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Feel free to post personal travel stories and photos, ignore the people seething about image limits

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>>2844561
Yeah I went at prime normie time, you couldn't even walk on the pavement, everything was geared towards tourists, the bamboo "forest" was more like a queue for a rollercoaster at a disney park with girls taking 'candid' photos of them looking on in awe at the bamboo.

I did make my way up to Otagi Nenbutsuji which was cool and those residential streets are nice but I wouldn't say it was worth travelling out of your way for.

The walk we did following the Kiytoaki River towards Umegahata Hikijicho after however did make the trip worthwhile

>>2844586
NTA but fuck I'm a retard. I knew I was forgetting something. I was walking along the Katsura river but the trail ended so I just went to the bamboo forest and called it a day. Completely forgot about the temples deep in the forest. I'm likely not going to revisit Kyoto in the future too since I wasn't particularly impressed, oh well

>yesterday
>fat retard antifa protesting "no discrimination" in a discriminatory manner by using Kanji in his banner in front of Shinjuku station
>today
>Ultranationalist demontration going through ginza with lack of recognition for post war constitution.
Interesting things are going on
I wish the two met face to face.

>akihabara has mobile trash bins that are carts with garbage being pushed around by a small woman

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>>2844597
Ah real shame mate, it was a beautiful walk as the sun was going down. If it's any consolation we missed Jingo-Ji temple which was the whole reason we originally went up there, just got distracted by the beauty of the nature. Also saw this cool hotel called Takao Kanko Hotel up there, they were setting up dinner for everyone right on the riverbanks as the water level was low, looked comfy as fuck

>>2844610
I'm surprised it's still not snowy, when I left in Nov 19th shit was already reaching like 3°C

what are your thoughts on the tama area
underrated or not worth visiting?

Osaka must eats; tell me

>>2844656
uhhhh so there's this place called familymart ok

>>2844656
Dotonbori Kamukura. Don't order the meal set unless you're VERY hungry

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>>2844656
Matsusaka M Sennichimae Branch
Curry Yakumido
Sushi Yuden

my three favourites

I got to ask anyone here have american remote jobs that they work in japan without issues? I have a job that can be fully remotely but they monitor your location..plus its super regulated. So im trying to see if I can nab something where I can do more of a digital nomad thing.

>>2844656
Idk but there was an all-you-can eat place near the Umeda sky building called Yakiniku Sakon and the staff literally forced me to give a 5 star review, so don't go there

>>2844677
>and the staff literally forced me to give a 5 star review
I hope you changed it to a 1 star after you left and mentioned how they intimidated you, otherwise you're a pussy bitch

>>2844681
Well to be fair the food wasn't that bad but I did end up deleting the review

>>2844667
Software engineering at a tech startup (looser regulation than bigcorp so I can work wherever). The time difference is inconvenient but it's bearable.

>>2844667
military

Going to ask again, Wise card good? The rates seem nice, people seem to recommend it. Just asking in case someone knows something i should know

>>2844704
We didn't respond because the question has been asked millions of times. Yes, Wise is good.

>>2844707
sorry i guess

>>2844708
fuck you and i hate you

>>2844709
damn

>>2844704
pls learn to use the archive first, i never reply to tardquestions that dont also say "I searched the archive but- [excuse]"

Btw if you ever used that wall adapter that is really famous and it kept bouncing off of the socket, you're supposed to lock it again before plugging it in. After I learned that I felt dumb af. I just remembered seeing a post about it and thought I should say something

Thoughts on skipping Tokyo for first ever trip?
I really wanna go to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and Awaji island, but I feel like if I added Tokyo it would be too much. I don't have unlimited to to go for a month or 2, only a week or 2.
Is it wise to ease into Japan and then go to Tokyo later? Or is skipping Tokyo like playing dlc without the main game?

>>2844745
there so much to do in tokyo you need a few trips desu

>>2844704
the only thing better would be a credit card without FX fees

>>2844637
My trip ended mid-October

>>2844656
One of the best places I ate in Japan was in Osaka, by Tenma station, called Kuro Hitsuji Youniku Kushiten BLACK SHEEP. Staff in there are really friendly, food is unreal and there's lots of places to drink around there after.
Kusuka Curry also lives up to the hype

>>2844745
In my opinion Tokyo is essential. Seeing Hiroshima (can't speak for Nagasaki) and not Tokyo is not worth it in my opinion but ymmv. Seems you're very keen to visit the a-bomb sites. It is a beautiful city don't get me wrong but Tokyo is its own incredible experience

>been to japan for 2 Decembers in a row
>can't afford it anymore this year
>now that December is here I am filled with a profound sadness
How do I cope?

