So if I have a Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass and want to take a Shinkansen from Hiroshima to Tokyo, does it work out to buy a ticket from Shin-Osaka to Tokyo at Hiroshima, enter at Hiroshima with the pass and exit at Tokyo with the ticket? Or will this lead to problems if the ticket never went through a gate before? Or should I put both into the gate at Hiroshima?

>>2579560
good morning I love Seventeen Ice

>>2579567
Just use the manned gate, bonus points if you're visibly foreign.

Another shitty rainy day. And where the fuck are the morning variety idols/AKB/whatever shows. They only air stupid shit about fucking food. From morning to evening. Food 24/7.

I'll be in Japan around March 18th thru April 18th, flying in to Fukuoka and out from Tokyo. Can anyone recommend a good itinerary and specific places to see/things to do? I know I want to go to Nagashi Spa Land and Fugi Q Highland to ride the rollercoasters. I'll be bringing a bike so I don't mind places that are inconvenient to get to on foot. I know some Japanese and I've been to Japan once before. I've seen multiple castles so the only one I really want to see is Himeji, tho I don't mind seeing other ones. I do want to walk through some of the shrines at night, visit Okunoin Cemetary and spend a day on one of the deserted islands. Any recommendations? I'm also looking to explore some of the underground shopping districts and maybe visit some seedier, cyberpunk-ish areas if those still exist.

So far one anon suggested the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum. I'll also visit the SCMaglev Museum in Nagoya and the Kyoto Railway Museum.

If any anons will be in Japan that time and wanna meet up let me know, I can post an email address for us to arrange it.

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>>2579632
Forgot pic.

>>2579626
Be attractive. Fit, tall, preferably blonde with blue/green eyes, attractive face, funny.

This is going to be my last Saturday here bros. I haven't really experienced the clubs yet. Is it worth checking out even though my introverted ass probably won't interact with other club goers?

>>2579626
Just be tall and chad like everywhere else in the world. Losers back home need not apply

>>2579638
I went to a club in Shibuya and it was pretty shitty until I got wasted then it became okay.
>women get in cheaper than the men
>staff are all nogs who harass you for tips and drinks
>drinks are overpriced as fuck
>staff really don't give a fuck
Would not do again, go to any dive bar and you will have a better experience. Nightclubs are all sausagefests.

>>2579640
Lol, don't bother with any places with black (usually Nigerian) touts outside or black staff. Go to a place with all Japanese staff.

>>2579643
Yeah it wasn't my choice but my friends lmao

>>2579640
>>2579643

Is there any other interesting stuff to do at night besides the clubs and drinking? And no I'm not asking about tachinbos.

>>2579626
Ask to physically lift them

kinda wanna go cooming but none of my usual places really have any super interesting girls today. i couldn't go last month because of work and travel so i kinda wanna go. the one girl who overslept my appointment last time i went to see her is back in town, but that shop recently hiked its prices for foreigners and i'm not sure if my man at the front desk remembers what he told me about letting me get the japanese price next time.

plus it's cold and windy and it might rain.

wat do, frens? coom or stay in and catch up on video games?

>>2579652
on second thought i think i'm gonna stay in. it's just not worth it to me if i'm not into the girl. hopefully next weekend there'll be some interesting new girls, I might even do a 3P to make up for not going today

thanks for reading my inner monologue

>>2579634
and then go where?

>>2579640
>Nightclubs are all sausagefests.
Everything nightlife related is
Seriously do japanese women just stop existing past 8 pm or something

>>2579650
Just walking around at night is pretty cool in Tokyo, besides that there are some museums open pretty late.

Tachinbros, is there any official new location after Okubo Park has been pozzed?

>>2579723
They're concentrated in 交番 now.

>>2579638
I just walk into random clubs and always had the time of my life. Follow these steps
>get drunk (important for autists)
>search 'clubs' in Google maps, or just go stand in a random line
>walk in and jump around like a retard to the music
>the nips will all join you
>go home lonely cause you didn't pick up a chick because even a drunk autist is still an autist, but at least you had fun

Just got home after my first visit. It's so damn easy and convenient and great to just exist there, I didn't expect it to be that good. Not a fan of clubbing or nightlife stuff so I didn't have anything too exciting in mind, but just being a person in Tokyo who doesn't have to go to work every day is the closest thing to heaven. On days where I didn't feel like going to some big attraction or landmark it just went like this
>Chilling in Shinjuku Gyoen watching the trees and surrounded by happy people doing cliche happy things
>Watching Godzilla in Toho Shinjuku. Fantastic film even though I can't understand half the dialogue. People are so quiet and tidy in cinemas.
>Shopping for stuff I wouldn't find in a million years in the west, just going through each city hotspot and searching through their obscure stores
>Pick a random restaurant and know almost certainly the food is going to be great on top of being cheap as hell
>Walk around at night doing more shopping while stopping somewhere for dessert
>Try random shit in arcades
>Go back to hotel late and channel hop through bizzarre TV programmes while messing with stuff I bought and enjoying convenience store snacks
I could honestly do that every day until I eventually run out of money then die happy

>>2579745
ok but how do you fix that last part

>>2579753
Gotta grind the social skills, just keep going out and talking to people

How do you meet people here besides going to bars?

>back in the west
>realise I have to use paper straws in restaurants/fast food places again
god damn it they really do succeed everywhere we go wrong

>>2579749
There was a guy in this thread at some point who bragged he paid a girl just to eat her out. It takes all kinds to make a world.

>>2579632
are you interested going south? eg. to nagasaki and further? there is one cool volcanic peninsula further down, quite nice for cycling.
japan isn't as cyberpunk for me as eg. china so idk what to recommend there, but if anything, osaka a few blocks west of tennoji has some cool cheap ass seedy karaoke pubs with businessmen and lots of neon. with matching cheap business hotels with cyberpunkish views.

fukuoka has a street festival during golden week, and the street stalls are in full force then, but i think if you don't want to get stuck in the area you're just gonna miss that. lots of ferries to random islands there... idk about deserted, but lots of less popular islands for sure.
if you're looking for museums, the depressing obvious one is the nagasaki atomic bomb one. not so obvious are all the ceramic workshops in arita (halfway between fukuoka and nagasaki).

>>2579748
>I could honestly do that every day until I eventually run out of money then die happy
This was unironically my plan; not catch the return plane home, overstay my visa, fuck around doing whatever I want for god knows how long until I run out of money then I'll kill myself in a forest somewhere. "Was" being the key word here, I have commitments back home now so can't die just yet.

>>2579748
Anon doing his first real vacations. It's cute. Protip: it'll be the same in pretty much any other country. You'll understand once you've traveled enough. The real problem is having to work to earn our measly wage. That's the problem.

