1st for stop asking sex tourism question.
Go to the sex tourism thread for that, or buy a hooker.

>>1110365
shibuya/harajuku

Can I get any sort of train pass to travel around the greater Tokyo area? I'll be living there for 3 months.

>>1110456
holy fuck it's literally half the OP

>>1110461
The JR pass is different than a tokyo train pass for 3 months, you mouth breather

english/minimal japanese speaking jobs for working holiday anons:

do they exist?
where to search?

i'm a IT type if it makes any difference

>>1110475
you're retarded

>>1110490
wwoofjapan.com
probably your only bet, you need japanese for everything conceivable, and your employer needs to pay a massive fee for you to work, there's no reason to hire a non japanese unless it's for english teaching or specialist, high education jobs.

>>1110490
>i'm a IT type if it makes any difference
Do you have a degree or do you just mean "i like computers and run arch".

>>1110497
thanks - i'll definitely check this out, but unpaid stuff might be a dealbreaker

>>1110498
12yrs experience, well educated/certified, mostly in corporate finance and investment banking.

>>1110494
> hurrr I sure got him

>>1110515
..yeah about that, you'll have to pay quite a bit for the privilege of working 8 hours a day for free. unless you find someone who really needs whatever you offer and is willing to pay a premium for it in a country of 10 billion people
last alternative, also unlikely, is finding a company with a branch in japan and getting transfered

basically forget your dreams

I met some Tokyo tour guides at the place I work and they told me I should visit Tokyo so I'm planning on traveling to Japan and staying there for ~90 days while traveling around the country.

I'm trying to figure out if I should stay longer or not. Is it worth staying longer?

>>1110546
You fucking lucker dog. That's all I have to say

Next year I plan to go to Japan with a friend of mine, as a sort of after school thing. Not sure exactly when but around March/April

What is the minimum amount of money I should bring to Japan? (I'm not that interested in buying a lot of souvenirs)
Also, what's a good period of time to spend in Japan to have a good time there and see many sights.

(I'm from Australia)

>>1110565
Budget depends on how crafty you are and how much you want to spend. I'd say minimum 4000 yen/day to live okay, eating out and traveling. I visited for 8 days a couple of years ago but I felt that was far too short so I'm going for 2 weeks this year. You could easily stay for a month in just Tokyo and still have tons of shit to discover.

I know that souvenirs and merchandise are a big part of visiting Japan for some people. I'm just curious as to how you handle bringing the items back with you? I feel as though I will have trouble with leaving with bought goods.

>>1110404
What makes Fukuoka so great?

>>1110575
what? are you buying illegal shit? is there too much shit? just post it then

fucked up and asked this in the other general.

Is nagashima spaland worth a day trip?

>>1110575
If you're from america they will literally give no shits about your loli scat porn man. It doesn't matter.

I'm fucking shitting because the exhange rate is ass for me right now (AUD) and i leave next week. Should i wait until I'm in jp to exchange money or should i get some at the airport before i leave? I have about 10000yen cash on me at the moment.

>>1110607
Traveling 101: never exchange at the airport unless it's an emergency. Talk about getting shitty exchange rates.

>>1110612
Yeah i thought so, thanks.

>>1110565
Budget highly depends on how much time you're going to be there and what you want to do. If you couch surf and eat your meals from combinis or Yoshinoya then you could probably live for as little as ¥2000-3000 per day while taking the subway around to different free things in the city. If you get an airbnb and want to eat sushi dinners and go to the Ghibli Museum and all that then you're probably looking at something more in the ¥10,000-¥15,000 range per day.

A good time to be there is right when you're going, March/April. Figure out when Hanami is taking place and visit then, you'll see all of Tokyo/whatever city you visit covered in a massive blizzard of pink cherry blossom petals.

The weather is also pretty nice at that time, lots of people have picnics and go out at night to parks and what not.

>>1110546
For fucks sake people, when you're asking questions like "how much money should I bring" or "how long should I stay" or "where should I go" how about you tell us what kinds of things you want to see and do so we can give you an answer that isn't a wild stab in the dark.

Also, 90 days is the entire duration of the standard tourist visa so you'll have to leave after that time anyway unless you make a visa run to Korea and Japanese immigration is cool with it.

Planning on doing two days in Kyoto. Should I just follow some 2 day iternaries on google?

Anyone have a good 2 day trip for seeing stuff in Kyoto?

Will be in Japan from 23 June - 5 July. I can't wait to watch fireworks while sitting on Yokohama harbor.

>>1110626
Here's hoping it doesn't get rained out.

Anyone gonna be in tokyo/kyoto may 20-31st?

Is visiting NHK worth the time?

>>1110626
Is it every night? For what occasion? About what time?

Might be in Tokyo around then

>>1110637

Ah, I'm wrong about the dates this year. Going to be July 16-17. Just a big ass display of fireworks, you sit on the pier and they go off super close it feels like.

>>1110579
It's really comfy imo

Is Airbnb a good option or is there another short-term rent site, which is maybe more used in Japan?

Travelling to Japan from Australia in November, does anyone have a good idea when the best time to exchange my AUD to YEN will be?

How is the exchange rate now?

>>1110621
If you're just there for 2 days, then yeah probably stick to the well traveled itineraries. You don't have enough time to really explore off the beaten path unless you give up seeing some of the main sights in Kyoto.

>>1110637
Just summer fireworks festivals. Like a general summer celebration. They have fireworks every weekend in the summer somewhere in Japan.

>>1110670
Airbnb is pretty good if you're gonna be there for less than a month. If you're there for longer than a month then I'd look into short term apartment rental agencies, they let foreigners rent apartments for a month or longer and usually pretty cheap considering the locations.

>>1110681
>does anyone have a good idea when the best time to exchange my AUD to YEN will be?

LOL, this has to be the dumbest question ever. Sorry, but it's true. If anyone knew the answer to this they'd be a multi-billionaire, not hanging around on a Swahili M'bongo M'bongo board.

>>1110711
Jeez, you don't have to be such a condescending asshole about it. I guess I was just asking is the exchange rate likely to get better or should I get my YEN now?

I'm not expecting to save hundreds and thousands.

>>1110716
The Yen exchange rate is kind of in the shitter at the moment. I would definitely wait.

