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Ask someone in akihabara anything
>>344389290
have you bought used pantsu yet?
Just about to try the PlayStation vr
>>344389290
Go get yourself some Falcom games
http://akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp/
Why haven't you killed yourself yet?
>>344389659
I would like to know as well.
>>344389659
yeah i'm gonna need an answer for this too.
>>344389290
Do Japanese people really eat their live young?
are you planning on going to super potato? you better take pictures if you are.
Can you google translate to moon, post this exact topic to 2ch then post an image of the thread back here?
>>344390021
>>344390057
I couldn't find this shit in Akiba. And I went into every single building that looked like a store.
I saw a lot of porn. But nothing as ridiculous as used panty vending machines. I'm pretty sure that's red light district stuff and not Akiba stuff.
>>344390278
why is it people always ask about panty vending machines when it comes to japan anyways? That's as ignorant as assuming all Asians wear rice paddy hats.
>>344390278
can you please go into an alley and look for ganguro sluts
>>344389290
Why don't you to go the better version called Den Den Town (Osaka) ?
are you in akihabara
also that is a lot of Persona copies
>>344389290
I was in Akihabara 2 weeks ago, is a fucking Chinese shit hole in the centre of Japan.
The only cool thing was the Super Potato building and a strange garage sale who sold lcd screens for less than 30$.
>>344389659
>>344390021
>>344390057
Couldn't find any lads, only onaholes as far as the eye can see.
>>344390360
Because muh wacky japanese people XD
pls buy me a copy of msx relics
>>344390782
look for a maid cafe
how much yen can you spend?
Any promo stand for Ys 8 or Tokyo Xanadu?
>>344389290
I'm about 30 minutes away. Want to hang out?
VR is blurry shit BTW.
>>344389290
how easy is it to come across manga/anime?
>>344390578
Den Den Town as NOTHING to do with gaming. Is an OTAKU shit hole, fulled with major company mals like Animate.
The only good shop for gaming in Japan is Bookoff.
I bought a game for 120 ¥.
>>344390886
do this OP
take picture of each other and then buy me a nintendo 3ds
>>344390909
Where'd you try VR in Akihabara?
>>344390965
Speak for yourself, there are lots of video games store here, and with a lot of vidya at reasonable prices.
>>344390847
Im travelling cheap, only cost like 2500 yen on the accommodation, capsules/hostels.
Went to the gundam cafe and that was a bit pricey, like 950 for a meal.
>>344390886
Sure m8, where you want to meet? I get lost easy.
kill yourself in public
>>344390909
that depends on the person actually, VR is blurry as hell for my dad too.
>>344390765
Super potato is neat, but a little overpriced. Also good luck finding a specific game because stuff is sorted alphabetically by moonrunes. It's good for picking up random unpopular games for cheap, as a novelty just to try out, but if you want rare games you'll pay a shitload for them there. They have good merch though.
>>344391148
I don't remember too much about what's in Akihabara. How about by the station? What do you look like?
>>344391273
wow we got an expert here
>>344391148
OP about to getv stabbed and mugged in Nip Nop Land. Post photos when it happens.
Also, can you pick up my Lady Venera figure? Its supposed to have shipped, but I don't think so.
Look for cosplayers and take pictures of them.
Video game related if you can.
OP get a Real Gold for me. Fuck me, that was the tastiest drink available in vending machines. Pepsi Refresh Shot is popular in akihabara too, pick up one of those.
>>344391148
>>344391325
be sure to take photos together, i'll judge who should be the power bottom
>>344391110
Sofmap 7th floor
>>344391341
fug off, anyone who has been there once would tell you the same thing. It's borderline a meme store. Swap meets where you can negotiate price or trade stuff will always be the best place to shop for retro stuff
>>344391325
White, 6'1, skinnyfat, black t shirt with "Tahiti" written on it and glasses.
>>344391406
>he bought shit from vending machines
What the fuck, did you go to Pachislots too ?
>>344391406
FUCKKKK pepsi refresh shot, I could only find a few machines with it here and there but it was amazing. Why can't you buy the stuff in NA? fuck.
How much loli gave you bought?
>>344391614
why wouldn't you buy stuff from the vending machines? poor?
>>344391624
Say that again
>>344391614
vending machines are awesome, there's plenty of drinks that are only available in those. Pachinko is a waste of time if you aren't willing to drop at least 10000 yen, and fuck the noise in those places
>>344391557
I'm a fat man with long hair, solid black shirt. What do you want to do?
>>344389290
Are Japs friendly or what? Opinions are a mixed bag on this. Some say polite and reserved, some say engaging and friendly, some say rude and racist.
So what is it adventurer?
>>344391135
>vidya at reasonable prices
Nope.
Only Bookoff has the best price.
And is all around Japan.
Stop being a weebo master.
>>344391807
Maybe you can't generalize an entire country with a single attribute?
>>344391767
>I'm a fat man with long hair
how fat we talking, big guy?
>>344391557
>>344391767
You guys should probably try out those famous love hotels, if you know what I mean. ;)
>>344391624
Don't wanna get arrested back in bongland.
What's this gamu BTW?
>>344391413
They got VR in Sofmap? Fuck I might go check it out. Akihabara is close to my place.
>tfw drinking japanese malt liquor on the street with your bro in front of a Shinjuku love hotel
Cyberpunk as fuck. Tokyo transcends reality.
>>344391710
>>344391751
I live in an apartment so I have to be careful of what I buy. Anyway most supermarkets have a lot of choice, especially Don Quijote
>>344391273
>Also good luck finding a specific game because stuff is sorted alphabetically by moonrunes
Dude, learn Japanese...
I bought Arcade stick buttons and laver at Mac.
>>344391887
Sure, but you can have general opinions based on personal experience.
That's basically what I'm asking for.
>>344391720
How much loli have you bought?
>>344391767
Show me the cool hidden places, see you at the station soon?
Have to find my hostel in ryogaku later though
>>344391901
Fat fuck. Like 210 pounds.
>>344391767
Not the other anon but wouldn't it be better to meet out front of the gundam cafe or something? There's the JR station and Metro station so it might be a bit confusing for the other guy.
>>344391940
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 12
Do you even Japanese ?
>>344392104
but if they meet then they'll forget about this thread :(
>>344391807
Guys are cool and friendly, girls can be processes.
Though I got in the tub and the jap guys left ;_;
>>344392162
>implying they won't meet up and contiune to bump the thread with tales of their wild adventures in Akihabara
Oh ye of little faith.
>>344392052
I don't actually know much about Akihabara. I was just bored and felt like killing time with some random person.
>>344392104
Also this guy is right. I forgot there's more than one station.
>>344392302
Princesses I mean. Maybe I'll go to roppongi later, I want to try it out.
>>344392104
If you are at Akihabara just met in front of the Gigo Sega Building, you retards !
>>344392464
I don't know since I live in Osaka but, is it true that some bars in Roppongi are gaijin bait and put drugs in your drink ?
>>344391807
When I went to japan basically everyone ignored my friend and I. And we're obviously foreign, both about 2 meters tall and white. Real big dudes, no one seemed to care or interact with us. Staff an business were all nice and accommodating. If I had to brand the japanese anything, it would be polite. Definitely not engaging and friendly though. Only at bars did we see that kind of stuff.
>>344392423
>>344392104
Gundam cafe then, I already been there.
>>344392474
The rain stopped? I was going to go out there today too.
>>344392593
Rain did stop. 3 person meet up outside the gundam cafe?
>>344392593
...
No dude, I took a random picture of the building from the internet
It's rain seasons now in Japan, so prepare to sweet and bring your umbrella.
>>344392464
>>344392546
Thanks for the info travellers.
>>344392546
There are tons of superchads here, makes me feel short, just being white don't mean a thing in Tokyo.
>>344392546
And what will happen if you areblackand with anOtaku bandana from Narutoanda fedora?
>>344392713
I thought it was over a couple days ago
At least it doesn't rain as much as last month
>>344392713
no shit I live here and it was raining earlier so I didn't feel like going anywhere
>>344392720
>tfw not even white
how do they feel about black guys in tokyo?
>>344392882
Avoidant, the Nigerian pimps are a blight here, Indians would do better.
>>344392847
Rain stopped.
OP just checked the train schedule. I might arrive there around 7.
>>344390782
Bullshit.
I went there last year and I can find used pantsu easily inside shops on the the R-18 corner.
>>344389290
How common are arcades?
are they lively?
>>344392684
You guys on your way? I gotta find my hostel tonight.
>>344393098
Aight, gundam cafe.
post more pics op
>>344393212
There are a lot, but also super noisy and flashy. They're pretty much cashgrabs, I avoid going there
(Not the OP)
>>344389290
Why did you give up on your own culture?
Why do you hate your own culture?
Was it worth it to become Japanese?
Do you regret it?
FIRTHY GAIJINU GO HOME
>>344393212
Arcades are all over the place in tokyo and they're all pretty lively, but you have to be mindful of what brand they are (Sega, Taito, etc). Most of the time you won't get much variety, certain companies stock the same games in all their arcades based on what's popular. Medal/slot/chance games are really popular too. Medal games were fun as fuck. 80% of the arcade games are going to use a card membership service, which means without a card you'll be unable to save data and can only play the tutorial levels against bots. Competitive arcade games are the most popular ones in japan I'd say.