>>2844760
you don't, just rope

>>2844745
I'm not a city person but I love the fuck out of Tokyo. You do you but I highly recommend at least spending a few nights there. I don't think there's quite anywhere else in the world as densely populated yet safe and convenient as Tokyo.
I've been to Kyoto and several smaller cities and towns that are all beautiful in their own ways but there is nothing like Tokyo.

>>2844760
plan for next year.

>>2844745
You'd be an absolute fucking retard to skip out on Tokyo, saying you want to do it because you're visiting Hiroshima and fucking Nagasaki is so unbelievable that it almost feels like bait. That's the level of mental retardation of your statement. You should spend the whole week in Tokyo with a day trip or two to other cities. Don't try to be a hipster and go visit the south for no reason. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are extremely boring cities and you'll run out of things to do within the first 2-3 days.

>>2844768
Hiroshima yes, Nagasaki no. Nagasaki is great.

But I agree skipping Tokyo is retarded

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>>2844745
bad thought
as other anons have said, it is special, even amongst the rest of Japan, nothing can compare
every single niche is catered to, a surprise around every corner

>>2844760
>Been to japan every april/may for 2 years
>Going next year
Hell yeah, sorry for your loss.

What is left to do in Tokyo after:
>Asakusa/sensoji
>meh-tree
>meh-labs
>Akiba
>Imperial palace
>Ueno koen
>Museums
>Harajuku (disappointing)
>Shinjuku
>Shibuya
>Daikanyamachyo (supposed to be like old Harajuku but not)
>visiting parks you can see anywhere in Japan
>Kawagoe
>Kabuki (I love it but you can also see it in Osaka)
>walk across the bridges and around shiomi bay taking pics
What unique experiences are there in Tokyo and the surrounding area?

>>2844776
Tokyo-based escorts

>>2844745
it's a good idea, too many people assume japan = tokyo but it's absolutely not necessary, especially if you already have other destinations in mind. go see what you want, don't cut down on interesting stuff just to see yet another metropolis

>>2844776
look harder

>>2844776
Hachioji
Ikebukuro
Nakano
Nakameguro
Roppongi
Ginza
Odaiba

>>2844776
Gotokuji
Jindaiji
Shibamata
Yanaka
Shimokitazawa
Jiyugaoka
Take a day trip to Chiba City and ride Chiba Urban Monorail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmtrVCvLr-s

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Living in Japan/zogbot
I am 100% set on A Jirai-Kei GF/wife
Whats the best way/place to nampa J-alt fashion Japanese girls? Yeah I know the look comes with alot of stigma but I think it super attractive.

Fuck off sex tourist zogbots, go be a loser back home

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>>2844803
Nah man im good, enjoy your min wage ALT, JET indentured servitude job.
Living in Japan with good passive income and making over $200k with access to Amerimutt commisary/PX is near God tier.
Its not SEA easy pussy tier, but getting a Papa-katsu girl here is so easy and basically sex on demand. Having car makes you a near god.

>>2844803
I find it funny zoomer weebs blaming sextourists when Japan itself litterally encourages this kinda tourism. Nowadays even more than ever, idk if its the economy or what but litterally every girl/young woman gets involved with the "water trade" on Japan.
This girl I met on hello talk told me her friends would often prostitute themselves for something like buying a new handbag or label clothes if they came up short. It'd everywhere and nowhere.

>>2844800
What stigma and why?

>>2844803
hi yungjamez

>>2844814
There's a *stigma* still but like most things in Japan its under loopholes, underloopholes.
A *proper* japanese hooker will never admit shes a hooker its always under the guise of compensated dating(sugar daddy/Papa-katsu).
The hooker fashion is *the* fashing becuase of how prevalent it is. Not surprisingly alot of the mentally off women jirai-kei/menhera etc prostitute themselves.
Why? Becuase Japanese girls are really fucking stupid. Endup taking horrible loans combined with an appearance/face keeping culture that's kinda been the same for the last millenia.
>>2844818
? Who?

i went to Muji for the first time last weekend and holy shit, their basics look and feel so much better than Uniqlo it's crazy. i almost feel like redoing my whole casual wardrobe

>tfw every weekend from next friday to the end of december is completely booked up
bonenkai season is rough bros. i have a feeling i'm gonna be sick of hotpot/shabushabu/yakiniku by the end of this month

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>>2844819
a passport bro in denial who currently lives in Japan and makes YouTube vlogs, his videos are funny because he complains about anyone who attempts to do the same thing as him. his encounter with a Shinjuku jogger recently went viral

>>2844819
Is what's written here broadly true? https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Jirai_Kei
To be honest, it sounds very stupid. Glorification of self-harm, toy guns - I would have called people like this poseurs and made fun of them with my friends when I was younger. I wouldn't want to associate with people like this.

tfw no landmine girl situationship

>>2844830
>I wouldn't want to associate with people like this.

