May 2025

[red nebula]

Very early post 😅 I'll be arriving in Osaka May 19th
Tokyo May 24th-28th

[solid lark]

📝

[hollow sable]

Just impulsively booked a ticket for May this morning 😎

[frosty lantern]

hi! tokyo may 13-18, osaka 19-22

first solo trip 😁

[solid lark]

Cool. Some overlapping with my plan.

[vernal sleet]

Hey, ill be in japan from 21st of april to 9th of may, tanking the golden week in osaka, hit me up if your dates overlap

[wild latch]

Hey, I'll be in Japan from May 9th to May 27th

[bleak garnet]

Hello @everyone last year someone made a spreadsheet for planning things. it worked out very well and was great for seeing where people are

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15c128ZQYqlzlU-47PTCHQ3HfzKgVtG7-KSwnm8CsX28/edit?usp=sharing

I have made a copy of it. The document is public so feel free to fill this in~

I look forward to hanging out with people next year 🙂

[vernal sleet]

I asked for access to the file!

[bleak garnet]

cool ill fix so anyone can edit

[solid lark]

pin it

[bleak garnet]

Can't. I tried this last year 😅

[solemn horizon]

I'm planning to arriving Nagoya at the 3rd and leaving Tokyo at the 16th.

Solo traveler, trying to be less introvert, second trip to Japan

[oak gate]

Hello! I'll be in Tokyo from May 7th until the 21st! I'm a solo traveller from Finland and would be nice to meet up with a group of people at some point for something, maybe drinks or whatever. I've been to Japan a few times before but the last time was 2016 so it's been a long time. 😄

[solemn horizon]

Obligatory Perkele. I will be at Tokyo for a couple days before leaving at the 16th. I'm up to a meet up

[solemn horizon]

Also I'm Hungarian not Finnish. I got a couple online Suomi friends but aside of a couple words, I don't speak it!

[oak gate]

Haha yeah I got that, perkele seems to be the one word people learn if they ever come accross a finn x)

[solemn horizon]

That an Mitta Vittu. Its universal sometimes

[sudden hare]

Hello I am solo traveler from US that will be there from 15-28, in May. I’m a gentle giant and excited to meet new friends.

[bleak garnet]

as we all are 🙂

[coarse eagle]

Solo Canadian traveller, will be there from May 20 - 29. First time

Landing in Narita, if there are any golfers that will be in the area let me know!!

[stark adder]

I will be in Japan 5/15-5/29, I do not know specific dates for cities yet.

[analog hare]

in somewhere in chugoku some time in may.

[coarse eagle]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15c128ZQYqlzlU-47PTCHQ3HfzKgVtG7-KSwnm8CsX28/edit?usp=sharing

Here’s a cool doc the creator set up to get an idea of potential meet ups

[solemn horizon]

Gentleman

110 days and its going to be May

[cyan ridge]

I'll be in tokyo from the 27th to the 3rd of may osaka from 3rd to the 10th and okinawa from the 10th to the 17th

[vernal sleet]

freaking can't wait

[solemn horizon]

Gonna buy the plane ticket on my February Paycheck

[solid grotto]

hey peeps Cam here from the uk im planning my third trip to japan for may and will be in japan around 1st may-22nd may. I'm looking forward to meeting new people and drinking lemons sours in a izakaiya till the last train😂.someone arrange a drinking night with me

[ornate bane]

Early 40s Welshman here planning on being in Japan may 9th for around 2 weeks. If anyone will also be there, let me know as I’m travelling alone!

[loud cove]

hey everyone im going to japan from may 19 - jun 2 any recommendations or must sees? this is my 1st time feel free to dm me, 28m

[pseudo drift]

For those of you who will be in Kyoto in May, there are a few major events you may wish to look into - https://www.insidekyoto.com/kyoto-festivals-events

[charred crystal]

Mid twenties Welshman going solo as well!

[solemn horizon]

I wish we could pin this

[solid grotto]

@dreamy jetty can you pin this^^^^^

[solid grotto]

thx

[bleak garnet]

I think we met last year. Tall guy with glasses? 😅

nope nvm was someone else. checked my dms. I remember your name tho haha

[solid grotto]

Yeah ur that Aussie I had food with on my first day in Japan and not forget our karaoke sesh

[bleak garnet]

we did golf in akihabara? you didnt want to play lol

[frosty pine]

Thinking of doing the same in the upcoming weeks

[solid grotto]

That’s because they were charging us gaijin prices. lol

[bleak garnet]

Yeah it was a lot lol like 2500 yen for 15mins lmao

[supple sky]

Thought I'd introduce myself a bit. I should be in Tokyo 05/08 - 05/13 and probably Osaka or Fukuoka after that until the 20th. 29M solo traveler from the US. Would be interested hanging out sometime, not my first time in Japan, but always looking for some fun.

[solid grotto]

yeah nah instantly changed my mind.

[solid grotto]

when i go japan again i need to explore that nodobashi fully. these shops need appreciating

[bleak garnet]

yodabashi is the best. I spent all day in there. The theme song is forever stuck in my head

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnx85z78O2w

[amber stratus]

Hi!!! I have may tickets with my friend from 14-27, if anyone wants to do a tour together to save money aha ha ha ..👀 ..or if our dates overlap please do let me know 😁

We’ll be in Tokyo 15-19 , Kyoto 20-24, Osaka 25-27

[grave musk]

Hi! I'll be in Japan May 12 - 25! I am coming with a group of 4 others (only some are willing to meet) , and still am planning itinerary but am def interested!

We are all around 21-23 m/f and love food and nerdy stuff! (interested in drinking and nights out as well)

[bleak garnet]

Hello! @amber stratus @grave musk Fill this out if you havent already. things will be planned more closer to the month 🙂

[loud cove]

im going around the same time

[loud cove]

ill be tokyo may 19 - may 25 and osaka may 25 - jun 1

[solemn horizon]

Less then 100 days till May ✈️

[analog hare]

need magic for May to come sooner 🛫

[solemn horizon]

I'm just waiting for the first week of February so I can buy the ticket from my paycheck

[kind wagon]

Hey everyone! 29M from Denmark first time in Japan for a solo trip. Will land on may 6'th and depart may 25'th. Will travel through Tokyo, Kyoto, Kobe, Osaka and back to Tokyo. I enjoy sports, hiking, food, and entertainment! Just booked tickets for the Sumo wrestling tournament in CW 20 😄

I plan on visiting one or two michelin restaurants, while in Tokyo, and would love to have some cool people to share the experience with! I signed up in the pinned Google sheet, but if anyone would be interested in planning a meetup for an evening with insane food, good wine/sake, and good times, then please send me a DM, and I'll do my best to arrange the practicalities! Expect it to be between May 6'th to 12'th 🙂

[vivid meteor]

Hey everyone! I’ll be going to Japan on May 19 - 26 beginning with Tokyo coming from the US. I’ll be coming with a friend (we’re both 26) but always willing to meet new people along the way! If you’re a foodie, we’ll def get along haha!

[junior bramble]

hey, i'm coming back for a solo trip (again) pretty much most of may. will be based the majority of the time in tokyo, but looking into osaka & kyoto too. at the moment no set dates on where i'll be, but will update closer to the date 😊

also forgot to say, i am 28F. will be adding details to the spreadsheet

[frosty pine]

Hello Hello! I am quite excited, I will be in tokyo from May 11th through the 24th for my first time! I will be on a solo trip might look at others parts but unsure. I am 21 M and down to hang out with anyone! I'm interested in doing anything, very lenient haha.

[quartz minnow]

Hi everyone, me and my girlfriend will be travelling Japan from April until June. Looking to hang out with other travellers while visiting different cities. Nice to meet you all

[pallid depot]

Hi all! I (27M) will be visiting Japan from May 11th to the 24th. I’ve already signed up on Google Sheets, but if anyone is interested in hanging out then feel free to shoot me a DM

[thorn arrow]

Hey guys
I am (30F) going for the second time this year in May
My dates are 8-20 May
Starting from Tokyo
Will be doing Tohuku region followed by Toyama (probably) and then Shizuoka (will do if I cancel Toyama) and back again to Tokyo

Going solo so would love to meet people, chill and explore places
DM if your dates overlap

[lost lichen]

Hi, I'm 30M planning to go solo arriving in Tokyo on the 9th of May until 30th. Will be my first time in Japan. I'm Scheduled to be in Nikko and Kamakura as well in May. I don't have a busy itenerary set up so would be cool to meetup with anyone.

[sleek trout]

I'm 29M in Tokyo from 8th - 15th May - solo too, first time in Japan!

[limber zodiac]

Hello everyone! I'll be making my way from Osaka to Tokyo from the 26th of Apr to the 7th of May, solo. Hoping to make a few friends along the way!

[solemn horizon]

3 months till May

[pallid depot]

https://tenor.com/view/jejejeje-gif-25591399

[coarse eagle]

I’m hyped boys

and girls

[frosty pine]

YESSIR

[sleek trout]

gonna be a sausagee FEST

[mossy sinew]

Hiya 🙂 43M, Coming to Tokyo on 28th of Apr, staying in Japan until 11th of May (Golden week, I know). Third Japan trip, so now that I have done most of the 'must sees' I am looking for less touristy stuff... shrines and temples? some outdoors stuff? Not super interested in nightlife (also coming with my 16y.o. son), but otherwise we're ok with anything. Have not decided where to go yet (but most probably Tohoku or Chubu regions).

[junior barn]

Hi 28M, coming to Tokyo solo 5/9-5/14 for the 5th time. Used this discord last time for meetups and had a bunch of fun. Interested in clubbing and bar hopping. Down for casual hangouts & dinners too. Feel free to add & dm. 😊

[solemn horizon]

Slight update on my part, landing Osaka at 11th of May and leaving from Tokyo at 25th

[agile gate]

I'm going to japan may 16-june 1st. Splitting time between tokyo, osaka and kyoto. Might go to hiroshima for a day if anyone plans to go during those days and want to hang out let me know. One day I'm going to disney sea and one other day is universal if anybody wants to tag along.