If you want a really cool arcade, go to the top floor of the mall in Odaiba Island. The one with the gundam statue in front, you can't miss it. Theres a monster hunter medal game there thats fun as fuck.
>>344393257
What of in particular?
>>344393253
I'm on my way.
>>344393537
Of that fat fuck
>>344393537
candid shit, i love that stuff, random cute girls, maybe a street performer
a video game haha
>>344393359
This is my 3rd day here:(
>>344392464
>Roppongi
KEK. Have fun getting hassled by black cunts every 5 metres. Place is a sesspit.
>>344393578
OP better fucking deliver and post pics of the meetup.
>>344389290
Did you go to /pol/ meetup yesterday?
>>344393537
whatever you see that is interestingshops/products
>>344393623
This girl is cute, hard to get a good angle lots of staff around.
>>344393782
Nah, I was in Tokyo museum in ueno.
>>344393527
The odaiba one is huge. You can pay a certain amount up front and play as many games as you want iirc.
>>344393935
is that autistic kid just staring at them
>>344393623
>>344393935
>taking creep pictures of random japanese girls minding their own business
Please don't become like that anon
>>344394050
Even worse, he's taking picture and posting them on 4chan
Someone might know the answer to this. How come some thing in Japan are written in English? Is it for tourists? Because even in video games that are from japan stage names and other things are written in English where as the rest is in Japanese.
>>344394156
English is the world language
>>344394127
kek
>>344394156
this>>344394181
english is the closest to a global language, lots of countries of english everywhere
>>344389290
Did you go to the /pol/ meetup?
Got this Chinese lad to take a pic, said it was for a blog, lel
>>344393935
thats my girlfriend op
>>344394332
>Lots of countries of english everywhere
What did he mean by this?
>>344394510
whats his shirt say?
i think he's got good taste in idols
>>344394510
>tfw been here and 1 1/2 months and nobody ever talked to me
Tell me your secrets
>>344390182
>super potato
Overpriced hangout for uninformed weebs. There are hundreds of shops on the main strip that have better selections for less.
Hell, I bought most of my games from random Book Off stores around Tokyo.
>>344394736
don't be a manlet
>>344394807
I'm 188cm / 6'2
>>344393578
Damn, wish I had known about this earlier. Would've gone out.
Nice figurines
On average, how many dicks do you suck per day?
>>344394902
that Mk. II is the best
did you meet your boyfriends yet OP?
>>344394917
I can't find any to suck since you already got them all
>>344394880
You got about 20-30 minutes to get there.
OK, I can't update the thread as I don't have mobile internet. I use WiFi, tell me when to leave for the gundam place.
>>344394736
Just bee yourself.
>>344394987
But I'm not at akihabara, anon.
Are you gonna buy some JAV? How much are you gonna spend?
I need pictures of this meetup
>>344391807
Depends on how well you speak Japanese
>>344395238
ara ara~
who /planningtogotojapanforthe2020olympics/ here
>>344395238
C-cute.
>>344395238
>thread ends with OP getting arrested for photographing women without permission
Would make me kek.
>>344395238
Ask her to have your children
I seen that shit in my Japanese animes and the girl ended up with his faggot wind tunneling ass
Going to glorious Nihon in a few months. Wheres the best place to for a fairly built non autistic white guy to get some tail, OP?
This a pic from earlier in the afternoon, made a thread on /pol/ with it.
>>344395573
im in love
OP how can you resist yourself here?
i just need to kidnap one of these girls
>>344391993
>Don Quijote
https://youtu.be/iJyYrrDKYZE
Do you like eurobeat anon?
>>344395457
>photographing people in a public place
>illegal
>>344395573
Is that pachinko? They allow pictures there?
>>344395457
Japs are too beta to even report something like this.
>>344395573
Have they thrown you out of a store for being a gaijin?
>>344395608
>how can you resist yourself
Probably the part where most of the Japanese reveal themselves as the ignorant vapid idiots they are when dealing with foreigners. Though, pretty easy to sort out the people who are actually worth befriending.
Gundam guys, should I leave now?
>>344395638
After my trip to Japan I was very impressed by the accuracy of reconstruction of the Yakuza Series.
Now I love it more !
I hope youre hitting up that Ichiran ramen every single day because goddamn if theres one thing I miss about Japan its that
>>344394615
To Aru ...
Misaka Mikoto
>>344395608
Its tough, these aren't even the tip of the iceberg, I met a jpop girl group earlier, Billie Idle, drew a pic of one of them.she said I drew her tits too small
>japan thread on /v/
Holy shit it's been a like fucking year since I saw the last one. What the fuck happened with people. Did stop visiting Nihonland or what?
>>344395763
My train will get in ten minutes. Don't know about others.
>>344395701
Holy shit this. Japanese people are easy to read. It's plain as fuck to tell apart the corporate drones from the people with lives, and the ones actually interested in interacting with you from the 'uh a gaijin I better not' crowd.
That's a really fucking nice thread OP
>>344395982
Try /a/ or /jp/. Especially around comiket. We have occasional pilgrimage threads on /a/ also.
>>344395982
New generation.
It seems like every 4 to 5 years 4chan under goes a changing of the guard. What used to link all of 4chan together in the beginning was the love of Japanese culture. Today its mostly memes and only memes.
>>344389290
Go into a Donki or some other doujin place.
Find doujins that will net you the most replies, or porn that you like and are sure the rest of /v/ won't.
>>344396026
OK, I'll leave soon.
Found some Americans.
>>344395982
I forgot /v/ was still interested in Japan.
Here's some pictures of my trip. Not OP, btw
>>344396319
Got to go so just have this
>>344396409
>>344396319
oh myyy
>>344396319
Take over bro, Im heading for gundam, no WiFi, so can't post anymore.
Place is closing anyway.
>>344396409
>SAMEN
>>344395982
I was in Japan last year but didn`t feel like creating a thread
Jesus fuck... I must visit Japan again.
>Pic from last year
One thing I love about Japan is melon soda. I love that shit.
>>344395763
Sorry OP I'm not heading down. I'm out with my roommate. Have fun though.
>>344396409
I fucking love Jack-pot. I've cum so many buckets to this doujin.
In Osaka for the next few days. Where do I meet some ladies?
>>344396540
>pic
kys
>>344396662
Clubs.
>>344396540
How fucking hard is it to rotate the picture before posting it?
kill you're self
Time to find OP.
If there's one thing I remember from Akiba it's these weird assets escalators at the station
>>344396319
>>344396409
I had to leave the house, had to delete the lewds off my phone but I still have some pics
I spent three days in Akihabara a month ago and still feel like I've seen not even half of the worthwhile stuff
Not even a weeb
>>344394332
Not in the way Japs do, not at all. You'll never find a locally made or translated game using "Save" or "Load".
>>344396804
It's not my fucking fault, it was rotated automatically.
There are shops entirely dedicated to retro vidya, called potato king, or something. Bought myself a SNES, SMT and earthbound.
>meet up several times with random guys from 4chan /trv/ all over japan
>all chill guys, decent looking, not autistic in the slighest and all around fun
Did not expect that tbqh
>>344396962
>Bought myself a SNES, SMT and earthbound.
How much did it cost ?
>>344396962
>Sega Saturn games in japan
jesus christ i would probably leave the store financially broke for the rest of my life
Have you been yet?
There's tons of cops and a political rally.
>>344396962
how much did this shit run you
You should go to Nakano Broadway
Head to a Mister Donut and BUY THIS SHIT
BUY 10 OF THESE
Do it for me OP
>>344397193
Are there cute Finnish maids there?
>>344397193
what is that, a nightclub?
election is tomorrow in japan
>>344397193
Every month onustream/twitch
>>344397275
No
>>344397309
Yes
http://club-mogra.jp/
>>344397410
Good man
>>344397089
About 8000 yen IIRC
Some video games
Interesting, most of this content caters to women now. The straight lewds were pushed to the back while shops proudly advertised their kawaii boys to girls. There was a fuckhuge doujin store dedicated to content for women like yaoi. Girls in there gave me strange looks when my friend and I walked in.
>tfw you will never have qt jap schoolgirls pleasure themselves to yaoi fantasies of you
>>344397309
Yeah
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mogra1
Anison threads on /a/ every month
Stream is up right now
>>344397203
she's running. I am here. Police blocking the cafe
>>344397520
Shiiiiieeeeet I've never seen this on /a/. Awesome
>>344397507
akiba and comiket are fucking swarming with fujoshits
>>344392101
Since when is 210 fat fuck? Unless you're like 5'2" or something
>>344397203
>>344397549
Yeah, election tomorrow.
Didn't buy any of this stuff, unfortunately.
I mainly bought pokemon plushies andkemono doujins
>>344397624
Anison was last week
This is some other event
>>344397664
I can't find OP.
>>344397628
>tfw no qt Fujoshi near you
Memes
>>344389290
how did you learn japanese?
>>344397678
>wonder what the hell kemono is
>type it in ex
I'm disappointed in you m8
You should check out the Square Enix cafe OP, I really enjoyed eating out Yuffie'sparfaitthere.
