Money go up
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>>2734644
>>2734643
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/06/3af79e30dfb2-200-mil-tons-of-rare-metal-rocks-found-in-seabed-off-japan-island.html
Yeah my bad, this is from June. Still it takes time for stuff like this to yield any results, so I imagine over the next few years we'll see this stuff come to fruition. Obviously this is not a permanent solution to anything though.
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>>2734647
I find there is an extremely long period of stagnation but if you are diligent in studying and designate a few hours every day to it eventually it starts to click.
Once you understand grammar fundamentals and have a decent vocabulary it's just a matter of picking up new words from osmosis.
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Spent a short day checking out the Mozu Tombs just south of Osaka. About 5 hours or so starting at the city hall observatory, walking around the residential areas going past many of the tombs, and a quick look into the museum and visitor centre. It's a shame there isn't really anywhere to go to get a good view of the keyhole shapes. Maybe I can get a view on my flight out in a few weeks (to Hong Kong) if it takes off north and doesn't turn west too fast as I have the window seat for it. +1 heritage site, so 2 in 2 days (Koyasan yesterday)

Will go to Himeji when the foliage is better there, and I also found out today that there is another heritage site not far from Osaka that I was not previously aware of, "Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area", so I will make sure to fit that in over the next few weeks
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>>2734665
>a few hours every day
ain't nobody got time for that
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>>2734665
I get what you mean. Once you kinda understand desu ka, o, ga and wa things seem to become easier. The problem is learning all the words. For me, I can't read flash cards. It doesn't sink in. But if I use an actual word with someone, it sinks in. Like today I ordered drinks and I used the word "nomimono" and it stuck straight away.

Only issue is that being a tourist or a remote worker, you don't get to listen to Japanese people 24/7. It's only on occasion when you go shopping or for food.
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>>2734682
>once you kinda understand desu ka, o, ga and wa things seem to become easier
You can't even talk like a functional human with only those.
>you don't get to listen to Japanese people 24/7
What the hell. You're surrounded by japanese people all the time, you simply have to listen to them, even partially. And even if you spend your time in your hotel room, there's the tv and all those food shows.
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>>2734691
>You can't even talk like a functional human with only those.
No but you can order food and beer easily which is all that matters to me
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>>2734472
Kure is close by if you like military history. They have two museums close to the station about the Yamato and the JMSDF.
>>2734568
I've lived at both and Tokyo is definitely better than Osaka. Way less crowded, less dense, and way, way less dirty.
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Yokohama > Sapporo = Kyoto > Tokyo > Kobe > Morioka > Sendai = Fukushima = Utsunomiya > Kofu = Mito > Aomori = Takasaki > Akita > Nagano > Niigata = Hamamatsu = Shizuoka > Osaka > Nara > Chiba > Saitama City >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nagoya.
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>>2734707
>Nara at the bottom
take your meds
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>>2734365
Any more personal for unusual recommandations like these ? Not even for cooming stuff just in general
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Legit question, why does everyone talks smack about HUB and yet everyone congregate there by default ? not to defend the place but find it funny
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>>2734707
worst take I've ever seen
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>>2734732
there are only two types of people who congregate at hub: lonely foreign autists, and the ugliest STD-ridden gaijin hunters. the reputation is based on that clientele.
nobody sane "congregates there by default"
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>>2734738
>ugliest STD-ridden gaijin hunters

to be fair anon I think the gaijin hunters are an urban myth at this point because of all the times I was forced to go to I never saw them, hell never saw the lonely foreign autists either, dunno if I went to the least popular ones
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>>2734365
How do you even play two player mahjong?
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>>2734740
If you go to any decent place there will be young good looking woman eye fucking you all night but not if you look like the average 4chan autist.
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GUYS MY FIRST TIME EVER IN JAPAN. PLEASE GIVE ME CRAZY/INTERESTING THINGS IN TOKYO