[tidal swift]

Hi, I (21M) will be there from April 29th to May 13th. Going solo and visiting for the first time so I'd love to meet up and explore with others. Still planning my itinerary but I'm thinking I'll be in Tokyo for the first 6 days or so

[mossy sinew]

I'm about the same (28.04 - 11.05 in Japan and still planning). Flying in to Tokyo, but quite probably will escape Tokyo for the first days because of Golden Week.

[tiny geyser]

Hey I'll be coming from April 20 to May 10, will mostly stay in Tokyo. Love anime/games, staying in akihabara most of the time.

[quick idol]

Hey I mentioned this in #may but I am hosting two big live music events in the middle of the month

A spectacular and unique Japanese pop show in Shinjuku on the 15th, and an all-day punk festival in Shimokitazawa on the 17th

so please save the date if you're in Tokyo then. You won't regret it

[agile gate]

@pallid depot dmd but you are private

[junior bramble]

dw things will ramp up real fast once may comes around 🫡

also i am v interested in more of the "weirder"/"niche" things in japan, so closer to the date we can organise if people are keen. not exhaustive list & i'm still searching for more, but things like:

• muscle girl bar (tokyo, was really fun when we went last time)
• poop museum (tokyo)
• child's perspective cafe (tokyo)
• maid cafe (if anyone feels too cringe/embarrassed to go alone but wants to go, i'll come along with)

i'm also keen for more of the normal/cuter things, like DIY makineko, temple/train station stamp hunting, various exhibits/museums like godzilla, world expo, etc. if anyone's interested, sound out, then we can do a head count closer to may 😊

[frosty pine]

Yeah I’m planning to go to the muscle girl bar, I’d be down for it and some other others ones

[frosty pine]

I’d be down to take a look

[loud cove]

100% down for world expo and poop museum lmao

[frosty pine]

What’s world expo?

[loud cove]

expo in osaka they do it every 5 years

[frosty pine]

Looked it up a bit, that’s really interesting

[tiny geyser]

i'm down to do a muscle girl bar & maid cafe !

[junior bramble]

ez, at the moment i'll likely be in tokyo 3-11, then 18/19-25, so we can arrange dates then

[junior bramble]

i'll likely be in osaka around 12/13 may

[bleak garnet]

Im going to half a dozen music events in the first two weeks of may. Anyone is welcome to come along

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtM5ooA3mP4

[bleak garnet]

ill be in osaka from the 11th to 18th. Im down to come along 🙂

[junior bramble]

cool sounds good!

[quick idol]

You can put the info about them in the spreadsheet (see pins)

[pastel adder]

This sounds amazing! My itinerary isn’t set in stone yet however I would love to try and meet up with you and others if possible! Also trying to find some less popular and niche locations over the more touristy areas 😭

[junior bramble]

yeah, i mean the ones i've listed are definitely touristy lol i guess it depends on what sort of stuff you want?

like if it's more nature/traditional stuff, you can probably find that outside in the smaller towns of japan. anime stuff are likely to always be touristed

[pastel adder]

I’m kind of an introvert, and ofc every known place in Japan is touristy, but I was more referring to hotspots such as Shibuya crossing or Tokyo tower as they’re too crowded all the time

[solid lark]

Up for the first 3. I arrive 17th. Dont front run all the activities lol

[junior bramble]

you might prefer osaka (excl dotonbori)/kyoto over tokyo then, tokyo was p crowded everywhere i went last time. but if you're okay with just walking from A to B + headphones or something, you should be fine

[junior bramble]

sure, we'll make a list of ppl interested & dates. could also do a separate thread entirely closer to the date so it's easier to keep track

[junior bramble]

btw for anyone who missed out on the meetup spreadsheet. i can't find pins on threads so idk if anyone else is able to either

[loud cove]

i need more of this but havent been able to find anything yet

[quick idol]

On mobile it's a bit dumb, you need to tap the thread name at the top > Settings > Pinned Messages

[junior bramble]

huh, thanks for letting me know, TIL

really dumb & discord should fix that sometime lol

[sleek trout]

What non-weeby things are there to do in Tokyo? haha

[quick idol]

https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/comments/14sum76/how_to_access_live_music_in_japan_and_why_it/

[bleak garnet]

Lots of Music events to goto. What kind of music do you like?

[coarse eagle]

Has anyone seen a baseball game at the Tokyo dome?

[bleak garnet]

Yep. I have multiple times. You need to check the schdeule and buy through the website

https://www.giants.jp/en/schedule/

[junior bramble]

there are so many, honestly i'd say food is a big thing, drinks if you're into that. karaoke, a huge cat cafe, temples, skytree, jimbocho (book town)

it depends on what exactly you're into, but my 50 year old (very much not-weeb) parents were able to thoroughly enjoy tokyo without having to encounter any weeb stuff (at least not by accident)

oh arcades too, that's always very fun

[dawn chasm]

Going to be in Osaka from May 20th till the 26th and tokyo from 26th till first of june could meet up to haha

[frosty pine]

Hello! i hope everyone is well. I had to reschedule my flight but I will be in Tokyo from May 8th-26th I am able to hang out more! I hope to be able to meet some of yall!

[quick idol]

Welcome, check the spreadsheet if you didn't already #1302999235121123328 message

[mossy sinew]

I'll be in Tokyo from May 9th to May 11th 🙂

[sleek trout]

Anyone want to do something not weeby with me between 8 and 15 May? 🙂

[mossy sinew]

what would qualify as not-weeby? 🙂

[sleek trout]

non-anime related things I guess hahaha

or hyper-sexualised etc. just wanna do some cultural stuff and eat some good food

[quick idol]

https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/comments/14sum76/how_to_access_live_music_in_japan_and_why_it/

[sleek trout]

Live music isn't my jam for this

[quick idol]

Missing out

[sleek trout]

Sounds fine to me

[mossy sinew]

I asked because I am not a huge anime fan, but I am very much interested in Japanese culture, history, temples, etc. - and that theoretically falls under the definition of weeb 😉

[sleek trout]

Only if it's I guess...re-enacted? I'm interested in the culture, history, temples and shrines just not...in a greasy neckbeard way 😂

[mossy sinew]

well, I'm in Japan from Apr 28 to May 11 with my 16yo son, on 8th we will be in Nagoya, on 9th we will transfer to Tokyo, on 10th we will do a daytrip to Kamakura (more temples than common sense, as someone here said) and on 11th we will do some Tokyo sightseeing before flying home in the evening

[junior bramble]

i'm going to try to do a goshuincho run, if you're interested

essentially you get a goshuincho (stamp book) that you present at shrines/temples, with a small fee they'll stamp it

each shrine/temple has their own special stamp, it's a good way to go around looking at different places

[mossy sinew]

+1 for goshuin collecting... I got like 25 my last trip, but that was throughout like half of west Japan 🙂

[junior bramble]

i don't think I'll get THAT many but I'll definitely try

i might keep a separate train stamp book too

[mossy sinew]

its not 'might' - you have to

goshuin are considered sacred - if you put a station stamp in a goshuincho, temples will probably refuse to give you a stamp in that goshuincho

basically if you put anything other than a goshuin in a goshuincho, this is a big no-no

some people even go as far as having separate goshuincho's for buddhist temples and shinto shrines, but that is not required

[junior bramble]

i say might more as in i don't know if i want to do train stamps yet

i know about the goshuincho rules, but idk if i want to go train stamps too or if i would be chasing too many things at once

[mossy sinew]

understood

I mean, I am using the trains anyway so getting the stamp is usually not that big of a time detour, usually a minute or two

although I have to admit I had an evening in Tokyo where we went with my kid and rode the Yamanote line specifically station by station only to get the stamps... we got like 10-12 of them and it was pretty fun 🙂

I am collecting goshuins, gojoins (castle seals) and eki stamps - although just as a side-effect of being in a certain place, I wouldnt probably go totally out of my way just to get one

[bright island]

Hi all, I just booked my flight 10th may to 18 may. I have 2 core events on the 10th and 18th but otherwise free on the other days. Hope to meet new ppl

[solemn horizon]

Oh damn. Wouldn't you have a massive jet lag when you arrive on the day as the event?

[bright island]

hmmm its an overnight flight arriving in the morning

[solemn horizon]

Oh that could work

I went from Hungary to Toyko and the jet lag nearly killed me

[bright island]

Also I’m only 1 hour behind Japan Timezone

[wet hedge]

Hey, I'll arrive in Osaka on May 2nd and move to Tokyo on May 8th until May 16th. Haven't really planned much yet besides the Osaka Expo and TeamLab, so feel free to hit me up! 26M from Germany.

[mossy sinew]

we'll be in Tokyo from May 9th (evening) to 11th (flight home)... we'll be in Tohoku and then Nagoya before that. 43M + 16M from Poland

[solemn horizon]

Gentleman. 70 days till May

[solid lark]

too bad im last half

so 85

[bleak garnet]

don don don donkiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

cant wait

[bright island]

I have a countdown timer on my phone…78 days to go

[slate cairn]

81 days here

[bleak garnet]

whats everyones first meal they are gonna eat?

im getting coco curry

[mossy sinew]

7-11 onigiri, because we'll be on the run to the next train ride 😄

(and we are addicted to onigiri)

[bright island]

I’d go for coco ichibanya or a steak but I’m still looking for a hotel

[bleak garnet]

I always just stay at apa

[bright island]

I always stay at akihabara Washington due to pricing but current price is not good I’m still searching

[mossy sinew]

I did as well until someone pointed out APA's owner's crazy propaganda, I haven't used APA since

if possible I would avoid it

[junior bramble]

yeah honestly i much prefer dormy inn or toyoko inn

[bleak garnet]

Yeah I don't care tbh. I just want somewhere to sleep with a big TV for my steam deck 😁

[slate cairn]

Straight to Sushiro, near my hotel

[analog hare]

I have a connecting flight so whatever in HND unfortunately, otherwise udon (or soba) after rental car collection

[wind fern]

Hey everyone, I'll be in Japan May 18th to June 1st. Arriving and departing from Tokyo but not quite sure what my itinerary for cities is gonna be. All I know for sure is that I am going to be spending significant time in Tokyo but also making sure to hit Hiroshima (mostly for the atomic bomb memorial) and Osaka/Kyoto. Definitely interested in meetups if dates overlap!