>>1110716
>I guess I was just asking is the exchange rate likely to get better or should I get my YEN now?
see >>1110711

>>1110725
Thanks! This is the type of answer I was looking for :)

>>1110732
How do you know he's right? He can't foresee the future.

Okay. The yen exchange rate is great right now, you should definitely exchange now!

>>1110734
You know, you could look up charts and see that it is fairly low compared to previous years.

>>1110716
Why don't you just withdraw money from an ATM whilst over there and fuck what the exchange rate is? It's insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

>>1110711
>not hanging around on a Swahili M'bongo M'bongo board.

You're incredibly shitty at this joke, stop typing.

Where can I find a girl for date and may be a long term relationship in the future? Will be in Tokyo in June for 19 days.

>>1110803
they stock them at 7/11

The exchange rate for USD to Yen is great right now

>>1110616
>If you get an airbnb and want to eat sushi dinners and go to the Ghibli Museum and all that then you're probably looking at something more in the ¥10,000-¥15,000 range per day.

Ghibli Museum is 1000￥, what the fuck kind of example is that?

>>1110823
wat it's 106. Isn't that pretty bad? The Euro also lost 20 Yen of value/Euro since I last went

>>1110833
Oh wait nevermind, you're right. It used to be 119. I guess I always thought it was 100

>>1110630
I will be there from the 22-24th before travelling to Osaka for 3 days.

Also, question. Japan airlines says you can carry on one small bag (I have measured and it fits) plus one "personal bag". Is a backpack too big for this? It's kind of big but it won't have much, I can roll it up sort of. Anyone who chimes in would be nice, holy fuck there is like 0 information on this.

>>1110823
>tfw aussie

Now that Kumamoto castle is down, is there an alternative in kyushu (not kagoshima)?
Also what's the best onsen town in japan by number of onsen and also by peculiarity?

>>1110846
Alternative for castles? Not that I would really know of, but if you mean places to travel to plenty.

Fukuoka (in the OP picture) is pretty nice and nearby Nagasaki is also worth a visit. Aso can be nice for a day or two and about your second question, Kurokawa Onsen is a busride away from Aso (a 2 hour busride though) and the onsen there are realy fucking nice. The whole town also doesn't have a combini or anything other than Onsen and a few restaurants really so it's really comfy.

>>1110846
Don't really think any Kyushu castles can compare to Kumamoto. Kokura castle in Kitakyushu looks nice though.

>>1110847
>>1110850
I meant as a city in general, as in my trip I will se Matsumoto and Himeji castles.

Is sitting in this thread answering the same questions over and over the only way to cope with not being able to return to Japan this summer.

>>1110831
You know exactly what I mean, museums and paid attractions will increase your daily budget, sorry I didn't use the perfect example of a museum to satisfy your autism.

>>1110889
Yes. :*(

>>1110889
how do i fuck a japanese girl(i'm blond and tall) also how do i join the yakuza and how much money should i bring?

>>1110911

The answer to all three questions is $200.

>>1110950
but how do i get around in tokyo?!?!?!??

Last time I was in Japan all the hotties had dyed their hair almost blonde, is that still in style?

>trying to go to school to learn japanese
>will cost more than actually going to japan and living there AND attending a school over there all combined
what the fuck, i might as well just go move to japan instead, but i cant because of bullshit visa crap

>>1110889
I'm the guy who usually starts these threads and it's pretty much exactly that (all pictures in the OP are from previous trips)

Will definitely go next year though

>>1111017
japs don't want you there

Is naked sushi really a thing, how much does it cost?

>>1111028
the same as usual, but they'll probably kick you out of the store

>>1111031

Lol. Can't I just Gaijin smash it? I've heard nyotaimori is super expensive, but no one says a price.

>>1111021
why do you cancerous little faggots keep pretending like japs arent starved for tourism dollars
it isnt some exclusive club, you little faggot

If anyone here is familiar with the Japanese language, will you please stop by >>>/int/58829147 and give your input? Thanks!

>>1111034
retard
he isn't a tourist, he's some jackass weaboo who wants to live in japan because animes
japan is 98% japanese, because they don't want foreigners living there. of course they want tourists, it's free money

>>1110894
>>1110911
>>1111019
It's good to know I'm not alone. What are you guys' plans for future trips?

>>1111017
>bullshit visa crap
it's almost like you don't have a automate right to move to another country, so unfair right?

>>1111036
永遠の新幹線

any good cinemas in tokyo that screen old movies?

>>1111017
If its a real school, why the hell can't you just get a student visa?

>>1111050
My best friend is deeeeep into the Hollywood to Tokyo film business, so for me I've got no "trips" on the horizon, my next step is to get enough experience in my advertising job to move back to Tokyo and work with him and work on Hollywood movies in Tokyo for a while.

It means I won't be back for at least another year, but whenever I get to go back I'll be there for the long haul or until Japanese society collapses.

>>1111028
Naked sushi is an LA thing, not a Japanese thing. I know for a fact there are no companies in Tokyo that do naked sushi, I don't know about the rest of the country but I'd say it's highly unlikely.

>>1111009
Ganguro style is dead, it's been dead for almost a decade now. 5 years ago you could sometimes see it on girls from Saitama coming in to Tokyo on the weekends thinking it was still really cool, but it's mostly gone now.

>>1110965
Subways; they go everywhere, on-time, and for cheap.

>>1111176
ok so how do i laid??? im blond white tall and blue eyed and love anime so it should be easy right???

>>1111178
Go to a club in Roppongi, all the girls looking to fuck foreign guys go to those clubs even though they're garbage-tier. Bars also work. Start hitting on girls or talking to strangers. I always had the most luck when I didn't care about girls and was just having fun with friends and laughing and drinking and smoking when some girls butted in and wanted in on the fun. When I was by myself and trying to get laid it was a lot harder because I was being too direct.

Japanese girls are like rabbits in the forest. You gotta hold out your hand with some little granola pieces in it and let the rabbit slowly hop over to you and as soon as it trusts you just enough to start eating your palm granola, YOU SNATCH THAT BITCH.

They waved hello from the cafe to the street so I had to go in

I asked for teriaki grilled fish

How do I place chopsticks? Isnt there some way that reminds them of funerals?

