Japan General

I'm moving to Hakodate in 6 days.
Any advice for a first-timer to Japan?

>>1184990
bring warm clothes, it's cold in Winter

>>1184991

I'm from Chicago, so while we don't get as much snow, the temperature gets just as low as it does there. I'm used to freezing my ass off.

Practicing (dutch) fine artist (traditional media) with a degree in museum curation here

how is art scene like in Japan?
are there still traditional things? or is creativity stifled? I hear its a very merit-and business-orientede society so not one where I woulde expect fine artist to be a good living style or much admired. or are they all installation and conceptual meme aritsts (like germans)?

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Sorry for the bad quality, but is this itinerary doable? What would you add/remove?

I'm going over in july if this is important

>>1185023
Forgot to mention, obviously it's not finished and i have a lot of time to switch things around

Yo Nederlander, zin om te chillen?

>>1185023
I would add a proper screenshot so I can read it

Reposting since I didn't get a reply on the old thread: How do themed cafes work? You make a reservation and then just go? I don't really get the lottery thing.

Most of them you just walk in like any other cafe. The lottery thing is just a regular lottery that craves to the Asian gambling gene. Try the square enix cafe, it's fucking rad.

I found one of the few American owned brothels in Tokyo. Shit was super legit and the owner was a cool dude. Reasonably priced too.

Now im heading to Osaka. Are there any cool bars?

>>1185076
More info on the brothel please

Okay so planning a two week trip in February, how does this itinerary sound?

>Fly in to Tokyo, 1 night
>Fly to Sapporo, 3 nights in Hokkaido
>Fly to Hiroshima 2 nights
>Osaka 2 nights
>Kyoto 2 nights
>Tokyo 4 nights
>Fly home

Any cities I should add/remove or spend more/less time in?

Also I wanna do some cool hiking and shit in Hokkaido, is there plenty of that around? Recommendations?

>>1185076
>paying for sex
>anywhere in asia
I really hope you're not white.

>>1185075
I was eyeing the Animate one, but there seems to be a reservation system I don't quite understand. The Square Enix one seems cool though, I'll have to check it out.

>>1185023
Are you 80?
Why did you take a picture of your screen through what looks like a pair of fogged up spectacles?

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The Japanese sex shops are worth checking out if you are curious how they are different from out western ones. I went to about 6 different ones in Shinjuka, akihabara, Gotanda and elsewhere.

Wild one and M's seemed like they were made for foreign tourists and were especially disappointing. Mostly the same stuff you find everywhere despite being 7 floors of sex products.

Cons:
>cat tail anal beads and matching tailhole panties don't actually exist (manga lied to me)
>they all carry that one cat tail plug that every store in the world carries
>the same brand of cat ears and non-insertable tails that are sold all over japan at normal stores and at Don Quijote's
>the bunnygirl costumes were the same cheap ones sold at western Halloween stores
>nurse and maid costume were mostly cheap Halloween store garbage as well (except for one store that had leather version of HIMM maid outfit
>they think office ladies are the hottest fetish on the planet and a lot of retail space is wasted on them (especially adult videos)
>bondage/S&M floor had mostly entry level stuff
>far less character cosplay than you would expect
>very little PVC, leather, or latex sold in normal sex shops but lots of "wet look" fake latex fabric

On the plus side:
>massive selection of schoolgirl outfits and some where very high quality
>far better variety of ballgags and ring gags than you get in western fetish shops
>onahole packaging had fantastic lewd anime girls and there are entire floors dedicated to them

The only thing besides the onaholes that stood out as distinctly japanese was the otokonoko clothing section and the twinks that were shopping in it. It was almost all anime based trap artwork on the ladyboy products.

>>1185099
Looks pretty solid to me. I'd spend one of your Hiroshima days on Miyajima if you're not already planning to - it was the highlight of my last trip and I was disappointed I only had half a day there.

Also, for your days in Kyoto/Osaka I'd recommend just basing yourself in Osaka - they're only about a half hour train ride apart and there's more to do in Osaka in the evenings.

>>1185120

This.

From Osaka you can do half day trips to nara, himeji castle (a real castle, not the Osaka concrete museum shaped like a castle) and the good parts of Kyoto. Just get a hotel right near a JR station and you are set. Preferably one right on the loop line that can get you right to shin-osaka station without transfering.

Kyobashi station worked as a great staging area for me when I did Osaka/Kyoto/Nara. Lots of hotels right on top of it and you have access to everywhere from there.

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How do I join the yakuza?

>>1185119
>cat tail anal beads and matching tailhole panties don't actually exist (manga lied to me)

But anon, they do. There are plenty of websites catering to this exact thing. I have a few matching sets.

>>1185124

Of beads on tail, not just plugs?

Even online it is 99% fox tails, then that one cat tail.

Posting here since I've been redirected here.

I'm an English teacher on JET Program.I've been here for four years and am planning on doing an MTESOL afterward.I enjoy my life here well enough. It could be better, but overall things are nice, life is comfortable, and I enjoy my job. That said, I am thinking about the next step. Part of me wants to stay put and not mess up a good thing, but another part of me wants to try something new before buckling down.

What would be the better option, from both a potential fun perspective and from a career/resume perspective?

A. Do a fifth year of JET, then do MTESOL
B. Do a year teaching at a buxiban in Taiwan or hagwon in Korea instead, then do MTESOL

I'm torn between the two, so any advice is appreciated.

>>1185127

I would advise option C instead:

C. kys you're self

>>1185127

How much does it pay at 5 years into it?

College degree plus 5 years work experience should be the turning point in most careers where you move on to the next phase and start earning real money.

>>1185119
>M's
>made for foreign tourists
>mostly the same stuff you find everywhere despite being 7 floors of sex products.

Like what exactly were you expecting? Japanese women (and men) use dildos the same way other women do. I just don't really know how you expected sex toys to change drastically?

I know that M's also has little girl sex dolls which would absolutely not fly in the west.

>>1185129
English teaching in Japan has a very hard salary cap

>>1185138
>Like what exactly were you expecting?

I was expecting more cosplay and fetish clothing (Which is not unreasonable to expect considering what they display outside).

Fetish stuff was almost non-existent in M's, although some other shops in Akihabara did it better. The cosplay being the cheap disposable halloween version of maid/nurse/cat was the real let down.

Aside from their JK and OL skirt collection of course. That was the only thing they took seriously.

>little girl sex dolls which would absolutely not fly in the west

Some of those were creepy as fuck. Like an 18" aborted fetus with a huge onahole welded into it's lower abdomen. There are better high end doll shops elsewhere.

>>1185127
>JET for 4 years

So tell me, are you that ugly back home or do you just have no potential to do any better than an "English teacher?"

If either of those apply to you, stay for your 5th year. You'll just fall into the "unicorn" division and then move to Tokyo or some other big city and do the same job, but for less pay and more rent.

If you actually want to increase your field of depth, leave Japan and go somewhere you haven't been. Meet new people and have new experiences. You've already be in Japan 4 years so what will the 5th do for you other than keep your pay and life style steady?

Personally, I would go to Taiwan. That place has some of the best food I've ever had and you can actually use English with people. It's refreshing and will be a great change of pace from the monotony Japan has to offer.

>>1185153
>monotony
>Japan

I thought Japan was a fun place to be.

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>>1185153

I didn't think a post could reek of pure bitterness, but I can smell this shit through my monitor.

>>1185160
Fun as a tourist, a chore as part of the work force.

>>1185164
Yea, not gonna lie. Being a JET for 2 years will make a lot of people bitter. What I said still holds true though.

Nice anime pic, brother. I'm sure they'll love you over there.

>>1185169
>a chore as part of the work force

why
don't you have fun at work?

So yesterday I was in the Tenga shop in Denden Town, Osaka. I wanted to have a look at those Tenga Eggs (and actually got two of them for me) and then I got talked into buying a small vibrator for my girlfriend. It's also produced by Tenga, looks like a lipstick and officially comes out tomorrow, but of course they had a super special deal and had it in stock today. It was just 1200 Yen, so I got one for my girlfriend. Do you thinking getting this thing and the eggs was a good idea? They also said the vibrator comes with a battery. Once it runs out, will it make any difference if I use European batteries?

>>1185172

Batteries should be easy to replace.

Be careful in customs though as they want you to declare any battery powered devices if you are transfering to a domestic flight.

I bought a ton of little pink rotors and other toys (they are way cheaper in japan) and just shipped them back via EMS along with some figures and books I bought.

I only regret not buying a classic school Sukumizu swimsuit as I can't buy those here.

>>1185172
>my girlfriend my girlfriend my girlfriend
It's okay if you wanted to experiment, anon. You don't have to say it's for you "girlfriend" when you're anonymous.

What are some phrases that I should know (like stuff related to ordering food)? I'm going to Japan really soon and the only thing I have saved on the google translate app is general greetings.

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>>1185177

>Girlfriend

Maybe he means his favorite escort? It is worth picking at last one up while in Japan just to see what love hotels are all about.

Pic very related. I had requested a metallic leotard for my JK escort (barely 18) but it was at the cleaner that day. My hotel had a decent variety of costumes on hand for 500 yen.

Some of them have a sex toy vending machine with very reasonable prices. It is typically cheaper to get your costumes and toys at the love hotel than to have an agency girl bring them.

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Somebody give me some good places to visit in Tokyo, Osaka, and the cities surrounding them. I literally have no idea what the fuck to do when I get to Japan (which is in the next 48 hours), as I didn't plan an itinerary.

