Japan General

So, weeaboos, how was the last time you got a strap-on dildo in your ass?

>>1246952
Felt p good desu senpai ur gay 4 not tryin it haha

>>1246952
>a bossy gyaru will never strap-on your lewd ボーイプッシ

Can I get an invite to the LINE group?

What is the best hiking experience you've had in Japan and where did you go?

>>1246949
any experiences, comments or advice on using aupairs to travel to japan?

Been to kyoto, can confirm it sucks
Unless you're into hordes of Chinese with selfie sticks with the scattered stereotypical burger and "artsy" European blocking your view of the reconstructed diamond dozen """cultural heritage""" sites while walking past endless rows of tourists-tax eateries and stores filled with useless knick knacks the recipient of which will leave forgotten somewhere to gather dust. In which case you should probably just go to China.

>>1246985
Mt Misen, Miyajima. Short hike, and if the stairs kill you you can take the cabkecar back down instead. Views are wonderful, and the Momijidani trail gives the opportunity to see a variety of wildlife as it follows the stream that lets out at Itsukushima Shrine up the mountain.

>>1246985
meeting a q;t Japanese girl, who I ended up staying at later during the trip. As far as the hike itself, I liked Mt. Takao the best, if you don't take Path 1 (the paved one past souvenir shops)
>>1247001
every thread, lol. Here's your obligatory (you), I hope you enjoy it :)

>>1246982
It's just normies blogging, you're not missing much

>>1247008
>muh normies

Back to r9k, you germ.

Travelling to Japan later this month.
Visiting Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima and Fukuoka for just under 2 weeks.

Any recommendations? Night life spots for weekday in Tokyo?
Haven't locked too much in so just winging it when I get there.

If I try cycling my way out of Tokyo, will I die? Heading north towards Nikko, return trip will bring me in from the west.

Will food costs bankrupt me?

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>>1247000
blease respond :DDD

>>1247001
>diamond dozen

>>1247001

The hordes of Chinese does suck, but you shouldn't let that stop you from seeing the famous stuff.

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Hey Bois, I've been thinking on going to the robot restaurant but I think it's going to be to expensive so I don't know if it's worth it. What are your experiences if you have gone to the restaurant?

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has anyone from the great nation of Texas gone during February? If so how much are the plane tickets around this time and whens the perfect time to buy them?

Posted on the other thread too. Going to Japan on the 1st of June and have only booked flights, should I start to get worried about having nothing else planned. Also what's the best way to get internet while travelling

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>tfw want to live in Japan
>been 3 times already
>have a degree that's hard to use there
>don't want to languish as an English teacher

I've received an invitation on Gaijinpot, What level of "accepting" is taking this invitation?
Am i agreeing to do the job? Or am i just showing interest?

>>1247206
Overpriced, but I'd say worth it. It's unique and a pretty good time.

>>1247260
It means they want to talk to you/have an interview. It does not mean you've taken the job.

>>1247174
>putting Kyoto on a pedal stool

>>1247251
If you are US look up some contract jobs for oversea shit, most will have you there a year or more to work on some shit.

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Is 200k yen enough to dick around for a month in Tokyo?

>>1247296
Depends is your hotel payed for? Are you okay with using your feet for a main way of transportation.

>>1247299
Accommodations are already taken care of. I'd be okay walking around. I fIgure i'd get to experience more of the city that way.

I can bump that number up, but i'm just looking for a ballpark figure of how much I might spend.

I'm not really into anime so i'll maybe impulse buy a goku keychain if I see one while drunk, but that's about it in that regard.

>>1247240
Go to YouTube or read online about tourist sights. Talk to the company that has your phone plan to see if they offer anything or rent a mobile wifi router in the airport.

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>>1247263
Thanks lad I'll make this my final destination on my trip

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>>1247001
Mfw more people go to Kyoto and confirm it sucks and the autistic weebs get even more angry about people shit talking the worlds biggest tourist trap

>>1247304
I honestly have no idea what you're going to do in Tokyo for a month

>>1247342
Try to nail some nip girls, not die from the fugu fish. You know, same as everybody.

But seriously though i'll probably not be there that long before moving on.

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Young American tourists in Japan...

>>1247343
>Try to nail some nip girls

You can slay it on tinder if you know what you're doing.

>>1247351

Tourists, or military shits?

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>>1247352
>You can slay it on tinder if you know what you're doing.

That's the plan.

>>1246949
I want to visit Japan for hiking and cultural experiences... However I don't like basically any asian food... How practical is it going to be to sustain myself over there?

>>1247352
>if you know what you're doing.
what if you have no idea what you're doing?

>>1247374

I look forward to your post here saying that tinder in Japan doesn't work because you got no matches.

>>1247374
Get cozy with your left or right palm.

>>1247296
Somebody answer my original question though. I'm seriously

>please respond

>>1247352
>military shits
The overwhelming majority of the military doesn't beat up, rape, or kill Japanese nationals. So go fuck yourself.

>>1247378

Right, but I didn't say that they did those things. Now, a majority of military personnel are dumb shitbags. This you cannot deny. The big fuck ups, combined with the little fuck ups (such as the pic we are discussing), has lead 7th fleet to harshly restrict liberty for these guys.

>>1247379
Let me ask you a serious question, and I hope you can answer it honestly. How many military personnel do you know?

>>1247373
You may run into some trouble with preparation but any burners, pots etc you need can be purchased fairly cheap.

The basic strategy is to identify group of herbivore men, and hunt the weakest in that group. It won't be too hard to do this as the lack of hygiene and presence of waifu pillows will be a dead give away.

Field dressings are more or less the same as a deer. Just do a quick google sure if you're unsure.

I'd at least experiment with some of the local spices while you're there, but if you're not feeling adventurous, just stick with what you know.

>>1247380

Nigga, I did 6 years in the Navy.

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>>1247375
>>1247376
So same as home, got it.

>>1247382
I'm still in, was stationed in Yoko, did a separate 7th Fleet deployment outside of that, been in 9 years and I still disagree with you. That pic isn't even confirmed as military people. It could be sure, but who knows who it is, could be anyone.

What was your rate?

>>1247383
Breh scoring in any country other than yours is like .8 as difficult as it is back home. Just use and abuse the visiting foreigner angle.

Of course this only works if you're not a fugly asspie.

>>1247380

Here's some highlights from the liberty policy written by com seventh fleet. This is for the LEAST restrictive tier group!

>Curfew: 1. E-5 and below - 0100 to 0500
>(b) Liberty Buddy: E-5 and below - require a liberty buddy if consuming alcohol off installation.
>(c) alcohol consumption. All service members are prohibted from consuming alcohol off installation between 0000-0500...After 0000, all service members must vacate bars and establishments whose primary purpose is to serve alcohol.


Now, there's more but you get the idea. Why would these restrictions be required if military members weren't mostly shitty?

>Recent incidents related to U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) personnel including but not limited to: DUIs; sexual assaults; and incidents of drunk and disorderly conduct; all punctuate how destructive even one individuals faulure to conduct him/herself appropriately on liberty can be to military readiness.

>>1247384

You're still in? Were you not there when the crackdown on liberty happened? I was an IT on FFG 51 when it was there, then went back to Coronado to join NSWG1.

>>1247385

Eh, I think it's a bit harder in Tokyo because there are a lot of attractive white guys.

