November 2023

[remote grail]

You need to prebook it

[ruby veldt]

Good to know. Thanks.

[ripe mica]

@unreal heron sorry bro I caved b u t thinking of you!!

[weary palm]

How is spider bite

What’s the update

[unreal heron]

Cheers homie

I’m on my way to Tokyo rn

[fallen leaf]

Good times in Shimokita

[ripe mica]

Aooisan sat next to me

[pine rover]

Wat, the naked lady?

[rancid lynx]

Those death stares are cursed

[idle torrent]

Muscle girls bar was awesome

One of the highlights of the trip for sure @ruby veldt @knotty rampart

[ripe mica]

Yep she lives in this spot

I've seen her scream kick n shout even at nice ppl

I feel Abit honored she trusted me

I always sit h ere so I wonder if she recognized me even tho I wear different wigs

[ripe mica]

U guys hungry? We r gonna get coco curry

[idle torrent]

We just ate beef bowls. Shit hit the spot

[weary palm]

Oh hell no go here instead

https://maps.app.goo.gl/KXd3oqHLa9JPTZhEA?g_st=ic

[dawn sparrow]

Some dude keeps eyeballing me on the train

I see u bro 👀

Thought he keeps falling asleep then waking up to stare so I must not be that exciting lololol

Ohhh boy he was following me but I think I dodged him wtf

[weary palm]

[ripe mica]

I went to so many izakaya any curry rec other than coco

[weary palm]

Jonathan’s

[neat jackal]

(that's a family restaurant, for those that don't know)

(probably)

[weary palm]

It’s like Dennys but japan

[obsidian knoll]

Hi everyone o: today was so fun. Some of us are meeting tmr again to eat at Yokohama Chinatown steet food and then go from there if you wanna join!

[ruby veldt]

Anyone hanging out in Kabukicho?

[crystal aspen]

This is a thing that happens regularly in Japan apparently. 💀

[crystal aspen]

Hosh, when R U leaving?

[weary palm]

Especially with pretty white girls 👽👽

It’s like once in a blue moon beyond yamanote

[obsidian knoll]

Im leaving Tokyo early morning 11/28

And tmr till 23 for Hakone/Fujiyoshida

[crystal aspen]

Yo, you hittin’ on @dawn sparrow, uncle???

[weary palm]

Nah

[ripe mica]

This place has better katsu curry than coco?

[crystal aspen]

We may cross paths yet!

[obsidian knoll]

Yaaay!

[weary palm]

Jonathan’s? Haha you are in for a treat!

[ripe mica]

We want japanese curry neither of us have?

[obsidian knoll]

Yeah! I wanna go to Disney Sea next weekend maybe! Or hike Mitake!

[obsidian knoll]

Cococurry!

[weary palm]

Oh yeah coco

Or go go which is better

Coco is lowest of the low

[obsidian knoll]

I love coco

😭 it got me through many cheap student meals

[crystal aspen]

No matter what you do, don’t go to this place:

[weary palm]

It has its place but if you are in as a tourist 😦

[ripe mica]

Coco for first time currygoers ok??

[crystal aspen]

One of the worst meals I’ve had in Japan!

[weary palm]

Aren’t you South Asian as well

[ripe mica]

Or give a shinjuku now

[weary palm]

It’s late so not too many choices and other regular curry stores are already closed. So go to anyone that’s open I guess

[ripe mica]

Yeah and? I don't want no thai green coconut curry

[fluid bay]

Kinda down perhaps maybe?

[weary palm]

Sure, JP curry is more like meat stew than curry. When it’s spicy it’s just chilis and nothing else

[crystal aspen]

Let’s meet up in Tokyo after you return from Hakone/Fujiyoshida.

[ruby veldt]

Not going anywhere specific do you want me to chat you?

[pastel elm]

Any folks out?

[dawn sparrow]

Safe in bed w pizza now lol

[obsidian knoll]

Yeah! Let’s do it! I’ll msg when Im back 😄

[obsidian knoll]

Niceee

[crystal aspen]

👌

[ruby veldt]

Club hip golden gai.

[pastel elm]

Still there? There’s a couple of us

[dawn sparrow]

I need to check out golden gai when I'm back in Tokyo proper

Can't believe I haven't yet

[pastel elm]

We’re in lemon sour

[ruby veldt]

Still there. I might check out lemon sour.

[unreal heron]

Yall where was my ping 😩

[warm magnet]

I'm at tsujiki market and feeling bloated from coffee. Haven't had anything yet lol

[dawn sparrow]

I had a beef skewer there that changed my life

[warm magnet]

Do you remember which shop? 🥩

[vagrant patio]

Where?

[dawn sparrow]

I don't but it was on the outside perimeter

They only sold like four things

And the sirloin skewer was amazing

Terrible pic but you can see the lil paper plate

[uneven ferry]

Wish you guys all the best and a very nice stay in Tokyo! This november chat and people are just awesome. Have fun and take care. I fly in 2h back home. Still drunk and without sleep the last 24h. Flytime 14h. Pray for me and don't do the same shit 😂 👋👋👋👋

[frozen cedar]

Music recs for today:

Cool and stylish hip-hop and pop at a very small club in Ebisu
https://fxtwitter.com/kamedamokei/status/1726629252806885451

‘Internet music’ legend bo en playing a very rare big show in Shibuya
https://fxtwitter.com/boenyeah/status/1714264112052535695

[idle torrent]

Last day 😭 it’s been so much fun. Love this November group ❤️

[uneven ferry]

try to enjoy your last day bro. Safe journey 👋

FYI: Narita have inside the Airport serveral smooking rooms, even at the gates section

[idle torrent]

Thank you! You have a safe flight back 🙏

[cunning widget]

Safe travels!

[fallen leaf]

Good day at Chureito Pagoda near Fuji

Actually, peak colour

[dawn sparrow]

Stunning

Who are the random ass koalas?

[edgy birch]

Duffy

[edgy birch]

Minnie made Mickey a teddy bear. It’s all the rage in Japan. Outsells all the Disney branded shit like 10:1

[unreal heron]

Any tokyo people have plans today?

[dawn sparrow]

Wowza

[dawn sparrow]

I was gonna see how tired I was after Didneyworl and maybe join in on some izakaya action if it was too terribly far

Santa is poppin and lockin this is great

[earnest sundial]

Koalas? That’s Duffy and the other one

Sherry May!

[weary palm]

November is Christmas already?

[earnest sundial]

I dunno

[short nova]

Down in akihabara then perhaps heading to shibuya later mostly shopping today if people are around

[pallid fjord]

Here in Saigon they put up Christmas decorations and music like a week ago

[winged hornet]

There was a charity event in october to walk the entire yamanote route. Wonder how many steps

[earnest sundial]

It’s about 40km

[weary palm]

It takes like 6-7 hours

It’s actually not that bad tbh

There’s stuff and things to see along the way

[uneven ferry]

its short. 60000 steps are ~42KM

[winged hornet]

And i assume endless conbini for beverages and snacks

[uneven ferry]

but its also a nice idea to support this. Noted! thx

[winged hornet]

I have a friend who runs ultra marathons, i wouldnt even want to drive that distance

[earnest sundial]

So you need to walk about 60km?

[weary palm]

You get shade, you get breaks, and you can stop anytime. Doing it yourself is kinda silly but as a Sunday group activity it’s fine

Plus you see the neighborhood transitions. Whereas if it’s just some river trail 40k, you better get your ass to the finish line

[pallid fjord]

Bruh 42km in a single day???

[winged hornet]

Its perfect - like at any point you can walk a bit more to nearest station and ride back to your home starting point

[weary palm]

If you walk 20k steps a day

[weary palm]

60k steps ain’t that bad

[earnest sundial]

It’s a bit

When’s the last time you did 20,000 even?

[weary palm]

Anytime in japan? Because the metro is so spread out

Or sometimes if metro is 9 min, and walking is 12- might as just walk ?