Send help

>>1111175
Don't get it twisted, casual. He's most likely referring to gyaru which is not ganguro. They are similar but not the same. Gyaru is still a thing though not as strong as 10 years ago. Ganguro was much more extreme and has been extinct since the early 2000s. Ganguro peaked around 1999-2000, gyaru peaked around 2005-2006. I still see gyaru periodically. You can see them if you go to shibuya clubs or the beach. I've literally never seen a ganguro once in my time here.

>>1110404
Goth clubbing going on this weekend in Tokyo?

Where can I find some good sumo matches in august?

Is it better to exchange one large sum of money from Japan Post ATM and use it until it runs out, or take smaller sums gradually?

>>1111217
Just don't stab them directly down into your rice, don't use them to pass food to another person's chopsticks, and don't use them to point at people.

>>1111034
>>1111038
I was surprised how much Japanese people travel in their own country. Hotel are nearly full Friday and Saturday.

Japan is not craving for tourists money like Vietnam or Thailand.

Also Chinese are invading Japanese tourist spots, I hate Chinese tourist.

>>1111276
My bank charged me 5 dollars flat from a percentage so it was in my best interest to always take out large sums at once.

Going to Japan for a bit more than a month. How do I resolve the mobile connectivity issue? I'll need to get in touch with people from time to time and having basic net access would be nice (to use GPS and the like).
Some sites claim that rentals aren't worth it, others say that they are, others say that you can't use prepaid SIM in the first place, others say just go with portable mobile internet, it's a clusterfuck.

>>1111299
Depends of the kind of mobile user you are.

Rental seems expensive.

You can order a prepaid Sim with only data it's fairly cheap.

To stay in touch just use voip from the hotel Wi-Fi.

Also 7/11 Lawson and most subway station have free Wi-Fi be sure to download the app speeding up the connection process.

For the GPS citymaps2go is a good offline GPS

>>1111301
Softbank has rental phone and SIM options for example, are those good choices?
If anyone who has used something like that can give input I would really appreciate it.

I'm only going to be in Japan for 6 days and plan on renting a pocket wifi. I use Line primarily with Japanese friends, so I'm not too worried about cell service with locals. However, I might have to send a text or 2 back to the USA concerning work stuff.

Does anyone have any experience with USA based mobile carriers like AT&T's international mobile service? I know it'll be expensive

>>1111303
I checked this solution but haven't used it. Rental + communication cost for a smartphone can become expensive quickly especially if you stay for a long time.

It depends of the kind of phone you have but Imo best option is through Japan wireless. Sim card with 6gb 30 days caped at 200mb a day for 4000¥ + 500¥ shipping

>>1111295
>japan is not craving money
are you a fucking idiot? i think you are

>>1111304
No idea for the cost for us carrier but be careful with character cap, some phones will turn sms to mms and don't go through or cost extra.

>>1111309
Of course they do but the tourism industry in Japan and in the rest of Asia are nothing alike.

Best manga kissa you ever went to?

Ok people help me out.

I'm going to Japan on the 16th and leaving on the 26th. All I know atm is I'm landing at Tokyo and Departing from Osaka.

Although I'm into the videogame/manga scene, and Akiba is a definite stop, my main interests are cuisine and traditional Japan stuff.

I had in mind something like 4 days in Tokyo, 3 in Kyoto and 2 in Osaka. Was also considering Nara. What do you think?

Also, is Koyasan worth it? That would be a one day trip.

>>1111328

And do they have Mothers Day and Fathers Day over there? Are they the same dates as the state?

>>1111328
You are literally me a week earlier.

>>1111343
What are your plans? I'm looking into spending one or two nights at Hakone

>>1111345
Arriving on 22th in Tokyo, going to stay there till 24th to cure out my jetlag and get acclimated. Going to hop on the shinkansen with my JRP and visit Osaka, Kyoto and probably Nara as well, spending 2-3 days in each city depending on how I like them. Depature on the 31th. I don't mind meeting up with a fellow Anon if we happen to be in Osaka at the same time

I'm also into weebstuff, but not that huge. I want mainly visit temples at night, explore the cities and eat a lot of tasty food

>>1111347
I plan on being in Osaka from the 24th to 26th. If you are around I don't mind meeting up and doing some sightseeing and eating good shit

>>1111349
Let's meet up then! Going to keep lurking the general and let you know when I'm in the area. Depening on when I depart from Tokyo on the 24th I probably arrive at afternoon/evening in Osaka. Don't have any plans there yet despite quickly visiting a family friend and bringing her some gifts from germany. Shoulnd't take me too long though and I'm looking forward to exploring the city and devouring the local cuisine with a fellow Anon - especially at the foodstands

>>1111050
starting a 40 hour job with 5 weeks holiday so I'm probably only gonna get to go next year. Probably two weeks Tokyo and a week on Okinawa I reckon, would like to go to Hokkaido too sometimes

>>1111347
Are temples usually open at night? I'm a different anon, but I always assumed you were supposed to go early in the day

>>1111363
They do close at night except on special occasions.

>>1111328
Eh I'd just spend 9 days in Tokyo. You can spend 3x that time in Akiba alone.

>>1111295
Very true. Domestic travel is pretty highly developed in Japan. It's why many Japanese people don't really feel the need to travel internationally for fun since there's already so much to do in their own country.

>>1111328
I'd spend more time in Tokyo and less in Kyoto. You can see most of what there is to see in Kyoto in 2 days while Tokyo is a whole different beast. I lived there for years and still didn't feel like I'd seen even half the city.

>>1111354
Ok I'll keep an eye on this thread since the moment I arrive at Osaka

>>1111173
Better than a trip desu. On a fundamental level my plans are pretty similar, I'm just going over to alt for a year before I move into the real world since I mostly work on web IT stuff anyway. I'm assuming it's a bit easier to get employed since you know a guy, but how's the movie industry out there?

>>1111360
Nice. Hokkaido's gorgeous, especially if you aren't used to much snow. Never been to Okinawa tho.

Opinions on traditional Onsen resorts?

Just saw a pretty cheap 4* in a nice rural area and now I'm considering if I should spent a few days there. Seems like they have no internet there at all, it's deep in the mountains so no LTE either.

>>1111415
>Opinions on traditional Onsen resorts?

That isn't a question?

>>1110619
I just wanna meet people and see places, to be honest. Don't wanna stick to standard tourist routes but just freely walk around Japan.

>>1110619
>>1111430
Also by longer I meant the 90 days.

