Vending Machine Edition #2

ー How do I travel by public transportation? ー
Use Google Maps within cities, install the Jorudan or Navitime app for intercity travel

ー What should I see in <place>? ー
https://www.wikivoyage.org/
https://www.japan-guide.com/
https://www.jnto.go.jp/
>Solid general guides - sights, sample itineraries, pre-travel considerations, etc
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1fmfaySQHmojbRGKWCwRecq6Ln1Bb2Xdh&ll=35.67928012473078%2C139.68638283648374&z=12
*You should check on google if a place is still in business before you plan to visit it*

ーJR Passー
Since JR has adjusted the prices for the pass, not really worth it anymore, unless you want to travel by train very extensively. You can plug in your itinerary in the links below and compare prices to the JR Pass.
>https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
>https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/
With the increased price of the JR Pass, local train passes might be good deals now.
>https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2357.html

New prices starting May 2024
>7 day Pass: ¥50,000
>14 day Pass: ¥80,000
>21 day Pass: ¥100,000
https://www.japan-guide.com/railpass/

ーInfo on Degeneracy ー
READ THE INFO LISTED HERE. STOP TALKING ABOUT IT IN THE THREAD.

>https://chn.cityheaven.net/
>https://rockitrisingsun.com
>https://paradise-tokyo.net
>https://hentaitokyo.com
>https://tokyoadultguide.com/

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Going this summer, two weeks. Starting off with Tokyo for five nights, then traveling by bullet train to Kansai to soak up some culture in Kyoto and enjoy some gourmet street food in Osaka, then back to Tokyo for a few days before flying out. What are some must-do things for the itinerary? I would like to go to more interesting and local places, preferably no tourists. Traveling solo, and I'm a very experienced traveler.

How are you guys deciding on what to do? Watching youtube videos?
I was last summer in tokyo, kawaguchiko (it was a fucking adventure to get there by bus for 2 days, didnt even had a hotel and booked within the bus) and osaka and pretty much did most of my bucket list
I want to go again this month again and collecting things to do but only very niche things or certain foodspots I can find on japan vloggers videos since I did all the major things

anyone have good, free online books to study japanese?

>dude, japan

Suddenly it's cold as if we're back in winter.

I'm shiddin' pretty bad
What fiber supplement can I buy?

>>2788267

>>2789601
Drink aojiru.

>>2789431
Check the links in the OP

>>2789623
I prefer getting more personal recommendations; I want to go off the beaten path, so to speak. Visiting the tourist trap scams that every other /trv/eler has been to isn't my cup of tea.

Here is/was the attempt to make a jpg server
https://discord.gg/F4rWhHpA

>>2789627
Then speak Japanese and go to some onsen town in the inaka that’s only accessible by car

>>2789627
You need to learn the language then, those kinds of places don't want to deal with /REALtraveler/ tourists babbling about how authentic everything is

give it to me real: are average white guys still bagging japanese pussy of any quality or is it a scrap hunt out there?

>>2789641
>>2789655
Not trying to move there, but thank you for the advice (not). Google Translate and English works just fine in the rest of the world.

>>2789664
>asking to be spoonfed the hidden gems (TM) of Japan that only realtravelers like himself are worthy of
>won’t do any research himself

Why would people share such spots with you so tourists like you can ruin it?

>>2789677
>won't do any research
This is literally me doing research. TF you on about?
>tourists like you
I'm nothing like the standard tourists, trust me. I actually respect the places I go to. I bet the same can't be said of you.

>>2789627
>>2789664
>>2789721
posts like these make me embarrassed to admit I'm American abroad

Do Japanese hate Americans now because of the dotard in chiefs tariffs? Should I pretend I’m British?

why do I get drowsy inside the train

>>2789550
>>2789663
>>2789731
>>2789772
Shut the fuck up

>>2789431
>Tokyo
>Kyoto
>Osaka
>local places, preferably no tourists

>>2789663
You can if you speak Japanese at a conversational level

>>2789627
You are asking about the most carbon copy first time Japan itinerary ever and then want to go off the beaten path? Doesn’t make sense. You need to come here like 3 or 4 times for a couple weeks each before you start to get into the more niche stuff. you will have your hands full with just the normal first time sightseeing.

>>2789721
I live here. Tourists are generally retarded but still respectful. The haughty attitude behind your posts makes you worse than them

>what are some places…
>but for people like ME, not you

>>2789432
I have a hobby(tabletop gaming), so I looked up board game stores in the cities I knew I was going to. I was going as part of a group, so the cities themselves were already set.
If you're looking for a city recommendation, why not see if you've got a sister city in Japan? If you show up at the city hall and say hi, they'll probably be blindsided that you came all the way out. You should get good restaurant/tourism advice, and they might even invite you out to after work beer if they really like you.

>>2789525
Pirating textbooks is real fucking easy, go to /int/ or /jp/ and see what they've got lying around. I personally recommend Tae Kim's Guide to Japanese, it's free and online.
https://guidetojapanese.org/learn/

>>2789816
My sister city is Tsugaru. Seems like a pain in the ass to get to, so I've never been. Might give it a try in 2027.

I didn't read the OP. Tell me what to do.

>>2789836
Join a whaling crew

>>2789826
My brother in Christ, Tsugaru is in north Honshu. It's less of an adventure than going to Hokkaido or Shikoku.

>>2789840
Hai. I will do my best, anon kun.

>>2789854

>my dream is that my hotel room is inside a ship drifting in the water, and when I suddenly wake up in the middle of the night it's as if it's real every single time

Is this normal when I go to Japan, jet lagged or my body thinks I'm still in the US? It's fucking weird as fuck.

>>2789432
my main passion is for inaka, so every year it's just a matter of choosing a new prefecture, looking for rural out-of-the-way spots within 90 minutes walk of a train connection, and finding an affordable place to stay, then going exploring, often finding events while out and about
having a hobby or interest makes things straightforward basically
other anon's advice is good too

>>2789914
Any good onsen towns you found? I recently went to Gifu and was surprised with how few people there were.

>mfw flirting went from 0 to 100 when I said to a japanese woman I'm talking to daily for now several weeks I did cook and really did live alone
Well. She's still using the (笑), and I don't know if she's really serious, but I'll keep enjoying the interaction for now.

>>2789431
You chose the 3 cities that are absolutely overrun with tourists. You're going to be one tourist in a giant mass of tourists. If you want no tourists you have to go to a 2nd or 3rd tier city.

Is there an app or someway I can book shinkansen tickets in advance? I'm planning on a multi city stay next time and for how far I'm travelling the Jr pass isn't justifiable really.

>>2789930
I've used multiple regional passes during my trip and bought them on Klook
>Sapporo-Noboribetsu
>Hiroshima-Yamaguchi
>North Kyushu
>Wide Pass

>>2789916
What the best highest quality onsen water you found?

>>2789793
>>2789788
>>2789731
>>2789677
Lol the dudes just asking for spots to eat or whatever that is mostly locals only and everyone got so butthurt about gatekeeping their spots, or theyre so braindead that they think hes a retard and they have to remind him Tokyo is not off the beaten path

>>2789427 (OP)
It's wild seeing something like this, as someone that used to live in a high trust society and now living in a hellscape of "diversity", if we had a vending machine out in the open like that there would be blacks smashing it with hammers and two pakistani men fucking the holes.

>>2789663
If you can't fuck women where you are, you won't be fucking them there either. Most JP are racist as fuck, just as it should be.

Stay in your own shithole country where you belong.

>>2789946
Ok thanks for the tip. I will just stay home and read manga

>>2789930
The smartEX app. It's clunky as hell, but if you're on an iPhone, you can add the tickets to your wallet after the purchase is complete, then you don't have to deal with the app again.

Is Ine no Funaya worth visiting?
I am planning to stay 1 night at Ine but google maps says it takes 3 hours by train to get there.
Should I sleep at Miyazu instead and visit Ine the next day?

>>2789431
Uji, near Kyoto, and Nishinomiya, near Osaka. Uji is where Hibike is set, and Nishinomiya is Haruhi. Not many tourists there, especially Nishinomiya. You can spend all day tracking the IRL locations from the show.s

>>2789427 (OP)
I've been playing Skyrim in Japanese trying to pick up some nonacademic understanding of common phrases and written words and it actually has helped a bit.

Any anons who just want a tourist level of "I don't speak the language but I'm being polite by trying and at least knowing the most important shit" instead of watching animu or whatever should use dubs of stuff you already know and like.

>>2789431
Kyoto has no culture. It's all tourists.

And I've seen white people point to a group of the brownest, loudest, fattest filipinos imaginable and call them Japanese. Yes, even the "locals" you'll see are foreign tourists.

And Osaka doesn't really have a street food culture. Japan doesn't have a street food culture. You're thinking of Taiwan or Thailand. Osaka basically has a couple takoyaki places. But it's less "street food" in the conventional sense (some shack along the road) and just straight up fast food.

>JET Placements finally came in
Oh boy. Here's hoping I got somewhere in Saga like I asked! Maybe they threw me in Aomori?? Or the northwest countryside of Kyoto?
>Placement is in rural as hell northwest Hokkaido
Are they serious? I've heard horror stories form other JETs there when it comes to the unique way they do heating and the bill, transportation being hours long if I don't get a car, the general atmosphere being depressing and really cold, extremely isolating. Why did they throw me all the way up here?