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Hey guys, i have an off-topic question that I didn't want to make a new thread for

I might take a flight that leaves LAX at 9:50pm, and lands in Iceland at 1:35pm. Does this mean that almost all of the flight will be a nighttime flight? I don't like flying when its night and I'm worried lol

>>1247387
It's not about military personnel being shitty, those are only put in place after a significant incident to show the host nation we are trying to curtail that behavior.

>>1247388
When I was there, the shit the happened was the reservist Navy people raped a woman in Okinawa and the lightest restriction >>1247387 was imposed. It was towards the end of my tour luckily. Which ended in 2013. There have been multiple crackdowns but they are temporary. From what I know, it is comparable to a sin wave. Everything goes well for a while and everyone is relaxed, something happens and restrictions spike for a period, it goes down and is back to normal, then some random incident happens.

>>1247389
Could be, but Tokyo is a big place.
I'm gonna go ahead and say the picking aren't that slim.
Guess i'll find out when I get there.

>>1247391

I get that's when the restrictions are put in place. However, they aren't going to lock down the bases just because some E-2 gaijin smashed a local custom, which you better believe happens all the time. I would have loved to stay, but the in and outs/shit liberty made me go back.

>>1247392

Unless you speak Japanese, your pickings are pretty limited. So you may have to resort to going to places like Roppongi or Shibuya (where the women go to meet foreigners), but if you aren't a clubbing chad do you think you'll have a shot?

>>1247395
I do. Which is half the reason Tinder works when i'm not stateside regardless of language barriers.

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>>1247381
Kek, thanks anon, I'll prepare my own food then and just stick to what I'm comfortable with.

>>1247394
Yea, it's a shitty part of being FDNF when it happens but it isn't a constant thing. There are tons of small time shit that happen stateside as well. We just don't have to lock down Norfolk to appease the local country. I'm on the west coast right now and going back to 7th Fleet later this year, after our deployment out there.

My first post was mostly to say that the overwhelming majority of the military doesn't do that kind of shit. We're basically a microcosm of US society (with a more male slant) and most males in the US don't ever rape anyone.

If this is still the same anon, I guess ITs are smarter than some other rates but parts of CS dept looks down on you guys.

>>1247399
>the overwhelming majority of the military doesn't do that kind of shit

Sure, but there's enough to make everyone look bad. The Navy can't stop people from getting DUIs.

>>1247399
>parts of CS dept looks down on you guys.

Depends on what type of IT. ADP gets shit on, radio is where it's at. We make bank when we separate though.

>>1247206
Really overrated. The girls were cute but the show itself was kinda dull.

The best part for me was this loud American woman who faceplanted on the stairs on the way out and started screaming.

>>1247400
1st point - Sure, that's the same for society as a whole.

2nd point - Yea, it definitely depends. ADP seems to translate well to outside security jobs which pay a lot.

All the ITs work in Radio on all my ships (DDGs) and it varies a lot. Comms are always an issue but the post-Navy money seems to be in Network Sec.

Since I asked you and we've been going back and forth, I'm the CHENG on a DDG. Was no prior at all. Am fairly familiar with computers from building my own, but not certified in anything. The comment on CS Dept is mostly sitting TAO and hearing ETs and ICs bitching. That and comms are ALWAYS and issue. Not saying it's always a local issue though.

>>1247406
>Cheng on a DDG

So what, LT? Yes comms is an issue, I was on a southpac once and we just kept losing it. Sorry guys, /shrug. Why's the cheng standing TAO anyway? Every where I've been the ETs and ITs have a mutual respect, but the ICs are looked down upon by everyone.

Are the liberty circumstances different for officers versus enlisted?

>>1247409
I've only been on DDGs, figured I'd stick with what I knew as DH (to teach JOs) rather than switch to a class I was learning myself.

>>1247409
I wasn't saying comms issues are based on shitty ITs. I know there's a lot that goes into it. At the beginning of every mass/joint/international exercise I've been apart of, COMMS are an issue. That's not to say ITs in the USN are fucked, just it's a tricky spot and needs to be set up correctly on both ends. and it often isn't.

>>1247409
CHENG stands TAO because I'm a SWO DH. What class of ships have you been on? Might even be different worlds.

>>1247411

Do you know Steamboat Rock? Hilariously and unfortunately named engineering JO on one of my ships.

How many junior guys are getting into real relations with a local? When I was there, many wanted to meet a nice girl but didn't want to learn Japanese to do it.

>>1247414
Nah, I do not know SR. There was a good mix of people getting into relations with locals, myself included though wasn't that long lasting i guess hah

>>1247415

Do you find that they were just chasing Americans with no real intent on settling down?

>>1247416
I honestly have never heard of SR and don't know shit about it.
Google searches show nothing, so I hope you aren't posting some shit you aren't supposed to be or this is all together different.

>>1247418

Wut? I was just asking if you knew a guy from one of my old ships, because he's got a stupid name.

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>>1247352
あめりかじん どろぼ クソタレ.

>>1247001
well said

>>1247419
Oh, then no, I don't know them. Hehe sorry I think that was meant for an earlier post. as far as hope you weren't supposed to post.

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>>1247420
http://ceron.jp/url/www.asahi.com/articles/ASJ9N5455J9NUTIL02X.html

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>>1247401
Kek

My friend has a Japanese residence card (student) valid until 2018, but he hasn't enrolled in any subjects for this semester, the deadline for which was just over a month ago.

He hasn't notified immigration and getting another visa (i.e. tourist) is out of the question.

How fucked is he?

I'm trying to find out, but I'm reading conflicting information. Some say you have to notify immigration within 14 days, others say you can wait for immigration to contact you. Some say you have 30 days to leave, others say 90 days if immigration doesn't contact you. Anyone know what the real deal is here?

And is there any free/very low cost 'studying' he can do to continue living in Japan on his student visa?

Why the fuck do Ryokans in Shirakawago not accept single guests?

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>>1247398
I got here a week ago and realized quicky girlfriend and I don't like Japanese food. We have been lame and eating Indian, American, Mexican and basically everything other than Japanese. It bums me out, but it's totally doable.
Fair warning, the grocery stores here are kinda spendy and tricky if you don't know the language. 7-11 is your friend when in a pinch.

And now that everybody hates me,

KYOTO SUUUUUCKS

More white people than Japanese. Packed crowds everywhere. Shit for subway system compared to Osaka. Upside is a Couple really cool Shrines completely ruined by the number of people.

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Feeding the little monkey Bros was pretty done though.

>>1247476
To rub it in :^)

>>1247476
because they don't want weeb permavirgins to off themselves on their facilities

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Cheap anime porn is cheap in Japan. I want to buy and resell in America. How do I get it home? Is it legal to bring a backpack full on a plane or do I have to ship it?

>>1247478
>Kyoto sucks
I've noticed this sentiment has really gone up in the last month or so. Maybe it's a result of the summer crowd? I went in the off season and it was really goddamn peaceful except for a couple places, like the preserved old town and the bamboo forest. If they were crowded in the off season then I'd hate to see them when they're actually busy.

>>1247495
I was there right between sakura season and Golden Week. I don't understand the meme. No more tourists than any of the other touristy cities (there were honestly more schoolkids on trips than chinese tourists), public transportation is fine if you can read a bus map, and the big heritage sites like Kyomizudera and Fushimi Inari are damn near deserted if you go at the right time of day.

>>1247015
>complaining about non-normies
Back to r/cuckold

>>1247488
they most likely won't check you desu

Just be careful about loli stuff, depending on where you live

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>>1247383
We're doomed friend
Lets just enjoy the country and ignore the females

>>1247661
Faggot. You deserve dry dick with that attitude.

