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>>2879822
>90k yen for 90 minutes
okay that's a little bit too much lol

>>2879826
Even at so-called ultra-luxury soaplands, it probably wouldn’t cost more than 60,000 yen for two hours.

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how we holding up, waitbros?
15 days for me

>>2879837
I had a bit of a mental breakdown and have impulse booked a flight for next week with nothing else sorted.

>>2879837
2 months and pretty hyped. I'll be able to reserve tickets for some activities within a couple weeks and I need to get a general idea of what to do in a couple districs so I don't accidentally wander residential zones for hours.

>>2879837
I'm flying on saturday 5/9. First trip

>>2879821
fixed
>ーHow to use coin-operated washing machines in hotels and townsー
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5jHojFs1IE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEc57aNzE7c

>>2879847
Yeah you can set up a yen specific wallet like we did, load it with wonga and set it as your default, or it will just auto convert the currency from dollars or whatever you use.
you might be able to load up your wallet with yen when the conversion rate is good and save yourself some money I guess

>>2879837
2 months til I go over there for a year to learn jp

>>2879837
Just booked few hours ago.
>first time
>more than 4 weeks
I am ready to feel alone and eat cheap ramen

>>2879837
Leaving in 3 weeks to visit for the first time, going to meet up with some online friends I've known for years.

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>>2879837
Kyushu and Shikoku.

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/trv/ server for anyone visiting, moving to Japan. Can answer most questions there

discord(dot)gg/pJFF8hnND

>>2879909
Trannycord for a thread? This makes no sense

>>2879868
Yes, that's exactly what I did.
I have roughly 100k yen for a 10 day escapade with hotels paid off. I hope that's enough, but at least I have more certainty I won't have to reinvest the amount in case of a fuck up with the platform.

>>2879913
It's not solely for the thread, it's just a bunch of people who are 4chan or 4chan adjacent in Japan. I joined the same discord 3 years ago via a link on JP general and it's been a consistent source of people to hang out with, go to events, advice,help, etc. Also no trannies. Or women

>>2879837
>september
kill me, this summer is going to be so awful

Kinda want to get an opinion I was talking to this girl at a girl bar. only english speaking girl and I pretty much hung out with her the entire night. She goes to me and says let me walk you back to your hotel we walk to the hotel turns and says bye and rides off on her bike home. Is this like a common thing that happens?

>>2879940
without knowing the full context, she was probably waiting for you to make the move
women are weird, she kinda made the first move walking with you, but most women wont make the "final" move

>>2879853
Please cancel your ticket and go somewhere else

>>2879951
Please delete your post and go to another thread

>>2879950
The thing is there wasn't like time to make the move? we were talking, we went to the the hotel i found the door and she literally hopped on the bike, said bye and left with out any small talk. i told her ill be back wensday when she works again.. I guess make the move then if it happens.

>>2879837
October 2027
>終わりだ

>>2879951
oh shit, you might see an awkward white guy walking around. sorry man

>>2879955
If you had made a move, she probably would have accused you of rape. she walked you back to the hotel out of the kindness of her heart. It depends on the bar, but many of the girls who work part-time at hostess bars are actually quite serious and responsible. Many of them work at boutiques or beauty salons during the day and are earnestly striving to eventually open their own shops.

>>2879990
Yea she told me she was saving money for pilots license. So my instincts were correct that she generally was just being nice.

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>>2879953
>Please delete your post and go to another thread

what do you guys carry around with you? like a backpack or one of those shoulder bags?
i feel like having a backpack would be nice to hold everything (trash, rechargable battery, goshuincho, umbrella) etc etc, but does walking around with a backpack all day get annoying?
also shoulder bags look kinda...gay? am i just a boomer and are these fine now, they just dont seem to hold much of anything besides wallet/passport/yen
thoughts?

>>2880013
I use a backpack. i keep a water bottle, phone charger, umbrella, passport, some meds. its light enough to not be annoying.

>>2880013
backpack when shopping and a very small chest bag for passport, money etc.

>>2880013
backpacks are a pain in the ass when you sit down on a train, bus or even a restaurant in Japan. With a shoulder bag you can just shift it to the front when you sit down. you also could be bumping your pack into people without noticing on a crowded train. I'd assume it's pretty annoying since most Japanese don't wear one. This is my second time i came to Japan in years with a backpack and it sucked so I immediately bought a shoulder bag to replace remembering back to why i switched to a shoulder bag all those years ago when i visited. I don't know if theres still the same stigma in Japan as a decade ago, but wearing a backpack made you also look like an otaku or a tourist. マジうざい死ね外人

>>2880013
If you're planning to visit Japan in June or later, we recommend using a backpack, as the following items are essential when you're out and about: handheld fan, neck cooler, folding umbrella, cooling towel, sweat-wiping wipes, bottle cooler, salt candy, sunscreen, sunglasses, and a change of clothes.

>>2880036
On crowded trains and buses, it is basic etiquette to hold your backpack in front of you.

>>2880038
my point is its just must easier for you and everyone else to have a shoulder bag

>>2880037
I will be in june and july, thanks! I will mostly only carry the uniqlo beltbag, which I will just put on the shoulder on my front. I will maybe buy an umbrella. And will get myself some linen trousers, shirt will be from uniqlo. Later one I will probably get some trousers from uniqlo.

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This ramen joint owner sure loves collecting manga artist autographs

https://x.com/jiro_kame/status/2051278308856504693

Ramen Jiro Kameido ten ( ラーメン二郎 亀戸店 ) : https://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1312/A131202/13008000/

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>>2880041
Even Kiyohiko Azuma, the creator of Azumanga Daioh and Yotsuba stopped by this ramen restaurant.

>>2880041
>>2880043
Someone clearly didn't see the no photos sign, damn gaijin!!!
(Yes, I am aware)

What about drifting school in Tokyo - matenro drift racing? Can they actually teach me to drive those beasts? Trainer has common break pedal so he can always take a control so no risk of crashing?

>>2880037
i know youre being sarcastic but
the one thing im not worried about is the weather, im going in september, but i live in the south US
so the awful swamp humidity heat that japan has is the same here or worse, and i like being hot rather than cold
so looks like ill take a backpack and a shoulder/chest bag and just swap depending on what im doing, still think ill look like a fruit with one but oh well

>>2880075
NTA but summer Japan mogs summer Florida is uncomfortable weather. It’s brutal

>>2879821
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEBRNGedG8c

>>2879821
If I go back, I feel like I should learn some Japanese. I'm too much of an empathetic pussy, so I don't like that I'm imposing my English upon them when I should know a little Japanese. I still got by fine, but it doesn't remove the feeling of being an entitled tourist jerk who is probably annoying.

>>2880013
If you have a hotel room, why are you walking around with a backpack? How many hours are you going to spend walking around away from your hotel? Eight hours? How far are you straying from your hotel that a train ride can't get you back in like an hour?

You don't need a backpack for anything. Your phone and wallet are in your pocket. Your watch is on your wrist. Get a small, disposable umbrella if you know it's going to rain. Never in all my walking around did I need a backpack. You will look like even more of a tourist and have a clunky bag weighing you down with something extra to worry about.

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>>2879837
12 days for me bro
we are gonna make it

>>2880013
I don't think I've ever used one. Unless you are going to do a lot of shopping and don't want to carry the store bags around town or something?

>>2880063
no speak ingrish

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>>2880013
>>2880036
I think I'll make it a priority to look for a sling bag when shopping.
I have one which came as a gift for fucking inFamous 2 for the PS3, kek, and I've been using it ever since, as I can't find any worthy replacement because they're all small as shit and you can barely fit a small bottle in them. I don't wanna risk damaging or losing mine in a trip overseas, as it is the best casual bag I've ever owned.

>マジうざい死ね外人
Then again, you're a dumb tourist, it shouldn't be a problem to look the part as long as you're not a hassle to people. You can always retread to your place to dress up properly if you go out at night to visit bars.

>>2880086
You should. Only been there twice so far and I no longer want to visit if learning Japanese isn’t part of my plan which it now is. It’s a place that feels like I’ll only experience a small fraction of it if I refuse to learn the language

>>2879821
Any anons have an opinion of this itinerary?

>land in tokyo january 3rd, sleep
>shinkansen to osaka the next day, 1-2 days in osaka just doing himeji and taking it easy
>4th day on to kagawa for 4-5 days, hit ritsurin and the other highlights
>then ehime for 4-5 days, same plan
>day 14/15 domestic flight back to tokyo
>leave on day 18/19 after chill time hitting less common sites in tokyo, maybe a daytrip to chiba or yokohama

I'd want to spend less than $5K overall so lots of business hotels and not doing a lot of shows or buy-in stuff other than Himeji, Ritsurin and maybe a few art galleries.

Halloween in tokyo osaka or kyoto??

Is this the thread to blog dump 300 lines of autistic green text describing a 9 day trip to Japan I did back in March?

>>2880173
>nearly 3 week trip
>I'd want to spend less than $5K overall
Not happening. You'd basically be homeless in squalor at that budget. Budget AT LEAST $18-19k, just to be safe. And even that's pushing it, honestly.

>>2880161
it actually doesn't matter, Japan is full of tourists, they outnumber Japanese people in tourist areas and they carry multiple large suitcases only to replace them with bigger ones in Japan lol

>>2880179
you are immensely dense lmao

>>2880179
that is absurd unless youre going to tobita every night

>>2880179
I've been to Japan before, retard. I'd be going solo this time and last time it was ~$9.5K for two people and that counted some expenses I wouldn't bother with this time (2 nights in a ryokan, reserved shinkansen tickets, premium economy plane tickets)

I was asking anons who know what they're talking about their opinion the regions I was going to and trying to have a discussion about Shikoku more generally.

Also, Awaji Island? Worth it for a day or two?