>>2579638
Mine too bro, did you go out? I didn't have the courage

>>2579686
This, two girls at the neet up tonight

>>2579836
The thing is I already live a rather easy-going, cushy existence where my life is not hard and my job rewards me well enough that I can live however I want. I've been on some trips to a few typical holiday destinations and I didn't enjoy things like chilling in the beach or staying in a giant hotel. But getting to do pretty much the same things I do in my normal life, just in Japan instead, for a couple of weeks was like seeing a glimpse into the best possible life for me. The country that probably has the best quality of life and things to experience as an ordinary person, compounded by being cheap and easy to be in, then being a tourist takes away the one major disadvantage which is having to work all the time.

I've seen two white males with actually desirable 8/10 and above j girls the whole time I've been here. I've seen a lot of other couples but most have been defective

>go to one social event
>don‘t feel like seeing other people for st least a week
How do you change this

Is the gate open?

>>2579877
stop being autistic

>>2579839
Not to the clubs, but I checked out the Kabukicho Tower and just lurked around Toho Square for a bit.

>>2579560
How common are bidets in cheap accommodations? I have a portable one but I feel like Japan is the one place I don't need to bring it too

>>2579895
yes

>>2579755
I wandered into a random sake festival thing by a station near me. I bumped into an English teacher with group of Japanese college students that invited me to sit with them. Made friends with them and they took me out to bars, restaurants, and bouldering over a few weeks. They also met a coffee shot daily so maybe wander into coffee shops and look for groups studying English.

>>2579755
>>2579921
Go attend exhibits, festivals, and flea markets, etc if you want to meet people in Japan

https://www.timeout.com/tokyo

https://tokyocheapo.com/

>>2579877
What are your hobbies? For example, if you like TRPGs, wouldn't it make sense for you to hang out at a local TRPG cafe or shop? Another example, would be if you like sports and hang out at the local basketball court or soccer field long enough to befriend the locals.

how are you doing, u-chan bro?

>>2579921
Doesn't happen dating an American who's been here 4 years or so, no friends outside other westerners, same with a friend at University. It's isolate the gaijin

>>2579884
Same eh, I had a blue backpack. I actually went to several bars and drunk alone but didn't feel like anime times lulllz, autism is a death sentence socially. Today, tomorrow, if you're autistic you are socially finished and you just don't know it yet, it won't change with time

>>2579975
If normal bars are not doing it for you, go to an otaku bar

https://otaku-bar.com/

https://twitter.com/ajotakubar

Holy shit it's not even peak hours and the burgers at Miyajima are insufferable already

Thought I'd sneak down to Osaka, train fully resolved at 7am on a Sunday. Fuckn

I'm genuinely scared to leave my hotel room now. Last night me and my travel buddy were strolling around Kabukicho taking photos of the lights. My friend is a lot more extroverted than me and he started talking to some drunk salarymen and I just kept walking taking. Out of nowhere I heard a man scream so I peeked over. I witnessed a gaijin get beaten the holy hell out of by some yakuza looking men. I thought this was a meme but it's fucking not. Guy was left left bleeding and they snapped his spine. I called an ambulance and they took it, cops from koban came but they didn't seem to care, they did ask for my passport just because I was there and a gaijin. Honestly I though Japan is safe from what I've read before. How do I avoid shit like this? I still have over a week till my return flights.

>>2580000
This is why you always finish the soup. Noodles in Asia are life-or-death.

>>2579859
I ended up in some bar filled with boomer expats and their Japanese wives, it felt weird and made me not want to race mix anymore

Window seat taken by dumb nip sleeping all trip

>>2579748
did the same on my first trip just walk around take in the city and explore shops/buildings, was great
will probably do the same on my next trip on days dont have much planned

2 hour trip and every single nip has been up multiple times, if you didn't est bento on a fuckkng train like you don't eqy in every other train maybe you'd be ok

Has anyone had experience visiting a doctor and getting a prescription on visa-free travel to Japan?
I can't find any answers via Google - everything is about bringing prescription medicine into Japan, not being prescribed medicine while here.

>>2579991
Burger here, I once told a group of French to be quiet around the houses leading to the buddist temple because it was like 10pm and they were shouting really loud, most of the tourists had left the island at that point. I probably came off as a sperg

How does the transit system work exactly? Does Jrail pass apply to anything out side of trains? Does the suica card replace it totally? ITs like 100k yen for a 21 day jrail pass.

OK
I've had it with america. REALLY.
I lived in Japan as a govt worker for a few years, had a jap gf all that, came back to the US during covid for family reasons and I just want to KILL, so I need to LEAVE.
I have a undergad degree, i networked a lot when I was there so I may have a slightly better chance at landing a start up job... but my Japanese has been unpracticed.

I want to just one-way to Fukuoka or Hiroshima
early spring and see what happens. I've just about had it with life here. Compared to Japan I'm in hell. I've got money saved up. My plans are many, one path can be visit my network there, another can be get a gf, maybe slip into english teaching for a short while if I absolutely have to. I've heard of guys getting jobs as cooks at izakayas, so I'd try my best to get social if anything. Just gonna pack light and go to a hostel and if I fail so fucking what I'll go back. Maybe I'll be less pissed. I know Tokyo has more but I am too accustomed to the smaller cities and countryside.

>>2580035
oh my god shut the fuck up

>>2580036
are you jealous

>>2580037
no I just genuinely despise whiny blogposters. you're not interesting enough to write that much text. shut the fuck up.

>>2580039
Just seeing if someone has advice or has mirrored my experience in any way. Guess I should've made that more clear. Hope you didn't read it all if its not to your liking

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>>2579560
For anyone wishing to buy anime branded pants and shirts in Japan other than shopping at Uniqlo, graniph is a great alternative

https://www.graniph.com/

https://twitter.com/graniph_updates

>>2580046
do you know a good place to get bespoke suits?

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>>2580046
graniph also collaborates with Western companies like Coca Cola as well. This should help those of you trying to buy souvenirs for your friends and family back home.

>>2579637
>warned
Christ, mods should put up their definition of sex tourism too. But really it sounds like the rule is don't talk about sex, veiled so as to not sound so incel.

>>2580054
sounds like youre a faggot then

>>2580054
Explain to the rest of us what made this comment sound so clever in your head?

>>2580056
it got you to respond to obviously it had an effect, toughen up.

>>2580059
You're replies aren't making sense, so yeah anon had it right: sounds like youre a faggot

>>2580034
2.0 seems like it will replace what's left of the remaining physical ticket system the special trains still use

>>2580000
Should have beheaded him, Yakuza have gotten weak

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>>2580072
Im going to be there late dec - early jan. Is that going to be in place by then Im not seeing anything online. For pic rel is it the same card thats used on all those rails?

Does Osaka have any anime movie theaters like Tokyo does?

>>2580041
>>2580037
>>2580035
of course he's jealous. That's why people get so upset at the lowly English teacher. They are doing something the jealous people cannot, actually living in Japan.
If you've actually been a GS in Japan, why not be a contractor? Seems like the easiest and most logical step.

>>2579656
anon share your secrets. im going in winter and would like to coom but jannys keep sanitizing threads.

