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>>2874825Are there still any differences between regions of Japan ? Like dialect and lifestyle?
>>2874837Lifestyle differences are pretty much just like in any modern nation with rural vs. urban. There are different dialects, but it is not as extreme as it used to be under the Shogunate. They teach every child the "standard" Tokyo dialect these days so someone from bumfuck Kyushu and another from smack dab Sapporo can have a conversation. There may be some dialectual oddities in how words or sentences are ended, or words that have one meaning in standard anf another locally. Or words that only exist in 1 dialect, but are nonexistant elsewhere.So mostly no, but maybe just a little.
>>2874825Am I crazy or is this map a troll?I thought Kanto was the region near Tokyo
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>>2874848It says Tokyo right under Kanto doesn't it?Maybe they had to try and fit the names where ever and didn't pay it much mind
How do you visit tokyo if you don't speak japanese
>>2874886learn a little japanese and get used to pointing at menu items
>>2874886https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7qPAY9JqE4
>try to get tickets for shibuya sky ages ago>oh seems like they only go on sale two weeks before but looks like it's chill>fast forward to last 2 weeks of my trip>oh yeah i did want to take care of shibuya sky>everything gone, even 2 weeks from now when I fly is already at just a few leftGod damn it. Should I bite the bullet and just get a morning ticket or whatever? Still a few of those left but don't think it would the same.
Uji was nice. Ran into a few nips who brought a mega Kumiko to the kumiko bench for a photoshoot. Some chink girls cosplaying the lesbian couple were taking photos there as well earlier.Keihan is also running a hibike collab atm, though there's not much to it.
>>2874916Saw some cardboard cutouts of the characters for that show in Uji last year, is it worth watching?
>>2874922It is one of the better KyoAni shows. And the side story movie is in my top 3 anime movies, though it's a bit divisive.
>>2874837You can argue that regional differences are increasing due to the modern "meibutsu" mindset.Every town scrambles to package up and sell how they are different from the rest of Japan.Historically, Japan had two centers, Tokyo and Kansai. Nowadays, the Tokyo dialect is considered the prestige dialect that people in business and on news and government broadcasts speak. Kansai accent is still spoken in the entertainment capital over in Osaka, so a lot of celebrities speak it and you hear it on tv a lot. All the other various dialects around the country don't have the same prestige, and are considered "just dialects". Even if they are a point of pride or embarrassment, people in the regions, especially in the cities, avoid dialectical terms and phrases. There are even a lot of younger people who soften their accents to be closer to Tokyo pronunciation.Generally, the further you get from Tokyo or Kansai, the more out there the dialects become. If you asked any Japanese person what the most difficult to understand dialect was, they would either say Tsugaru dialect, spoken on the Tsugaru peninsular in the far north of the country, or Satsuma dialect, spoken on the Satsuma peninsular in the far south.Hokkaido was colonized fairly recently in history, mainly by people from Kanto, Tohoku, and Chubu, so the Hokkaido dialect is essentially just the Tokyo dialect pronounced with a weird, colonial accent. Okinawa dialect still has a lot of creole elements with the old Ryukyuan languages, and is fairly difficult to understand.
>>2874825Just got back from Kyoto.It has never been more over, bros.
>>2874915Of all the sites that called "pointless waste of time tourist traps", shibuya sky is probably the most deserving.Don't bother unless you have an insta account.It is really not that hard to find a sunset lookout in and around tokyo.
>>2874929Care to explain? I went to Kyoto during June of last year and it was standard tourist trap filled with Chinese and cuntish westerners
>>2874886KORE ONIGAISHIMAS
>>2874938Sounds about right. My first time going back in over a decade. I wasn't prepared. It's closer to Disneyland than a city now. I don't know how anybody can actually live there without going insane
>>2874941Well, indeed Fushimi Inari Taisha and Kiyomizudera are overfilled with foreigners and I still remember clearly how the ticket seller at Kiyomizudera wasn't pleased at all to attend me. Luckily, almost 85% go to those two places and when I was there I went to other less known places and basically it was just me and some Japanese boomers doing exercise. Pretty cool desu
>>2874886konn-ee-chee-wa = Good afternoon / Helloo-hi-oh go-zai-maas = Good morning (polite)konn-bahn-wa = Good eveningah-ree-gah-toh go-zai-maas = Thank you (polite)jah ma tah = See you / Goodbyesoom-ee-mah-senn = Excuse me go-men-uh-sai = I'm sorryhai = Yesee-eh = Nokor-ay oh koo-duh-sai = This one, pleaseee-kuu-rah dess-kah? = How much is it?[Toilet] wa doh-ko dess-kah? = Where is the [Toilet]? toh-ee-reh = Toiletoh-mee-zoo oh-neh-guy-shee-maas = Water, pleasewa-ka-ree-mah-senn = I don’t understanday-go o-ha-na-seh-maas-kah? = Do you speak English?