I don't care whether you think I'll like it or not. As long as it's not some gay as fuck super obscure anime shit of pre-teen girls, then tell me what I should visit.

Going to Tokyo (maybe some other areas) for about a month next year. I'm just wondering if anyone could recommend some nice restaurants/bars? I'm not into pop anime themed places, so I prefer small places like those ramen bars you see in narrow walkways. To put it simply I like obscure 'diamond in the rough' type places. Also, is there an essential list of things that no one should miss during a visit in Tokyo or Japan? Also also, are there any good travel documentaries that go to obscure little places in Japan? Thanks.

>>1185185

There are literally thousands of the places you described near all JR and subway stations in all major cities. Juts go down a busy retail area and look for side streets or alleys, and look for lanterns.

Shinuku has a famous area of tiny little dive bars with good food (grilled meat or ramen shops).

Just be warned that if you are a non-smoker you are fucked in those kinds of places, but you will meet friendly drunk salarymen for the very first time and they open up to you when they get drunk.

They will show you cat pictures, car photos, gundam models they built, you name it. More than likely they will ask more question about you.

The ones I got the most were:
>Where are you from
>what local foods is your home town famous for (no easy answer for this if you live in north America, but you can still come up with distinct regional food that they are always super interested in)
>career questions
>Show them cat pictures of your own. Cat pictures are the universal gateway to friendship.

Also this series of question I got asked the most:
>what did you like best about japan so far?
followed by:
>What japanese food did you like best?

For some reason the japanese seem to be very curious what westerners think of specific Japanese cities or specific types of food. If you happen to name the hometown of someone in the bar as your "favorite city" you are now friends for life.

>>1185182
Kansai area:
Osaka: Dotonbori (night life, go here at night and walk around the streets, the lights are nice and lots of good bars and restraunts)
Hiroshima: Go to peace park and then miyajima.
Nara: Visit the giant Buddha and surrounding shrines to get a taste of the old.
Kyoto: Visit kinkakuji, manga museum, eat some green tea flavored foods.

Each place should take a day each, you can extend more if you want.

Tokyo:
Shibuya: Good for clothes shopping, some lives, clubs. (half day)
Shinjuku: come here at night and walk around kabukicho. Check out the top of the govt. building for a view. (half day)
Harajuku: Like shibuya but younger people there, worth walking around. (few hours).
Roppongi: Avoid it, it sucks dick. Maybe for clubs but you can get the same thing elsewhere.
Akihabara: Go there, do the dumb maid cafe thing, other weeb stuff.(1 day)
Odaiba: Has giant gundam if you want weeb things to do. (hour or so)
Ginza: sucks dick, its just crowded skip.
Ueno: The park there is good. Nice museums. (half day).
Kamakura: Go see the big buddha, lots of nice little knick-knacks, walk around and get some "street" food.
Asakusa: The thunder gate or w/e is nice but honestly you get better stuff in kansai thats the same.

Random things you should try even if its just you:
Arcades, Karaoke, Izakaya, Maid Cafe, Netcafe

Here is some stuff you can do, I've lived here for around 3 years in tokyo but I think all these things are pretty much good enough to facilitate a good time and are really easy to do with minimal prep.

>>1185192
Thanks

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Has anyone gone to see any sumo wrestling matches or practices?
I'm heading over to Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and maybe Hiroshima for the last week of March and first week of April.

I'm really interested in seeing some sumo wrestling, and I've come across these articles about how to watch a practice.

Has anyone done this? What are your experiences?

>>1185076
What was it called?

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>>1185192
>Ginza: sucks dick, its just crowded skip.

The Nissan showroom in Ginza is worth a visit if you are a car guy.

>Nismo GTR on Display (and for sale for $180,000 US)
>several concept cars
>driverless car "transforms" as the dash and steering wheel vanish, seats fall back and it a digital touchscreen display replaces the console

Odaiba also has the toyota museum and future toyota center offering similar concept cars, as well as some old classics like a Dino ferrari 246 GTS in their car museum. They have a gorgeous 2000 GT on display as well.

>>1185203

Ahh fuck wrong pic. That one is huge so sorry for people on potato internet.

>>1185200
I can't remember the name. I went out drinking with the owner and I have his line, so if you're in Shinjuku I could probably connect you.

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Reposting once per thread:

Tokyo meetup
Dec 28th - dinner
Dec 29th - weebs go to Comiket together, others discuss their trip during the dinner.

Drop me a line to stay in touch:
Kensamameetup (at) gmail.com

You can also contact me via LINE group, nickname's tokyo meetup op

>>1185119
>Wild one and M's seemed like they were made for foreign tourist

every time I went there, the place was full of Japanese people, only ever saw foreigners once there

>>1185181
no. 6 is the true patrician choice desu

>>1185127
>>1185148
>>1185169
I've been giving JET and similar programs very serious consideration lately.

I hate almost everything about my current life. My job is shit, my bosses shit all over me, I'm sick of the people I'm around, and I'm tired of living in this cancer on the face of the planet known as NYC. The last 5 years living and working here have just rubbed me raw - this month alone, some asshole tagged my apartment door, another stole the gas flap off my car, and homeless cunt was drinking beer and littering the cans on my stoop told me to go fuck myself when I asked him to leave (and I live in a "nice" neighborhood!)
I hate this place and all of the assholes in it with a passion just want to go live a nice peaceful dignified life where I can just quietly do what's expected of me and be left alone.
In other words, I want something as far removed from my current life as possible, and I can't think of a better option than trying for JET and fucking off to the middle of nowhere, Hokkaido to teach English 40 hours a week, be treated with some modicum of respect, and be otherwise left alone to just wipe the slate clean and start from scratch sounds so god-damn wonderful.

Having experience with it, do you think JET is up my alley, or is it not what I think it is? Any advice?

>>1185210
Is anyone going to be around during the early/mid part of December for a meetup?

>>1185227
Depends on where you are at, there seems to be quite a number of people in Japan from here after the middle of december.

How difficult would it be for an European to get a job in Japan? Engineering related

>>1185237
if your skill is in high demand and you can find a company to sponsor your visa, not hard

Otherwise there's also some countries in Europe (France, Germany, Austria, Ireland, Poland and Slovakia AFAIK), that have a working holiday agreement with Japan

>>1185242
any websites to start looking for a job there?

>>1185243
gaijinpot is a good one as far as I remember

You might also want to work on your Japanese skills though

Another possibility would be to find a company in your country with a branch in Japan and ask/hope to be transferred there

>>1185023
Add day trip to Kamakura and remove Tokyo Sky Tree

>>1185244
>gaijinpot is a good one as far as I remember

Gaijinpot is mostly for English teacher scum. If you''re an engineer, try to find a Japan-related website for your industry and look there. Oh, and working for a Japanese company is not attractive. Everything there is worse for a foreigner. Payment, working conditions and so on and your Japanese has to be really really good.

>>1185235
Will be in Kansai from the first to the 13th or so, Tokyo from the 14th to the 21st. Me and a buddy. I don't drink personally, but buddy does and I'm not at all opposed to being around it, if that's what dudes wanna do. We're up for just about anything, though last time we spent most of our time eating and shopping.

Does anyone know which location this restaurant is at? The city they're in is Tokyo.

https://youtu.be/zi32BLHA93U?t=6m25s

>>1185251
>you'll never go to japan with a qt asian gf

WHY EVEN LIVE

>>1185251
Nakano Broadway? Pretty popular place, worth checking out.

>>1185253
Oh, I thought that was just the name of the place with the anime figurines.

Thanks.

I'm doing Christmas shopping in Tokyo. I want to get someone a gift made from Japanese silk, like a coin purse or a scarf or silk socks or something. I was thinking of checking out 2k540 and wandering around Asakusa and seeing what their stores have.

Any suggestions on stores in Tokyo where I can get some Jap silk stuff?

>>1185254
I think Mandarake's main shop is there, which is what you might be thinking of. It has other figurine shops as well, but there's plenty of other stuff in NB to check out as well.

>>1185256
Why in silk?
AFAIK Japan isn't very well known for silk, unlike China.

>>1185171
When I did work there, I only had fun at elementary school where no one really gave a fuck and let me do what I wanted as far as games and lesson plans.

Junior high school was fucking depressing and soul crushing. I ended up not giving a fuck and joked around with the students during and after class, but the staff is so fucked in the head from the rigid system, they aren't even human. No wonder these kids become stressed and live shitty lives doing horrible salaryman work. The system is totally fucked over there.

>>1185217
Don't let a few bad experiences make you hate life, bro. Also don't assume that just because you apply, you'll get in. And even if you do get in, you're still assuming a lot. The biggest assumption is

>be treated with some modicum of respect

You need to realize you are a replaceable commodity that is going to be swapped out within 1-5 years. Sure you may have a few staff members that put a little effort in getting to "know you (i.e. finding out if you're married or if you know how to use chopsticks), but the teachers have enough stress and bullshit to worry about that you're at the bottom of their list in things to engage in. You don't have the same responsibilities as any of them, so while you may be staff, you won't be treated as such. At the same time, they try to make you follow stupid rules as if you actually are staff. I can't tell you how many times they've had me put in a medical mask because "anon-sensei, you're going to get influenza! Meanwhile, they open up all the classroom windows in freezing weather to "get the clean air in and get the bad air out."