>>2790002
what about markets like kuromon

>>2789999
I wanted to do Nishinomiya and Kyoto last time I was there but I got covid and it fucked most of my plans up

Just came back.
>half of japanese jobs are just standing around. Every store had an insane number of employees and they all just stand there. The constant "irrashai mashite" and "arigatou gozaimasu" made me homicidal, why is that considered polite when it's just irritating noise
>they'll rush through the important part of what they're saying so fast you can't pick it up, then draw out the fucking arigatou gozaimasu which i don't need to hear, then be frustrated when you don't understand race-speed japanese
>people are animals in stations all shoving each other in battle royale, the young men hog the seats leaving elderly to stand
>tourists dragging insanely oversized luggage everywhere, even dragging their luggage into crowded attractions because they're too cheap to pay for a coin locker
>chinese everywhere, being rude and inconsiderate, constantly open-mouth coughing, letting their packs of children swarm everything without discipline getting in people's way, trying to haggle at shops, will halt all traffic through an area to take selfies, wildly inconsiderate to psychopathic levels, they're also god damned hideously ugly
>every toilet has a "do not stand on the seat" sticker SOLELY because of the chinese
>the no trashcan thing is annoying and shopkeeps will be complete cunts thinking the gaijin is going to put their trash someplace
>signs everywhere saying not to litter, like anyone other than chinese would need to be reminded
>blowdryers running all fucking night because asians are obsessed with drying their hair after a shower
>treated like a criminal and/or retard automatically because i'm white
>kyoto's transit system is ass
>kyoto is ass
>chinese taking photos of the most random fucking shit, like a wall or a random street
>hordes of chinese, massive fucking tour buses of chinese, 10000000000 chinese everywhere all the time
>stations are liminal space hellscapes, inconveniently large, mostly empty

>>2790061
The good:
>beautiful places
>once you go to anything slightly off the beaten path it's empty
>hiking is great, no one under 50 hikes so the trails are mostly vacant but still really well maintained
>anywhere outside the osaka/kyoto/tokyo path is tourist-free and the shopkeeps haven't yet had their souls crushed
>food is all good
>cheap yet first world
>never far from a public toilet and they're mostly clean, even if there is never handsoap or hand-dryers
>vending machines are amazingly convenient
>never more than a few blocks from a convenience store and they have actually decent food options
>train system (except Kyoto) is god tier (fuck Kyoto)
>kids will see you're white and come up to say hello in English, thought that was cute
>food standards are high, never got sick
>capsule hotels are better than hostels
>overall good experience (except Kyoto)

>>2789772
No one had a problem that I was american, and they still love american culture (snoopy, disney, dad rock and americana are beloved.) Also saw a jap in a MAGA hat. Considering Nippon Steel is partnering with USS they don't hate us in a business sense either, and the tariffs are all bark no bite, trump will fold. Probably the only area that hates americans is okinawa.

>>2790061
>half of japanese jobs are just standing around. Every store had an insane number of employees and they all just stand there. The constant "irrashai mashite" and "arigatou gozaimasu" made me homicidal, why is that considered polite when it's just irritating noise
Receives polite service and complains.
>they'll rush through the important part of what they're saying
It isn't their job to speak slowly like they're talking to a child when they're talking to a grown adult that thought they'd be catered to in a foreign country.
>people are animals in stations all shoving each other in battle royale, the young men hog the seats leaving elderly to stand
Don't use public transport during rush hours, you shouldn't have any problems outside of that. Next time do actual research. The elderly are to blame for the country's problems. No sympathy.
>tourists dragging insanely oversized luggage everywhere, even dragging their luggage into crowded attractions because they're too cheap to pay for a coin locker.
You wouldn't have to deal with this if you avoided big tourist locations devoid of the soul of Japan. This is your own fault.
>every toilet has a "do not stand on the seat" sticker SOLELY because of the chinese
Offended by a sign, I assume you're an American.
>the no trashcan thing is annoying
Bring a small backpack that acts as a garbage bag until you get back to your accommodations. Simple fix.
>signs everywhere saying not to litter
Given how dirty America and China are and considering they're the bulk of the tourists. The sign makes sense.
>blowdryers
God forbid people are clean
>treated like a criminal and/or retard automatically because i'm white
Definitely an American. Typical white persecution complex. You ARE a retard. everything you complained about was your own fault, not Japans
>kyoto's transit system is ass
Do better research
>stations are liminal space hellscapes, inconveniently large, mostly empty
Now you are lying

>>2789431
Are you familiar with the legendary Japanese manga artist Yoshiharu Tsuge, who has been described in English-speaking countries as "the Godard of the Japanese manga world"?
Why not visit the places where his works were set or inspired?
These are not famous tourist destinations, but they will give you a taste of what it is like to live in the countryside.

"Nejishiki":
Futomi, Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture
The beach where the main character boy comes up and the alley where the train appears are exactly as described in the manga.
The narrow and intricate alleys and houses that fill the lot, typical of a Japanese fishing town.
Nearby is Niemon Island, a privately owned island that can be accessed by paying a boat fare.

"Red Flowers":
Otaki Town, Isumi County, Chiba Prefecture
Once a castle town, now deserted.
Tsuge often visited the now demolished an ryokan in this town to plan his works.
A beautiful girl who often appears in his works was modeled after the daughter of a relative of the ryokankeeper.
Many of his works other than "Red Flowers" were also inspired by this town.
The Oya Ryokan, which he described as "the ideal merchant's ryokan," is still in business as it was in those days.

"The ryokan at Chōhachi":
Matsuzaki Town, Kamo County, Shizuoka Prefecture
The ryokan described in the manga is still in business as it was in those days.

"Futamata Valley":
Amae Village, Iwase County, Fukushima Prefecture
It is a hidden hot spring deep in the mountains. The ryokan in "The Withered Inn" was also modeled on this place, and the son of the ryokan is still in existence.

>>2790109
The anon is right about one thing, Kyoto is a massive pain to get around. It sprawls so much and trains don’t take you anywhere you want to go. It’s like getting around in an American city

Planning my second trip and wanted to fly into Tokyo then go up to Kanazawa then to Osaka. How many days is it worth staying in Kanazawa, and where is a good part of the city to stay to walk around to bars. I was planning 3 nights there, but info online seems conflicted how long is too much or how tourist friendly the nightlife is (mostly for small bars/izakaya)

>Walking from city to city.
Has anyone tried it. I know some youtubers do it but I was wondering if anyone here has done it.

I want to buy a house in Japan and live there while fixing up an r32 or s15

fuck man why can't I have a gorillion dollars

Im going to language school in either Sapporo, Fukuoka, or Kobe for a year. I've lived in Sapporo for 3 months and loved it, but going somewhere new sounds interesting and its been 2 years..

>>2790207
Both Fukuoka and Kobe are really nice cities. Fukuoka is fairly hip (though it’s of course third place after Tokyo/Osaka) and everyone is really friendly. Kobe is a very fashionable city and +points for being close to Osaka and Kyoto, as well as three airports incl. two international; UKB, ITM, and KIX

>>2789601
If it’s diarrhea I wouldn’t suggest fiber. Look for loperamide or something

Any >>>/trv/jpg/ lads in tokyo this lovely sunday? Im grabbing alcohol

Apparently, cancellations of trips to Japan are increasing in Asian countries due to the spread of false rumors that a major earthquake will occur in Japan in July.

>>2790249
I really want to experience an earthquake in Japan...

>got scammed for something I didn't order
>thought they're in the house
I've never experienced this one before, fucking izakayas man. Glad it's just around 600ish yen.

>>2790253
Are you perhaps referring to "otsōhi"?
In izakaya, a dish of about 300 yen per plate is served as "otōshi" even if you don't order it.
This is similar to a table charge in the West.

>>2790251
I experienced one whilst I was on the train so I did but didn't feel anything lmao

>>2790259
it's not the table tax you retard, they literally gave me two extra yakitori in which I confusingly grabbed because why not. I wish I knew japanese because the cook said something first to which I said 'ah hai'

>>2790253
>>2790273
>offered food
>took food
>ate food
>complains about being scammed
Fucking retard

>>2790277
they handed them to me and nobody else you fucking moron. I'd rather not ask why because I hate talking to people moreso speaking with broken japanese.

>>2790278
should have studied more you nigger
I hope they deport you

>>2790272
I only experienced a magnitude 3 which woke me up in my hotel. I want to see how a 6 feels like

>>2790109
The japanese elderly are sweethearts.
>defending 2am blowdryers
fuck off and die.

how racist are japs against koreans in current year

>>2790284
bad vibes. go somewhere else.

>>2790302
n5 nigger detected
go study

>>2790289
Don't like it? Don't come back. We don't cater to foreigners.

>>2790278
Typical white retardation. You don't know the language and accuse the locals of scamming you because you don't know the language. Worthless. Stay in America.

>>2790201
Yah idk but it sounds comfy. Im more so looking into buying a bicycle and camp gear and going sometime around September-October and finding a good route that takes me thru some real scenic and magical spots

>>2790273
>the cook said something first to which I said 'ah hai'
I bet you agree to EULAs you don't read too

>>2790154
The location of Futamata Valley is Ten-ei Village, not Amae Village.
Yugoya Ryokan, Futamata Oensen, Ten-ei Village
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osrrdT-1LsE

>>2790348
>We

>>2790273
>>2790278
>ぼんじりとせせり両方を間違いないでしょか
>”a-ah hai”

So you said “yes” to something you didn’t understand and are complaining you got the thing you agreed to

I'm planning a 2 week trip for December this year with a couple friends. Looking to head to Okinawa for a couple days not long after we land.