How do I go stealth camping in the mountains without getting eaten by a bear?

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I'm considering using Takasaki as a base for hiking up a few mountains. It's cheap, conveniently located, and has good access to public transportation. The only problem is that Takasaki seems like a spectacularly boring place to kill a few days and anywhere west of Tokyo like Kofu or Chichibu is 2+ hours away. Is there anything good nearby?

>>2880195
>a spectacularly boring place to kill a few days
If you're using it as a hub for trips elsewhere isn't that what you'd want? Go on a hike, come back tired, lounge around on a quiet evening sipping drinks and snacking on currypan before bed.

>>2880179
I spent 3 months in Chiba last year and spent like 8k including flights and lodging.
Just don't be a retard with your money and book things in advance.

>>2880198
>and book things in advance
You don't even need to worry about that if you go in January. It's the only month of the year where the country is cheap.

>>2880196
I can't do them all on consecutive days so I'll have to spend at least one, more likely two days resting up somewhere. Nagano and Niigata aren't too far away on the shinkansen, but I don't really want to pay 17,000 round trip for fucking Niigata.

>>2879837
12 Days :D
My plane leaves the day after my graduation ceremony

>>2880201
Well as for what to do in Takasaki, if you like hiking and outdoorsy stuff there's the Haruna-ko area. It's like a little piece of Austria that broke off and ran to Japan.

>>2879824
Wow you can look up an online dictionary! Sadly it doesn't seem to have helped you understand the word though. So I'll help you out. If something is the original use of a term, it by definition cannot have co-opted it.
>forever-online vocabulary terms
The term used by the group that is all about exploring outside? So it it that you don't understand the words you are saying, or that you don't even think before typing?

>>2880088
Oh no, a tourist will look like a tourist.
The horrors

>>2880173
If you're immedately going to Osaka shouldn't you just get the flight to Kansai International Airport?

>>2880178
Yes it is, go right ahead Anon

>>2880178
You will get a few people complain and some not believe you.
But if they are fun stories, there will definitely be a bunch of us that enjoy the read.

>>2880216
Since I can't sleep on planes and I'd be sitting for hours anyways I'd rather just get into the country and have decent night's sleep, then do the shinkansen the next day.

>>2879837
Leaving in 8 days, first time

>>2880225
?
they have beds in osaka you know?
why not just land in osaka...go to sleep there and start your day where you wanna be anyway?
anon?

>>2880229
It's 19-21 hours to get to Osaka but just 12 to get to Tokyo from where I live.

>>2880190
>I'd be going solo this time and last time it was ~$9.5K for two people
Listen, don't even bother with Japan if you're this destitute. Japan is an expensive first world country. Maybe try Cambodia or something if you're a begpacker.

>>2880249
my 3 week trip was around 5k, perfectly reasonable

>>2880254
You were a begpacker. You ate out of the trash and slept on the ground. That's not reasonable. Only the lowliest poorfag scum could live like you.

>>2880255
>>2880249
Look, we get it. You're coping that you don't know enough Japanese to book without gaijin tax, but that doesn't apply to everyone. How about ya sit down while the real travelers are talking alright gup?

>>2880255
This retarded gatekeeping method doesn't work if the person has already travelled there.

>>2880255
i dont think most people do that, myself included. i stayed at hotels and ate at nice restaurants. i had a great time

>>2880255
based

>>2880259
Sharing a twin bed in a worker's hostel with 80 jeets from Bangladesh is not a "hotel".

7/11 and Family Mart are not "nice restaurants".

You did not have a "great time" you lying coping homeless bum.

I will wait i wont go to Japan until i learn the language it would be embarrassing to go without knowing anything it makes me laugh how Americans think they can go to foreign countries and demand that others learn their language yet they dont make an effort to learn another language themselves thats why they are all obese

There was just an earthquake in Tokyo.

>>2880269
How bad was it?

>>2880270
Wasn't too big. No SMS alert, but I felt it on the first floor

>>2880270
The tremor in central Tokyo was only a magnitude 2, so it wasn't a big deal.
https://emergency-weather.yahoo.co.jp/weather/en/earthquake/20260506190641/

>>2880272
Incorrect: Magnitude 2 Correct: Seismic intensity 2

>>2880268
Not to defend american retardation (especially since english isn't even "their" language) but english is the lingua franca and has been since before you were born.
Not being able to communicate atleast at a basic level in english in this century is an indication of insufficient education regardless of where in the world you come from.

>>2880274
Autism
>>2880276
>is an indication of insufficient education
Or they just refuse to speak in the tongue of jewish golems

>>2880277
Thank you for putting the american retardation on display.
>inb4 "i'm not even american"
They export their retardation worldwide and some people, yourself included apparently, eat it up wholesale.

>>2880276
Nah. Average jap is far more educated than the average American

>>2880278
Thank you for putting the american seethe ons display
Crying jewish golem buttmad the japs won't speak his dirty tongue
you should be thankful i'm stooping to your level currently honestly, dogeza for me right now

>>2880279
I said insufficient education. Not less educated.
Not learning english at any point in the past 30 years actively puts you at a disadvantage in the global community.
That the government in japan is so lax about it in a world as interconnected as it is now is simply dumb.

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>>2879821
Bros, I'm going to Japan for the first time in the second the half of September/early October for 21 days with the missus. Rate my travel plan:

>day 1: arrive in Tokyo, sleep
>day 2-3: Kanazawa
>day 4-5: Takayama
>day 6-14: Nagoya and Osaka, Nara, Kinosaki
>day 14-16: dunno maybe Shikoku or Fukuoka
>day 17-21: Tokyo

Anything i should skip?
I really want to visit Kumamoto and Mount Aso, but not sure if I can fit it due to our budget, time constraints and typhoon season in the south.

>>2880285
Meanwhile only a small fraction of Chinese know English and they’ll be number one soon. Woops!

on my flight back to LA right now after spending 7 months living in Fukuoka for a 6 month language school term. Well, it was actually 1 year long but I decided to leave after the first half for various reasons. I'm gonna do a small blog.

I definitely now understand the "I'll visit but not live there" crowd as before I was one of the people who couldn't relate to that and just wanted to live there no matter what. Whilst Japan definitely has a permanent charm in a lot of little ways, like food, safety, transportation, amenities etc, the charm of actually living your life there is very different. Being a foreigner is such a big headache nowadays especially with the anti foreigner sentiment going on now. I'm a 6'0 in shape white guy for reference so I probably got the better treatment. You can't shake off that feeling of walking into a place and feeling like you stick the fuck out because yes you do no matter how much you think you dont. The unspokenness of the people is also very frustrating especially when you get to the level (both socially and language wise) to understand what they are really saying or suggesting to you.

I have so much more to rant about but I would say I had a great experience, however it is NOT a place to live long term. I can't imagine the gaijins who got married or had a kid and are trying to integrate (or dealing with a divorce which is great entertainment on r/japanlife). And not to mention just how many jeets and south east asians they are letting into the country. There is no chance that will work out in the long term.

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>>2880304
Yes, that will magically change the lingua franca from a logical alphabet one to an overly complicated, primitive pictogram based one that not even the majority of its native population has proper mastery of.

>>2880306
>r/japanlife
Did you even do nanpa? You sound like a beta N5 who got sucked into doomscrolling gaijin bubble content

>>2880306
Wait so you abandoned your schooling early due to silent discrimination to run back home, and you’re also discriminating against people from other countries? Sounds like you got filtered hard as a pussy boy chief. Welcome home

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All right, which one? Flight is in 4 days. Row 42 on the left should be a no-brainer, BUT partial window view. Also a tad too close to toilets. Row 34 is the next best thing I guess.

>>2880293
plan sounds alrght, I'd skip on Shikoku since its not accessible via Shinkansen

>>2880315
any C D G or H

>>2880317
Going for the aisle extra room, I assume. Makes sense, though you have to deal with retards bumping into you every 4 minutes. I guess I could take C42, and if nobody takes A42 or B42, I'll have all that extra room for me and can still enjoy (partial) window view whenever I want. And if someone takes those seats, well I still have the aisle extra room.
I like this strategy.

>>2880293
>>2880316
also I'd suggest spending couple first days in Tokyo instead of going straight into the country on the second day, at least for me first days were a bit like in a dream because everything is so different and I had to get accustomed to so many strange little things, on your second day you might still feel jetlagged and tired after the flight

>>2880174
bros please chip in, I want to jestermaxx with the locals

>>2880316
>>2880321
Thanks, we decided to stay in Tokyo at the end of the trip for the shopping and better time optimization in regards to the departure. It think we can manage it with sleeping on the plane and chilling out the lag in a more relaxed environment like we did in our previous travels.
What do you recommend for the non-touristy and laid back rural Japan instead of Shikoku? And should we do it before Osaka? I really want to visit Kyushu but i don't know if i can squeeze it in.

>>2880333
I heard halloween is dead in asia after the itaewon incident a few years ago

>>2880333
Just go to dotonburi and drink in your Halloween costume like the rest of the tourists

>>2880335
Not that guy, but if you were going to Shinkansen to Kyushu from Osaka. You could stop over in Okayama which is across from Shikoku, they have the Kurashiki Bikan Old Town. Hiroshima is the next city over on the way to Kyushu. It's a small city, but ofc the atom bomb sites may be a bit heavy.
As for Osaka:
Osaka Castle
Shinsekai and eat the kushikatsu there.
Dendentown if you like video games and anime.
Dotonbori is like their Times Square. Lots of restaurants.
Shinsaibashi is the live music area.
Minoh Falls is just outside Osaka, nice hike to a waterfall.

>>2880306
At the very least do you feel the language school helped with learning the language or do you think you would have been better of doing self study?

