I'm Going To Japan

qilver wrote:

same goes for me, i live 15 min from Disneyland, I think i have gone here maybe twice if that since i moved here back in '99
doesn't seem all that special. Would rather go to the one in Chiba, Japan.

Last time I went to Disneyland was when I was small.. and I think it was 1989 or 1990..

On my trip I visited Akasaka, Roppongi, Tokyo Tower, Asakusa Sensoji Temple, Harajuku, Meiji shrine, Yoyogi Park, Mitaka-shu, Shibuya, Shijuku, Ueno Park, Ginza, Yokoami, Odaiba, Tsukiji Fish Market, Hama-rikyu Gardens. It was during the rainy season, but it only rained twice. It ended up being hot. I used a Sony cybershot Digital camera for my pics.

Roppongi04 wrote:On my trip I visited Akasaka, Roppongi, Tokyo Tower, Asakusa Sensoji Temple, Harajuku, Meiji shrine, Yoyogi Park, Mitaka-shu, Shibuya, Shijuku, Ueno Park, Ginza, Yokoami, Odaiba, Tsukiji Fish Market, Hama-rikyu Gardens. It was during the rainy season, but it only rained twice. It ended up being hot. I used a Sony cybershot Digital camera for my pics.

wow, lots of places, i also had a Sony Cybershot digicam on both my trips to japan. On my most recent trip, i took video with my digicam, the quality wasn't that great, but it brings back memories of the trip more than a pix can. But next time i want to take a regular video camcorder and invest in a decent to good one.

Let's see, i've been to Harajuku, Asakusa Sensoji Temple, Roppongi Hard Rock Cafe, Tokyo Imperial Palace, Shibuya, Shijuku, Ginza, Tsukuji Fish Market, Nakano, Akihabara, and Shinagawa. Not to mention, I staying over night in Narita, and Kyoto.
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I asked my cousin when she would be free for Japan and she said in the Summer. :( :bleh:

please share ur experiences in japan, coz i will be gg there in coming dec.

thank you!

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SubaruWRX wrote:I asked my cousin when she would be free for Japan and she said in the Summer. :( :bleh:

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subaru,
man....you just have to either ask one of your friends, or go by yourself. If i wanted to go, and no one else could go, i would do it alone, and get a 14 or 21 day pass, and travel around japan via JR-train or Shinkasen, no one to hold you back, and you can journalize and take tons of pix and meet some nice j-girls long the way. :hehe: :thumbsup:

kotoko wrote:please share ur experiences in japan, coz i will be gg there in coming dec.

thank you!

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what do you want to know about the japan experience i had? My recent trip to Tokyo and Kyoto? about 500 plus pix worth for a one week visit. I've been there twice to Japan and enjoyed every minute of it!

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qilver wrote:

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subaru,
man....you just have to either ask one of your friends, or go by yourself. If i wanted to go, and no one else could go, i would do it alone, and get a 14 or 21 day pass, and travel around japan via JR-train or Shinkasen, no one to hold you back, and you can journalize and take tons of pix and meet some nice j-girls long the way. :hehe: :thumbsup:

haha and your telling me on msn it's better to go with a friend..

but heh we talked for a good 30 min, and I got a little buzz over some wine that I have no clue what the heck it was...

I hope the fare's wont be too bad this year around.

SubaruWRX wrote:

haha and your telling me on msn it's better to go with a friend..

but heh we talked for a good 30 min, and I got a little buzz over some wine that I have no clue what the heck it was...

I hope the fare's wont be too bad this year around.

expect to pay about $200 plus additional to the fare charge, it is peak season, but for Japan, if you must go, it will be worth it.

yeah go with a good friend, if you can't and really want to go, then do it alone, i would. But i think esp. since it is your first trip there, go with someone first. Next time, you may or could go alone if you want. more flexibility and freedom.

qilver wrote:

so are you thinking of a two week trip to Japan? cool. I haven't personally got a chance to visit Yokohama, Saitama, Osaka, Kobe, Ikebukuro. Tokyo is just so big of a city. But i did get a chance to visit the main areas i wanted to see Shinjuku, Roppongi, Shibuya, Shinagawa. I even in my last trip rode on the Shinkasen to visit Kyoto. Rode thru Chiba on the Limo-bus via to Narita airport on the way out of Japan. I believe that is where tokyo-disneyland is.
Other nice 1 day excursions outside the Tokyo area are Nikko, maybe Nara, and Nagoya, you can probably take the Shinkasen to see nara and nagoya, but not sure how much the roundtrip train ride is, could be much Yen....I know Nikko is about an hr train ride north of Tokyo, probably could use the JR-Trains for that. I heard a roundtrip Shinkasen ride Tokyo-Kyoto roundtrip is around close to $200 something, better off getting the JR-Pass before you come out to Japan, i got my seven day JR-pass at the travel agency for $167, it saved me lots and unlimited travel on the JR-Trains, Shinkasen train for seven days i was there in japan.
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Thanks for the advice on the JR pass.
Osaka and Kobe is nice. You should stay in Kansai on your next trip around! :D That's the only place I've been to, so now I'd like to expand my horizons...

