Thread 2837127

Autumn Leaves Edition

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my feet hurt

>>2837130
When you're in Japan, you end up walking longer distances before you know it.

>>2837128
Is trying to find a loving date with a cute Japanese girl degeneracy? Because I could use an info-guide on that

>>2837139
Depends, are you Japanese? If not, then what is your budget?

>>2837130
I've gone from sedentary to walking 10-15km a day. My feet does hurt but the trick is returning to the hotel at around 4PM to rest for a couple of hours before continuing

>>2837127 (OP)
We might have to go during the summer (July-August) due to SO's work. I see so many nerds hype up the heat and humidity but I'm from the midwest where summers get like that anyway so how bad is it really?

>mfw I said genki desu instead of genkin desu when cashier asked form of payment
>they laughed at me and said "I'm glad you're doing well"

>>2837142
I was in Saitama in the peak of summer this year. It was 38C and was probably the first time I thought I would die of heatstroke. Granted I was in Washinomiya and there was no shade anywhere, some guy outside a konbini asked if I was okay because I was drenched in sweat.
As long as you're not a fat fuck, stay hydrated, and can find some shade you will be fine though. Just don't be a retard like me and pick areas with lots of shade and konbini around to cool down in.

>>2837142
>due to SO's work
Why can't you just say "wife" or "girlfriend," why do you have to talk like that?

Why is /trv/ trashing Osaka? As long as you don’t get an apartment in Nishinari, you’ll be fine. The city is full of life and perfect for day trips (Wakayama, Kobe, Kyoto).

Me and gf went to a v small gyoza place near Kanda Station. We were eating and another white couple sat next to us. They were the loudest people I've heard in a while. They were so enthusiastic about everything and bellowed out to the staff in English (none could understand). This couple kept talking to us so we politely but quietly humoured them. I think the guy was mentally slow because he kept asking how we found the restaurant. I told him I just went on Google maps and searched for gyoza. He genuinely thought that was impressive. Then he kept ordering us and the staff drinks. Funnily enough when I got the bill, we weren't charged for the 4 drinks he ordered for us.

Not to be all 'I'm not like other white people in Japan' about this, but I felt ashamed that the locals were staring at us because of this couple.

The next time I see a whitoid or whitoid(s) when I'm out and about in Japan, I'll beat them to bloody pulps before throwing them into the air and drop kicking them into the shadow realm to be banished there for all of eternity.
all whitoids should be banned from japan.

>>2837188
yes sar japan for brahmin only

>many different sushi shops from small 4 man bar to conveyor belt chains
>wasabi decent and acceptable, sometimes a good hit to the taste buds
>go to any airport in japan
>for some reason the wasabi content is enough to shut down my brain and see into the iris of the universe as I almost faint in my chair
I cant explain this phenomenon. It's every single time I get airport sushi, japanese chef or otherwise. I feel like its on purpose its so fucking strong.

>>2837130
it’s my calves for me

>>2837127 (OP)
I'm going in only 6 months and i'm starting to be legit scared.

WTF is happening to Tokyo? Did it become like Detroit???

https://x.com/InternetH0F/status/1984636682025492914

>>2837170
It's reddit lingo

>>2837093
>big man
Nice! Will try it out later today

>>2837177
The only place I found shit was Kyoto due to half the people on the street being tourists and it being extremely crowded

>>2837170
shorter + none of your business, why does English offend you?

>>2837247
There are even more. Many people who look Japanese are actually Chinese or Korean.

>>2837170
Mind your own business

>>2837177
The hostility towards tourists has increased there even more than Tokyo despite the fact they receive less visitors

>>2837142
The sweltering heat of midsummer feels like hell even to those from Southeast Asia.

What the uber/taxi situation like in urban areas? What's the average 20 minute drive across Tokyo/Osaka going to cost a guy? Do they have cc readers in the cab for traditional taxis?

>asked for directions from a 20yo girl in Takao
>bitch straight up looked at me and ignored me
I said everything in polite Japanese even. First instance of xenophobia ig

>>2837308
you got a phone bro why even ask locals for

>>2837310
It could just be that anon's ugly?

>>2837312
that was a given, but why ask for directions in general from locals when you got a phone?

>>2837310
This stupid Navitime app said to stay on the Chuo main line (explicitly telling me not to get off at Takao), and that it would continue towards Otsuki. So imagine my surprise when it inverts and goes back towards Tokyo. That's why I asked to make sure the train I found was actually heading to Otsuki this time. Navitime has fucked me over twice like this already.

>>2837312
I'm white thoughbeit

>>2837314
>not using google or apple maps

>>2837314
How delusional do you have to be to think you're popular just because you're white?

I made it to Sasebo and the first thing i saw was this naval ship, really cool

>>2837317
Where did I say I thought I was popular. I'm just not brown.

They got some festival going on today

>40 minute wait for a borgar
yeah this will be good

>>2837333
>falling for the "paid to be in line" scam locations

>>2837334
Anon wouldn’t lie to me
Plus am hungry

>>2837331
It's culture day

>>2837334
I have never gone to ichiran because of this
>Be me in fukuoka
>Learn they have the first ichiran location
>Go there
>See line for it
>Get curry instead

>Be in osaka
>See line for ichiran
>Get unrelated other ramen instead, was ok

The burger came in 30 minutes
It was alright of a burger. Could be bigger desu for $15, but tasty nonetheless with all the bacon
7.5/10

>>2837296
Where are you getting hostility in Osaka? I was just there and didn't detect any, and I'm usually pretty sensitive to that sort of thing. I did get a whiff of it in Tokyo during sakura season when I went into some izakaya.

>>2837340
nevermind it gets a 7/10, their bathroom STANKED like high heaven fucking hell

>>2837345
For some reason Japan has been the place where I have smelled the most rancid piss in many bathrooms

>>2837348
I thought it was just me. That was exactly what I was smelling, how is that even possible?

Any anons happen to be in Atami for the fireworks tonight?
Just checked into my accommodation, need to figure out what is a good stop to watch from and how late to be there.

Also food beforehand i suppose.

>>2837251
kill yourself and then go back to reddít you stupid piece of shit

>reddít
ohnonononono

Friend just faked diarrhea near a maid cafe, what did I miss?

Kind of surreal how a city like this is pretty vibrant despite being obliterated not even a century ago

>>2837367
>picture of a road
mmmm so vibrant, reminds me of home

>inhuman atomic bombs
>casually forgets unit 731 and nanjing

Pretty cool to see nonetheless

I really missed my opportunity not studying my ass off in japanese for the last 8 months before coming here. Trying to meet people is basically impossible if you don't have a conversational level. I'm not in Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto so it's probably harder in certain ways. I do not want to join an anglosphere but at the same time my nipponese is too broken to join some other type of group to socialize. I don't like bringing this angle up but I'm 6ft, white, athletic, and generally think I look approachable.