Also if you want to check out the Capcom Bar, make sure you make a reservation. They only let 10-15 people in at a time in blocks of time.
>>344397051
Probably the only types of anons who could afford to travel
>>344397624
ANISON MATRIX only happens on the first Sat of every month, which is when the threads are made
It's usually a lot more hype than what's on stream right now. They had Porter Robinson there once:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tmb1zRxppQ
>>344397520
>one punch man OP
>boku no hero academia OP
tell me I haven't fucking missed crazy noisy bizarre town
>>344396962
It's Super Potato. It's a franchise.
I was in the Super Potato of Den Den Town and the one in Akihabara.
The Tokyo one was better.
This picture is from the Okinawa one.
>>344397862
Kemono is superior to filthy gaijin furry
Unfortunately, I deleted the pics of the nice stuff I found off my phone.
>>344397907
Porter Robinson was there? That would've been amazing. His essential mix has some Jap songs in it.
did OP get arrested?
Well I sent OP into a political rally to a place blocked by a police barricade with no internet. You ok OP?
>>344396962
>>344397919
>Super Potato
lmao. I'd probably never leave that place with my wallet alive tho.
>>344398041
What have you done !
>>344397919
At the entrance Arino greets you.
>tfw you'll never walk down the streets at night listening to this
I don't like this feel
>>344398041
Baka
>>344397919
I liked Den Den Town a lot more then Akiba, but I only got to spend a day there, because I was traveling with my normalfag friends at the time.
If you guys ever want to explore the weeb side of Japan, don't ever go with your normalfag friends.
>>344398131
Is this the gate to heaven?
>>344397919
Ah, right.
Think I'll take a break from posting vidya, have some other nice pics of Japan.
Nara park, where a fuckload of wild deer roam. These motherfuckers will crowd you the moment you have food in your hand.
Interestingly, Nara Park is where Violet City from pokemon is IRL, and there is the only place you could find a stantler.
Admittedly much of my going to Japan was to emulate pokemon
>>344398131
Prices on Potato are usually not that convenient.
Book-Off is the real deal.
>>344396409
who is this samen damen?
>>344398167
>going to Japan with normalfags as a weeb
You brought this pain and suffering upon yourself.
The rally
>>344398203
Best deal is emuparadise.
>>344398203
Too bad the yen has gained some value, or that place would practically be a dollar store
>>344393935
>"can i fuck your pussy tonight bae?"
OP do you speak japanese
>>344398270
Damn
>>344394902
GUNDAM
>>344398187
Nara was beatifull, but the smell and the shit/piss all around makes me feelt like in India.
>>344394902
No, this are Nice figurines.
Also cheap stuff.
>>344396962
better off going to hard-off or book-off(for some reason has even cheaper games. never understood that).
Super Potato is the tourist magnet one, so the prices are astronomical...but it is cool to walk in and see their set up.
>>344397472
what is 4-chan doing theere ?
>>344398389
True, but at least the deer are cute.
You know where the real beauty is? Hokkaido.
Fuck, Hot springs are the best thing ever. It really is everything animu makes it out to be.
I killed OP.
I'm sorry.
>>344389290
Did you go to the imouto cafe?
I did when I was there and it was pretty fun, the cute waitress calls you nii-chan and plays games with you and puts hearts of ketchup on your omurice
>>344398203
>picked up Chrono Trigger, Mother 3, and FF6 each for 250yen at book-off
>hard-off had these for 2000yen and up
I felt bad, but so good.
>>344398167
The way these are chained by the neck is kind of hilarious.
>>344398609
Its okay. He is with his anime now
>>344398637nigga thats fucked how are you not embarassed when you go there
>>344398609
That was uncalled for man
>>344398579
onsen is the best experience. The ones connected to your hotel rooms at the ryoken are especially nice.
>get out of bed
>slide open door in bathroom
>outdoor onsen all to yourself
it was nice
>>344398637
not gonna lie that sounds absolutely repellent
>>344398649
It's for your safety, not theirs.
>>344398579
>Hokkaido
Too much money for an island trip.
I had lot of fun in the Kensai region.
I love Kyoto. Tokyo is weeb shit.
>>344398692
>>344398737
It was pretty hard to not be embarrassed.
Doubly so because I went there with my then Japanese gf. She didn't mind somehow.
It's a weird country.
>>344398729
>>344398579
can you hear all the girls having tons of naked fun on the other side of the wall just like in my anime?
Sorry for leading OP to death. Have a cute anime girl.
>>344398609
Want to meet up?
>>344398769
how did you get a japanese gf
>>344398637
What the fuck
You have to have hit rock bottom to go there
>>344398768
but anon. Kyoto is LITERAL weeb shit.
Tokyo is whatever you are looking for it to be. One of the largest cities in the world with a near limitless amount of things or activities to find.
>>344398637
I'd probably go to a cat maid cafe but this one just sounds very awkward.
>>344389290
Yeah, why does everything that comes out of a country with that kind of writing suck ass?
>>344398648
Book-off is fucking amazing.
>>344398637
went with a friend.
I honestly felt my skin crawling from the moment I sat down.
It was awful I don't know why people recommend it.
BTW the animal cafe's are top tier. Owl cafe, cat cafe, puppy cafe, etc etc. All are just great. I think the USA is adding them slowly now? Saw an article about it.
>>344398951
My Japanese boss and a foreign guy who settled in Japan both told me that Tokyo is the best city in the world to live single. What do you think ?
>>344398769
It's a place that's much less reserved about what they like, when it comes to leisure time. It's something I like.
>>344398808
Place was 2big,sadly, and all the women I saw were grannies.
Hell's gate canyon, the heat source for the local hot springs in Noboribetsu. That's Twinleaf Town for you pokemon fahs, in Sinnoh.
>>344398870
Just by chance. First week I was there I signed up on a kind of "talk to japanese" site, came into contact with a girl and we met at a nearby train station a few days later. She was in Canada for a year so she spoke some decent English, showed me around tokyo tower and the area and we had some food. It just went from there.
>>344399050
I think it's just something you should experience once.
I went to a normal maid cafe too, but that was much earlier on when I spoke extremely little Japanese and it was awkward. Mostly so because I felt like an idiot for not being able to talk to my maid who did magic tricks to make my food more delicious and shit.
>>344398870
Even ugly white men will quickly find themselves surrounded by girls. Note that Japanese GFs tend to be some of the worst girls on offer, they're basically looking for free English lessons or to have a white boyfriend as a fashion accessory.
You probably won't have to pay child support when she divorces you and you're forced out of the country, but you'll never see your kids again. Which is probably a bonus, hafus are the worst and creating one should be grounds for immediate sterilization.
>>344399134
>implying half japanese aren't some of the sexiest women around
>>344399072
100% agree. Been here for 3 years, and if I am not taking a trip out into the other areas of japan or a different country alltogether then I am in Tokyo. I honestly have not got tired of it yet. Just when I think I've seen it all I will turn a corner and boom a whole new street with stuff I want to see.
>>344399134
t. Elliott Rodgers
Kyoto was pretty easily my favourite part of Japan. When I stayed there last we had an AirBnB house on the slope leading up to Kiyomizu temple, it was just magnificent. I loved leaving the window open and listening to/watching the summer rain.
Tokyo's nice and all, especially for the easy access to basically everything + weeb stuff + being able to try a new food place pretty much every day for the rest of your life, but I think I preferred Kyoto overall. Except the prevalance of pachinko.
>>344395982
Eh I've been here for 4 months now and will return home in 2 months. Nothing worth posting really. Also countryside exchange uni, tokyo is a night bus trip from here and i sometimes have to show up at classes
>staying in overrated Tokyo
>not going to comfy Ooarai
>>344399134
>Even ugly white men will quickly find themselves surrounded by girls
Then what the fuck am I
>>344399223
Kyoto was nice. So far I think Kyoto and Fukuoka/Beppu are my favorites for relaxing time. Nikko was beautiful also.
But man, Tokyo is just endless with the things to do, eat, and see. I don't think anyone could ever see it all.
>>344398232
Unfortunately I don't have any weeb friends to go with, that's the price that comes with hiding powerlevels I guess.
But yeah I had already gone the year before alone and pretty much did all the weeb and vidya sutff I wanted, originally one of my friends was suppose to go with me, but it was actually a good thing he backed out last minute.
>>344398951
>One of the largest cities in the world with a near limitless amount of things or activities to find.
Not for me.
A lot of tourists traps, fuckin sky high rocket prices for anything.
A lot of otaku shit I just don't care.
Laox stores who are made just for Chinese and Korean tourists.
Kyoto is more "family".
It has more things to see, and more nature to explore.
The wildeness is amazing.
And also in Osaka you can found the same "fashion" of Tokyo, with more folklore, less weebshit and at more reasonable prices.
Tokyo is overated by western Otakus who don't know shit about Japan.
>>344399182
For every cute one there are dozens that look like they were beaten with an ugly stick. Hafu sons are the worst though, I just feel bad whenever I see some midget who will never fit in.
>>344399298
Either you're a dumbshit who never leaves his apartment, or you only hang around with ex-pats like most retarded foreigners. Make some kind of effort, dude.
>>344399223
Kansai in general is cool because you have four cities there.