I think you're getting into JET for the wrong reasons. If you're using as a means to escape from your "shitty" life, you need to realize JET is temporary, so even if you do 5 years, what's next? Back to your shitty life form before? Continue doing the teaching gig for the rest of your life? Seems to me like you need to sort your life out first

>>1185259
>there's plenty of other stuff in NB to check out as well.

Anime world star is there. It is a store dedicated to old anime production cels. Mandarake has a cel shop there as well but they don't have 1/100th the selection as world star.

At anime world star you pull down the binder for the show you like (it has to be old as they stopped doing cel animation years ago) and then look for your favorite character.

Broadway also has the kuroneko maid tavern on the 1st floor which is 1000 yen for all the alcohol you can handle including cocktails, import beer, hard liquor). They serve food too but that is extra. The maids all have black cat ears and they do "kanpai" toasts with you, only they say "Nyanpai!"

It is just a small bar with catmaid bartenders and no tables. Everyone sits together at the bar drinking and they were all really friendly older salarymen and otaku.

>>1185271
Could you explain what anime world star sells a bit more?

What do you mean by old anime production cels? Like, the sheets of paper they used to draw on?

>>1185207
Just wondering for later, I won't be in Japan until March

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>>1185272

The cel is the painted cel (a single frame of the old cartoon painted onto a celuloid sheet) and they often include the animator's sketch if it is available.

Anime stopped using hand painted cels years ago and it is all done on computers now, so cels only exist for older anime.

Key cels (ones done by the key animator) are worth more than the filler ones which can suffer in quality. Some key animators went on to do some improtant projects and you are essentially buying an original piece of art from them.

>>1185276
Oh I see.

I'd be interested in buying something from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing or NGE. Are those shows created using cels?

And how much can I expect one of these to cost?

>>1185276

To follow up on cels in general, and with no reference to this particular store which I know nothing about, provenance is everything when buying animation art. The market is full of fakes, which are worth nothing beyond whatever enjoyment you get from looking at the, I guess. Buy from reputable sources,and remember that a "certificate of authenticity" is worth no more than the reputation of whoever issues it -- they are probably easier to fake than the cels.

>>1185278

Anime Worldstar and mandarake are both very reputable sellers. Mandarake has ongoing auctions to sell the real deal.

Never buy cels or genga from the street vendors in akihabara flea market, and do not ever, ever buy them on ebay.

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>>1185277
>NGE

Those are fucking expensive due to ongoing high demand. Eva cels are $250 to $500 each depending on the character, but certain cels from important moments can go into the thousands.

Pic related is a non-key frame from mandarake auction from last month.

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoEn.html?index=438989

>>1185281
Holy shit, that's expensive. The one with Rei is 150k yen, that's almost $2k AUD.

I was thinking the higher end stuff would be $100-150 at most.

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>>1185281

Also some cels from the anime opening or ending can sell for far, far more. Pic very related.

A decent quality closeup of rei or asuka also goes for over $1000 these days.

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>>1185285

Lucky me I enjoy old less popular anime like hyper police. The cels are much. much cheaper than mainstream hits.

I was buying cels of catgirl and foxgirl police doing cute things for 400 yen each. They were not keyframes but they were cute. They were so cheap mandarake didn't even list them on their online store, and I found them in person at nakano broadway.

>>1185023
You won't need a full day for Akihabara, it's kinda small.

Kinkaku-ji is far from everything and pretty shitty. Don't go there. You can dedicate one day to the area around Fushimi-inari and then another day to the area around Arashiyama.

Mt. Fuji is two full days in and of itself. I'm assuming you want to sleep on the mountain, so by the time you get to the bottom on the second day, you'll be exhausted.

Forget about the soapland lol and love hotels require a girl willing to fuck you.

>>1185181
1,8,12

anything else is a waste of money

>>1185192
>>1185182
why did you spoonfeed this fuck

he didn't do his homework and should pay as a result

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>>1185305
/trv/ is pretty nice, sorry of that rustles anything.

In the Tokyo area:
Akihabara, of corse, is the electronic district in Tokyo. You can spend all day just walking around there and looking.
You can visit the Meiji-jingu temple near Harajuku. Its a really nice temple and Harajuku itself is a pretty interesting place to walk around (especially on "cosplay" Sunday)
Ueno has a really nice park and zoo and also has a lot of museums to visit.
You can visit the Emporer's palace a few blocks from the Tokyo station, but they wont let you in the gates except 2 days a year, and they are in December and January. It has a pretty nice park, though and you can see some of the buildings over the wall a bit.
Tokyo Tower near Akabanebashi station is pretty cool as well as the Zoujoji temple near it.
The Kiyosumi garden was a really nice place to visit near the Kiyosumishirakawa station.
Shibuya for lots of shopping for clothes (in asian sizes), but really expensive.
Roppongi for the night life. It is foreigner central, plan to stay out all night if you go there and don't bring any credit cards. The clubs and bars like to rip you off if you do.

Outside the Tokyo area:
About a 30 min train ride south is Yokohama. There, you can visit Sakuragicho (Cosmo World) as well as the Landmark Tower.
About a 45 min train ride south on the Yokosuka JR line is the really old capitol of Japan, Kamakura. There, you will find a very large temple district as well as the largest sitting Buddha in Japan.
If you want to travel a couple hours west, you can go to Odawara and see the beautiful Odawara castle.
About a 45 min train ride northwest of Odawara is Hakone where there are some great Onsens (Hot Springs) and really nice gardens.
Another 30 min bus ride (or a series of trains and a gondalier) north of Hakone is Owakudane where the sulfer springs are at boiling temperature and is a really cool sight to see. They will even boil some eggs for you to eat in the springs.

Hey guys. I have a big MILF fetish and I'm looking to score one when I go.

A google search yielded me no results so my question is:
Does anyone know of or can recommend me any cougar bars?

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Tokyo Disney or Universal Studios Japan?

I've been to both already but which one has a better holiday event going on right now? DIsney would save me like ~$300 as i arrive in Tokyo but I've already spent so much time there i don't think there's much to do.

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Going to Japan on the 5th of January, staying for a year.

I don't speak a word japanese and I have no fucking clue what's ahead of me.

This will be fun.

>>1185251
More entertaining than I expected.
>chick who actually seems to enjoy herself instead of obsessing over every little thing she does
Not gonna lie... I'm a bit jelly.

>>1185314
>staying for a year.
Doing what?

>>1185316
Yeah, the 7 or so videos of their trip are an interesting watch. The guy is a youtube comedian, and I've even met him in person once before, as he lives in the Melbourne area.

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>>1185321
I have no idea.

It's a working holiday visa.

>>1185307
Thanks for the extra help anon, I really appreciate it.

I'll be in Japan for the whole month of December, but hopefully I'm in Tokyo on the day that they allow people into the Emperor's palace, I'd like to go there.

>>1185307
why help someone unwilling to help themselves?

>>1185325
You can get one with no plan at all? What country?

>>1185327
No problem, it's an old /trv/ copypasta, hadn't had a chance to use it in a long time, brought back memories...

>>1185330
The part about "nice" went right over your head, didn't it? Enjoy your travels.

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>>1185307
>About a 45 min train ride northwest of Odawara is Hakone where there are some great Onsens (Hot Springs) and really nice gardens.

Hakone is also a pilgrimage for Evangelion fans. (Tokyo-3 is Hakone, after all). Stores all over the area sell eva merchandise and there is a dedicated eva store there.

Lawson stores in the surrounding towns still have big eva displays and merchandise, and a lot of the vending machines are pic related.

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>>1185332
Japans oldest, and only, friend.

The magical nazi land of socialism and islam.

>>1185337

Forgot to mention, I rode the red train that shinji "ran away" on in that one dreadful slow episode.

>>1185337
do they have gay piano stores?

Will I be able to buy Australian to Japanese power adapters while in Japan?

I bought a US one under the impression that the US and Japan have the same power plugs, but it turns out that Japan only has two prongs on their outlets, not three like the US does.

>>1185367
cut off the round prong, it's just a ground

eh so how strict is Japan on people with criminal records?

>>1185189

This made me warm and fuzzy inside

I visited a shrine recently, and while the main building which was having some sort of ceremony had signs up saying no pictures (which people were following), the rest of the place was crawling with tourists taking pictures and so forth.

What's the etiquette on this? I'm not religious at all but it would feel odd for instance to walk into the local church at home and start taking pictures.

>>1185409
Have you ever seen asian tourists abroad?
That should give you some indication as to the "etiquette" on this matter.

>>1185412

I don't think aspiring to emulate asian tourists is particularly sound advice

Hello everyone, quick question.

I'm jetting off to Tokyo on Sunday and I realise that I've researched tax-free shopping, but I'm not sure how to kickstart the process. Is there a phrase I should use to tell the cashier that I would like tax removed from the price?

>>1185189
I'm staying in Shinjuku and this place sounds heavenly. What's the name? I'm assuming it's not Golden Gai?

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>>1185437
>I'm staying in Shinjuku and this place sounds heavenly. What's the name? I'm assuming it's not Golden Gai?

Omoide Yokochō (aka "piss alley") but it is packed with small hole in the wall places to eat ad drink.

Other busy stations will have a similar alley full of places like this, but the one in Shunjuku is one of the more famous ones.

Again, very limited seating and they are not meant for groups of tourists. As a lone tourist they usually have a bar stool open for you and they will make you feel right at home.

