November 2024

[ionic wave]

i mean it looks fine-ish

[spiral latch]

is basically a pub with dj and games 😮

[craggy ember]

It’s alright

There’s way cheaper and better all you can drink places

Also there was barely enough space to move lol

[ionic wave]

someone who knows the place 🙏

[ionic wave]

please share some with us hehe

[craggy ember]

I imagine if you went when it was less busy it would be fun

[ionic wave]

im still thinking of where/when to get people to meet up

for drinks that is

[spiral latch]

well prob figure out the night of going out

[craggy ember]

Shinjuku/ shibuya is usually where it happens

[ionic wave]

oh yea that i dont doubt, but i wanted to see if i could get a pre-planned one going so at least people know definitely on x date there's a plan for drinks

like how we were trying to get that LOST bar visit to happen

[spiral latch]

oh yea

[ashen quail]

This

People are obsessed with overpaying for nomihodai in shibuya and shinjuku lol

[idle roost]

That doesnt work anymore in Europe, people are getting taller and taller smh

[ionic wave]

IMO its just the easiest/most convinent place for frequents and newbies to meet up since its "central"

[idle roost]

I sometimes feel small and I' m 180 when I see young adults these days

[ionic wave]

i dont have any qualms with it, unless its grossly overpriced (which usually its not that bad)

[tough storm]

lol this is why I only go to shows in Japan and Korea

That and I like them more than the US and European ones

[ashen quail]

Yurakcho / shimbashi / ueno over shinjuku shibuya any day

[ionic wave]

If it was with a group of friends who knows tokyo well id always propose sangen

[idle roost]

10ish days left

I should look at the meetups google sheet again

[lime inlet]

Hub of awful gaijin. You will enjoy if you are one of them

[pseudo iris]

what makes them awful?

[lime inlet]

It’s just one of those places people who don’t know anywhere better to go wash up. Rowdy drunkenness, skeeviness etc.

[pseudo iris]

I guess so, but like, isn't that every club?

[lime inlet]

No it isn’t

You’ve got options
https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/comments/1e2u25w/a_music_lovers_guide_to_tokyo_nightclubs/

[ionic wave]

thats sort of the vibe i got from the ig photos too tbf

[craggy ember]

No lol

Go to a hub you’ll understand

I love degeneracy but the hub just sucks

[ionic wave]

to be fair hub isnt a club

[ashen quail]

Some are significantly worse than others, and first timers love to go to the worst ones

[silk python]

😂 i feel like height is always weird anyways. it seems as if people just throw out numbers and guesses.

figured

so am i most likely

what if you stack us and we jump?

https://tenor.com/view/chinese-man-chinese-china-tall-boy-tall-dude-gif-3892952306718228771

[vestal topaz]

Are you guys talking about the hub pub?

I've always liked them. They just remind me of British pubs like Wetherspoons

[storm cove]

I’ve been summoned

Someone has named spoons

[vestal topaz]

Spoons is a guilty pleasure

Beer and burger can't be beat

[storm cove]

Simmons have better drinks though that are lowkey just as good value

[vestal topaz]

I've never been 😱

[storm cove]

What?!

[vestal topaz]

Yep lol

I don't go out much to be fair here

Costs too much. Spoons used to be fairly cheap when I was a student in 2015 lol

[storm cove]

Spoons happy hour is like £8 for a huge ass jug

It’s awesome

[radiant yew]

Ah, right

November thread

As usual, not spending much time anymore in Tokyo
I got 5 days from next weekend. Got other things and commits that limit my availability.

BUT

You reach out to me for coffee lounge live jazz. (or even for classical)
I know places. Non smoking!!

Probably jimbocho on a weekday

If not Tokyo, your best bet to find me for this will be Osaka

I'll throw my hat on spreadsheet when not too lazy

[willow idol]

Yoo anyone going to amusement expo 2024 on 15/16 nov?

https://amusementexpo.jp/tickets

I'm gonna check how easy it is to buy tickets

also took me a solid 15 mins to realise there is an English version lol, I was so prepared to use my crap nihongo skills

[vestal topaz]

Chi ke tsu to

Guess it's tickets in katakana

[ionic wave]

chi ke tto*

its a small tsu, hehe

[vestal topaz]

Didn't even know they have small

Is that a feature of katakana specifically?

[vestal topaz]

Seems cool though, I guess it's stuff like arcades and gacha?

[willow idol]

I assume so yeah

I found out about it because there's gonna be an unreleased new Taiko no Tatsujin cab there

[craggy ember]

Can u give more details

[willow idol]

https://taiko-ch.net/blog/?p=13340

[ionic wave]

Hiragana too~

ぼっち

bocchi

[craggy ember]

So not new game or anything just new drum?

[willow idol]

yeah I realised this after reading the blog post properly

:(

reconsidering whether I should spend 2k yen on this haha

paying to stand in line and be their beta testers

[craggy ember]

U had me hyped

[willow idol]

😭

I'm sorry

I was hyped too

[willow idol]

https://guidetojapanese.org/learn/complete/more_sounds
"Hard Consonant Sounds" section has more info

"Additional Katakana Sounds" also has some other small kana u might see

and "Y-vowel sounds"

[vestal topaz]

Thanks

Grammar hurts my head NGL 😭

[gloomy juniper]

[spring reef]

Touchdown 😅

Quite humid right now in Kawasaki

[frozen crane]

Hey! I’ll be in Japan from Nov 8 to Dec 3. I’m solo traveling and would like to meet new people!

(Most of my time will be spent in Tokyo and Osaka) 🍂

[craggy ember]

This ain’t shit

August was a different demon

Nah September

Fucked

[spring reef]

Idk, I thought it would be a bit colder but you can get away with shorts and a t shirt.

[craggy ember]

Not for long

This is the November thread btw

#1224130537921319074

[static pumice]

@frozen crane what dates are you in osaka?

Anyone in Osaka on the 27th?

[frozen crane]

I’ll be in Osaka Nov 18-24

[maiden gale]

27th of October, sure

[static pumice]

Doesn't line up then, damn 😅

[frozen crane]

😭

[lucid pulsar]

You can buy tickets but it was an annoying process to figure out. I went last year, it was really just ok. I was really just there for rhythm games and Konami had a new one (Polaris Chord), if you're interested in anything other than that, could be more fun. Best part was they had a bunch of free crane games set to almost guaranteed wins, which I didn't know would be there

But, I would still go again if I could. My flight doesn't get in till the 16th at like 6:00. Kinda sad 😦

Also uhhh if you or anyone else does go, I would love a T-shirt from it, would gladly meetup and get you dinner or a couple of drinks :p

[spare wind]

fire luggage

[small hamlet]

for all you can drink places, what kinda alcohol do they typically have??

[craggy ember]

Everything.

Some places charge extra for beer included though

[small hamlet]

hard liquor too? seems kinda worth it

[craggy ember]

Mixed?

You cant get shots or on the rocks

[small hamlet]

ahh ok ok

[rancid warren]

I noticed that beer prices are pretty much the only thing on par with the states.

[craggy ember]

You think so?

Can you get a pint of beer for 100 yen in USA ?

Canada a shit tier pint is like 1000 yen

[rancid warren]

good beer

Pint of decent beer $8 USD. Pint of decent craft in Japan ~ ¥1100

[night gazelle]

I noticed that too, seeing menus on google maps and such. Breweries or specific beers and such seem to be 650-1300 yen

But even if, with breweries/bars I’ve been to lately… it is still a just little bit cheaper in Japan

[craggy ember]

Ah craft beer

No clue on pricing there

[rancid warren]

Definitely a hair cheaper. But not enough for me to want to capitalize on it, unlike the food

[rancid warren]

If you are a craft drinker it's been getting bigger in Japan over the last few years and it's a pretty close community. If you can find the Japan Beer magazine I highly recommend you pick it up

[night gazelle]

For sure

[night gazelle]

You did reco this the other day so I definitely will!

[undone scroll]

having no window covers is wild lmfao

and this is dimmed all the way down 🥲

[sly flume]

Hey

Any meet ups in November?

[small hamlet]

theres a bunch from the Sheets

[golden kestrel]

Tokyo November 10-14 anyone??

[maiden gale]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QcDrFx73oelW-7Qyz3j29Brdnl3TAzsCoMyo5lRerwI/edit?usp=sharing

Have a looksi

[golden kestrel]

Amazing! Thank you!!