I'm probably bringing myself bad karma by venting here but man I just want to meet people, either girls or guys. I don't know how the reality of it would be, but it seems like such an ideal situation to meet a girl and just have constant immersion of the language in the sense (and naturally too). In the US, I have friends/had gfs and also had no problem spending time alone and working on my hobbies or improving myself. However, I feel like this is a special opportunity and I'm blowing the start of it by not making connections.I do take classes here but during long weekends like we just, it's been 3 days of basically nothingness. I get outside and do huge walks around the city but it's not like spontaneous things happen. Maybe 20 years ago it would have but yeah.

Sorry for blog. I don't want to vent to plebbit and I have no other community to fall to. I'm here for the next couple months and I guess I just gotta bunker down and studying as much as I can between class and my freetime.

>>2837369
The Samar Island Massacre The Leyte Island Massacre and others

>>2837368
NTA but some people can appreciate life even in the simple things, even if that's just a skyline of non deprecated buildings and some blue skies.

>>2837375
I'm not really using it to make conversation but man, I'm surprised how many Japanese even in Tokyo can't speak English. Being able to ask for directions, paying at restaurants, ordering food, asking simple stuff to people (like for example, I asked someone why there were so many cosplayers that day). This stuff is really great, it allows me a degree of freedom and ease of mind that I would not otherwise have. I'm AT MOST very low N4, realistically N5, so it's not like my Japanese is advanced, but putting in a bit of effort pays off tremendously every day of my trip.

>>2837375
>Next couple of months
Grim. Atleast you're not me who came to Japan with 0 Japanese speech which made even ordering food at the restaurant a miserable experience. I think I will learn basic Japanese back at home and return so I can actually talk to people. It's one of the rare countries that deserves a second trip

>>2837380
me in the middle

>>2837184
>This couple kept talking to us
Had this happen with an Australian couple at a sushi place. Also pretty loud considering we had 2-3 seats in between us at the bar counter. Didnt help either that it was our first day and we were beat thanks to jet lag.

>>2837375
Even with conversational japanese it's hard as fuck making real connections here. Small talk, discussions about everything and nothing, sure, but making friends is hard and takes time, like everywhere else.

Been here for one month, got some connections but no real friends yet, except maybe this girl I might have a crush on, which makes me want to km and wish I was emotionless like several years ago. It is what is it.

Should I shave my face again? It’s growing rather fast

>>2837375
You wouldn't have gotten fluent in 8 months either. Even if you study your ass for a year you won't be able to do much more than read basic signs and tell people where you're from and what your hobbies are.

Socializing with people is not about language skills, it's about not being autistic

>>2837184
>Funnily enough when I got the bill, we weren't charged for the 4 drinks he ordered for us.
Probably because they were having fun and drinking, and the staff loved them, while they thought the cringing shitbags, aka you, were annoying losers putting them on a weeb pedestal. Not hard to figure out.

>>2837127 (OP)
モミモミ紅葉揉みたい

>>2837184
>Not to be all 'I'm not like other white people in Japan' about this, but I felt ashamed that the locals were staring at us because of this couple.
Also, I have news for you, weebo! Japs love and appreciate people who conform to their expectations of foreigners. Not assholes, but people who are comfortable in their skin and having fun. Acting like some stuck-up shitbag that venerates their "culture" while speaking no Japanese at all, earns you 0 points with them. Zero. Let that be a message to all the fucking weeb retards and Japanophiles invading these shores.

>>2837399
おしり と お ください

>>2837380
me on the right (male)

I need to rent a gf so bad bros...

>>2837400
you phrased this nicer than i would have.

>>2837414
Hey hi wya?

I saw a guy in a maid outfit with a cat tail

>>2837418
at 428 85 ;)

>>2837400
>>2837184
>Also, I have news for you, weebo! Japs love and appreciate people who conform to their expectations of foreigners.

Who really cares what they think? If you're a tourist (= not a migrant) money is all the appreciation they need.

>>2837420
I'll visit every address and ask for non

>>2837360
That was a great experience.

Only 5 days left before I have to fly out of kansai international, anyone have recommendations on where to go? I've just been winging it but ran out of ideas

>>2837235
it is your punishment for eating airport sushi. though the stuff at NRT is great

>>2837177
I just got back from a 3 week trip and Osaka was the best part of the country. They DID laugh at my japanese attempts and just said "no more"

>>2837314
>Chuo main line (explicitly telling me not to get off at Takao), and that it would continue towards Otsuki
you needed to take a limited express service and it does go all the way to otsuki

>>2837400
Lol fuck off

>>2837436
Typically, people traveling from Tokyo City to Mount Takao take the limited express bound for Takao-Yamaguchi from Shinjuku on the Keio Line.
Taking this train gets you to Mount Takao without any transfers, and it's cheaper than the JR Chuo Line with no limited express surcharge required.

>>2837323
Sasebo is one of the bases for the JMSDF naval districts. You should see more ships there.

>>2837428
Go to Awaji Island or Shodoshima and see the wild monkeys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsxYH2XQQCg

>>2837397
Wait why wouldn't they charge us if they thought we were stuck up and cringe? That doesn't make any sense. Surely they'd charge us more.

>>2837128
>don't talk about the most interesting topics for young men (the sites main demographic)
never understood this rule

Is there any MUST do/see for plamo enjoyers? I know it's huge in Japan. I want to show off my models to fellow autists

>>2837375
Could be worse. You could be me.
[spoiler]Could have joined a language school after having been tricked into the "full immersion" meme. And then falling behind after the first month in class in Beginner 1, getting laughed at by your own classmates, not being able to answer any of the exercises, being ditched by two separate groups on the designated field trip outing, being mocked by fellow American expats, all the while not being able to do a damn thing about it. Slowly suffocating in your own unbridled, unquenchable rage. Because you know the second you lash out, verbally or mentally, you'll get expelled and then deported.[/spoiler]
Currently working on a way to change my visa to cultural. If that fails, I'm just going to have to return home and learn Japanese from actual bilingual teachers who aren't incompetent retards.

>>2837454
*verbally or physically

i keep seeing people with vapes in japan, are they all just doing 0 nicotine since its illegal to buy/sell ones with nicotine in them or are they getting it from somewhere else

>>2837461
Stop being a fucking degenerate

>>2837472
okay back to the tar sticks then

>>2837474
That was the message you gleaned from that?

>>2837474
eat Dandy Chocolate instead

Are foreigners welcome in bars? Last time i went i didnt go in a single bar... i just walked around drinking (in the designated drinking spots/smoking shelters) those little flask sized glass bottles of suntory that were at assorted kombinis.