BEST HUGE ARCADES
SUPER FUTURISTIC THINGS
INSANE THINGS ONLY FOUND IN JAPAN OFF THE BEATEN TRACK

ANY PERSONAL RECCOMENDATIONS ETC.
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>>2734768
saar please calm down saar
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>>2734768
>BEST HUGE ARCADES
Look up "arcade" on google maps
>SUPER FUTURISTIC THINGS
Look up "technology museum" on google maps
>INSANE THINGS ONLY FOUND IN JAPAN OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
An actual question, but you need to give more details. Hot springs I guess? You could also try restaurant where you fish and then they grill it for you.
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>>2734741
2 player mahjong is pretty shit to just play, i guess it's just something for fun while drinking

in akihabara they have actual mahjong, except its rpg mahjong where you pick a class and get special abilties https://tempane.com/
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Is it worth it to make an insta for girls to contact me on when I chat them up in bars?
I've only got shitpost accounts on stuff kek.
Ottermode physique so i can do a few vain shirtless pics and just when I'm out with my dogs I guess?
I fucking hate this normie jumping through hoops. Maybe I should just go Uguisidani
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>>2734768
Kabukicho. Go around and say you watched Ichi the Killer, the niggers will be your friends
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>>2734707
>>2734709
>>2734736
Consult the chart
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>>2734768
>CRAZY/INTERESTING THINGS IN TOKYO
Use Tokyo as a hub for day trips to places that aren't literally the most popular metro area in the world
Stop living in 1998 thinking Tokyo is nothing but light shows and nerd shit in some kind of techno mecca and avoid generic tourist traps
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>>2734768
>INSANE THINGS ONLY FOUND IN JAPAN OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
One day each for teamlab, tsukiji goy market, disney, asakusa, akihabara
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Is it worth it to daytrip to Nagoya for the food or the women from Osaka?
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>>2734768
Day trip to Doai Station, the deepest train station in Japan, then climb Mt Tanigawa.
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>>2734806
>akihabara
>only 1 day
Yeah right
Also you'd need a day at disney just to get through the ticket line probably
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>>2734806
the funny thing is someone will actually believe this
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>>2734819
Theres only so many aisles of cartoon porn you can walk through before you brain rots. Are you trying to "do" all 10 branches of maiddreamin in akihabara or what
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>>2734826
I almost followed a girl to a maid cafe drunk, then I remembered the signs.
Did the govt cuck me or save me?
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>>2734832
What signs?
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>raining
Guess I won’t hike today
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>>2734844
get an umbrella
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>>2734844
Sucks 2 b u
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>>2734848
>get umbrella
>still slip and fall to my death
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>>2734851
get better shoes
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Apple Maps > jewgle maps
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>>2734853
I’ll go tomorrow
I can do souvenir shopping today
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IS TEAMLAB WORTH IT? MY GIRLFRIEND SAYS ITS A TOURIST TRAP AND DOESN'T WANT TO GO. I THINK IT LOOKS COOL.
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Which temples do I need to book tickets for in advance in Kyoto? I assume some I can walk right up and others there's timed entrance?
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Never realized how fucking full ueno is
It’s just the shopping district and the zoo, why else is it so full
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Today Tokyo is 10 degrees colder than Fukuoka and colder than Sapporo
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>>2734893
Chinese.
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>>2734877
You're traveling, so experience everything!
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>>2734899
He wasn’t looking for a proper response, he just wanted to let us know he has a gf (possibly a tranny)
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>want sushiro
>the one in akihabara is packed
>go to the one I went to before ten minutes away by train
>empty
>and cheaper
Blessed
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nothing like getting drunk and going to sukiya at 3am
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>Kyoto whopper
>just a whopper with rice
Is it good lads?
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>>2734917
many such cases!
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well i booked my flight
hopefully asakusa is cool
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>>2734893
everyone really likes mitsuboshi colors
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I got a McDonald's yesterday since I wanted to see if it taste different from the west. It didn't taste different. However, the presentation and how the burger looked was definitely nicer, like they didn't just throw it together randomly like the teens do back in the UK
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>>2734592
It is a well-known story among Japanese martial arts enthusiasts that famous fighters from overseas often ask Japanese promoters to prepare women for them when they sign a contract.
If the promoter believes that the fighter is sure to draw a crowd, he will accept the condition.The promoters then negotiate with groupies, gaijin hunters, and prostitutes, and send them to the fighters as sex partners.
This is also a way of preventing fighters from committing rapes in Japan.
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>>2734929
I was going to post
>do americans really go to other countries to try mcdonalds?
but then I saw you are from the UK.
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>>2734932
I've been eating ramen/sushi/curry for like 2 weeks now. Forgive me for testing stuff to see if it tastes different lol
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>>2734893
Because foreigners coming from Narita Airport on the Skyliner get off at Ueno.
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>>2734945
Disgusting
Never setting foot there again
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Can you guess the city?
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>>2734946
Close to Ameyoko and many museums and art galleries.
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>>2734951
Yokohama
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>>2734933
Same but i dont really like ramen or sushi so ive only been eating curry for the last few weeks
Not smelling like an indian yet
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>>2734877
Information on all art events in Japan that your girlfriend might prefer

https://www.tokyoartbeat.com/en
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>>2734877
I really enjoyed it, but I went there during covid so it wasn't crowded at all. I've heard it's much worse nowadays.
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>>2734929
>>2734932
>>2734959
I recommend visiting a Dom Dom in Japan if you want to eat exotic hamburgers that make McDonald's seasonal hamburgers look tame in comparison.