>>1247716
Nothing can be done as an incel

>>1247478
>>1247495
>>1247517

I think one of the guys is the pathological "Japan is boring/worst destination in Asia" troll, but I've noticed it from others too. Don't know if somebody started it and then others just kind of started parroting or what but yeah I don't get it either. The only place I found tourists to be a bit of a hindrance was Kinkakuji, which is pretty packed with SEA and Chinese--and a bunch of Japanese people. That's the thing, people like to parrot le epic Chinese tourists may may when 80% of the people you think are in your way in Kyoto are going to be Japanese being tourists in their own country. If you think it's unbearably crowded in Kyoto I can tell you unequivocally that your issue should not be with Chinese people.

Not sure if it's because I live in Japan so I don't have an added angle of feeling like my precious little time here is ruined in anyway or anything, but it's just not bad.

A lot of people do Kyoto wrong too and miss out on a lot of nice spots like Hongan-ji.

As an exception I would probably avoid Kyoto during Golden Week though. It might be a bit suffocating then.

I want to study abroad next summer, can't decide between Kyoto or Tokyo, please help.

>>1247727
its a 3 hour trip between them so i guess it doesnt really matter

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>>1247724
>le epic Chinese tourists may may when 80% of the people you think are in your way in Kyoto are going to be Japanese

What? No way. I went to Fushimi Inari and the ENTIRE way up was wall to wall Chinese folks. Pic related.

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>>1247724
White people with selfie sticks was my big complaint. Sooooo many white people. I just rolled out of Kyoto Wednesday (week after golden week) and crowds were still out of control.

I do love Japan and think it's a great place to travel, I was just a little grumpy constantly getting wacked by selfie sticks by clueless white people who couldn't take two steps without getting pictures. If you break away from the crowds it was pretty cool place. It just took so much work and patience compared to the rest or Japan.

Hey guys, I'm going to Japan this July and I'm hoping to climb Mt. Fuji. I'm wondering what the best climb tours are? I've asked this question before and have been told that it is cheaper to not do it via a tour but I'm travelling alone and want to meet people and I like the idea of paying a single price and having gear, accommodation and food paid for.

going to Tokyo next week. know zero Japanese.

How do people dress in tokyo/how should I dress and what type of clothes should I wear.

Does tinder work? I have no problem getting matches in USA

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>>1247740
Then go at fucking 6 AM when it's you, three shrinekeepers, one Japanese schoolkid training for cross country, and two other Japanese tourists.

>>1247756
Japan probably has the worst English out of all Asia, Tokyo you can get by just using very basic English and pointing most of the time.

Japan has a pretty strong fashion game, you want to dress in fairly nice clothes. If you don't have any you can stock up at uniqlo over there.

Tinder works fine, a Lot of Japanese girls are more reserved than western girls though, it's not impossible to get laid but it might take more than one date.

>>1247740
>>1247741
You're about to get brigaded by weebs and probably a warning from a mod because you have told the truth about Kyoto sucking. Stand strong anon, the retards in this general sperg out when you don't say Kyoto is the best.

>>1247764
>don't bitch, just do everything at shitty hours!

>>1247777

Don't get me wrong, I liked Kyoto but the huge numbers of Chinese people wore me down a bit.

大阪 > 東京 > 京都

>>1246949
I'm from /o/

How do I find out/get into those car meets like in Tokyo Drift? There was a guy who posted about how he just wondered around Tokyo and took pictures of interesting cars, but didn't plan on looking for cars. He just wondered around Tokyo but didn't go to any meets. I want to go to at least one large car meet.

>>1247794
>just do everything at shitty hours

Like you did here >>1247740 then?

>>1247795
Fukuoka shits on all of em

>>1247798

Different kind of shit, ey.

>>1247745
>asking about hiking alone on one of the most popular destinations

>>1247488
Your business model is so last century.

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>>1247818
It's not really my cup of tea, but my friends always bitch about the hassle of obtaining it state side. Figured worth a laugh / try.

>>1247827
Most people that grew up with a fascination with Japan have already been or know someone who has. Get your friends to be very specific with what they want that they can't get, but don't expect to make any real profit off of anything you get in Japan.

However there is currently an arbitrage opportunity for the Nintendo Switch. Exchange rate makes it cheaper to buy than anywhere else in the world but you might have trouble selling it for a profit since it isn't a major difference. Something like 50 bucks

Anyone here already tried that 10.8k yen/segment domestic ticket offered by ANA and JAL?

In 10 days I'll be headed to Okinawa for over a month. Naha/Nanjo vicinity. Anyone have an suggestions or commentary?

>>1247817
You're no help.

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>everyone keeps asking who I'm going with
>I have to tell them I'm going alone
>they tell me how "brave" I am when they're probably just thinking wow what a loser

Going to Tokyo next week for my third time and created a map with some things that are slightly off the beaten path (also some photo opportunities as a /p/haggot) https://drive.google.com/open?id=13HpE_n9zUdPjc7-GoV90cgRbYoU&usp=sharing

Might be useful to some, but also open to other input that I could add

I'm in Yufuin until the 22nd.

>is it worth it to go to the mixed onsen in town?
>is it worth it to go drinking alone on a Friday or Saturday?

>>1247867
what the hell are you doing in Yufuin for 11 days? With mixed onsen, you mean the public one by the lake? Haven't been there, but if you don't care about privacy (people can see inside from the outside as far as I recall), then sure go ahead. There are proper, gender separated onsen as well though.

As far as drinking, not sure if Yufuin really has a bar scene, but sure. You could also go to nearby Beppu, that would probably be livelier

>>1247868
I'm doing WWOOF'ing. Staying at a hostel where I help with the meals and room cleaning.

I've considered heading to Beppu but the schedule is pretty strict.

Thanks for answering. I've been trying to get another WWOOF'er whose here to go drinking with me, but she's an 18yo Canadian-Chinese weeaboo and as stereotypical as it gets.

I figured that with the military base, there might be some fun going around on the weekends.

>>1247835
The what?

>>1247795
Le Osaka is better than Tokyo epic may may

>>1247798
So what you're telling me is you'd rather be swarmed by millions of Chinese and then bitch about how you had a bad experience on the internet, than wake up a few hours early to avoid the entire ordeal and have the shrine to yourself. That's your choice and not any fault of the location, and I can't say I agree with that decision.

>>1247835
I did. Standard economy ticket, flew from NGS-HND to not waste a full day on the train before flying out the next night.

>>1247835
>>1247880
Any way to get this to work if you are on a working holiday visa?

>>1247828
>Nintendo Switch.
It was sold out when i Went

>>1247879
meant for >>1247815

>>1246949
>Living in Japan
Who /small town/ here. I live in the suburb of a city and it's pretty comfy. I can still walk to everything I need but if I want to go to a good bar or restaurant I gotta take my bike or bike/subway.

>>1247909
Where? I'm in Tokyo.

marine here in okinawa
nothing to contribute just wanted everyone to know I want to die

>>1247915
>2017
>stationed on Okitraz

Yokosuka is comfy. Tough luck m8.

>>1247867
The mixed onsen will most likely be full of old folks and only old folks, if getting a glimpse of some young and virile Japanese boobies was what you were aiming for.

The folks at Barjunne, Tama-chan, Message, and Flat Iron are pretty nice for people who are drinking alone.