[radiant yew]

Yup

[craggy magnet]

I took a flight for the first time with those electronic shading windows last year. It was pretty weird. It got darker over time though.

I still think if they could do that in cars, it would be amazing.

[night gazelle]

It’s about to be a looooonnng week

[lavish flame]

same

[spiral latch]

I should start a timer too haha

[wise lantern]

Same!!

It's crunch time. I swear I'm forgetting something haha.

[spiral latch]

uh oh i cant find my ana reservation number

nvm ana uses different reservation number than united

[crystal ore]

@hallow narwhal I'll be in Kyoto from Nov 27-29 lmk if you are down to meet up/explore

[rich gate]

i love countdowns !

[sinful iron]

12:17:03:00 Left

[floral loom]

Trip #3 in Japan and includes a 2nd half in Thailand, i'm hype

[rancid warren]

I'm going to miss this, n I'm so missed. But hands down this would be my go to show:

https://open.spotify.com/track/0Pa558A0T3tokMRruGEMIt?si=QneuEQXeTPi3rGd0gWD2_w

If you've never listened to igloo, and you like cowboy beebop.... go

Do it for me 🥲

[vestal topaz]

I was also thinking of doing Thailand afterwards but idk nothing there interests me

[spring reef]

Didn't know you can drink bathroom tap water here.

[floral loom]

I gotta scope out the temples and food there, seems fun. Plus I'm going for a music festival in Pattaya too

[vestal topaz]

Food would be cool and the temples yeah I think they're quite a bit different from Japan's

[tough storm]

https://tenor.com/view/bane-batman-gif-5916138264924840740

It was a tad bit warm

[ionic wave]

tbh if anyone wants to get stuff going on the november sheet, IMO just plot it down in the Potential meetups/events tab and then look at whoever's in your city in the Calendar tab. Tag them all

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QcDrFx73oelW-7Qyz3j29Brdnl3TAzsCoMyo5lRerwI/edit?gid=846952496#gid=846952496

[forest steppe]

Anyone into lolita or j-fashion traveling around Nov 16-27? Id love to meet up and shop in Tokyo someplace. And have an excuse to get dressed up 💜

[gloomy juniper]

any dates for the LOST bar?

[ionic wave]

Nope - although i think the sentiment here was to give it a skip or go in smaller groups, because there is most likely going to be a long-ish queue

[forest steppe]

Ooo I see people interested in Design Festa

[ionic wave]

Yea i think one of the peeps who put their name down on the sheet is actually boothing (?) although i could be wrong

[forest steppe]

My husband (Crepes) and I were going go to go on Sunday since we arrive Saturday

[olive quest]

You might be thinkign of me 😅 Not boothing (at least not this year), but I had my stuff at a friend's booth. And I'll have some freebie stickers for anyone from the discord.

I also only recently learned it's overlapping with comitia150 on sunday (also in Tokyo Big Sight, but one of the other buildings)

[proven wedge]

damn you're going to daikoku before i get to tokyo lol

[spiral latch]

there’s a new flagship uniqlo store in Shinjuku

https://www.reddit.com/r/Tokyo/s/3UDPVKQEcN

[hallow narwhal]

I heard uniqlo in Japan has a big sale every November if someone can confirm 🤤

[lucid pulsar]

Looks like it happened Nov 23-30 last year

[ionic wave]

ehhh i think you got the wrong guy, im not going there :S

[spiral latch]

I’m going to daikoku

thinking of renting car in yokohama and drop it off in tokyo after

gonna practice driving rhd on assetto corsa on the shutoko revival map lol

[hallow narwhal]

was hoping it was sooner but I guess I can wait till then to shop :3

[vestal topaz]

Wouldn't mind going there either haha

[proven wedge]

You sure you can return a rented car at 3AM? Lol

[idle roost]

Lots of places have key boxes

Inconvenient is that they'll check the car without you being present

[lavish flame]

happy friday. actually 1 week left to go for me now

https://tenor.com/view/bocchi-bocchi-the-rock-hitori-gotoh-hitori-spin-gif-5600262005294145462

[vestal topaz]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-cat-memes-cat-images-cat-meme-gif-4644773688486402896

11 days for me 😩

[gloomy juniper]

Indomie

[small hamlet]

the countdown continues..

[vestal topaz]

And then 3 days of adjusting to the time zone when you get there

If you are like me and can't sleep on planes

[proven wedge]

How are you getting home with the subways closed?

[small hamlet]

not looking forward to the flight..

[vestal topaz]

My butt gets so fucking sore on long haul

The economy seats suckkk

On Japan airlines 787 dreamliners

[small hamlet]

~14hrs for me

[vestal topaz]

Same

UK?

14 hours from Heathrow direct to Haneda

[small hamlet]

nah canada

[lavish flame]

mines 14 hours direct from boston

[idle roost]

uh?

[tough storm]

I had a 13.5 hour JFK to HND

but it was a very smooth flight

[vestal topaz]

I've never had a bad long haul flight

It's usually short ones that are bad..

[idle roost]

I survived a 52h coach ride and a 18h car one

A 16-18h flight with a 2h stopover in between seems fine

[olive quest]

3 days til japan for me 🥹

[reef hazel]

I'm 14ish from Amsterdam but at least going premium economy and business on the way back

Not sure I'd be able to walk if I did economy

[sinful iron]

13 hours and 25 minutes for mine.

Flight time

[reef hazel]

5 and half hour connection on way out too will suck

At least it's Schiphol so could be worse airports

[errant otter]

Bro I had a 4h delay on a 1h flight whole 4h being on the tarmac 🤮

Air Canada

Worst airline

[night gazelle]

Interesting, mine is also JFK to HND (direct) and it’s saying 14.5hrs

[reef hazel]

Can always get lucky with wind

[olive quest]

i'm used to long haul flights

[reef hazel]

Though that would generally go against prevailing winds

[tough storm]

Mine was the ANA JFK to HND

[olive quest]

i just can't handle long haul connections

[tough storm]

So nh 159

[reef hazel]

I think 2 to 2 and a half is a nice connection time if you get that

Enough to stretch your legs, grab some food, go to bathroom and not be panicked

Though can depend on the airport (feck you CdG)

[olive quest]

not counting my most recent connection because my airport had no direct flights to MSY, my previous three connections were 2.5 hours that turned into 14 hours, 2 hours that turned into 6, and 5 hours that turned into 45 mins respectively thanks to delays

[reef hazel]

Oof

[olive quest]

that last one is how i ended up going a whole trip without luggage because my checked baggage didn't make it onto the plane

so I will now absolutely avoid connections if I can

[reef hazel]

I've no direct flights to Japan as an option unfortunately

[lavish flame]

flying is so cool conceptually but in practice i always hate it

i am still the type who wants to look out the window intently during takeoff and landing though

[reef hazel]

Well I could get a boat go UK and fly direct from there I guess

I think I can get to Beijing direct from Dublin. That's probably the closest

[olive quest]

if a train is a possibility I will consider it over a short connection 💀

[lucid pulsar]

aaaaaaAAAAAH how did this get resolved? I have been worried about checking luggage. I just did carry ons last time

[night gazelle]

The miracle of human flight is wasted on us lol

[reef hazel]

Tbf flying would be cool without all the security theater and uncomfortable seats

[olive quest]

They mailed it, but because they kept sending it to our old port-of-call, it basically went on tour before being sent back home ultimately

[reef hazel]

Most airlines treat humans as cattle nowadays

[night gazelle]

True

[olive quest]

This also why my family mixes up our luggage in our carry-ons now too to maximise our chances of getting something off the plane

[reef hazel]

Id always bring a carry on with a few days clothes as a contingency

[thorn dune]

Hi!
Does anyone have recommendations for hikes (preferably near Tokyo) that you can do at the end of November/in december?:)

[night gazelle]

Mt Takao is one

[lucid pulsar]

Dang that's a good idea. We'll be doing that for sure

[idle roost]

Dubaï airport is huge, right?