We're getting a rental car for the trip. Is there a way to take the car with us to Okinawa on a ferry? I'm kinda retarded and can't really find info on ferries that accept cars as well as people. Ideally we just want to have the one car the whole trip, not have to rent multiple cars.

>>2790422
It takes 25 hours from Kagoshima to Okinawa by ferry, only one voyage a day, and the fare is roughly 20,000 yen for an economy cabin and 80,000 yen for a passenger car.
It is insane to take a rental car to Okinawa by ferry. Is there a serious reason why you cannot take the usual route of flying to Okinawa and renting a car there?

I bought a 2 br town house in Kure Hiroshima for under $30K USD that's relatively new (2014).

Kure is a dying industry shipyard town however I am actually making a bet it will rebound in a few years if the JSDF makes their HQ here.
It's quiet and I like that and the neighbors seem to be happy a tradie gajin moved in that can help fix shit. My main job is with the government.

>>2790462
Awesome, anon! What’s the layout in Japanese, and how many square meters?

>>2790154
Chiba Prefecture has other places related to Yoshiharu Tsuge in addition to those listed above.

"Scenery by the Sea":
Ohara, Isumi City, Chiba Prefecture
Ohara Fishing Port, a small beach adjacent to Ohara Fishing Port, and Cape Hachiman overlooking the beach.

"Master of the Yanagiya":
Nagaura, Sodegaura City, Chiba Prefecture
The station has been renovated. The east side of the station, which used to be a cliff, has been turned into a new town, and the west side of the station, where the sea used to be close to the tracks, has been reclaimed and turned into an industrial area.
The only thing that reminds us of those days is the building of Yorozuya Shokudo, which became the model for Yanagiya.

"The Commoners' Inn":
The location cannot be identified, but Chikura, Kamogawa, and other places in the southern tip of Chiba are mentioned.


Yoro Valley, Otaki Town, Isumi County, Chiba Prefecture:
Not a manga, but a onsen village with black spring in his travel essay.
He and his family visited the "Kawanoya", which was isolated from the other onsen inns.

don't go to Yokohama, it's painfully boring and navigating through the streets is a pain in the ass

>>2789816
whats a sister city

>>2789816
>>2789826
>>2790501
my sister city is chiba and Chongqing which i both want to visit on my china/ japan trip
but how does this help me
i know no concept of sister city

anyone caught a disease from bj or sumata in japan?
i want to kiss with girls and get sumata but i am scared to get some shit from them

>>2790503
Cities agree to form a partnership, with the idea of having cultural exchange events or visits. The average resident wouldn’t know about it, but local politicians and bureaucrats would

https://t.me/+7cmRNzxfiaY4YTlh
come on in

>>2790207
I'm planning on studying at a school in Fukuoka starting in October. see you there if you go. I'm nervous but excited to take some time off of work and immerse in the language. I'm studying like a mad-man these next 4 months to try and at least get past the beginner stages of the language

side note is that even though I'm a white, non-fat average gaijin, I can't help but feel like I'm intruding on everyone based on my last trip to Tokyo/Kyoto. the look and feeling I got walking into certain places or on transit was definitely a tad unsettling but I totally get their point of view. I unironically believed before that experience that whites were "ok" but other races were not. probably an ignorant belief on my part

>>2790554
Whats there to see?

Where can I find cute shy japanese twinks?

>>2790494
i liked yoko when i went 11 years ago
it was kinda wasnt cramped
and the escalator floors through the mall which took you to the famous ferris wheel were cool
if i remember correctly

>>2790614
how can i find japanese friends? even just for drinking with them

>>2790614
Shinjuku ni Chome or Shimokitazawa. If you're looking for actual hookups, I had more luck in Shimokitazawa. Crossdressers are Ueno Park and Harajuku.

When I do my yearly solo trip to Japan I rarely see sunlite because I prefer to keep my sleep cycle and just explore the night. It's quite amazing because it is empty, no tourists, nothing. Good food places often are opened until early morning, clubs and bars too. And nice climate. If I wanna go around I take a taxi or rental scooter.

When I'm on the scooter I often get passed by groups of these bosozoku. I know many think they are annoying but imo they look damn cool. Interesting bike mods as well. I also see them hanging around parking lots etc. Anyone ever talked to them? A Japanese friend told me not to because they are dangerous and criminal. I'm really curious and would love to know them more, talk, hang out a bit. Should I try next time or better avoid? I also don't wanna end up beaten up by a group of thugs in the middle of night

>>2790640
There are no biker gangs today like the one pictured in the photo from over 30 years ago.
At best, there are DQN groups with a few members riding around on modified low-displacement motorcycles.
Or did you encounter members of the "kyusha-kai" consisting of middle-aged people in pain?

>>2790540
It is also a common exchange pattern for representatives from each of the city's junior high schools to do a home-stay with a family of a citizen of a sister city.

>>2790451
No, i was just retarded and didn't realize how long the the whole ferry ride was (didnt realize how far away Okinawa was from the main island).

>>2790640
What time of year? And where do you stay for these nighty night walks?
I wonder if you could makeout with one of them cute biker boys

I miss seeing lone girls hair or clothing blow in the gust given off by a passing train

>>2790464
88sqm 2bedrm LDK really its 1 dining room and 1 living room. It also has a carport and a proper rape attic.

>>2789816
My sister cities are Kumamoto and Oita which unfortunately are both nowhere near the big 3 I'll be going to.

On another note does anyone know which baseball team between the big 3 has the most fun games? I want to see one but I don't know if there are some teams that have cooler fans than oithers.

>>2790725
Hanshin Tigers fans have a reputation for being the rowdiest, but you won’t necessarily see it inside the games themselves.

I'm finally getting off my lazy ass and booking hotel rooms for me and my 2 friends in December, for pic related in Kanazawa. Some of these rooms are crazy cheap, so much cheaper than *anything* i'm used to here in the US/CAN. I'm even going through a booking website and it's only $110 for 3 people for a night. It almost makes me feel like i'm doing something wrong in the booking process for these to be so cheap.

>>2790736
lemee check. ive booked a ton of hotels in japan before

>>2790736
looks like they are that cheap, i didnt know that. i believe its because December is off season. if you switch the dates to October things become 2x pricier. make sure youre okay with it being winter

>>2790739
Appreciate the sanity check. And yeah, I'm a Canadian so I'm more comfortable in the winter than the summer, but my friends will probably complain, them being dirty Americans (one southerner and one in the mideast).

Are the lonely planet books or any other travel guides a useful resource to take with you or read before you go?
Specifically, any benefits to having a paperback instead of something digital?

>>2790738
What website do you prefer to book hotels?
Some specific individual hotel websites aren't in english and some of the travel agency sites don't have the best exchange rate.

>>2790757
Yes, they are pretty good, and the advantage of paperback is it’s easier to flip around in as opposed to digital

>>2790765
Trivago N.V.
https://www.trivago.jp/en-US

>>2790757
I’ve read them before. I have so many references that I use its kind of hard to keep track of it all. I have a library card and I can use the ebook version. Paperback might be worth it but im not sure how much these books go for. You know these books are pretty good though. It’s got just about everything you might need to enjoy visiting Japan besides maybe language practice.

How’s learning to drive in Japan like? I got my license in the US but I didn’t really drive much so I’m not an experienced driver. I’m able to get a Japanese license though and by the sounds of it the hardest part isn’t actually driving but finding somewhere to park

>>2790801
You’re asking about two different things. Driving in Japan is maybe a little more difficult than say, the US because there’s lot of narrow roads, but otherwise the core is the same. Learning to drive emphasizes stuff you have to do on the autistic driving exam but also still teaches you how to drive, like anywhere else on Earth.

sex with ミテコs

>>2790640
This was kino as fuck but I don’t think it exists anymore man

Never been to Japan
Should I go to Tokyo, or do a Kyoto-Osaka double feature?

>>2790859
Miteku?

>>2790900
Kansai sucks
I was 2 times there and kyoto is sooooo fucking boring
All temples look the same
Oska is poormans tokyo. It has norhing tokyo doesnt
But i like kansai dialect

今日は
はじめまして
おはよう

How far in advance do you guys book hotels?
I was talking to a guy from work and he said he never has a plan, just books stuff online to whatever the closest place to him at the end of the day is.
That's a little too ambitious for me.

Heading to Tokyo for the entire month of August, and haven't booked accommodation yet but how fucked am I?
No idea where to start anons, this is my first time doing intl travel

>>2790936
Yeah I would like to know more peoples experience with last minute booking. When I went in Febuary I mostly booked hostels same day or 1 day ahead and it was kind of annoying because some of them would sell out and id go to some other one. Someone said capsule hotels usually always have availabilty!?

What car should I imagine owning in Japan?
I will park it in my imaginary house in Tokyo. I want to be able to imagine night cruising the wangan in it. Maybe imagine going to the track a bit as well, or drifting?

>>2790936
I booked literally a day before changibg places last time
Limited options but it works

>>2790936
If you are planning to travel as a couple, it is also a good idea to use love hotels.
In general, you can stay at a love hotel in the countryside without a reservation, and the room rate is about 5,000 yen for a couple, which is less expensive than staying at a capsule hotel for two people.
However, these hotels are located in places where public transportation such as trains and buses are not available, so you will have to travel by rental car.

>>2790936
That could work but the main visited places are going to be super expensive. I think anything over 2 weeks is a safe bet. Even a week im advance I’ve had bookingcom tell me that 80% of rooms were booked.