The JSDF guys generally just drink themselves silly in izakayas in the area and then get into fist fights outside.

Should I get the 1 or 2 week JR pass if I am just going to Tokyo and Kyoto. Would I spend more than £100 for 1 week in Tokyo. I can go to Kyoto and the further away places in one week and stay local for the second week

>>1247944
1 week

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>>1246982
There is now a /trv/Japan LINE group!
If you would like to join, email your LINE ID to:

trv4chan@gmail dot com

>>1247849
They think you are a yellow fever weeb
I know this feeling

>>1247879
There are only so many "good hours" and anything that requires admission i.e. just about everything in kyoto won't be open until you can see the Chinese tour buses on the horizon
Speaking of admission those je- I mean japs must have charged me upwards of 50 bucks all up

>>1247948
sent

>>1247877
Osaka is objectively better if you can speak Japanese. The people are night and day. Osaka is a massive city and even if it doesn't get the exact same trendy restaurant (for example) as in Tokyo it'll have some unique of its own

>>1247965
>Osaka is objectively better if you can speak Japanese.
>objectively

Kek, くたばれ、この野郎。

>>1246949
So I've decided to book for my friends and I to stay at an Airbnb place in Asakusa next summer. We'll fly into Narita, but need to sort out how we will get to our residence from the airport. What would be the recommended method of travel from Narita to Asakusa for 8 people with luggage?

>>1247990
Skyliner from narita to ueno station
yamanote from ueno station to okachimachi
tsukuba express from oka to asakusa station

or just hoof it from ueno if you feel like a good sweat.

>>1247879

The thing is, there are so many things to see and only a few days to see it. You can't build a good sight seeing trip around beating the Chinese hordes.

>>1247915
Don't rape anyone degenerate

>>1247849
Some people won't go to restaurants alone

Should I book hostels beforehand in tokyo and Kyoto? Which ones do you recommend?

>>1247915
what >>1248016 said. making it hard for us tourists desu

Moving to Kyoto in August. How do I not die from heat?

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i want to visit japan but i do not want to go anywhere that is packed with people and tourists such as tokyo. i like places that are peaceful and quiet. places where i can feel comfortable being there for a couple weeks. any city recommendations for my kind of taste?
pic slightly related

When/where should I exchange my money into yen? What's the ballpark in fees that I should be paying?

>>1248094
countryside I guess. Kanazawa is still a major city, there's going to be a lot of people there. Shikoku might be a good idea, or Hokkaido

>>1248094
Tohoku

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>>1248019
Bump

>>1248094
>Japan
>not many people

Have fun in whatever rural town you decide to visit where nobody can speak English

>>1248138
>tfw you want to go visit some bum-fuck nowhere town that's never seen a white person and try to impress them just by existing

I didn't really factor in travel time to and from Matsuyama and I'm only really going to get from the late afternoon of the first day up until about the same time the next day.
I'm beginning to think I should leave it for another time when I'm less rushed and check out some other place like Okayama.
Or do you guys think 2 half days would be enough time there?

>>1247955
>>1248006

I spent 5 nights in Kyoto, and was on day trips for two of my four full days. Both Kyomizu and Fushimi Inari had almost nobody there when I went, because I went right after sunrise on both days. If any other temples you want to visit are so packed with tourists that it ruins your experience, just go and enjoy the ones you can get nearly to yourself. I never passed one that was any worse than what I experienced at Toshugu in Nikko.

The entire time I was there, the only crowds I dealt with was on the main street of Gion, and the Kyoto Rail Museum in the afternoon. Only Gion's crowd was so packed as to make it bad, but the sidestreets (where all the izakayas and bars are) was empty. My later visits I walked up the river to the next bridge and it was far less crowded.

tl;dr you both suck at planning

>>1248094
>Peaceful
>Quiet
>Japan
Why not just go to some rustic village in Italy? I promise you it will be better that what Japan has to offer.

>>1248138
im learning the language
obviously i wouldnt go to a rural area without knowing a lick of nip

>>1248168
Oh okay anon so you have conversational level Japanese under your belt ? Go right ahead just pick any small farming village and have fun

>>1248160
Kyoto sucks

>>1248160

>spend FIVE days in Kyoto just to see the sites when the hordes aren't there

Yeah, Kyoto sucks.

>>1247995
Thats a pretty silly route to take.

Just on the skyliner and take it to Ueno, but then just switch to the asakusa line which, rather obviously goes to asakusa.

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what prepaid cell service is good? do jap providers have shops in the airports like most companies?

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>>1248202
I, too, would like to know this.

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>>1248202
Girlfriend is currently rocking a Telecom Square sim card in her phone. Packaging also says Wi-Ho whatever that means.

Picked it up at KIX Airport in Osaka. $50 for 5 gig data. No talk. Been amazing so far. Everywhere ever has free WiFi but this thing has saved us from getting lost a dozen times. Pretty stoked on it.

>>1247912
Nagoya

>>1247990
>>1247995
>>1248198
Don't fuck with him with such silly route. Take the Access Express, if it's not through Asakusa line change at Aoto.

>>1248232
>>1247990
>>1248198
It's Ginza line if you're not joking.

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Headed into Tokyo tomorrow for like 4-5 days. What's worth doing?

Also, on busy sidewalks do you walk on the right or left? The rest of Japan doesn't seem to have their shit figured out yet.

>>1247387
Hey, does a military spouse/dependent count as a liberty buddy? Can my wife and I go out at night without another random military member?

>>1247909
>>1248227
Is Oasis 21 as sweet as it looks? I've lived in a tiny town all my life, so I find big buildings and shopping centers to be really neat.

Semi /g/ question for you all

Turns out my phone won't work in japan (which is fine it's older but still works great), was thinking about getting a new phone for japan. Any advice? I was thinking about just grabbing a 100-150 dollar phone for my trip so if I lose it or something happens to it I'm not too sad. Found some iphones 5S/5C's for around 125, but would prefer android.

Guys in going tot Tokyo comming monday. Fucking stoked, but under prepared.

>>1248252
Get a Galaxy S5. It's honestly better than any one of the newer phones. Water resistant, expandable memory, and replaceable battery. Also, buy spare battery.

Samsung fucked up with the 6, 7, and 8 by trying to be like Apple. Plus it's been out a few years, so it's cheap and all the bugs have been worked out of it. Can't say that about the 8 and its audio issues.

>>1248094
do the shimanami kaido..i did it. you wont forget it.
peaceful, beautiful, free fruit on the road. very low population its great

>>1248264
>Samsung fucked up with the 6, 7, and 8

Not sure what you mean by that, I have the S7 Edge and it's the best gadget I've ever bought. Great camera, crisp OLED screen, fast charging, water resistant, expandable memory, fingerprint scanner and the battery is really good for a high end smartphone, they're normally terrible but I can get 2-3 days of fairly regular use out of it whereas I had to charge my iPhone almost every night.

Only negative is no replaceable battery but I don't think I've ever swapped a phone's battery in my life so that feature is wasted on me anyway.

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>>1248252
My vote is Nexus 5x. Cheap and work great. I've had mine for over a year now and I've slowly convinced all my friends to pick them up as well. Bulletproof, raw Android, simple and reliable. Pretty baller camera too for a sub $200 phone.

Plus you can use Google Fi which is surprisingly good in Japan.

If one was to slip and fall in front of a train could the Japanese somehow sue your family for the money like they do to the citizens?

>>1248094
>be a shity tourist
>hay guise how do i avoid tourists??