Is it worth to say 90 days or should I just go for a week or two

What are some things worth doing/seeing in Hiroshima?

I'll be going Tokyo-Kyoto-Hiroshima and it feels like Hiroshima has the least to offer out of all, I feel like I'd be better off spending the time allocated to Hiroshima with doing more stuff in Kyoto or staying in some smaller places between Tokyo and Kyoto

>>1111434
If you want to get your nuke on Nagasaki is quite nice. Wandering around the spectacles in the centre town is nice. Also bombing around on the street cars. Then jump on a bus to Beppu and soak yourself stupid in hotsprings.

I noticed hotels in Japan being a lot cheaper if you book them immediately before your arrival instead of weeks in advance. Kinda tempted to book them on the go, considering how much I could save.

Bad idea?

Is Mt Fuji worth the £82 day trip fee?

>>1111424
Not him but yes it is you retard. "[What are your] opinions on traditional Onsen resorts?"

>>1111448
Could get fucked very hard if things start getting full when you arrive, you can expect to pay 3x the high price.

>>1111393
That's what I did, I would recommend more than 1 year as an ALT there, 2-3 is perfect. You'll learn how to be a young professional where it doesn't matter so much if you fuck up.

Also you get to live in Japan and see the seasons change a few times so you can do the stuff you missed the first time that season/festival/whatever rolled around.

>>1111431
I think 90 days could be great, it'll give you a good idea of what it's like to live in whichever city you choose to spend most of that time.

Japan is DENSE with things to do and people to meet, so you won't get bored unless you just refuse to go outside.

>>1111453
Seems like a gamble, yeah. But if things go wrong I could always get a capsule hostel. Checked for possible holidays and big events which could cause the rooms to fill up - nothing is on the horizont. Matched also the weekdays and comparted Friday/Saturday this week to Friday/Saturday a week from now and so forth. The savings are insane. Could stay in a 4 star hotel for a little big more than a 2 star one.

It's quite tempting

>>1111457
Well go for it if you don't care about quality, just know that staying at a capsule hotel for more than a night is going to be as hellish as it looks.
But desu you can probably find a decent airbnb or hostel anytime.

>>1111451
Where are you getting that price? The buses to Mt. Fuji from Shinjuku are 21 euro each way. Other than that you just need to bring your own water and snacks and you're good as long as you're fit enough to reach the top and get back before the last bus leaves.

>>1111462
bad idea

>>1111329
Yes. Mother's Day is May 8th and Father's Day is June 19th.

>>1111415
They're usually worth it for one or two days, but too expensive/boring to continue on more than that. I do recommend at least one night for the experience.

>>1111474
What's a bad idea? Taking the bus to Mt. Fuji?

>>1111486
going up and down in a day. altitude sickness will make it horrible.

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>tfw a compIete random comes out to your spawn in the middIe of nowhere since there are no roads in that part of the map
>He takes you aII the way to your car, gestures goodbye and drives away

Nigga l haven't had something Iike this happen since the first months this game was out during reIease

>>1111490
I think you've got the wrong thread, mate.

>>1111498
Lmao more like wrong board

>>1110626 bro!!!! I'm going during that same time too. I'll be in Osaka the first week

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>GirI l know just got a free trip to J P
>She has no idea what to do with it
>TeII her l'II cover a Friday shift for it so she can go to some concert with her friend
>She says ok

She just finished aII pIanning for getting there and back, but l have no idea where to go and what to actuaIIy do. l get in at

>T O K Y O

Then l'm on my own for up to 2 weeks (l can come back earIy as an option). ; want to have reaIIy good food experiences, have reaIIy good photo experiences (l have great equipment for this) and want to enjoy the night Iife.

l'm not sure how many things l wiII be buying to bring back, where are the best junk shops for things for the famiIy when l get back?

Do you guys have good suggestions for hair product and conditioner to use over there and good face wash and other toiIetries of good quaIity?

Are there any experiences that you feeI shouId absoIuteIy not be missed out on? Considering going a bit far 3-4 days of the trip if the pIaces are worth it.

>Going in bIind but reaIIy excited

>>1111219

Most likely yeah, I was there in 2004. They weren't freaks like ganguro, just hot girls who happened to dye their hair blonde.

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Somewhat aspie friend of mine is going to Japan and invited me along. He made this, and I'm wondering if you guys think it's too much to do? I really have no idea about JP, so are these things good or is there something to add/remove?

For me food and trying different alcohol is an important part of the trip..

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>>1111552
Kids got priorities hahaha
Wtf

>>1111558

Yeah... I'm not totally sure if he's serious about the ladyboy part. Don't really want to broach it.

>>1111559
You should probably let him know he forgot to red text it

>>1111560

It's a shared google doc, so I'll just do that now lol.

>>1111454
I very well may do that. I wanted to jump in before i start feeling like i waited to long to go all-in with my career but the difference between doing so at 26 or 27-28 probably isn't as big as I'm making it.

Around what age did you go through with it? Anything you'de do different?

>>1111488
It's highly unlikely that you'd get AMS in that short of a timespan with the relatively low altitude of Mt. Fuji. I've flown from sea level to Mt. Fuji height and you only really feel it after a couple hours and all it does is make you groggy, but unless you're spending the night at the summit, you shouldn't feel any discomfort.

Besides, it's not like spending the night at station 5 or anything higher than that will make that go away, it takes longer than 1 day to acclimatize to a 12000ft difference.

>>1111533
For clubbing you'll first want to check out Roppongi because that's where every foreigner goes, but after that you'll want to stick to clubs in Shibuya like Womb because they're just way better with better crowds.

As far as food is concerned, I mean blindfold yourself and start walking until you bump into a restaurant, it's pretty great for quality food options. You're spoiled for choices.

I used this site a lot when finding new places to eat in Tokyo and had some fucking great experiences. http://bento.com/tf-rest.html

Their sister site, http://whereintokyo.com/, also has a shit ton of recommendations for things that might make good photo opportunities so knock yourself out.

If you're a fan of Kill Bill then you might want to check out the restaurant that inspired the Crazy 88 fight scene, it's called Gonpachi. I hear it's gone down a bit in quality in recent years and it's a bit hard to get into because of the influx of tourists and Tarantino fans, but if you can get in it's still a pretty cool atmosphere.

