November 2024

[hot veldt]

@ashen quail I’m def interested in nemo Is the cover charge thing here for bars to cover rent for their small spaces?

[ashen quail]

Yeah an also just to make their time worth it ig at alot of these sort of places

in nemo's case youre often sat with for quite a while on quiet nights

discussing the drink, the bar, your trip, etc

if you only go in and buy a singular cocktail, well that doesnt quite cover it

as well as they give a rather large snack bowl of some tasty traditional treats

and senbei

[hot veldt]

yeah makes sense. all the ones i’ve hit up have been intimate type settings

[ashen quail]

That was from my first time visiting, he used the bottles of various cities to create a map of japan on the counter and explained every ones origin and flavor profile

[hot veldt]

niiice

that’s awesome

[rancid warren]

Yeah definitely hitting em up before I leave

[ashen quail]

I didnt realise your name was MGS too lol, fantastic

You hitting up the death stranding exhibition that starts friday?

[rancid warren]

I've been debating it but let's be honest. Sometimes Kojima just needs someone to slap him b say "no"
Death stranding was a mess

[ashen quail]

I love DS haha

Copping all of these

If I can

[rancid warren]

I think i hyped myself up for it too much

[ashen quail]

thats fair, Ive always been an unapologetic stan of the man

love snatcher and policenauts

Got this recently actually

Very cool art book of all Shinkawas recent stuff

[alpine bison]

heretic, how can you call the best game of all time a mess

[ashen quail]

Im kicking myself I missed this on an auction a few years back, such a sick poster

[humble sorrel]

Death stranding needed more time in the oven

[rancid warren]

Easily, and with love and respect

I can't lie about the people and things I love

[green timber]

Is anyone in Kanazawa by any chance?

[ashen quail]

which tbh is likely was DS2 is going to be

I see it finishing alot of DS1s concepts

[alpine bison]

the concept of carrying a box from point a to b, is pretty finished

that's the main idea here

[rancid warren]

Kojima sold DS hard as a new type and genre of game. Something to redefine how we approach concepts.
Much like MGS did.

Then I was a glorified pizza delivery guy

If I'm going to deliver pizzas, I'll play the old Spiderman game

[alpine bison]

but you wan't it to be based in reality

not in marvel universe

[rancid warren]

But the soundtrack for delivering pizzas was so fire.

[ashen quail]

all love, this kills me everytime

[alpine bison]

so is whatever kojima did for those camera expand moments

[craggy ember]

U need more beer

[alpine bison]

you see, that's exactly the way games should be

[rancid warren]

https://youtu.be/czTksCF6X8Y?si=HjItwXo9zvGNFkD9
You look me in the eyes and tell me that's not the most fire song since the earthworm Jim 2 bonus level

[alpine bison]

yeah, i know this classic

[rancid warren]

Im saving that

I put it up there with the "raining grandmas" level in EWJ2

https://youtu.be/mDJDhvW3bWc?si=-b7c1llPc0PCt-wD

[ashen quail]

I gotta say, thisll always been in the god tier category for me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUKp2IQ7FYg

[rancid warren]

Jazz bar samurai review:
He has jazz.
He has whiskey.
And lots of cat stuff

[granite warren]

I genuinely don't know what I'm going to do if I end up buying a bunch of artbooks in akiba because a single one can be pretty big and heavy, 10 would fill it's own suitcase

[rancid warren]

On a slightly related note, I think the nier automata soundtrack is the only video game soundtrack I've purchased

[tough storm]

Ooh which have I purchased….

[rancid warren]

The majority of that games size was due to high quality audio files they refused to compress.

[rancid warren]

Good thing suitcases are cheap

[ashen quail]

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance for me

that soundtrack goes so fucking hard

[ashen quail]

haha feels, Im looking for a good guilty gear one

[granite warren]

Gonna look like a suitcase herder on the ride back to haneda

[ashen quail]

most of my artbooks are back in aus

[granite warren]

God I just remembered my flight back has 2 connections
More opportunities for a checked bag to somehow not get loaded....

[rancid warren]

Air tag em

Oh shit. Some dude just showed up in all black tactical turtleneck

[void forge]

Anyone wanna meet up around shibuya crossing??

[rancid warren]

The night has begun

[ashen quail]

Ive packed my turtleneck and leather jacket for tokyo

[rancid warren]

This entire time i thought we'd get along.

[rancid warren]

After shibuya on Halloween im banishing myself from that district. Least 3 days

[final thicket]

i should be there around 6:55

[rancid warren]

Cuz in 4 days @night gazelle n i are seeing O TERNO 🔥

@clear glen im about to walk over to vagabond if you want to meet there

[drifting saddle]

Just got here! Waiting in line

[final thicket]

hows the line?

[rancid warren]

Straight

[final thicket]

didnt realize this was general chat my b

[rancid warren]

Im sorry 😞

Samurai jazz. 1 star.
825 drink. 935 drink.
Does not add up to 2090¥

Not going to argue

[ashen quail]

Cant fault the combos

[vestal topaz]

Where is that taken? The pools

Looks like Kyushu maybe?

[ionic wave]

kusatsu onsen

i think

[ashen quail]

Kusastu

[rancid warren]

Starting to sprinkle in shinjuku

[vestal topaz]

Ah thanks

Thought it was beppu or something

[craggy ember]

To drink or not to drink a question as old as time

[vestal topaz]

The answer is always DRINK 🍻

[ionic wave]

the answer is always to drink

oh shit

[vestal topaz]

[ionic wave]

well you got your answer 2x

[lunar dock]

long live alcoholism

[vestal topaz]

Japan and alcoholism go hand in hand

Being a Brit, it's an easy transition

[craggy ember]

Hangover is next level

Rn

[ionic wave]

thats why you pop a ukon before drinking

[lunar dock]

i spent too much of this week drinking so

it's a order dominos and play video games at home night for me

[ionic wave]

altho tbh idk if it actually works

im just memeing

[lunar dock]

unless

[craggy ember]

Just ordered makku

Ordered dominos at 2am last night wasted lol

[rancid warren]

I've been careful so far. Even left the hub the other night once I started passing tipsy

[ashen quail]

Have done beppu as well

[vestal topaz]

I wanna bring my ps5 😂

[lunar dock]

mcds is a 4am post drinking tradition for me

[craggy ember]

Do it lol

[lunar dock]

always great seeing whatever characters show up at the kiyamachi store

[vestal topaz]

Looks so relaxing. I wanna go this time

[vestal topaz]

Well I'm here until Feb so I need a console for the quiet rainy days

[spiral latch]

wait is that an onsen, the red water?