Get fucked you goofy autistic weeb.

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>>1248268
I guess if you can make it work for you the way you want it to, keep on trucking.

I'd still suggest an S5 for >>1248252 because you can swap out the battery. Depending on his travel habits/Tinder/LINE usage he may not be able to get to an outlet before one battery runs out.

Plus it's right in the price range he was looking for.

>>1247990
Just hop on the Narita Skyliner. It literally goes straight to Asakusa station, no train changes or anything. These anons posting alternate train routes are retarded as hell. The Skyliner straight to Asakusa only takes slightly under an hour.

>>1248320
Don't listen to this anon. He's just trying to fuck you over by making you get off at the incorrect asakusa station.

>>1248225
i'm not seeing the plan you're talking about online. i would have hoped softbank would have a good one, as i've used them when stationed over there, but i don't see one online either

>>1248320
Gave you the wrong line, get on Narita Sky Access. At Oshiage station, you stay on the train, it becomes Asakusa line from that point on. It will take you through Honjo-Azumabashi station, and then Asakusa station.

>>1248326
Or, you can take the sky access to Keisei-Ueno station, get off there, and then walk to ueno-okachimachi station, which will take you to the Asakusa station on the Oedo line. The difference between Asakusa Station on Oedo line and Asakusa Station on Asakusa line, is that the Oedo Asakusa station is deeper inside Asakusa, it might be a little more convenient for you.

>>1248328
Turns out I really suck at this game. Disregard my last post, if you get off at Keisei-Ueno, walk over to Ueno station. Get on the Hibiya line to Minami-Senju station. At Minami-Senju, transfer to the Tsukuba Express to Akihabara. Take the train to Akihabara, and stay on. The stop after Akihabara will be the Asakusa station to the west of Sensoji temple, the Asakusa station that is more centrally located.


Or better yet, rent a damn pocket wi-fi at Narita and use google maps instead of asking about it on a mongolian basket-weaving forum.

>>1248330
Just stop posting you fucking retard.

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>>1248332

Just want to double check before I commit a faux pas. If I want to bikepack there, can I bed down in any city park or patch of grass I find? I've been told this but want to make sure I don't get arrested. I'll just be using a bivy (smaller than a tent, basically a bag you sleep in) and leave in the morning. No littering, etc. Will I get arrested?

If I get hit by a car, is hospital there free for non-citizens?

>>1248334
http://wikitravel.org/en/Urban_camping_in_Japan

You're welcome.

>>1248334
Jesus christ you people are scum of the earth.

Your travel insurance will reimburse you the costs of the hospital afterwards.

>>1248334
>Just to double check if I have to live like a hobo is that ok in Japan

If you have to be homeless to travel then stay home and look for a better job

Can anyone explain to me why you would want to travel on a homeless person budget? You can't do jack shit.

>>1248334
Kill yourself.

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>>1248353
I'm in Japan right now. Over half of my daily budget is going towards lodging. If I didn't have that expense, I'd have literally twice as much for other experiences.

Plus, camping is enjoyable and you get a much better prospective of the town and people than you would ever get from a hotel / hostel.

>>1248414
So I am looking at the resolution of the photo, and if you took that photo you have something very expensive that takes photos. You are not poor, so don't use the excuse that lodging is too expensive.

However if you think being a hobo in a town offers a better experience I guess that is subjective and your opinion.

>>1248430
>resolution
Resolution is possibly the worst way to determine the price of a camera.

4000x3000 is 12MP. You can buy a camera for under $50 that shoots 12MP.

>>1248244
Bump if any military bros can answer

>>1248440

Yea, I believe your spouse counts as a liberty buddy. The curfew hours are still shitty.

>>1248430
You are a serious retard, I can tell, by your seriously written, yet retarded post

Phones with high mp cameras are not expensive, but regardless, phones are a small outlay; even a 250 dollar phone pales relative to monthly rent on even a pretty modest place

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>>1248430
$200 nexus 5x. I'm the guy that advised it earlier in the tread, talking up the camera. Haha

Also having a budget and being poor are two different things. If you don't have one, you become the other.

>>1248445
Thanks man

This is Kagoshima right? It was way too hazy to see the Volcano at the time, but this place was great!

>>1248433
>>1248449

It's almost like with a strict budget even the smallest overlay is expenditure you cannot afford.

Travelling like a homeless person makes you absolutely the scum of the earth, work another week, make $400 at least, pay for cheap accommodation.

Are there any Karate schools in Okinawa that offer training + room and board for a flat fee?

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Went to Japan for the first time in March. Basically skipped Tokyo when I landed and took the Touhoku shinkansen straight to Aomori, and Hokkaido after that. Now I want to go back to Touhoku and Hokkaido during the summer or fall. Shiiet didn't even have time to go to Akita

But lel Chinese tourists everywhere in Hokkaido too (but not as crowded as Kyoto it seems)

Pic is from Nebuta Warrase Museum in Aomori city

anyone know any viable methods for getting a bachelor's degree in japan starting at around $12k?

there has to be a way...there has to be.

>>1248521
Yeah anon check out

www.youreafuckingretard.com

>>1248524
you know i could probably better explain my dilemma in a 5 page post but i thought i'd be able to cut straight to the point, but i guess not?

in short, i get my associate's degree next year. i've been saving up money for 2 years. i've had this as my dream since i was 17, i'm now 25 and trying hard.

i know there's japanese univerisites that speak english, but Japan does not offer student loans to foreigners I think. Although $12,000 would be enough to find my ground, I think the government actually wants you to have $26,000 for some reason. Ugh.

>>1248247
Yea it's pretty cool and fun to walk around. I really like that area. TV tower has a cool view too.

What's US customs like? I'm in Japan now and I've never been outside of the country, I expected customs coming into Japan to be pretty bad but they literally just took my declaration sheet, saw that I was carrying 2 bags and waved me on

>>1248510
U r gay

What are the most /trv/ things to do in Tokyo or Japan in general? I have two weeks left.

I am planning on moving to Tokyo, Japan in the 2020s. Any advice?

>>1248657
ask us in 2020 retard

>>1248670
get a clue

>>1248094
Kanazawa is pretty comfy, although it's larger than you think.

What's it like moving to Japan?

>>1248604
Extremely invasive if you're not a US citizen.
You're basically waved through if you are.

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What are some things to add to my work-in-progress Tokyo map? I'm going in July. I don't plan to see everything on the list, but it will be nice to have a bunch of stuff spread around that I can choose to go to while I'm walking around. Lesser-known affordable restaurants, drinking spots, and cool photo-ops are things that I haven't been able to find a ton of online.

What are the chances of me working in the JAV industry if I want to live in Japan but don't want to teach English? I've almost finishing my Bachelor of Film, but I don't speak Japanese.

>>1248698
Zero.

>>1248604
God help you if you don't have Global Entry and you're flying in through LAX.

>>1248690

When I went through they just took my picture, and asked where I was staying.

>>1248684
If you have someone in Japan (such as your employer or a guarantor) to help you, it's fairly easy. If you're on your own, I've heard it can be hard to find an apartment, and I'd imagine that it would be tough getting started - knowing how and where to register with your city hall, getting an inkan, opening a bank account, setting up your bills so they're automatically withdrawn from your bank account, getting a cell phone, getting furniture, etc.

>>1247740
Bs. I went to inari during the golden week, at noon, and the crowds were only at the beginning
There were barely any people at the top and i really enjoyed myself there. Many chinks are giving it up halfway as its such a long way to the top.