I always felt like bars and restaurants were a bit "intimidating" to just try walk into, especially all those places that are "upstairs" and you see all the signs for the place and have no clue what's on the menu or how much it costs and don't want to awkwardly walk in and then feel obligated to get something even if you dont like what you see because it would be rude to just leave?

I did eat out a lot, but 100% ground level places (or inside malls) where i could see a menu from outside and know what i was gettin into. Mostly ramen joints (where you get the ticket from the machine) sushi, and tendon tenya and coco curry are amazing to sober and rest up a bit before more walking and drinking.

Think the only proper bar i went to was some izakaya on the night i landed, and then hub later on; and frankly idk if id even consider those "bars", like if someone said they visited america and had a beer with their meal at chilis

What are good WW2 military history places? Been to yasukuni, will go again because it's nice. Planning to check out yokohama/mikasa this time, any other noteworthy similar places to consider?

Do I need to rent a car if I want to go visit the japanese alps during january?

Is it worth setting up a Schwab or Fidelity debit card vs just bringing cash?

>>2837533
What are you going to bring 100000 yen in your pocket the entire trip?

>>2837534
I was just going to bring some $100s, exchange, and keep most of it in the hotel safe.

>>2837514
Why not join a small tour group? They will bring you to izakaya and bars that aren't on Google Maps (so less foreigners visit them) and even there you will see Japanese people don't react negatively to you (or at all). Some will even approach you, especially in Kansai. But yes you can definitely walk into bars. Some will apparently tell you it's "members only" (no gaijin) but I haven't encountered this. It can feel awkward when you go into those tiny hole in the wall places but it's such a different experience it's worth the initial awkwardness. It won't kill you to buy a sake or nama to be polite.

>>2837538
It's really more of the language barrier that worries me, i hang out at bars alone or with buddies, or strike up conversations with people there; but this is in america or parts of europe with english speakers

I also have a similar avoidance of going into restaurants even where i live unless they have a menu outside, i dont wanna go in to see a menu, see nothing i want, and then walk out awkwardly; and this is when i can read the menu

Eh, maybe i should just memorize some phrases to walk into a place and order a highball or beer and just give it a shot.

How far in advance do you need to set up those tour things? Are they expensive? Ive never done guided tours in my life and always thought them more to be for old people

Any recommendations for stuff to do around hakone?
Stores, restaurants and views.

>>2837446
>Wait why wouldn't they charge us if they thought we were stuck up and cringe? That doesn't make any sense. Surely they'd charge us more.
Your annoying pals picked up the tab. Total power move.

I've done it lads, I got my leave approved at work earlier today, and just bought the tickets. I'm going to Japan for 16 days and 15 nights in Feburary. Can't wait to go back.

Tell me about Osaka, what's the appeal? I've never been there.

Last time I was in japan I spent most of it in Tokyo and Sendai, this time I'm planning on visiting Sapporo for a few days, and probably bracketing that with staying in Tokyo (where I'm landing and taking off from anyways) but then I remember I've heard about Osaka, and then see that it's like a 2.5hr ride from Osaka to Tokyo, so I could 100% do some kind of FLY IN: X nights in Tokyo, train to Sapporo spend Y nights, train to osaka for the last Z nights type, and on the final day hop on the bullet train in the morning and go to Tokyo, and take the narita express to the airport, which combined is all like a <4hr deal and my departure flight is at like 6pm.

Also would you say it would be important to get a rental car for Sapporo/Hokkaido? To see the naturey and old timey stuff? or is there sufficient trains to get to most nearby things worth seeing.

The amount of people I've witness get molested and felt up on the streets of tokyo is disturbing. This is at night mind you. I would never take my girlfriend to this city. I don't know if Japanese men think they are clever but it's so painfully obvious how so many of them purposefully walk into women and then grab their tits or such as if they accidentally did it. I don't understand how japanese girls put up with this.

>>2837564
>How far in advance do you need to set up those tour things?
I booked most of mine the morning of, although they can be fully booked. October is not the high season so it's easier. Try Get your guide.

>Are they expensive?
I spent around £20-£100 depending on duration and whether food and drinks are included

>Ive never done guided tours in my life and always thought them more to be for old people
The ones where you drive around on a coach all day sometimes have older people and people who don't give a shit about the tour and will talk over the guide, push to the front of the queue for photos, etc. but the food & drink tours I've been on were usually more 30s-40s travellers. Still some older people but they're usually nice. One of my tour guides told me small group, walking tours and tours that you book on the day or just a few days in advance tend to draw a younger and more fun crowd.

>language barrier
It's definitely a better experience if you speak some Japanese. They love it and start gassing you up. You can reach "adorable tourist making an effort" level in 6 months of focused work (about an hour a day). From what I've heard once you get much beyond this level the response declines as you get into "potential immigrant" territory.

Train museum yesterday.

>>2837578
very very interesting, took a look, and bookmarked getyourguide thank you very much sir!

>>2837579
kawaii
also check out General Store Railyard Akihabara for Yamanote line anniversary stuff (no socks though)

Why do I feel so fucking sleepy now

I いれる'd a jgirl without a こんど (no 中出し) is my dick going to fall off?

>>2837581
I was in Akihabara last night where I won a big Kuromi plush on the grabby machine. On my 2nd go I might add. It's a present for my little sister who loves her. Ill have to head back and check it out. Thanks.

>>2837514
just go to golden gai, its a big mix of people from all over the world and jps for the most part, a lot of people speak english for the most part, and they're tiny spots
Just walk in, say to the bartender なまビールください(Nama Beer-u Kudasai) which means draft beer
Have one beer in that little bar that you chose, feel the vibes, if its good stay, if not just pay for your beer and move to another bar that looks interesting

>>2837533
>>2837535
I've been using a Wise card on my last few trips. You can essentially lock in the exchange rate whenever you feel like it's high and it's relatively easy to exchange back to your original currency afterwards if you have any leftover. Whenever I needed cash I could just go to any conbini and use their ATM, though they limit you to around 30k yen / day which is way more than enough for me. I exchanged quite a bit when it was around 1usd:160jpy and the transfer / ATM withdrawal fees are quite minimal compared exchange stations. If you have a card that has ATM fee reimbursement, it may be more convenient, but then you're subject to whatever the exchange rate is at the time (which may be good or bad.)

>>2837514
>i just walked around drinking (in the designated drinking spots
there are no "designated drinking spots" you fucking autist

>>2837574
If you've already experience the shinkansen, and even if you haven't, I would recommend flying to Sapporo instead of train. It's both faster and cheaper and you can always just shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka if you really want to ride one.