[ashen quail]

Nothing beats a HSP post drinking sesh

Im going to miss them while here

[lunar dock]

i've never had one 😭

but all my aussie friends tell me

[vestal topaz]

Biggu makku at 4am

[ionic wave]

do you stay near kiyamachi?

or just hagn out there a lot

[craggy ember]

Do it then for sure

[ionic wave]

this is the kiyamachi in kyoto right

[lunar dock]

i live like 20 min walk away so it's where i usually drink

yea

[ionic wave]

noooooiiice

[clear glen]

I'm right in front of it

[craggy ember]

Makku has weird new nuggets rn trying them

Garlic pepper

[ionic wave]

you've got a pretty good spot in town tbh

[lunar dock]

oh i grabbed one this week lol

it was alright

[rancid warren]

Im still about 5 minutes away

[ionic wave]

envious

[clear glen]

Finishing a cig, saw some locals smoking, think it's okay haha

[lunar dock]

yea it's a good place to be

[vestal topaz]

Japanese McDonald's is actually kinda based lol

[ionic wave]

when i lived there for exchange i was in hirakata-shi

so just a little down south

[rancid warren]

Crossing under the tracks now

[lunar dock]

oh nice

[ionic wave]

well "little"

[lunar dock]

some of my friends go and get fucked up in hirapa lol

good times

[craggy ember]

So cheap too

[ionic wave]

gl

ngl

i didnt even go to hirapa once

theme parks just not my thing

[lunar dock]

not worth it w/o substances

[frigid remnant]

Need 1 night break 😂

[craggy ember]

U not boozing ?

Down to not booze tn and booze tmo

[lunar dock]

i need more people to drink with in kyoto sigh

all my local friends are ossan

[frigid remnant]

Tmw for me

[final thicket]

@drifting saddle im wearing a yellow plaid jacket and got an umbrella, in line rn

[craggy ember]

👍🏻👍🏻

https://tenor.com/view/tm-tmm-dog-köpek-mizah-gif-11415118314530219437

[drifting saddle]

I’m downstairs already! Up front toward the stage! I’ll look for you once you’re down

[ashen quail]

A break from drinking exists?

[craggy ember]

Anyone like yeat ???

He doing a concert tmo

[frigid remnant]

When you’re 30+ it does lmao

[ashen quail]

Who tf is yeat

[craggy ember]

Rapper

Guess I’ll be at zero Tokyo tmo shinjuku

[frigid remnant]

I’d join you but I also dk who tf Yeat is

[craggy ember]

It will be lit trust

[final thicket]

we will see if i can get in, ticketless folk are still stuck outside

[ionic wave]

if i go will i get to meet verdy

[drifting saddle]

😱 well I’ll be smack dab in the middle!

[cobalt cipher]

Yooo yeat in Japan so down

[craggy ember]

Bet

Entry is free too

Yeat live will be lit as fuck

[cobalt cipher]

Hopefully I can find the place I be getting lost in Japan too much 😭

[craggy ember]

We can meet beforehand

Dw

[toxic helm]

Anyone starting in ginza?

[hallow narwhal]

uhh just wondering, is it even safe climbing mount fuji in late november...?

[rancid warren]

Alright vagabond is lit. Pianist is going through a renditions of "my favorite things"

[hallow narwhal]

seems a bit wild with just a light down jacket 👀

[final thicket]

almost inside lmao

[tough storm]

You do realize that the Fuji climbing season is over right?

[idle roost]

"but there is no snow"

[tough storm]

No. The climbing season is over.

[drifting saddle]

I’m basically front row lol

[craggy ember]

https://open.spotify.com/track/4ppKM7xnkSAwSyKqD4QTY4?si=vrjy-hxGSTyWlFun4C2VXw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A7awBKnBq0qRLNyD5lI47R0

[lime inlet]

I am 2nd row from the front on the left side!

Kind of by accident I never expected to get this far forward

[final thicket]

i might be behind you

[final thicket]

are you the guy with the hat

[drifting saddle]

Nooo but I’m next to him lol

[final thicket]

look left, habo and i are left side

[drifting saddle]

Let’s goooo!!

[feral river]

Ya. Inside of me are two wolves. And both of them are tired from 6h of transit plus climbing a mountain

[drifting saddle]

I would move over there but I think I’m stuck lmao

[feral river]

But one of them wants to go to the nomihoudai karaoke place across the street.

[final thicket]

think you could pull me towards you? i might be too tall to be there tho

[wise lantern]

I so wish I was at the Jeff show rnnnn

Tomorrow it is!!

[drifting saddle]

Go for it!!

[wise lantern]

I'll just be happy to be there tomorrow. Dunno if I'll have energy to mosh right after flight

[final thicket]

absoluteley packed. turns out bocchi does rock

[wise lantern]

I see habo LOL

Mannnn

Is Top beat club much bigger?

[final thicket]

better be

[wise lantern]

See you guys there tomorrow!!

I might be a little late cos I'm coming from my flight (3:15pm NRT). Fingers crossed I make it

[tough storm]

Have fun fellas

Sadly I’m at another show

[tiny pagoda]

I actually did not know that. I thought trails would be at least partially open since it’s relatively easy to climb.
Oh well, I guess I can drive elsewhere in that region then

[tough storm]

Yeah it’s closed at the end of September

You can technically go up after that

But it’s basically

“If you die you die”

The weather up there gets pretty dangerous in winter

People have literally died live on stream

[tiny pagoda]

That’s part of the charm though, otherwise it’s just a boring hike
But yeah I get it

[tough storm]

We would prefer you not to die

[feral river]

As someone with search and rescue people close to them... Please don't, it also endangers SAR folk.

[storm cove]

We would also prefer you don’t endanger other peoples’ lives

Oh Cody got there first

[tiny pagoda]

I’ll save the climb for next summer

[storm cove]

💀

[feral river]

That's what she said!

😭

[willow idol]

love playing rhythm games and another tourist blatantly ignores the big "No photographing other people" sign and takes photos of me and some others while I'm playing 😠 😠 😠 and a meek "sumimasen" when I tell him off in english

/rant

[feral river]

I was hanging with a couple guys I met on a hike... There was a small group of people doing a waterfall ritual out in the middle of nowhere. I reminded them that it's probably not appropriate to take pictures or videos of such a thing 😔

[willow idol]

oh yeah the number of ppl I saw taking pictures of people praying at sensoji is kinda crazy

I had to resist the urge to photograph them juxtaposed with the "No photos" sign right in front of them to emphasise the irony

[stuck saddle]

just went to a live show where a number of foreigners being super obvious about recording had to be told not to record

[willow idol]

😭

stuff like this makes me glad i look asian enough that ppl don't immediately think "oh gaijin"

[full bolt]

Chillin at Dogenzaka church for a little bit in case anyone’s looking for someone to meetup with in Shibuya

[lucid pulsar]

What is the point of getting good at rhythm games if not to impress random strangers? When they start recording, that's how you know you're good

[willow idol]

😭

I just want to fail boss charts in peace

[agile plover]

is everyone just recovering from last night?

[dense kayak]

Fk I went to SOD land

It's just a girls bar now

Tried to go last year but they got shut down by the govt

[craggy ember]

Yes toast

[lime inlet]

OTSUKARE JEFF CREW

[final thicket]

🤯

show was great, i got absolutely clobbered

[tough storm]

I'm so dead inside. I'm too tired.

[cyan spear]

Did any of yall deal with massive jet lag?!