>>1248698
Unless you marry some random uggo you wont even be able to get a visa

>>1249039
I've seen the fit attractive guys at the immigration office with their cow wives to help translate. Some men can bare through it if their situation is shitty enough

>>1248692
Can you link me to this map?

>>1248617
eating chips at 2PM alone in your hostel dorm while watching Chinese cartoons to avoid normies

Why are all Japan vloggers highly autistic ?

>>1247915
Do you know a (I believe Venezuelan) aircraft mechanic called Chris? If so say hi from the guy next to him in the plane from Taipei to Naha.

>>1249084
so the audience can self insert

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Is all of tokyo naturally flat so you could only get good views from the top of skyscrapers/ the skytree? I have no problem with this, just curious. I'd love to get some good pics of the city lights at night. Is the skytree even open late at night? Is it possible to request a hotel room with a decent view even? But that would probably cost a lot more.

>>1249114
Go to the tokyo metropolitan government building

>>1248237
>Also, on busy sidewalks do you walk on the right or left
No one knows, it depends on the day of the week and the current phase of the moon aka totally random

>>1246949
should i come on and slam and get myself to japan?

Guys I really need some thoughts and overall experience for this huge crossroad I'm at right now.

A dear friend came to me with this crazy idea. He wants to leave things here and move to Japan for some time and asked me if I was up to the experience.

We're both average middle-class brazilians, he's managing a restaurant with his brother and I'm a graphic design student. He makes some money, enough to live a comfy life in his 23s. I'm 21 and live with my parents, so no income whatsoever.

I've always had the dream of leaving Brazil and I'm sure one day it'll be done but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to just drop out of college and go in this crazy adventure.

We predicted we'll have money for a month there. The challenge will be to get a random job just to keep paying hostels or shit like that. We're expecting to get some random jobs here and there and exploring japan for at least a semester.

With your experiences, how do you guys think it would work out as to money, quality of life (food, entertainment, health), places to sleep and so on. Would you guys do it or have you ever done something similar?

I really want to do it but I'm legitimately scared right now. I've never travelled abroad so it would be my very first experience doing it.

Please help me think this through. I'll really appreciate it.

>>1249189
Legally you're not allowed to work there on a tourist visa (3 months or so) and even if you could, you probably wouldn't get hired without a good grasp of the language.

Idk if you're in class currently, but if that's the case I would wait until the semester is over to leave. I just think it's going to be too expensive to stay for that long unless you can do graphic design jobs abroad. Finding a cheap place to stay is going to be incredibly difficult.

But I say take a break from school and go for it for as long as you can afford. As long as you have money for a return flight home, you don't have much to lose.

Trip coming up in June was planning on doing a share house (No private shower or bathroom) with the wife but a private air bnb looks a bit better. The share house is gonna total to about 350. Should I just cancel and find an air bnb?

>>1249046
>>1248692
link please my man

>>1248692
posted my map before >>1247862
, might be helpful

>>1249206
Find an AirBnB. You'll be more comfortable and the price might be better

>>1249209
I used the air bnb site and set it to 35 and it's still coming up 100$ more. Is there another site? Can I trust those cheap air bnb/ apartments? I'm going 8th-23

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I actually have no clue what to do in Tokyo, what's a must see besides the usual fish market, shrine, palaces and parks? Is Kamakura nice? We'll go take a day trip to Fujigoko but other than that I just feel like walking around shopping and eating a lot, karaoke and arcades in the evening.
On the contrary I got everything about Osaka and surroundings pretty much planned out.

Also throw me some eateries in Tokyo/Osaka if you like.

Guys I'm visiting in the rainy season. My dates are 20 th June - 4th July. Is it really going to be as bad as it seems, rain-wise?

>>1248096

Many people do it at the airport after arriving or when leaving.

Guys i'm going tomorrow but i still don't understand how to reach my hotel.

Anyone here with experience traveling with these buses ?

willerexpress.com/en/

Better to do Nikko as a day trip from Tokyo, or to go stay at a Ryokan to also explore the hills at night?

>>1249315
I did the ryokan stay in Nikko. Splurged for a high end one. Massive kaiseki feast, massive suite with a private outdoor bath. Spent two nights there, with the full day at Toshogu for Yayoi festival, and then a half day around Lake Chuzenji.

Turns out I'm in tokyo during a sumo tournament. Worth going?
How much would the cheapest ticket cost and how long should I spend there? I feel like I'd get bored if I was there all day

>>1249317
So it was worth the stay then? I already splurged on a night at a ryokan in Miyazu, so this one would be a mid-range place in Kinugawa-onsen. Hopefully it's not too touristy?

>>1249329
Definitely worth it, though I was planning to spend two nights in Nikko regardless of whether I got a high end ryokan. There was some hiking I wanted to do out past Lake Chuzenji and up in the Yumoto Onsen area I didn't have time for.

Any tips on finding work in Japan nad moving there as a programmer?

Gonna be spending some time in Japan this July. Anything particularly special to look out for from the 12 to 22? I'll be moving around Tokyo and Kyoto/Osaka.

>>1249358
Not the same anon, but I'll also be in Japan around this time and would like to know of anything to look out for such as festivals or whatever

is it rude to have sex in an airbnb private room?

>>1249411
Depends on the host, most don't care if you aren't loud and your airbnb was stated for 2 guests. Just don't be messy loud or shit.

>>1248512
Tohoku region is a paradise for those looking for less crowded country-side wonders of Japan. Weather is pretty comfortable too.

>>1249300
Train, bus, taxi, walking, or any combination. With what little information you've given us, there's not a lot we can tell you.

>>1249300
>get to airport
>buy ticket for train
>use train
>get off at station near place of stay

It's not that hard

>>1249411
you shouldnt worry its not gonna come up

>>1249300
>Guys I'm posting now but I still don't understand how to ask my question

>>1248692
More genius than taking a photo of your screen, less than giving a link.

Why does everyone want to go to the fish market? Sounds horrible waking up early to a place reeking of fish and filled with old men yelling.

>>1249039
Is it really that difficult to get a visa?

>>1248698
>but I don't speak Japanese

No chance, lad.

How do I get Japanese people to help me with terrible Japanese conversation level with no reciprocal expectation that I help them with their English?

>>1249501
I never understood it

What are the chances of somebody actually answering your question here? lol

>>1249315
I'm doing Nikko Toshogu as a day trip from Tokyo in June

>>1249530
>>1249531

My Q: I'm visiting in the rainy season. My dates are 20 th June - 4th July. Is it really going to be as bad as it seems, rain-wise?

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>>1249530
ask a question I'll answer

>>1249533
It's the one above mate, thank you. (rain season)

>>1249534
I was in Tokyo 2 years ago for 10 days from the start of July, so it was still the rain season.

I'd say yeah it's going to be pretty "bad" if you dislike rain. When I was there it would rain from the morning until some time in the afternoon and then it would stop. It would sort of dry up a little by the evening, but sometimes it rained also in the evening. When I walking outside my shoes were pretty much soaked. The sky was pretty cloudy as well.

But it didn't bother me because I like rain, so I actually enjoyed it a lot. It's still warm and humid as heck so remember that even though it's raining.

Also don't bother bringing an umbrella with you. You'll be able to buy one that's transparent for only a few hundred yen from almost anywhere. Since it's see-through and lightweight it's a lot more comfortable and handy than the umbrellas in the west.