[thorn arrow]

Ramen 😅

[wind fern]

These are mostly early May. Anyone know of any street festivals happening in the 2nd half of May in the Tokyo or Osaka/Kyoto areas?

[wind fern]

There's a Ramen place inside Tokyo station that I enjoyed last time that may be my first stop this time for dinner after arriving on my way wherever I'm going.

[mossy sinew]

https://en.japantravel.com/events?prefecture=Kyoto&from=2025-05-01&to=2025-05-31

thats for Kyoto - you can filter by prefecture and dates

[wind fern]

Thanks

[kindred grail]

Second this, if you wouldn't stay at a Germany hotel that denies the Holocaust you shouldn't stay with APA.

[quick idol]

I have announced my big event for May, please come check it out if you're here on the 14th 🍑 #1342801246918152265

[ornate fable]

Hi Guys ! 32M traveling solo from UK. Looking to meet up with people in the evenings for a few beers if anybody is around. I am in Osaka 19th - 22nd and Tokyo 23rd - 29th

[sleek trout]

Anyone in Tokyo 8-14 May? 🙂

[bleak garnet]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15c128ZQYqlzlU-47PTCHQ3HfzKgVtG7-KSwnm8CsX28/edit?usp=sharing

Yes lots of people. Check this

[bleak garnet]

I have just update the events tab with all live music shows im going to with links to the bands relevants youtube/spotify pages. Im going solo so happy for anyone else to tag along and we can grab food/before or after!

[sleek trout]

Yes I'm sure lots of people are there but I think we have to talk to find out what people will be doing, no?

[analog hare]

Everyone’s in on their own business, whether they’re open to meet anyone else is another thing.

Eg I will be so far from Tokyo and Osaka during those days, no point even putting it in

[dawn chasm]

very fair point haha

[bleak garnet]

have a look at the other threads. This will be very active in a few months. Theres always people out and about asking if they want to meetup. Happened last year too

[solemn horizon]

I'm trying to be less introvert, just look at the February threads. There's always a meetup

[bright island]

as long as it isnt a drinking session

im going to cosholic on 18th may. i dont know if people are interested but you have to buy the photo book as entry ticket and need ID

[bleak garnet]

I just googled this 👀 hahaha

[bright island]

its annoying that they are oholding it outside of tokyo

i guess the available convention places are getting more expensive over the years

[raven token]

Great! I understood! You can not wait for coming Japan!!

[wind fern]

I’m mostly the opposite of you in terms of when I’ll be in Osaka / Tokyo but I’ll overlap with you in Tokyo on the 23rd and 24th

[ornate fable]

Ah nice ! 😄

[wind fern]

Would definitely be interested in an evening meetup

[dawn chasm]

So finally filed in the sheet to

[wild latch]

https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnTicket/year_schedule/

anybody going to check out the Grand Sumo Tournament?

[dawn chasm]

I was thinking about it

[junior bramble]

there's also no point talking about it now since we're so far away from the dates, we have general plans but no specific yet, unless you have events you want to go to. best to park it until it's closer to the date

[junior bramble]

honestly i cbk if i'm back in tokyo (or close to) around that time, not entirely sure yet if i'll be back or not by sunday

but we'll see

oh it's only 30 mins by train from tokyo station, that's not bad. i thought it was going to be way worse

[bright island]

Ty, my main concern is getting tickets prior to the event as onsite tickets may take longer

[junior bramble]

when does presale come out? i can't find it on the website

[bright island]

It’s usually announced 1 month before

[junior bramble]

alright ez we'll just keep an eye out

[bright island]

It’s announced on twitter

[junior bramble]

unfortunately i don't use twitter

i'll just put a reminder on for april

[vague python]

Hi all I’m going to Japan from May 5th to May 13th. Looking for a travel buddy. Im from the US and am 22 year old. Find me on instagram: @mattschalch

[mossy sinew]

hi 🙂 if you look in the pins here in this thread, there is a google sheet with people putting in when & where they are going to be - you might find someone there and someone might find you if you add your line

[thorn arrow]

Hi guys
Any of you been to Izu Hanto?
I'm planning to go there this time but I'm a bit confused as to where to stay - Ito, Shimoda or Atami.
I wanna be close to the beach so.
Was checking out the Japan guide website but wanted to know first hand experience.

[mossy sinew]

then I guess asking in https://discord.com/channels/440956791426383882/1063623358127820891 would be your best bet

(or alternatively in https://discord.com/channels/440956791426383882/1052473454554791966 if you have a question about a specific idea where to stay, like a hotel, airbnb or whatever)

[thorn arrow]

Ah okay
Thank you

[bright island]

I may consider attending one of meshida comedy during my trip.

Anyone else interested

[junior bramble]

what's it like? & can i understand it with very little japanese lol

[bright island]

its in english

usually in asakusa area

[frank raft]

Hi! I’ll be in Japan May 4-11!
Going to be staying in Tokyo, but may go on a few day trips.
Also will be going to Viva la Rock on the 6th, if anyone else will be there!

[mossy sinew]

hi 🙂 There is a google sheet in the pinned messages here, where people put their dates in and out of Japan - you might find someone with same dates or someone might find you 🙂
(BTW - I'll be in Tokyo on May 9th evening-ish, Kamakura daytrip on 10th and Tokyo sightseeing on 11th before flying home in the evening)

[amber swallow]

@sudden hare me too haha

[lime juniper]

Hi guys, I’m Hiking mt fuji on may 6th, if anyone else is interested In coming message me! I’ll be in Japan may 2nd-18th but will put the rest of my trip on the google sheets 🙂

[junior bramble]

yeah i'd be keen then!

[quick idol]

Hello please consider #1342801246918152265 !

[bright island]

I might, but probably most likely need a reminder

[bright island]

https://lit.link/en/meshidacomedy

[junior bramble]

lmao he also has a tour, that's kinda funny

i'll go through his stuff & see if i vibe with it, honestly i thought when you said meshida comedy you meant it was a venue, didn't realise it was just the one stand up guy lol

[quick idol]

It can go in your calendar for now 🥹

[bright island]

Check and see. I’m not too fussed about it

[bright island]

It’s in but hopefully I can get a hotel near Shinjuku at an affordable price

[coarse eagle]

Are there any golfers in the chat that will be in Japan (Tokyo, Osaka) from May 21-29?

[solemn horizon]

Only 2 months till may

[pallid depot]

https://tenor.com/view/majin-majin-buu-buu-dbz-anime-gif-10772993168248183190

[bright island]

https://tenor.com/view/mr-bean-waiting-still-waiting-gif-13052487

[agile gate]

I'm going. Can only go 17,18 or 20th

[brazen wing]

Hey in here- it's probably going to be crickets in response to this, but if anyone happens to be touring Tohoku between May 10-25ish and wants to hang out, let me know!

[mossy sinew]

https://tenor.com/view/anybody-home-chirp-chirp-chirp-cricket-cricket-meme-gif-2033911404004530327

[vagrant inlet]

I would like to check it out with you… but I’ll be back at home. 😢

[thorn arrow]

Hey I'm gonna be there

I'm going to Hachinohe from 10-12 then Sendai and day trips from 12-16

[brazen wing]

Waking up to 3 pings from a thread I thought would be dead to me.. this really is the weirdest timeline 😆

[brazen wing]

Darn :( maybe some other time

[brazen wing]

Sweet! I forgot my dates for those but I'll get back to you after some coffee in me

[thorn arrow]

Haha sure thing

Btw has any of you traveled to Sado island from Niigata before?
I'm planning to go (after changing my itinerary for the nth time) but I'm a tad bit apprehensive since I'm heavily dependent on public transport and I read a lot of Reddit threads where people mentioned hiring cars or bikes to travel all over the island

[vagrant inlet]

For sure, brother. 👍

[brittle iron]

Hello, I'm planning to go to japan for the first time from may 22- June 3. Can somebody guide me around in tokyo and osaka or can I tag along on ur trip 🥺 I'm solo 25F btw

[junior latch]

Hey peeps, will be in Tokyo from 20th May - 2nd June for the first time, would be nice to link up and grab a drink or food 😁 lmk

[solid lark]

We’ll probably not tag along the trip, but grab drinks, do some yakiniku, or night life stuff for sure

[thorn arrow]

@brittle iron will be in Tokyo during that time. Till May 25. So, karaoke or drinks or some pub hopping in the evenings?

[junior bramble]

will be in tokyo til 25 may too! 28f 😊

[lime juniper]

Hi guys, May 6th is my birthday, currently got no plans but solo travelling and will be in Tokyo, I may organise something if anyone wants to go for some drinks or any sightseeing or activities during the day let me know if you are about!

[brittle iron]

Sorry I don't drink but we can do something else 😆

[brittle iron]

Let's hang out 🤗

[bleak garnet]

I will be in tokyo till the 12th. Have no plans that night atm. happy to tag alonh~

[topaz horizon]

@brazen wing @thorn arrow I'll be in Hachinohe on the 10/11th, would love to hang out.

[brazen wing]

I will be in Aomori for my first day on 11th but kinda wild seeing more people planning to be there already

[bold yoke]

hey piepz! 27 Dutch/Moroccan guy here. I will be going for the first time to japan (solo trip). 13 May - 29 May. Will spend most of my times in Tokyo with 2/3 days in osaka/kyoto. Down to grab some food, spend time in an arcade or just have fun in the evenings. Just looking for fun times in Tokyo and meet new people

[solid grotto]

ill be in japan 30th apr to 27th may and have friends joining me from the 18th onwards.

ill also be in osaka 5th -8th anyone got plans or anything. looking to going out drinking at this time?