[worthy mantle]

not massive but dealt with some for sure

[cyan spear]

Never even asked, where did yall come from what state, country 🙏✌🏻

[worthy mantle]

came from georgia

[tough storm]

No. I never get jet lag

[cyan spear]

Ahh okay I’m from California

[worthy mantle]

got tired around 10-11 and woke up around 6 my first few nights

[cyan spear]

Danm jet lag fears you 😂

[tough storm]

I usually fly in from

[worthy mantle]

still wake up early but i always tend to wake up early on vacations anywhere

[tough storm]

LAX, SFO, ORD, or JFK

[bitter delta]

Fr i also dont have jet lagg i had 14 hour flight

[cyan spear]

You have to! We gotta get the most out of everything 🙏

[tough storm]

For this recent flight, it was 14 hours from JFK to HND

I didn't have any jet lag, but I did sleep a few hours on the way

[rancid warren]

That's quite the wide spread

[cyan spear]

Ahh okay yea mine is 12 hours out of LAX

[tough storm]

but I don't have normal sleep schedule, so jet lag doesn't affect me

[rancid warren]

Literally all the major hubs

[tough storm]

I fly ANA F award flights

and those are the hubs they typically fly out of

Hence I have to fly to one of those airports to fly to Japan on ANA F

[rancid warren]

Fair 'nuff

I fly zipair because I buy tickets 2 weeks out when I'm drunk 🫡

[tough storm]

and yeah that's also a bit why I don't get jet lag

Flying ANA F meets I have a bed, so I can just sleep for a few hours

Much easier to get sleep when you can actually sleep

[vestal topaz]

Mr T how long have you been in Japan for now?

[lunar dock]

im a professional at sleeping in economy seats

[tough storm]

Since August 22

for this trip

If you mean for the entire year

I think like 172 days

[vestal topaz]

Neat

Did you extend your visa?

[tough storm]

Nope.

Its okay

[vestal topaz]

Oh I remember I think you bought one

[tough storm]

Honestly I'm running into massive luggage issues right now and I want to head home

I don't want to have to buy another suitcase because I already know what I'd buy

[vestal topaz]

I am going to extend my visa hopefully they approve lol

You bought so much stuff 😀

[tough storm]

I feel bad because I'm saddling Habo with it

The issue is that the luggage forwarding services have issues with bags over 25 kg

and I had to take stuff out of my checked bag to get it under 25 kg

Its not an issue for the flight home since I have 32 kg

[vestal topaz]

Well it's their job to move it around I suppose

Even if it's 25kg haha

[tough storm]

Its more of an issue of

[cyan spear]

I’m seriously buying another suitcase for all the goodies 🙏😂 i know I’ll have to pay for it when i come back home

[tough storm]

They won't accept my bag

I ran into a major issue with a hotel saying I had to take stuff out of my bag or they couldn't ship it

as a result I missed a direct bus ride to an onsen I was going to do

so I had to take a train to another train to another bus to get to the onsen

and that was not comfortable

[vestal topaz]

Damn that's a pain

Japanese can be so funny sometimes

[storm cove]

Do they actually check this? Because I haven’t been checked once and my bag weighs 26kg …

I mean I’m not chancing it the next time but I genuinely didn’t realise this was an issue

[tough storm]

Yes they do because they weigh the bag to know how much to charge you

The hotels that is

[storm cove]

They never weighed it 💀

[tough storm]

The hotels usually weigh mine

[storm cove]

At both hotels and the counter I’ve been at

They just measure it

Damn that sucks

[tough storm]

Yeah they always measure mine but some will also weigh it

I saw a 5'2 Japanese woman try to lift my 60 + pound suitcase in vain

which I'm sure weighed like 66% of her

[storm cove]

Oh

[tough storm]

I immediately stepped in and did it for her

[storm cove]

That’s an issue

And mildly unfortunate

A good note to self tho cause I’m not chancing it again

[rancid warren]

To be fair i stayed at a guest house in Kyoto n some tiny old japanese lady threw my suitcase over her shoulder and sherpa'd that shit up the stairs

Absolutely refused help

[ionic wave]

Into the airport i go

2 hours till takeoff

🫡

[cyan spear]

Safe travels 🙏

[viscid orbit]

Hope the flight is smooth

[void furnace]

Safe flight!

[viscid orbit]

I still have 48 hours to takeoff

[void furnace]

My flights in about 8 hours hehe

[ionic wave]

Thanks everybody, hope your flights are smooth too

And see you if i see you

W i get to watch F1 practice before flying

[lucid pulsar]

I can't wait to bring all of my luggage onto the train with me.

[static acorn]

Wtf how much are these

[rancid warren]

Godspeed soldier

[tough storm]

I use points

[granite warren]

That was the one good thing about american bungling mine

My car on the yamanote line was real packed for like 9pm on a tuesday

[lunar dock]

seems like a fairly normal time for a busy train

[night gazelle]

See you on the other side,
みんなさん🫡

[alpine bison]

For a professional traveler @tough storm you're an amateur

[tough storm]

?

[alpine bison]

You know what BDSM stands for

[hybrid stump]

Release of 2024 Autumn Foliage Forecast (3rd forecast) https://n-kishou.com/corp/news-contents/autumn/?lang=en

[gloomy juniper]

Tried this

It’s aight

[errant otter]

Heard nanachiki is better

Japan has a whole chiki competition

[craggy ember]

Definitely better than just ight

Also it’s 1am u got a stale one

And it’s 200 yen..

[gloomy juniper]

it was crispy and juicy still

i mean, it's good but not like the way the hype made it to be

[craggy ember]

Then somethings wrong

U or the chicken

Cuz it’s goated

[gloomy juniper]

try it again tomorrow morning kek

[errant otter]

Ok but sylvie is from Singapore right so her tastebuds are poisoned by the food there bc food there is on a different level

[spare wind]

roaming

[pulsar wasp]

how much points do you usually use for business? and where you flying from

[wise lantern]

Off to the airport!

[idle roost]

I should stick something on my suitcase

[sinful iron]

Time for a busy work week, and then away I go.

[wise lantern]

I wanted to put more but I figured I'd find more stickers in Japan!

[wise lantern]

You got this!

[idle roost]

Mine is brand new and probably quite common

A few stickers can't hurt until I find something better

[sinful iron]

Already have 1300 miles in runs set up for the next two days.

[wise lantern]

Dude good stuff

I should have resumed my 5k runs tbh

But I got lazy. Work made me complacent 🥲

[void rivet]

I just got back to my hotel from Sam’s in Fukuoka

Had a great time meeting the owner and his regulars

[wise lantern]

One day I'll visit Fukuoka!

[void rivet]

Much better than the 30 mins I spent at cheers before walking over to sam’s

[wise lantern]

Just didn't quite know how to squeeze it into a 1st time itinerary

[void rivet]

How long are you going to be in jp for

[wise lantern]

23 days!

[void rivet]

Oh

I think you would have had time to potentially squeeze it in

Depending on where else u had planned ofc

[wise lantern]

Potentially! I just had some dates lined up in other places and most of them on the one island haha

[void rivet]

Ah

I flew from Tokyo to Fukuoka this morning

[wise lantern]

Nice! Not too long a flight?

[void rivet]

2hr

Subway from airport to hotel was like 15 min

[wise lantern]

Convenient!!

I'm still burning in my brain what I need to do when I get out

Of customs that is

I'm currently waiting for my flight!

[void rivet]

R u landing in nrt

[wise lantern]

Yep!