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>>1185438

Pic related is what a lot of them look like inside.

Cramped and yet comfy.

>>1185421
No... I suppose you're right.

>>1185437
>Is there a phrase I should use to tell the cashier that I would like tax removed from the price?

Point to the tax free sign near the cash register and then hand them your passport.

You only do this on purchases over $50 so unless you are buying a lot of merchandise don't worry about it.

Some places (like nakano broadway) actually make you pay for the item in store, and then you have to go to the tax-free office to pick up your item. If a mall or big store has a tax-free specific counter then it will be well signed and staffed by English speaking people.

It is much easier than it sounds. Don't worry too much about it.

>>1185367
I bought mine at Bic Camera, it was around 500 jpy so pretty cheap.

>>1185023
>Soapland
>Love hotel

just go to Tobita Shinchi in Osaka. It's the only "legal" place for sex in japan. Everything else is just no penetration.

>>1185311
Isn't there a Disney seaworld that's wholly unique to japan alone that people say it's worth going more than Disneyland?

>>1185482
Do some research. You clearly don't know about that kind of stuff.

>>1185482
>Everything else is just no penetration
No penetration "legally"? Sure. But that's not the same as no penetration

What kind of clothes should I bring if I'm going to Japan for two weeks in the summer?

I don't want to dress like a slob in shorts and t-shirts but how much can be worn comfortably in the infamous Japanese humidity? Should I get some linen shirts or something? Also, what kind of shoes are fine for walking around a lot? Again, I don't like to just wear tennis shoes.

Any kinds of specifics would be greatly appreciated.

>>1185378
how would they know? The typical police/immigration agency does not have access to foreign criminal databases.

>>1185496
Well you gotta ask the girls and it's up to them really.

>>1185309
I can only speak to my personal preference which is not to everyone's liking. High(ish) class mid career who has a taste for good whiskey. Sukiyabashi Samboa Bar

>>1185503

Well they do ask you on the entry form

>>1185023
Jesus Christ anon, there's this little program Microsoft included just for moments like this, it's called Snipping Tool.

Learn to use it.

What do you guys use to plan your itinerary?

This is my first time travelling alone, and picking out all these places to go to is kind of overwhelming. I've got like 3-5 things to visit on each day so I'm worried that I'll run out of things I want to visit and will have nothing to do for the rest of the trip. But at the same time I'm worried about wasting time and not getting to the things I want to see.

>>1185545
>kind of overwhelming
Gonna have a hard time in life, pal, if that's hard

>>1185549
I'm just worried about wasting money. I'm putting in quite a bit of money into this (at least for me), so I don't want to come back from the trip feeling like it was wasted.

What are some nice scenic places to visit during January?

>>1185545
I use a map. Then I make the shortest path from one place to the next.

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>>1185545
My nigga Steves always says to travel like you will return. If you go somewhere nice don't rush it unless the next thing has an appointed time to start (concerts and whatnot.) Leave room for spontaneity and allow yourself to relax a bit.

I never really plan an itinerary. I get a list of things I want to see and separate areas by North/South/East/West/Central, then by district/ward. First I go to the thing I want to see most and work my way to the things I want to see second most in the area, meanwhile stopping at anything on the list (or anywhere really) that interests me.

>>1185559
Thanks. I did what you did with just getting a list of things that I want to see and separate them into areas. I've put "bookmarks" of the stuff I want to see on Google Maps so I know what to visit if I'm near it.

It seems that I've got quite a lot of things to see in Tokyo, and only 4 things to see in the Kansai region. That's now worrying me since I've got 12 days in an AirBnB in Osaka and the JR Pass that I got was pretty much to get around all the areas in Western Japan during those 12 days. I'm pretty sure I'll get those 4 things I want to see done within the first 3-4 days, so I have at least 8 days of not so much to see in that area now.

At least I sorted out Tokyo.

>>1185561
Can't give specific advice on Osaka (I only passed through) but with 8 days and a JR pass you can make plenty of day trips without getting too exhausted. At least one to Kyoto, then one to Nara, one to Kobe, then maybe one to Himeji or Hiroshima (though that might be pushing it.) Hell, take a train due north or south for a couple hours and get off at random spots and wonder around.

That said if the AirBnB has a lenient cancellation policy then if you're really worried you could put some of that time in Kyoto or elsewhere.

>>1185553
Hakone

>>1185484
Already been there twice.

>>1185545
I travel to a lot of countries often. What I usually do is get a list of things you wanna see and head towards it marking down the other stuff that's along the way.

Look up tripadvisor and stuff and make a list and note the general location. Then you go to that location and move from point to point in your own pace, it's a holiday after all and you aren't forced to visit all of them. Just have a general guideline.

>>1185562
>>1185565
Thanks for the help!

>>1185482
How old do you have to be to get into these brothels? 18? 20?

>>1185571
above 18.

Basically you go to that street, walk around until they call you Oniichan Koide. Then you walk in and point at how long you want it to be and go upstairs to a room with the clock ticking. They charge by 15 mins, 20 mins and 30 mins. 20 mins is like 15,000 yen.

Basically since the shops have only one girl, they are pretty much the hottest girls so the issue is picking the right girl that fits your taste. Also they're gaijin friendly, just be polite.

>>1185572
Very interesting. I'm 18, so I'll be allowed in, right?

The price isn't bad either, I'll check it out. Thanks.

>>1185572
Oh, and I forgot to ask.

What time of the day would be best to visit this place? Are they even open during normal business hours?

>>1185576
They're open from 3pm to night

The street itself is in a poor area of Osaka. Go google the name of the street and find other accounts of the people who've been there and learn what to do and not do. It's pretty much a straight to business kinda thing compared to Tokyo where they offer you a girlfriend experience.

>>1185578
Oh I see, thanks.

If you don't mind, could you tell me what part of Tokyo is the thing you're talking about, the girlfriend experience? Is that Kabukicho in Shinjuku?

>>1185579
Basically there's different types of stuff you can do in japan but no "penetration" due to strict laws there. The companies instead sell you a girl that treats you like a king and you can do everything except vanilla sex. Osaka bypasses this law due to deals with the police and calling their place a restaurant where a waitress will feed you snacks for 20 mins.

Go google more info, I'm sure you can find better explanations.

>>1185580
Thanks again for the help, I appreciate it.

Probably one of the most bizarre questions asked here, but I may as well try.

How are the Japanese with their pets? I read recently that dogs are very expensive in Japan and there's even a high profile case on the social medias right now about a shiba inu getting stolen. My girlfriend loves dogs and dog owners where I live are happy to stop and let you pet their dog if you ask nicely. But then again, dog ownership is very common here.

Let's say we're sitting outside in a café and there's a dog owner and their dog sitting beside us. Would it be rude to interact with the dog in any way? Would the person get afraid that a foreigner is looking to steal their valuable dog?

>>1185582
Ask first; this is common etiquette all over the world. The dog may be aggressive toward strangers. The dog may be elderly. The dog may be especially afraid of strangers. The owner may be protective. You don't go up to a person's baby and touch it without permission; same goes for pets.

>>1185583
Good to know that asking is okay. I know Japanese people are polite to a fault and they'd probably say yes anyway, I just don't want to create a scenario where the person is afraid while myself and my girlfriend say hello to their little dog. I don't want to make anyone afraid or uncomfortable.

>>1185586
Usually if you approach someone with a dog with a nice smile on your face while saying "aww!" or something like that, it's pretty well understood that you like dogs and admire theirs. A lot of Japanese people who have dogs (especially in the city) think of them as children, so they're often more than happy to show them off to other people who appreciate them.

>>1185587
That's great, thank you very much. We start travelling on Monday and my Skype is blowing up with my girlfriend linking me pictures and GIFs of shiba inus. She's never seen one in person and I have a feeling she's going to lose it if she does, thought it was best to check the etiquette before the meltdown!

>>1185545
Google maps has an option to mark locations, you can beacon of the things per day even.

>>1185182
Don't go to any of the gaspanic clubs unless you're desperate to get laid.

>>1185182
Whats your email? I'll send you what i did in two weeks. just one month ago. Mind you i did go to 8 cities which i wouldn't recommend unless you're crazy like me.

>>1185606
I want to read it too, post that shit here or put it up pastebin, google docs

go to visitacity.com to plan itineraries for cities like tokyo and kyoto, can plan other day trips to other parts of japan but its really great for the bigger cities.

>>1185601
What's a gaspanic club?

>>1185606
My email's: [email protected]

Thanks for helping out.

>>1185607
ill do that tomorrow Since im about to go to bed
>>1185609
no problem man, its an amazing place so see as much as you can.

Word of warning to everyone, i had a lot of time off before my trip and went a little crazy with the planning so my itinerary has what times ill go to most places and info on all the places as well as a general map location of the places.
So there is heaps of pages haha.

I am from Malaysia and have just graduated high school. Is there a way for me to teach English in Japan?

>>1185609
Wouldn't let me send it to you so here's a google doc link.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8cr_JYYWugObmQ2N0ttX3ZVems/view?usp=sharing

>>1185616
Wow, you weren't kidding about the length haha. But it looks very detailed, and I've already found some extra stuff that interest me. Thanks!

Just got to Tokyo, completely fucked after 19 hours of travelling so I just went to the Lawson nearby for a beer, some water and some fried chicken. When did the conbinis start selling craft beer? I picked up the aooni IPA and it was great for 280 yen.