Don’t get me wrong, walking the whole yamanote is a trek, it’s not something you would be doing every other day

[uneven ferry]

jop, this week in tokyo was my "goal" 50100 steps. i am swiss, we like walking and hiking 😂

[weary palm]

But it’s not super duper hard which you need to train months in advance

[earnest sundial]

50,000 a day? That’s wild

[weary palm]

Gas is just that expensive in Switzerland huh

[pallid fjord]

I did like 25k steps in Manhattan on my first day and my feet were sore af

[earnest sundial]

This is my average but I can’t imagine doing 3x that

[uneven ferry]

LOOL!!!!

[weary palm]

I hit 50k steps in Rome day 1, day 2 45k

[pallid fjord]

Tokyo seems fun to walk around in

Saigon not so much

[weary palm]

Maybe in 10 years

[uneven ferry]

more had be possible, if i waked up earlier to start. but during this guys and meet ups in this chat, no chance 😂

went from ikebukuro - taito - minato - inobashi or something like that and back

[earnest sundial]

I gotta up my walking game

[weary palm]

This only works overseas

[earnest sundial]

What are good walking pants. Cold and dry weather make for bloody legs

In jeans

[weary palm]

Just get basic track pants and go

[earnest sundial]

Pyjamas it is

[earnest sundial]

Nah, just need to set a course

[dawn sparrow]

I just wear skirts

Gotta be free

[earnest sundial]

My first year was all 50,000 step days so I guess you’re right

[earnest sundial]

That’s an even better idea

[dawn sparrow]

It's v true

[pallid fjord]

Lululemon used to have nice comfortable shorts/pants but seem too expensive now

[weary palm]

Ya know I actually want to weeb it up and get a proper set of hakama

[pallid fjord]

Like they look professional to casual but comfortable all day

[weary palm]

Something traditional without being too formal or fussy

[unreal heron]

You wanna do this tomorrow?

[pallid fjord]

THE COLORS

Where's this at sir looks gorgeous

[earnest sundial]

Hahahahahahaha no

60km is just a little out of my comfort zone

@dawn sparrow is this the one you had?

¥3000 skewer

[kindred portal]

Looks like momiji corridor

[dawn sparrow]

Looks right

Delicious

Really friendly too

[earnest sundial]

For ¥3000 he better be

[pallid fjord]

Ty ty

[uneven ferry]

Guys thanks for prey. It seems look like it works. Seat next to me is free, i will build a bed now. Many thanks !!!!

[dawn sparrow]

If you ask nicely he will give you a lil kissu

[earnest sundial]

I thought you were going to walk around the yamanote?

[uneven ferry]

would have been nice. but im going walking arround to the airplane restroom and my seat for the next 14h

[winged plank]

How do yalls like to spend a lazy day in Tokyo

[terse stream]

Holy crap unreal, whats the easiest way to get there

[ripe mica]

@uneven ferry safe trip, no oversleeping,

[dawn sparrow]

God damn one of the stabilizers around my knee is fucking up and fast

Bad day for it

[ripe mica]

Wow I wasn't in Golden gai last night just bar moonwalk

[uneven ferry]

thanks. no just 4h, i hope.

[ripe mica]

https://tenor.com/view/yes-pokemon-meowth-cry-happy-gif-15554873

[manic cloak]

who else at disney today

[frozen cedar]

You went out with someone who wasn’t us 🥺

[uneven ferry]

-_-

[ripe mica]

@idle torrent thanks for last night's convo brothers hella motivating. . Workout session?

[frozen cedar]

Stay at home play video games lol

Walk by the river if you’re into feeling connected with the world

One of the big rivers like Arakawa or Tamagawa

[winged plank]

I gamed for like two days straight a couple days ago cus i was zapped of energy lol

River walk sounds nice

[ripe mica]

It was a last night hang for some I'm sorry but had to get in g oodbye. Also ate solid food first time I'm days

[winged plank]

I just wish i could be using my time here a bit more productively

[ripe mica]

Workout sessh?

[frozen cedar]

One of my favourite places to just chill
https://maps.app.goo.gl/8NxZEnvoPcsAXMig8?g_st=ic

[winged plank]

Im so out of shape

[winged plank]

Oooohhh that looks rly neat!!

[manic cloak]

Why arent all these kids at disney at school

Dont they have homework

[frozen cedar]

It’s like the open-air architecture museum but smaller and free. Recreated old farmhouses

[winged plank]

Looks kinda like what saw out in takayama

Actually i just realized i havent been to the kabukicho area yet

I might do that and then maybe the farm house on the weekend to escape the city

[weary palm]

Isn’t @dawn sparrow in Disney too

But Disney sea is different

[dawn sparrow]

PRIORITY PASSU

[dawn sparrow]

Tokyoseas bro

[real cliff]

Depends from where. From Tokyo we took the bus from Shibuya to FujiQ, there are buses from Kawaguchiko station. From there you can take the train to shimoyoshida that is closest to Arakurayama sengen park and the chureito pagoda

That photos was a week ago

[winged plank]

@real cliff whats the temperature like there?

Im going tmrw

[terse stream]

Ill be in shibuya

[real cliff]

There where?

[winged plank]

In the kawaguchiko area. Or at least how was it when you went?

[earnest sundial]

Nothing says lazy day like kabukicho

[manic cloak]

Waaa suge hayai desu

[real cliff]

Colder than Tokyo and Kyoto/Osaka. Between 0 and 15 I think. We layered so we could remove/add depending on the time of the day

It was quite sunny as well.

[weary palm]

BOSS

[weary palm]

#1175758246116610108 try posting here someone has a car

[ripe mica]

I haven't been working out since arrival

[winged plank]

Oh yeah i was talking to them. Sounds like they went today

[ripe mica]

And, I used to be fatter

[winged plank]

I already booked my bus

[rancid lynx]

Two random strays

[winged plank]

Hey, youre on vacation! Its a well deserved rest

[ripe mica]

It was... meh 🤣😆

[winged plank]

Ive never been fit lmao. Im just skinnier now

Theres a difference!

[unreal heron]

Oh good @ripe mica is alive

[ripe mica]

Lol

[autumn knot]

Have you been to the lake?

[dawn sparrow]

I lost like 65lbs before coming to Japan and I'm so glad I did

[winged plank]

Time to get it all back

[autumn knot]

I found your 65lbs

[ripe mica]

Me too!

[autumn knot]

Please come to collect

[fallen leaf]

If this is momiji corridor, my group's probably dropping by soon

[dawn sparrow]

Wat

No

Divorce

[unreal heron]

Idk how anybody could eat enough to gain lots of weight in Japan

[ripe mica]

Whaaaaa

[winged fiber]

Is that a challenge?

[winged plank]

I think ive lost weight here LOL

[dawn sparrow]

Sorry inside joke wrong channel

[weary palm]

Is this like Peter saying no to Jesus 3 times in a row before it actually means anything?

[kindred portal]

Go to restaurant. Kore to Kore to Kore to Kore.

[unreal heron]

I’m finding it difficult to maintain the weight I came here with. I’ve lost about 7 pounds so far

[real cliff]

No. Going up to chureito pagoda. Unfortunately I didn’t have time for the Monika corridor ;_; but I’m thinking of planning more days in kawaguchiko next time because we really liked fujiq xD

[ripe mica]

I wanna do a calisthenics session outside unless someone knows of a day pass place?

Bonus if haz pool

[winged plank]

Ive been eating too many sweets lately, so i think ive just started to plateau

[weary palm]

Double meals per meal? And drinking a lot of booze? And snacking on late night chips every meal?

I went from 160 pounds fit nephew to 190 fat uncle

I can still walk forever but I’m super out of shape

[ripe mica]

Lol

[weary palm]

Oh and finishing up everyone else’s food because they are too full

[ripe mica]

Cmon let's do it!