I'm kinda hoping everything is on time cos I have a concert to catch LOL

[void rivet]

Buy ur skyliner ticket lol

[wise lantern]

Should I buy it now? I'm unsure how fast customs will move

[void rivet]

No no

When ur there

It’s easy enough

[wise lantern]

Yeah of course haha!

[void rivet]

Did you do QR code thing

[wise lantern]

Good to know. Yeah I'm just trying to stay locked in so I can get out asap

Yep that's ready!

[void rivet]

Ok

You show that shit and passport first

And then when you are waiting for baggage claim, there’s a kiosk thing where you do it again

[wise lantern]

Hopefully that's easy enough!

I still have to pick up my suica too!

[void rivet]

There will probably be a line for the welcome suica

[wise lantern]

One of the cases where I wish I had an iPhone lmao

[void rivet]

You can also wait to arrive at nishi-nippori and buy from the machine that spits one out there

You’ll have to buy the personalized one but at least it will not be the 28 day limited welcome one

[void rivet]

I personally like the physical card

[radiant yew]

Good morning

[wise lantern]

Sameee.

Morning!

[void rivet]

Ah that reminds me that I need to buy the JR Kyushu IC card later today

[radiant yew]

I need to buy extra boxer shorts

[wise lantern]

I reckon I'll do this. This is the card gives you the money remaining right?

[void rivet]

It expires 10years from last use date

So if u keep using it, it goes forever as long as it has funds

The welcome suica locks itself after 28 days no matter how much u have left in it

[wise lantern]

Reckon this works for me cos I likely wanna come back again hehe

[void rivet]

If u really want the welcome one as a souvenir

You can get it and just not refill it after using it on like food etc

[wise lantern]

Fair fair.

I'll think about it! I'm honestly just focused on getting out of the airport asap haha

[radiant yew]

Yeah there's no downside to welcome for collecting if you can spend the balance you put

[wise lantern]

I like both designs though 🥲

[void furnace]

This is gonna be my first meal off the plane lol

[void rivet]

How soon is your concert from landibg Tim

[radiant yew]

Couple things I realized since my QR code obviously was corrupted and I had to fill out the regular forms.
Some of the things I complained about were in fact on my end.
I worded myself poorly. I didn't realize a regular QR code looks like scrambled TV signal.
The browser I'm using is configured with strict protections and lately it updated and causing pages to refresh on tabbing back.
Normally I have to turn off custom DNS to access plane internet but this time I couldn't get on no matter what.
I successfully completed the form anyway but still have no idea why it gave me this result:

[cyan spear]

Question if i load to suica card on my phone, can i get a physical one as well and link them??

[wise lantern]

My flight lands 3:15pm. Doors open 5:30pm. Concert starts 6pm. Main act likely doesn't come on until 9ish? There's 4* opening acts

So worse comes to worse, I miss a couple of opening acts

I also have to check in to my hostel too!

Gig is in Ogikubo

[radiant yew]

Turn on data saver in your X app if you browse Twitter on trains like me.

[wise lantern]

Thank you for that!

[idle roost]

10 years IC cards aren't all personalized tho, right?

Or do your name appears on all of them?

[worn sluice]

It’s november guysss 🙈🙈
How long till you leave?

[forest steppe]

leaving in 2 weeks

[viscid orbit]

Leaving in… 36 hours

[tough storm]

I do the ANA and VS points combo atm. I usually always fly F and out of SFO ORD OR JFK

[pulsar wasp]

So hard to find award seats from IAD

[regal hill]

Touched down, 20 min from plane to Haneda T3 station 😎

[idle roost]

70 hours

[reef hazel]

12 days

[craggy magnet]

19 days for me

[pulsar wasp]

8 days 😔

[zealous peak]

Same 😔

[radiant yew]

I have a non registered pasmo. My name isn't on it. You used to be able to get them.

[idle roost]

My cousin got me a fujin&raijin icoca, I hope it doesn't have his name on it kek

[maiden gale]

Oh dear. Yeah that definitely looks like software glitches hah

[worn sluice]

To take off or touch down? 😂

[radiant yew]

Narita is a mess anyway and everyone lines up the same line

[maiden gale]

That sounds like my NRT experience as well, except citizens had a different line

[idle roost]

Take off, already had a 52h coach ride, once is enough kek

[radiant yew]

Days like today is why you pack for rain

[worn sluice]

It’s raining?

[radiant yew]

Today

[worn sluice]

Better and more poetic pictures 😂

[tough storm]

In the last few months, they changed it that you can't book Business Class seats within T-14. Booking through VS that is

Not to mention that its harder for me to find business class than first.

I did do a business class flight back in March though

[pulsar wasp]

t 14?

[tough storm]

14 days before the flight

[pulsar wasp]

oh damn, usually find business seats in those last 14 days due to peopel cancelling lol

[tough storm]

I meant just through the VS program

IAH is my final destination and ANA does fly a direct IAH route

so I did fly business one time directly to IAH so as to avoid transfers

None of the window seats were available though so I got stuck with a middle seat

In the end it was a blessing in disguise since the seat next to me was empty the entire flight

[radiant yew]

Just bought my first umbrella of the trip
Hopefully the only one if I don't lose them like I do

[rancid warren]

Already lost one. 😕
Thankfully they're not too expensive

[radiant yew]

Got the 70 cm

[gloomy juniper]

Ohaiyoo

On the way to himeji

Rainy day today

[vestal topaz]

stop by kobe

get some good kobe beef

[gloomy juniper]

Hai hai

Gonna get some later

Rip wallet but tastebud happy

[pulsar wasp]

what restaurant you recommend

[ashen quail]

Goretex jacket ez

[agile plover]

the way I thought yesterday was Saturday because Halloween was on Thursday and it *felt *like a Friday. Now it's like I have a whole extra day in Japan 🤯 🥳

[slate laurel]

I want to be back in Japan again

[vestal topaz]

Idk I just Googled Wagyu beef when I was there lol

And read reviews

[pseudo iris]

It's weirdly humid but cold arriving at Haneda this morning

[lime inlet]

November has come and autumn has finally kind of arrived

October was so warm

[ashen quail]

Update your tag if youve landed

[pseudo iris]

Thanks for the reminder, totally forgot

[void furnace]

Currently on the flight to Narita airport then gotta head to Tokyo lol; 7 more hours

[lunar dock]

not gonna lie i totally forget how to fly every time it’s been a while lol

well not how to fly but everything around it

[ashen quail]

Japans going to be gone by the time you arrive!!! Hurry!!

[void furnace]

Gonna grab a famichiki and a strong zero before checking into the hotel

[worthy mantle]

not the strong zero

[lunar dock]

i got one in the fridge and it's 5 o'clock somewhere

[radiant yew]

YES exactly

So weird

[pseudo iris]

Coming from Singapore which was humid and hot, it's a welcome change

[ashen quail]

*lawson chicken for peak

[radiant yew]

Hipster

[storm cove]

Famichiki is my bfast tomorrow morning before the shink lol

[mortal sorrel]

Anyone down to go to a Yakiimo festival with me today, to try some food?

[radiant yew]

@void furnace @round halo

If you guys can confirm so I can confirm rsvp

[ionic wave]

The air smells different

[vestal topaz]

He have landed

[dense kayak]

Is there any reason to get the welcome version over the standard?