>>2580000
dont worry, so long as you are not being rude and not fucking around then you are fine.
he definitely fucked around and find out the hard and stupid way.

I want to go to a maid cafe but not maid dreaming or @home. Should I just ask a random maid in akihabara on the street to take me? I kinda wanna see the weirder ones even if I have to pay. I’m English only but I don’t mind if I don’t really converse with the maids. More interested in just watching.

>>2580083
Denden Town

should i go to a bar today or watch anime in my room

>>2580088
play arcade in round 1

>>2580083
>Should I just ask a random maid in akihabara on the street to take me?
That's what they're for. These places are mostly for drinking and they've fucking expensive so keep that in mind.

>>2580075
Just be aware that Toho Cinemas serves the best movie theater popcorn in Japan

>>2580085
>>2580091
>>2580104
Yeah I’m open to anything that has an interesting concept, some kind of performance, or good food. Yeah I read about the scammer bars that charge you for talking time so I would like to avoid that. I will also be in Osaka. Maybe I should just go to the steins gate cafe? I tried going to dear stage in AKIHABARA but it was closed or had ticket only when I passed by

Mid-priced restaurants in shibuya, anyone? The McDonald's and ichiran were actually very satisfying but looking for something more without breaking the bank

So I (an american) do manufacturing scale up work for r&d projects at a German company, trying to get a job at their japan branch. They usually put white dudes in charge of efficient japanese teams at their plants but I gotta wonder if it would still mean being a corporate cog merely because it's japan. Anyone have even remotely similar hybrid culture job but in japan?

>>2580109
Had katsu in Niigata Katsudon Tarekatsu, it's pretty good and I liked the vibe.

>>2580106
Regular maid cafe:
アキバなら異世界メイドがお給仕したって問題ないよねっ!

Laidback Resturant-style:
JAM Akihabara
Cure Maid (Requires you to take a reservation ticket and come back)

Live perfomances:
秋葉原アイドルステージ
Live Cafe&Bar AMASTAGE 秋葉原本店

Darts / Casino Games:
LOOP Maid & Darts Bar
秋葉原カジノクエスト 秋葉原 ポーカー
アミューズメントカジノ NEKOKAJI秋葉原

>>2580109
There's a Gyukatsu branch near the station
Gyukatsu Motomura, 2-19-17 B1
for lunch arrive before 11:30

>>2580114
Thanks that first live performance cafe seems pretty good in terms of cost and performance. I tried listening to the idol groups music but wasn’t a fan. I did go to an idol concert and it was hilarious/awesome to see the salarymen, women, and young guys get so into the performances though

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So next Thursday is a national holiday, but I'm planning on taking my family to Nikko/Kinugawa for a 1-night stay sometime between now and 28th Dec.

When can I go where the crowds won't kill us because of the holiday? Would the 27th be fine or will the Japanese stay past the weekend?

bruh bein black in japan is literally easy mode for gettin pussy why ain’t nobody ever told me before i went. had bitches throwing they selves at me in the club and in bars. type shi

>>2580126
Press x to doubt

>>2580000
>snapped his spine
Did newfags really fall for this shit? Also checked.

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>>2580047
Tailor Fukuoka テーラーフクオカ is one of the most affordable custom suit shops in Japan.

https://www.tailor-fukuoka.com/

https://www.instagram.com/tailorfukuoka/

https://twitter.com/TailorFukuoka

>>2580126
No…

Has anybody ever been to Nasu Animal Kingdom? There's not much info about it online, it's pretty far from Tokyo and apparently you can only get there via their own shuttle, which you can only book by phone. Tough, but god I really want to pet those fuckers.
Thoughts? Is it worth it?

Where have tachinbos moved from Okubo?

>>2580138
>Tailor Fukuoka
>only present in Tokyo

>>2580173
it's a last name

Do clothing stores do black friday sales here?
Need to pick up a winter jacket at some point but wouldn‘t mind saving a bit by waiting a couple days

>>2580106
Having a chat with the bar master in a relaxing vibe and getting recommendations sounds more laid back at least in the smaller cities much cheaper as well. In some places you can play darts.
for bars I'll mostly stick to whiskey/gin/sake bars and izekayas, I like the vibes they've got with the wood and dim lighting.

Chatting with young girls in girl bars would be more tense especially in their native language, the cost isn't as big a deal.
Might try only one girls bar and maid cafe for the novelty but with these sorts of places anything related to women really you are more prone to getting scammed.

>>2579720
looking forward to the museums even though I have only picked two in my itenary so far.
>fukuyama sengen museum
>Yushukan Military Museum

>>2579640
Don't bother with women and you will have a good time, don't plan your trip or your life around them you will just set yourself up for disappointment.

Do they have English cards at MTG drafts in Tokyo?

Would like a bit of advise on new years in Japan,
My trip runs from 24th Dec to 4th Jan
Wanted to know which city would be best to spend time in between 1st-3rd Jan, Osaka, Kyoto or Tokyo?
I know lots of businesses are shut around this time, so should I go sightseeing in one of these areas or are there places still open in one of these cities?

>>2580138
awesome thanks anon
>>2580233
Im in the same bot 16th Dec to 13th Jan. Would also like to know

>>2580233
Same here, a mate wants to do a short trip in the first week of 2024, likely just to Tokyo.
It would be his first trip to Japan, so as long as most of the touristy places in Tokyo are open, we'll be fine, right?

>>2580233
You could try to stay in some onsen boiling your balls for the first week of January.

>>2580256
>we'll be fine, right?
No, most of those places will be closed at that time.

>>2580243
>to 13th Jan.
Check out Wrestle Kingdom 18 if you're a real man.

Is going to Japan is late may/early june a bad idea because of the rain season?

>>2580091
>and you don't keep track of time.
Any not famous concafe charging you more than ¥1000/a drink per hour is a scam.

>>2580277
Depends on what you plan to do. Sightseeing should be ok, long hikes probably not.

>>2580284
The Japanese like to use 10 different words for businesses in which a girl talks to you and pretends you are very interesting. It's predatory but even innocent seeming places have guys gifting the girls expensive stuff.

>>2580300
My point is that racking up a huge bill because you didn't pay attention to the clock shouldn't even be a possibility, if they are going to charge you more than ¥1000 or so per hour that's your first warning sign to gtfo and find somewhere else. The exception are reputable places that will let you know when your hour is up because they are reputable, everywhere I have gone the staff have even keeps the tab on the table so clients can see what their current total is.

>>2579560
What are the chances of me meeting a beautiful western weeb girl and us falling in love?

Should I use luggage forwarding service from Kyoto to Osaka or just bring it on the train if I have a medium suitcase and a backpack. It seems like a waste since it’s just a 90 min train ride, but the trains have been pretty packed from what I’ve seen.

>>2580321
I am going to try taqbin or whatever it was called, you can forward luggage and set the delivery time up to seven days or so in the future since I will be hopping around hotels from Nagasaki until I hit Osaka/Tokyo might as well use it the day I land to forward straight to Osaka so I don't have to bother dealing with it.