I took a similar trip showing my friend around this recent February coming from Tokyo fly to Sapporo fly to Osaka and shinkansen back to Tokyo. Within Sapporo and most of the western side of Hokkaido you don't need a car. If you're trying to get to certain points in the center or far east sides of Hokkaido you would probably want a car, but I sure hope you're accustomed to driving in the snow.

If you're going for the Sapporo snow festival and have an interest in Miku, the Snow Miku festival happens usually around the same time in Otaru which is a nice day trip out of Sapporo. She, alongside her pet rabbit, are the official tourism ambassadors of Sapporo and I got to shake her hand and receive her business card.

>>2837579
>25~27cm
nice foot size, are you a woman or 12?

>>2837589
seconded for using Wise card, it makes it stupid simple and I can just load up $$ and turn it into 円 and just use it as a regular debit card everywhere without additional fees, or just コンビニ ATM whenever I want for cash
e-sim and wise card are the biggest improvements on this trip vs my last one

>>2837436
>>2837442
I'll be honest I still haven't figured out all these rapid trains and express and even the shinkansen. I just use my IC card to get through the gates and then pick the first train that stops in front of me

>>2837615
>I haven't figured out how to train
>why am I getting lost on trains all the time
sasuga

>>2837626
Well, it's like my fifth day here and I've been rawdogging a metro system coming from a country where we only have buses. Plus Japan isn't really all that intuitive.

>>2837615
you just need to know the three: local, semi, and rapid, where ever you need to go, just make sure it stops are your stops in your desired direction

>>2837635
a train is basically a series of buses

english teacher here, went to my school's culture festival last weekend

i can't help but feel like i missed out not being born in japan. i had a pretty good upbringing (academics, sports, social life, gfs) but these kids seem like they're bonded with each other on a whole different level than i ever was with my friends. i'm starting to understand why the power of friendship is such a pervasive trope in japanese video games and anime. ngl when the entire school stood up at the end to sing the school song i started tearing up a little bit.

say what you will about the current state of the country or it's future, but i don't think there's any better place to be a kid

>lowercase
>ngl
>esl
Bait fanfic

>>2837645
>kids are bonded on awhole nother level
Can you elaborate on this? Did they laugh more than me and my friends being jackasses and punching each other in the balls?
I did see alot of pairs of girls walking around town together giggling, which i dont see as much around here in burgerville
>>2837635
>lost on the trains
Dude, after i starting understanding the basic stuff like realizing which side to be on (like based on the direction your heading)and also which exit to take (like A4)
I was like holy shit i cant beleive it took my dumbass that long to figure that shit out

>>2837515
予科練平和祈念館 in Ibaraki
Tokyo firebombing and air raid memorial.
S&Graf in Akihabara if you want Chinese-made replicas of WW2 uniforms and rarely a genuine WW2 vintage soviet or german burlap sacks.
i>>2837586
>It's a present for my little sister who loves her.
why did you molest her?
Jokes aside, I have yet to meet someone who likes kuromi and isn't mentally unwell as a result of childhood abuse.

>>2837645
>>2837650
>kids seem like they're bonded with each other on a whole different level
>did see alot of pairs of girls walking around town together giggling,
Asian people exaggerate their emotions a lot in my experience.

>don't think there's any better place to be a kid
I wouldn't want to be a Japanese kid. They may have access to great toys and things to do but they spend a lot of time in school and doing homework. Plus when they're bad their parents get someone to dress up as a demon that takes naughty children away. Probably quite traumatic.

>>2837653
>Plus when they're bad their parents get someone to dress up as a demon that takes naughty children away.
arent they supposed to throw beans at them

>>2837645
You might be autistic if you didn't have strong bonds with your friends as a kid. Japan doesn't make it any different.

>>2837635
I was intimidated by Japanese trains at first but you have to be mentally challenged to not figure it out if you have navitime. all you have to do is find your platform and wait for the next train that has your destination on it.

where to shag nip hags lads?

>>2837650
In Japan, teenage girls are said to be at an age where they'll laugh even if chopsticks just happen to fall over.

I arrived in Fukuoka today, dropped my luggage and went for a quick trip to Onojo park. Slight headache but good to kill the time to check in later

Ok I don't know what I expected when people said Ikebukuro was for women only, and I know I'm a retard for coming anyway, but good lord. This place is COMPLETELY uninteresting to me. Every single store is just male characters and strange mascots. Do yourself a favor and don't waste 600 yen on train fees. Ginza and Ikebukuro have been a major waste of time. I think the only saving grace from my visit thus far was seeing a half Gyaru who was still in the process of molting. She wasn't fully tanned but clearly was trying to get more tan. Plus the sheer amount of cute girls.

Nice view of the city

From another angle

>>2837675
It's much easier to have your luggage shipped to your next hotel the day before via Kuroneko Yamato or Sagawa Express.
For example, if you're staying in Tokyo one night and moving to a hotel in Osaka the next day, just arrange it at the Tokyo hotel front desk, and your luggage will arrive at the Osaka hotel the following day.
Please read the OP's "Hands Free Travel service"

>>2837679
I know about that, am just used to dropping it off personally. I’ll try it out, eventually

>>2837675
dang bro not gonna let the fukuoka anon know that you're in town?

>>2837428
Atami was nice, but made my way back to Osaka now, due to lack of imagination/energy.
>>2837445
Thanks anon, not a big fan of monkeys personally, but Shikoku is still on my to go list. Just need to plan it out a bit better.

>>2837514
Damn I'm the opposite, always go into bars because I feel like a degen drinking outside. The upstairs/basement spots are always fun.
>>2837664
"So so so" "yabai!" They all sound like npcs when you start paying attention to it really.


Anyone have some curious Osaka evening recommendations? I feel like drinking but have no social energy at the moment.

>>2837691
Forgot pigeon for attention grabbing

>>2837693
was this pigeon from australia?

My friend wants to see some boats in our 3 person japan trip next year. Where in tokyo, osaka or fujikawaguchiko can we see some boats?
The fuji lake?
I also have no idea what he means and im pretty sure it was just a passing thought.

kek

>>2837698
dang, girl needs a different lens

What are you eating tonight?

>>2837715
I ate 711 bbq beef and a cream puff in my tub just now

>>2837695
Do you live in a country without oceans or great rivers?

I was at a few bars tonight...total sando got some texas bbq from slice of life got pizza from pizza slice..got some French fries from hobgoblin...eating gyodon from family mart in my hotel while watching reacher.

>>2837676
Yes, please dont come to Ikebukuro, nothing to see there.

>>2837651
No nothing like that. She is an autistic 15 year old, with whom my 34 year old grumpy ass has nothing in common.

>>2837601
I'm size 11 UK amd they fit well...

I'm going to Tokyo next week, and the only "jacket" I have is a hoodie from Uniqlo. Should I buy something like a fleece jacket? I saw it's getting colder.