[ashen quail]

Could i grab the email for this pls, i have two friends and I keen

[radiant yew]

I'll dm

[storm cove]

Where is this 👀

Oh Tokyo

[radiant yew]

I'll ping you again after my two guys confirm.

If you want

[small hamlet]

I saw this bar while on a google search, is it well known?

[rancid warren]

ATM at lawsons spat my card out n said I couldn't use it.
This could be bad

[ashen quail]

Try 711 or Japan post , my previous card had issues with lawsons and familymarts

[radiant yew]

Did you try 7eleven or

[ashen quail]

And would only work at 711 or japan post

[radiant yew]

Juice got it

[rancid warren]

Trying 711 next. Lawsons has worked before so it caught me off guard

[granite warren]

7/11 atms are the best anyways

[slate laurel]

Good morning! Nice to meet you all!

[rancid warren]

Were good 👍

[rancid warren]

I really like their buttons

[spare wind]

rock climbing today bpump akihabara if anyone wants to join

[feral river]

Idk how y'all eat famichiki for every meal, it's good but so greasy 😭

I've been trying to find proper vegetables other than just a whisp of cabbage lol

[willow idol]

7/11 is better anyway, no atm fee if you skip the currency conversion

(or rather, the seven bank ATMs)

[feral river]

Wish there was an option to get 5000 instead of 10000 yen notes

I had a couple places not want to take the 10000s

[granite warren]

The famichiki I had last night, the breading was immaculate but the chicken was meh
I'll have to try a lawsons chiki

[void furnace]

Sounds good!

[ashen quail]

Just buy a drink from the store straight after

[ashen quail]

And make sure to try chicken from like, actual known karage shops and stuff too

[granite warren]

Any recs?

[ashen quail]

Only fukuoka ones for chicken apologies haha

But just search around and youll be sure to find some

Gonna check this joint out tonight or tomorrow probably @tough storm

https://g.co/kgs/eN9R7r9

seems like it has a sweet vinyl selection and speaker setup so might be up your alley next time youre down here

[tough storm]

Interesting

I wonder if they have any modern Japanese music

[storm cove]

Do u have a Fukuoka resto rec list?

Totally not sick of beef… /s

[ashen quail]

Daruma ramen at Hakata station slaps for ramen

[frigid remnant]

Just use tabelog. Only trust worthy source

[rancid warren]

Im loving this weather

[ashen quail]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DB2falKyTgm/?igsh=bnpmcnNvOTE3cnk1

realxhead_mori

Instagram

Real head exhibition on monday

Cant wait

Hoping theres some cool pieces available

[lost cove]

It gets pretty packed after 11pm, but its unlimited drinks after paying a 3k yen cover, so well worth it

[small hamlet]

is it a bar or pub?

[ashen quail]

Oooh looks like theres a decent range in the pop up actually

Very keen

[tough storm]

you can check my list

I think I have like 20-30 places in Fukuoka

[lost cove]

I'd say bar/club mix? It has a dj and its standing only, but there are two large tables that everyone drinks and plays jenga on

[dreamy kestrel]

@tough storm How many times have you been to Japan now?

[lime inlet]

Voyager is the hub for loud and annoying gaijin who don't know where else to go

[storm cove]

Can confirm

[tough storm]

I've been coming for 10 years for several weeks/months per trip.

However since my first trip, I've mostly stayed in one area. Its only in the last year have I decided to start doing big trips again

[dreamy kestrel]

That's great. Do you work for yourself remotely?

[tough storm]

I'm retired

[void rivet]

U want the design as a souvenir is the only reason

[dreamy kestrel]

Perfect retirement 🙂

[rancid warren]

My man i thought you were in your 30s lol

[tough storm]

I am

I've been retired since 25

[rancid warren]

Well good shit then

[tough storm]

Just lucky

[rancid warren]

FIRE or lucked out n struck gold?

[tough storm]

FIRE

[rancid warren]

Fair nuff

Now I'm just curious. That's real early

Good on ya

[tough storm]

Worked for a tech startup. We sold it in the early 2010s. Took all my money and dumped it into good stock picks and index funds

Bought Tesla in the early 2010s

[rancid warren]

That'll do it

[tough storm]

I also live pretty frugally

I don't spend more than $50,000 USD in a year

It also helps that I don't have kids or a spouse

[rancid warren]

You stay in a low COL part of the states I assume?

[tough storm]

As weird as it may sound, I just stay with my parents when I'm in town.

I'm only in the USA for like half the year, so I don't see the point of having a house/apartment that costs a ton of money

Instead I funnel the money that I would spend on that towards my parents.

That way they don't have to pay for bills, utilities, and a bulk of their food

I also get along very well with my folks, so I do like to spend time with them while they still have time

[errant otter]

that's so sweet, i wish I can get to a point where i can do that for my parents in the future soon

[spiral latch]

[rancid warren]

Good on ya man. That's awesome. N congrats

[void rivet]

Fuck it’s still raining

[spiral latch]

I’m hoping to get lucky with crypto 😅

I bought in 5 years ago

[rancid warren]

I know I love it

[errant otter]

how bad is the rain

typhoon?

[void rivet]

Yeah it was nuts last night

[rancid warren]

I almost ordered a beer with my ramen then I realized it wasn't even noon

[void rivet]

Im in Fukuoka though

You’re on vacation

[lunar dock]

dont let anyone stop you

[tough storm]

Yeah I usually give my folks about $10-15,000 USD a year to cover their normal expenses.

They still work because they want to, so it just helps for them to save their own money for their own personal use

[rancid warren]

Probably would help with my lemon sour hangover

So....many....lemon sours

[lime inlet]

Typhoon has died out but its remnants are spreading rain all across Japan

[dense kayak]

Ahh got it

[lime inlet]

This is happening because it's a long weekend and typhoons must destroy everyone's travel plans

[lunar dock]

nature never wants us to have a good time

[late ginkgo]

Do people find that weird? see it pretty often these days 😅

[errant otter]

god laughs at those that make plans

[spiral latch]

are you guys wearing jackets most the time? imma start packing, is 4 jackets overkill?

[errant otter]

yes i think so lol

i'm planning just 1

[spiral latch]

Ima bring like a puffer, hoodie, and raincoat

[lime inlet]

People living with their parents because they can't afford to move out is common. People who choose to live with their parents despite having the means to move out is not so common

[tough storm]

^

[errant otter]

^

[granite warren]

Depends how long I keep it on, but the end result is always coming back with it around my waist

[spiral latch]

I still live with parents, it benefits us both

[tough storm]

Yeah. I'm tech support 😄

[errant otter]

i pay my mom rent but cheaper cuz i'm not comfy staying for free but also rent if you were rent outside is craaaaazzzy

[spiral latch]

I work from home so doesn’t make sense to relocate lol

[late ginkgo]

4 jackets

[spiral latch]

ok maybe I’ll bring 3 lol

[pulsar wasp]

so hard to move out when rent is cheap and housing is expensive af in the US

[rancid warren]

My situation would be way different if I lived at home. I barely break 6 figures but live in a really high cost of living area.
Granted I love the area but hell man. No savings

[spiral latch]

true true mortgage almost same as renting

[rancid warren]

Not even possible

[void rivet]

Why u bring 4 jacket

[errant otter]

i know some friends buy properties together lol

[pulsar wasp]

risky though if the friend group breaks up

[spiral latch]

so I have options and don’t look like I’m wearing same outfit haha

[errant otter]

yea would not recommend

[void rivet]

Do you plan to shop for clothes at all

[errant otter]

also it's locked in unless everyone agrees to sell

[spiral latch]

yeah, hmm

Ok I’ll pack less then good catch

[void rivet]

I bring the clothes on my back and 1-2 outfits in a backpack

[rancid warren]

Yeah my man that's a lot lol

[void rivet]

Depending on the time of year, a second jacket will also go in backpack

[hasty crag]

Big brain move

[void rivet]

And then I’ll just buy everything else as I go

Oh hello friend

[storm cove]

I wish I did that

[hasty crag]

I brought like 4 flannels not expecting them to be blasting heat in every shop.