There's also ridiculous themed restaurants like Robot Restaurant and Alcatraz ER (if it's your birthday and you tell the staff, a mad scientist will drag you out of your "cell" and pretend to rape you in the middle of the restaurant, fun stuff).

If you get tired of the busy city life then you should take a day trip to Mt. Takao, it's like an hour or so on the train from Shinjuku and you'll get a glimpse into more rural life, the hike to the top of the mountain is only about 45 minutes and it offers some cool views of Mt. Fuji.

My must-do activity would have to be having an onsen day. I recommend Oedo-Onsen Monogatari if you're into kind of a fun festival theme park feel, but if you're into non-goofy, classy bathing then my favorite is Toshimaen Niwa no Yu, they have everything and it's just. so. fucking. relaxing. If you've never done it before you'll feel like you've never been clean before. Like a caveman getting his first shower.

>>1111552
Definitely too much. I know it's hard to give up on some stuff, but if you try to do everything then you'll always be rushing and won't enjoy any of it.

Take it slow and really enjoy the things you end up choosing. Like doing a water park and then a museum along with visiting a temple and whatever the hell "ju-on house" is seems like at least 2 days worth of stuff. You've gotta factor in transportation time into this plan. Going to tour 2 different cities in 1 day is a really fucking dumb.

Also, I don't know what this kid thinks massage parlors are like in Tokyo, but they're almost all run by Chinese women. You can find those kind of massage parlors in pretty much any other country in the world. If you're dead set on some Japanese prostitution then go to something unique like a soapland or a blowjob bar.

Has your friend traveled internationally before?

>>1111563
I went when I was 23 and stayed until I was 25. If I could do something different, it would be to stay a 3rd year and spend that time making contacts in my chosen career field instead of waiting until I got back to America to start all that. However, lots of people just get into their profession while they're in Japan as an ALT or otherwise teaching. Get into the expat community and make some friends, after a while say you're thinking of finding a real job in Japan instead of your ALT job and maybe your expat friends can hook you up with something or at least tell you where to start.

>>1111571

What's the club scene like in Roppongi, is it just a bunch of white guys picking up Jap women?

>>1111572

Thanks for your help. What are some of your favorite things to do in Tokyo?

Can someone suggest me a nice ryokan where i can get by in english (and not crazy expensive) for a honeymoon in september? Generally near Tokyo or Kansai. Don't really care about the onsen, just somewhere we can walk around shrines, eat good food and do romantic stuff. Thanks.

Could anyone please link me with a place to buy JR pass online for USA?

>>1111592
Yes here you go: bfy(dot)tw/5bqC

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>>1111580
It's that, but also lots of Nigerians trying to get you into their club or bar, sometimes following you for more than a block trying to make you come with them.

The clubs usually have around a $10 cover and 2 drink minimum and they're usually kind of small, dirty, and only play bullshit hip-hop or otherwise top 40 songs.

That's where Japanese girls looking to hook up with foreign guys go, though, because it's where most foreign guys go. The quality girls don't go to Roppongi much, though, and unless you're just tryna fuck then it's gonna be a shitty night out.

Womb or AgeHa are my favorite clubs. Its an experience I've never had anywhere else. People are all there together to party until the morning and the party only really starts at 1am when the trains shut down and everyone is stuck there until 5am. I always feel like we're all there together in a group effort to keep the energy up and have as much fun as possible. Plus I end up meeting chill people at those clubs who then invite me to after parties or to go to their uncles restaurant after closing time to eat something while he cleans up and talk or drink or whatever. At those places you really never know where the night is headed and that's why you go.

>>1111582
Wandering neighborhoods and going to onsens are my favorite things in Tokyo. I especially like wandering through Shimokitazawa. It's a hippy area of Tokyo that gets its hippy vibe from legit 1960s draft dodging hippies who left America to live there and make their own commune neighborhood. Some Japanese people got into it and it survives today through them as kind of a fashion choice. I've seen people walking around with leather vests with tassels and big weed leaf necklaces even though I doubt they've ever even seen weed in person.

It's also a cool college kid area with stylish thrift stores and chill cafes and bohemian style shisha shops, it's awesome.

Onsen are my favorite weekend relaxing activity and there are a couple super sentos in Tokyo that are basically bathing theme parks. You've got your jacuzzi baths, tea and herb baths, dead sea baths (water with the same salinity levels as the dead sea so you can float), steam rooms, saunas, saunas with live performances where they throw eucalyptus oils on the coals and fan them around the room and stuff, cold baths to jump in after the saunas that make you feel high as fuck, chill outside baths, coed baths, massage rooms, those dead skin eating foot fish, and on and on. It's hours of the most relaxing bathing you've ever done. Some of them have restaurants inside so you can put on your yukata and go get an ice slushy and a sandwich before continuing your adventure into relaxing bliss.

If you're into Miyazaki/Ghibli stuff then the Ghibli Museum is also fucking amazing. It's like if Disneyland was a museum and also for both adults and kids.

Speaking of, if you're into theme parks and rollercoasters, I highly recommend Disney Sea. It's a Disneyland park that only Tokyo has and it's aimed more at adults. You can go inside an old steamer ship and order a whiskey and then go on some Jules Verne rides and the Indiana Jones ride and stuff like that, it's a really fun day of stuff.

>>1111597
i liked Roppongi…. decent clubs and japanese girls wanting to meet with white men. It's seedy by Japanese standards and there's probably better places to go but, i went there solo so it was a good starting point… The Hub is a pub chain if you want to start somewhere… seek this out if you're clueless, did me well...

>>1111552

This:
>>1111572
>definitely too much

Your friend is doing what we did on outr trip: Underestimate travel times. For example, doing Mt. Koya and Himeji castle on the same day is gonna be looong. They're in opposite directions from Kyoto for a start. You'll spend about 4-6 hours that day travelling.

The Tokyo itinerary seems a bit weird as well. They're not logically grouped together so you will end up bouncing all over the place from one to the next. You will feel rushed and spend most of your trip travelling to the next destination.

Going to yokusuka soon. Any dos and don'ts before I get there?

>>1111533
OP here

>>1111571
This is much more info than l thought there wouId be here, thanks!

ls there anywhere that is known for better prices on cIothing than the major stores? Are there better grocery stores cheaper on food, or ones not go to due to prices?