Problem is I won't have a proper change of clothes beyond underwear until then unless I rock up to the washing machines in my PJs. 4 days shouldn't be bad.

>>2580316
>beautiful girl
>western weeb
>weeb girl
Pick one, there are plenty in each category.

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>>2579723
I'll contact some when I'm back, but I'm starting my trip in Osaka.

I already did Kurama dera and that other temple north of Kyoto. Also already did some little hike to the next town east of Kyoto. Where can I go next to escape the crowds.

When do you get over your urge to go live in Japan after your first trip?

>>2580340
When you grow up and realize it has just as many faults as any other country.

>>2580171
there have been a bunch of doors events in the park lately, and the tachinbos themselves are just dressed normally so sometimes you can't tell if they just some gurl6

What time should I get to akihabara? Seems like most of the districts don't come alive until afternoon

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>>2580048
>>2580046
you could also try glamb, not as cheap but imo most of the stuff looks better (excluding some of the extremely "loud" jackets)
https://www.glamb-lodge.com/

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why is Japan so superior in the art of pancakes?
pic related can be picked up in ikebukuro for the same price as some shitty ihop pancake stateside

Do Japanese people turn their brain off when a gaijin is trying to speak to them in Japanese? I think my accent is okay, but sometimes I walk up and start speaking to them and they just completely go blank. "Konichiwa, hitotsu onegaishimasu". "... huh, you want one??" Yeah that's what I just said -_-

Maybe I overestimated my ability

>>2580382
Nihongo Jpzu desu anon kun

>>2580345
yea but i cant get laid every day for pennies in my own country

>>2580382
If you're using hitotsu for everything instead of the actual counter for the thing of course they're going to assume you have basic japanese skills.

>>2580382
I noticed my interactions got a lot better after a week or two. As you might imagine, my Japanese didn't noticeably improve in that time. I'm guessing I stopped having a deer in the headlights look that spooked the natives.

>>2580387
Well my skills are basic, but I tried to order a fried potato, I think hitotsu is correct unless I didn't learn the fried potato counter

>>2580389
That's true, I think body language is important, it can only be learned by observing and repeating

>>2580384
with tachinbos?

>>2580382
>say sonomama desu to the konbini clerk
>they still say fukuro hoshii desu ka

every fucking time

>>2580382
Imagine you were walking down the street and a dog walked up you and started speaking English. That's what it's like for most of them.

>>2580407
kek, that's the look they give me at least

>>2580407
Why do so many Japanese act like you're the first foreigner they've ever seen and are amazed if you can use chopsticks even with difficulty or that you like most Japanese food. It's not 1960 anymore.

>>2580382
>>2580389
>>2580391
>>2580407
>>2580420
Many foreign speakers of the Japanese language who resides outside Japan, often forget to use interjections when talking to native Japanese speakers, which may result in misunderstandings or discourage the locals from further conversing with you.

>In the Japanese language, aizuchi (Japanese: 相槌 or あいづち) are interjections during a conversation that indicate the listener is paying attention or understands the speaker (backchanneling). In linguistic terms, these are a form of phatic expression. Aizuchi are considered reassuring to the speaker, indicating that the listener is active and involved in the discussion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aizuchi

Aizuchi - The Noises Japanese Make: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0io_xgmcSs

>>2580430
I was more talking about interactions with Japanese who speak some English.
It just seems like adults ask the dumbest questions and it feels like I'm talking to children
>You came all the way to Japan by yourself?
Yes, it's my second time visiting Japan.
>Oh wowu second time. You eat McDonalds or Japanese food
Mostly Japanese food but l like American breakfast
>sheer amazement that I'm even willing to try Japanese food
Is this just some cultural thing? Are they just rehashing an English lesson from grade school?
Japanese just seem to have the least awareness of life outside Japan despite being a country that produces a lot of cultural exports and also being interested in western culture and cuisine themselves. Yeah this is mostly a reaction from older people but I've not had this same conversation repeatedly anywhere else like I have in Japan.

>>2580440
80% of the Japanese population will never step foot outside Japan

>Despite Japan having the world’s most powerful passport, fewer than 20% of Japanese people actually have passports in the first place, according to Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For some of these “never travelers,” domestic trips within Japan are enough.

Why Japan has so many never travelers: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/japan-never-traveler-culture-cmb/index.html

>>2580430
more like weird accent and text book like phrases

How does luggage forwarding at familymart work? My hostel doesnt have it they directed me to familymart.

>>2580470
Also is it with yamato can i still delay my luggage delivery a few days?

Bros I’m fucking retarded. How do I know if I’m boarding a limited express train or semi limited or regular train in Kyoto/osaka? Google maps just tells me to take a limited express. Last time I went to Nara, I tried to use the ticket machine but it didn’t let me buy a ticket, so I got one one of the regular trains which appeared to be slower and kept stopping. I tried waiting at the station next time but every time a train stopped it was one of the ones with reserved seats that required a ticket, so I got on the slower train again

>>2580474
The side of the train will have an LED sign on it saying where it's going, and if it's an express or limited express train it will have a special color LED sign denoting it. In Tokyo express trains have a red LED sign and limited express/commuter express trains will have a blue or green LED sign. It will also say what kind of train is coming on the platform sign.

If all this is too difficult you could always ask the train staff.

Guy walked past me and his elbow touched my head on the Shinkansen. He was putting on his backpack but I don't think it was an accident, he's at the door. Every part of says ignore it but I am tempted to go trap him in the doorway thoughts?

Nips be so passive aggressive, never coming back here

>>2580481
>I am tempted to go trap him in the doorway thoughts?
kinda gay
book green car to avoid elbows

Went looking for him, he wasn't between the carriages. And didn't wanna leave my unattended.

>>2580482
I've already started just banging into the people that cut me off in train stations. It's time to learn if you cut infront of someone rudely who is much bigger and stronger than you they'll simply go through you. A lesson for you ojisan. Apprently some Redditor got punched in Shinjuku the other day

>>2580484
If you ever asked yourself why your country is shit and Japan is so much better, it's because people like you don't live in Japan.

>>2580484
ojisans outrank you on the social hierarchy
remember to put on deodorant before going out

>>2580486
My country is better than Japan, sorry weeb, your half kids will get beaten up in 10 Yeats time

Free JAV at APAs or just mine?

>managed to actually make some friends finally
Thank god

>>2580511
I had some available at the Takanawa Gateway APA

>>2580481
I bet youre black

>>2580519
how anon?
I would like to make some friends in the month I'll be there.

>>2580529
It's just something you come across when channel surfing at APA hotels. It has nothing to do with getting a nut in.

>>2580484
One part of being a leisure tourist is accepting that other people are in a much bigger hurry than you are. Being aggressive to boost your fragile ego is nigger-tier behavior that does not belong anywhere in Asia.