[manic cloak]

JLPT level N1

[dawn sparrow]

Someone walking around disneysea with no less than ten churros and no one else around them

[ripe mica]

I couldn't stop eating but spider bite has broken the food spell

[weary palm]

Car-do daijobudesu ka! There mission complete

[unreal heron]

Cah doe

Card o

[winged plank]

Doctors HATE This One Weight Loss Hack!

[unreal heron]

❌

[ripe mica]

My calves popping from the walking

[weary palm]

I want stealth but still tactful pictures pls of mr churros

[dawn sparrow]

They're gone I'm in line and cannot stalk them

[weary palm]

Am jealous, I wanna be a mr churros

[manic cloak]

Guess ill know how to spot you

[dawn sparrow]

They were speed walking

[weary palm]

Slamming churros and pocari along the way

[dawn sparrow]

Wait Aare you in tokyoseas or Disneyland @manic cloak

[winged plank]

Meal of champions

[manic cloak]

Sea with some friends

[dawn sparrow]

Oh neat

[manic cloak]

Wheres the bar over here

Im not interested in rides

[dawn sparrow]

Lots of places have booze here

[weary palm]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-squarepants-patrick-sneak-sneaky-plan-gif-5698454

[weary palm]

Priorities

[frozen cedar]

Only Sea has alcohol, Land does not

[dawn sparrow]

I'm waiting to get on the sinbad ride

[dawn sparrow]

But sea is where I be

[weary palm]

I hear sea is much better and more unique for adults. Confirm or deny?

[manic cloak]

Yarr

[frozen cedar]

Yarharfiddledede

[dawn sparrow]

@manic cloak if you want more friends I'd be glad to join y'all for a drink between my priority passes

[ripe mica]

FREE spider bite causes rapid fat loss BETTER than bypass surgery!

[manic cloak]

PRIORITY PASSU

[manic cloak]

Maybe if im free

[dawn sparrow]

Next one isn't until 3:45

[ripe mica]

Side effects may be nausea, muscle aches, and death.

[manic cloak]

Insert viagra reference here

[ripe mica]

I haven't been but I've been to Disney world orlando like 50 times and sea is Def unique

[winged plank]

This discovery is nobel-prize worthy

[dawn sparrow]

OZempic spider

[ripe mica]

Xddd

[idle torrent]

Just doing last day candy shopping

And had to win one figurine that came out today 🤣

[hollow cedar]

If you’re ever in Hiroshima I know the easiest place to win figurines.

[idle torrent]

Rarely there but hit me with the google maps link. I’ll save it

@hollow cedar

[hollow cedar]

It’s actually a book store but there’s a few machines in there that are pretty easy

https://maps.app.goo.gl/PkzqsDNAoN9pbUou7?g_st=ic

6 figurines in 2500 yen I think is pretty easy.

[idle torrent]

Waaaay good value lol

2-3$ a figurine

[hollow cedar]

What’s your itinerary like?

[earnest sundial]

They both sell booze now

[zenith violet]

Anybody interested in a hokkaido trip 11/24 to 11/28? Dates flexible

[hollow cedar]

Sounds fun

[idle torrent]

I’m leaving tomorrow morning lol

This trip was Osaka Kyoto Tokyo only

[drifting folio]

anyone in ueno? Specifically Ameyoko

[dawn sparrow]

Hmm

[cold garden]

How long did it take to get there from start to finish

[frozen cedar]

This party tomorrow midnight is gonna be SICK I’m going
#events message

[dawn sparrow]

Aw man I'll be in Hakone

Anything fun happening tonight? Pref some beers and bites with friends

[frozen cedar]

jsyk Thursday is a national holiday so brace for crowds

[dawn sparrow]

Ideally not too far from Tokyo station

I'm honestly planning on vibing in my ryokan the majority of the day

@frozen cedar

I wanna relax in some onsen

[obsidian knoll]

Im leaving Tokyo soon for a couple of days but the ppl I am with are going to batting cages and dinner tonight

Ikebukuro

[obsidian knoll]

Thats the best. Im doing that tonight too

[dawn sparrow]

I probably won't be out of Disney until like 9pm so dinner is too early

It may be best I stay in tonight if nothing is going on

[frozen cedar]

10pm near Tokyo station is dead

[dawn sparrow]

Weeeh

What about Ginza area?

[frozen cedar]

Kanda is where the salarymen go to party

[dawn sparrow]

Eh too far after the day I've had

Probs should rest the knee anyway

[cold garden]

Kabukicho?

[frozen cedar]

That’s even further

[dawn sparrow]

I'm down near maihama station

[manic cloak]

something going on tonight?

[fading spruce]

Yurakucho

[dawn sparrow]

Yeah that's more doable for sure

Just a bar or izakaya somewhere like I said

[frozen cedar]

Some awesome music on tonight but I don’t think I’ll get off work in time to make it 😭
#1100639500641783808 message

[dawn sparrow]

Yeah that'll be too early for me too

I'm thinking starting around 9 earliest

Park closes then but I may bounce before

Welp if anything comes together

[fading spruce]

There will be fireworks at the park

If that's something that you care about

[dawn sparrow]

I think I can see them from my hotel 😮

Also I don't care much for fireworks

[fading spruce]

Are you staying at hotel near the park? If so, as long as you have a park view, you should be able to see it

[dawn sparrow]

Yup

Grand nikko park view

[acoustic shuttle]

Hi, coming to Tokyo on Friday evening. Would love to meet up with someone for a beer. 35M from Norway. Just send me a DM

[unreal heron]

Where will fireworks be?

[fading spruce]

Disney

[earnest sundial]

If you go one stop from maihama to shin-Urayasu station there a HUB downstairs at the oriental hotel that’s quite large

Foreign Disney staff go there for drinks too so you might meet tinker bell

[dawn sparrow]

Man what does "you might meet tinker bell" in this context sound so threatening

[crystal aspen]

How long R U gonna be in Japan for?

[acoustic shuttle]

Two, weeks. So far I haven't booked anything past the first four days in Tokyo, so I'm very open 😅

[kindred portal]

Anyone Osaka tonight?

[rancid lynx]

a group of us are going for AYCE yakiniku at 7pm. Check out https://discord.com/channels/440956791426383882/1172466576310681671 for details

[fallen leaf]

Lake views today

Anyone up tomorrow 22 for some panoramic walks around the Fuji lakes, hit me up

[winged fiber]

Would recommend @fallen leaf as a professional chauffeur!

[fallen leaf]

🙇‍♂️ at your service

[mortal beacon]

Any have a good non izakaya food rec for koenji?

[grave bobcat]

Mount Fuji today!

[dawn sparrow]

Everybody visiting Fuji-sama today

[mortal beacon]

Not me I visited Takaosan instead

[unreal heron]

Any events tonight or things people are going to? Been disassociating for the last few hours staring at the city

[ripe mica]

Where are you

[unreal heron]

Shibuya

[ripe mica]

Hmmmm

I was gonna check out akiba for wigs n costumes and also night vibe

Could join us or meet-up after

[unreal heron]

Group?

[ripe mica]

Me n two dudes

So far

[winged plank]

Im in akiba rn waiting in line for gyukatsu

[ripe mica]

Oooh

[frozen cedar]

I will be racing to Daikanyama UNIT after all

[winged plank]

[ripe mica]

We didn't pick our haunt for tn

What you wanna do??

[winged plank]

Im up for anything. Im not committed to this, cus its taking a while

I figured ill go to animate at some point

[unreal heron]

What this

[winged plank]

Ngl idk what theres all to do in akiba

Last time i was here it was just for shopping

[real cliff]

It wasnt in one go and you can check travel times on Google maps

2hrs roughly from shibuya to our stop in kawaguchiko. A bit more to kawaguchiko station. From kawaguchiko station to shimoyoshida about 20-30mins? From memory it doesn’t run very often, like once every 30mins? So if you miss one you’ll have to wait a while which could be a problem if you plan tight.