>>2880306
The guys who get married tend to integrate with their neighbors, wife's family and coworkers well. Assuming they don't try to push their Western worldview on them too hard. Only issue is if they move to a new town, they are starting from square one each time. BTW, you'd get treated differently even when I was there 10+ years ago. The key is realizing how much they hate interacting with people period. 10x that for foreigners who are wildcards who can embarrass them and expose their lack of English speaking ability. Now that it's a constant stream of tourists, things are probably worse.
They rotate which 3rd worldies they let in, they've tried Iranians and Brazilians in the past to dismal results. They are looking for the mythical foreigner group that will come in and integrate to their specific breed of autism. They will be looking for a long time.

>>2880335
sorry can't help with that, I haven't see much of the rural/non-tourist places, I did explore a bit Hiroshima and quite liked it, it also served as a base for day trip into Fukuoka since its only around 1 hour Shinkansen ride away. I was looking into exploring Shikoku and Kyushu too for my first trip but public transport options seemed quite cumbersome with many stops for local buses or ferries so I skipped those plans. I remember looking specifically into Kumamoto or Nagasaki but I had not enough time and didn't want to spend every day commuting for hours. I would consider them for my 2nd or 3rd trip when I will be confident enough to rent a car.

>>2880348
>They are looking for the mythical foreigner group that will come in and integrate to their specific breed of autism.
*They are looking for the mythical foreigner group that will accept subhuman living standards but not engage in subhuman behaviour
They don't give a fuck about integration, japs don't want them to integrate and stay long term. They want them to work their productive years away and then get booted out never to return so they don't have to share any more benefits with them once they become a net negative.

Anyway the answer is to simply only import the high IQ white men currently being soft-genocided by their own origin countries but that's forbidden under global judeo-law so I guess it's another 20 years of kurd parking lot brawls for Japan until they figure it out.
https://www.sankei.com/article/20230730-HM3RDJDY3ZIL7JBAUVPHGX7YSY/

Why do you guys like/care about japan

>>2880358
Last semi-sane country left on the planet sadly

>>2880358
for me it has the right blend of exotic/developed, so things feel unique and interesting but you still can enjoy modern amenities and are generally safe

>>2880355
>subhuman living standards
Uh bro, which country do you think you're describing rn? Have you visited any other countries in Asia before coming to this conclusion? I don't see many elderly people getting booted from Japan actually.
Also, they don't want to import too many high status people for obvious reasons.

>>2880363
he's obviously a /pol/tard which means he has no idea what he's talking about

>>2880362
It’s truly spoiled of good public transport and vending machines. Was walking around Miami a few months ago wondering where are the vending machines for a drink

>>2880358
It's photogenic as fuck.
t. /p/fag

>>2880358
People dress nice, aren't fat, have their own etiquette, you can go to a theater and watch a play.
Calligraphy is fun and the language is pleasant to listen to.
I like how there's death penalty and police can help you.
Trains run on time.

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>>2880363
>Uh bro, which country do you think you're describing rn?
Did you try thinking about what I said for a minute, or did you just jump instantly to 'Japan life always good!'
Japan quality of life, compared to general Asia, is indeed high. The average ethnic Japanese will expect a high standard of living, even the poorer ones. SoL means a few things, but the largest variance in SoL for individuals is income. To meet the expected SoL for a native Jap, they will demand at least an income of X.
Then, you import some guy from idk, Bangladesh. Bangladesh SoL? Dogshit. The expected, demanded SoL of the guy you imported? ALSO dogshit. The demanded income he needs to meet the dogshit SoL he is happy to settle for? FAR LESS THAN X.

So yes, the low-skill workers brought in on visas are selected specifically because they are willing to live in worse conditions, for worse pay, because even that is an upgrade to where they came from. The benefit to the employer is that they don't need to raise the wages of their workers. Just get some cheap foreigner instead, fuck paying a Jap a dignified income!
Low-skilled foreign labour imports are almost always desired for one reason: Wage Suppression. Capitalists fucking love immigration, not only do they get an infinite pool of scabs willing to do their work, but they also get to hold said scabs by the balls since their visa is entirely reliant on their job.

>I don't see many elderly-
Like I said, they send the low-wage temp workers home well before then.
>obvious reasons
Enlighten me

>>2880366
Thanks for telling us all you know nothing about how an imported low-skill labor shortage worker lives.
Have you ever seen 20 indian men living in a 3 bedroom house, with one guy sub-renting it (illegally) to the rest of them? Because I have. I know exactly how this whole song and dance works, and I know exactly how it undermines the lives of every native inhabitant of the country that engages in these imports.

>>2880358
The women give me cummies. Anything else is a secondary ad hoc cope

>>2880372
It's not about wages. It's about social status. Japs would rather be an office wagey that gets paid shit than be a tradey that makes double or triple. The money doesn't mean anything in Asia

>>2880375
>It's not about wages. It's about social status. Japs would rather be an office wagey that
Anon, I hate to break it to you but the jobs which the low wage workers are filling are not 'tradies that make double or triple'. They are factory workers, not the electrician overcharging boomer nan on the electricals as she renovates her third investment property in the Australian housing bubble.

>>2880372
>it’s another poster scared of Indians
My god you guys will never get over it will you? Constant Indian boogeymen while you whine away on 4chan and twitter about this shit
Get over it loser seriously

>>2880377
Even those factory workers make more than jetfags

>>2879821
is the indian invasion meme true. social media makes it seem like japan is no longer japanese.

>>2880345
thanks for the suggestions, we will spend a lot of time in Osaka, maybe some nearby town too

>>2880349
>I would consider them for my 2nd or 3rd trip when I will be confident enough to rent a car.
yeah same here, the lack of public transport is really a deal breaker for me

>>2880378
>boogeymen
Go to Canada for your next vacation and try saying that again.
>>2880382
It's not true in Japan, yet.
Keyword yet. Depends if the Jap dickwaving about anti-immigration populism will actually cut off the low-wage infinite scabs glitch pipeline or just make it harder for chinese, koreans and whites to migrate.

>>2880378
>Get over it loser seriously
Saar do not redeem!!! Bloody benchod bastard!
Yeah you reek of shit

>>2880385
>Go to Canada
We are talking about Japan and the supposed subhuman living standards being proposed to foreigners. The fuck are you on about

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> -55% people from China
> but +doubles digits% from everywhere else

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INDIANS GET OUT OF JAPAN!!

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We are under INDIAN INVASION

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Anything wrong with using Klook to reserve train tickets? Price are the official ones as far as I can see. Unless they take a commission right before the payment.

>>2880384
It is possible to take a bus over from Honshu if you wanted to visit Shikoku. In some ways it is unique from the rest of Japan, but it's probably overhyped. For example, the book "Kafka on the Shore" by Murakami really does not resemble Takamatsu very much. Murakami just wanted the most Inaka (rural/remote) place he could think of to set the story.
You can take trains around the island itself. Getting into the mountains it may be beneficial to have a car. People do cycle around Shikoku quite a bit though.

>>2880217
>>2880219
I tried dumping in a /jp/ thread a while ago but my region got range banned for a week half way through. Hopefully don't suffer the same fate this time.

Day 1 (1 of 2)
>Land at the Osaka Airport. Get body searched at customs. Probably due to the country I was visiting previously. Strange welcome to Japan but okay.
>Get a sim card from a vending machine. Get information overloaded at the train station. Ask ChatGPT for guidance. GPT-sensei directs me to the self help kiosks. Buy my Suica Card. I'm a bonified tourist now.
>Riding the train. Hey that place looks cool.
>Check out a shopping center.
>Check out capsule toy shop. Come away with a Black Frost, a Pixie, and a sleeping Frieren. Was cool.
>Check out department store. Marvel at glorious Nippon refrigerator and toilet technology.
>Check out video game section. Find Yakuza. Find Gal Gun. Find promotional cabinets for Pragmata and Idol Master.
>Check out models section. Find Gundam. Find trains. Find Frame Arm Girls. Find Idolmas figurines. Nippon department stores are so much superior compared to the west. Are American department stores even trying?
>Feeling hungry. Get hamburg omurice at an omurice restraunt. Grab a Miruku Tii drink afterwards for 110 yen at a vending machine. Was good. Chill out on the roof of the shopping center.
>Check out a shine off the main gaijin path.
>Pay patronage to the local deities. See shrine maidens. Draw a fortune. Average Luck. Was neat.
>A neko hops onto my lap while taking a break. Warm it up for a while. Later on see it in the lap of another shrine visitor. The slut.
>On the way out, see a couple of honest to god danshi koukousei banchou and their nakama doing some sort of promotional stint. Shit was surreal.

>>2880441
Day 1 (2 of 2)
>Find another shopping center.
>Eat an ichigo crepe. Drink a meron soda. Was good.
>Check out a book store. Find a Medalist promotional video. Find a hand crafted Dungeon Meshi synopsis board. Find a Spy X Family Anya grade 1 teaching book. Find a Holy Shit large amount of BL books.
>Go to a Taito Station. Watch Salarymen play Street Fighter. Watch a couple play Inital D. Watch JCs play Idolmas. Play crane games. Win a large package of pocky. Was fun.
>Visit a Surugaya in Den Den Town.
>Browse retro video game stuff on the first floor.
>Browse figurines on the second floor.
>Browse anime on the third floor.
>Browse R18 doujinshi on the fourth floor. Buy a stack of Comic LO books. The sales clerk isn't phased at my purchase. Welcome to Nippon I guess.
>Check into a business hotel for my first night. Marvel at glorious Nippon space efficiency. Still jetlagged so sleep was mediocre.