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>>2580554
honestly I don't understand what the big rush is. I love watching the little salarymen scurry while I get to chill on a weekday. It's cathartic

>>2580511
VODs were free at all the APAs I was at last summer. Could've been a time limited thing, but for some reason I was thinking it was permanent.

My fat ass decided to get the half egg half tuna sandwich at family mart at 10pm THEN not eat it until my train from akihabara reached shibuya (45 mins). Didn't think if get food poisoning but i deserved this one

>>2580570
there's no better city to have food poisoning in than tokyo, feel honored to blow your guts out in the shibuya station basement toilets

>>2580585
Ah, yes. My first case of diarrhea in Japan. I will never forget that moment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKjaFG4YN6g

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I can't wait to be surround by tiny little Japanese girls again.

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>>2580639

>>2580570
Either that sandwich was fucked from the beginning, or you have some weak ass stomach. Not even the most perishable food will go bad in 45 minutes, especially whenps0an its not hot.

>>2580570
Don't throw your egg tuna sandwich away and bring it to the Family Mart you bought it from and tell them you think you got food poisoning from it. The manager will very likely compensate you and take your sandwich for lab analysis by headquarters.

>>2580675
Or you could grow some balls and stop being so whiney

>>2580676
This is /trv/, 99% of the posters here are coddled children.

>>2580675
What happens if they found out I gave the sandwich aids? Are there laws protecting my privacy and health information?

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What's up with the rise of trannies in Tokyo?

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>>2580487
>ojisans outrank you on the social hierarchy
HAHAHAHAHAHA Like I care!

That shit is for the locals

>>2580680
Look into which embassies are sponsoring them.

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>>2580680
Rise?

>>2580680
Let's be honest, because most Japanese guys are pretty short, have no muscles, and have half-long hair, they already are extremely feminine.

Booked a flight in March that is scheduled to land in Narita at 21:00. The last train to Tokyo seems to be 21:44 and the taxi prices listed online are so ridiculous I'm not sure if it's some kind of prank or what. Guess I'm spending the first night in a hotel next to the airport lol

>>2580703
Sounds like a better idea than driving through Tokyo all night.
That way you also won't have any jetlag.

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>>2580703
nah, there are still options far later

https://tokyofesta.com/tag/okubo-park/
No more events after Dec 10? Bummer.

>>2580706
interesting, I will save and look again in a couple of months. the hotel idea seemed good at least so im not having to mess around late at night trying to get somewhere in a new country. 12 h flight then 2 1/2 hr so i don't think i will feel like it just to save a couple of hours the next morning

Staying in Osaka. I'm looking to go for a proper Kobe or Wagyu steak somewhere that isn't insanely expensive. Under 20,000Y mark maybe for a set menu? Any suggestions?

>>2580715
check out the 9h Narita Airport Capsule Hotel, seems decent to me.

>>2580717
not sure if i want to go into the pod from day 1

>>2580680
God please just let one single country not have this shit everywhere

>>2580547
If you want Japanese friends you can try hello talk. I I met one girl that took me to an izakaya then after we ate said she had to go feed her cat and ghosted me lol

I have 4 days in Osaka. What should I do? I already went to denden town

TCD

>>2580547
Meetups can work if you‘re lucky and focus on talking to the japanese who are there rather than the foreigners

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Dude's 40.

>>2580754
Do day trips to Nara and Himeji

>>2580474
>>2580475
Doesn't google maps literally say what type it is. Further it gives you best method to get to your destination anyway.

>>2580768
isn't he in jail?

>>2580675
>>2580664
>>2580585
Turns out I just laid down for bed too fast, managed to not throw up and just shit out most of it. All good today just sleepy from up so late on toilet

>>2580822
>Turns out I just laid down for bed too fast
lmao wut

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>>2580047
If your budget for a bespoke suit is unlimited, I recommend Tailor Caid located in Shibuya, which specializes in Japanese Ivy League style clothing, especially sack suits made with tweed imported from Britain. Yuhei Yamamoto, the owner of Tailor Caid, even travels to New York to do trunk shows every year.

>Ivy League is a style of men's dress, popular during the late 1950s in the Northeastern United States, and said to have originated on college campuses, particularly those of the Ivy League. It was the predecessor to the preppy style of dress. Although it may be perceived as formal or dressy today, in its heyday Ivy League was actually a casual approach to more traditional ("Trad") styles. The sack suit (and sack sport coat) were less structured, with natural shoulders and a roomier fit, and therefore appeared more relaxed. Additionally, Ivy Style was largely characterized by casual style affectations. For example, Ivy leaguers would frequently wear button-down collar oxford cloth shirts (which were originally developed as sportswear for polo and tennis players) with suits and sport coats, rather than more formal dress shirts with starched collars and double cuffs. Likewise, they would wear penny loafers or brogues rather than oxford shoes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League_(clothes)

Van Jacket's Take Ivy Campaign Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI4s-ju-c3M

http://www.tailorcaid.com/

Tailor Caid & Yamamoto-san: https://alittlebitofrest.com/2019/07/15/tailor-caid-yamamoto-san/

A Closer Look at the tremendous bespoke range of Tailor Caid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlfcr4-lgcs

>>2580828
this is literally EXACTLY what i was looking for anon god bless you and your ancestors i thank you so fucking much.

>>2580828
Goddamn a tweed suit would be nice
But then again I'm a fatso so might just end up looking like a brown ball of wool

>>2580854
Nothing looks good on fat people

Sippn strong along the Kamo River after a glorious day.

I made it

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The FUCK is wrong with nips and them never ever making a full walk-only area in tourism heavy areas. For fucks sake, fuck taxis. Fuck them. I swear they'd try to drop you on top of the fucking Everest if you asked them to drive you there.

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>>2580047
>>2580830
Kyoto based clothing manufacturer ONLY's flagship store in Yurakucho, Only Premio Tokyo, caters to global businessmen seeking tailor made suits.

https://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/fashion/order-your-bespoke-japanese-suit-from-onlys-new-tokyo-store/

https://only.co.jp/

https://only.co.jp/lp/yurakucho/en/

https://www.instagram.com/only_yurakucho/

i am in tokyo for one week and want to ride roller coasters

where to go?

>>2580854
All the big and tall Japanese and foreigners shop for their clothing, especially suits, at Sakazen because the company actually goes out of their way to offer inclusive clothing sizes ranging from XS to 4XL

Sakazen Shinjuku: Famous Clothing Brands at Reasonable Prices: https://matcha-jp.com/en/11884

https://www.sakazen.co.jp/

>>2580874
Fuji Q

>>2580855
Got me there

>>2580878
>All the big ... foreigners
>clothing sizes ... to 4XL
Ayy lmao

>>2580885
Ignore bro, was fat, lost it still a huge loser

how do i get food without having to talk at all
i have found vending machines and from observation at the conbinis that if you buy sandwiches and/or food intended for consumption without preparation they don’t ask you anything
just wondering if there are any other options
yes, i’m an autismo supreme

>>2580918
Gusto, and probably some other family restaurants
Also ichiran
Some konbinis may ask if you're going to eat inside the store, so watch out

>>2580918
Matsuya. Order via the machine which you change to English and then sit down and then that's it. They just bring it over. McDonald's same thing

I spent 12 hours outside of the hotel but still feel like I'm wasting time argh

How do you guys even get hard after 35,000 steps a day on 5 hours sleep?