>>1185617
all good man.
If you (or anyone) has questions about any of it just ask away, I wouldn't advise travelling as far as i did unless you have a Japan Rail Pass also.

>>1185616
>PDF
>nice pictures
>documented nicely

Are you a travel guide writer?

Also, if anyon is looking for an awesome dinner experience with amazing sashimi, check out Kurakura in Kyoto, The head chef is amazing and speaks decent english as well as his sister who is a waitress there.

>>1185626
no i just had some free time haha

>>1185561
I just got done staying at an Airbnb in Osaka for 12 days.
I did 1 day Osaka, 4 days Kyoto (You can easily cut down on that if you´re not into temples), Himeji + Kobe, Ise (nothing there really, worth it only for the significance), Iga (not super exciting by itseld but hell yeah ninjas), Koyasan (very atmospheric cemetery, but not reachable by JR I think), Nara, Horyuji, and Nagoya (yeah, the reputation of the most boring city in Japan is well deserved). You might want to look into Nachi Taida and Yoshino too.

>>1185609
Gaspanic is like the trashiest club you can find in Tokyo. Shit gets wild in the roppongi one from what I hear, but I've only been to the Shibuya one. If you try to pick up a woman there please use a condom

>>1185632
Gas panic is garbage in Roppongi, its all dudes and they're total asses about having to always have a drink. 99 was the good one owned by the same company but its never been the same since it was shut down and brought back as LINE club. Roppongi is still my favorite place to club though, just make sure you people watch before going in anywhere and realize most places are gonna suck until after last train

>>1185119
Would there be any issue buying an onahole and bringing it back in my carry-on bag?

>>1185643
It generally shouldn't be an issue unless you live in Canada or Australia and are bringing back a loli-themed onahole (though I've heard a few stories about US customs officials being hard on that, too).
If you take it out of the packaging, there should be no problems.

can anyone recommend a decently priced hotel somewhere in chiba? I want to spend a few days there before going up to tokyo

>>1185630
>Nagoya (yeah, the reputation of the most boring city in Japan is well deserved)
Is it not worth going to? We have this on our itinerary to check out Totoro as well as fried chicken/the eel box things that seem to be popular there.

Is anyone from this thread going to go to comiket?

>>1185659
Yes, there's a whole meetup and Line to organise a comiket group to visit.

>>1185210

>>1185659
I realize that you're probably new and ignorant, but at least read the fucking thread before you post. There's a meet-up being arranged on the 28th of December, after which the people who want to go to Comiket will keep up contact and go there.
On top of that, of fucking course someone is going to go to the literally biggest autism festival on the planet even if no one in the thread had organized it. This thread shares half its posters with /jp/.

I'm curious, if someone with more insight could tell me, if there are any "stylistic" stigmata that a foreigner wouldn't be aware of? for example facial hair or long hair as a guy?

>>1185613
lmao no

1. not from a primarily english speaking country

2. no college degree

will this travel schedule kill me?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gg8RRebbnzJZjrtKMZ7kJSnVodTx4VyKhIZHSJ8swgg/edit

>>1185663
If you're not Japanese, long hair and beard isn't enough to get you stigmatized on its own.
There are a lot of gaijin smashers in this thread who like to pretend that the Japanese react with murderous racism against everything that's different and cannot understand that others might think differently - in reality, it's almost the opposite, with a long-lasting guilt complex hammered in by the US and a new generation flooded in Western media meaning that many modern Japanese men would kill for more facial and body hair.
The Japanese understand that you are a foreigner, most will accept that you look how you look, and those who don't will keep shut about it because a certain country to the West is getting more and more fanatical about finding "racism cases" as the Tokyo Olympics get closer.
What do you think will happen? Why do you think that the Japanese are so fundamentally different from other developed cultures that you'll be discriminated against for something that 60% of male tourists do?
With that said, huge beards and braided/dreadlocked long hair are stupidly rare in Japanese men and make you look even more intimidating and harder to read than you already are. It's a matter of impression and not active discrimination, but if you want to keep on the safe side, don't go there in a huge hipster beard.

>>1185663
>>1185669
Tattoos. And even that only applied for public baths/pools etc. You're a foreigner, no one cares much. Just don't be a dick in general

>>1185666
After I get a college degree?

>>1185674
still have the problem in No. 1

english schools don't just want people who can speak english

they want white people who can give their curriculum the appearance of legitimacy

having white people in the classroom makes the parents feel like their students are experiencing the real deal

>>1185678
Well, is there any hope then?

>>1185581
Ignore everything that anon said. All he said was crap. While penetration it's forbidden you can do it at specific places. Please do a little research and don't trust that anon. You can fuck for the amount he said.

>>1185679
no

>>1185674
The market is oversaturated, so the hurdles rise, and you're looking at competition from people with multiple years of university studies on you.
You're obviously not from an English-speaking country, and there's no ongoing cooperation between agencies in Malaysia and in Japan.
There are few business links between the two countries, and the ones that are are all jobs you can work over the Internet from Kuala Lumpur.
On top of that, your countrymen generally don't make a good impression on the Japanese - no offense to you, but SEA people interested in Japan are almost universally shrieking, ignorant simians who cluster together in groups that celebrate lack of knowledge and mindless shrieking fandom over actually knowing Japanese - that results in the idol fandom, which is 80% Indonesians who don't speak either English or Japanese "translating" for people who know even less.
That's not to mention that the entire SEA region has probably exhausted its strikes for stalking, personal information leaks, unregulated "fan works" of real people, spamming Japanese celebrities' Twitter with creepy comments in broken English and blowing a fuse when not immediately agreed with, and of course generally making fools of themselves in Akihabara.
There are things that you just can't do. There are things that you don't have a right to, don't have the ability to and will never be able to do.
You
will
not
ever
be able to fulfill such a naïve, condescending anime fanboy dream, and even if you did, you wouldn't get to fug Japanese girls. Go work for a Malaysian company with a Japanese branch instead and become fluent in Japanese on your own time and money. That's much more likely to land you a job.

>>1185681
>>1185682
Thanks for the replies. I will think about it.

>>1185504
soaplands include penetration by default, even if it isn't advertised for legal reasons

>>1185537
you write "no" and then don't be a dumb fuck when they let you in the country.

What is a reasonable price to pay for plane tickets from NYC? Right now looks like $830 for non stop and ~$550 for one stop

>>1185724
Looking good. In the past 3 years I was paying anything from £600 to £800 for both ways Dublin <-> Tokyo.

>>1185724
>$830 for non stop
shit you're lucky
best I can find are $830 for 2 stops from DIA

>>1185724
$550 is about the best you'll get for an economy ticket east coast to tokyo.

>>1185250
Me and my buddy will be in Japan from the 4th to the 15th if you want to meet up at all.

>>1185663
As someone with a beard and long hair, nobody gives a shit, or if they do they keep quiet about it. The Japanese grandpas would try to chat with me all the time.

Has anyone here been to Burlesque Tokyo? I'm only reading good reviews on it and really tempted to go during my visit to Japan.

If any of you guys want to join me for this then let me know. I'll be there during the Christmas season.

>>1185801
I'm down, I like in yokosuka but it's a fairly cheap trip to tokyo

>>1185804
>Live in Yokosuka
Military trash detected

How cold does it get in Janurary?

>>1185819
The same temperature it gets everywhere else in the northern hemisphere during january

>>1185821

I'm from Canada so is -30 Celsius normal then?

>>1185783
What areas? What are your interests?

>>1185822
Yes

>>1185804
Haha sweet. You got LINE or want me post my email? (throwaway for the time being of course)

>>1185822
I think the point is that Japan extends a good distance North-South, so the answer for Sapporo is not the answer for Tokyo is not the answer for Kagoshima is not the answer for Naha.

>>1185846
This, I went from Sapporo to Kagoshima during one trip and it was a fucking blizzard in Sapporo and I was in shorts and t-shirt a couple days later in kagoshima.

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>>1185822
>I'm from Canada so is -30 Celsius normal then?

Fuck no, even the coldest parts of Northern Japan are barely Vancouver-tier. Southern japan compares more closely to South Carolina winters. As a Canadfag I found their late November on par with our early June.

January average up north in Sapporo is only -4.6C. It's a joke. This is why homes in Japan don't even have furnaces and they just run low cost split system heat/cool units.

I wore shorts and t-shirts most of November in Tokyo unless it was raining. I had brought a light hoodie with me which was good for walking around late at night, but the moment you enter a building you die because they like 25C to 29C room temperature (with humidifiers running) and it is unbearable.

Speaking of humidity, even in November I found the humidity everywhere in Japan to be unbearable. It was especially bad in Kyoto a week or so ago (especially in the bamboo groves in that one park). Bamboo groves are humid as fuck and your glasses fog up inside them and your clothing becomes heavier as it wicks up the moisture.

Their summer humidity is lethal to Canadians but their late autumn and winter humidity is tolerable (until you step indoors and die).

tl;dr

Pic related. For December/January just dress as you would for early May back home. The heat and humidity should be comparable.

>>1185783
What area senpai? My evenings and weekends are filled but my days are empty and it would be fun to hang out with other people.

>>1185834
I don't have line, the closest thing I have is Kik if you're cool with that

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>>1185619
Great, seems I'll be able to have more of these the next time around.

>>1185673
I have a lot of tattoos (all on my arms and hands), should I basically not even consider trying to do the whole onsen thing?