[quick idol]

@solid grotto Hi, please consider adding this to your itinerary #1342801246918152265

[thorn arrow]

Oooo nice
Let's hang out

[odd widget]

Hey all! I'll likely be arriving May 15th. 30m
Likely doing Tokyo -> Osaka, but still planning out what I'm doing in between. I would love to join someone for hiking 🙂 (and other things, I'm just particularly excited about hiking)

[full sonnet]

Hello, I'm solo travelling from the 17th till the 31st, 18th - 22nd in Kyoto, 22nd to 24th in Osaka and 24th to 31st in Tokyo. Trying to put myself out there so I don't spend two weeks alone, mostly plan to see touristy stuff in Kyoto, Eorzea (FFXIV) cafe in Osaka and a bit of tourist stuff, and tons of tourist stuff and shopping in Tokyo (mainly for anime goods, retro game stuff, anything else cool I find). 37 Male New Zealander if that helps, I'm pretty chill and open but quiet lol.

[odd widget]

What's everyone doing for lodging?

Thinking about good places to stay between Japan and Osaka

[bright island]

im just staying in tokyo all the way

[odd widget]

Same place the whole time or are you hopping around?

[bright island]

same, my events are all in tokyo

[wind fern]

I’m doing the Akihabara Washing Hotel in Tokyo and SureStay Plus Hotel in Osaka. Those gave me fairly good prices while still being in good locations for transit and highly rated on Booking.com.

I’d recommend looking at like Google or Booking where you can filter hotels for your price range on your dates and easily compare.

[bright island]

hoho im staying akihabara too well, for 2 days

then moving to shinjuku

[wind fern]

The Accommodations channel has a pinned message tier list of big hotel chains.

[odd widget]

From what I've been seeing so far, $80-100/night seems to be the average?

I might consider doing some of the pod hotels, I assume those are cheaper but I just haven't come across them yet

[wind fern]

Yes. Though Osaka generally you can get better deals than Tokyo.

[analog hare]

prices are already up...

[wind fern]

Like, I got an Osaka hotel for about $80 USD per night and Hiroshima for like $60 a night, and Tokyo for a little over $100 a night.

[analog hare]

I tried to divert my trip a bit to hiroshima on a saturday, decided against very quickly

[odd widget]

Are you all going with some amount of yen in cash? I've been reading that there's a lot of cash only places and I figured I could save some money by researching conversion options early. I'm not sure how much to aim for though

[analog hare]

YES

[wind fern]

I’m going there on Sunday-Tuesday.

[odd widget]

Are you getting to Hiroshima by train from Osaka?

[analog hare]

no I will start the day from Hamada

after successfully bringing myself to somewhere not exactly interesting

[wind fern]

Yeah last time I went to Japan I had already purchased about 100,000 yen in cash back home to bring for a 10 day trip. Ended up loading half of that onto my Suica though. Had to withdraw more in Japan.

[analog hare]

but fee free debit card plus 7-11 atm, and always having some 30k yen in cash would do

[wind fern]

I’m taking the train from Tokyo to Hiroshima, then Hiroshima to Osaka, then finally from Osaka back to Tokyo the day of my flight out.

[odd widget]

ohh okay

[wind fern]

If the only thing you want to do in Hiroshima is visit the Peace park it is doable to day trip there via bullet train from Osaka, but anything more than that I think you’d want to stay there overnight.

[odd widget]

What else do you have planned for there?

I was mainly interested in Peace Park, yeah

[wind fern]

Visit Itsukushima island. I don’t have a super solid plan for that other than that I’m going there for a day, but I’ve heard a lot of good things about it.

Btw saw your message about hiking. Would probably be interested in joining you for a hike, depending on how intense the hikes you’re planning are.

[odd widget]

I'm definitely trying to keep it on the lighter side. Not looking to do Mt. Ena or Fuji for example. I think I saw someone here was doing a guided hike for Fuji, but unfortunately that will be before my arrival.

One thing I'm trying to figure out is which sections of the Nakasendo trail I'll do

[pseudo drift]

1. Capsule hotels are the realm of the desperate and not meant to be long term lodgings

Its more meant for "I missed last train, I'm drunk as shit, and I need to fall down"

[pseudo drift]

You can typically find business hotels for like $50-90 USD a night in Tokyo

Osaka its even less

[pseudo drift]

What country are you from?

[bright island]

if you are in city, most of the shops accept CC

the further you go out to the suburbs/rural

you will need cash

[odd widget]

I'll be coming from the US

[odd widget]

Yeah, I was just thinking maybe a night or two

I try to travel pretty light

[pseudo drift]

Simple

Charles Schwab Visa Platinum Debit Card

Its free to get, its free to open

Simply zelle/transfer money from your bank account into your Charles Schwab Checking account

Then once you're in Japan, go to any ATM, and withdraw cash with the debit card

It will refund all ATM fees and you will withdraw money at market rate

[odd widget]

oh man that's a great tip

[pseudo drift]

I've literally withdrawn like

100,000 yen

and I lost lke

$1.50 in exchange

which is like nothing

[odd widget]

yeah that's amazing

[pseudo drift]

If you were to go to any exchange place, you'd probably lose about $50-80 USD

[odd widget]

I already use Schwab too

[pseudo drift]

Perfect

As for how much cash

You will want to carry about 20-30,000 yen with you most of the time

Many many things are still cash only

Many attractions, shrines, temples, areas that require ticket entry

Most of those places are still cash only

Many restaurants, especially ramen restaurants, are cash only

Basically whenever you eat at a restaurant

If you see a CC symbol like VISA or AMEX

It takes CC, you're in the clear

you can also always just ask

"Hey do you take credit card"

If they say no, no problem, just whip out your cash

and 20-30,000 yen is MORE than enough to cover virtually any meal situation you'll find yourself in

especially since most meals that are cash only are going to be less than like 4000 yen

If you go into more rural areas or smaller cities that aren't Tokyo and Osaka

Cash is much much much more common

some taxis will only take cash

[odd widget]

Yeah with the fee free withdrawals I think I'll be okay and maybe take 30k at a time

[pseudo drift]

What phone do you have?

[odd widget]

iphone

[pseudo drift]

Then you can just load SUICA onto your phone

and load a CC to load your SUICA

If you were an android user, then you'd need a physical card and that would require you to have lots of cash on hand to reload it

Have you loaded SUICA yet?

[odd widget]

Oh cool. No but I was just about to look into it today

[pseudo drift]

1. Open Apple Wallet
2. Add Card
3. Click on Transit Card
4. Type in SUICA
5. Add SUICA to your apple wallet
6. Load SUICA with credit card in your apple wallet
7. Tap phone on subway gate to ride subway

[wind fern]

My Bank of America Visa won’t let me add cash to an Apple Wallet Suica 😭

And yes I’ve tried to do it during Japanese banking hours. Does the Charles Schwab visa debit card let you do it?

[pseudo drift]

That's strange your visa doesn't work

Try a different card?

My visas work

[wind fern]

I guess I haven’t tried my visa debit card. I only have 1 of each.

[odd widget]

I was able to do it with my apple card

$6.81 for 1000 yen

[frosty pine]

Same here

[mossy sinew]

I usually load my Suica via Apple Pay - which of course in the end amounts to the same because my cards are connected to my Apple Pay, but I have never had any issue with topping up my Suica that way

[wind fern]

From the r/JapanTravel subreddit I had seen that some Visas and Mastercards fail at it. https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravel/s/UQoOdC4zy2

“Please note that at this time, non-Japan-issued Visa and Mastercard cards sometimes cannot be used to charge mobile IC cards. The most reliable card to use for refilling digital IC cards at this time is American Express. Additionally, the online system goes down every night for maintenance (from about 12-5am JST). If you are having trouble charging a mobile IC card, try during Japan's daytime hours and with multiple credit cards.”

[wind fern]

For whatever reason it just worked, after not working several times before 😅

[odd widget]

Would anyone like to go to a sumo match?
https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnTicket/year_schedule/

[junior latch]

I was considering this tbf, would be an experience

[odd widget]

Slightly concerned about the seating, but I think I definitely want to try going

[mossy osprey]

i will be meeting some of you in may it seems

[bleak garnet]

https://t.livepocket.jp/e/com-fes-ow-2025-spring

Anyone play overwatch? There's a esports event that im going to. you can play the game with randoms and they will put you on a team

its 3000 Yen on the 3rd of May

[bright island]

Aawww, during golden week?

[bleak garnet]

yeahhh

[bright island]

Sad

Would have been nice to attend something like that

[tawdry flume]

Whaatttt???!! This sounds like so much fun! So sad because I land on the 4th 🥹

[mossy osprey]

lol i need to start to shower more often if im going to be meeting you guys its been a while since i went outdoors

[bold yoke]

I saw on tiktok that there is this big arcade hall with multiple floors where you only pay at entrance and everything in the arcade is free. Anyone down to go there with me?

would be fun with more people then solo

[bleak garnet]

This was probably Round1. They are all over japan. Its more for kids/families TBH.

I have done it a few times. I thought only the arcade floor was worth it

https://www.round1.co.jp/service/spo-cha/about/index_eng.html

[bold yoke]

i dont know if its this one

the tiktok i watched was meant for adults

not really kids

[tiny geyser]

i'm down for arcade, when are you coming?

i'll be Apr 20 - May 10

[bold yoke]

ah fuck fr?

i will be in tokyo from 13 till 29 may

if anyone else is down for night out or arcade or anything else and is in tokyo during the same date

just send me a frienreq

[bright island]

I can join but will need the location

[bold yoke]

do i look like google maps to you @bright island

[hybrid olive]

Woud love to join it. I think I saw the same tiktok rel but cant remember the name

[bold yoke]

i saved it, will send it to u

but awesome!

