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my feet hurt

>>2837130
When you're in Japan, you end up walking longer distances before you know it.

>>2837128
Is trying to find a loving date with a cute Japanese girl degeneracy? Because I could use an info-guide on that

>>2837139
Depends, are you Japanese? If not, then what is your budget?

>>2837130
I've gone from sedentary to walking 10-15km a day. My feet does hurt but the trick is returning to the hotel at around 4PM to rest for a couple of hours before continuing

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>>2837127
We might have to go during the summer (July-August) due to SO's work. I see so many nerds hype up the heat and humidity but I'm from the midwest where summers get like that anyway so how bad is it really?

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>mfw I said genki desu instead of genkin desu when cashier asked form of payment
>they laughed at me and said "I'm glad you're doing well"

>>2837142
I was in Saitama in the peak of summer this year. It was 38C and was probably the first time I thought I would die of heatstroke. Granted I was in Washinomiya and there was no shade anywhere, some guy outside a konbini asked if I was okay because I was drenched in sweat.
As long as you're not a fat fuck, stay hydrated, and can find some shade you will be fine though. Just don't be a retard like me and pick areas with lots of shade and konbini around to cool down in.

>>2837142
>due to SO's work
Why can't you just say "wife" or "girlfriend," why do you have to talk like that?

Why is /trv/ trashing Osaka? As long as you don’t get an apartment in Nishinari, you’ll be fine. The city is full of life and perfect for day trips (Wakayama, Kobe, Kyoto).

Me and gf went to a v small gyoza place near Kanda Station. We were eating and another white couple sat next to us. They were the loudest people I've heard in a while. They were so enthusiastic about everything and bellowed out to the staff in English (none could understand). This couple kept talking to us so we politely but quietly humoured them. I think the guy was mentally slow because he kept asking how we found the restaurant. I told him I just went on Google maps and searched for gyoza. He genuinely thought that was impressive. Then he kept ordering us and the staff drinks. Funnily enough when I got the bill, we weren't charged for the 4 drinks he ordered for us.

Not to be all 'I'm not like other white people in Japan' about this, but I felt ashamed that the locals were staring at us because of this couple.

The next time I see a whitoid or whitoid(s) when I'm out and about in Japan, I'll beat them to bloody pulps before throwing them into the air and drop kicking them into the shadow realm to be banished there for all of eternity.
all whitoids should be banned from japan.

>>2837188
yes sar japan for brahmin only

>many different sushi shops from small 4 man bar to conveyor belt chains
>wasabi decent and acceptable, sometimes a good hit to the taste buds
>go to any airport in japan
>for some reason the wasabi content is enough to shut down my brain and see into the iris of the universe as I almost faint in my chair
I cant explain this phenomenon. It's every single time I get airport sushi, japanese chef or otherwise. I feel like its on purpose its so fucking strong.

>>2837130
it’s my calves for me

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>>2837127
I'm going in only 6 months and i'm starting to be legit scared.

WTF is happening to Tokyo? Did it become like Detroit???

https://x.com/InternetH0F/status/1984636682025492914

>>2837170
It's reddit lingo

>>2837093
>big man
Nice! Will try it out later today

>>2837177
The only place I found shit was Kyoto due to half the people on the street being tourists and it being extremely crowded

>>2837170
shorter + none of your business, why does English offend you?

>>2837247
There are even more. Many people who look Japanese are actually Chinese or Korean.

>>2837170
Mind your own business

>>2837177
The hostility towards tourists has increased there even more than Tokyo despite the fact they receive less visitors

>>2837142
The sweltering heat of midsummer feels like hell even to those from Southeast Asia.

What the uber/taxi situation like in urban areas? What's the average 20 minute drive across Tokyo/Osaka going to cost a guy? Do they have cc readers in the cab for traditional taxis?

>asked for directions from a 20yo girl in Takao
>bitch straight up looked at me and ignored me
I said everything in polite Japanese even. First instance of xenophobia ig

>>2837308
you got a phone bro why even ask locals for

>>2837310
It could just be that anon's ugly?

>>2837312
that was a given, but why ask for directions in general from locals when you got a phone?

>>2837310
This stupid Navitime app said to stay on the Chuo main line (explicitly telling me not to get off at Takao), and that it would continue towards Otsuki. So imagine my surprise when it inverts and goes back towards Tokyo. That's why I asked to make sure the train I found was actually heading to Otsuki this time. Navitime has fucked me over twice like this already.