Dom Dom is a Japanese fast food restaurant chain operated by Dom Dom Food Service, Inc. Dom Dom was the first hamburger chain to open in Japan, with the first restaurant opening in February 1970.

Picture related: DomDom's Whole Crab Burger. First released in October 2019, it became a huge hit due to its amazing appearance with a whole soft-shell crab, a luxury ingredient, sandwiched inside. In addition to the standard "Sweet Chili Sauce" flavor, this year we are introducing a new "Mild Curry Sauce" flavor! Crisply fried fragrant soft shell crab with plenty of mild curry sauce! The combination is excellent and this flavor is sure to be delicious! Notice: This is a limited time product and may end without notice depending on stock.

https://domdomhamburger.com/

https://x.com/domdom_pr
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>>2734969
None in osaka near namba or umeda? Im not really going far out of the way for japan mcdonald :O
Probably just gonna yabaton again at a diff store tonight for the stamp
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>>2734969
Japanese tourism department anon, you're back!?
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>>2734877
If your girlfriend a manga fan because the Kaoru Mori & Aki Irie Art Exhibition is currently being held at the Setagaya Literary Museum from Saturday, November 2, 2024 to Monday, February 24, 2025

https://setabun.or.jp/event/20241130/

https://x.com/mori_irie_ten
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>>2734992
https://x.com/mori_irie_ten
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>>2734933
post hand, nigger
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Meh. Glad i only did a day tour instead if trying to make qnything more out of a trip over herr
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>>2734795
This must include business travel and people visiting friends and family
Give me a chart of domestic tourism any year, by prefecture (in millions)
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Tried the penis piston
Feels weird
Wouldn’t rec
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Beppu was great.
But today most of the restaurants and foot baths were closed.
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>>2735031
How were the tourist numbers. Sure there's tourists everywhere, but I didn't like kyoto cuz of that. I forgot about beppu this trip, either in a couple months or next fall I'll go.
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>>2734929
I thought the 1000 times folded glorious nippon burger was a meme. But they're really are good and look way better, plus they have service people running around. I DONT WANT TO GO BACK TO CANADA, PLEASE LET THERE BE AN EARTHQUAKE THAT LOCKS ME IN HERE.
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>>2735032
Except for the bus of crazy koreans at Kamado, not much.
I expected far more but actually nothing was crowded, and the chinks and koreans were well behaved, which was a surprise.
A pleasant day.
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>>2735035
thanks anon
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>>2735033
For me?
It’s the classic McMuffin breakfast with pancakes
It somehow tastes better here
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I tried Wendy's carbonara out of curiosity one day way back and now it is a must have guilty pleasure
McD tastes the same as home though, what sort of garbage do you lot have in the americas
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>>2735031
>>2735035
it looks nice there
going to arima onsen tomorrow if anyone wants to come and compare cock sizes (no homo ofc)
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>>2734782
How do you get into the cool girl clubs? Is it like a strip club in there or what? I am tuning out the black dudes, sometimes there are women outside though idk if that's safer or some trick. Gonna try one in a sec here.
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>>2734969
this nigga eating crabs
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Shin-Okubo has become Korea Town.
Ameyoko is gradually becoming an Asian town.
Akihabara is gradually becoming a brothel town.
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>>2735058
>Shin-Okubo has become Korea Town.
ok
>Ameyoko is gradually becoming an Asian town.
it 100% is already
>Akihabara is gradually becoming a brothel town.
i might just end myself then
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>>2735058
I love Shin-Okubo, wish they made the station and the surrounding streets larger because it gets crowded as fuck
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>>2735058
Good.
Fuck walking to Ueno to get my dick sucked, I'm staying in Akiba and the walk there and back is effort
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>>2735058
Akihabara is just tourist central
Never staying here again
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>>2735058
Shin-Okubo also has a Muslim Alley
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>>2735058
Shin-Okubo was always Koreantown, with east asians.
What the fuck about Akiba. It hasn't been destroyed enough already?
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>>2735058
Shin-Okubo has been filled with Korean shops and businesses for a long time, it's a bit boring if you're not into stuff like skincare or beauty but there are some decent restaurants as well. The part that kind of messes it up for me is how at night the small streets get filled with touts and prostitutes. I've never been approached by Chinese women offering sex or massages as much as over there.
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>>2735069
Kinshicho has long been a Mecca of tachinbo
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>>2735058
>akihabara is becoming a brothel town
more like corporate district
I just saw they plan on redeveloping the onoden area into some gay skyscraper
Nipponbashi den den town stays winning
https://x.com/kiribou06341/status/1857915967189430284
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>>2735058
Shimokitazawa is a town of subcultures such as music and theater
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>>2735073
chinese ones?
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>>2735065
>>2735069
Drinking Mekkol as a punishment in Shin-Okubo
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Why would you go to the "-town" in a city when you're traveling instead of just going to the actual country, especially when it's so close like Korea to Japan?