[hasty crag]

[ashen quail]

Isnt everyone!

[rancid warren]

Im just hoping it all burns down 🤷‍♂️

[ashen quail]

4 of anything is a bad move really unless its underwear or socks lol

[hasty crag]

Oh no underwear

[rancid warren]

I swear I'll bring like.. 2 pairs of pants. 3 shirts. 12 pair underwear. 12 pair socks

[hasty crag]

Freeball

[void rivet]

I bring my worst pairs and toss those as trio goes

Then reload with uniqlo or donki

[hasty crag]

Lol

That's the tech

[errant otter]

no how about leaving your luggage empty and wear all 12 underwear so you leave more space to shop

[hasty crag]

Aha

[hasty crag]

All 12 at the same time...

[errant otter]

just change the one sticking to your body every day

[rancid warren]

Are they tearaway or do you have to take them all off to get to the bottom layer?

Or can you zoolander it?

[errant otter]

if you don't mind walking around with a bbl butt and having to take off 12 layers everytime u pee and poo

totally doable

[storm cove]

The dryers here ripped 7 boxers

Of mine

Like Jesus Christ

💀💀💀

[hasty crag]

Wtf?

[storm cove]

Ye lol

[granite warren]

How tf
Now I'm scared

[hasty crag]

Got that dump truck!

[errant otter]

are ur boxers made of paper

[hasty crag]

They're as durable as the toilet paper here

If i wanted to finger my butthole ima do it myself

[storm cove]

Nah they’re CK but I guess it’s the spin cycle or something

😂😂 oh well

[ashen quail]

for holidaying to JP I was already a 1 pair to wear 1 pair packed kinda guy for pants/jackets

but I also buy alot while traveling so

[errant otter]

what do u mean underwear

oh those strings?

[hasty crag]

https://tenor.com/view/the-office-michael-scott-grimace-gross-no-gif-8084888

[gloomy juniper]

Cloudy day

[hasty crag]

And rainy

[gloomy juniper]

Yrah

Heavy rain too

At least in himeji

[rancid warren]

Should have made change at family mart. Look on the ramen guys face when I pulled out that 10k¥ was "this mfer"

[ashen quail]

me dropping 600 yen on underwear but 200,000 yen on my leather jacket

[hasty crag]

Mood

[radiant yew]

I actually went to Mitsukoshi today to buy a couple boxers.
I walked out with briefs for 1650 each because boxers were more expensive lmao

[hasty crag]

I usually get em at Costco xD

How is mitsukoshi? Was looking to eat there

[radiant yew]

There's food there is what I know

Half the price tag of these briefs must be the wrap up pantomime they set up for you

[ashen quail]

day 1 nearly gone, fast af

[radiant yew]

2 sheets

[void rivet]

This is the way

[ashen quail]

Now I pray that hoodies wont be sold out by 2pm time slot

[void rivet]

I haven’t found a jacket or jeans that I’ve fallen in love with on this trip yet

[rancid warren]

I found one that I doubled back to go get. Told myself I wasn't going to bring anything back but I just wanted it

[void rivet]

As you should

I really liked the jeans in enoshima but the fit just wasn’t quite right for me to want to buy

[ashen quail]

rip

Hinoya, Happy Bears and Mine Denim in tokyo are my usual go tos

[fossil knoll]

there should be in certain atms

actually i lied im not sure. i know u can customize ur amount and they give u 1000 yen bills in that amount

for mizuno atms

[ashen quail]

I mean just break it by buying mints or something

most tourists dont carry mints and need them

ez

[fossil knoll]

lmaoo

[cerulean yew]

thanks for sharing. I wanted to try it too but maybe I'll skip it now

[clear glen]

Anyone know a good place to eat around team lab borderless?

[ashen quail]

There isnt really, Teamlabs is in an awkward spot

you can either have the ramen outside, which is kinda average

[clear glen]

Oh damn

[forest steppe]

I was looking for that info too

[ashen quail]

or best option is to just get on the monorail to odaiba

[clear glen]

I'm pretty hungry lmao

[lucid pulsar]

How close is close?

[clear glen]

Might go for konbini food again

[lucid pulsar]

Thank Ramen is my dinner plan for teamlabs day

[ashen quail]

Diver city at odaiba has a great amount of options and you get to see the giant gundam too

[void furnace]

Konbini is always a hit

[ashen quail]

plus ride the monorail

[clear glen]

I was looking for something walking distance

[ashen quail]

and the station is right outside teamlabs anyway so

ez

[lunar dock]

i love monorails i love monorails i love monorails

[ashen quail]

https://tenor.com/view/simpsons-the-los-monorail-monorriel-gif-27541021

[clear glen]

It's honestly what impressed me the most so far. How can they make delicious cheap food available 24/7

[lucid pulsar]

We have food for that day!

[clear glen]

What's special about the monorail?

[ashen quail]

Just a great view

[clear glen]

Uhmm, interesting

[ashen quail]

it goes via the big bridge out to odaiba

[clear glen]

I do like some good views from trains and such

How long you guys figure it takes to do team lab borderless?

[ashen quail]

and then you can do the big gundam aswell etc after lunch

[ashen quail]

From my experience, an hour if youre just taking fun photos and stuff, abit longer if youre an instagram wannabe

[clear glen]

Damn, ok, I think I'll do that, but probably after teamlabs since it's already in a couple of hours

I have a 14h30 spot

So still have to find lunch before

[ashen quail]

yeah nice

[lucid pulsar]

It's walking distance if you want to walk 22 minutes

[ashen quail]

thatll mean youll probably get out of odaiba around sun down, which looks great

[lunar dock]

<1hr walk is walking distance no?

[ashen quail]

absolutely

[lucid pulsar]

No way I'm walking an hour when there are trains and busses available

[ionic wave]

Except its raining in tokyo and it will continue to rain into the night

[ashen quail]

You dont have to but your question was about 22 minutes and we were agreeing about walking

[ashen quail]

dang, umbrellas and goretex exists

[ionic wave]

No i mean sundown

Its just hoing to be gloomy lol

[frigid remnant]

Team labs isn’t in odaiba anymore

Borderless at least

[lime inlet]

teamLab Planets is still there

and getting bigger
https://www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/teamlab-planets-tokyo-announces-major-2025-expansion

[frigid remnant]

Planets is great if you love smelling nasty feet

[radiant yew]

I've taken most of the suspended ones in Japan

[ionic wave]

Do they still play the gundam seed clip at the odaiba gundam base

Or did they switch it out for something new

[lunar dock]

when i was a kid shonan monorail was my favorite line to take haha

[tough storm]

See I've never had that issue

I've done it 3 times and never had the smelly feet thing

Maybe just lucky

[radiant yew]

I went out of my way to take shonan monorail on my Enoshima trip

[frigid remnant]

Maybe you go in the morning @tough storm ?