>>2837312
I'm white thoughbeit

>>2837314
>not using google or apple maps

>>2837314
How delusional do you have to be to think you're popular just because you're white?

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I made it to Sasebo and the first thing i saw was this naval ship, really cool

>>2837317
Where did I say I thought I was popular. I'm just not brown.

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They got some festival going on today

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>40 minute wait for a borgar
yeah this will be good

>>2837333
>falling for the "paid to be in line" scam locations

>>2837334
Anon wouldn’t lie to me
Plus am hungry

>>2837331
It's culture day

>>2837334
I have never gone to ichiran because of this
>Be me in fukuoka
>Learn they have the first ichiran location
>Go there
>See line for it
>Get curry instead

>Be in osaka
>See line for ichiran
>Get unrelated other ramen instead, was ok

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The burger came in 30 minutes
It was alright of a burger. Could be bigger desu for $15, but tasty nonetheless with all the bacon
7.5/10

>>2837296
Where are you getting hostility in Osaka? I was just there and didn't detect any, and I'm usually pretty sensitive to that sort of thing. I did get a whiff of it in Tokyo during sakura season when I went into some izakaya.

>>2837340
nevermind it gets a 7/10, their bathroom STANKED like high heaven fucking hell

>>2837345
For some reason Japan has been the place where I have smelled the most rancid piss in many bathrooms

>>2837348
I thought it was just me. That was exactly what I was smelling, how is that even possible?

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Any anons happen to be in Atami for the fireworks tonight?
Just checked into my accommodation, need to figure out what is a good stop to watch from and how late to be there.

Also food beforehand i suppose.

>>2837251
kill yourself and then go back to reddít you stupid piece of shit

>reddít
ohnonononono

Friend just faked diarrhea near a maid cafe, what did I miss?

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Kind of surreal how a city like this is pretty vibrant despite being obliterated not even a century ago

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>>2837367
>picture of a road
mmmm so vibrant, reminds me of home

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>inhuman atomic bombs
>casually forgets unit 731 and nanjing

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Pretty cool to see nonetheless

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I really missed my opportunity not studying my ass off in japanese for the last 8 months before coming here. Trying to meet people is basically impossible if you don't have a conversational level. I'm not in Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto so it's probably harder in certain ways. I do not want to join an anglosphere but at the same time my nipponese is too broken to join some other type of group to socialize. I don't like bringing this angle up but I'm 6ft, white, athletic, and generally think I look approachable.

I'm probably bringing myself bad karma by venting here but man I just want to meet people, either girls or guys. I don't know how the reality of it would be, but it seems like such an ideal situation to meet a girl and just have constant immersion of the language in the sense (and naturally too). In the US, I have friends/had gfs and also had no problem spending time alone and working on my hobbies or improving myself. However, I feel like this is a special opportunity and I'm blowing the start of it by not making connections.I do take classes here but during long weekends like we just, it's been 3 days of basically nothingness. I get outside and do huge walks around the city but it's not like spontaneous things happen. Maybe 20 years ago it would have but yeah.

Sorry for blog. I don't want to vent to plebbit and I have no other community to fall to. I'm here for the next couple months and I guess I just gotta bunker down and studying as much as I can between class and my freetime.

>>2837369
The Samar Island Massacre The Leyte Island Massacre and others

>>2837368
NTA but some people can appreciate life even in the simple things, even if that's just a skyline of non deprecated buildings and some blue skies.

>>2837375
I'm not really using it to make conversation but man, I'm surprised how many Japanese even in Tokyo can't speak English. Being able to ask for directions, paying at restaurants, ordering food, asking simple stuff to people (like for example, I asked someone why there were so many cosplayers that day). This stuff is really great, it allows me a degree of freedom and ease of mind that I would not otherwise have. I'm AT MOST very low N4, realistically N5, so it's not like my Japanese is advanced, but putting in a bit of effort pays off tremendously every day of my trip.

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>>2837375
>Next couple of months
Grim. Atleast you're not me who came to Japan with 0 Japanese speech which made even ordering food at the restaurant a miserable experience. I think I will learn basic Japanese back at home and return so I can actually talk to people. It's one of the rare countries that deserves a second trip

>>2837380
me in the middle

>>2837184
>This couple kept talking to us
Had this happen with an Australian couple at a sushi place. Also pretty loud considering we had 2-3 seats in between us at the bar counter. Didnt help either that it was our first day and we were beat thanks to jet lag.