>>2580922
>>2580929
thank you anons

>>2580675
Are you trolling or is this something that actually happens? Not in Japan currently, just wondering.

>>2580938
yeah but i think it’s only gotten worse because every spaghetti spilling moment just gets added to list of memories that i continually relive every day
i just pretended to sleep the entire flight
immigration was the thing that worried me the most and i fucked up there but at least that’s over with

>>2580943
>and i fucked up there
Any funny stories to tell us?
Also: take the strong0 pill.

>>2580947
Did they ask you any questions during immigration?

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Literally every Japanese guy I met so far wants me to fuck a Japanese woman, wtf is going on

>>2580952
A-are you black?

>>2580954
This guy fucks!

>>2580949
No personal medicine supply with a script and doctors note in bag

>>2580943
I didn't think there'd be someone borderline as bad as me here, um, fellow autism-o. Um, I've spent days not uttering a single word here. Um, uh, reliving experiences and, like, the constant trauma inside our own head. Like, it distracts you in the moment of travel where you're meant to be enjoying yourself, which kind of sucks. That's why I take a lot of photos, because I can't concentrate at all, you know?

>>2580953
No I'm probably the whitest guy in Japan

I didn't think there'd be someone borderline as bad as me here, um, fellow autism-o. Um, I've spent days not uttering a single word here. Um, uh, reliving experiences and, like, the constant trauma inside our own head. Like, it distracts you in the moment of travel where you're meant to be enjoying yourself, which kind of sucks. That's why I take a lot of photos, because I can't concentrate at all, you know?

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>>2580960
>>2580962
Autism, indeed.

Why don't you go party at a weeb club. There will be lots of fellow autists there.
Or just treat yourself in a soapland.

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Any of you hiked the Nakasendo for 3 or more days?
I saw an article for a 3-day hike that says to walk 18Kms from Tsumago to Nojiri, I'm wondering if it's really worth it or if I should just skip it and go directly to Narai, and whether to do something that connects to Shiojiri

Also did anyone try the Kumano-kodo, which of the two was better?

Dammit they're such a bother to plan-out, especially for laundry and luggage

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>Every bus for the Fuji are booked
Haven't checked the trains yet, but if the buses are full, trains are even moreso full. Fuck this country and having to book everything 2 months in advance. As if seeing fucking lines for restaurants or some stupid bakeries wasn't stupid enough.

I'm taking my parents in Japan and they had the following questions. Can you help me? I looked at all the other threads but could not find the answer. Thank you in advanced.

Best food to try in Japan besides Sushi and Pizza?
Best time length to visit Japan?
Best region to visit Japan?
Best tour group to see Japan with?
Best fruit to try exclusive to Japan?
Best activity to do in Tokyo (like ride Mario carts)?
Compared to China, is Japan better for tourism?
How safe is Japan?
Must we speak Japanese?
Capsule hotels or normal hotels?
Are Japanese massages legit?
Rent a car or take the train, which is better in Japan?
How bad is discrimination against people with brown/black skins? (that would be us)

>>2581014
>Best food to try in Japan besides Sushi and Pizza?
Tonkatsu
>Best region to visit Japan?
Kyoto has a lot of cool spots at 15 to 30 minutes distance each
>Must we speak Japanese?
No but there will be times where you won't understand what they're telling you, and even if you study for one year you still won't understand it.
>Rent a car or take the train, which is better in Japan?
Everything is accessible by train, but you will have to walk a lot. No idea if parking spots are easy to find as I never had to look for one, also even in japan traffic can get bad at times. If you travel at 8AM or 5PM trains will be packed. Not all hotels have parking spots.
>How bad is discrimination against people with brown/black skins? (that would be us)
There will probably be times where you get stared at, but if you travel around tourist spots you shouldn't ever have any trouble

>>2562658
https://boards.4channel.org/trv/jap
The new rules are working great.

>>2581010
Trains shouldn't be a problem. I was able to get seat reservation 1-2 days in advance during Obon a few years ago. Normal class, of course.

>>2581035
does that means they are racist or not?

>>2581074
As long as they don't think that you are American soldiers occupying their country, there should be no problems.

>>2580931
sleep like vagrant holiday then you're never wasting time

>>2580944
i just spilled spaghetti everywhere but at least the guy was nice

>>2580960
yeah i just walk around and take pictures
i’m enjoying it a lot though

>>2580972
i’m afraid of socializing in person
i would rather talk to you anons instead

>>2581085
What is this supposed to be, I need to log in to see it.

Hey all. Going to Japan with a friend and we plan on staying around end of Jan. to beginning of Feb.
We are planning on staying for about 9 days (1 day for traveling). And recommendations for festivals, events, etc? We are landing in Tokyo and were planning on visiting Hokkaido for a couple days and then finish our trip in Tokyo.
We are very pro-tourism and sight-seeing. My friend and I are also outgoing and social. We both like meeting new people.
Could use recommendations for places to visit and sights to see for our itinerary as well.

>>2581127
What is up with these reddit tier 'give me an entire eternity' posts? Literally read the OP

>>2581127
If you're pro-tourism surface level shit, then use any ChatGPT flavor of the month LLM and ask it for an itinerary.

>>2580233
I have a similar question about new years.
I am planning on traveling from Tokyo to Kyoto on the 31st (New Years Eve). Should I be concerned with the Shinkansen filling up? The last time I was in Japan it was the off-season and I just bought the tickets the night before without any issues.

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I'm finally going to be back in Japan tomorrow. It's been too long.

>>2581162
which Pixel, low light looks good

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Pixel 7, which I'll still be using for this trip.

For nice free panoramic views of the Tikyo bay at Odaiba, is the DECKS shops building still the way to go?

Is there anything in Hiroshima other than Miyajima and the peace park?

Anyone have any ryokan recommendations? What city is best during the winter? Osaka? Are the some famous natural hotsprings I can stay at?

>>2581192
nah

>>2580754
Nara
Umeda sky
Shinsekai
Team labs
Amerikamura
USJ was actually really fun
Just hang around dotonbori

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>looking for plain medicines in Japan without 6000 additional ingredients
A gorillion different Chinese herbal medicines and a single plain fucking Paracetamol

Highly recommend watching new godzilla in 4dmax experience at toho cinema. Holy shit it was a thrill and you don't need to know any japanese to know what's going on

>>2580754
Tobita, Matsushima, Imazato, Shinodayama, Takii, but mostly the first two depending on your preferences.

Are people still wearing masks?

>>2581224
Yes, it's Asia.