I'm from Southeast Asia so this 5-15 degree celcius temperature is uncharted territory for me.

>>2837730
it's getting colder, there's an autumn chill now

>>2837730
Hoodie is probably OK during the daytime, especially if you're piling on layers. In the afternoon though you're going to want something more substantial

>>2837730
A thin hoodie might not be warm enough. If it's cold when you arrive, you can buy a jacket at a clothing store near the airport. The staff are used to customers like you and will be able to advise you on suitable clothing.

>>2837730
You really don't want to come here unprepared rn. Last night it went down to almost 12°C here in Tokyo. I had to go back to my hotel and grab a second jacket

So I'd assumed a fleece jacket is better than a hoodie?

How do i into steak in japan last time i went i saw all the signboards selling it by the gram and was confused and just didnt try any. And i dont mean the fancy reservation wagyu places, just random walk in restaurants i saw

>>2837754
I guess you go in, pick a piece of meat, and it is weighed and billed

I hope I don't lose the trip delay roulette with this shutdown shit.

>>2837755
Oh so theyre already cut, and it's not like i have to go in and say i want exactly x grams or whatever and they slice it off? That makes it a lot easier then if i can eyeball what looks reasonable than come up with a number off the top of my head

Is japanese steakhouse similar to american steakhouse? Like rare, medium, etc... mashed potatoes and other sides etc... or is it different?

I'm a single man who wants to visit from Boston. I'm fine with staying in hostels or capsule hotels, and I want to get the JR pass to travel by train to different cities. Putting plane tickets aside, how much money would I probably end up spending? I would mostly be going to historic sites and nature parks. But primarily I want to see
>Tokyo
>Kyoto
>Okinawa

>>2837769
hostel/capsule tier accommodation ¥5000
reasonable food ¥3000
transportation ¥1000 (depending on itinerary ofc.)

so the daily cost of existence is $60

>>2837441
Cry about it

>>2837472
>>2837475
Stop being a fag

>>2837723
Nah we're in NZ. We got boats fuckin everywhere.
I'm gonna ignore it, he can find his own boats.

>>2837695
>>2837784
Koyasudori in Yokohama. It's one of the few oldschool ungentrified wharfs left. I'll go there in a couple weeks and post photos in this thread. If that's not enough, then Yamashita Pier in Yokohama or the ports near the International Cruise Ship Terminal in Tokyo I guess.
>>2837769
I'm also from Boston. Fly to LA first and take a ZIPAIR flight to Tokyo from there. The JR pass isn't worth it in 2025. Take a night bus from Tokyo to Osaka and then take a local train to Kyoto if money is a concern. I wouldn't really recommend hostels, capsule hotels, or Okinawa (for your first trip). Try to focus on a general golden route itinerary first and then combine Okinawa with Kyushu, Taiwan, or Guangdong/Hong Kong for a separate trip.

>>2837791
>>2837769
Masshole here as well; you don't take the jal direct from logan to narita? Its what i took last time, and already have tickets for next time.

Cuts out all the layover delay liability and shenanigans, and gives you more time to be in japan proper rather than sitting in airports

>>2837784
maybe he means like that pirate looking boat in Hakone

>>2837797
Direct flights are boring and expensive as fuck. First time I went to Tokyo, I had a layover in Hong Kong and walked around the city. 2nd time I went, I had a layover in Seattle and did the same. It's like eating an appetizer before the full-course meal.
>pic semi-related

>>2837806
Ah, quite interesting, when you put it that way I see what you mean. I always just really hated the whole airport rigamarole, so would try to spend as little time in airports as possible, also tighter layovers are a major liability for missed connections in the event of delays.

But if you're actually wherever for long enough to hop out and explore, that's pretty cool. I had been on Tokyo layovers multiple times a decade before I had even actually gone to japan for a trip and stepped out of the airport. Similarly with Taipei, except I've never actually been outside of the airport, and would like to visit Taiwan someday.

I'll keep what you said in mind for the future, I already booked tickets for my trip, but maybe my next trip I could do a 2-3day layover somewhere interesting on the way.

Anyone experienced and knowledgeable about Hokkaido? I'm planning on spending say 3 nights there (the last 3 days of the snow festival; can't really go much earlier, landing in tokyo late, hit an izakaya, walk around, go to bed, spend two days recovering from jetlag and very relaxedly hitting up some old favorites (Yushukan, Nakano Broadway, Akihabara), then the next morning hopping on a plane (rather than train) to sapporo per some research after >>2837599's recommendation. I should be on Hokkaido by Monday afternoon on Feb9

This is where the bulk of my questions lay;

My vague idea right now is land at the Sapporo airport and rent a car. How snowy/icy does it get in hokkaido in feburary? I live in a snowy/icy area, but I also drive a truck, a brief look at the https://rent.toyota.co.jp/ site for sapporo did not show any tacomas which is what I would have picked if I needed a toyota for a snowy/icy area (don't own one myself, but many friends/coworkers do and swear by it, and I've driven em before).

Are the roads pretty clean and maintained and I should be fine with whatever? (cheapest option probably)
Or if not, I don't know a damn thing about non pickup toyotas, what would (You) pick based on their available roster that would be safe for the road conditions in Hokkaido in Feburary?

And as far as lodging is concerned, my general idea is to stay somewhere both "near a subway station" and "on the outskirts of the city" so I can easily hop on a subway and go into the city, OR drive out into the countryside to see nature stuff, and overall not having to deal with deep urban heavy traffic and tight lanes etc... Does such a place exist? Or am I being too picky? I could 100% buy either the "fuck renting a car, just stay in the city and take trains and busses/ubers" or "fuck the city, stay in this bumfuck town, and drive everywhere, here's a cool trick for free parking near a station if you really need to go" argument with supporting anecdotes

>>2837715
Couldn't reply because my esim is IP blocked but here you go.
Looks like vomit, tastes great.

>>2837791
I’m curious, what makes the JR ticket not worth it? Also, hostels and such are just to keep costs down, which I did in Germany quite well, so what would the trade off be?

>>2837142
i'm from New Orleans. it's super hot and super humid here, like truly miserable during the summer. i was in Tokyo from 9/15 to 9/30 and i was fucking dying man. i'm not fat, and luckily no bad BO because i was sweating my ass off. i had a rag on me at all times, lmao. basically, i don't regret it, but it was insane at times. you might finally get inside somewhere you can hang around for a bit and it's hot in there too. be prepared and stay hydrated, lmao.

>>2837845
Not that anon, but around 2 years ago the general JR pass had ~70% price hike. Before then it was very worth it, but after, unless you're hoping on a shinkansen every day, you're not saving money. What IS still worth it depending on your itinerary are regional JR passes. Typically, you can run your trip through a calculator like https://www.japan-guide.com/railpass/ and see which regional pass works out best for you.