>>2837375
Even with conversational japanese it's hard as fuck making real connections here. Small talk, discussions about everything and nothing, sure, but making friends is hard and takes time, like everywhere else.

Been here for one month, got some connections but no real friends yet, except maybe this girl I might have a crush on, which makes me want to km and wish I was emotionless like several years ago. It is what is it.

Should I shave my face again? It’s growing rather fast

>>2837375
You wouldn't have gotten fluent in 8 months either. Even if you study your ass for a year you won't be able to do much more than read basic signs and tell people where you're from and what your hobbies are.

Socializing with people is not about language skills, it's about not being autistic

>>2837184
>Funnily enough when I got the bill, we weren't charged for the 4 drinks he ordered for us.
Probably because they were having fun and drinking, and the staff loved them, while they thought the cringing shitbags, aka you, were annoying losers putting them on a weeb pedestal. Not hard to figure out.

>>2837127
モミモミ紅葉揉みたい

>>2837184
>Not to be all 'I'm not like other white people in Japan' about this, but I felt ashamed that the locals were staring at us because of this couple.
Also, I have news for you, weebo! Japs love and appreciate people who conform to their expectations of foreigners. Not assholes, but people who are comfortable in their skin and having fun. Acting like some stuck-up shitbag that venerates their "culture" while speaking no Japanese at all, earns you 0 points with them. Zero. Let that be a message to all the fucking weeb retards and Japanophiles invading these shores.

>>2837399
おしり と お ください

>>2837380
me on the right (male)

I need to rent a gf so bad bros...

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>>2837400
you phrased this nicer than i would have.

>>2837414
Hey hi wya?

I saw a guy in a maid outfit with a cat tail

>>2837418
at 428 85 ;)

>>2837400
>>2837184
>Also, I have news for you, weebo! Japs love and appreciate people who conform to their expectations of foreigners.

Who really cares what they think? If you're a tourist (= not a migrant) money is all the appreciation they need.

>>2837420
I'll visit every address and ask for non

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>>2837360
That was a great experience.

Only 5 days left before I have to fly out of kansai international, anyone have recommendations on where to go? I've just been winging it but ran out of ideas

>>2837235
it is your punishment for eating airport sushi. though the stuff at NRT is great

>>2837177
I just got back from a 3 week trip and Osaka was the best part of the country. They DID laugh at my japanese attempts and just said "no more"

>>2837314
>Chuo main line (explicitly telling me not to get off at Takao), and that it would continue towards Otsuki
you needed to take a limited express service and it does go all the way to otsuki

>>2837400
Lol fuck off

>>2837436
Typically, people traveling from Tokyo City to Mount Takao take the limited express bound for Takao-Yamaguchi from Shinjuku on the Keio Line.
Taking this train gets you to Mount Takao without any transfers, and it's cheaper than the JR Chuo Line with no limited express surcharge required.

>>2837323
Sasebo is one of the bases for the JMSDF naval districts. You should see more ships there.

>>2837428
Go to Awaji Island or Shodoshima and see the wild monkeys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsxYH2XQQCg

>>2837397
Wait why wouldn't they charge us if they thought we were stuck up and cringe? That doesn't make any sense. Surely they'd charge us more.

>>2837128
>don't talk about the most interesting topics for young men (the sites main demographic)
never understood this rule

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Is there any MUST do/see for plamo enjoyers? I know it's huge in Japan. I want to show off my models to fellow autists

>>2837375
Could be worse. You could be me.
[spoiler]Could have joined a language school after having been tricked into the "full immersion" meme. And then falling behind after the first month in class in Beginner 1, getting laughed at by your own classmates, not being able to answer any of the exercises, being ditched by two separate groups on the designated field trip outing, being mocked by fellow American expats, all the while not being able to do a damn thing about it. Slowly suffocating in your own unbridled, unquenchable rage. Because you know the second you lash out, verbally or mentally, you'll get expelled and then deported.[/spoiler]
Currently working on a way to change my visa to cultural. If that fails, I'm just going to have to return home and learn Japanese from actual bilingual teachers who aren't incompetent retards.