>>1249532
nah

>>1249511
Enroll in classes.

what's the easiest way to get a job without a uni degree?

>>1249501
Why does anyone want to go to boring diamond dozen temples filled with selfie stick wielding chinks and gift shops?
Because the guide boom tells them too

>>1249569
At the station today I saw some perma-weebs cleaning tables in a cafeteria. You could see they were dead inside.

>>1249576
you live in Japan? How the heck did they get a visa cleaning tables?

>>1249573
Because there are no shinto or Buddhist places of worship in the west with hundreds to thousands of years of tradition. Shinto especially is an example of paganism that's survived well into modern times, whereas they've all been wiped out in the west. People who want to experience ancient culture first hand can get something from shrines and temples. What can you get out of a fish market?

>>1249584
>Shinto especially is an example of paganism that's survived well into modern times, whereas they've all been wiped out in the west. People who want to experience ancient culture first hand can get something from shrines and temples
Who the HECK would want to experience a pagan heathen false religion?
Srsly it's so funny when people in the west mock christianity and say they're atheists, then they go to Japan for a holiday and pay to put up prayer cards to the shinto shrines. They suddenly find a new spirituality in the shinto religion while saying "God doesn't exist" to christians. hahahah hypocrites.
>What can you get out of a fish market?
Fishy stench and slimy hands. Guidebooks like Lonely Planet always frame it as something attractive to the tourists by saying "THIS IS WHERE YOU GET THE WORLD'S FRESHEST SUSHI" yet when you go and see all the dead slimy fish it makes you wanna stop eating sushi altogether

>>1249583
Working holiday or students.

>>1249587
I'm a Christian myself, but I just like studying different religions as a hobby, not to gain some sort of bullshit hippy "experience." There is a lot of history behind these places and I just think it's appealing to see these places that still function and see use.

>>1249587
>yet when you go and see all the dead slimy fish it makes you wanna stop eating sushi altogether

do you think sushi is made out of live fish or something? Senpai, are you dumb?

>>1249590
what kind of christian studies other religions AS A HOBBY?? Srsly I get looking up the background behind heathen religions whether it's to help in your missionary work with other cultures or just knowing what the heathen believe but WHAT KINDA CHRISTIAN looks up just for FUN!? You're not supposed to find any of that stuff appealing you know.
>>1249592
>do you think sushi is made out of live fish or something? Senpai, are you dumb?
Slimy fish is still pretty disgusting. And even if you don't think it is I still wouldn't wake up at 5am ON A HOLIDAY just to see the fish auction in Tokyo.
>>1249589
>Working holiday or students.
Should've known. Working holiday I get it, but students? what kinda students just go work for fun, cleaning tables?

Have you thought about it guys, exchange students have it so easy since none of the stuff they do will affect their grades back home. Not that I'd care about my grades anyway, but if I was an exchange student in Japan I'd skip school aaaaall the time, not do my homework or study for tests and just run around doing whatever I wanted.

All these super hardcore exchange students waste their time learning the horrific japanese work culture. Commit sudoku srsly

>>1249602
You know monks and priests have studied other religions for thousands of years right? You're thinking of puritans.

>>1249611
>You know monks and priests have studied other religions for thousands of years right?
yea so?
This guy was talking about finding it "appealing" how the different religions still exist and operate. As a christian myself I just find it disgusting how people are blind to the truth and instead worship satan through idols.

It's not supposed to be appealing to a true born again christian.

>>1249616
No one actually believes in shinto, even Japanese call themselves atheists.

>>1249620
there's always someone that believes for real, especially in Japan since it's the land of freaks.

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>leaving tomorrow for 3 weeks
>never been off the east coast of the US
>never been away from home for longer than 4 days
>going alone and know nobody in japan
>never ridden a train
>never ridden a public bus
>never been on a passenger plane

>>1249627
>>1249629
Why the double post?

>>1249629
welp he's dead

>>1246949
>>1246949
>Dad ditches mom and me
>Mom married some Japanese dude when I was 3
>Move to Saitama
>Grew up fucking "qt3.14" japs
>Experience the "onsen"
>Go to "m-muh japanese high school"
>Smirk when weaboos glorify Japan
>Laugh when told "japs are racist"
>They really don't give a shit about race they just hate foreign vacationers especially niggers and american weaboos
>Laugh when told how lucky I am
>Weaboos always wanna come stay at my place during vacations
>Turn them down flat saying no room at my house even though it's pretty much a mansion

Seriously guys Japan isn't that fun if you don't know the language, chicks won't fuck you if you can't talk to them, they'll insult the shit outta you if you can't understand the language and they'll sell at market prices even though you can haggle down the price about 70% of the time. It's nice and all but boring and stifling as fuck guaranteed the novelty wears out after a couple of weeks, it's best to visit and not live.

>>1246949
Everytime I need to go back to my own country to visit family or anything, There is a moment I want to die. Japan for me is my real home. Even with the bad things.
I mean.. who wouldn't want this?
https://youtu.be/AK-oEbUtInk

>>1249643
I get the opposite actually I live in the states and whenever I gotta go back to Japan to visit my family my heart sinks because I have to get into "Japan mode". I love Japan but it's fucking dull, that video just reminds me how uninspired the architecture and lifeless the place is.

>>1249643
>I mean.. who wouldn't want this?
I think this is my favourite part about Japan. The urban environment is amazing. Im not so interested in the countryside meh, I could just get lost in all the streets in the cities though

>>1249645
I was raised in the country so I had rolling hills, lush forests and parks as my playground the city proper always irked me the people seemed dead eyed and lacked the vigor I was used to, when I moved to the states I was amazed at the diversity of the architecture, the city planning how much fun people were in general.

>>1249646
well good 4 u. But some people have different vibes about places.

What I mean is that we all have different ideas, but that doesn't mean we have to accept them right?

>>1249644
I don't want to sound like a weeb or something. But, even with the bad shit that can happen, I find my personality and style of life fits better here. But I do know what you mean.
>>1249645
Yeah, I agree. It is nice sometimes to head off and look at nature. But there are huge parks I can go to in cities. Something about getting lost in a city and finding a hidden gem.

>>1249648
No no I was knocking your perspectives I was just offering my opinion as a westerner raised by easterners who moved back to the west. It does have it's charm but if you do go to visit I suggest concentrating your exploring to the outter prefectures of major cities, trust me taking a hike in the woods and bumping into a miiko on her way to a shrine or finding an old abandoned torii is amazing.

>>1249643
Damn you for posting this. I love this channel, they have subs on their shit. But it is too small! Why couldn't you have posted it in a few months when they had more than a handful of videos. Fook.

I'm going to tokyo for a week. Are there any places where photography is forbidden like shrines? And it's pretty much my first time travelling abroad. Can i wash my "quick-dry" underwear in the hotel room at the end of the day and have it dry by morning? Or is it better to buy a pack of disposable underwear?

>>1249659
Almost anywhere you can't take pictures will have signs. But also don't take pictures of children, schools, inside 7eleven like stores, nor on the train of people.. or on stairs, no matter how much you want to see panties.
Your hotel will most likely have a coin machine for drying clothing. If not, just hang it up in front of your window and close the curtains. They are almost always white plastic backed so light bounces off and hits the clothing. .... So yes? to both.

>>1249664
Hmm, I'm just worried disposable underwear wont be comfy

>>1249392
>>1249358
enjoy shitty weather like +40C and rain

>>1249673
I find adult diapers are much better. Plus you get to throw them at chinese tourists at nighttime. Win/Win.