Nara was my favorite. I loved spending the days with the deer that are literally everywhere.
>tfw had to fight some old half blind deer for my sandwich and can
That guy was crazy
Okinawa was amazing too. The chuuraumi aquarium or w/e it was called was one of the best things I've ever seen with those whale sharks, so fucking beautiful
I didn't find OP but I found a sex shop.
>>344399383
Well to be fair I am a dumbshit and never leave my apartment lmao. Except for going out to eat and do grocery shopping of course.
That being said I'm not a neet since I work here. It's funny because everyone at work worries about me because I don't have any friends
People who have visited Japan, how long would you reccomend staying? I'm saving up money to go after I graduate, since I dropped my japanese major to a minor and wont get to stay in Japan for an extended ammount of time now. 2 weeks seems like enough time to go from hokkaidou to Fukuoka visiting the big cities for a couple of days, but I worry that is way to rushed. I also probably need like 10 grand to do it, but I feel like once I graduate I will never have time again.
>>344399370
To each their own. But Kyoto is just a tourist magnet so if you really want the things you are describing I don't think you mean Kyoto.
Tokyo is fucking huge though. You sound like you are just describing Aki, Rippongi(fucking gross ass area), Shibuya or Shinjuku.
What is your opinion on Yokohama?
>>344398831
taboo tattoo is probably going to be shit. first episode was very generic anyways
>>344399438
Be careful that you don't accidentally go down some unimaginably tiny set of stairs into some weird basement where they have "those" movies
I did and it was quite something.
>>344399438
time to buy a few onaholes
How did you guys learn Japanese?
I've heard college courses are a meme and get you nowhere slowly.
>>344399438
>Akihabara
>Not in glorius Den Den in Osaka with the maxi flash light on the street
weebs being weebs
>>344399484
2 weeks would get your toes dipped.
But why not just teach English out here for a year, or do study abroad? Live out here for a year and then scram? It's better than 2 weeks.
Btw I would not recommend teaching English for any longer than 2 years at the maximum threshold. You will lose your mind, and any sparkly feelings you felt towards Japan.
>>344399486
They make good tires
>>344399587
Easy to get stuck being a forever english teacher there
Did you find the secret fumo shop yet OP
>>344399536
>those movies
?
>>344399438
hey you should try buying those lewd costumes
>>344399560
WRITE THAT FIFTY FUCKING TIMES IN YOUR NOTEBOOK, YOU BITCH
>>344399438
oh that store has unpacked onaholes on the third or fourth floor. i was gonna go there again so i can tell if a hole is the right size for my donger before i order it
>>344399486
>Yokohama
Dude, that's not even Tokyo anymore, it's Kanagawa prefecture.
Do you even been to Japan ?
Anyone here been to the peace museum in Hiroshima?
I never made many 'bomb' jokes, but man, that shit stopped me for life.
>>344399484
If you want to actually go to all the places you can, you need like 3 weeks or even 4. I spent 2 weeks in Japan and only did Tokyo and Kyoto and it didn't feel like enough time. If you're moving even MORE than that... I don't even want to think about it. Definitely spend a little longer than you think you need, and don't plan shit, just let the wind carry you.
Also, it's not as expensive as you think it'll be. Get the best deal you can on flights, but after that you can actually stay pretty cheaply, and as an Australian I found food exceptionally cheap, but if you're American you might not think so. I only spent maybe $4,000 Australian on the trip for two weeks, and we stayed in some nice hotels.
>>344399587
I really dont want to teach English, which is why I dropped the major. I was adding an extra semester of debt for something I dont want to do, when I can just graduate with my main major next spring and still read my manga. Shittily, all of the Japan trips at my school next year are only for the different bands.
>>344399683
I started watching Namasensei again, I'm not sure if it's actually working, though.
>>344399713
no shit. That's why it's a completely different sentence.
now I realize why your opinion is shit...you can't even fucking read.
>>344399676
Don't think they'd fit.
>>344399718
>I never made many 'bomb' jokes, but man, that shit stopped me for life.
weaksauce
>>344399671
junior idol ones. not hardcore of course, but they're all extremely suggestive, you can probably imagine it
>>344399560
It super depends. Intensive courses are good; non-intensive aren't so good. I did a thing, four days a week all day for a year, came out of it with a very solid foundation that I have since not really added much to because I can't get a job out of it without years more strong practice and I just can't do that.
So OP is dead? He had a good run I guess.
>>344399560
College courses were great for me, since I actually had to keep up with my studies or fail tests and be embarrased during classroom discussions. I had a class size of like 20 though, so bigger classes are probably useless.
>>344399756
there not for you dummy.there for prostitute you going to fuck tonight
>>344399837
>there
>there
stop
>>344399783
>Junior idol
Yeah nah no thanks.
>>344399837
do they even do gaijins?
>>344399560
exchange student in japan, learn basics on your own, bike into the countryside and just try talking to old people. they tend to be really nice and helpful and most of the time genuinely interested in foreigners. one obaasan gave me a hugeass plate of mochi which i shared with my japanese dormmates. I still can't read kanji for shit but conversation is doable if it doesnt require very specialized vocabulary
>>344399560
I watched anime.
I can now watch anime without subs and understand most of what's being said, but I only know like 20 kanji, and can't construct sentences myself.
>tfw feeling like I'm completely wasting my stay here
Why do I feel these feels now ? I was happy by just going to work and playing JP vidya in my apartment until this thread
>>344399903
yeah exactly
>>344393003
How about chinks? Aren't chinks and gooks basically subhumans there?
>>344399964
what are you doing in Japan anyway
>>344399718
Yeah, I'm thinking that focusing on the knto area cities instead of insane island trotting adventure. I'll save that for when I actually have the money and time it deserves.Maybe I'll have friends by then too
>>344399964
why the fuck would you stay in your apartment half the day
>>344399562
Went to Den Den and Dotonbori. I was surprised that Dotonbori looks exactly like in Yakuza 2
>>344400017
Internship at a research institute
>>344399964
I go out every weekend into Tokyo and usually take a big trip into the farther reaches of Japan once a month...and I still feel like I am not doing enough for my time here. lol do what you can
>>344389290
IRASSHAIMASEI?
>>344400038
Ha ha, oh anon, let's not kid ourselves too much.
>>344399753
>That's why it's a completely different sentence.
Whe where talking about fucking Tokyo and you came up whit another place in another prefecture.
Are you fucking kidding me ?
You are the one with zero meaning of proper speaking in a discussion.
For directly answer to your question:
I did not went to Yokohama because I don't like it, since I discovered with Tokyo and Osaka, I'm not very into the big Japanese cities, because they all ressamble the Chinese cities.
And I hate the Chinese cities.
They are messy and filled with stupid shit created for stupid tourists.
If I had to spend 1000 yen in something, I prefer 1 night at the Karaoke then 1 "naruto shit".
Just my opinion.
>>344399964
I was there for a year but I wouldn't have been able to do even 10% of what I did, where I got to go and what I got to ate if it wasn't for me luckily ending up friends with a semi-rich Japanese family there who really liked me and treated me almost like their son.
I only had about enough money to survive and occasionally go out, but they kept taking me along to all the things you can imagine. Flew me out to Okinawa, to Hokkaidô, took me to really high class restaurants and so on. I'm really thankful, but at the same time I hated feeling like a leech / feeling like I could never reciprocate
>>344399980
Same as anywhere. Chinese tourists in Tokyo are almost certainly just looking to bulk buy shit from stores to sell for exorbitant prices back in China because Chinese people know their domestic products are total shit compared to the Japanese stuff.
I wanna have access to weebshit but I work in healthcare so there's probably no way I can work in nipland.
Is Hawaii a good substitute?
>>344400068
I don't know man, I just feel super comfy at home and always want to stay there. Sometimes I go out in the weekend and visit, but it's usually "fuck I have to plan the train and why is it so hot and humid and I want to go at home with my AC and my vidya games"
I expected this but I'm super disappointed in myself. I just always want to stay at home because it's so nice here.
>>344399964
I went to Tokyo , Fujisan , Kyoto , Shirakawa-go, Himeji and Osaka in 2 weeks anon
You can do it too
>>344399587
If the hospital I used to work at still let pharmacists work remotely, I would have just studied abroad there for fun while still making money to fund my year there.
>>344399980
yes but honestly they can't tell the difference they rook rike
>>344394510
Damn those teeth are more yellow than his skin
>>344400237
The five lake area at fuji is so fucking beautiful
Went there twice
First time it rained straight for 3 days, which sucked
Second time though it was beautiful weather and we even went up on mt. fuji
>>344400191
so you visited the cities like a tourist and were surprised that you hated them for being tourist traps...interesting.
not even fucking surprised.
>>344400196
I deeply envy you.
>>344400070
Mee toooooo !!!
It was fucking AMAZING !
The exact moment I saw THAT bridge, I knew EXACTLY what was to the other side...and guess what ?
IT WAS FUCKGIN ACCURATE.
Yakuza is pure love.
>>344399562
>a giant fleshlight statue on the sidewalk
Shine on, Japan.