I think I have like a 1h40 and 2h30 stopover there

[lost cove]

Gonna be in shinjuku nov 2nd 😎

[lost cove]

Oh fuck that's what I'm flying to tokyo tomorrow 😅

[lavish flame]

isnt air canada usually the cheapest option since theyre subsidizing to try and trick people into going to canada

[lavish flame]

just got my new walking shoes, have a week to break them in

[zealous peak]

I think it's the most expensive out of the main Canadian airlines. It certainly has the biggest fleet and coverage. Still shit though

[olive quest]

AC is cheaper than legacy american airlines for flights to japan

Also cheaper than most asian airlines for flights to asia for me on the west coast

[lavish flame]

yeah i think they have some big initiative to try and take over as much north american traffic as possible

which means lower prices at least for now

[olive quest]

They’re not cheaper for flying west or south though 🙈

I only avoid american airlines because of unfavourable connections

[spiral latch]

ok probably not drop it off in tokyo, but same location in yokohama lol.

[lavish flame]

i was originally going to fly air canada for this trip but i decided to waste some money to just get a direct flight instead

since flying is pain and i think its worth it just to save time and hopefully arrive less dead

[spiral latch]

i did somethin similar for convenience

fly from san diego airport instead of LAX and directly to kix osaka airport and not haneda. it was like an extra 200

i havent told my brother yet he'll be the one dropping me off at 6am

ohh im getting my international drivers permit today for driving

[proven wedge]

park at the hotel? lol

[proven wedge]

did you get the air canada round trip discount to japan?

it was all over RFD for a day. then RFD effect kicked in

[lavish flame]

idk what any of that means

but im not flying ac anymore so no i guess

[sly dome]

hello
I am planning to fly to Tokyo on November 15th till the 25th.
I plan to stay initial 4 days in Tokyo (16 - 19), next 3 days in Kyoto and Osaka (20 - 22) and then 1 days (23) in Aomori to view the fall foliage and then back to Tokyo on the 24th and then a flight on 25th.

this is my first Japan trip and also my first solo trip.
is there anyone who has a similar plan?
does anyone have any recommendations?

my entire travel in Japan would be by train and I am planning to purchase the JR Pass for this duration

[proven wedge]

https://www.redflagdeals.com/

direct flights from toronto to tokyo were as low as $1.2k

[hallow narwhal]

You probably wont want to purchase a JR pass since its likely going to be more expensive.

[sly dome]

are you sure? my travel includes airport to downtown Tokyo, Tokyo intratravels, Tokyo to Osaka, Osaka intratravels, Osaka to Kyoto, Kyoto intratravels, Kyoto to Aomori, Aomori to downtown Tokyo and downtown Tokyo to Tokyo airport.

[idle roost]

https://www.japan-guide.com/railpass/

Tokyo to Osaka and Osaka > Tokyo is ~160€ (so ~175$ ig)

[gloomy juniper]

Heya, I’m doing 10 days solo too, you could see my thread for my itinerary and see what interests you

[sly dome]

how do I access your thread?

[gloomy juniper]

#1281167308349505610

[sly dome]

thanks
I think directly city to city wise I dont think the pass pays off. I need to research more about the intracity travels like buses and local trains
But much appreciated

[sly dome]

I will look into this, thanks

[idle roost]

Intracity travel is quite cheap

[proven wedge]

yah i think suica will be fine. check here. i was asking similar thing

#transportation message

[sly dome]

what does suica mean?

[proven wedge]

it's your transit card. like oyster in london

[idle roost]

suica/icoca/pasmo etc, there are multiple ones depending of where you get it from

[sly dome]

hmmm I guess I need more planning

but thanks. I will look into all this.

[sly dome]

based on this, what pass would you recommend?

[olive quest]

Whichever one you can pick up at the airport you’re flying into or nearest major station to your first hotel

I’m assuming it’s tokyo so you should be able to grab a suica pretty easily.

Aside from the one trip up to aomori, you can book shinkansen tickets online for your other inter-city trips through smart-ex and load it onto your IC card

If you’re opting for rail > bus

Osaka and kyoto can be traversed with local trains though, so you’d really only have to consider Tokyo > Osaka, and Kansai > Aomori > Tokyo. Unfortunately there is no pass that’ll save you any money for a one-way trip between Tokyo and Osaka.

And there is a JR east pass that covers Tokyo > Tohoku, but doesn’t cover Kansai.

I think if you needed to go straight to narita from aomori, the pass might save you money but you’ll have to do some more research.

[rich gate]

yo guys if i'm in tokyo for ~3 weeks how much would transportation cost? i'd be taking the train/subway/metro and walking/cycling everywhere

i just want a rough idea cos i'm on a tight budget

[radiant yew]

we don't know where you're going but if you're just chilling in tokyo for 3 weeks transportation won't be your biggest expense by any means

[rich gate]

just tokyo pretty much

i'm gonna be walking prob 10km+ every day taking architectural photos anyway

[burnt scroll]

each time you take the metro within tokyo it’s like 150-200 yen each ride - so if you budget 5-6 metro trips in a day, that’s about 1000 yen. 1000 yen x 21 days = 21,000 yen

that’s probably on the higher side in my experience, but that’s my estimate.

[rich gate]

hmm ok. dumb question but metro is the main way to get around yes?

[burnt scroll]

bus, metro, and walking are the main 3 you will do in tokyo

[rich gate]

my city doesn't have nearly as extensive of a public transportation system so i was a bit confused by the whole rail vs metro vs subway thing

[radiant yew]

my advice is to take the public transport when you need to. look up where you need to be on google maps and see what it tells you to take vs walking.

[rich gate]

yah $200 is doable, thanks

[radiant yew]

yes don't forget there are buses too

[rich gate]

and i guess if you lived in tokyo you'd be spending less than $300 cos it either gets subsidised by work or you'd go less places every day right

[radiant yew]

people use commuter passes

[olive quest]

there's commuter passes yeah

[wise lantern]

Exactly one week left til I fly man

Getting chills

[rancid warren]

I have an hour left of work. Leave Monday

[lavish flame]

im sure you're being highly productive

[ashen quail]

Waiting for my bullet train to Fukuoka, looking forward to the moving portion being over

[radiant yew]

yellow tag betrayal

[late ginkgo]

Planning to go this bar for the views, depending on the seating it’s 15k or 40k yen to get in - if anyone’s interested in joining https://www.princehotels.com/parktower/restaurants/sky-lounge-stellar-garden/

[spiral latch]

damn is that parris

pretty sure i saw that view in terrace house tv series 😮

i feel like that place is where a minato girl would be lol

[radiant yew]

minato girl? well it's minato japan

[ionic wave]

OOOOOOOOO SHIIIIIU

[ashen quail]

Yellow tag gooooone

[spiral latch]

ive been cramming in some japanese

trying to be fluent in 13 days

[ashen quail]

Im practicing my reading by forcing myself to read manga on my shink haha

[spiral latch]

my ultimate cheat sheet https://pastebin.com/08hnU2Af

[viscid orbit]

I have 8 more days to go, been trying to refresh my japanese as well 💪

[wise lantern]

Thank you for this!

[viscid orbit]

next step is removing the romaji and using ひらがな

[spiral latch]

its like n5-n3 level stuff i picked up

[ionic wave]

thats a great list

(not a dig) i love how theres a mix of formal and then very casual phrases 😂

[spiral latch]

not tryin sound like a robot when i speak 🤖

[ashen quail]

I love that the second one is what anime do you like 😂

Great list tho

[radiant yew]

If only clothes would pack themselves

[spiral latch]

im tryin get nihongo jouzu'd first try

[viscid orbit]

hit them with an eigo jyouzu instead

[spiral latch]

[radiant yew]

I've encountered people who spoke fluent spanish to me after telling where I'm from, more than once

so they actually got speingo jyouzud

[viscid orbit]

Oh wow, that's cool

I was doing a study abroad program in Tokyo during the pandemic tourist ban so I had a lot of tenins start speaking english with me to get in some practice while everyone was gone lol

Now wishing I took a trip to Kyoto during that time and didn't have to deal with half of the crowds but I was very broke

[hybrid swift]

Anyone planning to go to the Demon Slayer Exhibition? https://collabo-cafe.com/events/collabo/kimetsu-exhibition-hashiraten-tokyo2024/

[spring reef]

When you're a Planck length away from touching cloth, waiting for a single toilet to become available in Hiroshima Castle Park, you truly realise how human we all are.

[gloomy juniper]

あざす

[gloomy juniper]

Huaaat you’re taking which airline?