[hybrid olive]

Please do! I know there is also a VR one with tons of VR games but thats another one.

[bold yoke]

really?

holy shit

that sounds fun

when will u be in japan?

[hybrid olive]

I'm going back the 20th (march) for a year

But ye it is (or was) the biggest vr arcade in the world

[bold yoke]

for a year?

for work

?

[hybrid olive]

Going to join a japanese learning course so basicly gave up my job for that. So will just do part time job while studying at school 3 hours every day

[bold yoke]

very cool man! Do you see yourself living there?

in the near future

or do you just want to learn the language and then go back to your country

[hybrid olive]

Well I have been together with my JP girlfriend for 1.5 years now. So we've been gooing back and forth between both countries now. So this year will be the deciding part basicly. Work culture there is so intense :c So I'm not sure how I would adapt haha

[bold yoke]

i see, maybe remote work?

dont know in what field you are specialised

but if its IT then it wil lbe very easy

[hybrid olive]

ye IT and teaching are the easiest. But I'm in the technical part. Havent graduated university so that makes it more complex :c

Oh I see you have the first time badge. Will it be your first time there?

[bold yoke]

oh i see.

yeh that makes it a bit harder

maybe private english teacher?

[bold yoke]

yes, will be the first time

im stoked

[hybrid olive]

Nice!! The first days are always the best! I'm sure your expectations will be fullfilled!! 😄 😄

[bold yoke]

really? Oehhh cant wait

[hybrid olive]

will you only go around Tokyo? Or also the other tourist hotspots? Like Kyoto/Osaka?

[bold yoke]

still deciding how many days i will spend in kyoto and osaka

but i wil ldeff visit them too indeed

[timid sentinel]

sent you a req🫡

[bold yoke]

bet

[bold yoke]

send me a friendreq mate

[solid lark]

wud love to and will, just havent solidified my schedule yet

[odd widget]

that sounds awesome, I would definitely go

[bold yoke]

bet! send me a friendreq

[oak gate]

I'd be interested in joining for the arcade as well 😄 also saw some people talking about hiking earlier and I'm definitely gonna be doing at least a few hikes as well during my stay so I'd most likely be down to join 😄

[solid lark]

same here, just give a time and day

[thorn arrow]

@bold yoke sent u a friend request
I'm gonna be in Tokyo from 8-10 May and then again from 22-25 May

[amber swallow]

Pretty much exact same dates as me! :))

[odd widget]

I'll be there from 15-29

Who is interested in a group hike? I'm thinking maybe mt. Hiei/Ibuki and some sections of the Nakasendo trail

[mossy sinew]

I'll be in Tokyo on 9-11 May

(well, 9th in the evening to 11th in the afternoon)

the whole plan is: Sendai (28 Apr to 01 May) => Morioka (02 May to 05 May) => Nagoya (06 May to 08 May) => Tokyo (09 May to 11 May)

[bold yoke]

accepted all ur friendreq!

it will be fun

[odd widget]

wait yeah this looks extremely kid oriented 😅

[bright island]

I expect it would be.

[odd widget]

In London I visited a pretty cool arcade for adults

Las Vegas as well

[mossy osprey]

i cant wait to join you guys im gonna wear jeans and black hoodie

i am going to visit the manga cafe and pull an allnighter reading manga i cannot wait to eat ramen with people in here 🙂

i am kind of shy so i will maybe stay a little further away from you guys but still follow you

[odd widget]

I'll eat ramen with you 🍜

When are you arriving?

[mossy osprey]

mid may

i shall return here once i have arrived and we will set things up i will eat big bowl ramen

[odd widget]

Cool, same

[bright island]

Is this the video ? https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSMgjWgXT/

[odd widget]

oh that seems pretty cool

[thorn arrow]

@amber swallow oooo I was thinking of heading to Kamakura or Fuji on the 9th
If you're free and interested wanna join?

[thorn arrow]

I'll be doing most of these but a little later

[junior bramble]

always down for arcades

just msg here again closer to the date, it's still in 2 months time. i'll likely just forget if i send friend reqs & DMs now lol

[bold yoke]

No problem! Will do

[kind wagon]

I play quite a bit. Its a shame I'm arriving on May 6'th

[lime juniper]

I’ll probably be fuji on the 9th

[thorn arrow]

Have u booked tickets?

[keen dagger]

22.05 till 29.05

[odd widget]

oops, travel plans for work changed

guess I'll be going later in the year then 😔

[wind fern]

RIP hike 🥲

[junior latch]

Night out or Arcade im down for either, will be in Tokyo initally 20-23rd May

[brave charm]

Hello @everyone, i don't know if is ok to post this, but I'm selling two tickets to ALI for the 1st of May in Shibuya Quattro at 7 PM. If you want it, please let me know.
I miscalculated the dates, the 1st of May i will return to my country 😦

[quick idol]

Hi, you can use #1056119213082808400

[brave charm]

thanks!

[shrewd sleet]

Hello, would anyone be down for a hike or has anyone got plans for one

[bold yoke]

Lets go! Send me a friendreq

[junior latch]

Sent 👊🏽

[shrewd sleet]

Don’t be shy fam I don’t bite hahhaha 😔

[timid sentinel]

what are your travel dates?

[shrewd sleet]

7-31 🙂

[solemn horizon]

No Offense Ken, but your discord profile is one day old. Thats kinda sus in my option

Like I'm 95% sure you are a good lad, but you know... Theres that 5%

[shrewd sleet]

Hahahaha I see where you’re coming from although tbf I made discord just for this server, wanted to try it out after being a silent reader of japan travel on reddit

Point taken though, cheers 🤣

[shrewd sleet]

Count me in mate! Sent a friend req

Anyone else eyeing a mt fuji trip, fuji q highland? coz im wondering if an afternoon pass is worth it no? quite hyped for the fujiyama, zokkon, horror house only tho

[timid sentinel]

yes definitely planning this

[thorn arrow]

Mt Fuji trip definitively

[shrewd sleet]

Will you be staying some nights?

[thorn arrow]

Na it'll be a day trip

I have ambitiously planned a lot so Fuji stay won't be possible I think

[shrewd sleet]

Hi! Did you book a tour via klook?:)

[thorn arrow]

Not yet

I saw some but I'm not sure if I'll be booking a tour
Because it's pretty easy to do by yourself

[shrewd sleet]

I see! How do you plan on getting around if not via klook’s tour? the bus i presume?

[solemn horizon]

You mean a climbing Mt Fuji or just around the area?

[shrewd sleet]

Just the area

You lot know if the ghosts in the haunted hospital touch you? 😭 afraid I might wuss out if they do, don’t want to be wasting the day pass now

No actually, they don’t! Pretty damn sure japan’s strict about no touching in those attractions

aaand haunted hosp is not included in the day pass btw! you’d have to pay an additional of 4400 which counts for the group

[shrewd sleet]

Ah. I am lacking of research it seems. Thank you

[shrewd sleet]

Yep the bus line for me as well

[solemn horizon]

You will be abducted by aliens

[shrewd sleet]

Oi definitely yeah, forgot to mention this small issue.

[thorn arrow]

Ya the bus

Shall we plan for the 9th then?

I missed seeing Fuji on my last trip so wanna do that this time

[lime juniper]

I will join fuji on the 9th I am staying there on the 7th and 8th I think as I’m hiking it on the 8th

[shrewd sleet]

Aw damn. Would’ve loved to but you lot go right ahead, arriving a tad later on the 13th

[thorn arrow]

Ohh I'll be in Sendai then

[thorn arrow]

Wow

[solemn horizon]

Man

Guys

[shrewd sleet]

Good for you mate. How cool. You sound like the perfect lad to protect me in the horror house no?

[solemn horizon]

50 days and its May

[lime juniper]

I only know how to climb mountains unfortunately I’m still scared of ghost as much as anyone if not more🤣🤣

[shrewd sleet]

Ah guess we’re in the same boat then 😂

[solid lark]

If u find a klook tour please let us know link

[bold yoke]

Cool to see so many people go in may

Cant wait to meet you all in japan

[junior bramble]

[solid lark]

My 40L carry on bag just came. So readyyyy

[junior latch]

I was considering doing the go kart tour around mt fuji 😅 just for the unique experience, saying that the bus tour is probably muuuch cheaper

[junior latch]

Will be sick plannin some events out there for sure

[grave musk]

👀 very Interested, please place it in the google doc once plans are more cemented 🙏 tyyyy

[quick idol]

I have an event on the 14th if you want a cool party in Shinjuku
#1342801246918152265

[timid sentinel]

there’s a haunted hospital lol ?

[junior latch]

Where is this? 😅

[timid sentinel]

near mt fuji apparently

oh you’re from london too nice

[junior latch]

Yeh just googled, some people on reddit saying its the real deal 😅

[junior latch]

Yeh yeh 😄

[timid sentinel]

yeah just seen as well lol should be fun

[junior latch]

Aslong as no ghost try tag along the rest of my trip 🥴😂

[solid lark]

Japan ghost are extra scary. No ty

[stark surge]

I'm walking the Michinoku Coastal Trail and planning to finish in Hachinohe around 5/10 as well! If y'all are planning a meetup lmk 🙂

[shrewd sleet]

Can’t make promises mate 😂

Sure I heard that it takes a while to get to the end tho 😶‍🌫️

Yessir approx 40 mins

or 10 mins

Depends how fast you run 🙂‍↕️

They tryna make me a ghost too?

😂

[junior latch]

They have "Chicken Exits" so if it gets too much you can escape 😅

[grave musk]

@stark flint @junior bramble @tawdry flume @oak gate @meager seal @red nebula @inland acorn
Just wanted to give a heads up I created a thread for May Women Meetups, lmk if you're interested!