Couldn't you just do the Jeju ferry for a day trip to the actual country instead?
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>>2735083
It's probably easier to take a train for two stations than a plane or even ferry to another country if someone wants some good bbq

Btw, Jeju is a really cool place but it is far from a good representation of anything Korean. The language they speak is barely mutually intelligible with standard Korean, the culture is also quite different, etc.
It's nice for hiking when it's warmer
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>>2735086
Jeju and Okinawa are like Caribbean countries but the roads are paved and you're less likely to be robbed
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where in tokyo can a guy play some sf3: 3rd strike? i know i can play sf6 in akihabara, but i wanna play 3s with some jp players in person
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>>2735092
>where in tokyo can a guy play some sf3: 3rd strike?
isn't it ported to phones yet lol
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>>2735099
nah, it's pretty much stuck on fightcade at the moment, and the 30th anniversary collection, but that's not too good of a port
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>>2735101
desu you should just have fun arcade hopping and if you find 3rd strike that's a bonus
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>>2735103
i didn't have much time during my last trip, so i really only got to go to one in akihabara, but this upcoming trip i'll have more time to myself so i definitely want to find at least one
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>>2735065
No, it's newly become Koreatown. Only recently have Koreans becoming trending in Japanese culture. It used to be South Asian town. There are many South Asians there
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>>2735105
it's not like 3rd strike is super obscure i doubt you have to seek it out too hard
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>>2735108
i hope not. i know it's stupid, but playing 3s in person with people's one of my favorite things to do, so to do it in japan is definitely a big goal
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>>2735109
>i know it's stupid
having fun with bros or strangers who become bros through a shared hobby isn't stupid
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>>2735110
sorry, force of habit when being on here
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>>2734826
Yes
>>2734834
There are "don't follow touts" signs in Akihabara. I don't know why though, touts are legal as long as they follow certain rules.
>>2734832
All maid cafes in Akihabara are fine. There are female targeted men's cafes in Kabukicho where teenage girls spend hundreds of thousands of yen, basically a host club for children. I think it's rare for a male targeted maid cafe to do anything like that.
https://www.nhk.or.jp/shutoken/wr/20230502b.html
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I did it boys. I fulfilled my degenerate desire. Got a cute 4'11 girl in Sapporo to have a fun night with and indulge in my fetish.
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>>2735125
Professional or hookup?
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>>2735126
Hookup
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>>2735129
Based
What fetish? Just yellow fever?
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>>2735130
Diapers
>Yellow fever
I'll date any race as long as they're small and cute flatties. Asians just have a lot of girls like this is all.
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>>2735129
How did you do it
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>>2735131
>went to japan for your diaper fetish
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was thinking of going from nagasaki to hiroshima then back to tokyo over a week, but if i just go back to tokyo, saves 6k yen. So i thought ill stay in fukuoka, have to change there anyway. All the damned hotels are twice as much as hiroshima. I want to make that last week count but idk where else to go. Just want to go back to tokyo and spend a week with Japanese milf i know
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>>2735136
Go somewhere in Ishikawa along the way before stopping in Tokyo?
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>>2735132
She helped me order a drink to save me from my shit Japanese and tried to practice some English on me. Just back and forth from there and just hit it off.
>>2735133
I did go to Japan for Omutsu correct. Already managed to get a girl into an ABU diaper so why not go further?
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My job basically makes me unable to travel in the fall
What parts of the country has fall-like weather the longest? Is it just go to the south of Kyushu if you want fall weather in January or are there regions where the climate is quirky.
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>>2735143
>She helped me order a drink to save me from my shit Japanese
That's adorable. Can't believe that turned into a fuck. Amazing
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>>2735143
I hope I can follow in your footsteps.
As a guy with a puffy jacket fetish how far north should I daytrip from Tokyo in February for snow and probably higher chances of chatting up a girl wearing one?
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>>2735149
Helped that she was adorable too. If I can get her for another day I feel like she'd be the perfect AB girl but I'm dreaming at that point. Id kill to have a girl happily indulge in it.
>>2735150
>puffy jacket fetish
Excuse me?
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>>2735152
at least it's tame and innocent.
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Guys my first time in Japan...
Should I stay in Ginza, Shinjuku, or Shibuya? All seem pretty good for metro connectivity.
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>>2735156
if you find a good deal, that's fine I guess but as long as you're in Tokyo you'll get around fine. I wouldn't spend extra to be in any of those places unless you really want to hang out there all the time for some reason. Get a place further out and you'll save like half price of a typical place in Shibuya.
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>>2735153