[ashen quail]

Is this meant to look like persona 5? Cause if so heck yeah

[storm cove]

Speaking of persona 5 I really wanna find some merch for that

My favourite game of all time

[ionic wave]

Airjapan

[ionic wave]

Yea, its was a random persona5-themed countdown app i found on the appstore

Looks awesome though

[gloomy juniper]

Better than scoot?

I’m taking scoot they already changed timing for my flight to an earlier timing

Hoping no delays

[ashen quail]

P5 should be pre easy!

[wise lantern]

I wanna find Bocchi/Frieren/Dandadan merch

[gloomy juniper]

Same

Turbo granny merch sells hard

[spiral latch]

🐍 sssss

[gloomy juniper]

Oussssssss

[wise lantern]

Yiiis

Won't spoil but I thoroughly enjoyed episode 4

[spiral latch]

i just learned a new one : iranai = dont need. not be confused with the verb iru = to exist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twzTdPTlu2s

[wise lantern]

He tried LOL

That's gonna be me tbh

[gloomy juniper]

Isn’t iru the stem form for iranai? Iru = used for non living thing

[gloomy juniper]

The pressure of output in learning a new language

[gloomy juniper]

Daijoubuu you got this!!

[undone scroll]

Damn everyone so advanced

I used google lens for the first time to order food and my shrimp burger turned out to be chicken

[spiral latch]

theres iru and iru, they look and sound the same but they conjugate differently so need to guess by context or by kanji

[gloomy juniper]

The amount of kanjis for iru

[hybrid salmon]

Tackling some big cities and nature spots around Kyushu in a few days if anyone is available to meet up! Always down for some karaoke or hiking 🙂

• Kumamoto: Nov 1-2
• Kagoshima: Nov 2-3
• Yakushima: Nov 3-6
• Yufuin: Nov 6-9
• Nagasaki: Nov 9-12

[minor hawk]

What app is this

[ionic wave]

Definitely better than scoot

[gloomy juniper]

Shirabe jisho

[gloomy juniper]

Shet

First time taking scoot

[minor hawk]

Apple only

[ionic wave]

one is a godan verb and one is an ichidan verb~

います / 居る(to exist) - いない
いります / 要る (to need) - いらない

Well masu form is easier to identify, but at least in my experience most people dont say いる if they are trying to mean (to need). They still say いります even in casual settings just so its not confusing, but yea context matters too ^_^

[ionic wave]

O good luck, well its not TERRIBLE but its basically the lowest of the lowcost carriers so expect a budget experience

Ive taken scoot to japan once but we got business tickets because we needed the extra baggage space (moved there for 6 months)

and no scoot business isnt that great, it just gave me more baggage allowance than the likes of japan air etc for around the same cost

[spring reef]

I walked into a FamilyMart and said "arigatgo gozaimasu" instead of "ohayo gozaimasu" to the clerk.
Instantly felt stupid. Dude was confused.

[spiral latch]

hit them up with the yahellooo~ and the mata neee bai bai

[spring reef]

Anyone in Hiroshima right now?

[craggy ember]

#1224130537921319074

[spring reef]

Yeah makes sense haha, thanks.

[vestal topaz]

I try to remember specific words. Ain't no way I'm hearing an entire sentence by a Japanese person the speed they say it

Fukuro is bag. Atatame is to heat up. Hashi is chopsticks. Ka at the end usually means a question

[spiral latch]

there’s also a pointo kaado line they sometimes throw in

[vestal topaz]

Aye so far they didn't ask me though

Mottemasen

Krejittocardo o onigaishemasu

[prisma inlet]

Does someone know if it'll be to late for Naruko Gorge around 10.11.2024 for autumn colors?

[night gazelle]

When?

[night gazelle]

Jisho app is the way

[gloomy juniper]

I memorised fukuro wa guriyou desuka just incase they ask

[vestal topaz]

Hai, onigaishemasu

[frank hornet]

Studying the full phrase is smart, sometimes they mumble so fast that I miss the fukuro and am lost without any other clues to go off of lmao

[vestal topaz]

I got this off Amazon

[late ginkgo]

Anytime during twilight hour the week of Nov 10

[night gazelle]

Ah I leave for Kyoto on the 6th. My evening plans are pretty set too I think. But if you have some time to do stuff during the day let me know!

[ashen quail]

Unlikely aside from acrylic stands and stickers etc (for dandadan), the best time to collect a series while traveling is a few weeks after the season ends, thats when most of the merch is out

[wise lantern]

Ahhhh figures. I'll take stickers!!! I love sliding them in my phone case.

[frozen crane]

Hi! Anyone up for visiting shrines / coffee (or something else) in Tokyo Nov 9-17?

[sly dome]

ahhh damn it I land in Tokyo 15th evening

[frozen crane]

Nevermind I fucked up, I’m in Tokyo until Nov 17

[sly dome]

according to what I have heard, Autumn colors are going to be late

[sly dome]

oh perfect then. is it okay if I dm?

[frozen crane]

Sure!

[gloomy juniper]

Mhm but there’s so many phrases to learn too so it’s all good to miss it sometimes 😂

[gloomy juniper]

I got this too in ebook version! Worth it, teaches grammar pretty well

[sly dome]

when are you thinking of going?

[radiant yew]

I got Kagoshima Nov. 7-9, Kumamoto Nov. 10, Miyazaki Nov. 11, Oita/Beppu Nov. 12-14 so I guess we miss.

Already been too much in northern kyushu

[radiant yew]

I looked this up for you and you can expect peak colors as per the forecast!

For future reference https://s.n-kishou.co.jp/w/sp/koyo/koyo_top.html?f=corp#googtrans(en)

Also #1225745917911765062 message

[viscid orbit]

5 more work days 😮‍💨

[gloomy juniper]

Let’s gooo

[vestal topaz]

Same

🥱

[pine portal]

Hey guys I’m traveling to japan with my with four of my friends 1-18Nov we booked everything and i was wondering how to book the restaurants and the famous stuff cuz i dont understand Japanese

[radiant yew]

I'm afraid you'd need to be specific or google because each thing is wildly different

And for the touristy stuff, you bet english language is available.

[granite warren]

new bougie restaurant list just dropped

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9UP8d7UFvo

[spiral latch]

ty

trip coming soon, i need to book resturants. so far i only have 1

[lavish flame]

im booking zero restaurants

[spiral latch]

valid valid, but sometiems you cant just turn up tp a resutrant without a reservation

and the good ones require it

[radiant yew]

The only time I've booked to eat somehwere was collab/concept/themed cafes

[granite warren]

I've no plans to reserve anything atm either, but I guess we'll see. do restaurants even take reservations for a single guest? I feel like the only time I'd be hitting a "good" place is when I'm when others

[spiral latch]

yes they do, but not all

[lavish flame]

calling ahead and placing a reservation for One at the narita airport mcdonalds

[spiral latch]

if your lining up a for a resturant and going in solo, youll have faster time getting in

they got counter seats

and its pretty normal eating solo in resturants in japan

[radiant yew]

I am not really sure what the standard is for "good" here.
And many popular places are line up at most. not reservation

[spiral latch]

3+ star on tabelog

[spiral latch]

anyone lookin at resturants in tokyo that need reservation and min 2 people?

i may be interestd

[granite warren]

I prob won't be looking until I'm in country. but I'll def be keeping an eye on the chat to see if any invitations go out

[wise lantern]

^^ Same here.

I'm leaving it to my wandering but I'll keep an eye here!

Have some plans made with friends from there

[tough storm]

This isn't a foolproof plan

Ichiran for example almost always has lines and its awful

[spiral latch]

it’s a trap!

[last lotus]

Anyone interested in doing team
Labs borderless 14-16 nov?

[proven wedge]

@spiral latch https://www.instagram.com/wangunog/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMS_S7vnPww&list=WL&index=6

i think they can take us to daikoku

pricey though

[spiral latch]

lol I just watched that vid earlier

and now I’m watching another video from takashii

[night gazelle]

Pregaming for my trip lol

[late ginkgo]

You’ll get less freedom if you go with a tour guide, no?

[proven wedge]

well the only way to get there is by taxi or you rent a car or going with these tour guides

if 2 or 3 people go together, then it's less costly

[proven wedge]

btw get your IDP if you don't have it since you said you want to rent a car

i got my IDP just in case

[spiral latch]

I was gonna get it today but got lazy

Will try tommaorw

[proven wedge]

i got mine 2 weeks too early lol

40k yen for 2 people is not bad i guess

discord daikoku meet up?