When I went I think it was late

[tough storm]

Usually around the early afternoon

Its hard to get the morning spots

[gloomy juniper]

You can try once

[void rivet]

I’ll check those out when I’m back in Tokyo

[frigid remnant]

Idk but when I went it smelled so bad it was unbearable. The locker rooms especially. Disgusting

[worldly vault]

The rain just makes me wanna stay inside

[lucid pulsar]

I assumed the purpose of starting you off in running water was to remove the feet smell issue. It was fine when I went.

[feral river]

Ya, last time it got sunny at noon

[ashen quail]

Never had the feet thing either lmao

foot fetishits outing themselves in chat

[feral river]

I went two days ago and there was no noticeable smell anywhere except the orchid garden (where I assume it was intentional)

[tough storm]

Yup

[lucid pulsar]

We living in MHA world and homie's quirk is foot odor detection

[tough storm]

I think the only room you might smell smelly feet is the bean bag room?

[frigid remnant]

Wish it was a fetish. I wanted to leave planets the second I got in there. Speed ran that shit

[lucid pulsar]

I misspoke earlier. I could walk an hour. There is nothing I would walk an hour for, so I don't consider it walking distance :p

[frigid remnant]

Maybe their filtration system was down that day or something lmao

[rancid warren]

I've only done borderless

Just got an email for a discount on their new music thing thing

Wait no.
I did tokyo node

[lucid pulsar]

What's a tokyo node

[dreamy kestrel]

@frigid remnant ! Are you heading back to Japan again? I assume so since you're in this group. I met you last Feb when I was there and i went with you and another guy for ton katsu! I'm going back Nov 23.

[rancid warren]

https://tokyonode.jp/

[craggy ember]

Completely separate

[frigid remnant]

Hahah no way! I’ve been seeing a lot of the same people from past trips this time. I’ve been here all of October and I leave Nov 7th sadly!

[dreamy kestrel]

😆 Damn! How has it been this time?

[frigid remnant]

Getting more and more crowded every trip. Other than that good weather and great food as always. Can’t complain!

[dreamy kestrel]

I'm looking so forward to it. Life has been stressful! Cannot wait. If things go right, i plan to go over twice a year . If you go back again, we might end up there at the same time.

[radiant yew]

found 100 yen coin lockers. sick

[pseudo iris]

currently marvelling at the price of booze here, paid Y780 for a bottle of soju, that would cost $15 at it's cheapest in Aus

tbh Australia does tax booze kinda high, but still, it's a blessing for someone who like to drink but does't wanna spend heaps

currently in Kabukicho Tower drinking slowly until check in time is ready for my hotel, and there's some v cute girls dressed in lolita style next to me.

[ashen quail]

anywhere is cheap compared to australia

[gloomy juniper]

I’m travelling with an australian rn, he keep saying how it’s cheap here too

[craggy ember]

Toronto is fucked too

[rancid warren]

Going to head to hossawa falls tomorrow. Planning on heading out from shinjuku station around 10 if anyone wants to tag along.

[ashen quail]

yeah aus alcohol prices are fucked

a pint is like $13 on a good day

[rancid warren]

It's about 90 minutes from shinjuku

[gloomy juniper]

Yeah thus he’s drinking like lots of alcohol whenever we eat

[pseudo iris]

I'm checking out Hanazono shrine tomorrow for their Sunday flea market

[gloomy juniper]

Yasui biru

[pseudo iris]

haha literally me

[rancid warren]

Pretty easy hike.

[gloomy juniper]

Good enough vidw

Time to get to somewhere dry

[rancid warren]

What time is the market?

[gloomy juniper]

Windy + rain is not a great combo

[pseudo iris]

lemme double check

[ashen quail]

my solo trips I was drinking from breakfast lmao

[pseudo iris]

according to this, apparently 6.30am, but I'd go more like 9/10am https://www.fleamapket.com/listing/hanazono-shrine-flea-market/

[gloomy juniper]

lmao beer is water

[pseudo iris]

Korean and American beer definitely feel closer to water than beer. Unless they're craft brews

[rancid warren]

I'll probably check it out around 9/10 then head to the falls. Flea market sounds sweet

[pseudo iris]

if you see a short ass Sout East Asian with an undercut, that's me

[gloomy juniper]

Is it raining in tokyo too

[ashen quail]

American beer gotta be the absolute worst Ive had

[rancid warren]

My buddy said he wanted to drink beer all day so I brought of 60 coors light. Don't think we were buzzed until half of them were gone.

[rancid warren]

Big brands yeah. But we have some damn good craft breweries. Least where I live

[pseudo iris]

Craft is where it's at

[rancid warren]

Lmao. You could probably stand next to me n id miss you. 195 cm white guy. Short brown hair. I'll stick out like a sore thumb

[pseudo iris]

I used to work in a women focused craft beer bar that also did brews in house and so often people will try cider, then sours, then pale, then whatever else that takes their fancy later

[rancid warren]

I've been digging a good cider lately

[pseudo iris]

ngl that's like almost every dude in Australia

[rancid warren]

Yeah but I let freedom ring baby!

Nah we have some serious issues with our country 🥲

[pseudo iris]

honestly same with Australia, but also, what country is without its faults

[ashen quail]

Which brand was that? I used to drink a decent amount of craft when I was in Aus

[upbeat portal]

anyone going Nagoya between 8 to 11 Nov (both dates inclusive)?

[pseudo iris]

it was a smaller one that's only got production in Melbourne, it used to have an onsite brewey in Adelaide. It was called Sparkke.

[ashen quail]

Ah right, I was brissy based so likely didnt see it

[pseudo iris]

and that's what I remember from like 4 years ago, it might not exist anymore. Shame, but also there's other breweries I'm more keen on anyway like Shapeshifter and Pirate Life

[ashen quail]

Pirate Life is great

we had a local joint that had their own very nice bar and brew

[ashen quail]

https://www.scarboroughharbourbc.com.au/

[void furnace]

@pseudo iris if you’re still out and about, I’m landing at Narita airport and gonna head to Shinjuku to check into my hotel, down to grab something to eat if you hadn’t already?

[pseudo iris]

I'll have to give Scarborogh a look next time I look at my local bottle-o, they usually have craft brews, but they're predominantly SA based

[pseudo iris]

I'd be down! There's a bunch of places around if you're happy to just do a walk in wherever

[ashen quail]

If youre out and about monday, Im free till like 5ish when my mates arrive in tokyo and would be down to hit a craft beer spot (theres a good one I know of in Akiba)

[void furnace]

Dope sounds cool! Anyone else is welcome to join if y’all wanna hit up some food and explore around

[radiant yew]

If anyone at dream yosakoi festival at odiaba I'll be around shortly

[pseudo iris]

only thing I have planned on Monday is a cafe and visiting 20000V, that sounds fun

[ashen quail]

yeah sweet, lets do it

[void furnace]

I’m always down for some drinks haha

[pseudo iris]

if you see me editing my messages, it's because the soju is getting to me

and I'm spelling things wrong

[void furnace]

Only thing I got planned this trip is team labs tmrw with my buddy

Everything else is by ear haha

[pseudo iris]

how long are you in Japan for Kenny?

