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pinky0926 05/13/25 6:28:38 AM #1:	Yet another CEperson going to Japan. I feel lucky though because I am going with the dream travel companion; someone who is a low key planner who always manages to nail the right amount of planned activities and adhoc "I know a restaurant here" stuff, as well as being half japanese and a seasoned pro at doing the nippon thing Stoked about it. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:985049848] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Yet another CEperson going to Japan. I feel lucky though because I am going with the dream travel companion; someone who is a low key planner who always manages to nail the right amount of planned activities and adhoc "I know a restaurant here" stuff, as well as being half japanese and a seasoned pro at doing the nippon thingStoked about it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
evilpresident 05/13/25 6:29:42 AM #2:	Have fun! --- Corruption that you can believe in. (She/her) <cite>evilpresident posted [p:985049850] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Have fun!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cuticrusader09 05/13/25 7:12:07 AM #3:	Have fun! Day flight or red eye? <cite>Cuticrusader09 posted [p:985049992] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Have fun! Day flight or red eye? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LonelyStoner 05/13/25 7:14:19 AM #4:	Damn everyone is going. --- He's all alone through the day and night. <cite>LonelyStoner posted [p:985050000] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Damn everyone is going.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 05/13/25 7:22:18 AM #5:	evilpresident posted... Have fun! <cite>Glob posted [p:985050026] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>evilpresident posted... </cite><quote>Have fun!</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
itcheyness 05/13/25 7:23:11 AM #6:	I've played enough Yakuza games to know that you should be prepared for random street fights every couple of blocks. --- Seattle Sounders 2-3-3 9points 261 Refugee <cite>itcheyness posted [p:985050030] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>I've played enough Yakuza games to know that you should be prepared for random street fights every couple of blocks.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vegy 05/13/25 7:28:32 AM #7:	You think dey still care about One Piece over dere? --- https://i.imgur.com/EoGWPMu.gif https://i.imgur.com/dWmUFeV.gif https://i.imgur.com/xpoEaeu.gif <cite>Vegy posted [p:985050059] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>You think dey still care about One Piece over dere?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tremain07 05/13/25 7:29:30 AM #8:	You might not be able to get back in just letting you know --- A worthless existence <cite>tremain07 posted [p:985050062] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>You might not be able to get back in just letting you know </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Spartan_Jedi117 05/13/25 7:34:31 AM #9:	Have fun. But keep in mind that Japan isn't exactly great with foreigners --- What in Sam Hill is a puma? Pawn ID ZNUSBY5LTJXF <cite>Spartan_Jedi117 posted [p:985050094] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Have fun. But keep in mind that Japan isn't exactly great with foreigners </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 05/13/25 7:35:08 AM #10:	Lotta CEople going to Japan lol --- http://i.imgur.com/vDci4hD.gif <cite>Ivynn posted [p:985050097] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Lotta CEople going to Japan lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kind9 05/13/25 7:35:54 AM #11:	Ivynn posted... Lotta CEople going to Japan lol And why? --- http://i.imgur.com/NkZUeFd.gif <cite>kind9 posted [p:985050101] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Ivynn posted... </cite><quote>Lotta CEople going to Japan lol</quote>And why?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonPhoenix 05/13/25 7:35:56 AM #12:	Ivynn posted... Lotta CEople going to Japan lol Best country on Earth --- https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG <cite>NeonPhoenix posted [p:985050102] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Ivynn posted... </cite><quote>Lotta CEople going to Japan lol</quote>Best country on Earth</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sayoria 05/13/25 7:37:32 AM #13:	Japan is just a magical place. I was so happy to go to see an owarai show at The Lumine when I went to Tokyo last week. I want to go back and see more. I am trying to make it a thing for myself to collect IC cards. I like them. So far, I have Suica, PASMO, Kitaca, ICOCA, and Sapica. I'll have to head to the islands next time I go. --- Japanese Crack: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5pzggr <cite>Sayoria posted [p:985050110] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Japan is just a magical place. I was so happy to go to see an owarai show at The Lumine when I went to Tokyo last week. I want to go back and see more.I am trying to make it a thing for myself to collect IC cards. I like them. So far, I have Suica, PASMO, Kitaca, ICOCA, and Sapica. I'll have to head to the islands next time I go.