[spiral latch]

I do have it listed in the spreadsheet

for meetups

[late ginkgo]

I think a few of us wanted to go

[spiral latch]

im doin yokohama day trip so going there by train, gonna check asm shop, mooneyes, and nissan gallery

and the touristy spots there

[late ginkgo]

I was going to do yokohama chinatown + minatomirai then daikoku if you guys were going

[proven wedge]

trip advisor has some cheaper ones

definitely wanna go to a pits autobacs

maybe pick up a pair of gloves for when i go on my HPDE

[spiral latch]

yeah pits autobacs prettt cool

u can visit the gundam statue on the way

in odaiba

bought bunch of mugen stuff there

[proven wedge]

i still need to finish planning tokyo out

got some attractions down but don't really have an itinerary

thinking of going with the flow. "must see and cool places to vist" then that's it

[lime inlet]

put them on a map and group nearby ones together by day and you have an itinerary

[proven wedge]

yep that's what i did

plan is something like this so far

[late ginkgo]

That’s not bad

[spiral latch]

do you have muscle girls bar reserved?

[late ginkgo]

Mines about the same level of effort

[lime inlet]

Are you aware of how far out Sanrio Puroland is...

[proven wedge]

no it's still a WIP. i just saw you're going on the 22nd

i put myself on the list. i'm down to go together

[proven wedge]

1h according to google maps

[lime inlet]

yeah not really something you can pair with a proper sightsee of Ikebukuro

[proven wedge]

that's ok. it's just a rough itinerary for now. google said sanrio is about a 3h thing

i still have november 22 and 23 that i didn't write anything down for yet

[spiral latch]

here is a 2 week speedrun i did, you can guage how much can be done

https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1JGOkpaNsiS22dZaV3jPtO_FWEGmbw2-o34UiHuXLEWg/edit

[proven wedge]

nice thanks. i'll compare it with the others i found and create my own

haha

good thing i already have osaka/kyoto down. someone said i'll get shrined out so i think i'll do 1 day kyoto, 1 day osaka, then back to kyoto

weather dependent of course

[late ginkgo]

My plan so far..

[proven wedge]

@spiral latch https://www.reddit.com/r/Yokohama/comments/11lj5yh/planning_to_go_to_daikoku_parking_area_大黒pa_or/

looks like redditors are giving each other rides to daikoku

[spiral latch]

😮

[proven wedge]

don't forget to check out the klook greater pass tokyo

might save some money

oh shit you're from toronto too. you got the AC direct flight deal didn't you?

[proven wedge]

that's some good formatting. going to copy it lol. makes it easy to read

[late ginkgo]

Nope

[spiral latch]

I don’t have itinerary yet, I just have a list of areas I want to be in for each day and list of things I want to try

[errant otter]

wait this is f up how did i miss this

how much

[lavish flame]

its impossible to go back, so do you really want to know

[proven wedge]

it was on RFD. flights were as low as $1.2k round trip

i got $1.6k for my flight leaving next week

[errant otter]

oh ok im happy i got 1.6 wo the deal

hehehe

back in june

[errant otter]

yes because i hate myself but also it's good news now

[proven wedge]

yah i'm pretty happy with mine. not having to stop at SF is pretty good

[errant otter]

ya same no layover

[spring reef]

Did Mount Misen today.
Shimanami Kaido tomorrow.

[errant otter]

plus a flight to malaysia after

so toronto to tokyo to malaysia to tokyo (layover) to toronto

pretty good price if i say so myself

[proven wedge]

i'm going toronto to tokyo to HK immediately (8h layover) to osaka to tokyo to home

[ionic wave]

wew have fun riding

[wise lantern]

Anyone who's going 3 weeks how many pairs of clothes you bringinggg?

My parents like to overpack so that habit may have been passed onto me LOL

[ionic wave]

i like to play dress up

but this time im just going to pack for roughly a week's worth and wash it (2 weeks total)

[viscid orbit]

I like to travel with just a carry on and personal item regardless of how long I’m going

Same as maskedapple for me, usually a week of clothes and plan for washes

I usually only pack 2 pairs of pants plus the ones I wear on the plane, then like 6-7 shirts

[wise lantern]

Thank you!!

I have a heap of band shirts

[viscid orbit]

I’m planning to do some shopping so it might even be less shirts than that lol

[wise lantern]

^ That's why I'd consider bringing less of those shirts tbh haha

Dunno if I should bring an extra jacket either haha

[viscid orbit]

The place I live (Canada) is usually colder than my destination so I wear my heavier jacket on the plane and pack a light one in the suitcase

[feral topaz]

I come from the cold too but I just wear a rain jacket and 2 sweaters until I get to Japan ha

Or else my puffy jacket takes up too much space 😦 and it’s too warm for Japan

[feral topaz]

3.5 weeks. I am bringing
6 sets of clothes
1 PJ
2 sweaters
1 rain jacket

Some of the clothes are worn out so I am preparing to ditch em in Japan

[wise lantern]

Planning to just wear the uniqlo navy zip up hoodie and my white Porter robinson tour hoodie

Ooh rain jacket!

[feral topaz]

And buy new uniqlo UT shirts 😄

[wise lantern]

That's probably why I'm gonna chill on shirts. There's surely more I want from uniqlo and graniph!

[feral topaz]

Yaaaaaaaas!

They are SO much cheaper in Japan

[clear glen]

That's what I'm doing as well lol

[feral topaz]

Its like $29.9 + tax here and only 1000-1700 yen there!

[clear glen]

I went on a shipping spree in uniqlo already and I need to go back

[fluid crystal]

if anyone is in tokyo nov 12-25, down to drink

[last lotus]

I’ll be there 14-16, might be up for 1 of the nights after teamLabs

[olive quest]

same as above, i'm packing about a week's worth and doing laundry

[visual pulsar]

Will be packing light as I'll be buying clothes there 🫡

[spring reef]

I'm gonna be absolutely battered, deep fried and served hot.

[spring reef]

I dropped a message here for going to a hookah lounge around then. We can go for drinks, too.
Linking it for anyone who missed it.
#1225745917911765062 message

[tough storm]

Depends on how often you want to do laundry

[clear glen]

Btw, have you ever ordered from them online? I'm trying too but I think it's asking for japanese number

[ionic wave]

Check out the pinned message!

[ionic wave]

Ill let you know if im joining! Seems like you guys are going on 14th, but i was planning for an early start on 15th so 🤔

[spring reef]

Mannn I was meant to kill an hour and decided to lay down for a bit.
4 hours later it's 11 PM.

[prisma inlet]

thank you, it looks perfect, from which site is it?

[prisma inlet]

ahh ok, omg this site is great, again thank you ❤️

[lucid pulsar]

Imperial palace tours are all booked from Nov 15th through the end of the month

[wise lantern]

Was gonna say I have free time on these dates when I check out and train it to these areas. Would be down to catch up if I'm not too tired from trip!

9th Osaka
13th Kanazawa
16th Kyoto

Lemme know!

[dreamy kestrel]

Hi everyone! Heading back to Japan Nov 24 to Dec 14 th. Met up with some of you while I was there last Feb/March. I hope we can meet up again. So far I only have Tokyo worked out for the first 4 nights. Still trying to decide where I want to go. Where are all of you planning to go?

[visual pulsar]

@dreamy kestrel heya! Going to be in kyoto up until the 26th, and then I'll be in tokyo ☺️

Beforehand I'm heading to osaka, nagoya, and naoshima

[night gazelle]

You could always get some compression bags if you’re worried

[void rivet]

^

Im here for 6.5 weeks

I usually come to Japan with very little clothes since I like to shop for clothes here anyway

I bring this little vacuum thing I got on Amazon. You can bring bags with you or just buy them as you need at donki

[lucid pulsar]

There's a good chance your hotel has a laundry area also

[dreamy kestrel]

Great! Noted!

[wise lantern]

Definitely!! I just want to pack light too in case I buy stuff!