>>2880442
Day 2 (1 of 2)
>Have hotel breakfast of eggs, fish, sausage, miso and other Nippon breakfast related things. Wasn't too bad.
>Head over to Nara Park. Buy deer crackers. Molest deer. Get molested by deer. Watch other people get molested by deer. Was great.
>Chill out on a park bench and view the unblossomed cherry trees. Too early in the season for them to have blossomed. Zannen deshita.
>Hike towards the great shrine at the back of the park. The path starts to feel tourist heavy (both Nipponese and the gaijin infestation). Find some remote spots at the back of the shrine that were a bit quieter. Was okay I guess.
>Have lunch at a sushi belt restraunt. Watch sushi go round and round. Stack up 11 plates and a 4000 yen bill. Shit was great.
>Stop at Kizugawa. Head into Rural Nippon to cleanse the touristy feel from Nara Park.
>Wander some neighborhoods. Wait for a train to pass at a rail crossing.
>Find a vending machine in the middle of nowhere. And another. And another. Start to appreciate the prolific nature of Nipponese vending machines. Enjoy a warm miruku kofee from one of them.
>Pass through a cemetery. Climb a mountain to the historical site of a castle long since gone.
>Find a public restroom nearby. Strikingly well maintained. Start to appreciate the prolific nature of Nipponese public restrooms.
>Enjoy the view from a nearby observation platform. See a nearby community center with sports facilities.
>The view of the city. Sun setting. Light wind blowing. Crows cawing. The whack of a tennis racket. The ping of a baseball bat. The sparse cheer of the players. The rail crossing in the distance. A couple JCs practicing the clarinet nearby. Shit was anime.

>>2880443
Day 2 (2 of 2)
>Head back to the station and head over to Uji.
>Try to visit the Nintendo Museum. Tickets only sold online. Online tickets require a Nintendo account. Too much effort. Matakondo.
>Visit a nearby rural Bookoff. Shit was oka- Wait why is there an open access R18 section in this rural bookoff? Aren't these kind of things supposed to be squared away in some back corner? Tonikaku, buy a cute Fujisaka Lyric book to add to my collection.
>Feeling hungry so visit an absolute dive of a diner. Drop my spaghetti while trying to order and get offered the English menu. It has the gaijin tax on it. I order a fried chicken ramen in rich broth. Shit was...kinda bad but still edible. Not what I was expecting for ramen.
>There's no business hotels in Uji so I book one back in Osaka downtown and start making my way back.
>Walk past 3 love hotels and get offered guidance on soaplands/massage parlors twice before realizing that my hotel is right in the middle of Osaka's redlight district.
>Feet are tired and seriously have to piss so I decline the Nii-san's invitations.
>Despite the seedy location, the hotel is still quite reasonable. Once again I appreciate the glorious Nippon space efficiency. The walls were well soundproofed so sleep was good despite being in the middle of downtown.

>>2880444
Day 3 (1 of 2)
>Hotel has no breakfast.
>Grab a croquet at a Family Mart. The breakfast of champions from the store of champions.
>Onwards noble rail steed to Kyoto.
>Check out the Arashima Bamboo Forest. was cool but holy shit the gaijin infestation is bad here.
>Find the garden property of some famous silent film actor or something. Sip some tea while enjoying the view of his gardens. Was okay.
>Head north to some nanchara nanchara shrine. It's starting to look like the shrine visit from yesterday.
>Way in a back find a path that trails along the mountain. See warning signs posted. Beware of Bears. Beware of Snakes. Beware of Bees. Beware of Rockslides. OK...
>Continue onward despite the warnings and find a remote clearing with a spectacular view of the city.
>Intrusive thoughts tell me that this would be a great outdoors sex location.
>Remind myself that I'm not into that kind of fetish so put a pin in that idea.
>It starts raining. The gods must be unhappy with my thoughts.
>Start feeling hungry again. Try an egg beef pork teriyaki burger from a Nippon McDonalds. The fries felt American but the burger was unique. Was interesting.
>Head into the city where it's not raining and chill at the river bank. This too is also infected with gaijin. Shit was not anime.
>Feet are starting to kill me so visit a seedy massage shop.
>Masseuse is not bad looking but has an ookii mune; a far cry from loli looking. Make small talk. Get Nihongo Jouzu'd. Get gaijin taxed for the kimochi option. Was fine I guess.

>>2880445
Day 3 (2 of 2)
>Try a second attempt at ramen at a traditional ramen shop. This seems more like what one would expect of ramen. Finally_Some_Good_Fucking_Food.gif.
>Attempt to visit Nijou castle. Already closed for the day. Matakondo.
>Sun sets. Visit Yasaka shrine. Food stalls are being set up. Still infested by gaijin. Zannen deshita.
>Try a king crab stick from one of the food stalls. I'm not a seafood fan but was passable I guess.
>Decide I'm tired of business hotels so check into a bonifide ryoukan at the edge of the city.
>8 tatami mats of glorious space to relax in.
>Want to try the public bath. Find the bath yukata and sandals. Confirm public bath etiquette with GPT-Sensei. Hotel information website says the bath is empty.
>Public bath is indeed empty. Scrub the travel grime off. Soak my weary bones in the indoor section.
>Other Nipponese start to arrive. Engage in staring contest with the wall. Adopt thinking man's pose to maintain my personnel sense of modesty.
>Get out because I start to feel light headed due to the heat.
>Grab a miruku tee from the first floor vending machine. Relax in the lounge in the lobby watching the river go by while wearing my Nipponese bath yukata and my Nipponese bath sandals and sipping on my Nipponese miruku tee. Truly I have become the Nippon. Was great. Probably would feel more anime with a group of friends or family.
>Observe an ojiisan fall asleep in one of the chairs and take that as my queue to head back to my room as well.
>Sleep was good despite it being a floor futon. Probably due to soaking in the bath.

>>2880446
Day 4 (1 of 2)
>Decide I want a morning bath so head back to the public baths. The staff just finished changing it so it's in pristine condition.
>Soak my weary bones in the outdoor section. Intrusive thoughts point out some good voyeuristic spots across the river for when the bath changes to female.
>Remind myself that I'm not into that kind of fetish so put a pin in that idea.
>Check out the nearby red bridge islands in the middle of the river. Apparently a famous spot from Hibike Euphonium. Neat.jpg.
>Head into town and start to notice other Hibike Euphonium posters and signs. Seems like a large part of the town was featured in it.
>Grab an onigiri, a custard bread and a one bite mixed sandwich set from Lawsons for breakfast. Scrumptious.
>Washed it all down with a vending machine Coca-Cola. Not much to say. It tastes like Coca-Cola.
>Start my pilgrimage to Kiyomizu-dera temple.
>HOLY SHIT there is a lot of people here (both Nipponese and the gaijin infestation).
>There's a stand showcasing old steel monk equipment that is giving people the opportunity to try lifting them.
>Attempt to lift the biggest staff in the middle. It doesn't budge. I am not the one.
>Marvel at the temple infrastructure needed to hold it up on the side of the mountain.
>Read up on the primeval forest behind the temple and how it's closed to the public. Probably for the best given the crowd.
>Appreciate the view of the city. Now I have a view of Kyoto from both the east side and the west side.
>Had a good time despite the large number of tourists.

>>2880448
Day 4 (2 of 2)
>Decide I want beef steak for lunch so drop into a wagyu steak restaurant about half the size of an American hallway.
>See the wagyu beef option and the Kobe beef option beside that costing four times the price of the former.
>Do I really want to spend 5000 yen on 100 grams of beef? It comes in a gold colored bento box so sure why not.
>The meet was buttery, juicy, and delicious, but was it 5000 yen delicious? Debatable. Regardless, was good.
>Head over to Nijou Castle again. Now open except for the inner palace which is closed for remodel. Zannen deshita.
>Join the conga line for the outer palace tour. Appreciate the palace interior architecture and history of Nippon Daimyo and Shogun.
>A solid 6/10 experience, could have been better with less gaijin.
>Realize that I'm starting to slip on my schedule. Take the bullet train to Castle Town Hikone.
>Hikone is not like Kyoto. Everything is closed by 7:00.
>See the glowing white castle of Hikone in the distance while looking for a place to eat.
>Find an open Soba restaurant. Soba's good right?
>Soba is not good. At least cold soba isn't. Was bad. Probably one of the few Nippon foods that I disagree with.
>Check into my business hotel for the night. Notice that it's the same brand as back in Osaka. Guess it must be a franchise.
>The white castle piqued my interest so resolve to visit it tomorrow as I fall asleep.

>>2880449
Day 5 (1 of 2)
>Start the day early. Standard business hotel breakfast.
>To the white castle.
>Moats, bridges, walls, elevation, gates, defensive chokepoints, a bitch'n keep. This is what castles are supposed to be like. Minimal gaijin tourists as well. Shit was great.
>Get a cool panoramic view of the city from the walls of the castle. I can see why it's called a castle town.
>Stroll the plum orchard in the back. They seem to blossom slightly earlier than the cherry trees. Not quite in full bloom. Zannen deshita.
>Head into town.
>See an Okonomiyaki shop. Okonomiyaki is good right?
>Okonomiyaki is great! A 10/10 would eat again experience.
>Let the chef cook it since I didn't have the confidence to use the table top grill but resolve to do so for myself next time.
>Decide to go lakeside.
>Why is there so much garbage here?
>Find a used Tenga. Decide not to touch it.
>Aren't Shiga people supposed to be big on preserving Lake Biwa? Read online and find that most of the tourist areas are on the west bank of the lake. Guess this area doesn't get as much love.

>>2880450
Day 5 (2 of 2)
>Spot a small island in the middle of the lake.
>There's a shine on there isn't there.
>Look it up. Yep. There's a shine on there.
>Realize that I'm falling behind on my schedule so make my way back to the train station and head north towards Kanazawa.
>Transfer at Oomi-Shiotsu Station.
>There is literally nothing here. It's surreal how much nothing is in this place. I have never seem so much nothing in a place in all my travels.
>Feel the urge to explore all this nothing. Realize I would get to Kanazawa way too late if I did. Matakondo.
>Make it to Kanazawa.
>Check into an actual hotel. It's a bit more space than a business hotel. Albeit not much more.
>Lights fading so head into town in search of food.
>Try out Shogun Burger. Kinda reminds me of a 5 Guys but better. Very respectable meal and establishment.
>Sun's fully set but decide to go check out the Higashi Chaya district. It's on every tourist blog so figure it won't be worth visiting during the day.
>The streets are remarkably empty at night and the traditional street lamps lead to a cool ambiance. Was cool.
>Head back to the hotel for the night. Peruse the Comic LO books I bought on day one for a bit and call it a night.