I am also a grill which might make it worse.

>>1185619
It's been a thing for a while now. Craft beer snobbery is catching on in Japan. Even Kirin makes snooty limited editions and stuff. There was an Ebisu that was like Joel Robuchon branded.

>>1185899
Please think before posting.
The reason that tattoos are usually forbidden at onsen is that it works as a blanket ban on most yakuza members by default.
If you're a foreigner, it goes to figure that you're not a yakuza member, and especially if you're a woman. You'll have less trouble by virtue of being a woman, just like you would have anywhere else in the First World.
Japan has been hit by berserk third-wave feminism lately too, as Korean sponsor money finds its way into Western NGOs' pockets and people for some reason all named Hayashi and Kaneko show up on major TV shows with no prior media history and hold off on how women need to up their hurdles even further because men are rape-beasts, lowering the birth rate even further and resulting in both men and women feeling pressured, stressed and shut up.
You wouldn't have had any trouble before, because the Japanese are capable of realizing that you're not one of the Japanese men they were trying to forbid in the first place.
If that fails, decades of US guilt-propaganda have ensured that many Japanese people feel obliged to break the rules for the gaijin to not be faced with accusations of racism.
And in the end, even if your gaijin card was rejected, you're a woman and can thus legally bring discrimination into it, being backed up by God knows how many NGOs, Twitter users and some people from a certain country to the west who are interested in making Japanese men even more scared of approaching women so that the country looks worse when the Olympics roll around.
I have to wonder sometimes if people like you, who constantly overblow the culture gap and act like the Japanese are uncomprehending robots who cannot judge a situation, cannot think independently and do not realize that anything outside of Japan exists, are stupid or just swallowing the ttongsul.
Given, the American media is mired in kimchi and uses Japan as a scapegoat, but some people really are that convinced they're being persecuted.

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I want to go back

>>1185619
>>1185888
Man I love the aooni bottle, I kinda regret not taking one home... If you're buying conbini booze try onikurobashi sake, it comes in tetra paks with a oni head image.

>>1185905
this guy is retarded and should stay in MRA subreddit

>>1185899
you can either google tattoo friendly onsens, try anyway and hope they don't care, get a private bathroom or cover the tats up with bandages etc. or try to sue them for discrimination lmao

>>1185917
This kind of "just smash into the country and heap the blame on them" rhetoric is exactly why you people should stay home.
If you have so many high-handed complaints, so many things you think are better at home and so many things you want to fix about a wholly different culture on the other side of the world because you decided to invite yourself there, just fucking stay home in the first place and spare everyone the misery.
You're obviously not happy abroad from all the shit you spout, and you're advocating not caring about the country's circumstances, not trying to understand it, not trying to put in just a little bit of effort to not cause a bother and generally acting like the whole country of Japan is a service that you've bought and have the right to be perfectly satisfied by. You're causing a fuss at the very least wherever you go, and thus no one benefits.
If you're not satisfied with your own country, stay at home and try to fix it instead of joining the ranks of stealth-racist backpackers who fulfill their escapist fantasies by going to other cultures' countries just in order to get the "authentic experience". Going to another country is your own choice, and thus your own responsibility - no one asked for your presence besides an airline that doesn't even have a Japanese branch and the Korean gangsters who use your "nice Airbnb" as a stash pad protected by gaijin suckers.
If you're just going to bitch and whine when people try to draw your attention away from - of course - yet more bitching and whining to tell you about what's happening in the country and why you should care, why even pay the fucking money?
Use it to spend a nice week at home. If you're just dissatisfied with your own country, donate it all to a nationalist party that can help fix things in the long run. Hell, anything else than causing yourself and other people misery for no obvious reason at all.

>>1185801
>>1185804
Wow this looks fun, too bad I'll only be in tokyo after the 25th.

>>1185918
i can always tell when it's you because it's always a fucking brick of unformatted, irrelevant mouthgarbage

>>1185946
And I can always tell who's a kimchi-slurping gaijin smasher by the ad hominems and desperate refusal to address the things I'm actually talking about.
I could write in a more pleasant way if I wanted to, but I prefer outing retards over spoonfeeding howling Thai weeaboos and scared Tumblr backpackers who all of a sudden aren't against racism when they're involved.
Maybe you could actually read what I write once in a while. Buy a few rolls of toilet paper if you're really that afraid of someone calling out the people you agree with for being retards, the things you do for being selfishly exploitative and the media you're believing for being grade-A ttongsul straight from Our Spiritual Leader Choi and the Innocent Japanese Corporations Softbank and Lotte. Really clench and put in some effort, because if you're this desperate to avoid listening to what I'm actually saying, so God help us all you're going to be buttblasted if you actually do your homework.
The madder you get, the more I know it's working. If you realized how much worse you were making the world just by spreading your cancerous opinions, there would be just a little bit more blessed oxygen in the atmosphere right about now.
And I like the little touches - saying "unformatted" when 4chan doesn't have inline formatting, which means that what you mean is "less than one paragraph and most assuredly nothing I have to break my kimchi-stuffed skull over reading".
I'm mad, of course, but it's the good kind of mad. It's the kind of mad that's helped me shitpost like this for two and a half years straight, and I've been told to stop by people with much larger ad hominem repertoires than you.

>>1185952
ok

>>1185953
You are about the twentieth person to reply like that, and by now, all it makes me feel is warmth over yet another person not being able to keep their hands off the keyboard because they're furious, but yet unable to refute me.
Sometimes I honestly expect more from 4chan and think there must be something more to you people, but it's sure as hell not likely considering you're not refuting anything but still replying.

>>1185954
ok

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>>1185954
They are all wrong and you're right, anon. Nice to see a really smart person here, always something to learn.

>>1185957
And someone who doesn't understand the word "shitposting".
It's good to see the same types as always just lining up to get buttblasted. It's a nice method, really - since the site is crammed with know-it-all 16-year-old skiddies who think they're adults because they can post on the Internets, resentful neckbeards who reject anything they don't personally do because they hate accepting failure, shrieking masses of SEA monkeys and the occasional undercurrent of thin-skinned Tumblrinas, there's no fucking way a well-phrased argument or an informative post will not be ignored in frustrated defeat.
That's why you overblow your opinions. Find the strongest words for everything, pepper in a few insults and keep on writing till you hit character limit, and all of a sudden people pop out of the woodwork thinking they're "witty" or "important contributing site regulars" by slinging a weak ad hominem and a smug anime reaction image at every post that makes them frustrated and buttblasted.
That way, all the retards become obvious - everyone who bites such obvious bait is obviously buttmad, which makes it clear who disagrees with me and lets me see exactly how little they have to say.
And that's your shitposting lesson for today.

does anyone have recommendations as far as "hiking trails" or similiar things go, preferably something where you dont come across that many other tourists or people in general? resoucres with that kind of stuff are also greatly appreciated

>>1185959
ok

>>1185954
The thing is, you spew out line after line of verbal diarrhea at people and accuse them of being disrespectful of other people and their culture, but the one who's actually being a disrespectful retard is you. You have some racist notion of what Japanese people are actually like, and a racist notion of what foreign travelers are like, and you project both against each other in a bid to elevate and feel better about your sorry autistic self.
gb2 tumblr Yellow SJW Ranger

>>1185961
Exchanges like this are almost art.
Every post is the same, yet different. Each one contains a subtly different note of frustration, burbling anger, badly-suppressed self-hate, burgeoning doubt and desperately placed blame.
You're not the first to think you're "witty", and you're probably not the last. Every time you post, you tell me that I'm worth the posting cooldown, and that's all the encouragement I need.
>>1185962
At least you tried.
I look for evidence not on Tumblr blogs, not on Reddit, not in the Japan Times, but in actual Japanese media.
I spend quite a fucking lot of my life watching Japanese news, satire and comedy, and while it's of course not the most flattering thing to admit to, there's still no way about me actually hearing what the Japanese have to say about foreigners.
When they're allowed to speak freely on radio shows and late-night local TV, you all of a sudden only hear one consistent opinion on foreigners - the one that the Japanese are fine on their own, thank you very much, and that it's a burden, a hassle and an inconvenience to have to nod and smile to every single gaijin-smashing retard who thinks he's special because he's Mighty Whitey in the Darkest Asia. The Japanese view on foreigners is generally "if we want foreign culture, we'll go to a foreign country" - there's nothing but frustration and baffled amusement at the howler monkeys who come to Japan fueled by Korean propaganda and think it's Cambodia. Are you really going to say that the opinions watched, endorsed and laughed along with by millions of Japanese people are all just my own invention?
On top of that, I happen to live a quick walk from tourist hell, so let me introduce you to the difference between Japanese tourists and other nationalities.

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>>1185960
I liked the Izukogen Trail near Ito - practically no tourists past the lighthouse, where the path changes to a mix of boulders and tree roots... the constant up and down was hell for basement-dwelling me, but it made the onsen in my ryokan all the better in the evening. Plus the volcanic rock cliffs, azure seawater and picturesque pines make for a great view.

There should be plenty of pilgrimmage routes and stuff, too - not all as big as the Shikoku 88 temple route, thankfully. I think I saw some advertised, like the Kumano Kodo route, etc. Googling should yield some results.
Someone is probably going to chime in with mountain trails and stuff, too.

>>1185918
lmao what are you going on about? is this copypasta or are you insane?