[dreamy kestrel]

Omg I made such a mistake last time bringing the largest suitcase in my set of three! So. Many. Stairs! That and trying to get that thing up on the shinkcansen luggage racks was a nightmare. The luggage storage areas were always full even trying to book those was difficult. This time I am bringing my medium size one. Yes you can forward your luggage with Yamato or another courier to your next destination but be warned, unless its wothin the same city, it will take two full days pidsibly 3 to send and then you are without that for possibly most of your stay in the place you've forearded it to. That happened to me, it was way more inconvenient than just bringing it with me.
As far as bringing stuff back goes, is your airline ticket home allowing for 2 checked bags? If so, what you can do is buy a basic duffle bag at Donki while there and fill that with souvenirs.

[reef hazel]

Is that timeline true from luggage transport? Considering most of us will be travelling the usual routes, from what I've seen online people are saying it's a day assuming you have there early enough for pickup on that day

[willow idol]

to tokyo we go

[olive quest]

it really depends where you're sending to and from. kansai - kanto is overnight.

I'm taking a large suitcase with me but sending it to every other city (so even 2-3 days delivery is okay for me) and just hauling a carry-on myself.

[wise lantern]

Haha how big was your suitcase? I'm starting to have doubts over mine haha

[dreamy kestrel]

I can't say exactly how big it is. I can just say that it was a set of three. So it was the largest of the three when he way too big do not do this to yourself. I tell me.

[spiral latch]

traveling with luggage so fun

[night gazelle]

See you in Kyoto bud!

[small hamlet]

lots of fellow canadian travellers here i see

[wise lantern]

So exciting seeing everyone take off!!

Only have a handful of days

[zealous peak]

Escaping the approaching winter

[radiant yew]

american airlines emailing me to take care of the boring stuff

but iunwanna

[granite warren]

I've never checked in beforehand. kiosks aren't going anywhere

[lucid pulsar]

There's so much boring stuff. I gotta apply for my passport soon

[feral topaz]

No D: never - but they usually have a lot of sizes in stock

[granite warren]

I knew mister donut akihabara was closing soon but I didn't think it'd be the day I'm flying out bro 😭

[viscid orbit]

you aren’t missing out on anything 💀

[wise lantern]

I wanna attend a mister donut for monogatari lore

[spiral latch]

this ^

NOEEHHHH

i heard in a post its just being renovated?

[granite warren]

last I heard the whole building needs to be demo'd to do the renovations because it's a requirement every 30 years or something

source: my memory of a youtube comment

[spiral latch]

dang earthquakes

[lime inlet]

no buildings in japan do not have to be blown up every 30 years

Buildings tend to last 30 years because after that their value drops to zero for tax purposes. But there's no requirement to tear down and rebuild for earthquake-proofing

[proven wedge]

Wait you need to book tickets? What? Omg

I did not even consider that. I've been slacking and procrastinating because I was just planning on taking things easy and go with the flow

[lucid pulsar]

I only checked because your spreadsheet said reservations are recommended 😬

[proven wedge]

I'm going to bring the largest luggage out of my set of 3. I'm sure I can make it work. It should still be within spec. I need the space too so don't have much of a choice

[proven wedge]

Clearly I don't know what I wrote lol. I started focusing on Hong Kong and Tokyo lol

Ok time to finish it this week. I fly in under a week so I can't afford to dick around

Need to sign up for Klook, probably flash my phone back to stock, and then idk what else

Oh yes download deepl translation app

Was trying to do last minute errands today but got nothing done because I lost a damn breaker bar

[willow idol]

can u just cover the route of the walking tour manually instead 🤔

[spiral latch]

Oh dang I thought u could just walk in

nooooee https://sankan.kunaicho.go.jp/register/frame/1001?ym=202411

ok reddit said you can try lining up in the morning but not garenteed admission

you can’t go in any of the buildings

https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravelTips/s/DBHMg9Cz8C

[gloomy juniper]

had to cancel my nintendo musem tickets for the 4th

Not sure if they'll open 4th nov back up

just letting yall know

[willow idol]

landed at haneda airport 🙌

I wonder if I'll get past quarantine in time to also get a permanent IC card lol

[void rivet]

You can also wait until you get to like shinagawa and buy it from the machines there

[idle roost]

Asked a cousin of mine that's currently in Kansai and comes back before I leave for Japan if he could get me a fujin & raijin ICOCA card 🙏

If not I'll just get a regular suica from HND

[willow idol]

hm

kinda wanted a blank pasmo

I see the welcome Suica vending machines at the monorail section

[lime inlet]

why, you can just get a registered one

[willow idol]

don't want my name plastered on the Pasmo :/

I'll try getting a green Suica at Ueno since that's where I'll be staying

[lime inlet]

Suica cards are registered too

[willow idol]

can't believe Tokyo figured out platform screen doors for its monorail yonks ago, and Sydney still only has them for just one line

[willow idol]

wait is your name like imprinted on the card

[ionic wave]

no

its not plastered on any card

[willow idol]

oh hmm

[willow idol]

I've confirmed that My Suica (the registered one) does have my name plastered on the card lol

with the word 様 after it to make me feel valued lol

[night gazelle]

How was customs?

[willow idol]

shockingly easy

waved me through

🤷

95% of the time was waiting for my checked luggage to arrive on the conveyor belt

this is pretty yum

it's so fruity u don't taste the booze

(I mean, it's just 5% but still)

[night gazelle]

Nice!

Was your flight comfortable enough?

I have to remind myself to go buy a neck pillow haha

[willow idol]

it was ok

JAL seats are kinda weird

the cushion they give u kinda helps but it's hard to keep it behind your head

JAL economy catering courtesy of Sydney airport I assume (no way JAL would think to add Aussie brands like Bega and Arnott's biscuits)

I liked how u could watch the first 16 episodes of frieren thru the tv

[tough storm]

Such a great anime

[tough storm]

That doesn't look bad for economy food

[willow idol]

ye

I guess it's been a while since I've had plane food so my standards had gone up considerably 😭

I was like "why is this lasagna so soggy, lacking in meat, and aggressively tomato forward"

[wise lantern]

I'm glad it was smooth for you! Hope your luck passes over to me when I drop by. : ' ) I need to rush to get to a concert on the day of flight 🤞

[willow idol]

it probs helps that I had nothing to declare (just clothes and stuff like that), and I was coming from a country notorious for strict customs (australia)

whew that Kirin drink is kicking in now

[wise lantern]

I plan to pack light for that reason, too. Haha.

[willow idol]

very good idea

[wise lantern]

Also I see fellow Aussie

How long you staying until?

[willow idol]

18 nov

gah my internet is pretty inconsistent

but I'll be sorta jumping between places - I think I put all the deets in the spreadsheet

[wise lantern]

Easy easy! I'll staying til 24th!

[willow idol]

niceee

[wise lantern]

I'm doing the same!! It's all in the charts for various reasons (gigs etc.)

I just gotta set up my e-sim, buy some clothes and we gucci I guess

[willow idol]

(kiwi, but living in Sydney :p)

[wise lantern]

Filipino descent, Melbourne!

[sturdy zenith]

mabuhay!

[wise lantern]

Mabuhay!!! When you dropping by? : o

[sturdy zenith]

going to be in Tokyo from 11/2-11/10!

[wise lantern]

Ah I'll be in Tokyo that time so there could be a chance we could meet!!

[willow idol]

ooh I'm free on the 2nd and 3rd ye @sturdy zenith @wise lantern

(I think @granite warren was interested in a rhythm game meetup on the 2nd, but i suppose we can always change it to a general meetup)

[acoustic finch]

anyone thinking of or planning to go to tokyo disneysea on the 2nd or 3rd?

[wise lantern]

2nd is my flight day + concert at night so I can't guarantee my availability! 3rd I'm headed to Shibuya and meeting a friend for dinner so I'll update if I'm ever free for that!

[granite warren]

Boarding my first flight
See you fellas in 19 hours

[spare wind]

is that lasagna and broccoli? 😭

[willow idol]

yeah Sydney airport catering is a bit depressing

[willow idol]

pogggg

[spare wind]

it’s ok american airlines give you cold bread and butter as a dinner so can’t complain

[granite warren]

Yippee

[zealous peak]

Canadian airlines ain't much better either

[ionic wave]

FYI 4th is a holiday in japan

or at least according to google

[lavish flame]

yep

[gloomy juniper]

Yes

But somehow there’s still school, atleast for my friend

Supposed to go nintendo museum with him buuut gotta cancel it

[rancid warren]

Just boarded

12 or so hours to go

[lavish flame]

november is nearly upon us

[spiral latch]

deng i had dream i was in japan last night 😭

[wise lantern]

^ same but instead it was me waking up for work LOL

[spiral latch]

i was dreaming that i was in an onsen and i kept falling asleep from how relaxing it is

i was drowning before i woke up 💀

[wise lantern]

Noooooooo

Though honestly, you guys landing in Japan is giving me motivation to keep going. Kinda coming off a rougher week than expected prior to my flight

[vestal topaz]

JAL is great

Far better than British Airways holy crap they were bad

[olive quest]

I’m also about to board, japan soon ™️

[willow kettle]

hii first time going to japan

leaving this friday from nyc

[lavish flame]

im leaving friday from boston, maybe i can wave to your plane from my plane

[olive quest]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-sushi-plane-goals-firstclass-gif-4710094

[night gazelle]

Hey same! What time is your flight?