Where do all the cougars hang out in Tokyo?

>>2581224
Some but majority aren't anymore

>just living off of my family‘s money for months now
Comfy but kinda boring
Are there any easy part time jobs in japan which require neither japanese nor signing any sort of long term contract?

>>2581162
Tori-no-Ichi festivals are being held right now in November so you should check out Asakusa's Otori Shrine and the nearby Juzaisan Chokokuji temple

>>2581258
You could go work with Australians at Niseko, Hokkaido and Hakuba and Nozawaonsen, 2 villages that are both located in Nagano Prefecture

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niseko,_Hokkaido

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakuba

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nozawaonsen

>>2581224
people were wearing masks before covid, it's a fashion thing and some people also wear it when they have a cold/allergies.
I don't think it's mandated anywhere if that's what you're asking. the only covid vestiges I see are that some restaurants still have the dividers

>>2581224
on an average day out i'd say like 75% of the people i see are still wearing masks, but i don't live in a big city like tokyo or osaka so people here might have a more conservative mentality and are therefore slower to change with the times

like that other Anon said, masks are basically a fashion statement here these days; in fact i'm willing to bet most people who wear them aren't doing so because of the coof or because they're sick, they just do so out of a desire for privacy or because they're on company time and it's the company's policy that their employees wear masks - you'll notice that nearly every convenience store employee, hotel staff member, delivery driver, basically any lower level client-facing position, etc is still masked up

the rest of them are wearing masks for aesthetic reasons. asian people, especially japanese, tend to have really attractive eye areas but often seriously falter the midface and lower third; masks take care of that problem. there's even a term for these people - マスク美人 - who look extremely attractive with their masks on but as soon as they take them off it's a straight horrorshow

and yes, as someone who lives in japan, there's nothing more frustrating than when you first meet a girl and she looks like a solid 9 with her mask on, only for you to eventually see her without it and she drops to a 5 or 6

>>2581275
>there's nothing more frustrating than when you first meet a girl and she looks like a solid 9 with her mask on, only for you to eventually see her without it and she drops to a 5 or 6
Tell us about your experiences with crooked teeth. Is that still a trend in Japan?

>>2581282
i don’t think it was ever a “trend,” just something that’s culturally seen as looking cute/youthful, specifically for women

Seems to be on its way out, though. people maybe 23 and up still seem to often have crooked/snaggle teeth but a lot of my coworkers who have kids of their own often bitch about how much they’re spending on braces/invisalign, so in maybe one or two more generations braces might become common practice like in america

>>2580109
Ichiran is so GOATed for after a night out when I dont want to interact with anyone

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>Move to Japan
>Hate it

Im gonna try move to Thailand fuck this place. I dont know what you idiots see in this country that's so amazing you need a general about it 24/7

>>2581224
Been on a tour across the country for the past 2 weeks and it seems to be 50/50 even in Tokyo
Also, asians have been wearing masks long before covid.

>>2581288
Wanna elaborate? Or do you just prefer third-world asia to first-world asia?

>>2581275
>on an average day out i'd say like 75% of the people i see are still wearing masks
what the fuck? in Tokyo it's been sub-10% since the spring. I'd kms myself if I still had to pretend that there's a pandemic

>>2581014
>Capsule hotels or normal hotels?
IIRC capsule hotels are actually more expensive than hostels. Just use booking.com and find the cheapest options

>>2581290
Thailand is 2nd world and Thai's appreciate life.

Japanese society is suffocating, politics is bullshit and you get taxed up the ass worse than U.S and EU. Taxes for fucking everything and hidden costs on everything its retarded. Wages are dogshit too for a "1st world" country.
The only redeeming quality is that the streets are clean and architecture looks nice, thats it.

>>2581275
>as someone who lives in japan
What are you doing for work, senpai?

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Arashiyama, 2023

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>>2581299
same place, 2021

>>2581299
>>2581301
People got a lot fatter.

>>2581299
which temple is this?

>>2581307
Tenryuji

I reserved a Shinkansen seat with JR pass, but can I just hop on an earlier unreserved car or do I need to get the unreserved ticket?

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>>2581310
Go to Okochi Sanso villa instead for even fewer crowds. It's comfy as fuck plus you get free tea and snacks.

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>>2581258
Go contact Lee Xian Jie and see if he is willing to hire you as a volunteer to work part time at his Ryunohara Farm located in Tanabe, Wakayama

>Want to experience life in rural Japan? Ryunohara is located deep in the mountains of Wakayama, home to the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage paths. We plant rice with no pesticides and no fertilizers, make tea from century-old tea bushes, and provide a good life to goats and chickens. Volunteers will weed, feed, plant, harvest, move things, scrub, build, and repair. It is very physically demanding work.

>In return volunteers get free accommodation (electricity, water, internet provided), and free rice. We share the cost of lunchtime groceries, and take turns to make dinner. Breakfast is not communal. Bicycles, and a small 2-seater truck are available to get you between Ryunohara and the volunteer house (15-minute cycle, steep uphill, or 5 minute drive). We also make occasional trips to nearby waterfalls, swim in the river in front of Ryunohara, and soak in the onsen. You will learn about community relations, traditions, and customs of rural Japan, what farming without chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides entails, live in and work on traditional Japanese architecture, and enjoy the company of curious goats and chickens.

>Volunteers must be able to stay at least 3 weeks, and a maximum of 4 weeks to be considered. All volunteers must show proof that they have purchased travel insurance (in case of accidents).

Be a Ryunohara Volunteer: https://forms.gle/QX1BiR4bo8SkdDJu5

https://www.ryunohara.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ryunohara/

https://www.youtube.com/@Ryunohara

Life Of A Rice Farmer - Growing Rice In Rural Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5HAlBK7vuM

The First Ryunohara Volunteers Have Their Say: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P4XNkJ4Bc0

Full Tour of Ryunohara Hatago - A Meiji Era Kominka Farmhouse Transformed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCftkoTVtuA

>>2581316
I actually did go there but they are not doing the tea service at the moment for some reason. I didn't find it worth the money tbqh

>>2581324
It's a bummer that the teahouse was closed for you, and I know the fee is pretty steep, but I enjoyed my time there. Did you go around the station, walk around the togetsukyo bridge, monkey park, or ride Sagano Romance for autumn colors?

>>2581323
Why don't we create something like that ourselves? We could market it as some kind of retreat for autists.

>>2581323
Doesn‘t really sound part time desu

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>>2581328
I didn't do the train. The highlight for me was either the temples in the area or the summit view from Arashiyama Park. Surprisingly few people venture around the area beyond the meme bamboo forest (which btw is by far the least interesting thing here)

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I love how much degenerates seethe when they come to Japan and are not allowed to enter onsens or gyms because of the strict no tattoo policy. Always makes me happy when I see them complaining online

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Eeey, maan! Wher ya from?
Yu lookin' fua puady?
No? Fuk yu, ooga booga.