He's at worst a LARPer that's watched one too many "dark side of Japan" videos on Youtube, at best a weirdo who despite being a 200k/yr Navy SEAL four-star general with a car and PX access feels the need to exclusively seek out association with a demographic comprised largely of easily manipulated teenage girls with mental health issues. A loser in either case, and likely a pedo as well.

>>2844833
I actually understand being attracted to danger anx people with issues, even if it's stupid, but the description there is not people who have issues, but people who wish they had issues so they could be special. Imagine posing with toy guns because real ones are illegal... If the law stops you, you're obviously more normal than you wish to portray.

Two JKs asked me to take a photo of them in front of the katase-enoshima station, I think it's made my day for the rest of the decade.
They said something that sounded like "oshiri" when I was about to hand their phone back to them because they wanted a picture of them with their backs to the camera. Don't think they actually said "ass", does anyone know what it is they likely said?

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>>2844836
i guess they must have had some bad experiences with foreigners?

>>2844788
>Nakano
seconding this
I can spend an entire day just browsing Mandarake in Nakano Broadway.

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>>2844841
I bought about $1k in cels and backgrounds today. Its sucks that they degrade/lightfast for archive if not properly stored.

The best gyoza ive had in Tokyo was at
肉汁餃子のダンダダン 浅草店
Ive even tried the meme places that have 8 seats and the chef makes the gyoza in front of you but 肉汁餃子のダンダダン 浅草店 is still the best despite being right across from a train station

I am guessing the skytree is way too touristy to be worth it, right?

>>2844845
I liked it but went at night and there was a pokemon event when I was there
Never went back a second time aside for the sushi spot that’s in the mall there, it’s excellent

>>2844845
imagine letting a crowd of other people impact what you want to do. go to the location

>>2844849
>imagine letting a crowd of other people impact what you want to do
it's like those people who won't stop bitching about Akiba on here

>>2844845
It's just standard tourist slop. Go to Sunshine City (Ikebukuro) instead.

>>2844845
If you go at night it's too bright inside, which harms the view. And yes the crowd is annoying because it's difficult to get to the windows or binoculars, and someone will be waiting to take your place as soon as you manage it, so you feel pressured to move along quickly. But mostly the view is just not that good, unless perhaps if you go on a day where you can see Fuji clearly.

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>>2844849
>imagine letting a crowd of other people impact what you want to do.
Yeah, imagine that...

anyone go to comiket? I want to go to summer comiket, can I just buy the wristband at animate without a Japanese phone number?

>>2844858
Yeah I bought mine in person with the catalog, though that was in 2023.

>>2844845
I went there, i didnt like it at all.
Wait was too long, crowd was insane.
Glass floor was dirty and small, the altitude was too high to actually make out details, bad aesthetic and experience.
You're better off doing tokyo tower which i did in the rain and it was still good. Or sunshine city which can be free and feels like a secret place.

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I'm going on my first trip to Japan in late March. Our itinerary is:
- Osaka (Staying in Namba): 3 days
- Kyoto (Staying in Gion): 5 days, with a day trip to Nara on the first day
- Fujikawaguchiko: 2 days
- Tokyo: 5 days

What’s the best area to stay in Tokyo, and what are some places we should visit? We already have a good idea of what to do in the other destinations (I think). Also, do you have any general recommendations? (We're four 30-year-old guys)

>>2844836
Cmon now, surely you know how to order food in Japanese at the very least? You wouldn't visit another country without AT LEAST learning the basics of the language...right?

>>2844845
I thought Shibuya sky was much better because it's open air, however Shibuya sky had a LOT more indians than Skytree for some reason. Skytree was still pretty but it was a bit generic.

>>2844863
I got a hotel in Minato in Tokyo and never found it to be an issue. Was cheaper than places like Shinjuku and yet still was right next to the heart of Tokyo

>>2844863
Uhh swap osaka and kyoto days stayed. Or remove kyoto and do 8 days osaka. You can take the train to kyoto every day if you want to do things there.
I dont think you can get 5 days out of kyoto, but 3 days isnt enough for osaka.
Fujikawaguchiko is an excellent choice, go to the onsens there.

>>2844663
Saved, thanks for the recommendations.

>>2844858
https://www.comiket.co.jp/info-a/TAFO/C107TAFO/ticket.html
>Wristbands are sold at Japanese anime shops (no lottery, limited quantity). International participants can purchase an e-ticket (via eplus; link will be available when sales open) to exchange for a wristband on-site. Sales start December 6.
Don't know how long supplies last. so you may want to buy online before you get there. Have nevr needed a japanese phone number, but have been screwed by their Early Entry ticketing system (different from standard AM Entry, which works fine)

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>>2844863
>(We're four 30-year-old guys)
try to get a 4-bed room, it's way more fun than sharing
>places we should visit?
in Tokyo?
National museum (they have a mummy, and lots of samurai kit)
Yushukan war memorial (if you don't mind the politics around that)
Shibuya
Harajuku
Imperial palace (don't get lost, and read up on its history before going)
Senso-ji (Buddhist equivalent of Temple Mount / Vatican / Canterbury, and quite beautiful)

there are a bunch of original castles that aren't only a model:

>>2844836
wait, I've seen this sign. just can't remember where. Kyoto?