[ionic wave]

aoyama university is having their annual festival

I forgot about it until i passed by

[void furnace]

I’m here until the 10th unfortunately; I would of stayed longer but I’ve got finals at uni loooool

[pseudo iris]

ew, I remember my uni days, they were stressful. And now I don't even work in the field that I studied lololol

[void furnace]

As long as I get a nice bowl of unagi don, find the gachapon toys I want, and get a Pokémon themed luggage I’m happy tho

[pseudo iris]

there's heaps of gacha machines at Kabukicho Tower

[void furnace]

Ooo, I hope they got the train chimes toy

[pseudo iris]

iunno what that is, will have to look. But I did see like... a bread thing with arms and legs

[craggy ember]

I want that

Yamanote one

[pseudo iris]

and Maccas adjacent gacha items, but because it's copyrighted, they use different names for them

[void furnace]

I will scour all gachas in my vicinity lmao

[pseudo iris]

oh, I heard there's a train based souvenir shop in Akihabara

lemme see if I can find it

[ionic wave]

Go to sunshine city in ikebukuro

[ashen quail]

Railyard its called

at the showa dori gate

[pseudo iris]

that one!

[ionic wave]

@void furnace Supposedly its the “largest gacha store in the world” (idk if that has changed from last year) but it should have all the gachas in there

[pseudo iris]

ngl I am a trinket bitch, I love small cute things and I'm scared of going over my budget because of gatcha and chopstick holders and keychains n shit

like a crow, collecting shiny things

[ashen quail]

best gachas are found in places like nakano imo cause they have weird old shit that hasnt sold out yet in the back of stores

[void furnace]

I too am a sucker for cute stuff

[pseudo iris]

I'm gonna be even more scared going into B-side label for the stickers

[ionic wave]

I just passed by a fancy chopsticks/homeware store

[void furnace]

Appreciate it bro! Definitely makes the search easier

[pseudo iris]

there would be a bunch I'd be keen on

[pseudo iris]

I'm happy of the restraint I showed when I went to Standard Products, like there's so much useful stuff. But would I end up using it? Next time on Dragon Ball Ingrid

[ionic wave]

Well if you find yourself in omotesando, wouldnt hurt to take a peep: https://maps.app.goo.gl/oEUARnkmCg9memeU7

[pseudo iris]

immediately saved to my google maps

Didn't even look at what they sell, just stuck it on the to do list

[storm cove]

Can you help me find some trinkets for my sis and bro

I SUCK at finding this stuff

[void furnace]

Adding this to my list

[ionic wave]

Just go to a shrine

Pick up some trinkets and tell the sublings

Blessed in japan

[void furnace]

Hahaha

[ionic wave]

[storm cove]

We’re of a different religion

So that wouldn’t pan out

[ionic wave]

oh nah the shrines sell like touristy trinkets and charms for good luck more than any serious faith stuff

They’re called omamori

[pseudo iris]

depends on what they like, I lean towards goth stuff so I'd be all up in that stuff, but you know your siblings better than I do

[ionic wave]

gonna start my trip off with some good ol’ kura sushi later for dinner

[storm cove]

Oh uoyve entered !!

Welcome back I guess

[dreamy kestrel]

Canada. BC It's sooo expensive here and there is such a severe shortage of affordable housing that I know a lot of people living full time in RVs. Even in the winter....like me. Japan is so much cheaper than here.

[ionic wave]

Yihhhh this morning

Thank you!

Im just killing time walking around omotesando until check in

I wanted to have tonkatsu but i forgot its a saturday and the queue 🫠

[wise lantern]

One more hour til I drop by!!

Glad your flight was safe! @ionic wave

[ionic wave]

You too, but i fear for your safety at jeff rosenstock later

[pseudo iris]

reminds me I went to get a chirashi don and oh man it was beautiful

[wise lantern]

Hahahaha. It's okay. @lime inlet has my back.

[ionic wave]

throw him into the pit and keep him in there

[wise lantern]

LMAO

That's what they do to people who just got on a flight ah yes

Ngl I got more sleep than I thought!

On the plane

[ionic sail]

Is anyone going here tomorrow? I’ll be going solo because my friend isn’t super interested in live music. I’m 24F, would prefer another woman or a group. Only know English if that’s important haha

[void furnace]

I’d be down to go! We can def make a group

[ionic wave]

I was looking at it on habo’s ig

Oh wai it is a ss of his ig hahaha

[worthy mantle]

i'll most likely going to the yeti let you notice show the day after if you're interested

at spotify o-nest

[void furnace]

Oh wait actually; that events from 5:30 to 6? I’m not able to make it because of team labs event

[ionic sail]

Oooh i was looking at that one too!

[turbid maple]

I’m looking for shows tomorrow or tonight. Preferably indie rock or psych / alternative

[worthy mantle]

they have great songs

[worthy mantle]

check out the one i just mentioned

[ionic sail]

I already made my reservation for rip van cats but if no one is going to that one I’ll see if I can switch to yeti 😱

[worthy mantle]

do both!

live music is super fun

[ionic sail]

HAHA mayhaps… do they allow paying with card for tickets at the venue?

[turbid maple]

Yeti?

[worthy mantle]

uh it's been 50/50 for me but i think usually cash only

bring cash for sure

[void furnace]

I’m down to go check out Yeti if y’all are going

[turbid maple]

That band sounds dope but I’m at Disney sea Monday 🙃

[night gazelle]

Touched down in haneda! Waiting for my bags

[worthy mantle]

aww

i'd go to tomorrow's show but ill be at tamegawa river festival too 😭

[ionic sail]

Yeti will depend on what my friend wants to do that day but I’ll keep you updated @worthy mantle

[worthy mantle]

no prob just lmk

[turbid maple]

I’ll catch something today, tomorrow or Tuesday

[void furnace]

@pseudo iris 1 more hour until I land lol, I’ll msg once i navigate the airport and get to Shinjuku

[hidden jay]

Anyone gonna be in Fukuoka Nov 4

[cobalt cipher]

I’ve been struggle to find out things to do 😭 in shinjuku is this band worth checking out?

[turbid maple]

Anyone know if you can get tickets in person for Knockout Fes today? Ticket sales ended on the site at 10:00 but I’m unsure if you can still get em in person

[hidden jay]

I have 1 more night in Tokyo and I have no idea what to do. Lol it’s my last time I’m gonna be here for at least 3 years too😅

[craggy ember]

Yeat

[void furnace]

I’m down for this lol

[cobalt cipher]

I’ll see you there 🫡

[craggy ember]

Gf gonna kill me but I’m not missing yeat for free in Tokyo

[storm cove]

I am

3-6th

[cobalt cipher]

U said yeat and free thats enough said

[craggy ember]

Apparently we just have to show that flyer and entry is free

[void furnace]

Oh sweet