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 05/13/25 7:38:04 AM #14:	NeonPhoenix posted... Best country on Earth I wanna go someday. Instead I'm going to boring-ass Italy instead this summer. Lame! j/k I'm looking forward to Italy lol --- http://i.imgur.com/vDci4hD.gif <cite>Ivynn posted [p:985050112] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>NeonPhoenix posted... </cite><quote>Best country on Earth</quote>I wanna go someday.Instead I'm going to boring-ass Italy instead this summer. Lame!j/k I'm looking forward to Italy lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kind9 05/13/25 7:40:30 AM #15:	NeonPhoenix posted... Best country on Earth Ignoring all the extremely problematic things about their culture, still no. --- http://i.imgur.com/NkZUeFd.gif <cite>kind9 posted [p:985050135] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>NeonPhoenix posted... </cite><quote>Best country on Earth</quote>Ignoring all the extremely problematic things about their culture, still no.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HANGtheDJ_86 05/13/25 7:43:25 AM #16:	If this were Reddit this might be a thread about smuggling --- I feel well put <cite>HANGtheDJ_86 posted [p:985050156] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>If this were Reddit this might be a thread about smuggling</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 05/13/25 7:47:56 AM #17:	Spartan_Jedi117 posted... Have fun. But keep in mind that Japan isn't exactly great with foreigners Theyre absolutely fine with foreigners and better than many other countries. Please stop spreading this myth. <cite>Glob posted [p:985050182] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Spartan_Jedi117 posted... </cite><quote>Have fun. But keep in mind that Japan isn't exactly great with foreigners</quote>Theyre absolutely fine with foreigners and better than many other countries. Please stop spreading this myth.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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NeonPhoenix 05/13/25 7:53:45 AM #19:	Spartan_Jedi117 posted... Have fun. But keep in mind that Japan isn't exactly great with foreigners They were all cool with me. As long as you learn the etiquette and attempt to do it correctly (aka dont be some obnoxious American), they're pretty friendly. I talked to dozens of them with no problems and even made a pen pal >_> --- https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG <cite>NeonPhoenix posted [p:985050205] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Spartan_Jedi117 posted... </cite><quote>Have fun. But keep in mind that Japan isn't exactly great with foreigners</quote>They were all cool with me. As long as you learn the etiquette and attempt to do it correctly (aka dont be some obnoxious American), they're pretty friendly. I talked to dozens of them with no problems and even made a pen pal >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HighSeraph 05/13/25 7:58:54 AM #20:	kind9 posted... And why? It's just like their Japanese animes! --- There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds. <cite>HighSeraph posted [p:985050230] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>kind9 posted... </cite><quote>And why?</quote>It's just like their Japanese animes!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
621 05/13/25 8:07:00 AM #21:	Glob posted... Theyre absolutely fine with foreigners and better than many other countries. Please stop spreading this myth. yeah in general just be super mindful (more than in the US anyway). --- Allmind exists for all mercenaries. <cite>621 posted [p:985050261] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Glob posted... </cite><quote>Theyre absolutely fine with foreigners and better than many other countries. Please stop spreading this myth.</quote>yeah in general just be super mindful (more than in the US anyway).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HighSeraph 05/13/25 8:15:18 AM #22:	To be fair you should be respectful regardless of where you're visiting. Plus I'm sure every country has parts of it that're not particularly friendly to foreigners. --- There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds. <cite>HighSeraph posted [p:985050302] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>To be fair you should be respectful regardless of where you're visiting. Plus I'm sure every country has parts of it that're not particularly friendly to foreigners.