>>2874942>and Kinkaku-ji>and Arashiyama>and Nishiki Market>and Nijō Castle>and Tetsugaku-no-michi>and that stupid rock gardenI get what you're saying, but when all of the main attractions are swamped like that, it becomes harder and harder to justify the trip there. I prefer Osaka, as it's a much bigger city and feels less congested with foreign tourists
>>2874947Gion is over as well
>>2874947Are we still MUH FOREIGN TOURIST posting in 2026 god damn Nothing makes my day better than being out in the inaka and some lanky, pale as death Norwood IV sees me and gives me a death glare grimace with his crooked teeth for 'spoiling' his pure untainted Japan Get dunked on you dysgenic mutantLiterally been doing Kyoto these last few days and it's no worse than a lot of spots in Tokyo. I think you're getting yourself worked up for no reason over shit that never happened. Then again you may just be too poor to even visit Japan and you're simply doomposting to cope.
>>2874974>ummmm akshually Shibuya Crossing has even more tourists than some parts of Kyoto so that means Kyoto doesn't have an overtourism problem, OKAY!?!?! U are....LE POOR LARPER!!!Here for 3 months, faggot
>>2874986If you define 'problem' as 'i saw a white person today' then sure.Anyway go to the Kyoto railway museum is my recommendation for tourist escapes if you get upset being within breathing distance of another human being. Sure there's foreigners but you'll be too busy looking at trains to sperg. Trains are like a pacifier for autistics.
Stop being faggots and check out this cat I saw>Did this fucking gaijin just pspsps me?
>just got back in February >won't be able to visit again until at least fall 2027Senpai, what do I do for another year and a half? Plan the ultimate trip? Practice Japanese?
>visa free travel is dedAs if I wasn't already jaded.
>>2874848>>2874862Yeah, the map is kinda messed up, I think due to the "Find by Area" menu taking up space. The Kanto list should really be where Kinki is, and Kinki should be just to the right of Chugoku
>>2875057>reading comprehension of the average /trv/ poster
I larped as a Japanese and the tourists ate that shit up. Got free cigs and entrance to club they invited to
>>2875066Don't piss in my face and call it rain. You're paying 3000 yen and filling out the same information as a visa.
>>2875057Who cares? "oh no i have to spend a few minutes filling out a form and pay 30 bucks."
>>2875074You should care. Visa free travel no longer existing is erosion of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We're taking a step backwards. You're less than a bird.
>>2875075>noooooo people should have free reign to go wherever they want and do whatever they want>noooooooo i don't want to take that "right" for myself I want the government to provide it for meEvery country should have walls along their entire border to keep foreigners who can't act civilized out.Chances are quite high that if filling out a form and paying 30 bucks is a barrier to entry for someone then they are undesirable to let in in the first place.
>>2875078>Chances are quite high that if filling out a form and paying 30 bucks is a barrier to entry for someone then they are undesirable to let in in the first place.this, hopefully it filters out the faggots that shit on the culture and litter everywhere.
>>2875078>>2875080>I like being a slave to the beancountersYou guys almost convinced me you hated jews.
>>2875081Lel, what a leap to make.Next you're gonna tell me hitler wanted open borders for third worlders?
>>2875057What exactly are these Human Rights?>>2875075Even before this, "visa free" is still up to the discretion of the A. Airline and B. Immigration officer.A. The airline can actually deny to board you if you are trying to fly with no visa and no Round-trip ticket.B. The Immigration officer can deny you entry too for a laundry list of reasons, and send you back on the next flight.
I got aick and nose hasn't stopped dripping in 2 days. What medicine should I get?
>>2875113Strong Zero
>>2875113AntihistaminesYou are probably reacting to the japanese cedar or some other spring pollen
>>2875113Schoolgirl panties. Worn on the face like a mask. Every Jap does this.