>>2844867
Noted, thanks. I've read so many different recommendations though, I really don't know what area to choose
>>2844871
Ah man I thought so too, but my friends insisted, and the Kyoto hotel we booked is the only one without free cancellations
>>2844882
Thank you anon. I don't know if we'll visit a lot of historic places in Tokyo though. The idea was to go to temples and such in Kyoto and other stuff in Tokyo, but we'll see

>>2844837
I went to a temple where the bathroom was for "japanese only". Needless to say I still took a dump there

>>2844811
>zoomer weebs
Read board rules some day you newfag retard

>>2844835
>does anyone know what it is they likely said?
If I had to guess, it was something along the lines of, "Lose some weight and take a bath, you fat, greasy, perverted weeb!"

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>>2844855
>go on a day where you can see Fuji clearly.
woke up to fujisan looking stunning this morning. you don’t need to be up a tree to enjoy him, my room is only 7F

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>>2844874
yw anon, if there is something in particular you’re looking for, let me know

So whats Christmas like? Im seeing some cheaper long ass layover tickets for 500--800!! Onsen on xmas morning !? Hellyeah

>>2844835
後ろ would be my only guess if they wanted behind

>>2844858
Buy it in person, don't do on-site exchange if you want to get inside withing a reasonable time frame
>>2844878
on-site exchange is adding a second lineup so you'll be near the ass end of the first lineup. If you want anything even remotely popular you won't get it and you do NOT wanna be in the summer line longer than you need to be. Bring UV protection.

>>2844858
buy it online through ecute

>Can afford one Japan trip a year
>Want to cut into savings and do two
anons...

Went on a cafe + aquarium + movie theater date with a girl I'm kind of FWBs with, she's facially an 8, maybe even 8.5/10 but has one visible tattoo (Hello Kitty) and a lot of SH scars, though she was wearing a hoodie that day so you couldn't even see her tattoo just the scars on her thighs. Either way nobody even so much as spared us a second glance. Conversely this Saturday I was in the city and ran into a female coworker in the middle of a shopping street. She's like a 5/10 plain jane average mid-20s Japanese girl, we stopped by a cute Taiwanese cafe for some boba before parting ways and I swear literally every Japanese guy that saw us together was staring daggers at me, even the guys that were there with girls of their own. Nobody said anything, of course, but I could kind of feel a weird energy where as with the first girl it was like we were invisible. Could have just been me being oblivious the first time but still interesting. I guess the christmas cake stuff is true in a sense.

>>2844835
Hey, cool area. I was there on my last trip, very few tourists which was great.

What have been some good restaurants in Sapporo?

>>2844747
>>2844754
>>2844765
>>2844770
>>2844768
Obviously I want to see Tokyo EVENTUALLY, but considering how far Hiroshima and Nagasaki are from it, it would have to be its own trip, assuming I only have a week.
I could just do the basic Tokyo + Kyoto itinerary like a normie for first time, but why not just do what I want off the bat?
Even if Hiroshima and Nagasaki are too small to fill 7-10 days, couldn't I just stay in Kobe or Osaka to get the "big city" Japan experience?
I mean, as a westerner, no matter where I go it would all be a unique Japan experience, no? Even if I'm going to see le heckin robot anime waifu cafes and other weeb shit, wouldn't basically any large city have those? What makes Tokyo special other than just being big?

Is making an attempt to speak Japanese (even if broken) appreciated by Japs?

>>2844988
Yes

>>2844988
generally yes. imagine you help a tourist in your home country find directions to something and they reply to you with "thank you" in your own language - surely you'd appreciate the effort even if they don't pronounce it perfectly or whatever right?

now if you walk into a hospital with half your arm hanging off and try to explain what happened they might be a little more flustered. but average everyday run of the mill interactions? they appreciate it

>>2844845
The observation deck at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building is free.

https://zaimu-metro-tokyo.j-server.com/LUCAIZAIMU/ns/tl.cgi/https://www.zaimu.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tochousha/goannai/tenbou?SLANG=ja&TLANG=en&XMODE=0&XCHARSET=utf-8&XJSID=0

Headed to Japan (Tokyo and Kyoto) for two weeks in April and have a few questions:

1. How difficult is the train system to navigate? (For context, the only one I’ve used before is the NYC subway.)

2. How common or pushy are touts?

3. The crowds in Kyoto look overwhelming in some videos, is it really that bad in person?

4. Are there any places that have a similar atmosphere to Kyoto but with fewer tourists?

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>>2844833
>>2844963
Is this FWB of yours Japanese sounds like the KJ culture nonsense. Japanese dudes dont usually gaf if your dating a Japanese girl. Korea on the other hand... I have experienced shitty behavior at clubs/bar where a asshurt guy will try and cut in on you talking to girl and say something like "She's with me" when shes clearly not. The easiest thing to do is just to confront and stand your ground, sadly alot Japanese dudes as massively insecure bitches and will not escalate. However I have used the "nuclear" option ("Two bombs wasnt enough" in 日本語) when incel types have tried to peacock.

Japs that get buthurt/Seethes over a westerner dating a Japanese are absoulte losers. Consider the fact that a native language speaker already has better chances of picking up/speaking to Japanese girls. Unfortunately so many Japanese men treat women like dog shit to the point its accepted and one reason why say fuck it and just whore themselves out anyway becuase what's the point.
>>2844833
Classic zoomer repressed sexual response of accusing someone of being a pedo.
>4-Star SEAL general
Made chuckle becuase generals arent Navy, but if it makes you feel any better I was SWCC/Diver. I left the navy to work as a gov now a contractor. Honestly considering setting up a cafe (biz visa) or sometime and just trying to live off my savings becuase fuck work.
Pic is me sailing the seto inland sea past September.

Would an indoor or outdoor onsen be better for someone who’s never used one before? Do you pay the same way for both?

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>1. How difficult is the train system to navigate? (For context, the only one I’ve used before is the NYC subway.)
If you are from NYC (I am too) this should be no different. However the system is a spaghettfied Jackson Pollock painting that comprises of an insane amount of different train lines.
To put it bluntly you have the
JR trains- basically the Amtrack of Japan also runs the bullet train and regional trains. In Tokyo they have commuter trains that basically operate as subways i.e the Yamamote line
Commuter trains- Think like metro North/LIE in NYC. I.e Keiku line from Hanenda. To make things even more complex some commuter lines turn into subway trains. Imagine the NYC 7 train turning into a LLE train.
Subways- into Tokyo theres two systems but they are cross transferabe think like the IRT x BMT.
Last but not least you have too many independent, special trains w.e
The first thing you want to do at the airport is get a IC pasmo or Sucia cars for all the trains. Good maps works but Navitime as an app is far better imo.
>2. How common or pushy are touts?
If you are alone single male in a red-light district, you will 100% get touted and can be pushy. Its not just Nigerians too. Even the Japanese girls (they used to never come up to westerners) in shit areas like Kabukicho are getting pushy. Its only gonna get worse becuase the economy is shit for young people and not gonna change.
But you have to be actively looking for that sorta thing so dont worry.
>3. The crowds in Kyoto look overwhelming in some videos, is it really that bad in person?
Unfortunately yes for that reason I recommend going on the off season. I still wouldn't put off Kyoto, Kyoto is where you should 100% spend the $$$ see a show get invited to a geisha house, stay at a Ryokan. That and Hakone.
>4. Are there any places that have a similar atmosphere to Kyoto but with fewer tourists?
Tons to many to count, Obama, parts of Okayama, up north in Fukashima, Gifu. Way more relaxed too.

>>2844571

>>2844986
>What makes Tokyo special other than just being big?
to me, Tokyo felt like Wall Street. highly commercialised, diverse, work-focused.
frankly you could have told me it was Shanghai and I wouldn't have known the difference.
whereas even Osaka felt more actually Jap.
>but why not just do what I want off the bat?
you absolutely should do that, but wisely

>>2844988
it's more appreciated than if you don't
but don't expect them to be all "Oh he's so cute, he's trying to learn, how adorbs" like some other countries
expect more of a "hmm this gaijin is making an effort, he is more worthy than the other scum"

>>2845002
>1. How difficult is the train system to navigate?
it's not at all, if you pay attention to the signs
>2. How common or pushy are touts?
not pushy at all, unless you're in darkest Kabukicho
>is it really that bad
at the wrong time? absolutely
go off-peak, go early, and do some less trappy stuff

>>2844963
consider the possibility that people were trying their hardest not to stare at the gaijin with the obvious whore

>>2844845
It's fine. There's an aquarium in the mall top, but it's little.

Tokyo Tower is good too

>>2845002
1.
Easy for me, but have used railway around the world.

2.
Not that bad. Just ignore them and say no then keep walking.

3.
Not overwhelming, just annoying. Loud Chinese bing bonging and ruining the serenity.

4.
Kamakura. Has some tourists but a mere fraction of Kyoto. It's like what Kyoto was like 20 years ago

>>2844925
Anything you'd recommend around Namba?
Something cheaper or that doesn't need reservations like an izakaya, ramen, bakery or kissaten. I'll spring for reservations for an amazing experience but I'm looking for more casual places after those you already recommended.