Mt Takao today.

>>2837842
Here's a few pics of streets I could find from my trip in early-mid February. Mind you, most of these were in-city streets and not really highways.

Today I made a stop to Higashi taku, an hour away from my hotel in an attempt to walk to mt tenzan. It’s a really nice today so this walk will be very nice

Made it to a campground of a sort, not even close to the peak or whatever

Three hours to walk up, good timing
Oh no IC card reader by the station, cant wait to cause an awkward problem back at the main station

Nice views

>>2837844
Monjayaki—Tokyo's specialty that rivals Osaka's okonomiyaki.

Found an abandoned school on the way up

Well it doesnt look abandoned but it looks really underused

There was clay stuff that looked fresh

Poor crow, giving me the heeby jeebies

>>2837615
Even Japanese people get confused about whether express trains on private urban railways charge extra fees or not. The bewilderment felt by Japanese people moving from rural areas to the city is likely no different from that of foreign tourists. Generally, commuter-type express trains with bench seating are free, while express trains with cross-seating and specially finished exteriors require an extra fee. Note that the Keio Line does not operate any express trains requiring an extra fee.

Pulling fire in tokyo tower...

>>2837892
I was driving home from the next town over through a mountain pass and I saw a crow dead on the side of the road with two other crows standing on the guardrail nearby looking over it like they were keeping vigil. Fascinating creatures.

Today is a supermoon. It will be visible from the orange-colored areas, but it seems it won't be visible from Tokyo or Osaka.

>>2837899
Yeah they’re pretty cool, as smart as dolphins so i heard

Knowing just enough japanese to understand the salarymen on the next table are making fun of me for having no idea how to eat gyudon

>>2837909
What, you didn't use chopsticks properly or something?
It's just meat on rice

>>2837909
Don't sweat the judgmental stares of low wage salarymen who can only feel superior that way. Just take it easy and eat with a spoon.

>>2837911
It was a soup anon, gyudon was the second part of the name, the first was kanji that I can't read.

But yeah, they were asking why would I choose guydon and what I would do about the shrimp.
The owner of the place was a lady that I guess felt sorry for me, she suddenly came in and gave me a cookie lol

I made it to the top. Nice and pretty up here. Will along the mountain until I hit Ogi station in about 4 hours

>>2837912
Absolutely, I'm way to old to let it bother me.
If at the 11th hour of their shift thinking about the gaijin who couldnt eat gives them a bit of joy, more power to them

>>2837913
It's not gyudon, it's kitsune udon.

Bros I am so fucking sick with the flu and I'm meant to fly out in 2 days time. Should I cancel or just get on that fucking plane and suffer for 14 hours and infect everyone

>>2837917
Correction: It is not Kansai-style kake udon, but Kanto-style nikomi udon.

>>2837919
Just wear a mask and go retard.

>>2837922
Okay thanks. I'm going to Taiwan first so I'll be infecting them mostly anyway.

>>2837913
given there's a pot, ladle, and bowl, it looks fairly obvious
the shrimp is a wildcard

>>2837913
By the way, that square orange thing was delicious, what is it?

>>2837676
The sunshine city aquarium is pretty good. Not as big as the one in Kasai rinkai but more entertaining

>>2837926
Aburaage, soaked in udon broth

View from Ubasute Station on the JR Shinonoi Line

>>2837927
I don't really fuck with anything involving animals in Japan. The size of aquariums they use for their huge fish is downright cruel

>>2837919
chug a near overdose of zinc ( you already should be as per /fit/s cum grail) and vitamin C, then wear a mask and go engage in careless bioterrorism, there's already too many indians spreading antibiotic resistant variants of just about anything there is to spread so why would you hold back with just some sniffle.

God I’m dying. I feel like my feet exploded. Nice trail and hike though. Drive up is easy and the walk is easy too if you didn’t walk all the way up here like I did. 8/10

>>2837883
Okonomiyaki is a battle between Osaka-style and Hiroshima-style. When you visit Hiroshima, try the local okonomiyaki.

>>2837127 (OP)
Are there still monthly meetups? Anything happening in November?
do you guys have recommended hostels?

When staying in a nice local ryokan, when paying with cash is it normal to use one of those nice money envelopes to pay?

>>2837956
bro, go do your photodump on /jp/. there's normally a thread where people post irl pics they took in japan. notice how nobody is responding to any of your pictures. stop shitting up the general. thanks in advance

>2837978
Cry about it mutt

>>2837977
That's probably just a custom among the wealthy who stay at luxury inns with special treatment.

>>2837982
Ah okay thanks. The one I'm staying at is ran by a couple rather than one of the big ones. Just wanted to make sure I don't offend them.

>7/11 beef bowl at 8:30 at night
This is how life was meant to be lived as

>>2837978
keep posting pictures, ignore this faggot

>>2837984
Im still not used to shit only opening at 9 and everything except restaurants closing down 16/17.
What am I supposed to do with all this time?
I haven't been ti Osaka/Tokyo yet, I guess things are different there

>>2837985
Well I can show a few from today, like the train. I really like train decals, really gives them a lot of personality

>>2837989
Outside the stop around 9am. Really nice aesthetic about this one

>>2837990
View from higher up. Cute and quaint neighborhood

>>2837991
This reservoir near the dam on the way up

>>2837990
Nice pics pal. I'm using a film camera so I don't have many good ones to share atm.

>>2837992
A room from the school I saw
>>2837993
I was thinking to get a new phone for better quality images, but that was a last thought before I got here

>>2837994
A view from the peak of mt. tenzan. They’re a few people up here actually. They had cars so their journey there was more easier than mine

>>2837995
And last one when I got to the bottom finally. I saw a little store there and got a coke for a quick refreshment, maybe because I was tired, but it was a really good coke. I will go to mt. Takasu tomorrow and perhaps make my way to its neighbor mt. Kanodake… if my foot feels better

>>2837975
Are you looking for a women-only capsule hotel?

>>2837987
Sleep in? Normally if I were to do something early morning, I get mcdonalds and eat actual food when I get back
>slop bad
It is, but it fills me up the whole day

>>2837987
In rural areas, shops that stay open late are all located along suburban roadsides. Once upon a time, even in the countryside, the station was the town center, bustling with shops, restaurants, bowling alleys, movie theaters, and other entertainment facilities clustered together. But now, it has completely fallen into decline.

I'm a very picky eater and one of my greatest pains here in Japan has been the restaurant hunting. I've basically been living on fried chicken, hamburgers and steak for the whole duration of my stay. I envy those who can just enter any restaurant and leave with a clean plate. I've tried ramen, unagi, yakidango, miso, nothing is clicking for me. Even their rice comes without salt. It's awful.