Trying to Iook into not going in some pIace where prices are doubIe or something without knowing it, and enjoy things more catered to natives than to visitors too.

>>1111589
Not sure but
couchsurfing.com/people/sudou/couch
Seems like people don't mind sharing addresses.

>>1111652
buy a new keyboard senpai

This is prob a stupid and very easy to answer question, but what is the cheapest one way from the states?

Looking at around 700 bucks right now but keep hearing 300-400 can be had in the east coast. Is it true west coast is somehow more expensive too?

A friend of mine is about to move back to the states but his job covers everything. He asked me out there for a couple of weeks and has a return set up for me, and his job is covering one guest if they come over there for 2 weeks, but

>Currently broke

This sounds amazing but the timing is really bad. How to get there really cheap?

>Don't start new job for another month, can't get more bucks, but have aII this free time
>Need to book within the next 4 days to make it in time

>>1110404
About how much did you guys spend when you went to Japan?
Do you think about 1000$ spending money would do me okay for 2 weeks?

>>1111688
I spent ~$3000 for a month.
Everything included.

>>1111697
About how much was your plane ticket and housing?
I'm planning on going in December plane ticket for 1100 and depending on where I go I may just stay with a friend in Hokkaido is there a cheaper place for plane tickets or should I expect around 1000?

>>1111708
~800 for plane ticket
Also had a 21 day train thingy, don't remember how much that is, though.
Aaand for housing, I don't remember. I was pretty loose with the money here. I think I spent ~40-45 daily.

>>1111652
Don Quixote is like the Wal-Mart of Japan except less trashy. You can find cheap clothes there if you really need them.

Uniqlo is pretty cheap, too, and the clothing looks better, in my opinion.

>enjoy things more catered to natives than to visitors too.

Most things in Tokyo/Japan are catered towards natives rather than tourists. Japan gets a lot of tourists, but seems to have a surprising lack of foreign tourist hand-holding. It's also why some people visiting Tokyo don't like it - because they didn't do anything cool because they didn't know there was anything cool to do because there's no obvious information thrown in their faces at every tourist site. You have to do research or ask around like you're doing here.

You don't really have to worry about "tourist price vs local price" in Japan. It's the same price for everyone because it's a god damn civilized country.

>>1111761
>uniqlo
>cheap prices
Choose one.

Must try ramen places in Tokyo?

>>1111688
>>1111697
Here i am worried that my 5k spending money won't be enough for 3 weeks. I'm going to be buying a lot of stuff like clothes and drinks though, but thats reassuring.

>>1111659
Damn, I checked and the key was actually left outside. Living in Japan, btw.

>>1111813
I brought like $800 spending for 15 days. Was the perfect amount of money if you don't plan on eating at the best restaurants or loading up on souvenirs. Although didn't go clubbing all that often, nor did I drink all that much, never really got wasted, being my first trip and not wanting to go overboard. This paid for me hopping around Tokyo a decent amount in my second week. Towards the end, I sensed that I was going to hit my limit and ended up just having a day where I bought a bunch of 7-11 food and watched TV dramas in my Airbnb stay.

>>1111797
That's not a question? That's not even a sentence?

>>1111797
Eat at as many as you possibly can.

>>1111797
Best ramen I've ever had was totally unexpected. It was in Roppongi near Donki. I forget the exact name but it was Tora something and had tigers on it. Ridiculously good

>>1111770
Uniqlo is cheap yet not crap. You have to pay a little something for clothes that don't look like total trash and fall apart immediately

>>1111761
Seiyu is the Wal-Mart of Japan

I have a day to kill in Kyoto, what are some historical things (not Kiyomizudera, Fushimi Inari, Kinkakuji, Koya, Himeji) that I could see. Are there places to see geisha? Any recommended restaurants?

>>1111820
>uniqlo is cheap
No.
>not crap
Depends, not always the case. Their Airism is crap, for example.
>>1111652
Shimamura is one of the places where you can find cheap clothes. Maruetsu, 7-11, FamilyMart have the highest prices. Anything you find in familymart, you can find it cheaper elsewhere.

>>1111820
>>1111823
I was planning on buying an Uniqlo outfit when I get there to wear what the local teens/young adults are wearing. How much would it be for a pair of pants and a decent shirt?

>>1111824
Decent shirt and pants from Uniqlo? 7000 yen or more wouldn't be surprising.

Here's a link on some stores in Harajuku:
blog.harajuku-doors net/2013/09/30/8128.html

>>1111824
Uniqlo is like Old Navy in the US. Decent clothing at a decent price but not where you go when you're trying to get fashionable clothes. Theres tons of much better places in Harajuku.
>>1111829
Are you really trying to get a shirt AND a pair of pants for under 7000 yen? Thats about as good as you're going to get anywhere

>>1111831
Uniqlo is plenty fashionable. It's closer to Forever 21 than Old Navy. It's cheap, fashionable but not flashy clothes.

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About to fly back home to Canuckistan from Moonrune Island. It was a short trip, only 6 days. Went to visit my chick, we met back home 2 years ago. First time flying out to see her.

Stayed in Asakusabashi area at an APA hotel. I highly recommend it if you're traveling to Japan on a budget. Good service, English friendly.

Visited various sites in Tokyo and in Kamakura. Sky Tree, Edo Museum, various temples and shrines in and around both areas. Just fucking beautiful, got some terrific photos and videos. It was a much easier trip with the wife, having her around was a huge help in navigation and ordering food.

Plus I got to dump a few loads in/on the old lady. Best part of the trip, been backed up for six months.

Total score: 1000¥/10

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>>1111855
Canuckfag here. Wife took me shopping at Uniqlo, good prices on shirts and pants. Tax free discount for purchases over ¥5000.

Best part was the late 90's-early00's era style pop music in english that was clearly copyright free garbage no one has ever heard of. Like they were modeling the idea of what an old navy style experience should be.

Found a shirt that said Nigger on it. Wish I took a photo but security was watching.

I need to rent pocket wifi, not near the airport, where's the best place to obtain it? I have wifi at my place, I just need it for on the go.

I regret not bringing a backpack, someone said it would make me stick out, which was bullshit, everyone has them.