>>2844963
and then everyone clapped

>>2844850
Akihabara has become much easier to walk around now that the Chinese resellers have largely disappeared.

>>2845010
It varies depending on the onsen or the accommodation, so it's impossible to generalise.

>>2844571
Have any of you went out of your way to visit your Japanese sister city?

First time traveler here. I am not sure about staying in Tokio or somewhat on the outskirts. Is it worth renting a hotel room in Odawara if I plan a couple of trips to the surrounding area (Hakone, Mt. Fuji, Shizuoka, etc.)? I wanna see Tokyo too but I am not familiar with time management and public transit.

Just wondering if anyone's been to Kotohira/Konpira Onsen, I have two questions. Is the water there actually natural hot spring water and not hot tap water? Any recommendations for places to stay there?

>>2844745
I recently returned from my first trip and imho Tokyo was amazing, there is just so much stuff going on and so many places to see, yet despite its mega size city actually feels inviting and convenient to explore because of great public transport system. So I would highly recommend not skipping it, I spent 2 weeks in Japan, I could have easily stayed the entire time in Tokyo alone and not feel bored.
I did see Hiroshima on my trip and it was ok, kinda like small Tokyo, but 4 days is imho maximum to stay there, including spending a day at Miyajima or doing a day trip to Fukuoka like I did. Nagasaki is sadly not well connected to Shinkansen, IIRC going here by train from Hiroshima takes over 3 hours one way so not great for day trips but if you really want to travel around Kyushu it might make sense to stay there overnight. However given the distance from Tokyo, it is a chore to get all the way back unless you are ok with spending several hours on a train.

For those who wake up early due to jet lag
https://www.gotokyo.org/en/see-and-do/morning/index.html

>get rejected from every baito because for some reason white people must have a degree and 10 years of experience in everything while being N1+chinese+spanish while south asians who can't speak a lick of japanese get hired without any problem to clean tables or put products on shelves
>can't find friends
>all my comrades in school got girlfriends in less than 2 months (except that guy who might be gay, or really unlucky) whereas I only get hit on by drunk girls not my type
Jesus. These last few weeks have been rough. I'm also tired of being polite in the subway, and now push my way through japanese people, exactly like they do.
Thanks for reading my blog.

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>>2845104
whites have a reputation for poor work ethic. picrel isn't even groundbreaking discovery, I've seen similar charts dating back 40 years. so yeah for a baito stacking shelves in the konbini? they'd hire a SEAnigger over you.

>>2845104
>while south asians who can't speak a lick of japanese get hired without any problem to clean tables or put products on shelves
Because they're getting hired by employers of the same nationality.
You're suffering from white people's lack of in-group camaraderie.
>>2845106
This poster is jewish.

>>2845108
>because they're getting hired by employers of the same nationality
I was getting this impression when one of my Myanmar comrades told me she got hired with english in Sushiro, while I got denied for not being N1.

>>2845108
>A is happy stacking shelves 8+2 hours a day, especially since he's finally being paid overtime
>B sticks firmly to his contractual 8 hours and whinges and moans and declines overtime, even paid
>gee, I wonder who the fuck will be hired?
if it's being "jewish" to be rational and logical, that speaks a lot for the mindset of the proudly self-proclaimed "non-jew"

>>2845109
p.s. you're probably also overqualified
it doesn't matter if you claim that you're retiring from being top Prudential salesman of the year back home and you swear blind you will inject the same enthusiasm and work ethic into your new job refilling vending machines

in the words of one of my hiring managers, "I want to hire someone who's so [uneducated] his life and soul is stacking shelves because I know he will give this job his all, whereas overqualified applicants will always be staring off into the distance at future prospects or hobbies or side hustles or whatever"

>no it can't be true!
that is why you fail

>>2845110
I know I'm way overqualified, but I'm looking for a baito, like the other seaniggers do. And given how most of them work, you don't need to be overqualified to do fuck all, stare into the distance while not even being polite.

>>2845111
I'm curious, but what kind of visa do you have?

>>2845116
留学, currently in a japanese language school to get N2.

>>2845032
>to me, Tokyo felt like Wall Street. highly commercialised, diverse, work-focused.
>frankly you could have told me it was Shanghai and I wouldn't have known the difference.
>to me, Tokyo felt like Wall Street. highly commercialised, diverse, work-focused.
frankly you could have told me it was Shanghai and I wouldn't have known the difference.
If that's your takeaway of Tokyo, you're a fucking retard you didn't explore the city. At all. Tokyo has far, far more interesting neighborhoods that absolutely mog anything Osaka has to offer.

