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Thinking of going for a few weeks in December with a few pals

Or just its career?

You'll never see it coming.

I don't understand either of those references

I mean it's not a fascist hellhole

HighSeraph posted...

I mean it's not a fascist hellhole

Okay?

I lived in Nagoya for awhile and absolutely loved it. Super nice people, great sightseeing, amazing shopping, and beyond incredible food.

Tokyo kinda sucks. Only place I ran into rude assholes.

If you go check out some castles and temples. I highly recommend Kinkaku-ji and Kiyomizu-dera.

Think we are staying in tokyo

Sundercles posted...

If you go check out some castles and temples. I highly recommend Kinkaku-ji and Kiyomizu-dera

No sorry we are mostly going to party drink and meet birds

It must be good because I think every CEmen has went there. Except for me, I still need to go.

EpicMickeyDrew posted...

Think we are staying in tokyo

Tokyo is good, lots of fun places to go. Definitely find time to explore Akihabara. Also start looking up now what cafes you might be interested in going to, you often have to book them well ahead of time.

The Studio Ghibli Museum I hear is definitely worth a visit but getting your tickets can be tough, my wife and I luckily managed to get tickets for our upcoming visit.

EpicMickeyDrew posted...

No sorry we are mostly going to party drink and meet birds

Im sure they have some bird sanctuaries.

EpicMickeyDrew posted...

No sorry we are mostly going to party drink and meet birds

If that was why I was there Id visit the Golden Gai at least once.

If it wasn't for the highly competitive job market, lower salaries, and bad work culture, it would be straight up better than the US in everything.

It's also natural disaster prone which is a negative (earthquakes and hurricanes), but certain places in the US are too.

Amazing public transportation, hyper safe both during the day and night, beautiful with a lot of natural and cultural sights to see, very nice and respectful people, great nightlife, booze is really cheap and isn't grossly up charged everywhere like it is in the US, solid nightlife, practically zero fat chicks, etc. Cheaper than the US at this point too.

If I ever make enough to retire and it hasn't changed too much by then, it's under heavy consideration for a retirement spot.

From my experience, the only really hyper touristy city is Kyoto. Tokyo and Osaka isn't drowning with foreigners at all unless you're going to a hyper touristy spot that locals would never want to go too.

Went there for our honeymoon and it was awesome. We stayed in Tokyo and Osaka and did Disneyland/Disney Sea.

Everyone was incredibly nice and the food was amazing. No shortage of things to do. Public transportation was intuitive and efficient

Definitely recommend it

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Ok mate not really relavent tho is it im not american either

MajesticFerret posted...

If it wasn't for the highly competitive job market, lower salaries, and bad work culture, it would be straight up better than the US in everything.

It's also natural disaster prone which is a negative (earthquakes and hurricanes), but certain places in the US are too.

Amazing public transportation, hyper safe both during the day and night, beautiful with a lot of natural and cultural sights to see, very nice and respectful people, great nightlife, booze is really cheap and isn't grossly up charged everywhere like it is in the US, solid nightlife, practically zero fat chicks, etc. Cheaper than the US at this point too.

If I ever make enough to retire and it hasn't changed too much by then, it's under heavy consideration for a retirement spot.

From my experience, the only really hyper touristy city is Kyoto. Tokyo and Osaka isn't drowning with foreigners at all unless you're going to a hyper touristy spot that locals would never want to go too.

thank you my good sir

You good, Japan?

Follow the rules. Some tourists will ruin the whole experience for everyone.

creativerealms posted...

Follow the rules. Some tourists will ruin the whole experience for everyone.

I will but im worried about my lads theyre abit rowdy

EpicMickeyDrew posted...

I will but im worried about my lads theyre abit rowdy

reign them in by subtly threatening to records their activities. The internet immensely disapproves of people acting a fool in Japan due to all these nuisance streamers and people not respecting the culture.

As long as you're not an asshole, or try to move there, you're good.

It's the best country in the world I hear

I'll be there for the first 2 weeks of Novemeber, so hopefully Japan is good

firedoom666 posted...

I'll be there for the first 2 weeks of Novemeber, so hopefully Japan is good

Average CEman

Pretty much any country that isn't in active political chaos is nice to visit.

Ive gone to Tokyo in December for the last three years. Im not going this year because Im spending Christmas in Europe with my brother and his family, but if that wasnt the plan, Id be going again. Its become something of a tradition.

MajesticFerret posted...

If it wasn't for the highly competitive job market, lower salaries, and bad work culture, it would be straight up better than the US in everything.

Highly competitive? It's the opposite. There's more jobs than people to fill them and it's almost impossible to get fired. Salaries are lower though. Work culture really depends on what aspects you value. A lot of people also base that on memes and not the reality for most jobs here (Japanese workers work less hours on average than the US, and about the same as OECD average, if you want insane work hours, you want South Korea).

I think the cost of living somewhat balances out the low salaries and the real part that is hard compared to the US is the cultural expectations. If you don't want to behave in the way Japanese people expect you to behave, you are going to have a very bad time, and not just at work.

Glob posted...

Ive gone to Tokyo in December for the last three years. Im not going this year because Im spending Christmas in Europe with my brother and his family, but if that wasnt the plan, Id be going again. Its become something of a tradition.

Tell me what you usually do and ill just do that

EpicMickeyDrew posted...

Tell me what you usually do and ill just do that

Mostly bar and restaurant hopping.

We always stay in the Gracery Shinjuku which is right in the red light district, so lots of bars and restaurants about. Particularly enjoy evenings in the Golden Gai.

Sometimes well check out a temple or just go for a wander and see what crazy shit we can see.