More wondering what that even is. Also probably go up there for the German Christmas Festival
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>>2735113
>There are "don't follow touts
They mean dont follow niggers
>>2735153
>at least it's tame and innocent.
I just really like looking down on asian girls from above where you can see their flat faces up close. Cute angle
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>>2734707
what's so great about Yokohama?
>>2734881
never had to book anything in advance and I went to the most popular ones. Never on a holiday though
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>>2735156
I recommend staying at a hotel near Akasaka-Mitsuke Station, a subway station located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, because it is central to most of Tokyo's tourist spots. For example, Hie Shrine is a 4 minute walk from Akasaka-Mitsuke Station and Roppongi is a 28 minute walk from Akasaka-Mitsuke Station.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akasaka-mitsuke_Station
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>>2735131
>diapers
imagine her face when you asked kek
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>>2735113
>read link
>feel sad
does nobody talk to cute girls unless it's a service here
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>leaving tomorrow
>couldn’t find a non crazy, cute boi/trap to rail
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>>2735231
wrong country
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>>2735234
The birthplace of traps and bois is Japan though
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>>2735236
sure sure, thanks for contributing to the economy. whatever you say
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>>2735113
Rip-off concept cabarets calling themselves maid cafes are mushrooming!
https://meidowoks.com/84/#google_vignette
Maid Cafes Becoming kyabakura Clubshttps://www.dailyshincho.jp/article/2023/10101100/?all=1
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>>2735236
>The birthplace of traps and bois is Japan though
Yes but being gay in Japan is looked down on. It's not like Thailand
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>>2735243
pretty based ngl
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Yellow, orange, red
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do you guys bother with rail passes?
I'm going for a few months in the summer and anoter anon was talking about Toyosato and I love K-On so I'm definitely going to go see that.
part of me wants to go all out and go adventure around for 7 days with a pass but I can also spend about half as much and just do Fuji for a day and then go see Toyosato by buying tickets at the station instead.
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>>2735249
it's annoyingly cold this year for the peak foliage period
it was way warmer in the last few years from what I remember
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Today, as my last few days here, I went up mt tsukuba, an hour away from Tokyo
It’s very nice, will make my way to lake tsukushi
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>>2735243
The whole article is just yapping, nobody is forcing you to buy the expensive champagne.
2000 yen drinks aren't that expensive and are pretty much the norm.
There really aren't any rip-off maid cafes targeting men, it's just a sensationalist myth.
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Arima onsen. didnt see any other whites bathing. Guess the no tattoos rule keeps the degens away
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In Osaka.
People at the airport were rude as fuck, not talking about the employees. I'm going to miss Kyushu (except for Fukuoka), this island needs at least a full month trip.
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>>2735287
How naive you are.
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>>2735268
nope, unless you like wasting money
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>>2735291
>. Guess the no tattoos rule keeps the degens away
based.
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>>2735287
>2000 yen drinks aren't that expensive and are pretty much the norm.
why you capping bro? or are you really getting rawdogged on prices lmao?
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>>2735309
its priced like that cause your just supposed to buy unlimited drinks for the hour for 3000 yen
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>>2735058
Where do I get that in akiba?
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>>2735268
Im going to get a jr kansai 4 day pass to blast out all my longer planned day trips sometime in the next 2 werks (staying in osaka). Works out well like that
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>>2735326
nice photo
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>>2735291
based, fuck tattoos
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>>2735294
>Kyushu (except for Fukuoka)
I was planning to go there to end my trip and fly back from the airport. What's wrong with it?
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>>2735326
>>2735327
He's right, man the colours on this, the composition. Good photo anon!
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>use Uber eats
>app or driver don’t ask for tip
This is how it should be
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>>2735333
Not for me. The city has been destroyed during WW2, so nothing really worthwhile besides ōhori koen and a few temples. Canal City is nice but that's it. Lalaport makes you want to kill all the chinks you meet. Tenjin is okayish. The port is nice and the sumo tournament was great, but that's it. I regret not going to Kumamoto where it had far more my type of things.
The women look like the AliExpress version of korean girls, never saw that much biatches in a few days in Japan, and the men are either ugly or look even more like women than in the rest of Japan. Food was nice, but I had better in Kumamoto and Oita.
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>>2735335
I just spend all day pointing my phone at everything and sometimes a few photos come out alright. I should spend a few minutes putting in some effort for photos around sunset, the lighting around then really makes a lot of great photos