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 05/13/25 8:28:04 AM #23:	HighSeraph posted... To be fair you should be respectful regardless of where you're visiting. Plus I'm sure every country has parts of it that're not particularly friendly to foreigners. They sure do. In my experience, China and Thailand are both considerably worse for anti-foreigner sentiment than Japan. <cite>Glob posted [p:985050366] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>HighSeraph posted... </cite><quote>To be fair you should be respectful regardless of where you're visiting. Plus I'm sure every country has parts of it that're not particularly friendly to foreigners.</quote>They sure do.In my experience, China and Thailand are both considerably worse for anti-foreigner sentiment than Japan.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 05/13/25 8:31:52 AM #24:	I've heard Japan loves foreigners as visitors but once you say you plan to live there, a switch gets turned on and they get not-so-friendly. >_> --- http://i.imgur.com/vDci4hD.gif <cite>Ivynn posted [p:985050399] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>I've heard Japan loves foreigners as visitors but once you say you plan to live there, a switch gets turned on and they get not-so-friendly. >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 05/13/25 8:33:07 AM #25:	Ivynn posted... I've heard Japan loves foreigners as visitors but once you say you plan to live there, a switch gets turned on and they get not-so-friendly. >_> I know a fair few foreigners who either currently live in Japan or have lived there before and none of them seemed to have that problem. <cite>Glob posted [p:985050406] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Ivynn posted... </cite><quote>I've heard Japan loves foreigners as visitors but once you say you plan to live there, a switch gets turned on and they get not-so-friendly. >_></quote>I know a fair few foreigners who either currently live in Japan or have lived there before and none of them seemed to have that problem.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 05/13/25 8:39:08 AM #26:	Glob posted... I know a fair few foreigners who either currently live in Japan or have lived there before and none of them seemed to have that problem. What kind of foreigners? I feel like it depends on where they're from when it comes to how cool they might be with it...~~yeah, I'm talking about race/ethnicity too. :\~~ --- http://i.imgur.com/vDci4hD.gif <cite>Ivynn posted [p:985050447] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Glob posted... </cite><quote>I know a fair few foreigners who either currently live in Japan or have lived there before and none of them seemed to have that problem.</quote>What kind of foreigners? I feel like it depends on where they're from when it comes to how cool they might be with it...yeah, I'm talking about race/ethnicity too. :\</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 05/13/25 8:40:58 AM #27:	Ivynn posted... What kind of foreigners? I feel like it depends on where they're from when it comes to how cool they might be with it...~~yeah, I'm talking about race/ethnicity too. :\~~ A mix, though the majority are white Brits, Americans, Irish, Aussies and South Africans. There are some black people among them (Two Americans and one South African). Also a Vietnamese guy. The black guys would get people looking at them a lot because theyre not used to seeing them, but they likened it to how everybody looks at me in Vietnam for being tall because the average height is smaller here. <cite>Glob posted [p:985050458] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Ivynn posted... </cite><quote>What kind of foreigners? I feel like it depends on where they're from when it comes to how cool they might be with it...yeah, I'm talking about race/ethnicity too. :\</quote>A mix, though the majority are white Brits, Americans, Irish, Aussies and South Africans. There are some black people among them (Two Americans and one South African). Also a Vietnamese guy.The black guys would get people looking at them a lot because theyre not used to seeing them, but they likened it to how everybody looks at me in Vietnam for being tall because the average height is smaller here.