[mortal beacon]

@unreal heron I’m sure it’s a live show of some sort

[fallen leaf]

There are lots of good Koenji spots in the evening! Search for highly-rated restaurants. E.g. I saw one called Kissa Tsuka

[frozen cedar]

#1100639500641783808 message

[fallen leaf]

Koenji is a great place to stay and drink till late. Recommend folks stay there for future trips if they're looking to drink and listen to music at night

[mortal beacon]

Can’t find anything on google maps called Kissa Tsuka. Liar! 😜

[dawn sparrow]

Weh too tired

Time tk take long bath and watch The Crown

[mortal beacon]

Man I wish I was into a show right now. Needed that for when I was sick last week

[fallen leaf]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/T56zpkbX1VGow2di7

[dawn sparrow]

There's an excel with everyone's timeline somewhere right?

[fallen leaf]

My bad, Kissa Tsuka only seems to open 2 days a week lol, and only in the evening

[dawn sparrow]

So who is gonna be in Kyoto from the 24th to the 27th or Osaka from the 27th to the 1st?

[mortal beacon]

I ended up going to this spot for the vibes. This and a small salad for 750yen

[weary palm]

Cute egg

[fallen leaf]

Is that New Burg? Which spot?

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/292389599982911488/1176453371805315176/IMG-20231121-WA0013.jpg?ex=656eec95&is=655c7795&hm=91c23518b8c55eb94897362f569cab754f9d0c1d3851e0c25e8e0dcda7d83031&

I'm doing a grilled fish set meal. The real Japanese home food experience

[hoary bear]

heading to akihabra tomorrow if anyone wants to come

[idle torrent]

@ripe mica anything else going on in akihabara tonight?

[winged plank]

Oohh where is this?

[dawn sparrow]

Aw man that's looks good I love grilled fish

[fallen leaf]

This fish is hokke, and there's also saba mackerel usually

[dawn sparrow]

Yum mackerel is fav

What kind of miso soup is that

[fallen leaf]

Little family place called Setouchi in the Fuji lakes area, looked for high ratings on gmaps and dropped by

[fallen leaf]

Normal miso I guess lol, with seaweed etc.

[dawn sparrow]

Oh it looked like it had extra bits in it

[fallen leaf]

Will only be back in Tokyo tmro at 8pm, so can only join for evening

[fallen leaf]

Fair enough, think bits of tofu skin!

[fallen leaf]

Hope you find folks! Osaka thread will help hopefully

[dawn sparrow]

Yeah I'll be in Osaka for a while would like to avoid the friend finder apps

[idle torrent]

Friend finder app?

[winged plank]

Ill check it out!

[winged plank]

Bumble has a friends feature lol

[idle torrent]

Ahhh nice

[fallen leaf]

Haha don't bother, there are a lot of teishoku places everywhere after all

[winged plank]

I hear ppl dine and dash using it

[idle torrent]

Lmao

[dawn sparrow]

Oh man this hotel gives free epsom salts for your bath

[idle torrent]

Unethical lifeprotips

[manic cloak]

so anything going on tonight

[earnest sundial]

Looks like tofu, daikon and spinach

[earnest sundial]

Back at the hotel already?

[fiery grove]

Hey all, I’m visiting for the week, I land in Tokyo tomorrow, down to meet up! I’m def looking for some night life stuff to do to fill out my evenings haha

[dawn sparrow]

Yeah my knee was fuckjng up

But I can see the fireworks from my room so it's cool

[grave bobcat]

Anyone in Akihabara?

[turbid owl]

@iron mason https://maps.app.goo.gl/oBi8sbHo7arcLTet8

[hearty surge]

At Akihabara rn

[winged plank]

Why yall hit up the area after i leave

😤

[grave bobcat]

Let’s wonder around. Anyone else?

[molten phoenix]

I'm here too

[hollow cedar]

Hey lovelies! Just got to Tokyo for the fist time today! Does anyone wanna join me on some of the "must see" temples and maybe large gardens tomorrow? I'd like to fe the sightseeing stuff out right away and then explore the local areas and hangouts throughout the rest of the week 🙂

[grave bobcat]

Yall ate already?

[winged fiber]

I'm nearby Akihabara, looking for something good to eat

[molten phoenix]

Not yet. I'm tryna figure the food situation rn

[grave bobcat]

Same

I see we all do lmao

[winged fiber]

Rub our three brain cells together and maybe we can figure something out 😁

[hearty surge]

Yea same. I'm walking toward ueno tho

[molten phoenix]

Kanda matsuya? It's a soba noodle spot

[winged fiber]

Works for me, I'm about 15 min from there

[grave bobcat]

Yeah fine omw as well

[hearty surge]

Just had soba so will skip. If yall do something afteeward I can meet

[upper narwhal]

Welcome Id be up for shinjuku gyoen i havent been there yet

[molten phoenix]

I'll head out in a few. Im finishing packing cause it's my last night in Tokyo. Heading to Kyoto tmrw

[winged fiber]

I'll be at the soba place in like 10 minutes, what's your eta @molten phoenix

[grave bobcat]

Kanda Matsuya is closing rn

[winged fiber]

Damn I thought it said 20:30

If that's the case I might pop into this place since I'm right here

https://maps.app.goo.gl/w7zbQSH9xzFS3nkW8

[grave bobcat]

Hmm alrighty

[molten phoenix]

I'll be there in 15. Sorry about the soba spot

[winged fiber]

If you are interested just give me an eta ploz

[molten phoenix]

Didn't realize it closed so early

[grave bobcat]

In 5 minutes

[mortal beacon]

Yeah new burg. Which spot did you get that set? Edit: nm I see your response

[ripe mica]

Ok actually heading to shibuya!!!

[mortal beacon]

I’m heading to a crane game spot in shibuya

[grave bobcat]

What is your eta @winged fiber

[winged fiber]

I'm here*

*across the street grabbing beer

If you are here I'll be across the street in 1 min

@grave bobcat you here?

[grave bobcat]

Yeah I’m outside

[winged fiber]

Cool, black hat green jacket

[fallen leaf]

Lol yeah Ive been to New Burg twice over the years. Good little place to stop for a meal 👍

Lol I chatted with the grilled fish restaurant owner and basically told him to raise his prices for labour-intensive fish sets that take 20-25 mins to prepare. I'm spoiling things for everyone

[ripe mica]

Skilled?

[mortal beacon]

It’s not usually the kind of food I crave but I craved the vibes

[fallen leaf]

It's more a lunch thing tbh, that sort of old j-western lunch. Old *diner vibe

[mortal beacon]

We’ll see! (In other words: no). But I wanted to throw a bunch of money at crane games at least once before returning even though I’m pretty sure I have no more space for souvenirs

[fallen leaf]

Mark you social machine

[mortal beacon]

@ripe mica do y’all have a Shibuya plan?

[dawn sparrow]

Aw damn you guys aren't that far now I'm torn

[mortal beacon]

Man I am freezing my ass off outside and sweating bricks on the subway. Rough temperature switch

[hoary bear]

oh i’m like 20 mins away now. maybe i should come

[fallen leaf]

@winged fiber northie is from my country btw, hope you guys hang out

[winged fiber]

We are here now but there's not enough room, maybe you can join us for drinks after @hoary bear

[hoary bear]

yeah im down! where are you guys headed? i could meet yall there

[ripe mica]

Not really meeting with @idle torrent his last night

We arrived and finding a spot

[winged fiber]

No plans yet but feel free to do some research and suggest something

We will probably be here for another 30+ min

[dawn sparrow]

Not a bad view

[gloomy loom]

Hey I’m in the akihabara area. Have another spot available?

[mortal beacon]

Find somewhere?

Kind of want a drink before wasting a bunch of money

[winged fiber]

We're finishing up dinner but we are interested in drinks find a place nearby 😁

[cold garden]

Uobei, conveyor belt sushi spot near scramble

[upper narwhal]

Anyone in shibuya area wanna meet up for food / drinks?

