Author Topic: Need help - Japan trip suggestions (Read 5161 times)

noah03ark · « **on:** August 22, 2009, 05:24:13 PM »

I'm going in a little less than a month AND I'm being pressured to find stuff to do in Tokyo, so I'm wondering if anyone knows any specific neat things to do/ places to go in Tokyo; museums, districts, stores, shrines, anything: I'm open to all ideas because what I've found isn't enough..

real suggestions preferred

Thank you all in advance,

Sincerely,

me

Kilokk · « **Reply #1 on:** August 22, 2009, 05:25:57 PM »

Buy used panties out of a vending machine... that'll be a story for the grandkids XD

PhenomenalDesigns · « **Reply #2 on:** August 22, 2009, 05:26:25 PM »

according to fast and furious, everybody drifts there

wow i watch too many movies

FreeK · « **Reply #3 on:** August 22, 2009, 05:36:22 PM »

and, if you go over 240kmh the police wont even chase you.

its a good tip if your gonna drift with them.

noah03ark · « **Reply #4 on:** August 22, 2009, 05:39:15 PM »

Quote from: noah03ark on August 22, 2009, 05:24:13 PM

real suggestions preferred

ProperBritish · « **Reply #5 on:** August 22, 2009, 05:49:14 PM »

visit kyoto, stay in a pod hotel overnight, drink sake, etc.

Post Merge: August 22, 2009, 05:49:45 PM

also visit harajuku district i heard thats cool

noah03ark · « **Reply #6 on:** August 22, 2009, 05:52:05 PM »

Quote from: ProperBritish on August 22, 2009, 05:49:14 PM

visit kyoto, stay in a pod hotel overnight, drink sake, etc.
Post Merge: August 22, 2009, 05:49:45 PM
also visit harajuku district i heard thats cool

we have a kyoto trip already set up; im talking just tokyo

whats in harajuku specifically?

ProperBritish · « **Reply #7 on:** August 22, 2009, 06:04:28 PM »

if you've ever heard of BAPE clothing, there's a store there.

lots of costumed girls apparently

shrines such as Meiji Shrine and Togo Shrine. Yoyogi park.

Ota Memorial Museum of Art and finally Takesh|ta Dori(Street), the heart of harajuku, 'birthplace of many japanese fashion trends'.

noah03ark · « **Reply #8 on:** August 22, 2009, 06:38:22 PM »

Quote from: ProperBritish on August 22, 2009, 06:04:28 PM

if you've ever heard of BAPE clothing, there's a store there.

lots of costumed girls apparently

shrines such as Meiji Shrine and Togo Shrine. Yoyogi park.

Ota Memorial Museum of Art and finally Takesh|ta Dori(Street), the heart of harajuku, 'birthplace of many japanese fashion trends'.

thats perfect! thank you, this is the kind of info i'm looking for

now i need to expand my request for stuff do do in both Osaka and Kyoto
ideas for that would be exceptionally appreciated as well now

ryan0 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 23, 2009, 08:17:27 PM »

1st of all,don't go to Shinjuku,hang around electric avenue in Shibuya.Do NOT even THINK about spending any of your holiday in Okinawa,it seems tempting but it's

.Eat ONLY in Akihabara,never in Shibuya or you'll be firing the ol' chocolate shotgun for the rest of your holiday.
Another thing,nobody speaks english,when I was in Japan i didn't meet a single person who did,learn as much japanese as you can.Luckily I'm fluent so I was alright,but I couldn't imagine going there without knowing ny Japanese.
Don't eat in public (on the streets)
don't use your mobile on public transport
don't EVER say KAWAII
don't use "watashi" as "I" when speaking Japanese
don't eat the ramen,it's terrible
never buy cheap sushi,or sushi that's packaged
never ever walk around with headphones in your ears,someone WILL rob you.
walking around in cosplay is NOT COOL.
don't ask japanese people about anime.....ever ever ever ever,most japanese people think anime is for geeks an homo's.
the only people who say sake is good is those that haven't drank it,it's terrible,and that's coming from someones who's huge into drinking.