[junior bramble]

cool I'll reply so that i can keep track of the thread

[thorn arrow]

@stark surge sure let's plan a meet up in the evening on 10th

[thorn arrow]

Ooo yes

[lavish copper]

I'm trying to go to a match on the 18th, but was checking out this website https://www.buysumotickets.com/shop/tokyo-maythat buys your tickets for you and appears that their pre-orders are already fully booked. Has me anxious for getting tickets

[coarse eagle]

I was looking into attending some matches, I see they will be having a 14 day tournament in May

[coarse eagle]

Do you think they sold out?

[lavish copper]

Not sure, but I checked all the dates in May and it looks like they aren't taking any more orders. Best hope I think now is to be ready right as the tickets release.

[hybrid olive]

They go on sale on the 5th of april it seems

[odd widget]

One thing to be aware of if you're going to book, is whether to get a further seat in an actual chair vs sitting in the box seats

From what I've read, they are not super spacious and people over 6ft tend to really regret going with that option

and that even closer to covid times when boxes were limited to 2 per box, that felt like almost not enough room for some people

[coarse eagle]

Good point

[solid lark]

do Sumo take place in day, afternoon, or nights?

[solid lark]

thats almost all day

wow

i think May 25th sounds best. trophy day

and will also work perfectly for me too

[hybrid olive]

That day will be tough to get tickets :c

[solid lark]

yea i figured

ill try 25th, then 24th

[full sonnet]

Would anyone on the 26th to 30th of May care to a join a solo dude at the FFXIV cafe in Tokyo? At the very least we could argue about Lalafell being the best race (they are)

[solid lark]

I play almost all the FFs except the online games, sorry

[bright island]

Too bad I’m already gone

[quick idol]

Sumo is a big day out

It's pretty chill, bring some snacks and make it like a picnic outing with some friends

[solid lark]

U can attend any parts of it right?

[quick idol]

Yes

[solid lark]

Cool

[pallid knoll]

i never played but the cafe looks sick

[bold yoke]

I will be going to disneyland during my trip, anyone else interested to go?

[timid sentinel]

yes

unless you’ve already gone by the time i’m there

[bold yoke]

when did you arrive again, i forgot

[timid sentinel]

27

[red nebula]

I've set 3 alarms hoping to get the tickets for the finals 😅.

[bold yoke]

if anyone has their itinerary finished and dont mind sharing it, send me a dm

looking for some inspiration

❤️

[shrewd sleet]

Sure mate how much you willing to pay?

😁

[bold yoke]

hmmm

how about some ice cream on me

[solid lark]

i put on my calendar for april 5th, but not sure what time

[pseudo drift]

What places are you looking for itineraries?

[shrewd sleet]

Can i tag along?

[junior bramble]

absolutely keen for sure

i don't play much anymore but i still love the game & franchise

ah wait, i might be gone by then sorry 🥲

[junior latch]

I was contemplating this too & universal studios, let me know if you're on it 👊🏽

[solid grotto]

Anyone in Osaka 6th may- 9th may? Looking for additional things to do. Like Osaka expo or get a group together to have a few drinks

[pallid knoll]

I’m down for Disneyland and/or disneysea

I’m looking to do a day trip to the fuji shibazakura festival if anyone else is going

[bold yoke]

when will you be in osaka for universal studios?

[junior latch]

I'll be in osaka on 27/28/29 May

[wet hedge]

i'll be in osaka from 2nd - 8th may

[crude nymph]

does anyone wanna go to ghibli park in may?

[quick idol]

If you have some dates in mind, add them to the spreadsheet #1302999235121123328 message

and get a month role id:customize

[pallid knoll]

im in tokyo my whole trip so i was hoping on getting tickets for the museum. do you plan on checking that out too?

if anyone else is interested lmk and we can try to snipe some tickets when they release lol

[tawdry flume]

oooh im in Osaka during the same time! would be down to get drinks!

also, anyone planning to go to universal? is anyone getting the fast passes

[mental osprey]

@bold yoke Mind if i tag along to disney 🤣

[mental osprey]

Too bad i made her cry a little early poor thing 🥴

[solemn horizon]

This chat is getting more and more active

Lovely ot see

[bold yoke]

How is the Weather in may?

Can anyone advice me on the type of clothes to wear

[hybrid olive]

You can run on the streets in tshirt in may

There can be rain now and then, ike last year. But in general its decent weather. No hot hot, no cold.

So even short pants can be done.

Bring 1 or 2 sweaters tho. Because evenings can be tricky if its windy

[bleak garnet]

between 20 and 30c. It starts to get 30+ early june

[mental osprey]

<@&560861727692947456> tickets for reporting are down, how to go about this? thank you!

[dreamy jetty]

What do you want to report?

[shrewd sleet]

Please check my dm @dreamy jetty

[mental osprey]

Bitching

[dreamy jetty]

Trash sorted itself out.

[solid lark]

We know May is coming up so the drama coming in

[bold yoke]

dahm so i m going in the best month yet

weather in may sounds amazing

[bold yoke]

so a jacket is not needed right?

i can just take a sweater with me

[dreamy jetty]

I would take jacket for May, it can get chilly sometimes.

Not winter jacket, but autumn/spring sure

[bold yoke]

noted!

another maybe stupid question

i dont think my hotel has a washing machine

do they have services for that in japan?

anyone that knows

[hybrid olive]

Yes

[dreamy jetty]

Humidity + 8-10C is not the nicest combination, especially in the evening

[hybrid olive]

There are a few places with Laundry Machines around.

[dreamy jetty]

There are coin laundries.

Non-business hotels without coin laundry from 3 stars up have often regular laundry services.

[bold yoke]

allrigh thanks guys, will check it out then

❤️

do jp people hae something against wearing hats or glasses?

[hybrid olive]

Glasses like sunglasses?

[bold yoke]

yes

sunglasses

[hybrid olive]

It should be fine 🤷‍♂️ Same thing with Mask 🤷‍♂️

You might look a bit shady tho haha. But I guess inside restaurants and stuff you'lll take them off anyway

[bold yoke]

yeh i dont want to give that vibe off hahahhaha

good point

[bold yoke]

wont this chat become messy in may when mutliple groups want to talk and plan things?

will become very hectic no?

[dreamy jetty]

You can create new threads when you are actually planning rather than chatting in general.

[timid sentinel]

weird

[bold yoke]

oh oke didnt know if that was allowed

cheers mate!

[solid grotto]

@wet hedge I’ll be hoping to get a group together around the time. I’ve been out in Osaka before and there’s some good bars around Osaka station.

[solid lark]

Checking the excel, no one going to fukouka 😭

[brazen wing]

Welcome to the Inaka club

[analog hare]

I don’t even bother putting mine into the excel lol

[junior latch]

Tbf i've heard the best bars/clubs are in osaka

[odd widget]

My friend's travel plans opened up so I'm back on track for visiting in May!!!

[bright island]

Looking to see if anyone want to go to cosholic on 18th at Saitama super arena. You would have to buy your tickets.

I understand it’s not for everyone

[craggy mantle]

anyone going to a baseball game in early may? my friends arent into sports and dont wanna be alone lol

will be in tokyo

[odd widget]

Only early may? I'll get there with a friend mid may

[craggy mantle]

yeah it'll be like last few days of april and we leave on 10th of may

[odd widget]

ah too bad, I'll be arriving the 17th probably

[craggy mantle]

are you guys planning on going to a game?

[odd widget]

My friend said he's interested in seeing some baseball, yeah. I definitely want to see a sumo match

[loud cove]

sumo please lol

i heard you have to sit on your knees though the whole time

[odd widget]

#1302999235121123328 message

the "good" seats are basically sitting on your knees, yeah

if you want to be up close

[loud cove]

yeah i cant make it 😦

thats the day im going from toyko to osaka

not going to be in that area

[bleak garnet]

I'll probably go-to a game in the first week of may

I arrive on the 27th

Home games 1st 5th 6th 7th May in Tokyo dome

[craggy mantle]

i can do any of the 3 days for now. my group is pretty much freestyling most of our tokyo stay so whichever one is more convenient for you

and giants vs tigers should be a pretty hype match

[bleak garnet]

have you been before? im from australia and baseball isnt a thing here but the atmosphere is great.. Im not fussed. How about we do monday the 5th. Will lock it in my itenary

im happy to buy tickets for both of us. you can pay me/shout me food/drinks

tickets are available now. Ill DM you

[junior bramble]

we've had a discussion about this further up, just waiting for tickets

[bright island]

yea i am hoping to get more

[junior bramble]

oh right lol

could just open a new meet up thread since you know it's an event you are going to

[bright island]

i would

abit later

[solid lark]

I dont exactly know what this is. I looked it up. Is it just a raunchier cosplay convention ?

[bleak garnet]

Sexy cosplay event basically

Check out the videos on YouTube 😅 not my kinda thing lol

[solid lark]

I see. I dont know much about cosplay culture myself

[bright island]

its a marketplace

cosplayers will sell their goods to you

[tiny geyser]

hey i'm down to join you guys for baseball on the 5th of may, also from australia

[bright island]

cosplay culture in japan is different than elsewhere

[pallid knoll]

im looking to go rafting in okutama if that sounds fun to anyone

[shrewd sleet]

bet!!

[solid grotto]

got space for one more?

[odd widget]

do you already have a date set for it?

[pallid knoll]

sometime between the 23-27th

personally, my schedule is really flexible

[odd widget]

that's cool. I think my friend and I would be down for that.
Is there some website for where to rent equipment or how does it work?

[shrewd sleet]

we’re looking at this one https://en.crusoe-raft.com/

the AM course that starts at 9:30 am:)

[dawn totem]

hey guys, 30 turkish guys living in german . I will travel for the first time to japan (alone). The Plan is to arrive in may 13.5 (10 days or more). I spend most of the time in Tokyo with 3 or 4 days in kyoto about osaka im not sure yet. I am Just looking for fun times in Tokyo meet new people and see some new thinks. Grab some food together and just have fun✌🏽

[pallid knoll]

🫡

[craggy mantle]

we already got tickets for the 7th, it was pretty hard to get them and i dont know how adding more people would work cuz finding pair of seats was a task lol :S

[grave musk]

interested if it's on 23/24!!!