>>2880451
Day 6 (1 of 2)
>Not a business hotel so head to the nearby market for breakfast in the morning.
>Kanazawa is famous for their seafood or something and every stall has fresh fish and the likes.
>Not much of a breakfast seafood fan so decide to go against the grain and get konbini sushi and seafood onigiri for my breakfast.
>Become acutely aware of how much more waste sushi generates and that needs to be carried around. Still do so to maintain the social contract.
>Get sidetracked by a shrine on the way to Kanazawa Castle.
>It has a neat garden/lake area with various small bridges and pathways.
>Converse with the koi population for a short while.
>See a convey of JS out on an expedition. They remind me of platelets from Hataraku Saibou. Cute. Too young to be classified as loli though.
>Head across the bridge to visit Kanazawa Castle
>It has a nice garden but there's no keep. Where is the keep? And what's this huge box on site?
>Turns out the castle burned down twice in the past and efforts to restore it began only very recently.
>Disappointing, but at least the gardens were nice.
>Notice that sometime along the way I lost one of the chopsticks from breakfast that I was carrying with me.
>Forgive me great Nippon for I have broken the social contract and committed the cardinal sin of littering.
>Get over it and decide to visit a shrine known for torii gates.
>Notice a concerningly large number of JK and come to find the shrine is also heavily dedicated to love and matchmaking.
>I doubt the gods would be happy with me if I asked them for a loli so decide to head onwards into the city.
>Step into a curry shop and order some bonified Nipponese katsu curry. Quite enjoyable. The stew like consistency makes it stand out compared to typical western curry.
>Try to visit a Lashinbang but find it closed. You have failed me Google in saying that it is open today.
>Try to visit a few more stores but realize yet again I am slipping on my schedule.

>>2880452
Day 6 (2 of 2)
>At this point I realize I didn't book nearly enough time to appreciate the number of areas I planned to visit.
>Cut my time short in Kanazawa and resign myself to spending no more than one day at each remaining stop on my trip.
>Arrive at Matsumoto station and admire the giant Godzirra statue on the overpass.
>Visit the local Bookoff to make up for missing the Lashinbang in Kanazawa.
>Damn. This place is stacked. I guess this Bookoff is called a Super Bazaar for a reason.
>It doesn't matter if you're /a/, /c/, /e/, /fa/, /g/, /h/, /k/, /lit/, /m/, /n/, /o/, /po/, /sp/, /tg/, /u/, /v/, or /vr/. This place has you covered.
>New and retro games, anime and manga of all genres and eras, card games, board games, figurines, mecha, mecha musume, trains, hentai, fashion, toys, musical instruments, cars, tech. The list goes on and on and on.
>There's even a drone academy flight field on the top floor.
>The freedom to pursue any interest, no matter how niche, to whatever ludicrous end it may take you; truely the epitome of Otaku'ism.
>No dedicated /l/ section but impulse buy a cute Misao. comic book from the /h/ section regardless.
>Definitely a highlight of the trip.
>Get accosted by a restaurant tout on the way to the hotel. Somewhat apprehensive but he's a Nippon so sure why not. It can't be a Nigerian scam right?
>Turns out it's just a group of daigakusei kids trying to cater to the gaijin crowd.
>The food is kinda meh and overpriced for what it is (hamburg on rice) but hey, they're social, eager, and speak limited but functional English.
>Tell them about my travels and adventures. They tell me about their ambitions and life in Japan.
>The cute waiter asks me what my favorite nippon word is. Draw a blank, but eventually stumble upon Ashita. Get Nihongo Jouzu'd for my efforts. Was good overall.
>Finally make my way to my hotel for the night.
>Spend the rest of the evening on /v/ in the Idolmas thread showing off the merch I saw at Bookoff.

>>2880454
Day 7 (1 of 2)
>Briefly think of hitting the baths in the morning but decide against it since I know I have limited time.
>Strike out into the city and see the Black Castle in the distance.
>Admire a samurai outfit at the entrance of the castle.
>Grab a aloe vera and white grape drink from the vending machine before heading towards the keep. Shit was spectacular. Will have to try and find them when I get home.
>Watch a pair of staff-san dressed as a lord and lady offering photos to tourists as I finish my drink.
>Make my way towards the black castle. It's quite a sight to behold up close.
>Lots of history to take in, with the castle changing hands from many notable Nipponese historical figures and being pivotal in many historical battles.
>Lots of lore about gunpowder, rifles, and cannons as well. This seems to be one of the first castles where they were recognized for their strategic importance.
>The interior's cool as well with lots of small details like a hidden dark floor between the second and fourth floor and a tiny shrine placed up in the rafters at the top floor for lore reasons.
>In the dimness of the interior, I could see how tales of ninja and their stealth prowess came to be.
>Overall had a grand time at the castle. In terms of castles, probably tied for first with Hikone in my opinion.
>On the way out. See an exhibit showcasing the 50 or so surviving castles across Japan. Will have to visit more of them on my next visit.
>Take a wander over to some street famous for it's frog merch. Get greeted by a giant frog ninja statue.
>Seems like some small shop alley with trinkets and baubles for sale. Was kinda neat.
>Try a chocolate filled Taiyaki. Was quite good. Would probably treat myself to it regularly if I lived here.
>Chill out at the mini river. Not a lot of tourists here so quite nice.

>chatgpt and /v/ on vacation
Grimdark but good you enjoyed bro

>>2880455
Day 7 (2 of 2)
>Realize I need actual food so step into a rural diner.
>Order a pork katsu combo. Probably the least exciting meal of my trip but still good.
>My limited schedule drags me back to the station.
>Do a double take as I walk past a pudding vending machine, a gyoza vending machine and a cheese cake vending machine. Truly there is a vending machine for everything in Japan.
>Get off the train at Kofu; the last stop before Tokyo.
>Get on a bus to my hotel. Realize it's the west bound variant instead of the eastbound one. Ah well this takes me near a local Onsen and I didn't get to bathe this morning.
>Once again enamored by how rural the rural parts of Nippon feel.
>Onsen is closed for today and tomorrow due to plumbing problems. Zannen deshita. I guess it wasn't meant to be.
>Decide to visit a local shrine instead. Not a soul in site; well off the touristy path. Almost feel bad defiling the place with my presence.
>See some extremely complicated proofs posited on wooden plaques above the Chozuya. Seeems like this shrine is dedicated towards academia.
>No longer in academia so no need to pray here. Matakondo.
>Sun is starting to set so take the right bus this time and hop into a local diner on the way to the hotel.
>Order an Oyakodon (The bowl, not the threesome option from a soapland) and some teriyaki egg rolls.
>Drop by the toilet before my food arrives and am greeted with the smallest restroom I have seen in my life.
>I know that some Japanese public restroom can make airplane restrooms feel spacious but this one literally has a 14" gap to get to the urinal.
>Truly Nipponese space efficiency is on another level compared to the rest of the world.
>The food was good although the raw egg was a bit of an experience. Regardless, was tasty.
>Check in to my business hotel for the night and reflect on my journey as well as the fact that I will be heading home in 2 days.
>Will have to book more time next time I come here.

>>2880457
Day 8 (1 of 2)
>Melon Pan and Ham and Egg sandwich for breakfast.
>While Kofu castle is also keepless, the grounds with all the walls and elevation differences was cool regardless. A nice view of the city at the top and sometimes Mt. Fuji can be seen on clear days.
>Today was not a clear day. Zannen deshita.
>Weigh my options and decide I want more time in Tokyo than in Kofu. So make my way to the station.
>Feel like I didn't give Kofu enough time. Matakondo.
>Land at Shinjuku Station.
>Get greeted by a Re:Zero banner of Rom, Rem, and Emiliya promoting a pachinko parlor.
>Perhaps if Vegas started catering towards weebs they might be able to revive their failing city.
>Strange thought, but okay.
>See a 4 story McDonalds in a tiny triangular plot of land.
>Feeling hungry so pop into a sushi belt restaurant. This place is clearly a tourist trap but I have yen to burn so ma ii ka.
>Rack up 8 plates this time but a bill twice as expensive as the previous place.
>Browse various stores and shopping malls. Kinda a blur in my memories here, but do recall stumbling across a Puyo Puyo pop up store along my travels. Was neat.

>>2880459
Day 9 (1 of 2)
>Dawn of the final day.
>Have a convenience store breakfast for one last time (Chicken Katsu Sandwich, Taiyaki, Onigiri and Miruku Tii).
>Wasn't quite enough so grab a few donuts from Mr. Donut shortly after. They're better than the West somehow.
>Realize that I will be going through western customs within 24 hours with several cultured books about young girls on my person.
>Start to panic and begin looking for places I can offload these dangerous contraband.
>Try a Melon Books in Akihabara.
>Browse a copy of Prototype Lolita before working up the courage to ask the front desk if they buy used books.
>"Dame desu". Makes sense since it seems like a place for newer releases.
>Read up of a Mandrake Comics and a heavy Otaku presence in Nakano.
>Make my way over there and am met with a metaphorical garbage pile; partially in a good way and partially in a bad way.
>Feels like a place where you go to find retro stuff or fads that have long since gone out of style.
>Don't find much quality content but do find a set of vintage Aki Uchiyama comics. Not quite Hideo Azuma level of retro, but pretty darn close.
>Seems like each Mandrake Book store is different with each offering different services. These ones don't seem to offer buy back counters.
>Drop by a Takoyaki stall on the way back to the station.
>They say that burning your mouth while eating takoyaki is part of the experience.
>Burn my mouth while eating the takoyaki.
>Enjoyed it despite the high temperature.