>>2837987
>this
reminds me of my first time in japan, especially first day jetlag waking up early, was such a surreal feeling with how empty things feel. What I ended up doing was just going to tokyo station, walking around a bit outside the imperial palace area (too early to go deeper inside) and then checking out some nearby underground gallery thing, before finally sitting down at some coffee shop at the station and then watching the absolute oceans of suits crossing the roads and going into and out of the station.

But like the other guy said; you just gotta adjust your schedule. And if you're generally an "early riser", try to set up your travel first thing in the morning, so by the time you get where you're going after a couple trains, things will be open.

>>2838004
Where you gettin steak? like it it the American style big slab of beef with some potatoes on the side? or is it the thing where they slice it and cook it on the big metal table in front of you.

Also are you in Japan for work or something and struggling to find things to eat? Or you just decided for some reason to go on vacation to a country with food you don't like. I remember hanging out for a day with this irish couple in tokyo, girl would not eat anything but mcdonalds, it was very strange, dude was also very frustrated with it but just rolling with it.

>>2838004
Japanese/Chinese rice is bomb tastelet

>>2838007
I actually was very excited for Japanese food, it all looked a lot more appetizing than it really is. Everything seems to lack condiments, even their french fries don't have much salt in them. Plus everywhere you go, there's this nauseatingly sweet smell in the air. I acknowledge fully that I'm a picky eater but I think it isn't unreasonable to say that the Japanese don't go too crazy with their food. Hamburgers for example really could use having some form of cheese filling by default. Miso soup does not need to come with every meal, and the rice, at least give me a salt packet...

>>2838013
What the hell, their french fries are too salty. Where are you from to need mountains of salt in everything.

>>2838015
Well, I ate fries in Kawaguchiko, haven't had them yet in Tokyo so who knows.

What kinda bags yall carry when you're out and about in Japan? Last time i went i used some sling bag which worked but was generally uncomfortable to wear out and about all day. All i really need to carry around on a regular basis is passport, powerbank, some tissues and cash. I prefer to not lug around a backpack and have to swap it back/front to not knock over shit in stores, or bump into people on the subway.

These "chest bag" things ive seen in stores and online seem like they fit the bill, but i think they would also look incredibly cringe to be wearing out and about in public, dont wanna look like a mallninja weirdo, is there some less conspicious but functionally similar kind of small comfortable all day wear bag for a small handful of essentials?

>>2838028
Just wear it but with a jacket over. Take it off for photo time if it bothers you that much

>>2838028
I carried a small fanny pack across my shoulder. It fit everything I needed: passport, tissues, pocket change for gacha/claw/vending machines and sometimes my wallet or phone. Found the exterior pocket to be very useful too to put the train tickets inside.
Probably about the same size of whatever that is in your pic but less cringe until I hanged some keychains I got there. But to be honest, who cares? Its not like they are going to specifically remember amongst the other cringe gaijin.

>>2838013
Rice is a neutralizer, pleb. You’re supposed to eat it with something savory, oily and salty so it soaks up those flavors so it doesn’t overpower you. You are not nip at all to enjoy rice balls alone don’t force it.

>>2838013
>goes to Japan
>eats hamburgers and fries
Do Americans really?
Seriously what is so wrong with you that your critique of their cuisine focuses on how well they serve a different country's cuisine? That is just stupid.

>>2838007
>I remember hanging out for a day with this irish couple in tokyo, girl would not eat anything but mcdonalds, it was very strange, dude was also very frustrated with it but just rolling with it.
I'm going to japan in may next year, my goal is to avoid white people and do my best impression of not existing.
the only way I'll interact with any white person is if they identify themselves as from the potomac area or north east because at least I can be reasonably certain that they're not going to behave like a fucking idiot

I live near DC and my one greatest fear is going to japan and coming across like one of the many fucking chinese/german/middle eastern tourists that I accidentally come into contact with
especially the germans. For some reason germans show up and immediately want to start talking about politics and "it is so weird, ja? I went to a shop selling a reuben sandwich and I could tell that ze kraut vas cook't too much, it had lost its consistency, ja? It is not like zis in munich"

it seems like westerners go to japan and treat it like a carnival cruise port of call and wonder why there's no margaritaville

>>2838042
Japan was engineered for my entertainment.

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>>2838028
I have a discreet fanny pack that fits under my shirt. Its not noticeable at all.
But im only carrying my passport, coins and other smaller items in it

Anything special about ryokan in Hakone? I was considering just kind of quickly passing through, if anything I was thinking about staying the night at Nikko.

>>2838053
Hakone is mainly popular because it's close to Tokyo. There's better options if you're willing to travel further.

>>2837833
Taiwan is underrated. It's affordable, it's mostly ignored by tourist hordes, and it genuinely feels as if time stopped there 30 years ago in some areas. Go sooner rather than later given the fact that there's still ongoing regional tension.
>>2837845
The other anon >>2837847 summarized it. The post-2023 cost increases made the pass obsolete. There's almost no realistic scenario where the pass would pay itself off now. As for hostels, I just don't like them. Granted, current hotel prices are obscene, but the trade off is that you get sleep, actual privacy, and a nice view from your window if you choose the right one.

>staying near tokyo or shinjuku station
is this an insane idea? It'd only be for three nights, and mostly because of wanting to catch the narita express for a flight. >>2837842 a few days after landing and getting my bearings. And I see hotels near either of those stations for my dates in mind, and both those stations are on the narita express line, so will make it an easy morning to just get up early, head to the airport and be in hokkaido by noon-ish

That said, I've been to tokyo and shinjuku stations and they're absolute mayhem and I didn't really go to them more than necessary. Would having to deal with them on a daily basis be some kind of massive hardship for those few days and nights and I'm better off just staying a few stops away (probably ueno, aki or ike)

>>2837997
No!

>>2838066
Ueno has the Skyliner, which is faster and cheaper. It departs at Keisei Ueno and arrives at Narita Terminal 2/3 and Narita Terminal 1.

If you can find a hotel near Keisei Ueno station, I would recommend it.

Shibuya's Scramble Crossing wasn't as big as I expected

>>2838097
>we got Shibuya crossing at home

If the guy at Takao station who told me off for moaning to myself that they don't have enough bins in Japan yesterday evening is reading this: your hat looked fucking gay.

>>2838097
Shibuya crossing was the lamest fucking thing possible, but the Instagram normie who was with me recorded like 20 videos so clearly it is impressive to normies

>>2838105
Takao is the land of the rude apparently. Someone ignored me asking for directions, and the train had some drunk old man loudly burping while drinking beer the whole way through.

