just be sure to bring extra copies so you can bribe the dude at the door. :hehe:
in any case, i don't think you'd have too much trouble. the customs section in japan is a lot more relaxed than we have here in the usa. most of the time, they just check that you have the correct luggage and that's it. but i'm pretty sure they've already scanned your luggage to ensure that you're not bringing in any kind of really bad stuff (weapons, drugs, etc.).
I guess it can't be as humid as Singapore. :P Our humidity levels are one of the highest around... imagine after a thunderstorm or a heavy shower! XD
Been to Japan Tokyo once. Didn't get the chance to do much shopping. Bought some figurines and some mangas and mags though.
For me, I'm just absolutely nutzor over their JDM cars. Love the way they tune and mod their cars... especially those trucks with oversized bumpers on them! XD
jholic wrote:just be sure to bring extra copies so you can bribe the dude at the door. :hehe:
in any case, i don't think you'd have too much trouble. the customs section in japan is a lot more relaxed than we have here in the usa. most of the time, they just check that you have the correct luggage and that's it. but i'm pretty sure they've already scanned your luggage to ensure that you're not bringing in any kind of really bad stuff (weapons, drugs, etc.).
damn if i'd known that, i would have bought some dvd's, and good stuff from japan over :naughty: i thought their customs were tight...
Fuwari wrote:I guess it can't be as humid as Singapore. :P Our humidity levels are one of the highest around... imagine after a thunderstorm or a heavy shower! XD
Been to Japan Tokyo once. Didn't get the chance to do much shopping. Bought some figurines and some mangas and mags though.
For me, I'm just absolutely nutzor over their JDM cars. Love the way they tune and mod their cars... especially those trucks with oversized bumpers on them! XD
yeah, i can imagine that Singapore being extremely humid, being so close to the equator. I just know that it is very far from LAX airport, perhaps a 17 hr flight, but Japan is not that bad, about close to 11 hr going and under 9 hr coming back.
yeah Akihabara and Nakano had some good anime figurines, dolls, and robots along with other toys, it is a shoppers otaku paradise. I could spend all day shopping and looking around there, there is just so much to see. :bonk:
qilver wrote:thanks everyone!, i had such a great time in Japan!, spent a lot, but it was so worth it!, i am jet lagged, it's 10pm here in so-cal Sunday and it is currently 2pm Monday in Japan, so i am a bit off on the time, so it will take awhile to adjust again.
will try to post some pix from my trip sometime soon, they are high res pix though, so it might be awhile to post. :bonk:
Welcome back, qilver! I can see that you had quite a time in Japan. :D
We'll be waiting for those pics! :naughty: :hehe:
Did you get to hook up with any J-chick for a night or two?
qilver wrote:
Yeah Yu Yamada is so so hot, and very popular there!, sorry didn't get a chance to scan much stuff on her, i was too focused on all my top j-idols, mainly Nana and Chinatsu, and others.
yeah go with your cousin, going with a friend would be nice, i went with my good friend. but next time i go to japan, i would'nt mind going alone, and staying three weeks or so traveling around japan. :bonk:
when are you thinking of going? airfares will be going up as the peak season hits, and the temp's will rise a bit. It was p/c to overcast, and in the 60's-70's with moderate humidity. It did rain some there in japan, but not too much.
I have to find out when the best time to go from her as she is a teacher so heh it's unknown right now.
Now how many discs are you talking about? :P Nah, you shouldn't have any problems as long as it is a "reasonable" amount. What "reasonable" means is open to interpretation.
tikleabubble wrote:LOL, if you really need your dramas (I can totally understand), go to CHINA instead!! The heaven of bootlegged everything! :metaldevil:
so agreeing with you there. China is 'no-holds-bar' when it comes to bootlegs. everything they have is bootleg. the quality just so sucks.
whoever is going to Japan is sure lucky lucky lucky.
i want to go but gots no monies right now :puppydog:
do whoever is going -- hope you have a super great time and get to do all the stuff you want to do.
oh it's not massive amounts... maybe like 7 drama's or 10 dvd's in total. if I cram them in 3 cases it doesn't look much :-ppp i still have some 2cd jewelcases so that works.. :D
supermidget wrote:oh it's not massive amounts... maybe like 7 drama's or 10 dvd's in total. if I cram them in 3 cases it doesn't look much :-ppp i still have some 2cd jewelcases so that works.. :D
Oh, that's not much. You should be okay. I was worried you would say spindles of discs...:D
I don't think it's exactly allowed but neither is speeding and we all do it anyways :hehe: :hehe: I doubt they'll catch you and care about it but as long as you're not bringing like a refrigerator load of copied stuff then you'll be fine :hehe:
If it's only 7-10 discs, then there shouldn't be a problem whatsoever. It's always good to have a backup discs at home just in case, as bmwracer had mentioned.
Have a good trip.
qilver wrote:damn if i'd known that, i would have bought some dvd's, and good stuff from japan over :naughty: i thought their customs were tight...
just to clarify, though. when you GO to japan, their customs is rather relaxed. when you're COMING from japan, however, it is U.S. customs that is gonna check what you brought from there. they'll even tax it if it's a certain amount.
jholic wrote:
just to clarify, though. when you GO to japan, their customs is rather relaxed. when you're COMING from japan, however, it is U.S. customs that is gonna check what you brought from there. they'll even tax it if it's a certain amount.
Here's a tip. If you decide to buy electronics there (like the MD player I got years ago), when coming back to the US, have it out of the box and then you can try to say you had it when you left the US. They can't ask for duty if you "owned" it when you leave the country.
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