Has anyone been to idol shows, big or small? I want to see live music and I always see them traveling to venues in groups in their outfits and they’re cute. What are some other live music venues you would recommend?

>>2790581
I was the same in mentality in Sapporo but the exposure i felt was really good. Since then ive looked at more history and humanities related and im more confident ill fit in better this time.

>>2790936
as early as possible. the best deals/locations are gonna get scooped up and youll be left with something you didnt really want. japan is busy. have a plan and book early

>>2791025
>deals
How does one find a sale on a hotel room?

>>2791026
i just check every couple of days like an autist, . i was able to snag an onsen hotel in hakone at the lower end of the price and i checked recently and it went up 400 to 500

I'm going to Japan in October-November for about three weeks. I've been to Japan two times before for around 3 weeks each time and seen a lot of the notable things in central Japan. So I was thinking of going to Kyushu this time around. Other than Yakushima, Beppu and Fukuoka, Kyushu is a bit of blind spot for me. Are there any other places in or around Kyushu actually worth visiting? I might go to some other area (Hokkaido possibly) if I can't fit a full 3 weeks in only Kyushu.

I want to gun it up and down Mt Fuji in one day.
Which of the 4 routes have the closest hotels/ease of access to the base?
Last time, I hiked from Fuji-Q to 1st station on the Yoshida trail but couldn't do the rest due to a typhoon rolling in. I at least want to start from 1st station from another trail if possible.

>>2791031
looking at Mapy Fujinomiya 5th station is the closest one with 1300m elevation gain and less than 5km, but Sato-Goya might be the highest hotel you can start your hike from

>>2791034
Where are you getting this information?

>>2790936

I only book the first couple of nights of the trip in advance so I have somewhere to go from the airport. The rest of my trip I only book 2 or 3 days out. I like being able to adjust my itinerary on the fly based on how I feel about the places I visit.

The only time it backfired was in Nagasaki, there must have been some school sports event or something because there were fuck all options to book and the overly expensive hotel I was forced into was full of giggling teenagers.

It can be a bit spooky checking out at 10am with nothing planned then sitting in a cafe/park with all your stuff finding somewhere to stay but it's usually works out fine.

>>2789427 (OP)
If I'm an attractive white guy who gets laid in the U.S., will I also do well in Japan?

It's like the world of Spirited Away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXhQF24pO7Q

>>2790249
I experienced one on my first full day in Japan. Magnitude 6 or some shit. I was just in my hotel room putting my socks on and shit started shaking like a tank was rolling down the street outside my house. Except I was on the 15th floor. I was fully sure that the building would come toppling down any second and thought to myself "damn, finally made it to Japan just to die."

>need $200,000 just to get a tourist visa
huh?
https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/fna/page22e_000738.html

>>2791228
kek, poorfags btfo

>>2791228
If you want to do more than 180 days of tourism

>>2791031
>Mt Fuji in one day
Seconding. If anyone has done this before I want to hear your story.

>>2791236
>>2791031
https://youtu.be/6AvqDEb1g0E

>>2791233
No this is for longer than 90 days. If you want to do longer than 180 you need to extend.

>>2791171
What website do you use to book hotels at such short notice?
Have you ever had to simply walk into a place and ask?

>>2791228
Seems easier to just get a student visa?

Bros, I'm a bit desperate. A lot has happened in my life recently and I want to move away from my country. I really want to go to Japan but I don't know how. I actually speak fluent Japanese and lived in Japan for a while many years ago. I'm not eligible for woking holiday either. Do I have any options?

>>2791265
Are there any that let you study less than a year?

>>2791266
Get an actual work visa
Get a student visa
Cultural activities
or you could go on real business

What's the best way to find Anime/TCG/Gaming related events, any website that nips use? I remember finding second hand sales meetings in the past but I don't even remember how I go there, most gaijin event websites seem to be only for festivals.

>>2791266

What >>2791269 said, get a student visa, make connections while you're there and then get a work visa, that's the easiest way to do it.

>>2791257
For example, if you go to the love hotel districts of Kabukicho 2-chome in Shinjuku or Maruyamacho in Shibuya, there are plenty of love hotels where you can stay without a reservation.

What was the website with extremely detailed tourism data by prefecture?

>>2791299
this one? https://statistics.jnto.go.jp/en/graph/

>>2791299
How is this?
https://www.japan-guide.com/

>>2791279
Isn't the whole point of a love hotel that it only lasts an hour?

>>2790207
What have you enjoyed most about Sapporo? I want to spend a week there for my first Japan trip and I heard the Sapporo beer museum is there which is great because it’s my favorite beer

>>2790065
>kids will see you're white and come up to say hello in English, thought that was cute
Is this exclusive to Kyoto or can it happen in other cities? It sounds really funny

>>2790719
Cozy. Best of luck anon

>>2790640
>I prefer to keep my sleep cycle and just explore the night. It's quite amazing because it is empty, no tourists, nothing.
Do cops at all have issues with tourists strolling about at night or is it fine so long as someone isn’t acting shady?

>>2791319
You can also stay overnight and they’re actually not that expensive, often less than 15,000 JPY a night. They’re really underrated as accommodation options. As a counterpoint to other anons, though, you can sometimes get away with booking last minute, but if you’re looking at popular destinations during peak seasons or (Japanese) holiday periods, your options will be a lot more limited and prices will be real jacked up.

>I will never own a Japanese tuner shop
It’s so joever man

>>2790665
I saw them often in the recent years. Maybe not as cool as in the picture but they still have some drip.

>>2790717
Any time when I can get cheap flights (not around cherry blossom season or autumn usually). Winter is a bit chill but not freezing. Summer can be really hot and humid even at night. Before rain seasing usually is nice and warm often with clear nights.

>>2791328
Never got stopped or so. I see them all the time driving around. They even passed me several times when i smoked a cig on a non-smoking neighbour hood. Long time ago before e-sims for tourists became a thing and I had no internet, I often stopped by those Koban and asked for the way. Senpai cops always joked around while the younger one showed me the way on a huge map. Once they offered to bring me to the hotel but I declined.

>want to spend 3 months in Japan while working remotely
Where should I look for places to rent, and when should I go? Can I take a train to go skiing?

>>2791364
If you are me knowing all of Tokyo already and tired of city buzz I would probably find something in rural Chiba close to a beach. After work learning to surf, do some fishing. Other than that.. Tokyo of course. Or even better (my opinion): Osaka, because then you can do day trips to Nara and Kyoto. When I was a student I stayed in those dormitories. Very cheap but shared bathroom and kitchen. I was the only European, everyone else Chinese. They wore noisy and a bit not so clean but always invited me for dinner and drinks.

And yes you can take trains to ski resorts. For example Niigata which isn't all too far from Tokyo. Great snow, not very crowded (on weekdays).

>>2791372
I was just in Ichinomiya, Chiba and it was pretty nice. Tons of surfers out and the whole town seems really laid back. It seems like the place does attract foreigners though but not nearly as much as you see on Tokyo.

>>2791372
>>2791381
Never been to Japan before. Now I want to try living by the beach and in Tokyo lol. Maybe I'll have to do two 3 month stints.

Is winter/spring the best time to go?

Japan showing really bad weather for the next 10 days
i was there last year in June and there was only 2 times rain
should I wait 2 more weeks?

>>2791325
Happens everywhere. These kids get English classes in school and have no use for it, one day they see a white person in the wild and their eyes light up with the chance to get utility from all those classes. Japanese kids are adorable and so polite and well behaved, it's night and day from the demonic goblins in the US.

>>2791398
>doesn't know what rainy season is

Anyone been to the Izu peninsula? Anything good there?

What's the cost of storing a car in Tokyo? I mean year round in perpetuity.

>>2791418
Or even buying a 1 car sized garage

>>2791257

My last trip I used exclusively booking.com. I'm too much of a sperg to just walk in and ask.
Obviously if you are there during super busy periods like Golden Week you would need to plan ahead; I plan my trips specifically to avoid peak times.

Also I never stayed in prime areas like Shinjuku/Shibuya/Kyoto etc. The more popular an area the less likely you'll get good deals at the last minute.

Do you guys get currency exchanged before you go over, or when you get there?
I recently made the mistake of exchanging all my money over before going to Indonesia and it was consistently a 5-10% better rate over there.

>>2791431
You can find decent rates around town, and even the airport rate in JP is fair
Not sure on percentages
And some fags are going to respond with "omfg just use 711 atm "

Still a fair way's off but I'm plotting out ideas for the fall since I already have my flights in and out booked. Flying into Korea was surprisingly really cheap and I've never been there before, so my thoughts are a week or so in Seoul then fly down for 2 weeks around Kyushu. Been to Japan 3 times previously but haven't gone west of Hiroshima/Shikoku.

Going to a sumo basho is a major bucket-list thing I've wanted to do for years, I'd potentially be willing to go on multiple days if my schedule allows for it. Also some areas I'm looking to get some day hiking in - Yakushima is a definite commitment, I would really like to hike the Kirishima volcanoes as well but it seems like it's had a sizeable exclusion zone for a while now and might be risky to plan around, so my inclination is to try Aho instead.

Are Kagoshima and/or Kumamoto worth dedicating a day to? I've been to a bunch of the original castles so I'm not sure that Kumamoto Castle is a big draw for me, and I don't know a whole lot about what there is in Kagoshima other than the volcano.

Any must-do things on the Eastern end of Kyushu? I greatly prefer small secluded types of onsen towns so I'm skeptical about Beppu (thinking I might daytrip or overnight at Kurokawa). The rest of the east coast seems rather sparse but of course I could be overlooking something significant.