>>2880460
Day 9 (2 of 2)
>Check out Shibuya. Get lost in the overpasses and underpasses. This place requires multidimensional navigation. Google maps can't save you here despite their best efforts.
>See the Shibuya Scramble. Marvel at how so many people can coexist in such a condensed area.
>Chart a course to a local book store using Google Maps. Find a literal hole in the ground. The place feels like a damp dark cave.
>Finally find a place dedicated to /l/; an entire wall filled with Comic LO monthly editions dating back to early 2000s.
>Refrain from impulse buying the whole wall and remind myself that I will be traveling through western customs in 24 hours.
>Ask the store clerk if they buy used books here.
>"Dame desu". Struck out again
>Read of another Mandrake Comics in Akihabara. This one seems to have dedicated rebuy counters on the first floor.
>They do, but the cute sales clerk informs me that there's an hour long wait to service.
>Do some quick Googling and realize I won't make my flight if I wait.
>"Jikan ja nai desu"
>Wish I had went to this store first.
>Weigh my options.
>Eventually decide to not risk customs and discard my books in a store restroom.
>Forgive me great Nippon for I have broken the social contract and committed the cardinal sin of littering.
>Get over it and make my way to the airport.
>Get questioned in the waiting room regarding which flight I came to Japan on. Kinda strange but okay. Was probably due to the country I was visiting previously.
>Back across the pond customs waves me through without so much as a glance my direction.
>fml. Should have risked running the books.

Overall a 10/10 experience and am looking to visit again next year.

>>2880461
What was the country you were visiting previously?

Any recommendations for what to do in Osaka?

>>2880466
Go to universal studio~!

>>2880358
I like J-Fashion and Yukio Mishima.

>>2880466
Liberty Osaka (Human Rights Museum) and Mitsu Park

>>2880461
>Overall a 10/10 experience and am looking to visit again next year.
Hylic goycattle.
>>2880470
>I like J-Fashion and Yukio Mishima.
Flamboyant homosexual.

>>2880466
>Osaka Castle
>Shinsekai and eat the kushikatsu there.
>Dendentown if you like video games and anime.
>Dotonbori is like their Times Square. Lots of restaurants.
>Shinsaibashi is the live music area.
>Minoh Falls is just outside Osaka, nice hike to a waterfall.

Osaka Prefecture Event Information
https://www.walkerplus.com/event_list/ar0727/

Airalo or Ubigi for eSIM mobile data?

>>2880493
I use Ubigi but Airalo is probably fine too

>>2880173
So anyone with opinions/interesting unknown things about Shikoku?

>>2880495
I did the 88 temples circuit by foot. It was pretty dope. Shikoku is lowkey good for begpacking because you can sleep in some temples for free. I hitchhiked a couple of times. Apparently the ice udon is famous, it was alright

>>2880495
It’s inconvenient that, on JR lines in Shikoku, Suica, ICOCA, and other nationwide transportation IC cards can only be used around Takamatsu Station.

>>2880485
The Fear Exhibition seems interesting, has anyone went there?

>>2880388
Anon was saying Indians are a boogeyman, they are a very real nation destroyer. Canada is already terminally jeeted

>>2880496
>88 temples circuit
I'd do it if I had more time but if I go I'll probably just hit the interesting temples on the north half of the island

>>2880497
Don't they have their own card though?

>>2880495
QRD:
Takamatsu has Udon, a ferry to Megi Island, an island where Momotaro fought ogres.
Tokushima has Naruto whirlpools, vine bridges nearby. Cool city center imo. Their Awa Odori festival is worth it if you can time your trip for it.
Matsuyama has very highly regarded onsen.
Kochi is the most remote and pretty of them all IMO. You can eat whale there.

>>2880467
This and the aquarium.
It is the one place where I mostly only plan to binge on the food and just wander around.

>>2880470
extremely based

>>2880511
JR Shikoku is a small company and doesn't have the financial resources to issue its own transit IC card. So, you should purchase the "ALL SHIKOKU Rail Pass."

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>>2880266
I didnt stay at hostels or capsule hotels, i stayed in mid range hotels and a high end ryokan in hakone. i bought a few snacks at konbinis, but largely went to sit down restaurants. i had a wonderful time

>>2880398
should be fine. i would say tinker with the Smart EX app and see if you can get better prices, there are "hidden" discounts that come up based on how far/close you are to the departure date, and sometimes klook doesnt show these

Japan's Longest Bus Route
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq5QOOmM4iY

>>2880479
NTA but basically the same question. I already went to Osaka 3 years ago and did your list, other than the Minoh Falls which I’ll do this time.
What are some daytrips that are not Kobe, Kyoto, Himeji and Nara that I already did? Speaking of Nara, everyone goes to the deer park and temple grounds for obvious reasons, but I feel like there should be some hidden gems in that prefecture. Thinking of visiting Imaicho, seems very comfy and photogenic.
Any hidden gems?
I'll probably do Koya, though I expect it to be over-touristy, and I'm kinda fed up with Buddhist temples, but whatever.

>>2880346
Not that anon, but did a year in language school in 2024.
Unless you are really good at sticking to self study, doing a couple hours per day, the school is of course a winner by far. I mean its 5 days X 4 hours a week, for 40 weeks of that year. The school I went to at least, felt like the curriculum was well designed too.
So it's great from a simple study time/quality study perspective. But by far the biggest potential (because you need to put in the effort still) benefit is that you are in Japan while learning it, so it's reinforcing everything while you learn and you can easily access situations to need to use it, greatly increasing acquisition.

I'm an autist who sucks at holding a conversation in English, let alone Japanese, and even I progressed a lot, from essentially 0 to passing N3 in that year. That's not a brag as it's not super hard and I know many people do better. But I didn't conversate nearly as much as I could and should have, so if you put in the hard yards, the awkward situations and going out of your way to practice, you can get 5+ years of self study worth done in 1 year.

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The Sanyo-San'in Area Pass or the JR West Rail Pass seem like very good deal at 23/26K JPY for 7 days. I might slurp.

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German guy in my hostel just had the owner call the police because he lost 15,000€ while drinking last night
Which one of you faggots did it?

>>2880562
lmao what a dumbass

>>2880566
I suspect he's a newfag that got rocked at Kabukichō. Many such cases.
Best I can guess is they got him on a bottle and got his card

>>2880562
what is he doing in a hostel if he had 15k?

>>2880558
Thanks for sharing your experience, were you working part time while studying or did you have enough money saved up to study for the year?

>>2880562
Fucking g*rms and their 500€ bills. Serves them right. I always have to deal waiting in line in the supermarket in touristy areas when thjese FAGGOTS churn out a 500€ bill to the cashier that freaks out, just to pay 25€ of groceries.
They can go fuck themselves.

>>2880570
Probably being frugal. If I only had 15k in savings, I'd stay in hostels too

>>2880576
I had saved up. Combine that with yen being weak and Japan being a cheap place to live, the money went far.
But a couple friends I made at the school worked part time. You are allowed to do up to 24 hours a week, but they didn't need to do that much.
It's a trade off, you lose time socialising elsewhere and restrict freedom of travelling when you want, but 1 friend also found that job to really really help his Japanese acquisition as he had some good Japanese coworkers.
Some people were working the full amount (probably more desu) and it clearly affected their school time and left them with no free time. If you need to work a bunch to stay there, I'd say delay another year to save instead.
So overall, if you can save so that you don't NEED to work, but then find a part time job with like 1 shift a week, that'd be best of both worlds I'd say. Also would mean you can try and find a good position, not just ANY job.

>>2880313
>silent discrimination
it's not silent lil bro, try reading my post again. I'm not running back home, I'm choosing not to live in Japan. and yes, I'm discriminating against the brown people that are invading Japan at a massive scale

>>2880346
I'll echo what the other guy said. do not make the mistake of a lot of others who go to language school with a tourist or poor N5 level. it is a complete waste of money and time. the classes are fully in japanes and it's very awkward when you don't understand the teacher saying "please sit down" or "open your book" etc. I think language school really benefits those who are at least N4+ and are willing to self study - these people who pay attention in class and study outside of class, in addition to all the immerse you get living in the country, excel like a rocket in the language

>>2880585
>>2880592
Thanks lads, out of curiosity what school did you attend?

>>2880592
I don't give a shit about your time at language school but I'm going to be in Fukuoka for a week in July. What's some shit worth seeing there? I sort of have a vague idea of an overnight trip to Nagasaki via shinkansen and a day trip to Kitakyushu but not much else.

>>2880593
The best way to improve your Japanese is to make Japanese friends.

>>2880595
Fukuoka is like a day visit vibe. There’s literally nothing to do other than eating. Too tame for big name cities. You can try their original ichiran ramen tho

>>2880554
If I went back to Osaka I'd probably spend most of my time in the areas I listed. But here's a few I can think of.
Iga is about an hour away and has a Ninja museum which is cool if you are into that.
Japan's baseball season is in full swing, Koshien Stadium is the site of their big national high school tournament and the Hanshin Tigers which has the loudest fan base. Pretty fun, good food and beer to be had.
The Daisen Kofun is the equivalent of the Great Pyramids in Japan. Ancient massive tombs of emperors litter the South of Osaka. This is the biggest one.
The locals seem to favor tourism around the Umeda station. I havent spent a lot of time there the Umeda Sky Building is near there. Speaking of tall buildings, the Abeno Harukas has an elevator to the top. Pretty great view of the city from up there. I recommend it.
The Osaka History museum is near Osaka Castle IIRC, I found it interesting. There's also an Art museum near the Zoo. Tennoji temple is neat. There's a Mega Don Quijote near there.