[wise lantern]

Should ask you the same cos we all may be landing same time

[night gazelle]

11AM EST!

[spare wind]

damn ur early

i get there 5pm

[lavish flame]

maybe itll be one of those flights where you can DM other seat numbers on the inflight entertainment system

[willow idol]

wtf is wrong with the us

[spare wind]

everything

[spiral latch]

ana gives u like a 3 course meal

[willow idol]

on economy?

[night gazelle]

I think I saw on my flight info that we only get lunch. I’m like psshhh

If so, that’d be like me having lunch then not eating until 2 AM

[spare wind]

i always bring like two extra dinners cuz the time between food is like 9 hours from beginning service to breakfast, the midflight meal they give is so shit

[night gazelle]

Ah, great…

[tough storm]

For ANA economy

They usually give you a proper meal

And then a light meal later/snack essentially

A normal ANA economy meal

[pulsar wasp]

I usually go to the lounges and grab a crap ton of food for the flight

[tough storm]

ANA and JAL have pretty good food onboard

Less appetizing for the 3 US carriers

[night gazelle]

Honestly seems excessive

[spiral latch]

they give you ice cream too

[undone scroll]

Here's what I ate on my flight 🥹 LMAO

[ionic wave]

What airline is this omg

[lime inlet]

That looks good tbh

[lavish flame]

when i flew air portugal they gave me a cube, and it was the best tasting dessert id ever had in my life

still dont know what it was

[undone scroll]

Zipair!

[ionic wave]

oh

Im taking zipair home but i didnt get any food

[undone scroll]

Tbh yeah it wasn’t bad at all, was actually flavorful

But compared to everyone else’s meals mine is but a smol morsel

[undone scroll]

I added on a package which included the meal, otherwise it would’ve been around I think ~$12 usd by itself

[ionic wave]

Yea thats fair, my flight is only like 7h so i opted to save that bit

Will just bring a snack on board and get food before/after

[undone scroll]

Oh yeah you're good then lol

You'll get twice the amount of food in Japan for that price anyways 😂

[craggy magnet]

LOL, just looked up the ANA movies for Nov... they have Borderlands

[ionic wave]

hell yea and my flight there is a midnight flight so i most likely wont need food anywa

ill figure out the return flight there but ill just eat at the airport

[lavish flame]

JAL has inflight mahjong. does anyone know if its just against AIs or if you can fight other passengers

[small hamlet]

those luggage transport services always have a 1day lag right?

[craggy magnet]

1 day for local, I think 2 days for far locations

[small hamlet]

ok ok ty

[willow idol]

I'm playing taiko at Namco akihabara if anyone is in the area and wants to say hi

[craggy ember]

#1224130537921319074

[willow idol]

😭

[craggy ember]

Probably better luck to find someone there ahaha

[full lantern]

Hello, 39/M from USA (Oregon) visiting Tokyo 11/2-11/6, Kyoto & Nara 11/7-11/9, and back to Tokyo 11/10-11/14. I am bringing my packraft for paddling and have some routes planned in Tokyo by the bay, on the Tama near Mitake JR station, and in the Oi near Kyoto. Otherwise sightseeing and good food I’ve found on watching several years of Mikey Chen videos. Would love to meet up for drinks/activities!

[gloomy juniper]

Nice guys

[void forge]

Finally someone my age! I’m 39 from San Diego. I’ll be in Tokyo starting tmrw for 7 nights. Currently in Kyoto! You should reach out to me if ya wanna link up

[cosmic oriole]

Same age crew checking in. But I'm still in Osaka until Nov 2, then kyoto

[rancid warren]

Bam!

Made it

[full lantern]

Absolutely! Will check in once I arrive!

[ionic wave]

@full lantern @void forge @cosmic oriole if you guys wanna add yourselves to our shared sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QcDrFx73oelW-7Qyz3j29Brdnl3TAzsCoMyo5lRerwI/edit?usp=sharing

[ionic wave]

hows the tokyo air

[full lantern]

Will do! Thanks

[rancid warren]

I'll let ya know once I get through customs and into the city. I flew into Narita

[void rivet]

Great

[undone scroll]

It's been gloomy all day but not chilly

[void forge]

I recently changed my plans. Looking for a 3 night stay in Tokyo areas. Is this a good hostel?

[idle roost]

I'll only be able to tell you that in 10 days

[gloomy juniper]

Is this tokyo?

[young gorge]

Can't say for Unplan but if guest house toco has vacancies I can really recommend it. Its a traditional style place and had a temple right next to it. There's Uguisudani station close by.

[idle roost]

Mine was 103€ for 2 nights tho, hmmm

[undone scroll]

Yeshhh, shibuya sky to be exact

[idle roost]

Oh, that price is only for woman only rooms

[void forge]

I actually looked at that. Is that area good?

[gloomy juniper]

Aw it looks gloomy

[idle roost]

Mixed/male only are 100 to 200€/ night now kek

[young gorge]

Asakusa is within walking distance, Akihabara and Ueno are a short metro ride away. Shinjuku, Shibuya etc. are far away but doable. The area itself is mostly residential area and pretty chill. Just don't stray away to nearby districts where is a bunch of red light stuff going on.

And oh yeah they have a small bar with locals visiting often.

[void forge]

Hmm ok. Great info. I may just stay over in the shibuya area

[burnt scroll]

my girlfriend just stayed at unplan shinjuku! the location is nice because it is walking distance from shinjuku but if you’re not into nightlife it’s not worth it. in terms of the interior and vibe, she preferred Nui Cafe and Hostel, which is in Asakusa area. Nui cafe also had more people that were in their late 20’s and 30’s, while Unplan had people that were more so in their early 20’s. she said unplan felt a little like a college dorm while Nui felt nicer because it had a bar and very nice interior design. she really liked Nui’s area too (Kuramae). super cute with lots of cafes and by the sumida river. nui also has a women’s only floor

[void forge]

That’s so much for your feedback! This is very helpful!

[burnt scroll]

no problem! we are also from San Diego, feel free to reach out if you need any recs 🫡

[void forge]

Lifesaver! Thanks so much ✌🏻

[void forge]

If you two ever want to hang, I’m happy to join you both!

[spiral latch]

I’m planning on staying there too, though last 4 days of my trip

[tough storm]

Should have joined me

[undone scroll]

Omg are you in Shibuya Sky too

[tough storm]

lol no I’m not even in Tokyo

I’m in the mountains

[undone scroll]

Wow LMFAO

it’s fine I’ll see you this weekend anyways 😂

[tough storm]

Missing out…..