Must-see spots within daytrip range of Fukuoka? I'm primarily interested in the Basho for the city itself, It would be nice to have a day or two in Tokyo before leaving but I'm open to trimming it out if there are worthwhile things to do in the region on those spare days. I know Daizufu is a popular option but don't really know much else about other potential spots that are reasonably easy to access by train.

Any resources for figuring out car rentals? I've never had to sort out renting a car in Japan before but it seems sort of necessary. How big an issue is it getting used to driving left etc?

>>2791431
I've had a Wise card for a few years that I use as a vacation fund, the rates tend to be decent and swapping currencies is very straightforward. And then when you use it while travelling it'll deduct from the converted currency at direct value rather than whatever exchange rate the merchant has happened to set the machine at. Also works perfectly well at ATMs, though I always exchange a few 10ks at a local spot that has good rates before I leave to get started.

I'd love to visit Japan someday but I know they're not very fond of foreigners and tourists, if I worse sunglasses would they be able to tell I'm not Japanese? I'm bald

>>2791446
Nowadays, it is very difficult to get tickets for sumo tournaments.
You should always check the latest ticket pre-sale information.
https://www.sumo.or.jp/En/
https://sumo.pia.jp/en/

>>2791431
i dabble in finance and the japanese yen is currently quite weak, but the political/economic policies of the Trump admin/Global affairs is causing the USD to go down and the JPY (and other currencies) to go up.

if you go and take out money right now, i think you'll get a great exchange rate(at least compared to the last 30 years) and if you go to japan and take out currency you PROBABLY wont be so far off the current rates(up or down).

my suggestion is take out 33%-50% of the cash you want to bring right now, and the rest when you get there.

How to stay five months in japan as an american?

What's the go with the chip shortage from a while ago affecting IC cards? Is all that resolved?

>>2791495
I got one in early May no problem.
There was a dude ahead of me who bought like 5 Suica cards.

>>2791418
>What's the cost of storing a car in Tokyo? I mean year round in perpetuity.
idk at all, but I do figure you'd get a better rate by taking some train like 30-60min straight out of the city and getting your storage unit there. drive out, train back

>>2791461
Millions of people visit a year anon, you’re just one of many. Don’t be an asshole and you’ll be fine.

>>2791481
I tested out the official outlet when tickets for July went on sale last month and didn't really have any issues getting an order through to confirmation. Everything sold out within half an hour or so but the release time for tickets is actually pretty convenient for my time zone so I can be ready to go as soon as tickets are opened. Looks like there's a handful of alternative outlets that people have had good success with as well if worse came to worse.

>>2789431
Fly to Abashiri and putter around in a car until you find some half-Ainu grandma to cook you bear meat. Mashuko is also cool.

>>2791495
I got a suica card without any issue from haneda's station. it resolved months ago.
>>2791484
basically this. dump is going to tank the USD so enjoy american dominance while you still can.
>>2791461
yes
>>2791431
i put in a currency order with my bank before i went. the exchange rate in ATMs in japan is marginally better but you risk getting hit with ATM fees. ultimately it's only a few dollars of difference so it doesn't matter.

>>2789427 (OP)
You'll experience at least 60% of modern Japan culture just by watching this movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CFtITPEvZM

I've been to Japan for a total of 8 weeks and it's surprising how much of their culture from 1953 is still present today. And not only their culture but general life tropes in this movie are relevant to modern Japanese and Western life too.

It'll be my 3rd trip in the Autumn, I've already been to the big three cities and Hiroshima and Kanazawa.
I was thinking two nights in Osaka (due to jet lag and possible delays), three nights in Nagoya, one night in Toyohashi, one night in Himeji, two nights in Kobe and a night in Osaka before leaving. Does the itinerary sound remotely smart use of my time? I'll try getting tickets to Legoland and Ghibli Park in Nagoya, maybe a day trip to Toyota.

>>2791717
Do you intend to see more than the castle and garden in Himeji? Those two by themselves can be done as a half-day trip from Kobe.

>airbnb
>north japan
>shared space
>no locks on the doors
is it really that safe or are they just lazy?

Is this for real?
Do they actually have security guards at the stations checking to see if you're registered?
What if the day I want to climb has bad weather but I've already processed a payment?

Just let me hike where I want dammit.

>>2791771
>30 bucks to hike a mountain
damn that's not cheap, what the hell?

Stupid question. I've seen in vids that stores with multiple floors have a check out on each floor. Am I supposed to pay on each one or the bottom when I leave?

>>2791776
i dont think so. except of course the tax free shopping clerk/attendant (5500 yen and up)

>>2791744
Not really, thanks for the tip! Apparently there's a ferry going straight from Kobe to KIX, so I'll probably add one more night to Toyohashi and Kobe, and cut the Himeji and Osaka stays.

>>2791771
Yes.
Yes.
Dunno.

They got guards at the entrance checking everyone, you could skip those if you're suicidal. There's enough space between the toll booth and the guards to slip off the trail, but the slopes are steep and it's all loose volcanic shit, but at least you still have some vegetation at that level to hide you. Then you've got guards patrolling trails up&down and making sure you've got a band visible (colour changes each day). Trying to bypass the trail all the way up sounds miserable and you'd stick out in the open like a sore thumb.

>>2791793
Can you pay the entrance fee on the day at the station?
Is it only patrolled from 5th station and upwards on each route?
I'll be doing the Fujinomiya route, not the Yoshida trail if that means anything.

>>2791795
Yes. I think Yoshida has a daily limit, so pre-registered people get priority and then the remaining entry pool is first come first serve, but Fujinomiya should be unlimited.
Yes, no one cares about what happens below the gate on 5th station.

>>2791776
if it's an actual checkout and not just an info desk, you generally pay on whatever floor you got that item
it's also just safer to try on your current floor and be politely redirected instead of carrying items from floor to floor without purchasing

>>2791776
If they have the alarm sensors I typically try to pay on that floor. But that’s a great question

>>2791461
No

>>2791772
Holiest mountain for small native religion please understand

>>2791776
Usually yes, but regardless most places will have signage up in clear english that asks you to pay floor 1 items at floor 1 etc.
Longer answer: depends on the store setup really. In some cases there's an escalator or stairway that connects 2 or more independent stores that reside on different floors, you'd have to pay on the floor you got the item.
Sometimes there is a second hand floor that has separete inventory from the unused goods floor, sometimes it is set up as payment on each floor for convenience, sometimes for categories of goods (adult, alcohol, electronics etc) and sometimes there will be a multi floor building that has just one store operating the whole tower and they will accept payment for whatever where ever

hey, /trv/let here, I am going to japan in October and I want to do a few days in the alps. but I just can't get how to plan this.
I would like to plan a few days where I hike from town to town but can't figure out where to find the paths / see how long or hard they are. how are you supposed to plan this?

>>2791806
>alarm sensors
this is a good tell
shit took me off gaurd at first but when I noticed alarm sensors at entrances to certain areas I just put two and two together.

>>2791446
If you're willing to reshuffle your schedule a bit, there's a massive festival going on in Karatsu, Saga prefecture 2-4th of November. I'm going to Kyushu around the same period and I'm planning my trip around that.
https://en.japantravel.com/saga/karatsu-kunchi-festival/32010

I moved to Japan 2 years ago and I still haven't found a gf here.

I'm starting to think there's something seriously wrong with me.

>>2791880
stop baiting

>>2791881
I wish I was

>>2791831
look up kamikochji and try to plan a multi day hike around there

>>2791880
I've been 5 months here and same, its over isn't it.

What is a realistic estimate for monthly living expenses in Tokyo?

whats the weather like there?

>>2791880
>>2791881
>>2791912
i was there for 6 weeks 10 years ago and 3 weeks last year ago and want to go this year as well and I didnt find neither friends nor a gf as well
didnt even get into a flirty contact with a girl

>>2791882
>>2791912
>>2791977
>hmm yes I think I will go to a country with one of the most introverted populations on the planet and expect women to approach me
you go to Japan for culture/history/anime. if you want what you're looking for go to some shithole in SEA or something.

>Maybe if I stand around in Japan looking sad, someone will feel sorry for me and I'll get laid.
/jpg/ in a nutshell.

any tips want to do in Japan?
I want to go but I did most of the things I had in mind the last 2 times. The most important things I remember I did are:

districs:

Shibuya
shinjuku
ikebukoro
akiba
odaiba
nakano
ueno
Asakusa
Ginza
Fishmarket

Food:

ramen
sushi
sukiyaki
yakiniku line
everything from 7eleven/family mart
matcha ice cream
okonomiyaki
takoyaki
all kind of drinks from vending machines
curry

other than Tokyo :

yadanaka ryokan
takayama ryokan
kyoto
osaka

Activity:

skytree
tokyo tower
National musem tokyo
edo tokyo museum
climbing takaosan
disneyland tokyo
universal studios osaka

>>2791981
>>2791980
at least I kissed the bar keeper girl in a nightclub [spoiler]on her cheek[/spoiler]

>>2791982
and is the rail pass worth it? I thought of getting a 7 day pass this time and city hopping from Tokyo to kyushu to see more from Japan.
i want to see Hokkaido but I think winter is the best and I dont have my dream beach body and my dream girl yet for Okinawa lol

>>2791329
Usually, love hotels are places where we go on a spur-of-the-moment basis without reservations.
It is not usually our idea to book a love hotel because we want to have sex on some day

>>2791984
>is the rail pass worth it?
unless you are some kind of train autist who will be spending 90% of his time riding trains, no.
just get a suica and use it where applicable. you will need to buy shinkansen tickets between major areas and they can be expensive but are still much cheaper than the rail pass. you can also take express busses which are a cheaper option but they also take a lot longer.