[mortal beacon]

Two tries (after failing a bunch on other machines)

[mortal beacon]

There are some folks in the area but I dunno what they’re up to. I’m here but I’m probably gonna head home in the near future

[ripe mica]

We are at kaitenzushi

Just sat down

Are you hungry?

If you hugs meet up we can combine our group after

[crystal aspen]

but how many tries in TOTAL? (You gotta include the failed attempts, man.)

[mortal beacon]

I think I had wasted $8, then this was $2 per try then I wasted another $8

Really not that bad

[crystal aspen]

Really not bad at all

$8 is like 12 plays

[mortal beacon]

There’s nothing I want to burn all my money on here sadly. There was a figure that was here last time I was here but no longer

[winged fiber]

@gloomy loom @hoary bear we are heading to BAR WALK in asakusa

[hoary bear]

unfortunately i think im done for the night

i’m exhausted

[gloomy loom]

Ah. Unfortunately I’m locked to the Akihabara area. Thanks for keeping me updated though!

[obsidian knoll]

Made it to Hakone! If anyone is around and wanna check out the open air museum and ropeway/hikes lemme know!

[grave bobcat]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/jM1FyxTMoZNABDny7?g_st=ic

[obsidian knoll]

I mean tomorrow. Sorry not tonight

[ripe mica]

About to close out, is it an arcade or just claw games?

[mortal beacon]

There is an arcade on the 7th floor and a bunch of bowling alleys but I’m on my way home

https://maps.app.goo.gl/h6WVgZomr1vXNkM26?g_st=ic

What I went to was a GIGA but the Sega thing might be hidden somewhere in the area

[hushed ember]

Anybody in Takayama tomorrow?

[ripe mica]

Anyone else chilling in shibuya?

[ripe mica]

You left?

We can head there

[mortal beacon]

@upper narwhal was looking to hang. Small possibility I return but I had to change socks

And drop off my backpack

[unreal heron]

I reverse jet lagged myself??? I just work up from a long as fuck nap

[ripe mica]

Where you at dogs

[unreal heron]

Shibuya

Lemme shower I’m wide awake

[ripe mica]

Yayyyyyyy

Let's hang!!

Heading to arcade for now @upper narwhal

[upper narwhal]

Cool which arcade u at? Im with @fluid bay

[fallen leaf]

Shit missile warning

[weary palm]

Business as usual

Ya know Korea tried to shoot it down but ended up shooting them selves

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-korea-us-missiles-north-korea-1.6606555

[ripe mica]

We r at..

https://maps.app.goo.gl/CX5VhSJx7o56rDXVA

Currently by basketball

The non crane game side

[grave bobcat]

@ripe mica yall planning to get do something after acade?

Arcade?*

[crystal aspen]

If the missile hits my hotel, I'm f^%#@$. Resigned to die.

[manic cloak]

Ill take that rather than being back in the office

[feral snow]

I just fucking embarrassed myself playing DDR in Osaka at Round1 Umeda lol

A Japanese guy and his girlfriend were watching me and I prematurely popped off on getting a perfect combo and blew it and almost cried lol. The guy just looked at me and gave me that “I know” look haha

Also Umeda station is goddamn terrifying it’s so confusing to navigate

[manic cloak]

yeah pretty much overwhere is visually overwhelming

everywhere

phew i need sleep

[ripe mica]

At mariokart

Yea

Aww they are closing

Never saw bebe

@upper narwhal @unreal heron where yall at

[weary palm]

Before you do it please wire all your money to me, I’ll spend it well in Japan, promise!

[unreal heron]

Uhhh I uhhhh

[manic cloak]

in the time that passed during the warning i blew it all on the bar girls

now im broke

[weary palm]

False alarm false alarm, quick charge back!

[unreal heron]

Oops

@ripe mica I’ll be ready in 15/20 minutes if yall are still out

[ripe mica]

@unreal heron still out 🙂

[unreal heron]

Oki getting ready now. Where to meet? I’m at my hotel rn

I just have to put clothes on

Kk tell me where to go @ripe mica

[ripe mica]

We're gonna go to the arcade the bowling floor

https://maps.app.goo.gl/CX5VhSJx7o56rDXVA

How far are you? We r like 5 nmin away

[molten phoenix]

@winged fiber hey you still walking?

[winged fiber]

Nah got back passing out now

[unreal heron]

Says it’s closed

But I can be there in 10 minutes

I’m heading there now

[ripe mica]

Bowling isn't clos3d

[unreal heron]

Heard - well I’m walking there now

[ripe mica]

We are outside

[unreal heron]

Here

[iron mason]

Did you go in? 😂

I actually found a not so bad/kind of authentic taco place inside Tokyo station today. Kind of expensive though

[turbid owl]

I didn't! I ended up having really good curry later instead

but v cool, glad Tokyo has decent Mexican!

I made it out to nantoka tonight and had a decent time drinking with local anglophones

[late sapphire]

Hey guys. We're a group (currently 4) going out in Shibuya tonight. I booked a nice izakaya for 8pm, after that karaoke then wherever the night leads us 😁

There is still 2 more spots for the izakaya, for karaoke there is still plenty of room.

If you wanna join just drop a message here :

https://discord.com/channels/440956791426383882/1173529897638056037

[dawn lynx]

So do party people tonight since tomorrow is national holiday?

[earnest sundial]

They work double shifts today to make up for it

[knotty rampart]

helloooo everyone!! @modern rune and I are going to book a tour for Nikko National Park Friday, and we’re wondering if anyone else wants to come??!! Can fit up to 5 people so have space for 3 more and would be around ¥19300 each and includes transport there and visits to these sites:

• Nikko Tosho-gu
• Shinkyo Bridge
• Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park
• Akechidaira Observation Area
  -Kegon Falls

[modern rune]

https://discord.com/channels/440956791426383882/1176694828709449760

[feral snow]

Oh shit I didn’t know Japan observed thanksgiving also lmao I wonder how much of my plans for tomorrow are screwed other than my dinner reservations for a top shelf yakiniku place

[indigo lily]

It's Japan's Labor Day

Nothing to do with your holiday back home

[feral snow]

Yes I read the holiday name it’s labor thanksgiving day.

[feral snow]

My “also” was that it is coincidentally the same day as American thanksgiving.

[crude harness]

Will you be in Nikko past Friday? I’m gonna be there Monday night- Wednesday morning

[crude harness]

Also what company are you using for the tour?

[fallen leaf]

Fine day at Yamanaka lake's panorama-dai

[dawn sparrow]

Gives me a good excuse to not do a damn thing tomorrow

I hope my ryokan is still serving dinner and breakfast though

[turbid owl]

I'm planning to hit up this punk show tonight in nakano. I have no idea if it will be any good. any weird subculture people up for adventure lmk if you want to come with

[frozen cedar]

Midnight tonight I am going here
#events message

[grizzled phoenix]

is there anyone doing to Disneysea soon, possibly early December?

[iron mason]

I'll go!! Haven't done any live shows yet

[crimson basin]

There is an event by Renesis today in Chiba called JDM & EDM - Live EDM music and JDM car meet, anybody interested?

[unreal heron]

Tonight?

What time

Because yes

[turbid owl]

I prob won't head over there till after dinner. will let you know when I'm on the way!

[iron mason]

Sure!

[ripe mica]

Love you @upper narwhal let's break the t bell cherry 🍒 💖

@unreal heron your outfit was noiiiiice

[unreal heron]

Thanks boo

[ripe mica]

@iron mason miss you

I feel not spider bitten today!!!

Strong zero best medicine

[iron mason]

Waaaa, me too. Still haven't signed your sweater

[ripe mica]

https://tenor.com/view/the-favourite-dance-entrance-gif-13107442

I'm back y'all +!

[ripe mica]

Where and when 🙂

[iron mason]

Hahahaha just in time for the holiday tomorrow

[iron mason]

What're you doing for dinner? We could grab something before I go to the punk show with Morgan

[ripe mica]

No plans

[iron mason]

Where around were you staying again?