>>2837454
*verbally or physically

i keep seeing people with vapes in japan, are they all just doing 0 nicotine since its illegal to buy/sell ones with nicotine in them or are they getting it from somewhere else

>>2837461
Stop being a fucking degenerate

>>2837472
okay back to the tar sticks then

>>2837474
That was the message you gleaned from that?

>>2837474
eat Dandy Chocolate instead

Are foreigners welcome in bars? Last time i went i didnt go in a single bar... i just walked around drinking (in the designated drinking spots/smoking shelters) those little flask sized glass bottles of suntory that were at assorted kombinis.

I always felt like bars and restaurants were a bit "intimidating" to just try walk into, especially all those places that are "upstairs" and you see all the signs for the place and have no clue what's on the menu or how much it costs and don't want to awkwardly walk in and then feel obligated to get something even if you dont like what you see because it would be rude to just leave?

I did eat out a lot, but 100% ground level places (or inside malls) where i could see a menu from outside and know what i was gettin into. Mostly ramen joints (where you get the ticket from the machine) sushi, and tendon tenya and coco curry are amazing to sober and rest up a bit before more walking and drinking.

Think the only proper bar i went to was some izakaya on the night i landed, and then hub later on; and frankly idk if id even consider those "bars", like if someone said they visited america and had a beer with their meal at chilis

What are good WW2 military history places? Been to yasukuni, will go again because it's nice. Planning to check out yokohama/mikasa this time, any other noteworthy similar places to consider?

Do I need to rent a car if I want to go visit the japanese alps during january?

Is it worth setting up a Schwab or Fidelity debit card vs just bringing cash?

>>2837533
What are you going to bring 100000 yen in your pocket the entire trip?

>>2837534
I was just going to bring some $100s, exchange, and keep most of it in the hotel safe.

>>2837514
Why not join a small tour group? They will bring you to izakaya and bars that aren't on Google Maps (so less foreigners visit them) and even there you will see Japanese people don't react negatively to you (or at all). Some will even approach you, especially in Kansai. But yes you can definitely walk into bars. Some will apparently tell you it's "members only" (no gaijin) but I haven't encountered this. It can feel awkward when you go into those tiny hole in the wall places but it's such a different experience it's worth the initial awkwardness. It won't kill you to buy a sake or nama to be polite.

>>2837538
It's really more of the language barrier that worries me, i hang out at bars alone or with buddies, or strike up conversations with people there; but this is in america or parts of europe with english speakers

I also have a similar avoidance of going into restaurants even where i live unless they have a menu outside, i dont wanna go in to see a menu, see nothing i want, and then walk out awkwardly; and this is when i can read the menu

Eh, maybe i should just memorize some phrases to walk into a place and order a highball or beer and just give it a shot.

How far in advance do you need to set up those tour things? Are they expensive? Ive never done guided tours in my life and always thought them more to be for old people

Any recommendations for stuff to do around hakone?
Stores, restaurants and views.

>>2837446
>Wait why wouldn't they charge us if they thought we were stuck up and cringe? That doesn't make any sense. Surely they'd charge us more.
Your annoying pals picked up the tab. Total power move.

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I've done it lads, I got my leave approved at work earlier today, and just bought the tickets. I'm going to Japan for 16 days and 15 nights in Feburary. Can't wait to go back.

Tell me about Osaka, what's the appeal? I've never been there.

Last time I was in japan I spent most of it in Tokyo and Sendai, this time I'm planning on visiting Sapporo for a few days, and probably bracketing that with staying in Tokyo (where I'm landing and taking off from anyways) but then I remember I've heard about Osaka, and then see that it's like a 2.5hr ride from Osaka to Tokyo, so I could 100% do some kind of FLY IN: X nights in Tokyo, train to Sapporo spend Y nights, train to osaka for the last Z nights type, and on the final day hop on the bullet train in the morning and go to Tokyo, and take the narita express to the airport, which combined is all like a <4hr deal and my departure flight is at like 6pm.

Also would you say it would be important to get a rental car for Sapporo/Hokkaido? To see the naturey and old timey stuff? or is there sufficient trains to get to most nearby things worth seeing.

The amount of people I've witness get molested and felt up on the streets of tokyo is disturbing. This is at night mind you. I would never take my girlfriend to this city. I don't know if Japanese men think they are clever but it's so painfully obvious how so many of them purposefully walk into women and then grab their tits or such as if they accidentally did it. I don't understand how japanese girls put up with this.