>>2790348
>We

>>2791771
fuji-san is a meme
there's japs who literally run up that shit

>>2791938
$3,000

>>2791999

>>2792000
keep you poor ass home (nice trips tho)

>>2791856
Looks really impressive, but trying to get there from Nagasaki is a mess and it looks like the local hotels are already completely wiped out on those dates. I've been to a handful of massive festivals in the past so I think I might prioritize some other stuff this time around. Hope you enjoy it though, these huge float festivals are insane.

Who are the best Japan vloggers on youtube?
So far ive just been watching abroad in japan

Going to tokyo soon so im binge watching japan vlogs

have a trip planned for next year, fukuoka/hiroshima/osaka, need recs for stuff to do and more importantly good areas to get a hotel in.
i'm going with a couple friends, we arent going to get too crazy with the partying but we do like to drink, the only thing we have planned yet is to see the sumo basho in osaka, the rest is going to mostly be sightseeing and food

>>2791996
tokyo Osaka costs 100 euros alone. back to Tokyo another 100. I dont think Osaka Fukuoka and back will be less than 100.the rail pass for a week costs 300

>>2790061
looks like you let chang get into your head haha
>>2790251
i was staying on the 12th floor of a hotel in 2023 when i experienced one, woke up to feeling really weird with the horizontal shaking, for two seconds i was absolutely terrified but it stopped soon thereafter
>>2790462
are you a dod contractor anon? how does owning property work if your contract expires?

>>2792069
I just looked it up on navitime and your trip of tokyo > osaka, osaka > fukuoka, fukuoka > tokyo costs 220 euros.
you would have to do travel back to osaka again just to break even. that, or use it extensively to travel around each city.
I'm going from chiba to travel around fuji, shizuoka, and kyoto tomorrow and I calculated my travel costs and they are still less than the rail pass.
but hey, you do you.

Is it rainy there the last days?

My Chinese co-worker just told me there are on average 95 daily flights from Shanghai to Tokyo. Now I don't have to feel bad about being a tourist in Japan. It's the Chinese they are complaining about right?

>>2790061
Asians think you will literally get a brain tumor and die if you go to bed with wet hair.

Has anyone been to the Gundam Base in Tokyo? I have an autistic friend who loves that shit so thought about getting him a gift from there. Didn't know if it was worth going there or if it's just a big, overly glorified store.

I want to go but i am not sure if i really want to go. I dont trust my body and i am scared i will be disappointed if i go 2 years in a row.
One day i am like yeah i NEED to go the next day, do i really need to.
What should i do?

>>2792087
Yeah i was there. The stature is dope and lights up at certain times. There a huge mall with food court and many stores. In front and at the top flor is a gundam shop but they dont have everything there. You need something specific you don’t lgo, but it’s worth the experience and Odaiba has many cool other things to do and see

>>2792100
As long as they have something called a Zaku then I might go based on your description. Fyi idk what Gundam is/are. So hopefully Zaku is just a classification type and not a specific character.

>>2792097
Where dud you go last year if you don't mind giving general cities

If you did the Golden Path, I'd reccomend looking up the Shinkansen train routes and planning a trip around visiting 2 or 3 of the cities on that route.

>>2792105
>where
See here >>2791982

>>2791982
Id say look into festivals in areas or towns you haven'g been too yet, like Niigata, Sendai, Hakata, and Yamagata to name a few.

Some festivals I heard good things about
>Niigata has an international snowball fight planned in early Feb
>Sendai's Tanabata Fesitval from Aug 6th-8th
>Hakata's Gion Yamakasa between July 1st to 15th
>Yamagata's Nanyo Chrysanthemum Festival in Early Oct to Early Nov

Another tip. Have themes for each day of your trip to avoid exhaustion. So like you could have a food day, then the following day is about a specific nature site, etc.

>>2792082
Yes

Any leafs have any tips on when the best time is to book a cheaper flight? Want to save up to finally make the trip over next year. Would be able to fly out from Toronto/Ottawa/Montreal.

>>2792141
the best advice I read on here is book whatever price you're comfortable at, then don't check the flight prices after.
personally, I watched the flight prices for a couple of months before booking and ended up settling at $1400 CAD return. I could have probably done it for $1200, but I didn't want to risk getting forced into paying $2000 or something ridiculous.

>>2792155
>$1400 CAD
damn son
we have flights from 550 euros here

I fucking hate Indians. Ban them, deport them, everything.

I'm tired of always getting sick every time I'm in japan. Glad I'm here 3 more weeks so I'll probably get at least one week here without a cold.

>>2792081
The Japan Meteorological Agency is expected to announce the start of the rainy season in Tokyo and Osaka today or tomorrow.
And there will be many rainy days until the middle of July.
The rainy season has already ended in Okinawa, and there is no rainy season in Hokkaido.

There’s supposed to be a massive earthquake this summer it’s best to stay home guys.

First timer going for 10 days to tokyo in september. Not going to kyoto/osaka because too many tourists. Do people typically stay within the JR line and hit as many places you can?

>>2792175
But then who will stock the konbini

>>2792193
Hot Chinese and Korean slave women

>>2792175
I’m Indian bitch

>>2792113
go north to hokkaido
go snowboarding
hike the alps
stay at koya-san
go to mount aso
bike ride the Shimanami Kaido bridge
fly to Okinawa
go to nachi waterfall
go to kinosaki onsen town
go to Hakone
go to Niijima or one of the other small islands of japan

>>2792206
meant to reply to you >>2791982

How different is Okinawa/Ishigaki from the mainland?
I don't imagine much western tourists traveling out that far.

>>2792083
If you went to bed with wet hair, you'd wet your pillow.

>>2792219
In Okinawa, the beaches are white and the sea is emerald green
July and August are rather cooler in Okinawa than in mainland Japan.
The culture is different from the mainland, and the Yaeyama area has a different culture from the main island of Okinawa.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbr6hfynyw0

>>2792159
>flights from 550 euros here
Where though? Finnair has them starting from 780€

>>2792141
>Bookmark your preferred airline/s
>Check back every once in a while
>When they have a sale, compare it to full prices by checking Skyscanner and Google flights. Sometimes airlines will offer free return flights
>Budget airlines will increase prices the less seats are available, so get in quick
>Learn to travel light so you save money and time on checked baggage (if applicable)
I scored return to Osaka for AU$520 just by being flexible with dates and paying attention (for about 6 months). The downside being 12 hours of nothing whilst in the air - twice.

>>2791325
Happened to me in Hiroshima

>>2791982
Check out Kyushu. Fukuoka is dope, kinda the last hub of street food in Japan. Look into the Yatai (food cart) culture

Kagoshima has an active volcano, Nagasaki has a peace park, Kumamoto castle is very nice.

Fukuoka is also the birthplace of tonkotsu ramen and has a lot of og ramen restaurants

Oita and beppu have open air hot springs, obviously many temples and shrines throughout Kyushu. You could probably easily spend 2 weeks in Kyushu.

Fukuoka is also close to Hiroshima where you can see the peace park, Mazda museum, and miyajima island. Hiroshima is also famous for its Okonomoyaki.

>>2792045
Sabbatical and Small Brained American are my favorite. Cynical and honest, they kinda call it how it is. Funny and informative

>>2791984
In some cases it’s cheaper and more time efficient to fly. Tokyo to Fukuoka is worth flying for sure. Depending on how much time you have you can fly one way and then take the Shinkansen back but yeah, JR Pass is retardedly expensive now and it’s hard to get your moneys worth anymore

Do you guys run a foreign sim card or eSIMs when you're over there?
Are there any problems/scams/issues you have encountered while doing so?

My previous trip I survived off hotel wi-fi for researching train schedules etc, but with the world becoming an increasingly online connected space, the convenience of mobile data is sometimes almost mandatory.

>>2792276
it’s Japan there is practically zero scams unless you go looking for the seediest Nigerians in Roppongi or something, you can buy esims online or at the airport, big electronic stores like yodobashi camera used to sell data package sims but that was before esims became widely available, just Google esim japan

>>2792178
i was in Tokyo for 3 weeks last year in June-july and it only rained in 2 or 3 days and only 1 time heavy rain
i wanted to know if it was raining lately because the weather forecast says rainy since days and shows rain for the coming days

>>2792261
>Small Brained American
lmao I watched him 2 weeks ago the first time
i bet he posts here, his humor is very much 4chan tier.

>>2792276
i am not sure but I think it was airhub where I got mine from and installed as e sim before flying. I got instantly internet when I arrived BUT these subhuman piece of shit scammers cut off my data 2 days before my return. and no I still had a week and I still had bunch of data left. and the problem is I flew back from Osaka and the lines didnt match what google maps told me like in Tokyo where you can trust it blindly and I almost missed my flight. arrived 30 minutes before takeoff. thank god there were no lines anywhere and I reached the flight in 15 minutes. al because I didnt know what train to take and I had no internet. oh and I could not pay with my card or suika because I had no internet and had to find a conv store and had to draw 10.000 again so I could pay 2k ticket fee

>>2792223
where are the subtitles on this anime?

>>2792318
Huh? It should show up. Why don't you reload it?