[ripe mica]

Shinjuku, shibuya area is closest

[fallen leaf]

I'm up for this if I find accomm near Shinjuku lol. So maybe see you guys

[frozen cedar]

Afterwards come to Zero Tokyo in Shinjuku

I have two other gigs I am trying to make this evening before it 😰

Otherwise I’d be joining Morgan too

[ripe mica]

@frozen cedar will you be at zero tokyo?

[ripe mica]

What you mean? Go home 530 am lol

@frozen cedar you chilling?! I'll go !!

[frozen cedar]

Yes

The discount entry ticket is here #events message

[ripe mica]

See you there mate 👍 👌 😉

Come dogs

[unreal heron]

Debating

[ripe mica]

One of us

[unreal heron]

I have to be up early for Ghibli

[ripe mica]

Oooooooooooooooooo

It'd all booked right?

Dx

[unreal heron]

So if I go I won’t be staying to late

[ripe mica]

It's cool 😎 to go home early

Or hit me and Diego up for dinner

[unreal heron]

I’m in Kashiwa currently for an unknown amount of time

[upper narwhal]

Where we meeting up at? Im in

[iron mason]

Yeah, the more the merrier.

I'm still debating on doing a high end place from like 50 Best or something like that on my last day if you guys have that on your budget. If not let's go to an Izakaya, always something good there.

[upper narwhal]

Im up for some dinner / izakaya if anyones going

[iron mason]

What time works for you guys? I could do an early dinner so I have time to go to the Nakano show for a bit

6?

6:30?

[mortal beacon]

I can do an early dinner at either of those times

Down for cheap or fancy too

[iron mason]

How do you guys feel about Yakiniku? I've got a couple of places saved in Google Maps that look pretty good around Shibuya and I could get there early if there's any queue

[spiral seal]

Might also have to attend this one 🙏

[mortal beacon]

I’m personally a bit tired of it but I’m super down for whatever’s easiest since we’re working with a group. I’ll put this in the mix since it’s where I was thinking of eating or where I’ll still go if these plans fall through (Shibuya): https://maps.app.goo.gl/zSowQSTyWjF1KDim9?g_st=ic

[fallen leaf]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/N9zo29SVoG7UiSUm6

Found this fantastic modern coffee shop in Fujiyoshida at the Fuji lakes

[dawn sparrow]

Aw yeah yukata time

[iron mason]

Made a thread for the dinner. I'd be down for that place

#1176786534607892521

[dawn sparrow]

I got kinda a ok view

The other windows are half scaffolding

[mortal beacon]

Looks pleasant

[dawn sparrow]

Man kinda feeling the solo traveler bummer

It would be cool to share onsen and then drink with someone

[weary palm]

Bust out the post cards and start drinking and writing

[crimson basin]

Starts at 7PM, ends at 11PM

[turbid owl]

heads up, I am fading fast, the last 2 nights of drinking are catching up to me. I'm still planning to go to the show but it's possible I won't make it. no hard feelings if you end up staying out with the dinner crowd!

[mortal beacon]

Yeah, I feel you on that, been through a couple waves of it

[iron mason]

Oh damn take care Morgan. I'm also down to chill if you feel like that'd be more your thing tonight. Or just crash and rest, that'd probably be good too haha

[crimson basin]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CzvIzVouo7L/?igshid=ODhhZWM5NmIwOQ==
details if anybody interested, sorry for late reply but I've been working ;c

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[cold garden]

Is it card only? Last time I went they didnt take cash

[frozen cedar]

idk I’ve never been

@steel zenith should know

[ripe mica]

Girl why haven't we chilled yet 😩

[dawn sparrow]

Spider bite!

[ripe mica]

Come to nichome with Brendan and I? Saturday

Night

[dawn sparrow]

Where is that? I'm in Kyoto that Day

[ripe mica]

Aqwqqqq a wkmwkw

Tokyo

[dawn sparrow]

Yeah 😦 I have a lil return trip to Tokyo dec 4-6

Now I'm boppin round hakoneeeee

[iron mason]

That's definitely something for my next trip

[dawn sparrow]

Hell yeah

[ripe mica]

We wanna do a group airbnb next time

[dawn sparrow]

Any good place in mind?

Bros

[iron mason]

That'd be great. I'll get vacation days in like a year but I'll definitely keep an eye out for whoever wants to do that next time

[weary palm]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/dW3dqmJRhyfhhhbA7?g_st=ic

Go here after shinjuku, a fun bath house

[steel zenith]

card only

[turbid owl]

I have rallied and am omw to nakano!

[ripe mica]

Heading home (golden gai)

[autumn knot]

Gina, is that you?

[soft raptor]

I can’t even begin to imagine the amount of money you’ve spent on drinking haha

[teal rock]

Are any of you around shinjuku tonight? I just landed and I’m bored out of my mind 😭

[winged fiber]

Taking off now, great meeting everyone and thank you for all the advice and memories! Hope to be back soon!

[fallen leaf]

It was great travelling with you dude. Have a good trip home and see you in Japan/Asia again!

[winged fiber]

Special shout-out to @fallen leaf and @weary palm for being super knowledgeable and doing lots of hard planning!

[winged fiber]

Yes, and if you ever end up in California, hit me up

[fallen leaf]

Uncle is a planning monster!

I'll be around Shinjuku-Okubo and up for drinks later at 10.30ish. gotta check in and eat first

Actually scratch that, I wanted to go to @steel zenith s show

[obsidian knoll]

Aww D: I’ll cheers to you from where I am. (And if you’re alone, make sure you set an alarm to get out!)

[late sapphire]

Still got some room for karaoke in shibuya. Join us here around 10pm15 if you wanna join. https://maps.app.goo.gl/eWQh72tma1PhYrgS8?g_st=ic

https://tenor.com/view/party-hard-gif-27411342

[ripe mica]

@mortal beacon

Where you atttt

[edgy birch]

If you are in Kyoto tomorrow, please join us; #1174492167541112922

[ripe mica]

@mortal beacon we are in deathmatch in hell

[fallen leaf]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/BGgQ7i4EQTqjvS3D6

GODZ is a good metal bar at Kabukicho/Shinjuku, we should hit it up at some point

[idle torrent]

Almost landing in Houston. Was fun! Hope to run it back with some of y’all.

[weary palm]

Change tag to frequent traveler and come back soon

[idle torrent]

了解🫡

[ruby veldt]

We are upstairs in the lemonsour place.

Plenty of room

[feral snow]

Went to a gyoza place in dotonbori and it seemed like a bit of a gaijin trap but the service was excellent and the food was decent and modestly priced

GyozaOh

Had a lot of fun today. Osaka-Jo; den den town; tenjinbashi; and visited invasion club to scope out a place to get a future tattoo 🙂

Osaka is neat. I’ve felt really comfortable just kinda roaming without any plans, it feels more like a western city

Many places seem very diverse and I’ve been met with lots of friendly attitudes

I’ll write some more about it in Jon’s thread for our trip

[weary palm]

I want picture pls

[feral snow]

Done. #1172845115438530570 message

I’ve been so appreciative of places here in Japan that revel in the patronage of foreigners. It’s so great feeling enthusiastically welcomed to places and to have people manning shops do their very best to engage with us

Big shout outs to b-side labels

If you like novelty stickers please check out b-side labels!

The Osaka and Kyoto locations have been fantastic to me so far

Every store has specific exclusive stickers too

[late sapphire]

Anyone still up in shibuya ?

We finish our karaoke in 30 mins, and ppl are lit af lol 🔥

[vagrant patio]

Arriving tomorrow. Looking forward to this insanity!

[unreal heron]

Thursday is my last full day in Japan. So I wanna do some club shit @ripe mica and who else?

[dawn sparrow]

I was worried I wasn't going to like the Japanese style futon bed but it's honestly been the comfiest sleep I've had yet on this trip

[dawn sparrow]

Oh hey one of the bands from that underground concert posted a vid form the event https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cz8QT0LxrzS/?igshid=ODhhZWM5NmIwOQ==

loloet.band

LOLOET performed at a completely secret event without happy men（gt）.