>>1111571
What clubs would anyone recommend? checking out womb tonight

>penguin bar ikebukuro
>black sheep bar shibuya
>odeon roppongi
>flame
>atom tokyo

any feedback on these would be super helpful

>>1111602
this was helpful, thank you

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Man I'm bored, stupid rain...
Don't know what to do now, I'm in Minato, near Daimon station
pic related, took it yesterday.

What are some ok strip clubs? Would like if the girls were unshaven

>>1111881
I was unsure if I should bring a backpack, but now I will. I had the same concern that it would make me stick out or that I wouldn't be allowed into stores and casual restaraunts

was on crowded street sort of in Roppongi, some black dude was walking towards me and wanted to brofist me, I refused and raised my hand as a no, I was walking too
did I do good?

>>1111910
Why? Maybe that guy was just trying to be friendly

>>1111912
wouldn't he had tried to grab my hand/shoulder and then try to scam me into going to some hooker?

>>1111913
That doesn't happen dumbass

>>1111898
Womb is extremely overrated unless you're only there to see the DJ. Most of the big clubs aren't all that great for meeting people, but the smaller ones are nice

>>1111932
ok I'll brofist the next black dude I see

Question for you japan travelers. Do you always use the japanese pronunciation of english words when asking for them? For example when asking for a beer in a resturant do you say beer normally or biiiru like japanese do?

This is ofc directed at people who don't speak japanese. I'm afraid they'd be offended or something by me as a white person using their pronunciations or something. I'd assume they're kinda embarassed by it?

>>1111953
I use English and mimicking.

>>1111953
They're not embarrassed by it, they legitimately don't know the correct pronunciation most of the time. For example, in English we don't get embarrassed because we say "Paris" instead of "Pari", most people don't even know or care . 「ビール」 is Japanese. "Beer" is not, and they might not know what you're saying unless they know English.

I've seen people try to use English pronunciations in the midst of a Japanese sentence. It doesn't work, and it's confusing.

>>1111898
Womb is my personal favorite. Lots of good times there. Atom can also be pretty fun. AgeHa is also a must-visit.

Check out Feria, too. Visiting Russian models always end up at Feria and if you go to their quiet couch floor (3rd floor, I think) at around 2-3am you'll almost always find models making out and fondeling each other.

>>1111881
For daily stuff, I think a shoulder bag or messenger bag would make you look more like a local if that's what you're after.

>>1111953
Of course I pronounce English words Japanese style if they don't understand the first time.

Get over your weird white guilt.

>>1111860
>Plus I got to dump a few loads in/on the old lady. Best part of the trip, been backed up for six months.
cringe.

>>1111860
>Canukistan
>Moonrune Island

>Plus I got to dump a few loads in/on the old lady. Best part of the trip, been backed up for six months.

Yuck. Why are you the most try-hard cringe person ever.

Also not your personal blog.

>>1112037
>>1112042
You're horribIy unfunny.
Stay mad, samefaggot.

Where to shop in Tokyo?

I am planning to go to shinjuku and shibuya today. Mostly interested in Japanese brands as designer or foreign brands I can get for cheap elsewhere.

Are there any good uniqlo-tier alternative stores? Any specific location I should visit?

>>1112064
If you have money you should definitely check out the back streets of Harajuku, not the crowded main streets like Meiji-Dori or Takashita-Dori. The back streets are filled with small boutiques that only sell from that store, many times the designer is hanging out right there in the shop. It's almost all stuff that you'd never see anywhere else.

>>1111457
wait, are you basing your savings based on THIS weeks rates? you know hotels are seasonally priced? the day before rate for this week isn't going to be the same as any other week of the year.

>>1112064
>Where to shop in Tokyo?

It all depends on what type of clothes you're interested in, and if you're a boy/girl. But you'll fin almost everything in Shinjuku. For japanese brands, check out Journal Standard, Beams, Freaks Store, Ships, United Arrows...

>>1111862
>Found a shirt that said Nigger on it

In Uniqlo? No you didn't, you lying twat.

>>1112076
>>1112078
>Posting the same thing twice

You're stiII an unfunny faggot no matter how many times you post this.

>>1112050
>>1112079

Wow, you're really sensitive, aren't you? Can't take criticism without calling everyone a faggot... If you weren't so needlessly crass I'd almost feel sorry for you.

>>1112080
You're the one posting the same shit twice to bump Iike a faggot with no one Iaughing.

>You're taIking to a compIeteIy different person than the one taIking about the shirt

Stay pathetic, faggot.

>>1112084
>You're the one posting the same shit twice to bump Iike a faggot with no one Iaughing.

Yeah, that's why there's still two posts there, Einstein. Oh wait, there aren't. Because the aim was simply to amend a lame-ass spelling error.
Also, your obvious drive to call everything and everyone "unfunny", even posts that aren't supposed to be comical in any way, is very confusing. You seem to have some sort of inferiority complex regarding humor. But why take it out on us? You need to work that shit out for yourself, man.

>>1112069
This dude probably is referring to Harajuku street when he talks about uncrowded back streets. It's good for fashion. Takeshita Street is suffocating and all the fashion is geared more toward younger edgelords anyway. Goth, tacky hip hop, etc. Harajuku street is great though.

>>1112085
>Yeah, that's why there's still two posts there, Einstein

Who the fuck stiII uses Einstein ever?

Trying to make other peopIe Iook stupid when you can't even fucking post correctIy is just making you Iook stupid. And it's not everyone, just you.
Keep projecting your faiIures though.
Stay pathetic, faggot.

Will my U.S. apple charger work in japanese wall outlets for my ipad/iphone (for wi-fi)?

>>1112087
>Who the fuck stiII uses Einstein ever?

And who the fuck still obsessively uses the word "faggot" that much? Apart from silly angry teenagers and frustrated closeted homosexuals? Whichever one you are...well, good luck to you.

>>1112089
yeah the outlets are the same. my airbnb didn't have the 3 pronged grounded outlet, I picked up a converter in akihabara for 430 yen

>>1111972
it honestly does not matter, not in tokyo anyway. I'm not talking about a huge hiking frameback pack, just like jansport or da kine backpacks. either or.

>>1111909
do it

>>1111910
I was wandering back streets last night in shibuya at 1am, a black guy was super nice and said I looked lost and gave me directions, which was really cool

>>1111910

A lot of foreigners living in Japan, americans especially, will be very (and unnecessarily) friendly to other foreigners. So it's pretty usual to get at least a headnod, or a "Hi !" or a fist bump from total fucking strangers. It still somewhat freaks me out ("why are total strangers saying hi to me ?!") and I don't do it to other foreigners personally, but it doesn't come from a bad place.