[undone scroll]

WOW 😭😭

Idk where that is but I'm going there my next trip wth

[tough storm]

Oh let me drop a few photos

[undone scroll]

Can you also drop location (pls)
👁️👄👁️

[lime inlet]

Judging by the angle of the sun, it must be Yubiso in Gunma

[tough storm]

hahaha

[tough storm]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/VUYeDRFfHzJqijTy8

this was the ryokan I was at yesterday. I'm at a different one today

@lime inlet This one is spooky

Its a huge resort style ryokan made up of 3 buildings, that connect. However the 3rd building is no longer in use. Its dilapitated and abandoned

but you can still access it from the main building (the one I'm in)

I saw a door open that lead into that building but it was all pitch darkness and I walked over to the door and I'm like

NOOOO TOO SPOOKY

This ryokan is rather huge, I'm surprised

[tough storm]

So the ryokan I linked you is the best one I've been on my trip so far

and out of the 11 others I've been in this year, that might be the contender for best ryokan I've been to

Its really isolated and in the middle of nowhere

Seriously on top of a mountain with nothing nearby. Everything else is abandoned/dilapitated

I saw at least 3-4 other ryokans/hotels abandoned on the bus ride up

It felt like the ryokan you see in travel brochure videos. It was enchanting

[spiral latch]

mr t approved 😮

[undone scroll]

How accessible was it? I feel like I'd have to go backpacking in order to get there lmao

[tough storm]

Actually quite easy

[undone scroll]

Definitely adding it to my list when I come back tho

[undone scroll]

Aw heck yeah

[tough storm]

You just head to Tokyo station, take the shinkansen straight to Nasushiobara station

You can ask the hotel to reserve you a bus pass, which will give you really cheap fare

After you arrive at Nasushiobara station, you'll find the bus terminal and the bus stand

Just get on the bus and tell the driver your name (the ryokan will have given your name to the driver for your bus fare reservation)

After which, you'll ride the bus until lyou arrive at Omura Onsen

You can't really miss the stop, its the 2nd to last stop

It does take like 70-80 minutes by bus ride to get to

Its really up in the mountains

After you get off the bus, its a few minute walk

but the ryokan shuttle will probably be there just to drive you

They do check in at 2 PM, which is nice

When you check out, you can just take the same bus back to the station. You can't miss your stop, its the final one 😄

and then you just hop on the shinkansen back to Tokyo

The shinkansen cost is something you do have to factor in though

That is going to cost like 5000 yen each way

so I'd recommend it as part of a tohoku trip

Like starting up north and then hitting it on the way back down to Tokyo

[undone scroll]

@tough storm have I told you before how much I appreciate you 🫶🏼 LOL

[tough storm]

Its one of the best ryokans I've ever been to

This will apply to you especially as a woman

It has a lot of baths, both indoor and outdoor

The men have 2 indoor baths that are male only, but they can used the outdoor baths

[undone scroll]

I’m def going there next time because idt I’ll be doing a ryokan this trip

[tough storm]

which are mixed gender. However the mixed gender bath has everyone wearing swimsuits

However for the women, they also have an outdoor bath that is female only

There's also a private bath that requires no reservations

Much to my amusement when I went to the outdoor baths in the morning

and seeing 7 women there 😄

and me being the only man

"There's no men inside here, its going to be empty"

[undone scroll]

LOL

[tough storm]

"Ohhh......there's a bunch of women here.....let me go find the empty pool...."

lol the most alarming thing I did see

Was some old grandpa coming out with his grandkid to the mixed gender area

Completely naked, no swimsuit

and I'm fairly certain his grandson said he needed to get a bathing suit

but the guy didn't care

[gloomy juniper]

[undone scroll]

Gramps said he was past the age of caring 😭😂

[tough storm]

lol

[wise lantern]

After Thom Yorke concert tomorrow, I can finally focus on putting final touches before the flight this Saturdayyy

[lime inlet]

I still don't have my Jeff Rosenstock tickets

Been too distracted

[wise lantern]

Thank you for reminding me to check that as well!

[rancid warren]

Alright you delinquents. I'm officially in town. First day though so I'm just hanging around sumida until it's an appropriate time to go to bed

I'll be in shibuya tomorrow for 2 days.

Also, anyone interested in checking out the museum of science?

@night gazelle you still want to do a jazz bar hop on the 4th?

[night gazelle]

Glad you made it safe. Definitely.
How about @frank hornet ?

[rancid warren]

What say you @frank hornet

[wise lantern]

Wait for meeeeee

Lol jks enjoy your time @rancid warren !!

[rancid warren]

Oh I'm already getting the ball rollin

[vestal topaz]

Where's all my fellow Brit travellers

[gloomy juniper]

for some reason, shinkansen tickets are cheaper on klook

[vestal topaz]

Might go this myself Ryokan in the middle of nowhere sounds cool

[tough storm]

lol what surprised me the most

Super isolated in the middle of nowhere ryokan

Has the fastest internet of any ryokan I’ve been at this trip

Like 300 mbps

[vestal topaz]

Did you speak to any of the girls

[gloomy juniper]

[vestal topaz]

Mizu atsui!

[tough storm]

girls?

At the ryokan?

If you're referring to the women I saw at the ryokan, then no.

They were all old enough to be my mother or grandmother

[craggy ember]

Lol

[tough storm]

and I'm in my mid 30s

I only saw one younger woman the entire time I was there and that was as I was leaving

[craggy ember]

Big drinking Friday night in shibuya (November 1st)

[frank hornet]

Lesssgoooooo

[vestal topaz]

Makes sense I guess 😅

[granite warren]

American lost my fucking bag
So I guess I'm shopping tomorrow and hoping it shows up at the hotel when the nice lady said it would

[rancid warren]

🤷‍♂️

[spiral latch]

I’m sorry 😞, I put air tags on all my bags for this reason 🫠

[tough storm]

Like

Completely lost it?

You didn't airtag it?

Time to up come with a list of items that were in your suitcase that add up to be about $3000 USD

[granite warren]

The lady that stopped me at baggage claim said it "didn't get loaded onto this plane"
So I'm /hoping/ they know where it is in dallas and just fucked the loading
It was a really short connection, I only had time to go to the bathrrom

[tough storm]

Well I would still put a claim and keep receipts

and then request american reimburse you for the items you were required to purchase to handle whatever business you needed to as a result of lost luggage

If you needed to buy a suit, you keep the receipt and show the airline that for reimbursement

If they completely lost your luggage, then you can claim compensation. Its usually up to $3000 USD without them looking into it too much

If you ask for something over that, then you'll need detailed list or itemization of everything that was in it

[granite warren]

I will happily squeeze an airline for every cent I can

[tough storm]

lol had a friend who lost a really old badly beat up aluminium rimowa due to an airline

They had to pay for its value, so she was able to buy a new one

[inner knoll]

hi everyone, im trying my luck here, my bf & i have been wanting to try yoroniku in tokyo. we can only make it on 14 november dinner time, but unfortunately they only have slots for 3-4 pax. so im wondering if anyone (or 2 pax also welcomed!) would like to join us?

yoroniku
type of food: yakiniku
price: 12,300-14,400 JPY
location: omotesando, tokyo

https://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1306/A130602/13042979/party/147921649/

[last lotus]

Might help if you put price point

[inner knoll]

ah! thanks for your suggestion. let me edit my message

[last lotus]

Oh thanks for updating

[inner knoll]

the place is so popular 😭 its difficult to secure a reservation there

[last lotus]

Everything is mostly popular in Tokyo haha

Also what time were you thinking

[storm cove]

If you do go I highly recommend the 14.4k course (or splurging and going up to one of the special ones). Worth it 😇

[granite warren]

Maps is bugging out so bad
It can't even tell me what direction I'm facing reliably

[small hamlet]

one day closer~

[hearty stone]

Yeah you get better information when you start moving for a bit, just have to initially guess right

[tiny pagoda]

I’d love to join if it’s a late dinner (after 9 ish)

[craggy ember]

Just pick something you can see and use it

Oh this store is in front of me on the map so I’m facing ___ way

[inner knoll]

Let me check their availability!

[inner knoll]

Oooh! Okay thanks for the recommendation!!

[cedar harbor]

I could potentially join you guys as well in the evening if you need another person for booking

[last lotus]

Can pop me as a standby if one of the two cancels, I’m not 100% I want to eat fine dine beef, threw up on a5 last time 😅

[inner knoll]

they dont have any slots after 9 😦

[last lotus]

But I’ll be back in Tokyo 14-16 so might be down last min

[inner knoll]

they have 6 PM and 815PM timeslots!

[tiny pagoda]

Bummer
I’m going to be at DisneySea that day and won’t make it back in time
But it looks like you might have enough for a party!

[inner knoll]

letsgo

[storm cove]

It’s well worth it I hope you get to try it!

[inner knoll]

ohhh... im going to disneysea on the following day, on the 15th!

[cedar harbor]

8:15pm if @last lotus is also happy with that?

[last lotus]

Dnt count count me in, im on standby haha

[inner knoll]

do u guys stay in tokyo or are travelling and just happen to be in tokyo? @last lotus @cedar harbor

[last lotus]

I’m in Tokyo 14-16th before I fly back home.
Currently in Sapporo

[cedar harbor]

I arrive in Tokyo on the 12th and staying till 15th, then heading down to Kyoto

[inner knoll]

ahh i see