>>2837564
>How far in advance do you need to set up those tour things?
I booked most of mine the morning of, although they can be fully booked. October is not the high season so it's easier. Try Get your guide.

>Are they expensive?
I spent around £20-£100 depending on duration and whether food and drinks are included

>Ive never done guided tours in my life and always thought them more to be for old people
The ones where you drive around on a coach all day sometimes have older people and people who don't give a shit about the tour and will talk over the guide, push to the front of the queue for photos, etc. but the food & drink tours I've been on were usually more 30s-40s travellers. Still some older people but they're usually nice. One of my tour guides told me small group, walking tours and tours that you book on the day or just a few days in advance tend to draw a younger and more fun crowd.

>language barrier
It's definitely a better experience if you speak some Japanese. They love it and start gassing you up. You can reach "adorable tourist making an effort" level in 6 months of focused work (about an hour a day). From what I've heard once you get much beyond this level the response declines as you get into "potential immigrant" territory.

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Train museum yesterday.

>>2837578
very very interesting, took a look, and bookmarked getyourguide thank you very much sir!

>>2837579
kawaii
also check out General Store Railyard Akihabara for Yamanote line anniversary stuff (no socks though)

Why do I feel so fucking sleepy now

I いれる'd a jgirl without a こんど (no 中出し) is my dick going to fall off?

>>2837581
I was in Akihabara last night where I won a big Kuromi plush on the grabby machine. On my 2nd go I might add. It's a present for my little sister who loves her. Ill have to head back and check it out. Thanks.

>>2837514
just go to golden gai, its a big mix of people from all over the world and jps for the most part, a lot of people speak english for the most part, and they're tiny spots
Just walk in, say to the bartender なまビールください(Nama Beer-u Kudasai) which means draft beer
Have one beer in that little bar that you chose, feel the vibes, if its good stay, if not just pay for your beer and move to another bar that looks interesting

>>2837533
>>2837535
I've been using a Wise card on my last few trips. You can essentially lock in the exchange rate whenever you feel like it's high and it's relatively easy to exchange back to your original currency afterwards if you have any leftover. Whenever I needed cash I could just go to any conbini and use their ATM, though they limit you to around 30k yen / day which is way more than enough for me. I exchanged quite a bit when it was around 1usd:160jpy and the transfer / ATM withdrawal fees are quite minimal compared exchange stations. If you have a card that has ATM fee reimbursement, it may be more convenient, but then you're subject to whatever the exchange rate is at the time (which may be good or bad.)

>>2837514
>i just walked around drinking (in the designated drinking spots
there are no "designated drinking spots" you fucking autist

>>2837574
If you've already experience the shinkansen, and even if you haven't, I would recommend flying to Sapporo instead of train. It's both faster and cheaper and you can always just shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka if you really want to ride one.

I took a similar trip showing my friend around this recent February coming from Tokyo fly to Sapporo fly to Osaka and shinkansen back to Tokyo. Within Sapporo and most of the western side of Hokkaido you don't need a car. If you're trying to get to certain points in the center or far east sides of Hokkaido you would probably want a car, but I sure hope you're accustomed to driving in the snow.

If you're going for the Sapporo snow festival and have an interest in Miku, the Snow Miku festival happens usually around the same time in Otaru which is a nice day trip out of Sapporo. She, alongside her pet rabbit, are the official tourism ambassadors of Sapporo and I got to shake her hand and receive her business card.

>>2837579
>25~27cm
nice foot size, are you a woman or 12?

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>>2837601

>>2837589
seconded for using Wise card, it makes it stupid simple and I can just load up $$ and turn it into 円 and just use it as a regular debit card everywhere without additional fees, or just コンビニ ATM whenever I want for cash
e-sim and wise card are the biggest improvements on this trip vs my last one

>>2837436
>>2837442
I'll be honest I still haven't figured out all these rapid trains and express and even the shinkansen. I just use my IC card to get through the gates and then pick the first train that stops in front of me

>>2837615
>I haven't figured out how to train
>why am I getting lost on trains all the time
sasuga

>>2837626
Well, it's like my fifth day here and I've been rawdogging a metro system coming from a country where we only have buses. Plus Japan isn't really all that intuitive.