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GibraItar 05/13/25 8:47:25 AM #28:	pinky0926 posted... nippon Sounds hot --- I have no son <cite>GibraItar posted [p:985050502] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>pinky0926 posted... </cite><quote>nippon</quote>Sounds hot</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ai123 05/13/25 8:51:45 AM #29:	Spartan_Jedi117 posted... Have fun. But keep in mind that Japan isn't exactly great with foreigners I was surprised just how untrue this was. Several times I got lost trying to find my way around, or work out the trains, and people came up to me to ask if they could help, which I wasn't expecting at all. --- 'Vinyl is the poor man's art collection'. Let in the refugees, deport the racists. <cite>ai123 posted [p:985050535] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Spartan_Jedi117 posted... </cite><quote>Have fun. But keep in mind that Japan isn't exactly great with foreigners</quote>I was surprised just how untrue this was.Several times I got lost trying to find my way around, or work out the trains, and people came up to me to ask if they could help, which I wasn't expecting at all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kirbymuncher 05/13/25 8:53:07 AM #30:	I saw very small amounts of anti-foreigner sentiment when I was there a few months ago. but basically all in the form of restaurants upcharging or there was 1 that forbid foreigners entirely as long as you're not being an idiot there's no worry at all really --- THIS IS WHAT I HATE A BOUT EVREY WEBSITE!! THERES SO MUCH PEOPLE READING AND POSTING STUIPED STUFF <cite>kirbymuncher posted [p:985050543] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>I saw very small amounts of anti-foreigner sentiment when I was there a few months ago. but basically all in the form of restaurants upcharging or there was 1 that forbid foreigners entirelyas long as you're not being an idiot there's no worry at all really</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ai123 05/13/25 9:04:38 AM #31:	I mean, if the worst thing about going to Japan is that the locals don't think you're such hot shit . . . I'd take that over the risk of getting shot in the street, or imprisoned at the border. --- 'Vinyl is the poor man's art collection'. Let in the refugees, deport the racists. <cite>ai123 posted [p:985050624] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>I mean, if the worst thing about going to Japan is that the locals don't think you're such hot shit . . .I'd take that over the risk of getting shot in the street, or imprisoned at the border.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kirbymuncher 05/13/25 9:48:51 AM #32:	well yeah but I would not travel at all to a country where I was worried about that sort of thing <_< the one thing I am kind of curious about is if the frequency of visual aids in restaurants (plastic models of food in the entrance, pictures in menus) is a foreigner-friendly thing specifically or if it's just sort of part of the culture --- THIS IS WHAT I HATE A BOUT EVREY WEBSITE!! THERES SO MUCH PEOPLE READING AND POSTING STUIPED STUFF <cite>kirbymuncher posted [p:985050918] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>well yeah but I would not travel at all to a country where I was worried about that sort of thing <_<the one thing I am kind of curious about is if the frequency of visual aids in restaurants (plastic models of food in the entrance, pictures in menus) is a foreigner-friendly thing specifically or if it's just sort of part of the culture</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jwlim80 05/13/25 10:07:04 AM #33:	Just visting Tokyo or going for the full package of city hopping to gain the full Japanese experience ? Most casuals just visit either Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto and just call it a day when Japan is much more. <cite>jwlim80 posted [p:985051058] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Just visting Tokyo or going for the full package of city hopping to gain the full Japanese experience ?Most casuals just visit either Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto and just call it a day when Japan is much more.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
621 05/13/25 10:20:23 AM #34:	jwlim80 posted... Just visting Tokyo or going for the full package of city hopping to gain the full Japanese experience ? Most casuals just visit either Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto and just call it a day when Japan is much more. some outside the norm places I've been to: - shirakawa-go (fantastic if you're a big higurashi fan) - kaga-onsen (kinda depressed area with not much going on, only went there for the rabbit village: Tsukiusagi no Sato https://g.co/kgs/ty3B2tr) - ikaho-onsen (didn't spend enough time there, only got to see the initial d manhole covers: https://en.japantravel.com/gunma/ikaho-s-initial-d-manhole-covers/66108) --- Allmind exists for all mercenaries. <cite>621 posted [p:985051185] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>jwlim80 posted... </cite><quote>Just visting Tokyo or going for the full package of city hopping to gain the full Japanese experience ?Most casuals just visit either Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto and just call it a day when Japan is much more.