[pallid knoll]

that works for viv and i 🤠

[odd widget]

hm I may not make it if it'll be 23/24

I'm in tokyo prior to that and then heading to osaka

[junior latch]

Ahh i'd have been on this but I think i'll be in Kyoto during the dates you mentioned 🥴

[odd widget]

Is anyone staying at hostels? Just curious if there's any recs

[junior bramble]

i was in unplan shinjuku when i was there last & it was great

obvs depends on what you are looking for, but it is very close to shinjuku nightlife, but at the same time away enough that you won't get bothered by noise (like a 10 min walk into a suburbish area)

i'll likely be there as well for some part of my stay, i enjoyed going out quite a bit, was close to a station too

[bleak garnet]

@solid grotto sorry guys we already got tickets. It was really hard to get more than 1.

[odd widget]

looks like a nice place!
Were there lockers for luggage or something like that?

Ah, found it on the site:

We have a luggage room open 10-22h for those who have large luggage that they prefer not to keep in the dormitory rooms. Guests can leave their luggage here for free during their stay, as well as drop off their belongings before check in. After checking out, it is 400 yen per night to keep luggage here.

[bleak garnet]

They were nearly all sold out

[bleak garnet]

I have stayed here a few times as well. I don't do hostels anymore tho as I got really sick one year. Lots of people were coughing and not wearing masks

[junior bramble]

it was fine when i went last year, might just be an unfortunate sick batch of guests, but i guess that comes with the territory of sharing a room with 20 strangers

[junior bramble]

there aren't any individual lockers, you just bring it up to the room. i had a big luggage & i could fit it in there fine

[odd widget]

kind of inevitable to get sick when you're around people from all over the world

[bleak garnet]

They also have a private room too

[bleak garnet]

I stayed at imano hostel too one year. It's on the same street as unplan.

Didn't like this one much as it was bunk beds and mattress/pillow was really bad. Was very cheap tho

[odd widget]

eh I'm okay with pricier, just looking to switch it up from business hotels

[bleak garnet]

Unplan is good. Social spaces are nice there

[solid grotto]

No worry’s. Have fun

[bleak garnet]

maybe you can join us for dinner before hand 🙂

[craggy mantle]

or if you manage to catch the game on the same day we can chill at the batting/pitching cage :D

[bleak garnet]

He bailed last year when we went to the golf driving range ontop of a building 🤣 . thats cos they charged us gaijin prices. Batting cage is like 1000Yfor 30 balls. its fun

[craggy mantle]

hope they wont charge gaijin price for the cages 💀

saw it was 500yen for 1 play but didnt know how many balls that is

[craggy mantle]

might buy a glove in japan if anyone also happens to have a glove and wanna play catch sometimes LOL

[bleak garnet]

its just a coin machine that you push cash into like arcades haha

[thorn arrow]

I am
Previously I stayed at Imani Toyo hostel in Shinjuku
Very close to the nightlife but tucked away in a quiet street with lot of food options around
This time I'm staying at Ueno Tokyo Grids hostel and Koenji Grapehouse

[bright island]

here are some things people can look out for in any month :
Ichiban kuji release schedule for may: https://1kuji.com/products?sale_month=5&sale_year=2025
Collaboration cafe : https://collabo-cafe.com/

looks like im going to miss out on the kingdom hearts kuj

i wonder what capcom cafe collaboration will be in May, i think it might be monster hunter

[bold yoke]

wait wait

what did u say about kingdom hearts mate

[bright island]

https://1kuji.com/products/disney_kh4_02

[bold yoke]

quick question in which district are you all staying

i booked for akasaka but now thinking about asakusa

[solid lark]

Id suggest Ueno

[quick idol]

Akasaka is better in every way except it's probably more expensive

Please use #accommodations for accommodation questions, this channel is for planning meetups

[bold yoke]

oh ofc i will!

[keen dagger]

At the moment, Shibuya and Shinjuku, ihaven’t decided yet

[ruby elm]

Hey there ! I will be in Tokyo all of may !

[quiet plinth]

Down for the 24th if ya gojng tht day

[pallid knoll]

dope I think we’re set on the 24th now

https://discord.com/channels/440956791426383882/1350955109672161280

[solid grotto]

ill have to see what other days your in tokyo ill have to change plans to see you guys on the 6th. how long you in tokyo? what dates?

[bleak garnet]

I check out of tokyo on the 8th

[junior latch]

Gutted to be missing this, hope everyone's about tokyo on the other days

[pallid knoll]

🫶

I’m in Tokyo 8-29 so I’m looking forward to Tokyo’ing with everyone

[bright island]

Welcome

[craggy mantle]

anyone down for tokyo?

[brazen wing]

Omg WHAT

Can't believe I'll miss this 😭

Bloodywood is amazing

[craggy mantle]

they didnt come to canada so this is a rare chance to see them

or maybe they did and i missed it

[brazen wing]

You must

[craggy mantle]

kinda lukewarm on the new singles tho

but got time to warm up to them

[brazen wing]

I hope they play the older ones

[craggy mantle]

peeked their setlist, it's pretty good tbh

[brazen wing]

I am so jealous

[brazen wing]

Have fun

Aaj 🔥

[craggy mantle]

omg just noticed endurant isnt there

my fav song :C

[craggy mantle]

feels like i gotta go lmao

regretted not going to concerts last year not gonna miss out anymore

[brazen wing]

Send pictures!

I will be jelly but I'd rather see 'em

[solid grotto]

I land 30th and leave Tokyo on the 3rd

[grave musk]

Would anyone be interested in doing a gift swap from ur hometown/ country?

[timid sentinel]

yes!!!

[solemn horizon]

We are now closer to May 1 then February 1

[hybrid olive]

Time to calculate

[analog hare]

Yep

[grave musk]

Awesome! Sent u a friend request <3, anyone else interested dm me!

[loud cove]

YALL READY???

[analog hare]

no.

[loud cove]

me either im scared

[craggy mantle]

i have travel anxiety too but should be fine prob

[brazen wing]

You'll be fine

Japan is nice

[craggy mantle]

im worried about some stupid things tho LOL

[hybrid olive]

What makes you the most anxious?

[craggy mantle]

being on a plane that has a layover in us, layover in us, crowded places

[hybrid olive]

Ah crowded places :c

Is it your first int flight or have you done some before?

[craggy mantle]

many times but seeing plane crashes and canadian visitors being detained doesnt help lol

[hybrid olive]

Oh the ICE stuff? 😅

[craggy mantle]

yeah.....

also im not super into landmarks so hope i wont be bored by things

[hybrid olive]

Tbh you won't get bored since there is tons of stuff to do for all kind of people

[quick idol]

You can post your itinerary in #planning-and-itineraries if you want feedback

Yes there are plenty of activities to do

[craggy mantle]

yeah we're slowly filling it up, and not really sticking to a strict schedule

[quick idol]

If you're in Tokyo on the 14th... #1342801246918152265

[craggy mantle]

sorry not a fan of live music outside band concerts

japan has an amazing music scene but its not for me 😩

[quick idol]

https://tenor.com/view/shame-gif-15190014023422760156

[craggy mantle]

honestly just walking around and trying out some hole in the wall diners is a vibe in itself

will be doing that a lot

[solid lark]

Thats rly one of the best part

[midnight ice]

anyone gonna be in tokyo May5-9?

[junior bramble]

ya

[pallid knoll]

are u gonna try to grab a spot at the kirby cafe?:P

[midnight ice]

WAIITTT I DIDNT KNOW THERE WAS A KIRBY CAFE

im so adding that to my itinerary now

[pallid knoll]

i heard it can be difficult to get a reservation 😭

[midnight ice]

oh shoot

[pallid knoll]

reservations for may would release on the website april 10th at 6pm japan time

[midnight ice]

thanks for the info! i added it to my reminders lmao

[mossy osprey]

ladies & gents. It will be delightful to meet you all & get drunk together 🍻

[bleak garnet]

well catch up bruv

[bright island]

Anyone going to Habo’s advertised event? Since i finalised my kabukicho hotel, I can go

[mellow trellis]

Heeey, I'm landing in tokyo on the 3rd, and leaving on the 17th, if there's anything going on I'll be more than happy to meet, do stuff and have a drink with you'all!!

[solid grotto]

Could get food on them days?

[solid grotto]

Maybe

[mossy sinew]

theres a google sheet in the pins where people put in their trip dates - check it out, maybe theres someone who coincides

(I'll be landing on Apr 28 and staying until May 11, but only 2 evenings in Tokyo effectively)

[thorn arrow]

Ueno
I stayed in Asakusa but everything seemed far from there
AkaSaka is a better bet

[thorn arrow]

Yess

[junior latch]

Bit random but does anyone know of any decent tattoo spots in tokyo?

[junior bramble]

i've seen a lot of cool tokyo shops on instagram, but i was wondering whether i would want to try to heal a tattoo during/after a trip though

[junior latch]

Im planning to get it on my last day there, will be no issue with the healing afterwards..ideally if they use second skin I wouldnt even need to worry about it during the flight - I have 2 or 3 places saved on insta but thought id ask incase anyones had anything done whilst out there

[thorn arrow]

Any of you gonna be in Sado island or Niigata? Around May 16-18

[red nebula]

https://s.klook.com/c/E3xpxVdey8

If anyone is interested. Immersive fort Tokyo (tickets are cheaper on their website than on klook).
The Alice in Borderland experience looked really good

[tawdry flume]

Hey guys! Sorry if this was already mentioned before, but the Japan May 2025 spreadsheet now has a CALENDAR sheet. Please fill it out when you get a chance. It would be helpful to see where everyone is during their stay, making meet-ups much easier.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15c128ZQYqlzlU-47PTCHQ3HfzKgVtG7-KSwnm8CsX28/edit?gid=1821573581#gid=1821573581

[shrewd sleet]

https://discord.com/channels/440956791426383882/1351195312043069490
If anyone’s coming to Osaka in May please click here!