>>2837615
you just need to know the three: local, semi, and rapid, where ever you need to go, just make sure it stops are your stops in your desired direction

>>2837635
a train is basically a series of buses

english teacher here, went to my school's culture festival last weekend

i can't help but feel like i missed out not being born in japan. i had a pretty good upbringing (academics, sports, social life, gfs) but these kids seem like they're bonded with each other on a whole different level than i ever was with my friends. i'm starting to understand why the power of friendship is such a pervasive trope in japanese video games and anime. ngl when the entire school stood up at the end to sing the school song i started tearing up a little bit.

say what you will about the current state of the country or it's future, but i don't think there's any better place to be a kid

>lowercase
>ngl
>esl
Bait fanfic

>>2837645
>kids are bonded on awhole nother level
Can you elaborate on this? Did they laugh more than me and my friends being jackasses and punching each other in the balls?
I did see alot of pairs of girls walking around town together giggling, which i dont see as much around here in burgerville
>>2837635
>lost on the trains
Dude, after i starting understanding the basic stuff like realizing which side to be on (like based on the direction your heading)and also which exit to take (like A4)
I was like holy shit i cant beleive it took my dumbass that long to figure that shit out

>>2837515
予科練平和祈念館 in Ibaraki
Tokyo firebombing and air raid memorial.
S&Graf in Akihabara if you want Chinese-made replicas of WW2 uniforms and rarely a genuine WW2 vintage soviet or german burlap sacks.
i>>2837586
>It's a present for my little sister who loves her.
why did you molest her?
Jokes aside, I have yet to meet someone who likes kuromi and isn't mentally unwell as a result of childhood abuse.

>>2837645
>>2837650
>kids seem like they're bonded with each other on a whole different level
>did see alot of pairs of girls walking around town together giggling,
Asian people exaggerate their emotions a lot in my experience.

>don't think there's any better place to be a kid
I wouldn't want to be a Japanese kid. They may have access to great toys and things to do but they spend a lot of time in school and doing homework. Plus when they're bad their parents get someone to dress up as a demon that takes naughty children away. Probably quite traumatic.

>>2837653
>Plus when they're bad their parents get someone to dress up as a demon that takes naughty children away.
arent they supposed to throw beans at them

>>2837645
You might be autistic if you didn't have strong bonds with your friends as a kid. Japan doesn't make it any different.

>>2837635
I was intimidated by Japanese trains at first but you have to be mentally challenged to not figure it out if you have navitime. all you have to do is find your platform and wait for the next train that has your destination on it.

where to shag nip hags lads?

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>>2837650
In Japan, teenage girls are said to be at an age where they'll laugh even if chopsticks just happen to fall over.

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I arrived in Fukuoka today, dropped my luggage and went for a quick trip to Onojo park. Slight headache but good to kill the time to check in later

Ok I don't know what I expected when people said Ikebukuro was for women only, and I know I'm a retard for coming anyway, but good lord. This place is COMPLETELY uninteresting to me. Every single store is just male characters and strange mascots. Do yourself a favor and don't waste 600 yen on train fees. Ginza and Ikebukuro have been a major waste of time. I think the only saving grace from my visit thus far was seeing a half Gyaru who was still in the process of molting. She wasn't fully tanned but clearly was trying to get more tan. Plus the sheer amount of cute girls.

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Nice view of the city

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From another angle

>>2837675
It's much easier to have your luggage shipped to your next hotel the day before via Kuroneko Yamato or Sagawa Express.
For example, if you're staying in Tokyo one night and moving to a hotel in Osaka the next day, just arrange it at the Tokyo hotel front desk, and your luggage will arrive at the Osaka hotel the following day.
Please read the OP's "Hands Free Travel service"

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>>2837679
I know about that, am just used to dropping it off personally. I’ll try it out, eventually

>>2837675
dang bro not gonna let the fukuoka anon know that you're in town?

>>2837428
Atami was nice, but made my way back to Osaka now, due to lack of imagination/energy.
>>2837445
Thanks anon, not a big fan of monkeys personally, but Shikoku is still on my to go list. Just need to plan it out a bit better.

>>2837514
Damn I'm the opposite, always go into bars because I feel like a degen drinking outside. The upstairs/basement spots are always fun.
>>2837664
"So so so" "yabai!" They all sound like npcs when you start paying attention to it really.


Anyone have some curious Osaka evening recommendations? I feel like drinking but have no social energy at the moment.

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>>2837691
Forgot pigeon for attention grabbing

>>2837693
was this pigeon from australia?