>>2792141
Hopper
>>2792159
Yeah Canada's an overpriced garbage dump, go figure.

Looking for drugs that are over the counter in Japan and not widely available in the US. From what I've seen the only thing really is maybe accutane. Looking for other drugs to pick up and bring back. PS. I fully understand that Japan is more strict than the US for drugs so I don't need a whole thing about that. Just what drugs are easily available in Japan to bring back to the US

>>2792322
alright it worked now thx!
AoS man. I love the seiyuu

>>2792343
i was thinking of putting a gummi edible into a back of gummis. would they notice this at the airport?

>>2792181
if you're looking to avoid tourists but still be near tokyo look into chiba. it is much cleaner than tokyo and has far less tourists.

>>2792360
have fun in prison

>>2792360
There are sniffer dogs roaming with their handlers at arrivals. Good luck.

where are stores located with more niche anime merchandise aside from nakano broadway?

>>2792430
mandarake has several locations, you can also check surugaya, yellow submarine, lashinbang, and bookoff/hardoff just to name a few.
there are also many local stores as well, just search "hobby" in maps and a bunch of stuff pops up

Professional retard here.
I just booked my tickets to the Ghilbi museum on a day I'm not in the country.
I managed to book AGAIN using a different email address, this time for the correct day, but now I just have this ticket I can't use.
I don't want a refund or anything. I just want to tell them I don't want it so someone else can have it but there is no way to cancel for some reason. Is there?
I'm in the UK so I need to sleep but I hope when I check back someone can tell me because I see no way to cancel.

>>2792479
There’s no official way to cancel or transfer Ghibli Museum tickets since they’re non-refundable and non-transferable, but you could try contacting support through the inquiry page on their website.

>>2792259
Any intel on the best onsens in Oita and Beppu?

>>2792430
Bookoff can have a lot of very cheap anime stuff. It's my second favorite store behind mandrake. And I can't even read japanese.
But if you're looking for obscure or forgotten anime stuff then you might not find it in Japan, only on the internet.

>>2792486
Beppu Onsen is a very large and bustling onsen town with entertainment districts, while Yufuin Onsen is a peaceful onsen town where you can feel close to nature.

What's up with people saying I need to buy a timed ticket online to explore different areas of Universal Studios?
What ever happened to buying a ticket at the front gate and walking in?

>>2792430
Check this blog

https://entropicdreams.com/game-shops-tokyo/

>>2792490
>>2792670
thank you

anyone has experience with airbnb in japan?
this place (https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/43028242) is offering 6 fucking beds for the same price of some places with one bed in a small room
this is clearly a scam but I can't tell from the listing, which makes the doubt the entire site

>>2792680
not necessarily. There are plenty of chink companies that own whole buildings in Osaka and use them for Airbnb for cheap.

>>2790462
Yo I've been in Kure in 2009, I was on an exchange program and the family hosted me there, it was nice but also there wasn't much interesting to do

>>2792419
dogs are not reliable at all studies show

>>2792490
what happened to book off? they were everywhere in 2013-14 had good stuff for good price
last year I had a hard time finding them
they were filled with useless shit and expensive

>>2792680
I'm currently renting a whole house on airbnb for around $1000/month CAD. If its cheap it might have some quirks to it, like the house is a bit older and next to some rail tracks so you hear the trains.

>>2792680
It has 50 reviews. And to be fair it’s an hour outside of the city center

>>2792602
You still can if you show up when the park opens

Is there any benefit to staying in Nagoya for an extra day or would that time be more suited to Tokyo/Osaka?
I'm there for 2 nights for a Nagashima Spaland daytrip cause that place was fucking awesome last time I was there.

just booked my flight to tokyo for july, so hyped, probably my 12th time going there, never gets old, i also lived in yokohama for two years when i was in the army

anyone ever use luggage delivery service from HND? do they deliver to all hotels?

>>2792780
dont, theres not much else there frend

>>2792796
Lowkey loved summer in Japan, gotta be the fatties that are always bitching about it.

I miss Japan so much lads
I may go November again, no visa to get in yet for mutts right? I remember hearing something about a $100 fee to get in or something. How is the cost there now, the same as last year or more expensive?

what's the best OTC diarrhea medication in japan?

Where's there to go north of tokyo? So far my ideas are:
>Nikko
>Hakodate
>Sapporo
And thats it. God, south is so much better

>>2792870
Ibaraki looks goated. Tons of nature and parks and bullshit. Big Buddha and an ocean tori gate

>>2792839
yep fatties definitely hate walking more than two city blocks, Japanese cities are the most walkable I’ve ever found, how is hakone in the summer?
>>2792840
no visa required, no fees for US citizens
>>2792870
yeah the south is far more interesting, even places like okayama have more charm than the north as far as cities go, Nikko is basically a day trip spot, although I did spend two nights at a budget ryokan there

>>2790251
you dont faggot
there is nothing worse than waking up up to an earthquake and dont understanding instructions from the speakers

I always confuse Nagoya and Nagano
which one is worth seeing?

>>2792931
>there is nothing worse than waking up up to an earthquake and dont understanding instructions from the speakers
They have the English language emergency notification and advice app for a reason

>>2792870
I went to Akita and Morioka last year, I had a lot of fun there

Just curious, how does self defense work in japan? Let's say someone punches me and I punch back, how much trouble am I in? What about defending someone else getting attacked?

im going to japan on the 17th from toronto. im gonna be the coolest guy around, any one wanna hang out. im racist.

>>2792932
nagano in the winter, great skiing

Do you guys ever consider doing group tours in Japan like Contiki/Topdeck/G Adventures/Intrepid/Globus etc?
I've done a few elsewhere and they are a lot of fun, but pricey. There aren't many in Japan that delve outside the main capital cities though.

>>2792932
Enjoy the Japanese atmosphere with your partner at a love hotel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IqW6bG-ldE

>>2792976
It all really depends on how Japanese you are compared to the other individuals

Very cheap hotel, 1800 yen per night, Nishinari, Osaka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpL0pirYLV0

>>2793160
does the girl comes with?

>>2793160
>Most replayed parts of the vid is where you can sneak a peak up her skirt

did anyone go to totter region? google showed me a few interesting things there like Amanohashidate, Kinosaki Onsen , Kinosaki Marine World

>>2793246
>totter
fuck you apple
tottori*

>>2793165
>she has shorts under it
boring.

>>2793246
im going to amanohashidate this fall. tottori looks cool, apparently its the least populated prefecture

>>2793163
Go to Chon-no-Ma in Tobita-Shinchi with the saved lodging money.

>>2793419
really? idc but google shows some cool place also beaches there. might stop a day or to in the region

>>2793464
theres sand dunes there and a really cool sand museum

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

>>2793246
Kinosaki onsen and Amanohashidate are great. Latter is very comfy to walk through. Combine with a trip to Ine if that's your cup of tea.

>>2793160
Been there twice, it's honestly very functional for the price.

>>2793635
what is ine famous for?

I daily fight myself if I should go this year or not. Was last year in Japan and decided to go this year as well but I kind of just cant buy the ticket. I wanted to fly this week then today now set it for Sunday. even packed my suitcase and a vague plan of to dos. but the more I think about it if I should and if it is worth it again already the more I have trouble to book the flight. I dont know what I am scared or uncertain about.
So is it a bad idea to go when I was there last year?

>>2792219
i went to ishigaki this spring.
I was the only western man on the plane down there, also saw max 5 white people in town until a fucking us navy ship docked
They were loud as fuck.

But ishigaki was nice, it is very "country side" with plantations around and really nice views.
I rented a bike and biked around and it was really nice i recommend it.

>>2793661
If you got the money then go nigga. If you go for the summer visit Izu or Okinawa. If you go in the winter visit Kyushu and eat at a yatai in fukuoka. Cozy as hell

Beginner's Guide to Entering a Love Hotel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsCOWN6l9Mg

Ok, I really need advice. So my trip is in August (20th to the 31st). However, my focus is my hike on Mt. Fuji which I got the hut reserved on the 27th and I can't really move around that. Should I just stay in the Five Fuji Lake area for a few days or should I just hike up that mountain, go to an onsen and head back to Shinjuku? It just looks like while there's enough to do, booking a hotel is a lot more expensive in this area (at least in Kawaguchiko) and there really doesn't seem to be that many restaurants either

>>2793720
You don't go on holiday to save money. Do what suits you the most in the most convenient place.

>>2793663
I planed to do a 7 day trip to kyushu now tho. Is it bad idea in summer?

On that note last year i saw pictures of mosquitos on the airport with the lable beware but didnt think much of it.
Then i was in the imperial garden in the midday and sat there for 2 minutes and realised i was bited, in the fucking middle of the day.
I almost got a panic attack remembering that sign and looking up what japanese mosquitos could carry illnesses. Got bitten 2 more times but in the end nothing happened.
Whats your guys take on it? Are you aware, dont you care or are you cautious?
Is it a bad idea to visit forests rural areas in this time of the year since mosquitos are everywhere now?

>>2793739
use mosquito repellent and try not to worry so much.

Universal Studios Japan requires pre-booking tickets
Is this true?

>>2793770
I got some
yeah I tend to overthink stuff thx

>>2793777
last year it was like this: I bought the ticket basically on my way there via klook but you can only get your timeslot onces you arrive there ( Nintendo world or Harry Potter world) I arrived at 10:00 I think and got a timeslot for 17:00. I went to Osaka and got my flight back from Osaka just for Nintendo world but I was done with everything at 1:00, and killed more time till 2:00 until I said fuck this shit and went out

>>2793805
It doesn't look like Nintendo World is worth the time, money and hassle from what I've seen on travel vlogs. But I would trust the anons in this thread over clickbaity vlogfags on Youtube.