>>1185918
Relax

>>1185962
>>1185965
Japanese tourists, first of all, are rare. The Japanese average income is relatively high compared to the rest of the First World, but the culture has a healthy and respectful approach to tourism that means that it isn't considered a right and you think before you pay to crash someone else's country and culture. The Japanese seem to come off as having no money for vacations because they see less value in exploiting someone else's country for a quick ego fix.
Japanese tourists are quiet, competent and polite. They travel in groups of two or three at most, and don't bother people or make themselves noticed unless they need to. They pack their own maps, make their own preparations and ask people like normal, patient humans when they really can't do something.
Chinese and SEA tourists are vermin. They come in groups of anywhere from 10 to 30, flooding the area, shoving natives, screaming in their own language, taking pictures of everything, snapping back at anyone who asks them anything, spitting on the ground and then getting back in their tour bus to bother another stop on the shallow slideshow they'll see of the country. The only difference between those two nationalities is that SEA monkeys can manage to act like they can't see the outside world at all even when they didn't even pay to be cooped up in a tour bus.
Koreans are roughly the same, just smaller and proportionally louder, ruder and more entitled.
Westerners as a whole are obsessed with their own business, always acting as if there's something vitally important going on that it's your responsibility to fix even if they didn't even try to think. Dragging around wailing, screaming kids and yapping purse dogs, overweight couples sweep into town bickering among themselves, getting in the way and snapping garbled obscenities at anyone who needs to get by.

>>1185965
I'm saying you lack the level of comprehension necessary to properly appraise the information you draw from media, and then you conform it to a shape that fits your racist notions - of both Japanese and Westerners.
For example, you parrot anti-Korean sentiments as to their influence on Westerners, even though no one in the West actually gives a fuck about South Korea. And then you ramble on about "Gaijin smashers" on a website that's weeaboo and pro-Japan as fuck, in a thread about going there to visit and experience Japanese culture.

>>1185962
>>1185969
If they're not suburban white trash, they're pairs of American guys in sunglasses, wifebeaters and cargo cutoffs who think they're hot shit because they're not in Murka, roaring around drinking on the street, shouting at girls and getting their hands on them while violently insisting that "they were just trying to be nice, you bitch".
Of course, due to some unknown influence that is of course the US' dearest ally, these people flock to Japan, lured there by laughably inaccurate and stereotyped portrayals of the Japanese in news and media that show Japan as being a place where exotic Eastern girls who've never seen a letter of the alphabet will throw themselves on your dick for being white, while the jealous small-dicked Eastern men lurk in the shadows with their evil racist regulations because even their police tremble in the shadow of a pasty American twenty-something's heroic Murkan presence.
I've lurked this thread for three years and shitposted on /jp/ for two years after two years of lurking, and it's incredible how one-note these people are - the only thing that's more incredible is that people actually believe this shit.
It's all a convenient arrangement, especially considering how close we're getting to the Tokyo Olympics - the US allows Greatest Ally to skew West Coast media, get into the Japan Times, get the New York Times under their thumb and commit industrial espionage/sabotage/plagiarism against Japanese corporations with no fear of reprisal, and in exchange the American industry lobbies and government can both benefit from the tourismal hordes keeping the Japanese on their toes. Not just that, but those 40% of Japanese prostitutes who're zainichi Korean have to do something - that is, arranged intermarriage with the US Army in Korea and running soaplands for American soldiers who'll at some point get used to Korean women pretending to be Japanese just like in the Hollywood movies.

>>1185970
Alright, you're incapable of comprehending the idea of "influence" (protip: try reading the Japan Times or the New York Times and tell me there isn't a vile anti-Japanese, pro-Korean bias), and your ad hominems are weak to the point of being pitiful.
You call me "racist" as a cheap buzzword, but it's unclear what it actually means here considering I'm the one actually calling out Korean and American racism. How is the idea of trying to say something good about a country that only gets shit in the media "racism"?
Also, you'd be wrong if you think I've only watched TV series. I've done my share of lurking Japanese boards too, finding out what these people actually think and finding proof for what for some reason never comes up in the media - the zainichi crime rate, for example, the funneling of government money into Lotte and Softbank in the economic crisis, the cooperation between Korea, China and the US in spreading historical revisionism about Japan in California, the Takeshima crisis (which the US has officially decreed a crime, but nothing's happened ever since that pat on the shoulder from Mr. Gangjeon) and God knows what I have to throw at you if you still think I'm just bothering to post all this because I'm deluded.
Also, this website is anti-Japan to a ridiculous degree - for every one post that appreciates something Japanese, you get three replies saying that Japan needs to be bombed again, that animu is garbage and all people who're interested in Japan are weeaboos.
This thread is about visiting Japan, of course - and just like that, it's also a thread about reasons why you shouldn't go to Japan. If that's forbidden, the thread becomes a pointless circlejerk composed of clueless weeaboos endorsing each other's' Animeland fantasies.

>>1185972
>Also, this website is anti-Japan to a ridiculous degree - for every one post that appreciates something Japanese, you get three replies saying that Japan needs to be bombed again, that animu is garbage and all people who're interested in Japan are weeaboos.
See, you don't even begin to comprehend 4chan. How can you posibly hope to comprehend the world?

I just woke up.

Why is /trv/ being spammed by angry essays?

>>1185975
Have you ever even been on a board that's not either this one or exclusively devoted to Japanese media?
/tg/ is incredibly anti-Japanese, as is /int/, /pol/, /r9k/ and even for some fucked-up reason /jp/.
You see a lot of weeabooism on this site, but you really have to boil it down to a few boards before the site as a whole starts looking pro-Japan.
>>1185976
Because someone's willing to write more than you have the attention span to read.

>>1185977
>Because someone's willing to write more than you have the attention span to read.

From the little I read it was cringworthy wall of text angry ranting full of /jp/-tier elitism/autism and I am not obligated to read any of that shit.

>>1185871
Send me an email for planning bruh. Check name.

>>1185976
clueless retard with autism infested the thread, he'll realize he's unwanted soon enough

Is anyone near Tokyo between 12-16 December?

>>1186028
Friend I are, what's up?

>>1186031
During the daytime I have time to spend, was wondering if anyone wanted to go around Tokyo.

If you guys are hanging around Tokyo and wouldnt mind meeting up we could exchange details over some app?

>>1185977
>anti-Japanese
its just contrarianism you fucking idiot

>>1185573
Why don't you just go to a massage parlor in America. 100 anything you want to finish. Jesus.

>>1185972
>try reading the Japan Times or the New York Times and tell me there isn't a vile anti-Japanese, pro-Korean bias
nationalism didnt work out for you in the 40s, and nothing is different under Abe nip

>>1186058

>Why don't you just go to a massage parlor in America

They won't have cat ears and won't meow at you. If you ask a girl to dress up they think you are weird. "Oh I could wear a cowboy hat!" is as creative as the girls get. Speaking from experience here.

American parlors are more used to truck drivers who want a woman naked at the start of the session and are rutting on her within 2 minutes.

It is bad everywhere but Vegas was a massive disappointment (it was mostly latinos with fake blonde hair or agining asians, plus some white trash women with too much biker ink).

Montreal is the only exception. Best parlors. Best strip clubs. Best escorts.

>>1185967
The latter, unfortunately.

>>1185976
He's been here the past few threads. Just ignore.

I'm from Australia.

The only place where prostitution is allowed is NSW, and I'm not from that state.

And besides, I don't want to fuck Vietnamese/Philippines/Indonesian women.

>>1186067
>>1186058

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i hope your aware that kys is an abbreviation of
kill your self, not just kill.
also you're isnt needed.

id advise you of your own 'advise'.

I imagine this has been asked a lot, but does anyone have any experience at all with WWOOFing in Japan?

So how much do 2 weeks in Japan cost if we ignore cost for flights? Cheapest housing (probably capsule hotels) and decent amount of traveling. I mean, the railroad pass already sets you back by like 400 bucks. Housing and food probably another 800, right?

>>1186080
All you need:
>JRPass
>Food & Drink (On budget I was easily getting by with just 1500JPY a day)
>Place to sleep, lookup booking.com

That's all you need to survive and move around.

how much money do I need for 20 days in japan

>>1186080
Capsule hotel definitely is not the cheapest, there are hostels that are much cheaper and don't kick you out in the morning like capsules usually do

>>1186083
>On budget I was easily getting by with just 1500JPY a day
Pretty hilarious considering that in Germany I can get by with like 5 bucks a day, sometimes even less. But I guess 12ish wouldnt be too bad, kinda surprised that this would be on budget though.

>>1186085
Oh alright. Guess if housing in Tokyo can be gotten for less than 20 bucks a night, then it will probably be cheaper in other cities. So 300 for that for 2 weeks seems kinda reasonable. Add 400 for the railroad pass, 200-300 for food and that'd make ~a thousand bucks excluding flights. The JRPass also includes urban transport is for example Tokyo and Kyoto, right?

>>1186086
JRPass covers pretty much everything operated by JR.
Tip: http://www.hyperdia.com/en/ will be your travel bible.

>>1186086
I wonder how the fuck do you get by in Germany from 5 bucks a day. But if you're on an onigiri/melonpan diet, Japan is also doable from 500 yens. By why would you do that?

>>1186089
Its not even that hard. I basically eat cooked meals every day including salmon, fresh fruit etc. Cost of living is pretty cheap in Germany if you skip shit like pizzas.