[grave musk]

Sorry I know people filled out the calendar already, but wanted to tack on a additional thing for easier planning.

On the days you are willing to meetup, if you could just **bolden **those boxes I would appreciate it!

[junior bramble]

damn we got 60 people listed in the spreadsheet already lets go

[solid lark]

makes me want to stay in Tokyo longer instead of splitting some time in Fukouka for more hangout opps

[junior latch]

More yet to come im sure

[mellow trellis]

That's exciting, first time I'm going so far alone, can't wait to experience that

[loud cove]

just added to the sheet feel free to dm me dont check this often

[craggy mantle]

damn seems like lot of people going in may will be in tokyo in the latter half of the month

[brazen wing]

So much Tokyo in the spreadsheet. It's a lonely desert up in Tohoku where I'm going. 🥲

Except @thorn arrow

[bright island]

Tokyo for the day trips

Shinkansen to go to Osaka and back is not worth the money

[craggy mantle]

on the bright side less crowded mayhaps?

[brazen wing]

1000% likely, no one goes to Tohoku lol

Gonna have to try and talk up the locals, no other way

[bleak garnet]

going alone is way better than with people imo. have gone a few times with people before and its annoying having to think about your friends, I can do what I likeeeee!

[bright island]

Going alone then meeting with people reduces stress

[junior bramble]

yeah basically why i really like going solo, tbh the best way to have friends on trips is if i go & the dates where i'm there/they're there just sorta overlap

like only meeting for some days, not having to worry about if your interests match up

[craggy mantle]

i straight up told them my dislikes and told them to go without me, better for everyone that way instead of following along and be miserable(speaking from experience xd)

[bleak garnet]

the first time i went to japan with 5 mates, following year I went solo but I didnt make an effort to meet people. I got depressed 😅 now I try to make a concious effort to get out of of my introverted bubble

[brazen wing]

Talking to the locals if you can is great

Had some unexpected adventures these last 2 trips when I did

[junior bramble]

i think the last time i went solo, i was basically meeting up with someone from either this discord or going out with hostel people every single night

[bleak garnet]

yeah i did that last year too. much more enjoyable😁

[junior bramble]

i was tired af after but genuinely was a very good time

ye

& it'll be good this time too

[bleak garnet]

i organised a karaoke event, like 40 people rocked up 😅

i was hard to coordinate paying for everything but worked out well in the end

[junior bramble]

damn i think last time it was 10ish people? & yeah that was already a hassle with payment lol but it was a really good time out!

[brazen wing]

40 feels way too much

[craggy mantle]

that sounds too chaotic lol

[junior bramble]

i've had karaoke with around 20-30 people before, it's fine, it's just a big group of people singing

if it really feels too much we can break it up, but i feel like for karaoke, any number above 10 won't make too much of a difference vibe wise

[bleak garnet]

sorry yeah we split it up into 4 rooms, but yeah was stil fun

[wind fern]

No one is in Osaka in the 4th week when I'm gonna be there, feels like a bunch of folks have basically the opposite Tokyo/Osaka schedule to me 😭

[grave musk]

@tawny vector here

[tawny vector]

hi

[shrewd sleet]

I’ll be in Osaka I’m the best local in town 😆

[loud cove]

who is going to the may 25 sumo tornament

im leaving tokyo that day but its right by my hotel so i can ship my luggage to the osaka hotel and just go there that night and watch the sumo that day

[solid lark]

Im trying to

[fathom rune]

Does anyone have any tips on how to start planning the trip? I feel like I'm trying to scoop the ocean with a ladle lol I don't know how/where to start

[analog hare]

#planning-and-itineraries message

something like this for a start?

[thick geode]

Hi, I'm a solo female traveler and I'll be in Tokyo : 16th-22th May / Kyoto : 23th-26th May / Osaka : 27th-30th May. If you a girl feel free to DM if you want to hang out with me!! (sightseeing, eat, thrift…Anythinggg)

[fathom rune]

Thank you so much🙏

[junior latch]

Id say things that require booking in advance, get those sorted..maybe 1 or 2 things a day so you dont overbook..then just fill up the rest of your day with free things like sightseeing temples, shops, restaurants etc. Give yourself the flexibility to make last min changes

[bright island]

pokemon/nintendo/kirby cafe generally need reservastion

[junior latch]

Pokemon & Kirby cafe definitely, if by nintendo you mean 84 Hashi Cafe then yes also

[brazen wing]

It's funny how this already has more comments than April 2025 lol

/# MaySupremacy

[junior latch]

😂 May is gona be a good month

[bright island]

nintendo means kyoto

museum

[analog hare]

my thoughts on going to Japan last April: I'm doing May again

[fathom rune]

anyone interested in going to Universal studios with some company?

[junior latch]

Would be down depending on dates?

[grave musk]

I do all of my planning on Wanderlog because It can help me map out distances of different locations as well as when stores are open/closed. I use the free version and it works great!

[brazen wing]

I start by pinning all the towns, major sites, etc. interesting to me on maps, to get the visualization of what my trip is going to look like

[thick geode]

I'll be in Tokyo from 16th to 22nd May, let's hang out if you want! 22F

[junior bramble]

yeah sounds good! keen to make plans closer to the date

unless you have something specific you want to do on each day, I'm very lax with my schedule lol

[mossy sinew]

Wanderlog actually saved me the disappointment of planning a shinkansen museum trip on a day when said museum is closed 🙂

[solemn horizon]

40 days till May

[pallid knoll]

[junior latch]

https://tenor.com/view/baby-kid-shouting-yes-yess-gif-12254544011488707697

[mellow trellis]

👀

[thick geode]

Ahaha same I juste saved on my phone some activities that I want to do but didn't decided yet which days I'll do it lol. Let's plan in DM 😂

[fathom rune]

Will be there at the same time 🙂 no plans so far. 20f

[thick geode]

Sounds great!!! I'm sending a DM!

[junior bramble]

we can plan closer to the date maybe? there is also a #1349498727219335248 if you're interested

[bold yoke]

anyone into the pokemon arcade game?

pokemon frienda

[junior latch]

I just had to google that, looks interesting 😅

[bleak garnet]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSsUZ9cFAG4

This is crack

[bold yoke]

no its not that mate

let me link it

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0q-RBSclOU8

so its a arcade machine where you can fight and catch pokemon

if you catch them, you will get a physical disk of the pokemon

that you can use to fight other pokemons in the arcade game

its legit drugs.

if ur into pokemon like me, then this fills a new type of hole for you

[bleak garnet]

I played thiswell tried to at least its all in japanese tho so not very enjoyable if you cant read japanese

[bold yoke]

really?

[bleak garnet]

there's lots of user interface stuff you need to read,

[bold yoke]

hmm

[bleak garnet]

anyhow try it, you might get along okay

[bold yoke]

learning curve is pretty low

yeh we will see

if i watch a yt vid then i prertty much know how to play it i guess

[junior latch]

Yeah I saw a clip of this on youtube 😅 ¥100 a go? Before you know it you've probably put ¥10k in the machine 🥴

[odd widget]

any dancers in chat??

I dance west coast swing

looks like there's a small presence
https://www.instagram.com/westie_tokyo/?hl=en

[hybrid lintel]

im still figuring out when i should go since i can just go at any time, is may a good month?

[bright island]

What do you mean good?

[quick idol]

https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2273.html

[hybrid lintel]

sorry, i guess for traveling (not too busy, things open,

actually nvm @quick idol, thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[bright island]

What are your criteria’s

[quick idol]

Come for the 14th #1342801246918152265

[hybrid lintel]

i'm seeing golden week is an option too

[bright island]

I don’t have much choices, it is all based on event dates

[hybrid lintel]

i might start then, and leave about the 16th

of may

[junior bramble]

https://youtu.be/9sI6wO9xplo?si=QLzIZKF_t8W3sH5F

[quick idol]

Golden Week is what you want to avoid

[junior bramble]

@bold yoke @bleak garnet i found this, seems quite in depth. i'm keen to play as well at some point, i love pokemon

also feel like 100 yen is p normal for arcade

i am also 100% down for arcade in general though, last time we went & just did tekken, was a blast

[junior latch]

Isn't there a building thats just filled entirely with arcades/claw machines? Or am I imagining it? 😅

[bright island]

Floor yes

[hybrid olive]

All Taito stations are fillw with claw games and arcades. Usually 4-5 floors

[bright island]

Building? Maybe a small one

The virus did a number on game Centers

There used to be a few in akihabara, now only 1 stand

[junior latch]

Thats sad man

[bright island]

Well maybe gigo will recover

[quick idol]

Most arcades have become full of mostly crane games and similar because they are bigger money spinners than actual games

[junior latch]

I need to go through my itinerary again im sure I had noted some big arcade place somewhere 🫤

[hybrid lintel]

should i go the week after

[junior latch]

Ah fair enough

[quick idol]

Yes it will be much cheaper, less crowded, and easier to book accommodation (you should still book accommodation ASAP though)

and you can come to my party on the 14th :D

[bright island]

Yup, rates are generally cheaper after a major holiday

[hybrid lintel]

i think i will do that, i was gonna book after i got my plaque back at old home, but ill just go back to my old home after japan

i'd just hate to not go back to my apartment for over a month while paying for it

lifes all about sacrifices though

[junior latch]

Money comes and goes, experiences and memories are forever 😁

[junior bramble]

even if it's not a whole building, from experience, there's still more than enough arcade machines usually

i think last time we just went to a random arcade in kabukicho & it was full of different games to play