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>>2880608
Oh right, forgot about tall buildings, might be nice on the evening for some night photography, which I'm into. I'll check the ones you suggested, thanks. Is there a building in Osaka like the Mori Tower in Roppongi that has an open deck? This was my favorite one, not being behind a glass.
Being up there on the helipad I felt like I was the John motherfucking McLane in Nakatomi plaza.

>>2880603
>The best way to improve your Japanese is to make Japanese friends.
Nah nanpa is

>>2880513
>Megi Island
Seems interesting. I'll pencil it in, maybe do Ogi too.
>Tokushima
I looked into all that stuff and most of it isn't my cup of tea. I've seen the whirlpools in the Niagara River in Canada so they wouldn't have much novelty.
>Matsuyama has very highly regarded onsen
Problem is it's a huge tourist trap and the region has so many other smaller onsens I'd rather go there
>Kochi
Can't really justify doing the south. I never went to Kumamoto in Kyushu either. If I went a third time I might do the south of both islands via ferry.

>>2880523
Yeah that's what I was planning on doing.


What's anyone's opinions of Awaji Island?

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>>2880554
>What are some daytrips
arima onsen is just over an hour on a bus from umeda, nice lil onsen town
hikone is a nice town with a castle that can be visited in about 1 1/2 hours on an express train from umeda iirc
uji, technically apart of kyoto i think but its a nice area. has the temple on one of the coins, also famous for green tea
you can go to the other parts of nara further out from the park such as horyuji (temple with the oldest wooden buildings in the world) or the heijo palace park site where there are some restorations museums and archaeology of nara back to when it was the capital of japan also the spot where abe was assassinated a few years ago is right outside the train station there
i also did a daytrip to amanohashidate from osaka which is one of the original three views of japan but it was kinda boring and took a few hours to get there so not really worth it

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>>2880662
Thanks anon. I might add Hikone, I couldn't do it last time I was in kyoto. Might also add the Chibuku-shima on Lake Biwa, I guess both will keep me busy for a full day. I'll look into Uji and southern Nara.
Also for something completely different, I never did Kobe, nor am I particularly interested in the city, but it definitely has some Honk-Kongesque kinoviews being squeezed between the sea and mountains. Doing one of the two ropeways (there's also a 3rd one but accessible from the other side of the mountain range) is the obvious thing to do, but surely there's some good hidden gem hiking trail hidden in there? Maybe going from one ropeway to the other?
https://maps.app.goo.gl/DeZZ9YkQ89oY7vm29

>>2880607
Considering I managed to fill a week in and around Kofu without getting bored I doubt Fukuoka is lacking things to do in and around the city. I'll consider the ichiran thing for one meal though, so thank you for that.

>>2879837
First ever international vacation for me, les than a month to go now.

I will be staying about a week in Kyoto, which I'll be entering via Osaka. Anyone got recs for things theyd recommend? Im into good food, bars, any sort of alt club/bar, and things of historical interest. Not really into big touristy things. Thank you!

>>2880358
I love introverted people

>>2880662
>>2880682
This trip, I visited Maibara during my shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka. Has a really nice temple garden, walks around the hill. I didn't have time but you can take the local train to Hikone as well, plenty there to see too.

>>2880592
>>2880593
>I'll echo what the other guy said. do not make the mistake of a lot of others who go to language school with a tourist or poor N5 level.
Huh? As that other anon, I literally did not say that. I even said I went with near 0 level knowledge. So did the friends I made.
It went very well for us, even from the beginning.
Classes are essentially all in Japanese, but they had just a small amount of English to help in the level 0 class, get us on our feet and really going. As long as you aren't literally retarded, it's fine to start from basically 0.

>>2880593
I went to Kudan, near Suidobashi in Tokyo. Great school, with friendly teachers, and a fairly simple spot to get to from many areas of Tokyo.
10/10 would recommend.

>>2880642
>ALL SHIKOKU Rail Pass
If you plan to travel around Shikoku—visiting Matsuyama, Takamatsu, Tokushima, and Kochi—using the JR Pass, you’ll definitely get your money’s worth.

Is it true Akihabara is dying or is that just twitter doomers?

>>2880728
>Aki
>Dying
Can't kill what's already dead, 'real' Aki for weebs died in like early 2010's

So with shitty n5/tourist japanese, can I still talk somehow with people to learn it or will they just be very akward about it? Like going in a restaurant and trying to order in japanese. I don‘t mind if they talk to me in english

>>2880577
There is no 500€ billion anymore, only 200€ so it is suprising you still see them

>>2880642
Wild monkeys live on Awaji Island and Shodoshima, and the local zoos feed them to attract them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsxYH2XQQCg

where are some actually good electronic music shops in japan? all I could find searching online were the standard performative artsy venues you find in every european mudhut, with mostly foreign releases. which is really strange considering all the genres that basically only japan cares about (any hardcore, noise, trance etc). ins't there any place where I can find these scenes? do they really just show up at comiket once a semester and never more?

>>2880728
i heard theyre going to redevelop that area and change it entirely....

>>2880728
Akihabara is fine don't listen to doomer retards

>>2879821
Yeah

i want to explore abandoned places....is this a good idea in japan? anyone have experience?

>>2880749
find a local tour guide who does that as a hobby, start with #廃墟 on xitter.
DO NOT BE A NIGGER and DO NOT BRING BACK "SOUVENIRS"

>>2880755
You will not be getting BDSM delivery services unless you can communicate in Japanese or have an interpreter present with you, second, APA hotel doesn't accept deliveries besides fast food, go to a love hotel, there are SM flavored rooms too, retard.

>>2880749
>good idea
No probably not, I imagine along with fines, they could try for an actual charge and deport you as well. Especially if they say you damaged anything.
But I can recommend Gluck Kingdom in Hokkaido if you do, was very interesting.
and along the lines of what this dude says >>2880751 just be respectful of the place, try to keep it in a condition where it can be explored by others well into the future.

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>Europe
:(

>Europe, but Japan
:O

>>2880797
almost as big as my dick

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>>2880727
Would Shikoku be worth it if touring it by train? Meaning I'll stay alongside the coastline. I imagine accessing the inner mountains without renting a car is a bit nightmarish, as it always is when it comes to mountains.
I already did the Shimamani Kaido, and definitely would be up for something similar for a day or two, alongside a coastal area. As long as there's not too much traffic/there are enough cycle lines.

>>2880570
>solo travel
>want to meet people and do things

>>2880801
Just as a fun thought exercise, I added up how long it would take to do that assuming you wanted to navigate the entire coastline of Shikoku, and it came out to 18 hours. I don't know if anyone has ever done this on purpose.
That said there is an interior train line called the Dosan line that cuts through the middle of the island and through the mountains, so you could get that number down.
Since you seem to like cycling, this website may be a good resource:
https://cycling-island-shikoku.com/en/route_en.html

Reminder any time you talk shit about Saizeriya's food, you are talking shit about imported European food products, especially if you are a Spanish tourist in Japan. The Japanese are actually getting pissed over Spain not being to get their shit together on African swine fever, that they are demanding Saizeriya immediately switch to Portuguese pork.

>Saizeriya temporarily suspended the sale of menus using raw ham. The outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), a livestock epidemic, has been confirmed in Spain, and the import of pork and processed products from the country has stopped. We are considering switching production areas, but the reopening date is undecided at this time.

>Portugal is currently free from African Swine Fever (ASF), having successfully eradicated the disease in the early 1990s after it was endemic from 1960 to the mid-1990s. The country maintains strict veterinary surveillance and is recognized for its proactive control measures following major outbreaks in 1957 and 1960

https://x.com/nikkei/status/2052583155228364827

>>2880728
Some Japanese claim Ikebukuro is replacing Akihabara as the #1 otaku town, but Ikebukuro still mainly caters to female otaku.

>>2880728
Takadanobaba has the potential to become the next Akihabara if Waseda University students start to become more geeky and nerdy

>>2880841
Has anyone ever talk shit about Saizeriya in here? Cafe Gusto is better (because I didn't have a Saizeriya in the towns I lived in).
Japan routinely spergs out about imported meat. Comes from being an island I guess.

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Man, the Tokyo Expressway must be absolutely kino to drive at night.

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>>2880858
Yeah maybe.

>>2880858
i thought about renting a car and just driving around at night, anyone do that or is renting a car annoying

>>2880866
You'll want to sign up for an international loicense unless your from a drive on the left side of the road country that has an agreement with Japan somehow. My dad signed up for one because he likes to drive, but we ended up taking trains everywhere.
I'm from a drive on the right side country, and my friend was from England. One night my brain was shutoff and I started driving down the wrong side, he kept saying "left"... "Left"... "Left!" and I was like wtf did we leave? Then I realized.

>>2880727
My plan is land -> Osaka -> Tokushima -> Kagawa -> Ehime -> Tokyo

I'd be spending ~14/~19 days on the island (± 1 day since I haven't bought anything and could either land on the 4th or the 5th of January and leave on either the 22nd or 23rd) and so I'd probably get a lot out of it even without going to Kochi.

>>2880733
>Wild monkeys
No thanks. I don't need to get slashed by monkey claws covered in poo.

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>>2880874
>I started driving down the wrong side, he kept saying "left"... "Left"... "Left!" and I was like wtf did we leave?
wwww

Is it worth visiting Hokkaido in winter or is it too snowy and cold to do anything?

>>2880911
late winter is great for skiing

Confidence at an all time high when japanese lady i was with could get the condom on because it was to small..
So I had to go to the lawson to get the bigger ones...