Have done day trips to Fuji and national parks and stuff like that.

Normally go to Akihabara for an big electronics shop.

Theres a place near the base of the sky tree that sells the nicest strawberries Ive ever tasted. Theyre about $20 per strawberry but totally worth it.

Been to see the sumo wrestling.

The ninja restaurant is gimmicky as hell but also actually does genuinely good food.

But mostly, we just explore. Theres so much to see that it can be fun to just pick a direction and start walking, and stop whenever you see something you want to check out.

Im going to Japan on the 9th of October. Ive never been before. Its exciting but also stressful

Lvaneede posted...

Im going to Japan on the 9th of October. Ive never been before. Its exciting but also stressful

Why stressful?

Good? Japan is great for vacation.

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I feel like it's mostly Tokyo. Seems like 99% of people who go to Japan go to Tokyo. Rest of the country is probably mostly locals

Okinawa was good but they are a bit different from what ive been told. Anyway id love to spend some time in the mainland at some point.

Zikten posted...

I feel like it's mostly Tokyo. Seems like 99% of people who go to Japan go to Tokyo. Rest of the country is probably mostly locals

Kyoto and Osaka also have their fair share of tourists. I think Kyoto and Osaka are among the top 3 prefectures most people know of (alongside Tokyo) when they are asked about Japan.

Actually quite a surprise too considering Kyoto and Osaka are nowhere near Tokyo. The two are separated from Tokyo by the entire Chubu region. Chubu region is definitely mostly locals, which is amusing considering it's sandwiched between Kanto region with its Tokyo and Kansai region with its Kyoto and Osaka.

it never ceases to surprise just how many of CE have gone, are going or planning to visit Japan

As I always say

If you stay in Tokyo, you are only seeing a very specific type of Japan. Everything outside of Tokyo is different.

Kyoto has been ruined by tourism. It is packed full of tourists. Everything has been watered down for tourists. Its sad.

If you wanna do weeb anime stuff, yeah Tokyo is it. If you want cultural stuff plus modern society, maybe Nagoya or Osaka. If you want something unique, try somewhere in Hokkaido.

tremain07 posted...

it never ceases to surprise just how many of CE have gone, are going or planning to visit Japan

Why?

I dunno it's just surprising that Japan is such a hot spot for CEers

Im more surprised by the amount that have never travelled at all.

tremain07 posted...

I dunno it's just surprising that Japan is such a hot spot for CEers

Its a gaming site. It aligns with Japan in a lot of ways

I was there in April. Depends entirely on what you consider "good".(the below applies to tokyo/kyoto)

If you like being the centre of attention = X
If you're hoping to be a handsome white guy attracting asian girls with your whiteness = X
If you're hoping for a cheap holiday = X
If you like having lots of space around you = X
Your idea of a holiday is peace and quiet and sipping a drink on the beach = X

On the other hand

Do you like food?
Do you like cheap food and drink that is better than your local expensive food and drink?
Do you like culture and art and style and anime
Do you like hustle and bustle and people watching
Do you like polite considerate people
Do you like feeling weirdly safe in a city (in the daytime, at least)
Do you want to see the sumo, ghibli museum, nintendo and other japanese tihngs
Do you like buddhist temples
Do you want to go somewhere that is very unlike anywhere else in the world

It has all that in spades

pinky0926 posted...

I was there in April. Depends entirely on what you consider "good".(the below applies to tokyo/kyoto)

If you like being the centre of attention = X
If you're hoping to be a handsome white guy attracting asian girls with your whiteness = X
If you're hoping for a cheap holiday = X
If you like having lots of space around you = X
Your idea of a holiday is peace and quiet and sipping a drink on the beach = X

On the other hand

Do you like food?
Do you like cheap food and drink that is better than your local expensive food and drink?
Do you like culture and art and style and anime
Do you like hustle and bustle and people watching
Do you like polite considerate people
Do you like feeling weirdly safe in a city (in the daytime, at least)
Do you want to see the sumo, ghibli museum, nintendo and other japanese tihngs
Do you like buddhist temples
Do you want to go somewhere that is very unlike anywhere else in the world

It has all that in spades

Mostly I agree but it can be a cheap holiday.

Glob posted...

Mostly I agree but it can be a cheap holiday.

Maybe, but would you want it to be? To me people seem to go to japan to experience the culture and food and things like that, and to do that properly you need to set aside some cash.

All up for 10 days in decent accommodation, flights paid for, tickets to various events and shows and the bullet train and not having to think about money while not blowing it on silly stuff, I think I spent $4k.

pinky0926 posted...

Maybe, but would you want it to be? To me people seem to go to japan to experience the culture and food and things like that, and to do that properly you need to set aside some cash.

All up for 10 days in decent accommodation, flights paid for, tickets to various events and shows and the bullet train and not having to think about money while not blowing it on silly stuff, I think I spent $4k.

No, but I dont really look to do holidays on a budget. Theyre my biggest extravagance by far.

But if you stay somewhere less central, accommodation becomes a lot cheaper, no? And the trains are good enough that thats fairly feasible, I would imagine. And while you can spend a fortune on food and drink, some of the best meals Ive had over there have been very cheap.

I was warned before going to Japan for the first time that its really expensive, but thats not what I found at all. Of course, there are expensive options, but everywhere has those.

tremain07 posted...

it never ceases to surprise just how many of CE have gone, are going or planning to visit Japan

If it makes you feel any better ive also been to Korea, Kenya, France, Germany, Poland, Romania, Spain, Portugal, Czesch Republic, Belgium, Hungary, and Turkiye. So why not japan ?

Is kyoto in tokyo lol ?