>>344400379
hey man, that's not a fleshlight, that's a tenga onahole
>>344400191
>go to local FUCKING weeb emporium in glorious nippon
>nervously walk up to the counter
>1-1 naruto s-shit please
>Clerk gives me a strange look
>everyone in the store starts laughing at me
>Try to run out of the store but trip over my long pikachu shoelaces
>naruto fecees start oozing out of my pockets
>store starts laughing even louder
>some pick up the shit and throw it at me while calling me gaijin
>can never go back to Japan again
Fucking Japan
>>344400196
I'm sure it would be completely different if I had friends here. I have no pressure to visit anything, and since my apartment is comfy as fuck I just stay here and play vidya. But I don't know anyone and I alsohave actual autism so it doesn't help
>>344395238
Wow, a real fucking ara ara!!! And she is kind of THICC
>>344400456
Believe me though, eventually when you're back you will have regrets. You'll think "I could sit at home and play vidya anywhere in the world".
Go see things. Hell, just hop on some local train and get out at a random stop and explore a bit. Anything but just sitting in your room, really man it's for your own good.
>>344399370
The fuck nigga, how is Kyoto not THE biggest tourist trap ever? You've not been to Golden Gai or something yet?
>>344395238
Cute!
CUTE!
>>344400538
I trust you man. Tomorrow I'll just go in the morning and ride the Hankyu to some places.
The desire to go to Japan came and went a long time ago, and now this thread is making me feel that feel again. Damn.
>>344393687
This. I dont mean to be racist, but why do blacks always make places a thousand times worse?
Like, cant you get a real normal job which doesn't involve shady shits, nigs?
>>344400350
>so you visited the cities like a tourist
Why you are so mad ?
Sorry I visited a country as a tourist.
In my next life I should choose where to start my exystence so I could truly understand the beauty beneath in Tokyo.
My bad.
I love Sega, OP. Have you been into the Sega arcade? What's it like in there if you have?
>>344400631
Traveling is always worth it anon
If I was rich I'd do nothing but travel the world. I wouldn't even need a permanent residence.
>>344400585
>Liking 3DPD
>>344400456
Where do you live? All my roommate does on his days off is sit on his laptop. Fuck, we moved all the way to Japan and he does exactly what he did back home.
>>344395238
100yen she is tourist from Taiwan or China.
>>344400760
Toyonaka (North Osaka)
>>344400713
Not OP but it's not that different from many other arcades, it's just one of the popular ones there.
Coolest moment was when I spotted two high school girls desperately trying to get some little plushie from a UFO catcher but they couldn't do it. They walked away to look around, I went there and got it first try, went up to them and said "No problem" and walked away while they were going "EEEEEH" and shit
Not even making this up and yes I know it sounds pathetic and fedora the way I typed it out
>>344400658
>Walking around Osaka shopping districts
>End up in some Little America-esque place
>Blacks on every street corner fist bumping everyone
The fuck was up with that anyway
>>344400221
You're no worse than a hikki
Anyone somewhere inFukushima?
>>344400879
Probably the sex district
In Tokyo, too, if you go to Roppongi you'll see a lot of Black people who try to lure foreigners into titty bars by walking next to you and going "you want to see titty? we got great titty come friend, I take you"
I want to work in Nagano in ITbut I'd rather just be anywhere else than where I am
>>344400760
>junior idols aren't cute
You are lying and you know it.
>>344400658
They kept offering me weed & MDMA. As tempted as I was no way I'm risking it in another country. and especially from shady black dudes.
>>344400906
Isn't hikki the worst anyway ? And I actually have a job
>>344400220
Hawaii doesn't have "weeb" shit per se but they have tons of entry level Japanese cultural stuff. Like there's Don Quixote and Book Off there, but they're just normal supermarkets/book stores with the occasional aisle for funky KitKat flavors/Bleach volumes in Japanese.
>>344400821
I see. We live in Ueno. Fucking smack bang in Tokyo and all he does is play FFIXV.
Took this pic in Nara
Best city in Japan
Forest everywhere, deer everywhere, little ponds, comfyness, not as hectic
>>344401009
I see. Is there authentic jap food there at least?
>>344400668
because you have shit opinions. that's probably the only reason why.
>>344400713
Sega, Taito, and Namco are all the same shit.
Not even bother getting inside more than one time, it's almost all rhythm games, card shit games, stupid Gundam/CS:GO clones, and some times Idol Master games.
>>344400579
>Golden Gai
>not tourist trap
I think we are having a misunderstanding here.
Define "Tourist Trap".
>>344401007
You can still be a hikki and have a job. NEETs are the ones that aren't in work.
Go to a bar and socialise or something.
>>344399735
>watching Namasensei
You might as well teach yourself Japanese by using google translate.
>>344389290
Is akihabara videogame stores really as dead as I heard on the internet?
>>344401157
Not really
>>344401118
>you don't like what I like
>you are shit
keep dreaming about Japan, I went there and Tokyo was shit.
stay mad
>>344400713
Blew 20 bucks on pic related and don't regret it a bit
>>344401126
Yeah but that would involve making an effort to speak proper Japanese instead of my broken panic sentences. Not to mention the worst social skills in the world. And I also don't drink alcohol... well you could just say I'm an unredeemable mess
>>344401271
>I went there and Tokyo was shit.
I live here and can confirm you are tourist garbage.
>>344399438
Why some kimono would be 18+ material ?
Here's a tip: If you ever go near Mt. Fuji, do yourself a favor and go to one of the many restaurants nearby serving https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C5%8Dt%C5%8D
Hands down the best thing I ate in Japan, even better than okonomiyaki, sukiyaki and shabu shabu
It's a specialty dish of the region around fuji. Trust me, it's god tier.
>>344401263
Not many tourists buy videogames in Akihabara compared to the old times.
Now is more about figurines, anime/manga, and card games.
Yes, is sad.
>>344400858
This sounds like my chinese cartoons
>>344401348
>I live here
Take picture
>I live in Tokyo so Tokyo is the greatest city in Japan
what a piece of crap you are
I just returned from my 2nd trip. Is it just me, or their English in general slightly improved. Atleast some young'un in konbini could command basic English now. Before they just made X gesture with their hands. That or I just lucky.
>>344401430
One of the most anime moments I had there
Japan's countryside looks like such a pleasant place to live and I've got a soft spot for their architecture. Just doesn't really sound like a great place to live. Maybe for a holiday it'd be nice, would love to take my brother but he wouldn't anything unless it looks like fucking mcnuggets. Kids these days don't want to try anything new.
>>344401481
They are improving English because of the 2020 Olimpic Games
>>344401113
Foods pretty authentic , yeah. Hawaii is the only place I've had good tonkotsu ramen outside of Asia, though it probably also exists in LA or something. I'd say it's the closest thing you can get to Japan in a place that still speaks English, but there really isn't weebshit other than entry level Naruto or SAO shit. There are a couple of weeb conventions year round but they're relatively small. And kinda shit to be honest.
>>344401340
>visits and lives in japan
>doesn't make an effort to learn japanese
Protip: locals will respect you more if you can actually speak their language well.
/v/ has daily threads for helping people learn japanese, go fucking improve
Did a Japanese little girl and her mother ever wander into the aisle and stand next to you; then the mother walked away but neither the mom or child realized it so the child stayed in the aisle browsing next to you and then after a few minutes did the child grab the side of your pants and say "ne mama" while holding a colored pencil; then realize that you aren't her mother but a big gaijin and run away?
'cause that happened to me once.
>>344401524
Japan is great, but actually living there and working is a different beast.
Sure you can be lucky like this guy I know who went there because he works for Mercedes. He gets a fucking huge paycheck and housing + car for free.
But the majority of people will be stuck being shitty English teachers
>>344401607
Happens to me daily.
>>344401595
Locals are really friendly regardless.
Well, might be because I'm German. Everyone there likes Germany. It's good to be US American.
>>344401681
>Everyone there likes Germany.
Gee I wonder why
>>344401595
I am learning Japanese, have been for a year and a half. But I'm mostly only good at reading. I can play games no problem, but my conversation is awful and 9 times out of 10 I don't fucking understand what people are telling me. (It's weird because the remaining 1 out of 10, I understand immediately and can answer quickly)
>>344401681
*not to be
Mostly American people's own fault anyway. You can tell someone is from the US when they are loud and obnoxious on the train while everyone else is quiet and minding their own business.
>>344389290
Are you Mark Brown?
If so, go make a new video you lazy nu-male.
>>344401616
>But the majority of people will be stuck being shitty English teachers
Sounds like something I'd consider to get in but they must be overflowing with those now.
This guy makes it sound so easy too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JksaPXrD73s
>>344401384
That looks fucking delicious.
Guys does the Sega arcade have a Daytona machine?
I will literally fly out there right now if it does
>>344401524
I'll be your brother anon
>>344401283
There was this dude in Osaka who dressed like half fairy and half dinosaur.
I don't remember wich arcade was, sorry.
>>344401464
what do you want a picture of it's 8:30 at night lmao. The darkness?
nah man your opinion is still shit. here's a pic from odaiba I took a few months ago. maybe you recognize it from one of your japanese animu
I couch surfed with a cool 32 year old graphic designer japanese guy in Osaka for a week.