>>2844845
Free view from Yebisu Garden Place

>>2845117
Japanese interviews place great importance on whether foreign candidates adhere to Japanese-style manners and demonstrate teamwork potential, so you likely didn't meet their standards.

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>>2845110
>you're probably also overqualified
Yet again proving you're a jewish poster
Your own image btw >>2845106
shows a large number of whites having better work ethic than japs so it's not that.
Shove the gaslighting up your ass you faggot fuck.

>"I want to hire someone who's so [uneducated] his life and soul is stacking shelves because I know he will give this job his all-"
Pilpuling to the max, you and I both know what you really mean. "I want someone desperate so I can abuse the fuck out of them". That's why they hire brownoids with little to no language skills, because it's easy for your types to abuse, intimidate and generally make it feel like they have no-one to go to for help or you'll fuck with their visa so they get sent straight back to their thirdie shithole.

>>2845111
Don't listen to that faggot's gaslighting anon, he's literally trying to shame you for not being easy to abuse in the workplace. He's a vile piece of shit with the kind of mindset that fucked most western countries into how they are now and sadly there are many, many people (native) like him in Japan too. They LOVE brown labor on shaky visas because they can force them to work unpaid hours and live in squalor as long as it's marginally better than where they came from, to the detriment of everyone actually native to the country because it suppresses wages and drastically lowers living standards for the poor.

>>2845119
>Tokyo has far, far more interesting neighborhoods that absolutely mog anything Osaka has to offer.
Such as?

>>2845122
Lol, but pajeet who can't talk japanese does.

>>2845123
>LOVE brown labor on shaky visas because they can force them to work unpaid hours and live in squalor
Given how lifeless and unhappy most of the south asians are, seems to be the case. The japanese workers I interacted with can also look fed up with everything, but at least they try to look the part. But yeah, the more sea there are, the lower the wages.

>>2845125
>Such as?
Try Google, retard. It's not hard to find interesting neighborhoods where actual Japs live and spend time outside the Yamanote loop where most tourists spend their time. Just don't come to my neighborhood.

>>2845131
>they exist, but I won't tell you, because I don't want you here, but you should totally listen to me when I call you a retard
Why are you even on /trv/ if you don't want to talk to other anons about good places to travel to?
Go find another bucket to crab in

>>2845111
If you're Caucasian, you'll have an advantage in interviews for tutoring or private teaching jobs. Japanese people tend to associate Caucasians with English speakers. Plus, the hourly wage is higher for these positions. Your overqualified status is also an advantage.

>>2845132
>Why are you even on /trv/ if you don't want to talk to other anons about good places to travel to?

Not sure if you're the original anon I replied to, but again

>Tokyo felt like Wall Street. highly >commercialised, diverse, work-focused.
>frankly you could have told me it was >Shanghai and I wouldn't have known the >difference. whereas even Osaka felt more >actually Jap.

This is just retarded. Anyone who explored at all or did even the basic amount of research would understand how stupid this is. This isn't a travel guide for babbies, fuck's sake.

>>2844845
If I had to choose, id pick Tokyo Tower over Skytree. But that's mainly because when I went there they had it full of Boku no Hero Academia stuff with all the normalfags that implies and Tokyo Tower just had some 4 cute anime girl cutouts here and there.

>>2845123
>look some of us work harder than the Asian countries mostly made up of grannies
idiot

>>2845133
this
at least try for a full-time teaching or clerical job rather than shelf-stacking baito

>>2845002
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZcCYawUV0A

>>2845147
>whites have a reputation for poor work ethic.
>btw here's an image showing whites having better work ethic than asians

>>2845143
So you don't have anywhere worth mentioning, got it.

>>2845143
>Not sure if you're the original anon I replied to
he's not; I am

I'm sure many such places exist, and yes, I sympathise with you wanting to keep your own neighbourhood to yourself. so would I.

however, we are tourists. we only have so many days in town, which we're paying a lot of money for. and we have only so much time to do research before going. and as anon said, this is supposed to be a thread for recommending such places. if you can't come up with one (1) suggested locality off the top of your head when you're asked, you don't get to rant and rave about how it's SO PISS EASY to find this alleged Shangrilatown. if it was so piss easy and so freely accessible that anyone doing basic research on the web could find it, you'd post it.
but you didn't.

>>2845161
Go to other website
The way you write your posts and your general cloying whiny baby attitude is much more suitable for the alien website so you can go do your "research" and receive spoonfeeding there

>>2845149
When you hold your Suica card up to a Suica-enabled vending machine, you can check your balance.

>>2845162
>guys looks how tough I am, 4chan is the place for picking fights like bucket crabs!
I hate you perpetual election tourists so fucking much it's unreal.