Any of you lads got some advice for Tohoku? For a dead of Winter Late Jan-Feb trip.Please gimme your absolute best Unique, "Wow!", or 'I could only do that here' locations (minus miyagi).I'm thinking I'll get the 10 day JR east pass and I want to be sold on which of the different cities/prefectures to visit.I have travelled Japan a fuckton, so only want things thats are real impressive/unique.Long version of question with details to follow, for anyone who likes helping in depth.Have a sunset over Lake Shikotsu for your troubles.
>>2875126I have travelled the rest of Japan pretty extensively. But the only Tohoku prefecture I've visited is Miyagi, with Sendai as my base.For part of my next trip I was looking at the 10 day Kanto/Tohoku pass. Maybe a loop, up the centre/east side and then come down the west side. I would be there late Jan and into Feb.Current ideas:Yamagata - Zao fox village (technically miyagi), Zao mountain snow monsters, Ginzan onsen. - 3 daysMiyagi - SkipIwate - Ryusendo cave and a section of sanriku coast railway. - 2 daysAomori - Only Takayama Inari shrine currently. But I feel like I've seen cool Aomori places mentioned before. - Currently 1 dayAkita - ??? Resort shirakami from Aomori to here would be nice, but not sure what to do when there. Currently 1 day for train journey.Niigata (Not technically tohoku, but should be) - ??? I feel like there should be stuff and that I'd heard of stuff previously, but browsing google maps and searches doesn't yield anything overly interesting.So I currently only have 7 days of stuff, and want to be sold on what should fill the other 3. I want to know what are the most amazing, most beautiful, most unique things you know of or saw in these areas.I've seen so much of Japan that "random decent templeshrine #48", "forest walk to decent falls/lake #18", and "Japanese small city scape #87" all aren't much reason to travel somewhere specifically for, as I'd rather just revisit highlights at that point. I want unique or real wow factor. Preference would be less moving around. So if any of Iwate, Aomori or Akita can provide at least 1-2 more days each that'd be great. But I'm open to hopping between areas if there is only 1 days worth of truly interesting things in it. Because while I don't want to a checklist fag, I have visited so many prefectures/capitals that I'm now partial to completing the list, if there's at least 1 very strong reason to.Photo 'A friend of mine' took from the top of Gluck kingdom.
>>2875087What the fuck are you talking about. Hitler didn't hate overreaching bureaucracy. He hated Jews, not jews.
>>2875097Here's the 30 that you could have easily found if you knew how to use the internet. Pay close attention to Article 13 that the Japanese government agrees with. https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/human/univers_dec.html
>See gaijin with belly twice the size of his chest in game store>He has an entire basket of PS2 games and counting>Hello cashier? One copy of ace combat for the gaijin me. Arigato>Head upstairs to keep shopping in other sections>Come down after 10 minutes>He is still there now sorting through his mass of games. Can other gaijins just not?
>>2875180pot calling the kettle white
>>2875134>Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each StateWithin each state. Not country. State. That implies you've already been granted entry or were born there.>Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.LEAVE. Not enter. You have a right not to be held hostage arbitrarily.
>>2875186Learn English. They capitalized State for a reason. Or, you could just Google the translation. It's the most translated document in human history. Over 500 languages this is written in. And after doing so, you can throw some other bullshit argument at me, like social contract or whatever, but in the end, no entity on this planet has the right to deprive you of moving like a bird.
>>2875187They used the word country in the very next sentence. If they meant to say country they would have.And it doesn't change the fact that they said INSIDE.
>>2875187>no entity on this planet has the right to deprive you of moving like a birdNo entity on this planet has any "rights" by default. Rights are nothing more than a permission slip granted by whoever holds power in a given region.
>>2875189>blah blah social contract You're so cute.
>>2875187>>2875192>bullshit argument, like the social contract>noooo people are born with rightsYou have no argument, retard. lol
>>2875193I think I made it pretty clear what my argument is; I don't think the administrative entities on this planet have earned their legitimacy, and use fear to enslave us. Anyone who disagrees with me, is a disgusting golem.
>recent trip not too long ago>already looking at street walking videos again and reminiscingman
>>2875196You're a whiney argumentative bitch then? I won't waste my time responding to you further.
>>2875199So, your whole social contract is set in stone. The public shouldn't gather in a forum and discuss the limits of each entities power in the system. I'm sure that will go without a hitch.