Every day he came home at like 11pm or something with some beer, we'd drink a bit, talk, then he plays guitar or we play some playstation and he goes to bed to wake up again at like 5am
How many times are you allowed to renew your Visa by hopping between Korea and Japan before Japan customs tells you to fuck off?
>>344401595
I mean /a/, not /v/.
>>344401681
Yeah but they'll fucking like you even more if you can actually talk to them.
There's also those people who will buddy up with you so they can learn English and you learn Japanese. Try finding one somewhere online.
>meeting up with other people you met on /v/ IN japan
stop being gay
>>344401531
It is nice they finally put some effort. I dont expect them to get 600+ TOEFL score, but not knowing what T A B L E is kinda pathetic especially for college student.
>>344395457
They're used to their cameras making noise when you take pictures, since it's a law that they have to.
Try turning off the volume on your 3DS and take a pic with it.
>>344401497
I blew 1000 yen trying to get a Rilakkuma plushie. Game was rigged to the extreme. The arm was so weak it barely got a grip on the thing.
>>344401837
why the fuck there so many chinks
>>344395982
I'm broke and can't afford the trip.
I plan to go to japan next year though so I will probably make a thread about it then
Why does everyone still smoke in Japan?
>>344402062
cigarettes taste really good
>>344402062
it's their only respite
>>344401970
>spending 400 yen
>get miku plushie
One of my happiest moment. Next I blow 1000yen trying to get Idol Master action figure. I dont even follow that series. Fuck.
>>344401970
Yeah, I was addicted to the crane games for a good while too. Don't want to know how much I spent.
But sometimes you have cool moments. Like once I was at a big ufo catcher with capybara-san plushies inside and extra ones were kind of sitting on small racks in the back of it.
Either way the thing is if you were really rough with the joystick you were able to "smack" the claw into the back of the machine and the vibrations caused by that made those plushies slowly come down. Got like 4 big capybaras for 100 yen kek
>>344395573
disgusting teeth
>>344401915
>browses /v/
>not at least a bit gay
>>344401871
I did try that once. Asked 3 guys and 2 girls, never had a response. Dropped it after a week.
>>344401841
>The darkness
Take a picture of your room, or the tv, or a fucking newspaper.
I know you are full of shit, just let it go.
>your japanese animu
Are you a retard ?
I'm telling you I'm not an otaku/weeb, so this is the main reason I don't care about most of the shit in Tokyo and Osaka.
>>344402062
The incredibly healthy natural diet basically negates lung cancer. In 50 years though, they're going to see a MASSIVE surge in it because so many kids these days just eat junk food and don't know how to cook. It's not as bad as the west yet, but it's still pretty bad.
>>344402052
Similar to my plan, I'm broke as fuck but I'm also smart as shit and an excellent project leader. I plan to go hard on research projects in uni and sign up for study abroad, I love learning.
>>344396289
>american family
>the picture of health
like pottery
>>344401681
>implying you have german blood
>implying you aren't a filthy irish/birtbong
stop being delusional mate
I'm in my 30's, have never traveled out of Australia, have money saved up and want to go to Japan for at least a month.
How do I go about this?
>>344402038
Due to the new tourism and immigration programs (all made because mhu Olimpic Games in 2020) now Japan is even MORE full of Korean, Chinese, Tai, Burger lovers, Weaboo.
>was staying with Japanese family, dad, mom and two daughters 19 and 12
>new pokemon movie is out
>young girl wants to see it but everyone in family is busy, so they ask me to take her
>went to see movie with her and had to bring like 3ds from different people to get the event pokemon at the end of the screening
a few days later I also ran into her being almost nude cause she sprinted out of the bath
What are some essential vidya-related stores i should visit in akihabara when I'm there at the end of the year /v/?
>>344402293
Additionally, my only knowledge of "real" Japan is from watching every translated episode of GCCX.
>>344402293
Kensai
Kyoto is loveFuck Tokyo
>>344402351
m's.
>>344390278
Not OP but I found it when I went in 2014. It wasn't in a vending machine though. There's what I call the tower of porn in Akiba and its on the very first floor.
>>344394050
He's obsiously looking at the screen there
>>344402293
Book a return plane ticket, book hotel room, buy rail pass, make sure you have plenty of dosh for food leftover.
>>344400858
you gave them the キモい feeling.
>>344402293
Airbnb? Just go? Not sure how AU-JP visa works.
What kind of experience do you looking for? One month is kinda too long for just Akiba and DenDen.
>>344390782
That's because used panty machines were outlawed in the early 90s. You can only find them in really seedy places now.
>>344402335
noice
>>344402293
You look for cheap flights several months in advance (wouldn't recommend going in summer anyway, it's so hot and humid you can swim through the air there)
Sign up on couchsurfing, it's what I did. Staying in hotels for a long time is expensive as fuck. Couchsurfing is mostly free, sometimes you pay a tiny fee like 500 yen a day or something, but that's mostly for when you stay with one person really long or they do something special.
Either way couchsurfing rocks because you get to stay with people living there and they take you along to go out and shit, at least that happened to me. Can only recommend it.
>>344401157
it's more electronic side of akihabara is dying meanwhile otaku shit is growing
>>344402351
Super Potato
Just for the sake of visiting
Book-Off
If you really want to buy videogames even with a couple of box in your hand.
You don't need to go at Akihabara for Book-off, since is a franchise you can found this shop all around Japan.
>>344402423
nothing on that gacha makes it seem like they've been used, honestly
>>344402293
I wouldn't even know where to start.
A month? You could couch surf across the country. Cheaper than hotels anyways. Hit the main spots(Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima/Nagasaki) and dip your feet into the country side too.
>>344402520
Guess I've got no reason to go to Akihabara if I'm ever in Japan then. Maybe for a bit of porn or something, but eh, I'm more interested in the games.
Shitty blog time
>at Mandarake in Akiba
>there's an advertisement for newly in stock stuff
>http://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1042654339 is on there for 3000 japanbux
>holy shit that's my favorite artist I fapped to him a billion times
>search everywhere in the store but apparently it's sold out
>by this point I am dead set on copping this shit
>spend the next two days going to every goddamn Mandarake in Tokyo, Shibuya, Nakano, the works
>nothing
>decide to check the Mandarake website
>it's sold out in every store except Osaka
>honestly considering buying a ticket and going halfway across the country for some cartoon porn until I found out the shinkansen was like 30000 yen
>finally on my last day check out Nakano Broadway one more time
>after spending an hour showing storefronts a picture of porn on my phone I finally got pointed to one guy
>he magically happens to have it
>it's not 3000 yen though
>it's 9000 yen
>decide to buy it anyway just because I didn't want the last few days to go to waste
And that's the story of how I blew nearly 100 bucks on some hentai
Worth every penny though look at this shit
>>344402293
Save up a lot of money. At least 4-6 thousand USD after tickets. Then go and rent out a hotel room for a month. You can usually get a good rate for extended stays at many hotels.
Although why you'd want to stay for a whole month is beyond me. You're bound to run out of things to do within 2 weeks.
>>344402293
At least you'll be able to handle the heat
>>344402423
>GuP underwear vending machine
SOLD
>>344402580
Don't forget to hit up the fetish shops in Kanto.
>>344402629
You paid 100 bucks for a hentai manga?
JAPAN TIME?
>>344394790
Still a cool place. I liked the arcade at the top. Got some cool gifts to bring home there.
>>344402650
>run out of things to do
not if you change your location.
hell. even in Tokyo you could stay a month and not run out. The transit system will take you far reaching and every ward is different.
>>344402629
>100 bucks for gook porn
it better have been uncensored or you're a dop
>>344402650
This is the most retarded post I've seen yet
First of all, who the fuck stays at ah hotel for a month when cheaper options exist?
Second, what? You can spend 6 months there and still have things to see.
>>344395238
wtf is wrong with her body shape
>>344399134
>basically looking for free English lessons or to have a white boyfriend as a fashion accessory.
I get pussy they get that, I don't see any problem.
Although elevens are fucking hideous and I don't like flatness.
>>344402698
Not even manga, just a book of illustrations
You can look at it and more for free here http://exhentai.org/g/938993/1466ef875d/
But the book is pretty large and the paper and art quality is good enough to ward off my buyers remorse just a tad
>>344402839
The problem is that they aren't actually into you, and will ditch you either after they learn some English, or when another trophy boyfriend comes along?
>Tfw It's always been your dream to visit Japan someday
>See this thread
I want to go to Japan but I can't use chopsticks and I'm scared that cute girls will point and laugh at the baka gaijin
>>344402820
Thicc
>>344402307
TIME TO BUILD THATGUNDAM
>>344402939
Don't worry, it's even worse when you see this while being there and realize you're missing out on everything
>>344402875
Oh well.
I bought a bunch of hentai stuff and brought it back.
Threw it away secretly at night a few months ago because I started to feel like if something were to happen to me I wouldn't want anyone to find out I had a stash of hentai, with a part of it having lolis too
Browsing sadpanda and actually having that stuff physically is different man
>>344392546
Who the fuck would want to be interacting with random forginers? That would be annoying.
>>344402629
>paying for porn
>paying 100bucks for drawn porn
>>344402650
Won't suggest hotel. AirBnB seriously, one week here, one week there. Get some apartment, a modest but well equipped would just around $30-40 perday. If you want go even cheaper, there are even some go as low as $10.