>>2845169
It's not about being a tough guy it's about not being easily baited or whiny like a redditor, your "no you"-tier response doesn't change that

>>2845169
>>2845172
>>2845162
>>2845161
Can you faggots stop shitting up the thread ffs? Take it to /b/ or /lgbt/ or some shit

>>2845082
outskirts are great, have stayed in hachioji and even kawasaki before, easy train/bus connections to tokyo proper, way cheaper accommodation

>>2845161
>but you didn't.
OK. Fine then. If you want to go out at night to eat and have some drinks, go to Nakano—-north exit. Yes, it gets a lot of hype for weebs due to Broadway and shit like Mandarake, but those fat, greasy losers never really explore the streets running parallel to it. There is a shitload of good izakaya and bars there and it has a cool vibe—a good cross between shitamachi and the more hip areas to the west. Lots of gems to be found in there. I live a few stops away and went out there for the first time in a while last week and wondered why I don’t go there more often. Great area.

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>>2845178
>but those fat, greasy losers
Where do you think we are

Last few hours in Japan and the end of vacation blues are hitting like a truck bros. How do you deal with it?
I wonder if this is more of a "having to return to the US" thing than being sad because your vacation was over. I probably would not feel this depressed if I get to return to Taiwan or Korea and enjoy a mostly similar quality of life, instead of getting shanked back in NYC

>>2845180
>How do you deal with it?
drinking alcohol

>>2845183
>getting drunk the night before a flight
smart

>>2845184
you wont feel hungover if you dont stop drinking

>>2845175
Interesting. Hachioji looks good because I like the nature around Tokyo. Would take me two hours to get to Gora but I guess it doesn't matter that much. I like cars but I cannot into left lane traffic.

>>2845178
thanks
see, NOW you have the right to tell us to fuck off

>>2845173
I didn't say a word after that

>>2845119
Osaka also has red-light districts, LGBTQ+ neighborhoods, otaku and subculture districts, tool shops, used bookstores, and experience facilities, just like Tokyo. However, since the Osaka metropolitan area has 18 million people compared to Tokyo's 36 million, the scale of these areas is smaller.

>>2845192
>be me
>first time going to Japan
>alright maximum weeb on
>land in Osaka
>check in
>straight to Dotonbori for dinner
>okonomiyaki, matcha, Lawson, Donki etc
>omg yatta sugoi desu
>getting late
>crowds thinning out
>let's do one more Familymart
>"daddy look there are street performers"
>what really
>girls in fishnets and fetish maid skirts, signboards with prices
>"um... cmon sweetie I think the Familymart was this other way"
they were just out there in the middle of the street

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When people think of mountains in Tokyo, everyone looks toward Takaosan, but in Ome lies Mitakesan, long revered as an object of mountain worship. Over a dozen temple lodgings stand at the summit where you can stay overnight.

>>2845002
1. Probably easier than NYC. There aren't any random schedule changes, trains being delayed then switched to other lines like NYC has.
2. Saw a few, wasn't too bad. If you're not a retard you can just ignore them and you'll be fine.
3-4. Don't know about Kyoto

>>2845002
Train system is easy if you download Navitime. Otherwise it's really confusing

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>>2845178
>—-

>>2845192
according to my data
Tokyo metropolitan area: 37.27 million
Osaka metropolitan area: 19.30 million
Nagoya metropolitan area: 9.36 million
Fukuoka-Kitakyushu metropolitan area: 5.54 million
Sapporo metropolitan area: 2.56 million
Sendai metropolitan area: 2.18 million
Hiroshima metropolitan area: 2.05 million

>>2845002
>How difficult is the train system to navigate?
Somewhat easy if you have an app to help. For me, putting my destination station in Google maps then just heading to the platform number Google Maps told me to only led me wrong one time, where I had to ignore Google Maps. But most of the signage in stations has English as well.
>2. How common or pushy are touts?
Most of them are not that pushy and will not harass you if you ignore them. I did have one physically grab my arm because I followed for a bit just to see what kind of establishment he'd lead me to and then tried to leave without going in, but the others were fine, friendly, and got lost when I walked away.
>3. The crowds in Kyoto look overwhelming in some videos, is it really that bad in person?
Oh it's that bad in person. But so long as you don't go during the worst times of the days it's not bad. Even better if you're staying near where you want to go and can go early morning / later on in the night

>>2845104
The actual reason is white people quite their jobs a lot in Japan while other nationals tend to stick with it for a full year or two. Try some anime store I know they like English speaking staff, Last time I saw a white and Asian American working at one of those figure store.

I also remember some whites working at Uniqlo although they were ruskies who spoke little to no English

Has anyone flown on a One way ticket from the US without problems?
Will a ferry ticket to Korea work? Or should i just get the "onward ticket" from one of those websites incase some dumb lady asked for it before boarding