I speak with experience dude,I've been to Tokyo twice and I'm moving over in 2 years,heed my advice.

noah03ark · « **Reply #10 on:** August 23, 2009, 08:32:26 PM »

Quote from: ryan0 on August 23, 2009, 08:17:27 PM

1st of all,don't go to Shinjuku,hang around electric avenue in Shibuya.Do NOT even THINK about spending any of your holiday in Okinawa,it seems tempting but it's .Eat ONLY in Akihabara,never in Shibuya or you'll be firing the ol' chocolate shotgun for the rest of your holiday.
Another thing,nobody speaks english,when I was in Japan i didn't meet a single person who did,learn as much japanese as you can.Luckily I'm fluent so I was alright,but I couldn't imagine going there without knowing ny Japanese.
Don't eat in public (on the streets)
don't use your mobile on public transport
don't EVER say KAWAII
don't use "watashi" as "I" when speaking Japanese
don't eat the ramen,it's terrible
never buy cheap sushi,or sushi that's packaged
never ever walk around with headphones in your ears,someone WILL rob you.
walking around in cosplay is NOT COOL.
don't ask japanese people about anime.....ever ever ever ever,most japanese people think anime is for geeks an homo's.
the only people who say sake is good is those that haven't drank it,it's terrible,and that's coming from someones who's huge into drinking.

I speak with experience dude,I've been to Tokyo twice and I'm moving over in 2 years,heed my advice.

why?
why also?
thats a given. anywhere.
that's happened to you?
wasn't planning on it despite being an otaku; our trip is purely buisness an culture, though i probably will end up buying some incredably nerdy

i disagree there, 've had it

robin1989 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:55:34 AM »

get a massage with a happy ending lol

ProperBritish · « **Reply #12 on:** August 24, 2009, 06:15:18 AM »

the shinjuku surprise i believe :P

oh and.

KAWAII!!

noah03ark · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2009, 08:12:57 AM »

i am NOT nerdy enough to go around saying KAWAII

i am enough to go to dotonbori just to see the place where there was that big Gantz fight (it's a manga)

i am not fortunate enough to be there when the life size gundam is up in odaiba

ProperBritish · « **Reply #14 on:** August 24, 2009, 08:36:11 AM »

i was gonna say go see the gundam

Tri-edge · « **Reply #15 on:** August 24, 2009, 09:09:30 AM »

Quote from: ProperBritish on August 24, 2009, 08:36:11 AM

i was gonna say go see the gundam

if you see that I will be so jealous

be sure to take pictures please

ryan0 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 24, 2009, 10:53:08 AM »

Quote from: noah03ark on August 23, 2009, 08:32:26 PM

why?
why also?
thats a given. anywhere.
that's happened to you?
wasn't planning on it despite being an otaku; our trip is purely buisness an culture, though i probably will end up buying some incredably nerdy
i disagree there, 've had it

Shinjuku is extremely boring and depresing,it's all big corporate buldings with no names on the front.

Using a mobile on public transport is considered very impolite,people will actually come up to you and ask you to stop,you can get a fine for it if you do it in front of a station manager,eating while standing up is also a huge no-no.

Didn't happen to me,but a girl on the trip the first time had the living daylights beaten out of her and all her electronic devices,cash and credit cards stolen.

You won't believe how many americans you will see on shibuya tours walking around in cosplay because they think it's cool,people just threw milkshakes at him.