+1 onsen towel for my collection (>>2732461)
not really my style or what I was looking for but it was the only one I saw all day so I figured I should get it. It showcases local products of Arima Onsen so I guess that counts as adequately representative
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onsens are gay af tbqh famalam
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smol pp opinion
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>I want to show other men my big pp. I am not gay btw
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yes
t b h i prefer private baths. it's just a nice excuse for a day trip/ short stay out of the cities and to see some small towns instead
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I like the onsens to show my muscles
Gramps one day said I look good while he was showing me a flex
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What the hell happened to Osaka. Chinks to the left, chinks to the right, chinks behind you, chinks behind the counter, owning the konbini, the hotels, the restaurants, and koreans everywhere. This has nothing to do with the city I visited in 2017. Even Denden Town is a shadow of its former self, and became maid town. Seriously, THAT street was like crossing a path from hell, and the sound they all made together would pass some jav as classical music. What a nightmare. There's also americans everywhere, when I barely met them in Kyushu.
Thank God I'm leaving this city sunday morning. At least the food is still great.
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>>2735373
Japan is now the cheap tourist destination for the whole world, it's not surprising. Soon it will be known as a good alternative for Thailand among the sexpats.
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>>2735376
Yeah, but at least there's still places untouched by the plague. But it saddens me to see Osaka like that. It was an okay city seven years ago.
I'll see how it is tomorrow.
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>>2735268
I was in Toyosato for half a day last week while staying in Kyoto. It was like 1500~ish for one way so 3k which is more than okay for a free location. I don't think a pass would've made this any cheaper even with all the other travels but it depends. I was in Kyoto because I wanted to see some places in the north and east of the city that inspired K-ON. That plus the shrines was enough to just stay there for a couple days.
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>>2735383
Just gonna add on to that how kino the last part of the train connection is. You buy the ticket from the guy at the station, it's a little thick cardboard slip, like in the OLD days of traveling. You give it to the conductor by putting it into a machine at the front of the train when you get off. The ride itself is rustic but charming with some real /jp/ train spotting vibes.
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Hoping they don't mine that $26 billion worth of minerals. Can't have them fixing the economy anytime soon (yes I am Jewish how can you tell?)
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>>2735391
If they got given 26bil right now for free it would change absolutely nothing. It's a rounding error number
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how safe is delivery health? i just want my dick sucked without catching anything.
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>>2735342
I mean Kumamoto is just a daytrip's train away, i might visit it.
>Kumamoto where it had far more my type of things.
Was your thing girls or something?
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>>2735376
>Soon
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>>2735396
You're rolling the dice. Best wait to the end of the trip so the symptoms won't appear until you get home.
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>>2735396
deli for just dick sucking is kind of a waste unless you really want some kind of gfe or you want to get into harder irama. But there is probably a less chance to catch something compared to pink salons
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>>2735324
Ear cleaning
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>>2735425
No, not girls, even though they looked far nicer than the FUK ones.
Food, history, how the city is, and how many sports you can do or see were much more to my liking.



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