I'm Going To Japan

Wynter wrote:

30 restaurants in ONE hotel?! My goodness! So 31,000 yen would be how much? Sounds expensive. :sweat:

$260.999785 CAD

tabana wrote:
Not yet. It's still on my PC at work. I always forget to burn it and bring it home. :sweat: I watch the first few minutes tho and it looks great. I should watch it soon enough. Looks like they have good food in Osaka.

Which reminds me I didn't watch the ultimate sushi restaurants show too. :ashamed:

bro...you're too computer saavy...you need to buy yourself one of those cheap USB flash drives and just transport it that way :)

oh that ultimate sushi restaurants is simply mouthwatering torture for us sushi lovers, friend. :beaten:

I don't doubt it for a second. Just shota no sushi was torture to me. :drooling:

Tu_triky wrote:bro...you're too computer saavy...you need to buy yourself one of those cheap USB flash drives and just transport it that way :)

Actually have 2, but always forget them at home. :beaten:

tabana wrote:I don't doubt it for a second. Just shota no sushi was torture to me. :drooling:

yeah that was fun to watch, and educational too.

Actually have 2, but always forget them at home. :beaten:

You gotta get one of those likely small suckers on your key chain so you don't forget!

tabana wrote:
$260.999785 CAD

Ohhhhh. Well that's not TOO bad. I was thinking something more expensive.

Wynter wrote:

Ohhhhh. Well that's not TOO bad. I was thinking something more expensive.

If you were splitting that rate with someone you'd be livin' large and savin' money.... :bonk:

Tu_triky wrote:I know for my first forray into a new land (a first world country no less) I would want to live it up a little bit more than that...

I agree... To visit Japan is a rarity for most, so splurging is definitely warranted... If at all possible. :)

bmwracer wrote:
I agree... To visit Japan is a rarity for most, so splurging is definitely warranted... If at all possible. :)

Yeah man, I'm not trying to be snobbish...but to stay in a reputable hotel, if possible, would be great....as I mentioned earlier...given the service, if you had any questions...I'm sure the concierge desk at a New Otani or similar hotel would be able to help you if you had any questions...and you could ask away freely with an English speaking staff as opposed to "roughing it" on your own.

Whatever the case, I mean this sincerely, I hope you DO get to go...you'll love it...and it will be memorable experience you'll carry with you forever :)

With all respect, I think it's a terrible waste of money to get yourself a room in a fancy hotel. But ofcourse you can do with your money whatever you want. I just need to have a bed that's all, I won't even mind sleeping in one of those dormitories in a youth hostel. I mean, at the end of each day you will always be dead tired and won't have problems to fall asleep.

But then again, im still young and ofcourse for older people it's quite obvious they get themselves more confortable accomodation.

tabana wrote:
Did you sleep in the attic.

well you can say that,i have pictures in the home where i was staying.would you like to see?

i wonder how much of a frustration it is for the gaijin's first and maybe only visit to Tokyo, Japan. With all the huge maze-like confusing trainstations, the overwhelming robotic-like disarray of swarms of people everywhere, getting lost, with the high costs, and lack of english speakers anywhere outside of the hotel/airport....i can see how frustrating it may be for the first timer in Japan. But i think for me, as frustrating as it may appear, i see the challenge also as an adventure, and maybe i still overlook the negative aspects with the overwhelming good point that Japan has to offer.

being in a foreign country, a visitor must understand and be flexible. I think i enjoyed even my first visit, despite all the confusing and perplexing differences, and no one hardly speaking english. My sister and brother-inlaw, unfortunately are feeling this frustration, while in Tokyo. I am not sure how much of a big difference Kyoto will be, other than a slower pace, and more temples.

My next visit to Japan will be my fourth, as i have acquainted myself with some of what Japan has to throw back at gaijins. Language being the biggest challenge, i've picked up a few words more than arigatou, and sumimasen, but i am quite far from being somewhat decent conversationally in Japan. I've mapped out destination points while taking the subway/JR trains, and i am confident to know where i need to go...Akihabara is a big main destination for me while in Tokyo. I know of the high prices, but i do also know, there are places, and ways to cut costs and it can be reasonable, somewhat. But for what it is worth, I love Japan, and i think i appreciate most things that Tokyo has to offer, even if i tend to overlook some of the not-so attractive side of Tokyo. One thing i can fully agree on, and i tell my friends often of is, their impeccable, outstanding customer service, that other countries such as America does have.

qilver wrote: One thing i can fully agree on, and i tell my friends often of is, their impeccable, outstanding customer service

[image][/list:u] Speaking of excellent service, here are the ushers outside Yahoo BB Stadium where the Orix Blue Wave (Ichiro's old team) play. As you leave, they bow and thank you for attending. Don't think I'll EVER see that here. :shakehead: [/list:u]

The hotels in Japan aren't so expensive if you know what to look for. We normally stay at Kampo Hotels while traveling around and when friends come to visit we put them up at Maiko Villa http://web.travel.rakuten.co.jp/portal/my/info_page_e.Eng?f_no=1421

They are normally under $100 a night. And all infinitely better than the Intercontinental in Manhattan. Of course the service is top-notch.

Stevie wrote:

well you can say that,i have pictures in the home where i was staying.would you like to see?

Sure. :thumbsup:

Hanzo21 wrote:The hotels in Japan aren't so expensive if you know what to look for. We normally stay at Kampo Hotels while traveling around and when friends come to visit we put them up at Maiko Villa http://web.travel.rakuten.co.jp/portal/my/info_page_e.Eng?f_no=1421

They are normally under $100 a night. And all infinitely better than the Intercontinental in Manhattan. Of course the service is top-notch.

in Tokyo?
sounds good, thanks for the info....

For Nightlife: http://nightstyle.jp/ A lot of places, like this one seems to be stuff like kyabakura thought. If you want to spend a few $1000 to get drunk, douzo. :sweat:

tabana wrote:For Nightlife: http://nightstyle.jp/ A lot of places, like this one seems to be stuff like kyabakura thought. If you want to spend a few $1000 to get drunk, douzo. :sweat:

crazy...few thousand bones, could pay for the whole trip :sweat:

Yup. :nut:

Lots of pretty ladies, but you need to buy expansive stuff. The stuff on the bottom shelf is surely top shelf here. Considering when your drunk, pretty much everything tastes the same more or less. :sweat:

You can easily waste $40 000 a night. :crazy2:

How expAnsive? Are you expecting these ladies to get fat? :beaten:

:rofl:

I was talking about the viagra they gives to the oyaji clients. :P