Expensive sake is good,50$ a litre and it's high quality,any less than that and it's not worth the coaster it's resting on.

noah03ark · « **Reply #17 on:** August 24, 2009, 01:58:32 PM »

Quote from: Tri-edge on August 24, 2009, 09:09:30 AM

if you see that I will be so jealous

be sure to take pictures please

its supposed to be taken down at the end of august, which is a big, big kick in the balls because i'm a major gundam fan: bought a :censored:load of the "master grade" models when i was younger, watched the original 1979 show, skipped z and zz, but caught up with char's counterattack and later moved on to the quality spinoffs (g, wing)

hopefully i'll miss the cosplayers... im not sure if september is a big tourism month or not

scott · « **Reply #18 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:12:17 PM »

If you cant stand the Japanese food.

stop by Naka Meguro, its pretty western styled.

noah03ark · « **Reply #19 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:15:06 PM »

Quote from: scott on August 24, 2009, 02:12:17 PM

If you cant stand the Japanese food.

stop by Naka Meguro, its pretty western styled.

nah, i LOVE japanese food; it is, in fact, my favourite food, with italian as a close second
but thanks for the tip

Bhawan · « **Reply #20 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:24:32 PM »

buy a genuine katana if you can ... oh and be sure to ask the airport ppl if your allowed to have em in your check in luggage ..and if you are in england forget about it theyre illegal in england. ....warning : it might be expensive.

noah03ark · « **Reply #21 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:27:03 PM »

Quote from: Bhawan on August 24, 2009, 02:24:32 PM

buy a genuine katana if you can ... oh and be sure to ask the airport ppl if your allowed to have em in your check in luggage ..and if you are in england forget about it theyre illegal in england. ....warning : it might be expensive.

no need, I ALREADY HAVE ONE >: D

ryan0 · « **Reply #22 on:** August 24, 2009, 06:07:06 PM »

Genuine katana is about 10 grand dude.
And your not allowed to bring a sharp katana through the airport,even in your luggage.

ProperBritish · « **Reply #23 on:** August 24, 2009, 07:26:09 PM »

watashi no kawaii chibi ichigo. ^^

probably a horrific sentence but, a cookie to who kinda gets what i said. and a PACK OF COOKIES FOR ABOUT WHAT ANIME I COULD BE TALKING ABOUT. GO

noah03ark · « **Reply #24 on:** August 24, 2009, 07:37:58 PM »

Quote from: ProperBritish on August 24, 2009, 07:26:09 PM

watashi no kawaii chibi ichigo. ^^

probably a horrific sentence but, a cookie to who kinda gets what i said. and a PACK OF COOKIES FOR ABOUT WHAT ANIME I COULD BE TALKING ABOUT. GO

what, bleach?
i'm not a bleach man, i'm more of a one piece man

ProperBritish · « **Reply #25 on:** August 25, 2009, 04:31:29 PM »

wrong. lol

rozen maiden ftw.

ryan0 · « **Reply #26 on:** August 25, 2009, 04:31:51 PM »

Quote from: ProperBritish on August 24, 2009, 07:26:09 PM

watashi no kawaii chibi ichigo.

your cute midget strawberry?

well...whatever you're into....we're not here to judge....

if you smoke don't buy the cigarettes in Japan,just buy some in the duty-free before you get on the plane,Japanese cigs are terrible...

ProperBritish · « **Reply #27 on:** August 25, 2009, 04:43:07 PM »

Quote from: ryan0 on August 25, 2009, 04:31:51 PM

your cute midget strawberry?

well...whatever you're into....we're not here to judge....

Hina Ichigo

KAWAII

probably one of the most adorable (but no, not like that >_>) characters ever

noah03ark · « **Reply #28 on:** August 25, 2009, 04:45:21 PM »

Quote from: ProperBritish on August 25, 2009, 04:31:29 PM

wrong. lol

rozen maiden ftw.

yeah, i wouldn't know cause' i dont read crappy manga or watch crappy shows

oh.

burn.

just kidding

but really, i never heard of it

ProperBritish · « **Reply #29 on:** August 25, 2009, 05:09:26 PM »

it is a rather weird show, but i like it. Fantasy anime.

i also watch haruhi, to love-ru, full metal alchemist etc.

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Author Topic: Need help - Japan trip suggestions (Read 5161 times)