>>2880925
cringe
asians dont care care about size. they care about hardness

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When in Japan, do not recline your seat

>>2880938
On my flight I asked the guy behind me if he minded if I reclined a bit and he looked at me like I had leprosy, then when I reclined a single tick he complained to the stewardess

>>2880946
>the virgin ask for single tick vs the chad no fucks given all the way back

>>2880592
what this anon is failing to understand is that he went to a scammy language school. a good school will unilaterally demand that their students are at N5-N4 level and have 6mo's of documented japanese study abroad(either through JLPT score or proven class attendance)

the schools like the one you went to are applying that requirement only to brownoids. they're typically full of nepalese, jeets, and westerners with a few chinese and viet's. everyone but the westerners has attended japanese classes for 6mo's - they don't apply this rule to westerners because they know we can pay and want the money.

go to a good school that costs more and has a majority of Asian(NOT JEET/NEPALI/BANGLADESHI) students, they will probably try to make sure you're at N5/N4 before.

but yeah everything else you said about japan sucking for foreigners is kinda spot-on. basically if you're sensitive to sticking out or being scrutinized it's gonna suck for you. won't apply if you're low-inhib for any reason. personally, I cope with it by being a chronic drunk.

>>2880959
there's no good schools retard. you can't learn a foreign language in a school. it's categorically retarded

>>2880960
true, a language school should basically just be a way to get boots on the ground and be shuttled into university. that's what the schools i'm talking about do, they help chinese and vietnamese people pass the uni entrance exams and bump them up to N2-N1 through rote-learning.

you basically have to do the actual language learning on your own, but the school will help by giving you a place to drill for 6h/day and sponsoring your visa so you can prepare for uni entrance onshore. on the other hand, the scam schools are visa-farms for low-skill work and don't give you the required language practice or a good environment to do it in.

>>2880961
the guy who does 2 hours a day study (immersion + dictionary) and 4 hours a day nanpa will be better than the guy who does 6 hours a day in school. and less likely to burn out/quit

>>2880960
>>2880961
With some of the astronomically retarded stuff said in these threads, it genuinely makes me wonder if there's a bunch of people that hang out here just to be retarded, in hopes it will scare people off from going to Japan?

>>2880960
>>2880963
No normal person is going to learn actual grammar/sentence structure listening to random conversations in the wild, or having terrible broken conversations. Without a strong base to work from.

>>2880961
Then this this stupid nigger saying the chinks cramming for N2 is good schooling. So many of those retards have no actual skill at using the language like a real person, they can understand test style questions and lots of Kanji. Pointless.

>>2880946
>asking
bro you paid for a seat that reclines, recline it
Also why this Jap angry >>2880938 shinkansen seats have fucktons of room

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>>2880947

>>2880965
you're not good if all you do is listen to some douche bag tell you what to memorize. and the shit said in class is an arbitrary subset of language that's practically self-contained. not to mention schoolcels shit their pants whenever a native has a real conversation. You can try to plan and telegraph a real conversation from the comfort of your classroom but everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face by real life

>>2880959
lmao my cousin attends a language school right now and none of this is true

Is there much to do in Fukuoka, or is it just a decent hub for exploring kyushu?
Flights are cheap so I was considering flying in from Tokyo and spending a night there before heading over to Kyoto.

Ok so what are these mythical 'good schools', because I'm applying to places right now for that tasty longer visa

How is the insect and spider density between September and December?

Anyone have any advice for solo travel in Tokyo? Fun things to do? I'll likely go to a show or two, buy some clothes, maybe a baseball game, maybe some weeb stores. But I'm wondering if anons have some lesser known recommendations. Or good fashion recommends that are unique to japan

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Did you guys know that you can order Matsuya's tonjiru (pork and vegetable soup) as a single Item?

When you are on your way home from drinking and get that "Man, I really want some ramen" craving, just hold back that desire for ramen, and instead, order a side of Matsuya's tonjiru for 240 Yen, which is heartily loaded with ingredients and plenty of vegetables, so you will feel a lot less guilty the next morning.

https://www.matsuyafoods.co.jp/english/menu/sidemenu/index.html

https://www.matsuyafoods.co.jp/english/menu/sidemenu/sidemenu_tonjiru_hp_240716.html

>>2880993
apply for the cheapest visa factory you can find
>>2880999
go to a used clothing store, go to all of the used stores like hardoff bookoff etc

Still torn between taking an hotel near Dotonbori, or near the central train station. One one hand I'll mostly do daytrips from Osaka, so the train station makes more sense, on the other hand being near the cool districts will make me go out to do night photography.
The solution is to have Godzilla destroy everything so they rebuild the station exactly where it should be.

>>2880993
No such thing, literally just read more lmao. This means comprehensible input btw, whitenoising for 1000 hours is just as much a waste of time as 1000 hours of Duolingo or lessons or whatever. If you aren't comprehending something, think about what the obstacle is and address it on a case by case basis.
>erm that won't let you speak more doe
Use your brain and have more comprehensible conversations then. Dumbass.
If you're just picking a language school for the visa then do JET/teach English instead. Get a stipend to stay in the country instead of paying out the nose for the privledge. Not like those have any standards either, nor are they good pay, but the stipend at least offsets the cost a bit for your desperate ass.

>>2881011
>This means comprehensible input btw, whitenoising for 1000 hours is just as much a waste of time as 1000 hours of Duolingo or lessons or whatever.
All input is a collection of sentences. Yes, certain content repeats the same words and sticks to a certain domain of words, but it is RNG if a given sentence is i+1 comprehensible or not. Nothing is completely incomprehensible as long as you know the basics, especially if there is a corresponding visual component
By the same logic a richfag sitting in a language school is better off hypothetically than teaching english with that time, especially with how shit the yen. I taught English for a couple of weeks and quit, the psychological toil is too much. If it was a 15 hr a week job OK I guess

>>2881023
I recommend using your brain more. It's a good habit to learn, and it's never too late. It will help in every facet of your life. Even in reading and responding to posting on antisocial media.

>>2881025
sick zinger breh

>>2881008
There's a lot of stuff near Dotonbori, I'd stay there.

>>2881008
Namba station is also a good hub, honestly.
And if you need to go to osaka station it's only like 15-20m by subway I think.
Just make sure you avoid rush hour when planning.

>>2880999
I remember Sukajans (kinda like Ryan Gosling's scorpion jacket) were big when I was there. Ueno station has lots of little stalls IIRC.
The next 3 are all near each other:
Shibuya has the scramble and lots of restaurants/shops.
Omotesando/Harajuku is the fashion district of Tokyo. Omotesando has the high end designers, Harajuku has the more quirky stuff.
Shinjuku has Piss Alley and Golden Gai for eating and drinking. Go into a bar in the Red Light distrcit with a foreign tout if you like getting roofied and robbed.

>>2881008
Do Dotonbori, if the price is roughly the same – there's no "central" station in Osaka, and no real advantage to being near it since it's all so spread out anyway compared to Tokyo. Plus, having a place next to the nightclub district makes pulling easier.

>>2881008
>>2881030
this anon has it right, stay near namba station, its about a 5ish minute walk to dotonbori, so you get the best of both being near the train and walking close to cool stuff

>>2880976
>a decent hub for exploring kyushu
Mostly this. There's some really REALLY good ramen places and a few of the typical castles and parks you'd expect anywhere, but it's best as city to chill out in and do day trips from.

>>2880960
>you can't learn a foreign language in a school
dliflc comprehensively teaches languages in a year thoughever

>>2881011
>just do JET so you have zero time to learn the language dead tired from being a dancing monkey all day
you faggots give such bad advice you have to be israeli saboteurs or something

>>2880970
Frankly sounds like you just had a bad experience at a school, that was probably mostly your fault, and now blame the schools for it.
Reminds me of the guy who was in my level 0 class, and turns out he had been there for 2 semesters before the rest of us. Blaming the school for his inability to actually try and learn. Still basically refusing to try Japanese pronunciation of most things.
>the shit said in class is an arbitrary subset of language that's practically self-contained.
Well it's more like 'Textbook Japanese'. So no it's not perfect, at the same time though, designing a class around an ever evolving 'on the street' usage is only going to be more out of touch as time goes on than starting from book Japanese. Given all the casual/slang does come from real Japanese that is the best starting point.
It's kind of like the saying "Gotta know the rules to break them". It works much better to learn proper Japanese in class and then practice with people for 'real' Japanese.
>schoolcels shit their pants whenever a native has a real conversation.
The same as (less than) a self educated person. The only getting around that is talking to people, which literally everyone always suggests to do as much as possible while at the school.

>>2880993
While you should mostly ignore the above 'schools are shit' retard, I do agree with his point about avoiding schools with jeets.
Though I'd also say the same for the ones with lots of chinese unless your Kanji knowledge is very high, I have heard a lot of people say they start with much higher kanji expectations in schools that are largely chinese students. They also are often the N2-Uni factories the other anon mentions, where they just cram in a test passing style, not for real language use.
There is a Japanese website that literally shows you school demographics. I went with Kudan because it had a real big mix, but high european numbers. Fewer undesirable jeet types, not too many chinks, not too many americans.

>>2881055
>There is a Japanese website
Do you, have a link or a name for it...?
(Please)

>>2881056
Oh, yeah, was gonna say I'd look, but then ran out of characters.
So I was already looking. Here it is.
https://www.nisshinkyo.org/search/area.php?lng=1&area=%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD#terms
Can't fully remember how all the filtering works. But at worst you can click into the individual schools for whatever area of the country you want and it tells you the demographics.
Seems Kudan has changed a little, for the worse, unfortunately. But is still a mix of people.

>>2880976
It's a good base for western Kyushu when combined with a rail pass but there is nothing particularly unique or interesting about the city itself

The Bon dance season runs from now through the end of November.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eYXFkGdzgo

>>2881065
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nja0Obgg2gU
Japanese summer fesitvals own. Consider yourself lucky if you stumble onto one.