There's discount for extended stay too. Just browse.
>>344402875
30 bucks would have been a rip-off, you paid 90. Blows my mind, learn Japanese you fucking scrub.
>>344402667
>GuP underwear vending machine
Shhh, no dude. It's a Girls Bund Zanzer machine.
OP get bread in a can and tell me what it taste like. I had to give mine away as a gift before I could try it myself. I regret everything
>>344402939
Never take someone's anecdotes in lieu of firsthand experience. You kniw what the difference between a goal and a dream is? A plan.
>>344402650
....
The Kimi Ryokan, wich is an Hotel, offers house renting for foreigners starting from 5000 yen at month in the center and around the city of Tokyo.
Ask for this at theyr FB page
>https://www.facebookcom/pages/Kimi-Ryokan/233531883330215
They were very polite with me when I was staying in Japan.
>>344402945
>can't use chopsticks
How?
Just sit down and try using them for a bit, if you're not retarded you will get it after a bit of time
>>344403045
Japanese bread in general is shit
>this soft garbage they call "bread" in Japan
t. German
>>344402939
I know that feel. Unless my health improves (fat chance), I'll probably never be able to go. Or by the time I do go, I'll be fluent in Japanese, so there's that at least.
>>344402945
Just do this for a little bit then try them normally. It's how I learned when I was a little kid.
>>344403135
There's a foreign food place here in the USA that stocks japanese bread. Although I enjoyed it just fine, I don't think of it as "bread".
>>344389290
Buy me all of SFPs albums and mail them to me
>>344402939
I remember when I was 12 and had dreams of going to Japan.
Now I've grown up, I realise there's no point. Anything I want, I can just import, and I can get a few suitcases full of stuff shipped for cheaper than an airline ticket. About the only thing I think would be neat to visit is a couple of shrines and the autumn forests in the north, and they're not worth the thousands it'd cost for a holiday. If I won the lottery, maybe.
>>344403135
Everything that's sold in bakeries that's not really bread (Yakisoba pan, those chocolate thingies) is pretty good tho.
t. German
>>344403058
Fuck plans.
I went to Japan for a year with nothing but 1 backpack with some clothes, towels, a "common phrases" book and a sleeping bag.
Had a great time even if occasionally I wasn't sure where I'd be spending the night, but it always worked out somehow.
These still around?
>>344403045
I tried this.It was ok
>>344402945
>I can't use chopsticks
ask for a spoon and fork then
>>344403135
I agree
t. French
>>344403273
My post did not say what you thought it said. It's okay.
>OP not doing the authentic japanese experience
>>344403313
What in the fuck is this
>t.
That I keep seeing lately?
>>344403215
funny that you used the word "fat" in your sentence
Man this thread really makes me want to go to Japan and just fuck around for a while. Shame I'll be busy and semi-poorfag for the foreseeable future, but I've gotta do this at some point in my life. Might even be able to pick Japanese back up in the meantime.
>>344403380
It's actually my chronic acid reflux and bladder that's the problem. Thin people have health problems too. I have more than some of my ridiculously fat friends, really.
>>344402945
>cute girls
I don't want to crash your dreams, but I have a bad surprise for you...
The real beauty are all the Korean girls who live in Japan.
>>344403354
I still have some unopened chopsticks from there, got some lasagne and pot stickers... mmm... too bad they didn't serve any breakfast :/
>>344403354
Lmao I have one near where I live. There's also KFC and 7-11 right alongside it
>tfw Japanese friends invited me to some all you can eat dessert buffet at a high class hotel
>3 hours of all you can eat pies, cakes, ice cream, freshly made crepes, really anything dessert you can think of
I think I ate so much I had enough calories for two weeks
I love how many places here are all you can eat. As a large westerner it's the best deal of my life, especially since many times it's like 15 or 20 bucks and that even includes drinks
>>344403362
It's a meme from /int/ or something.
"t. <thing>" means "regards, <thing>".
For the guys you quoted it figureatively translates to " I say this as a German" or "I say this as a Frenchman".
>>344403017
>>344403058
>>344403215
>>344403252
Serious questions.
Would someone be able to survive there alone without knowing a lick of Japanese other than animemes?
How expensive is it in general?
Would you recommend going straight for Tokyo or seeking accommodation in a more quaint area?
>>344403538
i dont think i could deal with how much japan loves its sweets. would be fun to try but not sustainable
>>344403538
The idea is that you don't actually go full on AMERICA fatass, it's basic politeness to not gorge yourself. That's why the places exist, because nips don't treat them as a challenge.
>>344401352
Easy access holes.
>>344403586
>Would someone be able to survive there alone without knowing a lick of Japanese other than animemes?
If you're just visiting, I don't see why not. Plenty of people do it. Be prepared to spend more money though. You tend to get deals when you can speak at least some of the local language in any country.
>>344403586
Yes, especially if you're in big cities
Food is affordable but living can be very expensive, even tiny rooms are easy 500 a month minimum, depends a lot on your city of course
If you have little time you have to make up your mind. Tokyo has almost everything, it's gigantic and worth a long visit for sure.
But Kansai with Kyoto, Nara, Kobe and Osaka is very nice as well, four hugely different towns.
>>344403586
Sure, hella, depends what you want.
Stay home, save your money, spend it on something worthwhile.
>>344403309
I like the fruit ones but I couldn't even finish the plain pack I bought
>>344403354
Sorry m8, I tried the most peasant tourist experience.
And I fucking like it.
>>344403621
Yeah it's nice that japanese girls go to those places and eat half a plate of some noodles and 1 tiny slice of cake.
But why would I do that when it's so delicious.
>>344403586
Learn hello, thanks and sorry. At restaurants just point at stuff. However reading katakana and hiragana is already a big advantage.
It's relatively expensive depending on how much you want to travel and visit. I went with 5000 yurobux for 4 months.
Many places are great. Try Kansai because there are a lot of cool cities nearby and easily accessible by local trains.
RIP in pieces, OP
Died somewhere in a nip political rally
>>344403732
>green onions
>spicy
Uh, what's on it that is actually hot? Did you try it?
>>344397678
>>344397976is that you diffeo
Posting the literal GOAT of all fastfood chains
>>344403871
I don't know what it is about those alley ways, but I feel so good when I go down them. That must sound crazy but it's a really nostalgic and cozy feeling.
>>344403758
This
In fact wouldn't it be rude NOT to try a bit of everything?
>>344403828
I almost got fucked up in korea. Me and an army buddy were going to Seoul for the weekend, and walked right into a huge anti-American korean unification rally. People were staring at us and saying angry shit in korean, but we found a Popeyes to hang out in until it blew over.
>>344403907
Lmao I have more for 500 yen at the cafeteria at work.Sukiya is better
>>344403643
>>344403684
>>344403693
>>344403821
Thanks for the responses lads. Here have a rare Pepe that's having an episode of wishful thinking just like me.
>go to the book-off in Akiba some time ago
>a shitload of FFXII copies for esentially free
I guess it's because the Zodiac version makes it obsolete but it's still funny.
>>344403907
>not Hidakaya
Cuck.
>>344403979
fuck seoul and its grey winters
>>344403842
It wasen't the BEST ramen I had in Japan, but it was the BEST rame experience I had in Japan.
The ramen was a bit spicy, but nothing more in that regard.
The meat was tender and the flavor with the onions makes it even more tasty.
The super flame oil he puts at the end is the real touch.
It basically makes all crispy and all the juice from the meat just melt all around the ramen.
Very good meal.
And the guy is a fucking ramen lover.
Don't mess with him.
>>344403309
maple best flavor
>>344403621
The japanese are black holes for food. At least all of the ones I met
>>344404126
Hi Canada
>>344404127
Damn that reminds me of that TV show a couple hours ago about a women's eating competition. They ate so fucking much
>>344404127
So you mean it's not an anime trope, it's just real life seeping into their media?
>>344402038
How can you tell?
>>344404126
Are you by chance a jew that also loves Cinnabuns?
>Mfw one night I'll be chilling in my small but /comfy/ as fuck apartment in Kyoto as it's raiing outside
>Sipping delicious ramen noodles
>Trying to make ends meet
>Collecting animu souvenirs for my room back home
>>344404174
im serious, i thought "oh yeah chocolate will always be the best" but then i tried maple and that shit blew my mind
if anybody is in Japan please buy me a 10pack and i'll pay you somehow for them all
>>344404127
I wonder what Japan's obsession with food is. They have all the food related humor in their entertainment, and characters named after food. And this one Nip I speak to always sends me pictures of his food. Once he even sent me an entire manga series that was all about food (not Shokugeki no Souma, it was older than that).
>>344401712
How did you get that good at reading in a year?
Been learning for couple of years with daily vocabulary/kanji grinding and I still need to look up words ALL THE TIME.
it's pretty frustrating.
>>344403907
>Not the superiors mega bowls of Udon in a restaurant in Tokyo
Don't be poor anon
Ok fast food ramen, but you had to try real food in Japan at least once.
>>344404343
I'm probably not THAT good, but I went through periods of intensive learning (2 to 4 hours a day for 6 months straight) and it made it stuck. I'm almost done with the new Ace Attorney and I literally never looked anything up.