My friend wants to see some boats in our 3 person japan trip next year. Where in tokyo, osaka or fujikawaguchiko can we see some boats?
The fuji lake?
I also have no idea what he means and im pretty sure it was just a passing thought.

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kek

>>2837698
dang, girl needs a different lens

What are you eating tonight?

>>2837715
I ate 711 bbq beef and a cream puff in my tub just now

>>2837695
Do you live in a country without oceans or great rivers?

I was at a few bars tonight...total sando got some texas bbq from slice of life got pizza from pizza slice..got some French fries from hobgoblin...eating gyodon from family mart in my hotel while watching reacher.

>>2837676
Yes, please dont come to Ikebukuro, nothing to see there.

>>2837651
No nothing like that. She is an autistic 15 year old, with whom my 34 year old grumpy ass has nothing in common.

>>2837601
I'm size 11 UK amd they fit well...

I'm going to Tokyo next week, and the only "jacket" I have is a hoodie from Uniqlo. Should I buy something like a fleece jacket? I saw it's getting colder.

I'm from Southeast Asia so this 5-15 degree celcius temperature is uncharted territory for me.

>>2837730
it's getting colder, there's an autumn chill now

>>2837730
Hoodie is probably OK during the daytime, especially if you're piling on layers. In the afternoon though you're going to want something more substantial

>>2837730
A thin hoodie might not be warm enough. If it's cold when you arrive, you can buy a jacket at a clothing store near the airport. The staff are used to customers like you and will be able to advise you on suitable clothing.

>>2837730
You really don't want to come here unprepared rn. Last night it went down to almost 12°C here in Tokyo. I had to go back to my hotel and grab a second jacket

So I'd assumed a fleece jacket is better than a hoodie?

How do i into steak in japan last time i went i saw all the signboards selling it by the gram and was confused and just didnt try any. And i dont mean the fancy reservation wagyu places, just random walk in restaurants i saw

>>2837754
I guess you go in, pick a piece of meat, and it is weighed and billed

I hope I don't lose the trip delay roulette with this shutdown shit.

>>2837755
Oh so theyre already cut, and it's not like i have to go in and say i want exactly x grams or whatever and they slice it off? That makes it a lot easier then if i can eyeball what looks reasonable than come up with a number off the top of my head

Is japanese steakhouse similar to american steakhouse? Like rare, medium, etc... mashed potatoes and other sides etc... or is it different?

I'm a single man who wants to visit from Boston. I'm fine with staying in hostels or capsule hotels, and I want to get the JR pass to travel by train to different cities. Putting plane tickets aside, how much money would I probably end up spending? I would mostly be going to historic sites and nature parks. But primarily I want to see
>Tokyo
>Kyoto
>Okinawa

>>2837769
hostel/capsule tier accommodation ¥5000
reasonable food ¥3000
transportation ¥1000 (depending on itinerary ofc.)

so the daily cost of existence is $60

>>2837441
Cry about it

>>2837472
>>2837475
Stop being a fag

>>2837723
Nah we're in NZ. We got boats fuckin everywhere.
I'm gonna ignore it, he can find his own boats.

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>>2837695
>>2837784
Koyasudori in Yokohama. It's one of the few oldschool ungentrified wharfs left. I'll go there in a couple weeks and post photos in this thread. If that's not enough, then Yamashita Pier in Yokohama or the ports near the International Cruise Ship Terminal in Tokyo I guess.
>>2837769
I'm also from Boston. Fly to LA first and take a ZIPAIR flight to Tokyo from there. The JR pass isn't worth it in 2025. Take a night bus from Tokyo to Osaka and then take a local train to Kyoto if money is a concern. I wouldn't really recommend hostels, capsule hotels, or Okinawa (for your first trip). Try to focus on a general golden route itinerary first and then combine Okinawa with Kyushu, Taiwan, or Guangdong/Hong Kong for a separate trip.

>>2837791
>>2837769
Masshole here as well; you don't take the jal direct from logan to narita? Its what i took last time, and already have tickets for next time.

Cuts out all the layover delay liability and shenanigans, and gives you more time to be in japan proper rather than sitting in airports

>>2837784
maybe he means like that pirate looking boat in Hakone

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>>2837797
Direct flights are boring and expensive as fuck. First time I went to Tokyo, I had a layover in Hong Kong and walked around the city. 2nd time I went, I had a layover in Seattle and did the same. It's like eating an appetizer before the full-course meal.
>pic semi-related