Is the rain ruining anyone else’s time in Tokyo?

Does anyone know if New York Perfect Cheese is still being sold in Narita in the transit area? When I went in 2024 I bought some there but there’s no concrete info about whether it’s still available in the Narita transit area

>>2793850
no. I bought a high end foldable umbrella at LOFT with a nice handle that doesn't give me carpel tunnel pain and it's made travel in rain tolerable. the rain shouldn't stop anyone, and it certainly doesn't stop Japanese people. you did decide to come during rain season too

>>2793850
Is it bad the last days? Wouldnt you recommend coming now?
I watxhed a few live cams the last days and didnt saw anyone using a umbrella

>>2793875
What shoes do you use and how much was the kasa?

>>2793878
it was like around ~$30. a little pricey but it was high tech. I just wear vans.

Has anyone been to the Osaka World Fair? I'm interested in it, but I didn't realize how far it is from Shin Osaka. How many days should I stay in Osaka if I'm going just for that?

SOMEONE PRESS THE BUY BUTTON FOR MY FLIGHT
FUCK
I EVEN PACKED ALREADY
why am I such a pussy?

>>2793938
Because you're like me. We're both afraid to spend money

>>2793959
That is also a factor but i come to terms with living like a piece of shit in hostels, driving 3 hours to the main airport to save 300 and still soend at least 2k for 3 weeks

>>2793898
I'm also keen on this and looking for more information from anyone who has attended.

>>2793735
No, kyushu is dope. Lots to do. Kagoshima has a volcano you can hike, oitaand bepu are onsen towns and you can go for a hike to see monkeys. You can visit the peace park in Nagasaki and eat street food in Fukuoka. 7 days should be enough to cover everything. It’s gonna be very hot however, also June-September is lowkey a rainy season. Carry an umbrella and drink lots of water Nigga.

I would probably do 2 nights kagoshima, 1-2 nights in oita/beppu and 3-4 nights in Fukuoka with a day trip to Nagasaki. Have fun

>>2793876
It can be pretty random. Like sunny beautiful day to insane rainstorm in 2 minutes. I just keep a tiny day bag with an umbrella and/or rain jacket in it. They sell mini umbrellas at combinis that are pretty compact but the quality is sus if it’s really windy out

>>2793875
When is the rainy season in Japan anyway? Right now it’s summer, right?

>>2793985
It's the rainy season now, and when the rainy season ends, it will be summer.

>>2793987
>>2793985
Summer is rainy season. July- September is typhoon season. Nothing to be super worried about but it might fuck up your plans if you’re unlucky.

>>2794013
Don't be silly, the rainy season usually ends around the middle of July.

>>2790109
>God forbid people are clean
God forbid people get some FUCKING SLEEP. You sound chinese.
>>2790158
Just take a bus instead. The only problem getting around Kyoto is that the imperial palace park is so fucking hyuge and right in the middle.

>>2790673
>only 1 cute girl out of 10
anime fucking lied to me

AIYEEEEEE I MISSED ANOTHER GOOD FLIGHT
NOW EVERYTHING IS EXPENSIVE AS FUCK
ITS SOOOOO OVER AAAAAAAA

>>2793938
>>2794212
Just buy it bro, u will make more $ soon and afford some good ramen
>>2793663
>izu or Okinawa in the summer
Izu peninsula right? And whats so good about these spots in the summer? Beach vibes?

How the fuck is Zipair offering such cheap flights from Cali?
If I want a standard seat, with a meal, carry on and checked luggage it's like ~$880 for round trip to Tokyo with no stops. It costs almost double to fly to Brazil or Europe. WTF

what the fuck bros
I thought I could get away with 2-2,5k at max
I calculated
600 flight +300 rail pass +600 hostel+500 food +70 metro tickets for 20 nights
just checked out hostel prices and even capsules starting 35 euros so I have to calculate 700-800 for stay. thats 2,2k and no souvenirs included yet and I had to live like a rat
why are stays so expensive? even manga cafes cost that much.
what can I cheap out on make the trip not cost 3k?
>railpass
yeah but I want to city hoppinghis time. a city a day in Kyushu

>>2792219
i can't speak for the small towns/rural areas but naha is a shithole full of amerigolems and SEA. i unironically felt bad for the japanese (i guess they're ryuk but whatever) people living there

So if you go to japan for 90 days then take a flight to korea, then go back to japan and ask for another 90 days they'll let you in no problem? Only reason I ask this is because an actual visa office told me this. Some japanese travelers said it should be no problem too but I find it hard to believe.

>>2794236
do you need the rail pass?
eat cheaper food, like supermarket bentos after 8pm.

>>2793717
just let the girl do the talking nigga -_-

>>2793739
early/mid fall is the bad time for mosquitos because that's when the ones with the bad diseases are most active. only in certain areas of japan tho, like along the north coast iirc

most japanese people (and probably 1st worlders in general) are inoculated against the diseases they carry but if you're from a country that doesn't have a robust health policy they can be a big problem

>>2794296
>naha is a shithole full of amerigolems and SEA.
I go to Naha for a week or so every year, and this is bullshit. I couldn't care less about the Seamonkeys, but the zogbots generally keep to their containment zones near the bases. If you're surrounded by them in Naha, you're going to the wrong places. I'm shocked.

>>2794297
Yes it's the same thing for resetting your visa as visiting Thailand. Just make sure you have a good passport from a (mostly) white country.
>>2794236
You are too poor to visit Japan. Try again next year with at least an extra 1.000 euro, gweilo
>>2794299
Who says he's going with a girl, nigga?

>>2794329
Really but don't they mind this? I heard thailand cracked down on their so called visa runs because they didn't want people abusing the system.

>>2794330
The question is how many times in a row you plan on repeating this. If it's just once then no one care. Source: trust me bro, I did this in Thailand in 2018 and it just makes sense.

Also don't leave for like 24 hours before coming back. Go take a trip for 1 week before returning and you'll be fine. Again I am AMERICAN (insert joke here) so if you are not white then you might have a harder time.

>>2794333
checked I only want to do it once so I can stay for five months I probably will just take a real week long vacation maybe hong kong or something too expensive to live. I always worry about just screwing up the conversation at the airport. They always give me a hard time asking about supporting myself for 3 months without working. As if no one has savings.

>>2794335
I'm sorry to hear you are getting the NEET treatment. Whenever I fly the worst I get is the classic "business of tourism" question. I'm in and out in under 5 minutes. I guess I should be more aware of my privilege.

My only advice is keepijng in mind that the most they are trying to do is rattle you. They don't actually know your finances or how much you have in your bank account. They are looking for a reason to deny so don't give them one.
Neutral autistic face. Polite, but short answers.
>Do you have a return ticket?
Yes sir.
>Do you have finances for a 3 months stay?
Yes sir.

DONEZO.
Remember that you are white (maybe) and are not breaking any laws (probably) so the pigs have nothing on you. Just be cool and smile. Practice before a mirror if you have to.

What is your preferred resource for researching, finding and booking hotels in Japan?
I've noticed booking,com is consistently the cheapest with the majority of hotels but cheaper ones exist through airline offers and special deals.
Do you chase a few dollars booking all over the internet or choose to benefit from having everything accessible on the same site?

>>2794336
>smile. Practice before a mirror if you have to
ouch. but its true.

>>2794236
If you’re super desperate I think Internet cafes are like $15/12hrs or some shit.

Check nomad push on YouTube he stays at a lot of Internet cafes

any leafs have good advice for when to book a flight? flying out of yvr, going in february, should i just keep a tab open on kayak and check every day? better to buy this far out or give it another month or two? is there a best airline/does flying into narita make a big difference vs haneda?

>>2793898
>>2793980
i will be working there in few weeks
from what i have heard or saw, it seems extremely overpriced and more business-oriented
the expositions also look a bit underwhelming compared to museums about specific topics, but if you dig the classic shallow cultural baseding, then douzo
the thing i heard people liked there the most were concerts and other live artistic shows
there are also some drone shows and fireworks and overall the whole area is said to look really good at night

>>2794236
You can stay at these places without a reservation.
https://www.supersento.com/kanto/tokyo/1_24hour.html

>>2794378
>keep a tab open on kayak and check every day?
don't these sites literally give you higher prices for doing this?

>>2794383
Those places are basically off limits to people with tattoos.

>>2794389
"people"

>>2794378
Use Skyscanner for cheap flights, it scans literally every website for deals. Check zip-airs website too, I have seen tickets at $700 round trip YVR-NRT. I ended paying around $900 for my trip in march.

They haven’t released their flight schedule for the winter yet, last I checked it ends somewhere in November. Apparently it comes out in July-August according to Reddit. I would just keep checking weekly. Otherwise air Canada and west jets cheapest flights seem to be around $1200

anyone ever use the HND luggage storage service? I need to store my shit for about 11 days

where are the cheapest places to stay around tokyo?

>>2789427 (OP)
Is Okinawa worth visiting? I am planning my trip to Japan for next year. Somewhere around April.
I am into scuba diving so there are few places to do it there. But is there anything else there?

>>2794635
I'm going there in August. Will report back in September.
I dunno what the fuck there is to do out there cause I'm on a group tour and haven't even looked at the itinerary yet. I prefer to be surprised.

>>2794636
Do tell. Trying to find out if it's worth going there