</quote>some outside the norm places I've been to:- shirakawa-go (fantastic if you're a big higurashi fan)- kaga-onsen (kinda depressed area with not much going on, only went there for the rabbit village: Tsukiusagi no Sato https://g.co/kgs/ty3B2tr)- ikaho-onsen (didn't spend enough time there, only got to see the initial d manhole covers: https://en.japantravel.com/gunma/ikaho-s-initial-d-manhole-covers/66108)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot 05/13/25 10:24:37 AM #35:	Spartan_Jedi117 posted... Have fun. But keep in mind that Japan isn't exactly great with foreigners Guess where my Chinese family members got slurs yelled at them and told to get out of the country (it was not Japan). kirbymuncher posted... well yeah but I would not travel at all to a country where I was worried about that sort of thing <_< the one thing I am kind of curious about is if the frequency of visual aids in restaurants (plastic models of food in the entrance, pictures in menus) is a foreigner-friendly thing specifically or if it's just sort of part of the culture Pretty much every significant restaurant has the model food, it has nothing to do with foreigner friendly (I live in the middle of nowhere with almost no foreigners and you still see it). Places in major cities will have English language menus though. --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss <cite>ssjevot posted [p:985051218] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>Spartan_Jedi117 posted... </cite><quote>Have fun. But keep in mind that Japan isn't exactly great with foreigners</quote>Guess where my Chinese family members got slurs yelled at them and told to get out of the country (it was not Japan).kirbymuncher posted... </cite><quote>well yeah but I would not travel at all to a country where I was worried about that sort of thing <_<the one thing I am kind of curious about is if the frequency of visual aids in restaurants (plastic models of food in the entrance, pictures in menus) is a foreigner-friendly thing specifically or if it's just sort of part of the culture</quote>Pretty much every significant restaurant has the model food, it has nothing to do with foreigner friendly (I live in the middle of nowhere with almost no foreigners and you still see it). Places in major cities will have English language menus though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cuticrusader09 05/13/25 11:12:52 AM #36:	ssjevot posted... Pretty much every significant restaurant has the model food, it has nothing to do with foreigner friendly (I live in the middle of nowhere with almost no foreigners and you still see it). Places in major cities will have English language menus though. They had the model food 20+ years ago when I went and there were significantly fewer foreigners then. A little over a month until I go again. I cant wait. Things are so different plus now I am bringing my teens and husband. <cite>Cuticrusader09 posted [p:985051607] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>ssjevot posted... </cite><quote>Pretty much every significant restaurant has the model food, it has nothing to do with foreigner friendly (I live in the middle of nowhere with almost no foreigners and you still see it). Places in major cities will have English language menus though.</quote>They had the model food 20+ years ago when I went and there were significantly fewer foreigners then. A little over a month until I go again. I cant wait. Things are so different plus now I am bringing my teens and husband. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pinky0926 05/13/25 11:28:22 AM #37:	I am a little sad that I'm not going 10 or 20 years ago when it was still a novelty for foreigners to be there, but I am still stoked and will be very well behaved. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:985051732] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>I am a little sad that I'm not going 10 or 20 years ago when it was still a novelty for foreigners to be there, but I am still stoked and will be very well behaved. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 05/13/25 11:29:25 AM #38:	pinky0926 posted... I am a little sad that I'm not going 10 or 20 years ago when it was still a novelty for foreigners to be there, but I am still stoked and will be very well behaved. Theres still a lot of fun to be had. I go every year and its never boring. <cite>Glob posted [p:985051738] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>pinky0926 posted... </cite><quote>I am a little sad that I'm not going 10 or 20 years ago when it was still a novelty for foreigners to be there, but I am still stoked and will be very well behaved.</quote>Theres still a lot of fun to be had. I go every year and its never boring.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
winged_weltall 05/13/25 11:33:55 AM #39:	I'm flying tomorrow. Stoked!! <cite>winged_weltall posted [p:985051770] in 3 days til... [t:80981871]...</cite> <quote>I'm flying tomorrow. Stoked!!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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