On the other hand I talk really bad and never understand anything.
>>344404364
I fucking love udon, that looks so good. I'm a man and I need thick noodles inside me.
>>344404256
One of the students I regularly do things with is a lot smaller than I am but eats incredible amounts. With these people we usually eat at two places instead of one for dinner because servings at one place arent enough for them.
>>344404330
The japanese seems to love and celebrate food. It's great because even at cheap fast food places the food is great and if you spend more you definitely get what you pay for. Ive been here for nearly half a year and have not been disappointed by a single random restaurant I chose, from 500 yen a meal to a traditional eel place where the normal sized set was around 3000
>>344404343
Not that guy, but I was playing JRPGs in 7 months. Not well, mind you, but I was playing them. Three years later and I'm doing official translations. Still not master of the moonrunes, I've got a long ways to go before I'm anywhere near native level, but I'm not bad. I just read and translated a lot.
did the other anons that meet up with OP got kidnapped a raped?
>tfw one day you'll get to go to japan and sample some yakisoba
can't wait bros
>>344404330
It's not just japan, a lot of east asia's like that.
>>344404330
Maybe because they have a pretty healthy culture of preparing their own food instead of eating ready meal trash. Whenever I make food I have the urge to take a picture of it if it turns out good.
>OP didn't actually wanna hang out since he's an awkward sperg
>one anon who went out for him decided to say "fuck it" and post in the thread with us
>the other anon stayed home and grew bitter
>>344404568
Yakisoba is probably the best thing after Takoyaki. I also have a food stand near my apartment that sells "Sobatako Set" with both, for 600, yen and it's the bomb
>>344404614
>Whenever I make food I have the urge to take a picture of it if it turns out good
you and every other american on facebook
>>344404682
>implying white people know how to cook
gee I sure love bread and potatoes
>>344402293
I want to visit Japan too but I dont want to travel alone, id go with some of my friends but they dont have the money for it
only sad part about japan is their lack of weed tolerance. cmon jap bros help a hawaiian out
>>344402196
Do really believe that?
The part about a healthy diet preventing cancer.
>>344404803
>>344404803
travelling alone is probably one of the best experiences you can have abroad. it's a thrill i guess. and you decide what you want to do rather than having to compromise with another person. plus it's a great way to meet new people because you're out of your comfort zone
t. someone who has never travelled alone but really wants to some day
>>344404803
You're pretty much the opposite of me, I really wanted to travel alone and feel like I make all the decisions myself, and be independant. What would you want to travel with friends ?
>>344404924
you assume too much
travelling alone is fun if you are lucky and a certain type of person combined
>>344404910
Look at how many people smoke in Japan even today, their life expectancy, and incidences of lung cancer.
It doesn't negate cancer, it just reduces the risk factors by a lot.
>>344404924
>>344404930
Not him. I don't mind travelling alone but I'm scared of getting robbed or something in a foreign country.
>>344404836
I'm sorry you're a fucking degenerate. The east is honestly too lenient on drug addict scum, every one of you should be executed.
I miss those shops that sell only Tempura.
>>344405098
>I don't mind travelling alone but I'm scared of getting robbed or something in a foreign country.
You probably have less chance of getting robbed in Japan than you do in your home country. I'd worry if I was visiting America or some other shithole.
>>344405098
I can't speak for all countries but Japan is probably the safest place in the world to travel.
>>344405131
hello Malaysia
>>344405098
I'm already scared of being robbed in my own country but I still took my chances with Japan. I just keep an eye out of my posessions. My hands are 100% of the time on openings.
>>344405172
If he's a dumb retard who decides to go say hello to the friendly nigger, he might get robbed.
Anywhere else, you can go to sleep on a park bench at 2AM and wake up with all your stuff 9 times out of 10.
>>344405098
People in Japan reserve their seats my placing their wallets on them, and usually come back to find their wallet undisturbed.
>>344404431
I've been thinking of getting the japanese Ace Attorney games too. Seems like they might actually not be that hard to understand. From the anaime I'm pretty sure they're aimed at children.
I understand not being able to talk. The grammar also doesn't stick with me in a way that I could hold any more than a super basic conversation. Guess that's something you have to learn in japan.
>>344405335
bullshit
>>344405335
That's fucking weird man. I'd just think someone forgot their wallet and I'd probably hand it in somewhere.
>>344405335
ah, people do that at the uni cafeteria as well. ive also gotten rid of my habit to lock my bike while staying here
Praiseworthy. Didn't expect it to have such a low crime rate. My esteem for Jap just received a boost.
>>344405429
Google it. Or read >>344405448
>>344404501
Huh. Did you pass any JLPT tests?
Sounds like you're on a similar level like I am. Working in translation must be great since you can essentially get paid for studying...
>>344405453
It's perhaps one of the few countries where you can feel safe walking around at night.
>>344389290
Did they pass foreigners into soaplands?
>you'll never emigrate to japan to run a farm and live the non non biyori life
OP here, just made it to the hostel, the Gundam cafe was taken over by Shinzo fucking Abe, as in, the Prime Minister of Japan. Couldn't make it up.
I just hung about and watched the show, where did my big guy get to?
>>344405413
Theoretically, I have the knowledge to make good sentences, as I use it to decipher and break down complex sentences in text.
But when I actually talk, I get super autismo and only use variants of "please", "sorry" and "thanks".
>>344405512
Just randomly strolling at night or grabbing a bike feels great. I can't do that on my own country. Tokyo is such a magical place.
do the learn japanese threads on /a/ actually work?
>>344405507
Nope, never taken the JLPT. Don't plan on it unless I need to for a job or something someday. I was just contacted by a company one day that had read my fan translations and asked if I'd do some stuff for them.
And yeah, it is essentially being paid to study, so that's cool. The great thing about translating is you need to understand what you're reading. When I'm just playing a game or reading something, if I simply can not figure something out, I can just skip it. Can't do that when I'm translating though. Some people do, some people will just make something up, but I just can't do that.
>>344405448
>ive also gotten rid of my habit to lock my bike while staying here
You shouldn't
Japanese people may not steal your wallet but they do steal bicycles
And umbrellas
>>344405616
Did you really have to make that post anon?
>>344391148
>capsules/hostels
use airbnb next time its cheaper
>>344405665
The resources in the OP are great. The actual thread quality is usually pretty terrible. Sometimes you can get people to help you out when you need it, some will bend over backwards to help you. Other times the only people on are people who realized that they can't learn Japanese and they'll just call you a faggot or something.
>>344405593
holy fuck OP ! you are alive !
>>344405694
it has a massive sticker from the uni dorms so I doubt theyll touch it even then.
>>344405694
Oh shit this happened to me
>in the middle of visiting Nijo Castle in Kyoto
>interior visiting requires to leave umbrellas or some lock stuff
>put mine on it
>come back afterwards
>see a foreigner and two japanese people pointing at it and laughing
>I come by and pick it up
>"yeah I'm not really smart"
>>344404924
America is fun to travel across alone
>>344405787
Only just m8, WiFi doesnt allow access to 4vhan on the train stations or convinience stores, so I had to wait until I got TO the hostel
>>344405683
Personally I play RPGs over periods of multiple months because I have the urge to check up absolutely everything.
Unless things go dumb like in SO5. When the game started throwing dozens of quests at once at my I just stopped caring. There was never anything worthwhile to understand in that game anyways.
>>344405835
What did you do wrong.
I don't get it.
>>344405913
well you started one of the few decent threads on /v/ so gj
>>344405970
I put my umbrella on the rack but actually didn't lock it so anybody could just take it
>>344405683
Link me to your translations, Anon.
>>344405913
OP, did you make some pictures?
This thread was pretty neat. Made me want to go to Japan.
>>344404803
I'd like to travel more, but yeah, would prefer going with friends too. At least for a first time. I get anxious about even simple things like getting transport or accommodation. I like to know exactly what it is I need to be doing, and having people doing it with you helps when learning the first time. After that I feel better and feel up to doing it myself.
>>344405979
Damn right. I'm sad it's about to 404. This was a super cool thread and I hope I'll find one like this some other day.
How hard is it to get by as an English speaker?
>>344406210
You'll probably get killed by the Yakuza, or forced into prostitution if you're an attractive female.
>>344406179
I see this kind of thread pop around once a month. They are usually cool and the threads stay alive so long as the mods are feeling in a good mood.
>>344406210
Not hard at all in Tokyo and other big cities. But you will get more out of it if you know at least basic Japanese.
>>344398768
Kyoto is awesome. Here's a pic I took at that same location about 2 weeks ago.
>>344405979
>>344406179
I concur. Thanks OP. You seem like a chill guy.
>>344406161
public transport in japan is pretty good, suicas are convenient as fuck. but shinjuku station is a special circle of hell
>>344406080
I took pics of shinzo abe, can't access them cause I'm not on wifi, using a hostel laptop.
>>344405979
>>344406179
I'm glad you all enjoyed it, was a fun day, even if we didn't get to meet up.
Damn you guys. You're just making me want to go there and follow my weeaboo dreams.
Always love these Japan threads. They're always chill as fuck.
RIP thread
rip in pepperoni
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