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>>2581297
I love traveling to Japan but I could never live here
It's too crowded everywhere literally every part of the year, and the "outdoors" scene isn't nearly as fun as US ir even the UK.

Also, people just seem autistic as fuck here. I love chattering up whomever wherever but most Japanese refuse to say anything other than canned responses.
Sort of reminds of the UK in a way, where people just don't talk unless they're drinking.
Kyoto was a bit nicer in that regard though, but maybe it was because I was chatting up oldies and retirees

>>2581226
Marunouchi.
They are expensive as fuck to wine and dine. I spent over 700 dollars on one night with one last year

>>2581383
What the fuck did you eat?

I unironically could live here (career path leading autistic hard working japanese in niche technology industry) and still refuse to because little things like lack of trash bins, electric outlets, and even benches just triggers my spoiled American ass to no end. America is dangerously close to a massive false flag tho so should I just take the sure thing and move to Yokohama for work?

>>2581384
Michelin star restaurants.
The head still good tho.
Made me wanna say dumb words and act spiritual.
Lord have mercy.

>>2581378
Best post

>>2581386
>I unironically could live here

Nobody fucking cares, you'll still be a loser in Japan same as you are in america

>>2581383
>Marunouchi

You met them there? In resturaunts ?

>>2581299
What a unit.

>>2581297
the "worlds" thing isn't a tierlist as much as people like >>2581290 imply it is. 1st world are the capitalist countries, 2nd world are the soviet aligned countries (defunct), and 3rd world and the non-aligned countries (generally shitholes if neither America or the USSR wanted to align with them, somehow the Swiss or Austrians didn't count though)

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>>2581297
>politics
irrelevant for a gaijin
>taxes
worth it for the infrastructure and safety
>hidden costs
agreed this is bullshit
>muh wages
not relevant if you're smart gaijin. If you're an english teacher that makes sense though

>>2581084
That was a serious post, left hotel am 9:45. It's now 12:20 feel like I wasted time

Okay faggots, what's the easiest fuckin' IT path to fuckin' fully remote and living in Nihon?

>>2581423
Get remote job
"Vacation" to Japan while working to demonstrate feasibility
Move to Japan

I'm on the last step. Fingers crossed they re-contract me. Can't trust corporations.

>>2581382
I see this kind of post a lot about 'japanese culture' and reservedness
I speak only the most basic phrases to get by and every evening find great conversation in restaurants, bars, etc. with locals looking to show me about
last night in Osaka I'd been in a place 5 mins before I was invited out on one of the nicest nights of my trip with 2 nurses who were able to converse quite deeply in English
have only been here on 6 trips at a week maximum so may differ for others
still couldn't live here - the working culture in my industry would do me in

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Anyone obsessed with these cars since they come here. They have Crowns as Taxis!

>>2581427
I think the reservedness/coldness is most evident in Tokyo. but even Kansai is not great, you must be very extroverted or friendly or something to have those kind of experiences so often
what kind of places do you meet people in?

>>2581434
to be honest I haven't noticed a difference across the cities I have visited
I'm not really sure if I'm extroverted but certainly friendly and confident
my best tip is find yourself in an area, look on google maps for whatever you're looking for (i.e. cocktails, beer, music, ramen) and pick a place based on the pictures - helps i have a good sense of what is 'cool' and will have plenty of young people having fun. Years of traveling for work has taught me that reviews mean shit and you can always leave a place immediately after walking in and feeling the atmosphere.

>>2581427
You hang out alone at bars with two words of Japanese?

>>2581438
yes, lots of Japanese speak more than enough English to spend a whole evening talking to
just give them a chance, make an effort and be encouraging

>>2581433
Nice tree!

Japan wireless business or premium pocket wifi?
Concerned about the "99% nationwide coverage" of the business model.

>>2581466
Don't get a portal wifi router. Just buy a sim card at the airport and put it in your smartphone.

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>>2581301
>>2581299
>Covid year vs 2-years post-covid
huh

>>2581323
>We share the cost of lunchtime groceries. Breakfast is not communal
So not only do you work for free, but you also pay for groceries? lmao

Messaged the 1◯ (odd number) J◯ to arrange for a playdate. Might just use a love hotel instead of a regular hotel my first night back. I hope you guys are having fun too.

>>2581365
You sound like your crush got bagged by a tatto'd guy.

>>2581487
>fantasizing about committing an illegal sex crime
Japan sure is on the verge of being a sexpest destination

>>2581493
>fantasizing
Some of us don't need to dream

>>2581485
All the information on the website seems to be from 2021. Probably didn't work out. Not a surprise.

>>2581493
lol, go to church grampa.

>>2581515
>not supporting the sodomizing of children is now boomer ethics
just marry them the way God intended guys it's not that hard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxZHZT38UQE

>this will never be you

>>2581538
Good. I'm a vegetarian.

>>2581431
I'm more fascinated by the JPN Taxi and perfectly washed 20yo Crowns.
>>2581538
I will never be Japanese, and that's okay.

>>2581528
Haven't sodomized her yet but would if she gave the okay.

>>2581547
she's only 1◯(odd number) you sick fuck

>>2581538
>>this will never be you

Why? With a bit of planning i could do this with my gf next week and drive down to mt fuji from tokyo.

>>2581552
That's a huge part of the appeal

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anons, where could I buy a good portable photo printer in Tokyo that would work when back in EU (and have supplies readily available for it)?
will browse the usual Bic Camera, Yodobashi, Donlki etc. later today but suggestions welcome
could also look in Hard Off and the like for a 2nd hand one?
pic, sunset last night

>>2581552
if it's who I think it is the odd number aint a 7

>>2581638
what if the number is 11

>>2581622
I'm pretty sure they have black friday sale right now, so get it while it's hot

So JR pass has gone up but Kodama trains are still absolute trash, this shitty train is wasting my time.

Fucking we want Nozomi u nip kunts

>>2581545
The ones from the 90s that never age, I've booked a few users just to ride in the backseat. $50,000? New Crown to be a 'taxi' seems pretty luxurious though

>>258154
Donald Ritchie talks a lot about this in The Inland Sea, well never be Japan3se and we don't want to be, what we actually want is to live apart from society. A society unto ourselves in Japan, life as an outside.

Various smooth brains will think watching anime or dressing up like faggots will make you 'Japanese' but they're just fooling themselves, enjoy watching them fail.

>>2581648
who is they? omw to Shibuya right now

>>2581659
interesting theory but what about making stuff? being a passive enjoyer is one thing but trying to make new things is where the real argument starts

>>2581435
heading back today probably, a little early but feel a little aimless at the moment, getting a hooker made me want to focus more on actual dates and try and set up stuff before I get here next time, also want to get a car to rent and need to set up license for that

>>2581672
99% of people are incapable of creativity

>>2581677
i doubt that most creativity is just copying stuff with small changes

>>2581678
then its not creativity. You can produce non creative slop without being a creative person. Take all the garbage fan fiction online or shit music people upload that no one will ever listen to