>Japan is also doable from 500 yens. By why would you do that?
Yeah no point. If I visit a foreign country I will probably want to eat out basically every day of the week.

>>1186084
How long is a piece of string?

>>1186090
Fast food/meal sets were mostly plenty, cheap and good in Japan compared to Germany. At least I felt that I got more value out of my money.

And 5€ per day in Germany is really frugal.

>>1186089
Where did you eat in Japan? I could eat with 1000 for 2 days, and ate good food.

>>1186058
Where I live, FS is $200 minimum including house fee and tip. And I live in one of the better areas for AMPs, and they don't do near what various providers in Japan do.

>>1186097
Did you cook yourself? Then it's not hard. However I fucking love coco and Tenpura tenya.

>>1186098
>tip
You tip hookers? What?

>>1186099
No, I bought pre made food.

>>1186090
Nigga how you gonna compare cooking your meals at home to eating out in a foreign country? Of course it'll be cheaper to make your own. Jesus what a dumb comment

>>1186102
I didnt compare anything. The conversation simply took that turn because I was surprised that 1500yen were on a budget. When I hear budget It think of mostly self cooked meals and sushi bought on sale and I didnt expect that to be 1500yen. But he probably ate out a lot so its fine.

>>1186100
"tip" meaning what you actually pay the hooker, the house fee goes to the mamasan

>>1186033
What kind of things are you interested in doing/seeing? We're probably going to be hitting up the Ronin Festival around that time.

>>1184988
hey leaving for Tokyo in a week for two weeks, want to see some live music preferably punk, thrash, metal, hardcore is there a place that has a gig guide or some sort of list of venues/rooms that i can search?
never been to tokyo before so not sure where to go etc.

Thanks

>>1185120
>Miyajima
Also planning a travel to Hiroshima. What would you recommend doing in Miyajima?

>>1185501
When are you going?
I went in May and it was insanely hot. Deffo shorts weather. It gets even warmer in July/August.

How fat are you?
You do get used to it desu.
Plus loads of AC

Anyone got a ball-park estimate of how much accommodation would cost for 3 adults, 2 teens (one room preferably) at like a 3-4 star Hotel in Tokyo?

>>1186148
Most hotels have a maximum limit of 4 people to a room due to the amount of beds. Unless it is a King size room or bigger. Which is rather expensive and only big brand name hotels have them. Look up hotels and they'll generally give you an estimate on the price if you look hard enough.

>>1186148
Forgot to add: For about 10 days (undecided between 7-10, just going with 10 days for now).

Also travelling in mid May if that makes any difference, cant imagine it would though

>>1186149
Yeah, if its listed as a "4 person room" its usually fine for 5 people though, just chuck someone on the couch.

>>1186148
AirBnB has listings for like $120 a night. Might be worth looking into.

>>1184988
I remember this view in Shin Godzilla.

>>1185870
>>1185823
We'll mainly be in tokyo with a couple day trips elsewhere.

>>1185870
Do you live in tokyo or something?

>>1186067
What? It's legal in QLD and NT too.

>>1186217
>>1186067
He's probably just spouting bollocks from something he's seen on A Current Affair or some shit and only wants to get his dick wet.
Prostitution is legal in all states mate.

>>1186217
Its grey if anything i live in Perth and there are brothels running everywhere.

>>1186217
>>1186224
The fuck? Are you sure it's legal everywhere?

When did this happen?

Does anyone know if I need to make any booking for hotel room at Narita airport?

I've got to check out of the apartment at 11AM, and my flight's at 7 so I've got to find someplace to stay for those few hours.

>>1186246
You can't figure out how to entertain yourself for 8 hours?

>>1186250
I don't want to have to carry around a large suitcase with me the whole time.

>>1186251
find a coin locker, find a bag/coat check, try and check in for your flight early.

I fly out of Tokyo at 3PM on Jan 2nd. I hear this is only one of two days when the Imperial Palace opens its doors and you can see the emperor. Would I be able to catch this site and still make it to the airport in time for my flight?

Also, I know the sumo tournaments start in January, but would I be able to see a sumo match anywhere?

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Where is this in Tokyo? I'd love to head there for NYE fireworks! Incredible.

>>1186260
The other date is December 23rd, so if you're in Tokyo then, you can see the Emperor.

>>1186243
Along time ago my dude. Except for SA who only reformed the law last year. In states like SA, WA and NT brothels are a no no there but soliciting themselves through an agency is a yes yes.
Everywhere else brothels are a okay

>>1186264
Well shit, I did not know that.

I'm going to have to find myself one in Melbourne.

>>1186263

I planned on being in Kyoto for that time. Damn, I'm going to have to completely rearrange my travel schedule...

>>1186246
Narita is a really nice city, you should go check out the temples and stuff

Just leave your stuff in a coin locker at the airport and take the two stops on the train to the city (I did it the same way)

>>1186211
was it good? will it still be playing in december?

>>1186128
Anything is fine really, maybe you guys know some spots don't know. I wish to visit the fish market again because the food there was very good. Not sure if this is your first time or that you have been there before?

>>1186246
pretty sure they have those hotels you pay by the hour, but i'd just use a coin locker and walk around for 8 hours unless i am very tire

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>>1185918
Why the fuck you post your crap on every single Japan thread?

>>1186211
I found this place through a recommendation in these threads

It was south of Meguro if I recall correctly

>>1185899
I wouldn't recommend it, there is a blanket ban to keep things fair for everyone with out point blank banning yakuza, it's better to keep your gaijin card to yourself. That being said if you find one please tell me because I'm on the same boat, but a man

>>1186064
Yeah I guess I got lucky with mine. Around early 20s nice firm ass but I'm sure she wouldn't meow for me. Lol

>>1186335
>>1185899
https://www.onsentipster.com/blog/2015-05-11-onsen-that-allow-tattoos.html

>>1186148
airbnb is p good

Is it possible to go from JET to being an actual permanent resident teacher?

>>1186339
Just remember it's probably rude to comment on the native customers' full body sleeves.

>>1186405
Can you read and write japanese

>>1186089
>By why would you do that?
Nigga I'm not American, I can make my own food and gladly do.

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Asked in last thread...

Is Yokohama worth a visit? I'm in Tokyo for around 6 days (2nd time there), considering a day trip.
So far I'm thinking Chinatown plus several bars with great beer I've read about. I'll have to get a train back to Tokyo proper that night, hopefully with enough time to carry on drinking.

>>1186262
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure fireworks on nye are uncommon in Japan.

This might be a weird question to ask, but whatever.

Has anyone fucked a prostitute in Tobita Shinchi? If so, where did you cum after finishing? Did you have to do it inside the condom, or do the girls let you do it anywhere?

>>1186416
Yes.

>>1186316
Last time we went there we were unimpressed with the food. Then again, we didn't wait in the super long line for the supposedly best sushi around, we just ducked into one of the joints that had no wait time. I guess you get what you wait for, but eh.

New thread >>1186444

>>1186433
Just not on the face or in the mouth

That costs a lot extra.

>>1186459
So it's possible?

How much extra are we looking at here?

>>1186460
That one you better ask mama-san at the shop because if you piss them off, they will call the cops on you and ban you.

Just dont be a dick and be polite.

>>1186462
I see.

How would I go about asking the mama-san if I don't know any Japanese?

Translate a sentence like "how much extra is it to ejaculate on face" in google translate and memorize it?

>>1186463
Yes go do that, use google translate.

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>>1186464
How would I go about fixing this?

I don't want to look like I'm fucking retarded. Or perverted.

>>1186465
No, you gotta ask if it's okay to do it on her face first.

It's a case by case basis, that street has hundreds of stores and not all of them would allow it. Just dont do it on that street and go to Tokyo and find an escort. JK style or http://hentaitokyo.com/price.html

Tokyo hentai club

and then pay those extra.

>go to Tokyo and find an escort

But I thought prostitution with penetration doesn't happen in Tokyo?

>>1186471
>>1186467

>>1186471
no but they offer the other services you require.

Tobita Shinchi is for quick and simple affairs, do your business and get out. The things you're asking for requires you to pay for a lot of money.

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>>1186475
Oh wow, that's expensive. Not too much more expensive than what the Tobita ones are supposed to be though.

One more question, if you don't mind.

Would you know what "1 shot" and "unlimited shots" means?

>>1186476
1 shot means 1 try.

unlimited shots mean you can try as long as you can hold up within the time limit.

>>1186477
Yeah, that website's services seems really out of my price range. I guess I'll probably stick to the Tobita Shinchi one.

>>1186480
Tobita Shinchi is like 15,000 yen for 20 mins. They wont offer the girlfriend experience you're looking for.

>>1186482
True. This is kinda difficult to decide on.

What do you mean by JK style?

>>1186484
http://jk-style.tv/pc/home/

They are gaijin friendly too but you need to call them with a japanese number. They offer high school girls.

>>1186486
Thanks.

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>>1185023
I don't know about these reviews of Roppongi..

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Anybody here ever stay at the Toco hostel?
https://backpackersjapan.co.jp/toco/english.html
If so can you recommend/advise against?

>>1186215
No I'm from the Netherlands, I'm just visiting someone but that person is busy during the day.
Do you have line or something to discuss this?

>>1185197
I went to the tournament in Nagoya last summer, and it was awesome. You might be able to get into the Osaka one:
http://www.japanballtickets.com/japan_sumo_schedule.html

>>1186262
I think that's actually near Hiroshima:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsukushima_Shrine