Instagram

[hollow cedar]

Hey! I'm off to gotokuji Temple now then want to visit neru temple. Both r not super popular so shouldn't be super busy. Also up to also walk around, snack at a bunch of different places 🙂

Would love to go to a bathhouse today also!

[weary palm]

And it’s not your crappy futon in your in-laws house or whatever

[dawn sparrow]

True, I am staying in nice ryokan futon

[autumn knot]

Ryokans usually have good futons

[dawn sparrow]

And nice old people who laugh at how clueless I am

Arigatou obaasan sumimasen 🥲

[feral snow]

Yeah the futons at our airBNB in Kyoto were not great but the ryokan we went to after were fantastic

The Lake Biwa area is fucking gorgeous I must say.

[weary palm]

Air bed and bust

[edgy birch]

Where did you stay there? Have a place you liked?

[feral snow]

Biwako Hanakaido

We stayed in a suite with an open air bath and it was fabulous.

I got a massage at their spa too and the masseuse was espousing his love of the Hanshin Tigers and Kimetsu no Yaiba to me it was adorable lol

[modern rune]

Hey does anyone have a Japan driving permit and want to do hike Mount Nokogiri today?

I will pay for a rental & gasolina if you can drive

[weary palm]

That’s in Chiba right? It’s not too bad by train

And you can take a boat back to Yokohama

[modern rune]

True, just wanted more time to explore before sunset haha

I'll give the train a shot

[fading spruce]

You'll have plenty of time by train. My friend and I started in the morning and was down by lunch time

Though we had to take the cable car at that time since a typhoon made it unsafe to hike

[modern rune]

True, hopefully it's hike-able today 😄

Thank you!

[fathom linden]

Anyone just exploring tokyo today?

I missed my shinkansen and there by my day trip

Becuase I slept in late

[crystal aspen]

Would totally take you up on your offer, but ID return to Tokyo until tomorrow.

[fathom linden]

Finally getting the jetlag under control

[weary palm]

Thank you for supporting the Japanese economy 🙇🏻🙇🏻🙇🏻

[fathom linden]

They got so much money from me already 😆

[weary palm]

Good views, ez mountain

[crystal aspen]

That sucks, dude. Where were you going?

[fathom linden]

Kakegawa birdpark, closes at like 16

[crystal aspen]

Coming from Tokyo?

[fathom linden]

So would have had 30 min then go back becuase there aint nothing else to do there

Yeah

2 hour shinkansen

With the ride from where I am to shinagawa first

[crystal aspen]

30 minutes at the park and then U go back Tokyo?

[fathom linden]

It would have been like that becuase I slept in late. I was suppposed to take a much earlier train

[crystal aspen]

I see. Do you have a rail pass?

[fathom linden]

I messed up the schedule

Nah, I didnt get one before they more then doubled the price

[crystal aspen]

Oof

[fathom linden]

1 week now costs more the 2 weeks before

[crystal aspen]

How much did your Shinkansen ticket cost you then?

Did U buy in advance?

[fathom linden]

A bought some cloaths insted, not a total loss

I never bought it, would have been 8900 yen each way

[crystal aspen]

So you actually DIDN’T miss your Shinkansen because you never actually bought a ticket. 🙄

[fathom linden]

Ive got other trips lines up though

Correct, I lost this day becuase I slept in

And the damn place closes so early

So now im just walking around

And becuase its laborday many things are closed

[fallen leaf]

Pancakes sold out, destroyed

[pallid fjord]

Man already???

[still kestrel]

Ok arashiyama on a holiday not very smart place is packkkeeedd

[hoary bear]

my og plans today fell through,, anyone going somewhere i can tag along with?

[ruby veldt]

I am just drinking around golden gai for my last day. Nothing crazy until it's crazy

[hoary bear]

i want to get sushi but i’m not quite sure where to get good cheap ones

any ideas ?

[weary palm]

Google

#1089346282205757450

Or whatever you see on gmaps or in front

Just go to sushiro

[crystal aspen]

You could walk into a bunch of sushi places and ask “Do you have good cheap ones here?”

[cobalt tartan]

Or look out for conveyer belt sushi? Those tend to have English menu on the tablet

[ripe mica]

I likey!!! Lets goooo! Hail 🤘

[terse stream]

Good sushi in shibuya?

[frozen cedar]

#1089346282205757450

Shibuya is not the spot for it though

[rancid granite]

I went to Kura Sushi a few days ago. We all liked it a lot

[ripe mica]

Fucking creep last night grabbed me and kissed me when I was alone for 5 min

[drifting folio]

ew 😡

sorry that happened to you 😦

[dawn sparrow]

BIG KICKU

Seriously though that pisses me off, enough to make me go feral for a second

[drifting folio]

big thai kicku 😠

gaki no tsukai reference

[crystal aspen]

Someone from the server?

I’m guessing not…

[weary palm]

Whoa whoa whoa

I’m going to go APE SHIT

[proper mantle]

What the actual fuck? I hope you’re ok. That’s awful.

[crystal aspen]

Regardless, you should have given him a swift knee / kick to nuts, @ripe mica

[dawn sparrow]

I would also like to give him a kick to the nuts

[weary palm]

I wanna knock down his front teeth with my flashlight

[frozen cedar]

Engaging physically with someone who has already shown they have no respect for boundaries and personal safety? Not the best advice

[proper mantle]

As a solo traveler, I worry about that kind of thing happening :\ especially at night.

This is my third time here, and the only remotely suspect thing that’s ever happened to me was some deranged old man grabbing my hands and saying a bunch of stuff I didn’t understand. It was somewhere between Tokyo and Kamakura, at one of the stations. I just backed away slowly and then went on my way.

[dawn sparrow]

My creepiest moment so far was some some eyeballing me from Tokyo to Maihama and then trying to follow me to my hotel

[proper mantle]

Gross. Glad you were aware tho. It’s so important to notice that kinda thing.

[dawn sparrow]

It's the same the world over

[weary palm]

Jesus ducking Christ 😦 I hope you could go to #1100639500641783808 and hang out with with other folks and if you want to feel extra safe set up a girls night or something

[proper mantle]

A girls night is a good idea!

[crystal aspen]

In a way, would this not be just creating more targets in one place for the creeps?

[dawn sparrow]

Aww now I miss Tokyo even more

I want a girls night

We could get dinner and drinks and bathhouse if that's in everyone comfort level

[weary palm]

😬

[weary palm]

Definitely bathhouse - thermayu rules and it’s 24 hours

[dawn sparrow]

Nah, cowards like the lone wildebeest. A group is harder to infiltrate

[weary palm]

Or just bring everyone to Dormy

[dawn sparrow]

Travel innpacks, watch each others drinks. And when a guy tries to isolate someone by insulting all the other girls with her it's red alert red alert

[weary palm]

Vengeful women taking out sexual predator trash is too satisfying

[dawn sparrow]

Not even vengeful it's just housekeeping after you get used to it

[weary palm]

It’s like monster hunter takedown

[dawn sparrow]

But remember fellas, a dude like that will listen to one of you over ten of us so speak up

They don't take much to wimp out usually

[zenith violet]

#kudastop ✋🆘

[vagrant patio]

I have arrived!

[manic cloak]

Also a lot harder to pull off than most would realize

[proper mantle]

Yup. Fight/flight/freeze is real. I tend to freeze, unfortunately.

[weary palm]

I got inappropriately touch when I was 12 and alone. It was on an airplane and this dude used my leg as a armrest.

I froze for 1 second and called him out. I still blame myself for that 1 second of delay.

I asked flight attendants for a seat swap or upgrade. Upgrade denied but I ended up sitting next to the staff and eating all the snacks and my time

The staff asked me weird questions

[proper mantle]

Omg that’s terrible. Some people are so fucking vile.

[weary palm]

“Sorry can I move? A man next to me is touching me”

“Ehhhhh? How?”