>>2838066
Both Tokyo Station and Shinjuku Station are transfer hubs, so they get crowded during the morning and evening rush hours, but they're relatively empty at other times. If you're thinking of staying near Tokyo Station or Shinjuku Station because it's difficult to carry your luggage to these stations where the Skyniner stops, you can simply send your luggage ahead to a Kuroneko Yamato or Sagawa Express office at Narita Airport. That way, you can travel light to Tokyo Station or Shinjuku Station from anywhere in Tokyo.

Attempting to walk mt takasu, but my map says there’s a trail and this is there trail in question. Lot of spider webs and the big ugly spiders, I don’t know how much I can take it unless I see a road or something

>>2838114
Don't be a pussy just whack the spiders and keep walking.

>>2838115
I’m snail pacing it so I don’t get one on me

>>2838117
Holy shit I'm disliking this a bit, half way there I think?

>>2838118
>random shrine
Great

>>2838119
frög

>>2838122
People have clearly been here

>>2838124
I think i took the scenic route since this is the main trail hah

>>2838124
I remember one time I was hiking with a friend (or to put it more accurately we were just meandering around) in a forest near a shrine, we were about half an hour out from the parking lot when we stumbled across a grove that had a big cordoned off area with the remains of a small shrine that looked like it had burned out and collapsed. Near the cordon was a stone Buddha that came up to my waist and in its lap there was a pile of stone. It was kind of creepy as fuck, we were worried we might've stumbled onto cursed land.

>>2838130
I think any type of rubble in japanese forests are cursed in some way, maybe due to media influence. I saw a little cave just now for example, and it felt creepy to be there alone
Also made it to the top

>>2838131
>for making it up here take a souvenir!
So cute

Am I the only one that likes the Indians in Shinjuku? Ive made a few indian friends already and am going to try talking to the some of the girls if I work up the courage

>>2838110
Additional note: If you've already booked your hotel in Hokkaido, pack only the essentials into a small backpack and ship the rest to the hotel. In Hokkaido, your luggage will arrive at the hotel by the day after tomorrow.

>>2838110
Additional note: If you've already booked your hotel in Hokkaido, pack your essentials into a small backpack to carry yourself and ship the rest to the hotel. The shipped luggage should arrive at the hotel the day after tomorrow.

>>2838134
>Am I the only one that likes the Indians in Shinjuku? Ive made a few indian friends already and am going to try talking to the some of the girls if I work up the courage
Good luck with that. In all my years living in Tokyo, unless it was an obviously western jeeta with a white guy, I’ve never seen one with anything but a fellow jeet. Who knows why.

>>2837130
I got off at Shibuya Station and just walked around a bit, but ended up walking 5 kilometers.

>Got a month and a half stay in Tokyo working remote
>Two weeks in already at "what do..." phase and staying indoors more and more
>Solo traveling so no friends
shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

>Going for 3rd trip to japan in april next year
>Still havent gone to meiji jingu
>Still havent gone to kyoto beyond the inari shrine
Anyone got more obscure things to do once i've got the mainstream stuff out of the way?

>>2838140
After exactly 7 days in Tokyo, I felt like I had seen 85% of it all, and the rest was hard to find. Let alone two months

>>2838147
yeah it feels like theres not much else to do other than just get the "as if im living here" larp experience, and maybe travel out during the weekends

Currently in Japan for the first time and I love it. I have no idea if anyone else has done something like this, but I do independent service on niche equipment and said equipment manufacturer's main HQ is in north Kyoto. I'm tall white and handsome and I have nice dress clothes on me. Is it weird if I just roll up, explain who I am and simple ask for a picture inside? Maybe a pen or something? Would they find it charming, cringe, or just hit me with a polite GTFO? It seems like a great chance to go off the beaten path and see a different side of the city. I HIGHLY doubt anyone else has ever done this with them so I'm not entirely sure.


Bonus, if you can guess the company and are in the Osaka area I will buy you dinner and drinks.(must wear deodorant)

>>2838150
Some indian street photographer approached me asking if I wanted pictures taken while walking across Shinjuku. I was fairly bewildered from the odd encounter, but I can see it becoming annoying if it becomes commonplace. Most people have phones, and most people don't like paying for a photo to be taken unless at major tourist destinations by official staff.

>>2838151
This isn't a place foreigners would be near. Let alone give a shit to take a picture of. I keep their old equipment alive overseas and I take pride in my occupation and industry.

The masculine urge to say "the fuck you doing? Wanna fight?" in Japanese to the first person that bumps or slights me

>>2838153
To do that, you should first learn Chinese.

>>2838153
You can do that to indians, vietnamese might try to shiv you with a screwdriver or box cutters but if you don't smell like shit, speak Japanese and can keep composure police will side with you over a jeet.

>>2838155
Indians don't stand out much in Japan. Pakistanis are disliked in Japan because they insist on following Muslim customs.

After a little detour, I’m almost to mt kanodake. I was greeted with this view though

>>2838159
Lmao rajesh, you're illterate, smell like shit, and run slop shops that someone beats you into keeping clean.

>>2838013
>and the rice, at least give me a salt packet...
Their onions sauce is literally liquid salt, you do not need salt packets
>>2838036
When you stay for more than a month sushi and ramen lose the magic and you eventually want to eat something more similar to what you used to eat in your home country. He is right about the fries from slop chains, they barely have salt, which I guess is healthier, but doesn't make them very appealing. This is why I always pick salad instead if available.
From the slop burger chains in Japan I can only recommend
1.Zetteria Okonomiyaki burger
2.Lotteria Avocado shrimp
3.McDonalds Teriyaki chicken
I had high hopes for Mos burger but it's just mcdonalds meat with more tomatoes so nothing remarkable and Carls jrs tastes exactly the same as the ones back home.

>>2838161
If you live in Japan, you should know which countries' foreigners are disliked, right?

>>2838159

I'm a 6'2", jacked, olive-skinned, 5-o-clock-shadow-as-soon-as-I'm-finished-shaving Med BVLL and I've had Japanese people ask me if I'm German or English or even Swedish before. I don't think the average Japanese person possesses the worldliness to distinguish between the various shades of brown people - they're more or less all インド人

The top of mt kanodake was a shop for camp activities and with another nice view of the city

>>2838170
lol lmao kek

>>2838169
in no particular order:
loud and illiterate whites, vietnamese, livestreamers, browns, (blacks are scary) indians, kurds in Kawaguchi
Only indians are pathetic enough to think that anyone cares to distinguish between you and pakis.

>>2838150
>I'm tall white and handsome and I have nice dress clothes on me, surely I can do this or that since I'm so awesome
Lel, every time.

>>2838109
He was American or maybe German. I just told him to get lost. Funnily enough there was an old man on the Odoriku to Ito today. He had one can of beer and wouldn't stop belching. I don't know how one can just made him go for an hour. I'm impressed.

I've been studying the blade... and getting pregnant apparently.