>>1249560
What kind of classes? College?

>>1246949
>>Living in Japan
>>Teaching in Japan
I'd like to live there and teach both English and Spanish. I'd prefer to avoid Tokyo as living place because it's far too big and expensive.
Around how much money would I need to get started in Osaka?

>>1249602
JAPAN IS SWAMP SIRRY KIRISHITAN
YOUR USELESS RELIGION NOT GROW HERE
*laughs through buck teeth*

>>1249573
>diamond dozen
Please tell me you did this on purpose.

>>1249592
>responding to Kyoto-anon trying to start shit with new topics

>>1249629
I leave tonight, my dude. Look out for me with my Sukujan jacket

>>1249744
100000 yen a month for even the cheapest apartment. Also Spanish? why? they eat sushi, not burritos.

>>1249766
You missed one
>guide boom

>>1249774
Don't forget the final
>too

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>>1249775
I have failed you.

How much sodium should I expect to subject my body to when eating at ramen places every day?

Has anyone ever used T mobile's service out in japan? Looks like most of the country is covered, I heard everything from it is fine and included in your bill to everything is dogshit slow.

>>1249790
Just rent a sim card.
>>1249788
Zero. Japan is a holy land, you could drink Godzilla's jizz daily and not get cancer.

>>1249710
Japanese language classes, you knob.

>>1249773
>100000 for even the cheapest apartment

Objectively false m8. The cheapest single apartments in Tokyo are around 45-50,000. Provided you go to eastern Tokyo or western burbs.

No direct experience with living in Osaka but I imagine it would be similar or slightly cheaper than that.

>>1249744
If you think Tokyo seems big Osaka isn't going to feel teeny tiny, m8. And you may be able to pick up some kind of small gig teaching Spanish but obviously it's not really that in demand.

>>1249791
I am pretty sure I am but still having free 3G and unlimited at that is pretty nice

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I have a question about snowboarding in Japan.
Wondering if anyone her has ever been?

I've been to Japan twice. Both times during the fall season. But I'm planning a third trip as a snowboarding/onsen trip.
I'm wondering
>what the snowboarding community is like
>good mountains to go too
>any tips/info that might be relevant

I'm doing some more research, I'm just wondering if any of you guys have done something similar. Thanks!

>>1249845
I plan on going in January by the way.

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>>1249801
>The cheapest single apartments in Tokyo are around 45-50,000.

I mean m8, it isn't like I live here in Tokyo or anything m8. Silly me m8. Have a good one m8.

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>>1248307
Yes. They bill them for the cost & airfare of sending your mangled meat-bag back home in a box.

Is it true you can just get money out from ATM's at 711 with a US credit card? My bank is wells fargo, I know I would have to let them know I am traveling first, but wondering if I can do it and if there are any drawbacks compared to currency exchange from the airports

>>1249695
Thanks for the input bud

>>1249929
I have a visa card from a small local bank, for some reason one of the days I was here my atm card wouldn't work at 2 7-eleven's but it worked at Don quijotes atm. Then on another day it worked at 7-eleven again. Basically your mileage may vary, but yes definitely let your bank know first they need to enable international withdrawing

>>1248690
I am a US citizen, so that's pretty much what I was expecting. I heard they also racially profile

>>1248736
I'm just returning from Japan and I'm actually landing in Chicago for some reason.

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>>1249872
Damn right silly you.

I mean, it isn't like I live here or anything either m8. I guess some residents just understand that not all options are that one single apartment you posted in Asakusa.

Hi anon.
Anyone know if Tokyo Internet café accept foreigners?
I heard they requires identification, but how about passport?

What kind of places are the building where men ask you if you want to enter? Hostess or touch my Weiner kind of thing?
What are some good places to eat breakfast in asakusa Tokyo?

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I hear Nara Dreamland is getting demolished. Is there anything left to see even in passing?

>>1250086
Those places just want your money. They'll charge one thing for drinks then find out there was a 5000 yen fee just to use the table.

>>1250003
I can't tell you if that's better or worse. I just know that when I landed around 4:30PM at LAX, there was a line from the final customs check area to the opposite wall of the baggage claim. Looked to be at least an hour wait. Thank god for GE. I waited 2 minutes.

>>1250204
I'm guessing it will be better since LAX is supposed to be the big time entry point. I live on the east coast so that's probably why it''s farther east honestly

>>1250004
Not that guy, but 46,000 yen a week? fortnight? month? what site is that?

>>1250044
Ofcourse they accept foreigners.

>>1249929
If you use 7eleven, you are limited on the amount you can withdraw. Not only per transaction, but daily limit too. Also you are charged each time. So be careful. What I did was just setup a bank account in Japan and put my money in there. No fees then.

>>1250004
That is pretty cute. I mean, such an awesome empty apartment 44 mins out of anywhere useful, via bus and chiyoda line. Gas, Power and Internet not provided too I see. No A/C either? hasn't been fixed since the mid 90s? Hm? what's this? you need to have two Japanese citizen's co-sign? what? Pretty sweet deal, no key money but weird, weird weird, you need to give them a signing bonus and landlord deposit? Pretty cool. Oh also smack bang in the middle of the factory section. Super tight find buddy. Gotta love when these kids come to Japan to teach English and think they'll clap and sing Japan into understanding English. Top kek. This apartment is shit and not worth a tenth of the price. Go suck eggs.

>>1250295
Are you alright?

bong here travelling to japan for around 3 months and a couple of questions. Firstly i have set around £7000 for the whole trip. the flight will cost around £1100 and I've set accommodation at about 700 p/m.

firstly, do you think that 565k yen is enough for me to get by on for 3 months IE travel food etc or is more needed?

secondly, would it be better to arrange somewhere to stay beforehand or wing it and hop around hostels?

my initial plan is to spend 1 month in Tokyo 2/3 weeks in Osaka and Kyoto with the remainder of my time spent travelling in between and excursions.

thanks /trv/

>>1250295
>being this mad you were proven wrong

lmao you fucking aspie.

>>1250288
For a month. This apartment is in Adachi, which is the boonies of Tokyo and basically just feels like Chiba.

If you're looking for a cheap apartment in a better area, try the western suburbs on the Chuo line.

I used to live in Musashi Koganei--about 15 minutes from Shinjuku on the express train for about 55,000 a month.

The western burbs are nice, basically still Tokyo and much nicer than some places within the 23 special wards themselves (like Adachi).

>>1249929
Do not do this with a credit card. As >>1250290
said, you are very limited on withdrawal amounts. If you want to look more into it for your card, look up "cash advance."

If you have a checking account with a bank, you should have a debit card with them and be able to withdraw money from your checking account. You will be charged foreign transaction and ATM fees however depending on your bank. It would be a good idea to open a Charles Schwab checking account (or Ally I think is the other big one). No minimum balance in the account to open it or keep it fee free, it automatically is. In addition, they don't charge any ATM or foreign transaction fees. I opened a Schwab account specifically for this before I left for my trip, and it saved me a decent amount of money in fees.

>>1250465
That is all you have? m8 I think you just tried to put make-up on your corpse, you got killed, lol

Hey anons, I need your advice.

Do you think that a budget of 1,900 usd will last two people for 7 days in Tokyo?

Flight and hotel accommodations are already taken care of. What I'm worried about is the travel, food, and activity cost while in Tokyo.

Thanks in advance!

Oh, and if it helps, we're going to stay in Ueno from may 30-June6.