(I’m like wtf) just squirmed my face

“Gomenasai sumimasen!!!”

“Can I move pls? Is business class ok?”

“Sorry no seats but we will move you. Is he the man Japanese??”

“No Chinese” (wtf)

People can ducking touch me all the want, but that moment on that plane when the guy is all relaxing and thinking he has the upper hand over me. God that makes my blood boil so much and I’m a dude. I’m sure girls or other more serious people have it worse. It’s not so much the touching then but this dude getting off it. Uuuuugghhhhh

[vagrant patio]

Hey yall, a few of us are getting together around 8 pm in Shinjuku

[dawn sparrow]

Don't you dare blame yourself, it's horrible and you become so shocked your brain takes a minute to catch up

[vagrant patio]

For food and then whatever else comes up

[weary palm]

@proper mantle I don’t know the group but I think you should go. I got a good intuition

It’s a load off your chest

[proper mantle]

I tired myself out today 😭 also made the mistake of wearing Doc Martens that I haven’t fully broken in and my feet are saying NO to going out again today. Otherwise I woulda.

[weary palm]

Soak in hot water eat some potato chips in bed and rest up 🫡

[manic cloak]

whats a good place to eat in shinjuku

Might not stay here long

[weary palm]

I just wished I punched the guy. Or at least splashed water on him. But I was 12

I said loudly “excuse me are you homosexual ? Why are you you touching my leg “

[proper mantle]

I’m gonna put on some comfy shoes and head to 7-Eleven for a buncha night snacks. Then I’ll rest my feet.

[manic cloak]

I have good running shoes but I wore socks that were too thick did not allow the sole to do its job

Switched to a thin sock much better now

[proper mantle]

Compression socks, too! With moderate cushion. Those help a lot.

[iron mason]

I've been walking around all day and that sounds like a plan I will copy haha. Also because checkout is early even though my flight isn't till 5:30 pm

[proper mantle]

Same for me (when it’s eventually time for me to fly home). I’m doing Airbnb though and thankfully the host doesn’t have a booking for the day I leave, so he said I could stay a few hours extra. Otherwise checkout would have been at 10 AM with my flight leaving at 5:30 PM.

[obsidian knoll]

Yeees when are you back in Tokyo?! I’m trying to grab @ripe mica and @t3mai >< anyone welcome to join

[dawn sparrow]

Not until the 4th!

[obsidian knoll]

Nooooooooooo

I’ll be gone ;-;

[iron mason]

Also, does anyone have any recommendations for luggage pickup services? I have two suitcases and a carry on that probably will make it very difficult to move around in the trains

[obsidian knoll]

Aw I have no idea sorry. What I did was check 2 luggages at the airport. And lug around 1

[manic cloak]

Kuro Neko (Yamato Transport) or Sagawa

Many hotels can help

You need to give them a lead time of a couple days if sending to airport

[iron mason]

Ups, ok. Probably not an option then. I'll look up other companies.

[manic cloak]

Maybe an aiport bus or something? Might be allowed to load more luggage

[weary palm]

1 day ahead that’s it if it’s Tokyo

[manic cloak]

Oh nice guess i was playing safe

[iron mason]

Ok, then that one's back on the menu. Thanks for the suggestions, I'll see which one works better

[tardy grove]

Hello, Jason from canada, 32M solo traveling in tokyo for the first time til the 28th. Want to eat food but a lot of places you need to book 2 people so found the subreddit and the discord from that. Anyone planning on just eating nonstop in the next few days?

[dawn sparrow]

You gonna be in Osaka on the 27th?

[tardy grove]

oh sorry tokyo i should clarify that

[dawn sparrow]

Dang, I've got a res for 2 for a really popular crab place but it just me 😢

[tardy grove]

same problem, minus the res. i saw so many cool places but they all res 2

is it weird to just book for 2 and eat alone?

[dawn sparrow]

I don't mind doing it I'm just afraid they'll say no if I show up alone

[tardy grove]

so how does this channel work? do i just scroll up and start messaging more people or is that for the intro channel only

[pallid fjord]

What cha planning to eat I'd be down if I'm free flying into Tokyo today arrive tmw

[tardy grove]

i want to go eat, had a big breakfast at the other hotel. anyone wanna go eat with me?

[pallid fjord]

I think you just do a thread

Or yeah just type here and someone will see and hopefully respond

[tardy grove]

well tman, you wanna go eat tmrw?

i like noodles and all foods. they have so many theme cafes here too, can't tell if its worth spending the stomache space on it or not

[pallid fjord]

Sure bud what you got in mind I just gotta pick up my sim then I'm mee5int another chatter later in the evening so like afternoon I'm free ish

8pm we're heading for a jam/rave

[tardy grove]

ill give oyu my contact info, they have esims here too

oh nice, whats it like

[pallid fjord]

#1169442858420412436

FREE

[fluid bay]

Where you at? Down to eat now and more later. Also, rave?

[tardy grove]

im going to edc for the first time next year with some friends, never been to one before

[fluid bay]

Ah, neato

[pallid fjord]

Yeah sucks my phone can't use esim I'm gonna Def make sure I got one for next time

DUDE

Las vegas or Orlando

We're planning edc too

Or ultra

[tardy grove]

vegas

i even brought my loops

[pallid fjord]

Vegas the main one

[tardy grove]

i dont listen to edm, friends wanted to go so figured it'd be fun

[pallid fjord]

Oh nice dude maybe we'll see each other there

Oh dude same I just got into it this year

Coachella and roo made me fall in love with it

[tardy grove]

yeah im down to eat now, i got my jacket on and ready to go out and wander

you in the city? im near Roppongi

[manic cloak]

so anything going on tonight

[tardy grove]

i just saw theres a thankgiving thread

[manic cloak]

Ah yeah i was starving already ate

[tardy grove]

something about "torikizoku" no clue what that is

[fluid bay]

Shinjuku. Gonna shower then head out.. I'll check thread

[fluid bay]

Wanna eat more?

[frozen cedar]

cheap yakitori izakaya

[manic cloak]

Lol im not a big eater

[tardy grove]

like meat sticks?

[frozen cedar]

google en passant

[manic cloak]

Just watching the chaos in shinjuku

Trying to guagevmy energy reserves

Guage

[tardy grove]

well @fluid bay you want to go eat then? i can go to shinjuku

[obsidian knoll]

Ohoh this is good idea. Take a cab to your nearest airport limousine bus.

I’ll join for food tmr night o:

[weary palm]

Why yellow tag not red tag or brown tag 😦

[tardy grove]

no clue what the tag colours are

oh yellow, i travel a lot and ive been to japan a lot

i just like coming here to shop usually and randomly eat. solo this time

[obsidian knoll]

Eat nonstop lol I was planning to go old tsukiji on one of these days and eat. Can do that too o:

[tardy grove]

im going here then hong kong then seoul for around a week each then out home

[obsidian knoll]

I could do sat/sun/mom morning

Hey Im going to hk after this too lol

[tardy grove]

perfect, i also eat sat/sun/mon morning

i also need to eat in hong kong as well

[obsidian knoll]

Woo

[pallid fjord]

Oh snap seoul too??

[tardy grove]

i get there on the 28th til 9, then going to hainan for a little bit

[obsidian knoll]

Oh wow, Im Nov 28 to Dec 10 HK

[tardy grove]

yeah ive been traveling a lot recently. just finished peru and mexico looking at the world wonders

[pallid fjord]

Was planning seoul mb from osaka seeing how much money and energy after

[weary palm]

Awesome! Stop by born and bread in Seoul

[tardy grove]

that's uncanny

[obsidian knoll]

Wow D; peru

[tardy grove]

i will take you up on that

ive been there once before but over a decade ago, wanted to go refresh my memory of it

[weary palm]

Uncle can host in hk after Dec 7, I’ll be back from. Florida the

[obsidian knoll]

Sweet! Can finally meet you

[weary palm]

Get me a box of campellas pls