@niko2x: Whale burger? I'm going to have to save up some balls for that. I did try shark meat however. Pretty good. Only thing is that it stinks while cooking it. Idk, doesn't smell like "regular" fish.

qilver wrote:

expect to pay about $200 plus additional to the fare charge, it is peak season, but for Japan, if you must go, it will be worth it.

yeah go with a good friend, if you can't and really want to go, then do it alone, i would. But i think esp. since it is your first trip there, go with someone first. Next time, you may or could go alone if you want. more flexibility and freedom.

I guess we just have to do the extra fare charge, how is the weather?

I'm sure by night time it's not bad at night.

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Thanks for the advice on the JR pass.
Osaka and Kobe is nice. You should stay in Kansai on your next trip around! :D That's the only place I've been to, so now I'd like to expand my horizons...

I haven't been to Osaka or Kobe yet, but next time, i would also like to visit Hiroshima(lots of history), Nara, Nagoya, Nikko, and other areas. Where is Kansai located? How did you like your last trip to japan? I have been to Hakone, Kyoto once and Tokyo twice. I cannot believe how big Tokyo is, 23 prefectures. :bonk:
I just remember doing a lot of working and trying to figure the trainstation and area maps and getting lost quite a bit, fortunately, i had my japanese phrasebook and everyone in japanese are helpful.

SubaruWRX wrote:

I guess we just have to do the extra fare charge, how is the weather?

I'm sure by night time it's not bad at night.

yeah, fly JAL, and you will like it. The flight attendants are helpful and pretty. :thumbsup: The weather in Japan, if you are going in August, probably very warm and humid, check out the weather.com website for the weather in Japan. Also, read the travel tour books of Japan, they should give you more insight.

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qilver wrote:

yeah, fly JAL, and you will like it. The flight attendants are helpful and pretty. :thumbsup: The weather in Japan, if you are going in August, probably very warm and humid, check out the weather.com website for the weather in Japan. Also, read the travel tour books of Japan, they should give you more insight.

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haha yeah that would help.

I guess night time wont be so bad at night.. hmm :hehe:

SubaruWRX wrote:

haha yeah that would help.

I guess night time wont be so bad at night.. hmm :hehe:

on Friday or Saturday night, could go here, and gamble your paycheck away, nahhhh, I don't think so...but the thought of the music and flashing lights in a Panchinko parlor sounds more fun in Japan than doing nothing at home...still would rather be visiting Japan again.
and stop by one of the great kiosks on the way to the train, could pick me up a snack, a drink and a manga with the current cute j-idol on the cover, if only i could understand the japanese characters... :doh: :victory:
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and let's not forget the many many convenient vending machines in Japan, they must have millions of these, stop by and grab a drink for about 110 to 150 yen.
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haha and find Yu Yamada and talk to her :hehe:

qilver wrote:
I haven't been to Osaka or Kobe yet, but next time, i would also like to visit Hiroshima(lots of history), Nara, Nagoya, Nikko, and other areas. Where is Kansai located? ... I have been to Hakone, Kyoto once and Tokyo twice.

It's the western plains region which includes Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and Kobe. Since you went to Kyoto, you actually went to Kansai without knowing it. ;) And definitely visit Hiroshima the next time you go. It's very educational.

qilver wrote:
I cannot believe how big Tokyo is, 23 prefectures. :bonk:
I just remember doing a lot of working and trying to figure the trainstation and area maps and getting lost quite a bit, fortunately, i had my japanese phrasebook and everyone in japanese are helpful.

You meant wards (-ku). Prefectures are somewhat like states here in the US, and are ended with -ken, like Chiba-ken, or Hiroshima-ken. There are 47 prefectures in Japan.

SubaruWRX wrote:haha and find Yu Yamada and talk to her :hehe:

good luck....altho she's prolly based in tokyo for work, she actually ilves in okinawa. uchinanchu's are usually fiercley proud of the fact that they are from okinawa.

Well just finding out she's the same age as me.. :woot:

I'd love to take her out :)