So yeah, the guy was just probably trying to be friendly.

So I know the say cash is taken everywhere,
but what about for one night hotel stays? At least in the U.S., hotels always need a CC for damage charges.
I have a pleb tier visa card and the pleb lvl Amex, U.S. bank issued. I doubt they work in Japanese card readers?
[[ I say this because I know Japanese cards don't swipe in the U.S., the bar is smaller, you have to type in the number. As a cashier in Hollywood, I saw many JCB and other Japanese cards ]]

>>1112097
did you specifically try an iphone? This says the power lvls are a little different. The reason I ask is Apple is jerks, and their smart phones sometimes refuse to charge with off brand changers and sometimes think you have a off brand charger if your outlet sucks. "This cable or accessory is not certified" message
http://www.japan-guide.com/planning/before_you_go.html

>>1112105
>but what about for one night hotel stays?

A lot of japanese people have no credit cards. Even for hotel stays, paying cash is pretty normal. Especially for one-night stays.

>>1112101

They probably aren't used to being the minority, and feel some kind of connection to you based on perceived shared experiences. I'll nod at someone occasionally here, but never more than that.

>>1111816
I can'd decide if I want to bring $800 or $1000 spending money for my 6 day trip there. But at the same time, I'm scared of buying too much and being over international luggage weight limit or something

>>1112092
>Comparing the use of Einstein to faggot
>Thinking homos use faggot dominantIy

You are reaching very desperateIy in your pathetic attempt to save face. You obviousIy have no grasp of the reaI worId with the way you type and how think other peopIe work.

Projecting to cover up your shitty posts isn't heIping your case either, you sensitive unfunny faggot.

>>1112105
They take a copy of your passport.

>>1112110
If you can't get what you want because you brought less money, you'd have to go back or something and spend all that for a new trip

>>1112108
>>1112101
Walked past a guy in Kamakura and he said "hey man how's it going!" out of the blue. Was too taken aback to say anything but "hi". Felt bad afterwards.

>>1112101
True, expats in Japan are almost always super nice and chill. I think the act of moving your life to Japan and finding a job there is a natural filter that only relatively smart and agreeable people can/want to accomplish.

The expat community was one of the best parts about living in Tokyo, in my opinion, everyone was great.

>>1112110
Why NOT bring $1000? If you don't spend it then you don't spend it, nothing is lost.

>>1112166
In my opinion its a double edged sword. Its nice being able to hang out, speak English, and its important for people moving overseas to have a group of people they can bitch about the country with.

But a lot of people in those groups end up having zero to shit ability at Japanese because they get stuck in the group and get too comfortable. You have to make a real effort to get Japanese friends or you end up just drinking your time away in Japan without much improvement in your abilities or seeing large chunk of the culture.

How safe is Japan? I'm not so much worried about being stabbed in the street, just worried having my wallet stolen or something. I'm staying in a hotel, single room.
Should I invest in a necklace wallet? I plan on carrying around a messenger bag with a zipper, but I'm not sure how common pickpocketing is.

>>1112244
Dude Japan is probably one of the safer places to visit. Never a bad idea to invest in a light bag with a zipper anyway for traveling, but as far as Japan goes I think you'll be more than fine. You could probably leave your wallet somewhere in the open and still find that shit hours later.

>>1112244
I once saw a purse left in front of the bamboo forest in Kyoto, right in front of the main gate where there was a constant, thick line of tourists going into the place. I walked by the entrance again two hours later and it hadn't even moved. So yeah, you should be safe.

>>1112246
>>1112253
Okay thanks. A friend of mine told me that Japan has a lot of pickpocketers that prey on tourists, so I needed to really secure up my valuables to my body. This will be my first time going, so I don't know.

>>1112270
Worst thing you'll run into in Tokyo if your a guy is Nigerians trying to get you into massage parlors. They prey on tourist if you happen to be in the red light district, but they're not like rude or anything. They just want your business.

>>1112273

Are the MP they push any good though?

>>1112270
>A friend of mine told me that Japan has a lot of pickpocketers that prey on tourists

Your friend is insane. Seriously.

>>1112302
Generally, no. They're clip joints. Some of the African run regular bars and clubs in Roppongi are good, but don't go in anywhere someone solicits you into going to if you're not informed. You should know where you're going before you go, so yeah, research.

>>1112322
Pickpocketers do exist but they seem prey exclusively on Japanese for some odd reason.

Remember, crime is organized to an incredible degree in Japan, the pickpocket gangs probably have come to an agreement or some understanding with Yakuza and police that obvious tourists are off limits...

When I was a kid, I heard that Japanese-Korean pickpocketers released tear gas or something to get away from cops trying to crack down on them.

>>1111953

Use the Japanese version. For many (relatively) recent cultural imports to Japan, like beer, they simply adopt the word as well, and pronounce it Japanese. So it's more of a Japanese word borrowed from another language (like English borrows from other languages) and should be pronounced in the local style for maximum effectiveness

>>1112360
I'm Asian and have been told I look Japanese. I do plan on carrying a messenger bag with a zipper, so I'm not too worried but I'll try to remain cautious anyway

Anyone been to Mogra? I know it can't be anything like AgeHa or Womb, but I just wanna check it out cause Akiba.

Any suggestions for places to visit more down south? Staying in the heart of Osaka for 6 days for one part of my trip, planning on doing day trips to Kyoto and Nara, of course i've googled places but i was wondering if there are some good places you guys know of to visit for the day that aren't super obvious. Have got a rail pass aswell.

>>1112201
That wasn't my experience in Japan. Almost everyone I knew was fluent in Japanese and lived a pretty typical Japanese lifestyle and Japanese people were always about 30-50% of the group when we went out places. Everyone was there BECAUSE they liked Japan enough to move there. They weren't trying to avoid the culture by sticking together or anything like that.

>>1112244
People in Tokyo regularly walk around with long wallets sticking straight out of their back pockets. If pickpocketing was a thing in Japan they'd be millionaires by the end of their first day.

Japan is the safest place in the world, theres nothing to fear.

PS: those necklace wallets are retarded, never buy them.