Trip to Japan

[Kipper]

Places to visit:

Nara (to see the massive Buddha)
Hiroshima/Nagasaki (Atom Bomb Memorial)
Tokyo Tower
Akihabara (if you're a technophile) - 10% of all consumer electronics in Japan are sold there.
Asakusa
Shibuya/Shinjuku
Mt. Fuji (?)

Cheap food can be found in YOSHINOYA restaurants scattered everywhere - they serve gyudon, which is essentially grilled beef served over rice. Fairly cheap, by Japanese standards. Also check convenience stores (LAWSON, FamilyMart, etc.) for 'cheap' food. Take rail whenever possible, or hoof it - avoid taxis (expensive). Most stations in Tokyo are less than 600-800m apart.

 

[DougK62]

What city are you leaving from and how much were your plane tickets? I'd like to hit it this summer.

 

[Pepsei]

tour of ramen...

Theres a few tours you can take where you get to go to different places and eat different flavours of ramens made by the local ramen stand. very very cheap.

 

[Ninjja]

Originally posted by: DougK62
What city are you leaving from and how much were your plane tickets? I'd like to hit it this summer.

leaving from Newark and flying into Narita. 650 a piece.

 

[Ninjja]

Originally posted by: Pepsei
tour of ramen...

Theres a few tours you can take where you get to go to different places and eat different flavours of ramens made by the local ramen stand. very very cheap.

I am so hungry right now.

 

[DougK62]

Originally posted by: Ninjja

Originally posted by: DougK62
What city are you leaving from and how much were your plane tickets? I'd like to hit it this summer.

leaving from Newark and flying into Narita. 650 a piece.

I assume that's one way?

 

[liquidblue]

Originally posted by: Pepsei


you can watch butt loads of japanese shows on dishnetworks

there's Jet TV (remember matrix ping pong? same channel)
and Japan TV

I don't have dishnetworks.

Take loads of pictures! (As if...)

edit:
650?? Cheap!

 

[Ninjja]

Originally posted by: DougK62

Originally posted by: Ninjja

Originally posted by: DougK62
What city are you leaving from and how much were your plane tickets? I'd like to hit it this summer.

leaving from Newark and flying into Narita. 650 a piece.

I assume that's one way?

no, return. Continental airlines. It was a good setup and so we jumped on it. both of us are quitting our jobs before returning to school, so we wanted to take a real break.

 

[maddogchen]

Originally posted by: Pepsei
tour of ramen...

Theres a few tours you can take where you get to go to different places and eat different flavours of ramens made by the local ramen stand. very very cheap.

Holy Cow!!! How would I find these tours? Link?


<- adds that to my growing list of reasons to visit Japan.

 

[Heifetz]

make sure to hit the hentai and porn stores in tokyo as well. I heard they have a great selection that you can't get on news...

 

[Ninjja]

Originally posted by: Heifetz
make sure to hit the hentai and porn stores in tokyo as well. I heard they have a great selection that you can't get on news...

ya mazi loves hentai. everyone, including his mother, has tried to ween him back into reality.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

japan kicks ass you will have an awesome time
i spent 10 days just in tokyo... i regret not going to kyoto and other places, but no worries, bc i WILL go back

 

[xospec1alk]

Originally posted by: tennisflip
If you go to Tokyo there's this retaurant in Akasaka called Ninja where the waiters dress up like ninjas and the place is one big ninja-ish house. I recommend it.

Theres also a place in shibuya called "the lockup" where are the waitreses dress up cops, very hot attractive cops...and you eat in a prison cells..

 

[Czar]

just got a flashback, about that guy posted here who wanted a samurai sword to be a spiritual focus for him when he went to school, so he was asking advice where he should buy one. Ahhh funny thread

 

[maziwanka]

sweet responses so far (except my love for hentai)....

we did score a sweet deal on tickets but then again, we're not going during peak season (cheapest is feb/march and i think the most exp is summertime - but thats also the busiest since all the school kids have off then too).

we'll try to update this thread as we have a better idea of what our itinerary will be

 

[Queasy]

Beware the Kancho

 

[teh 3v1L]

$650?? i wish i could quit my job and go...i've always wanted to visit Japan.

 

[xospec1alk]

jtbusa.com has some GREAT fares

 

[frodrick]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Beware the Kancho

:thumbsup:

 

[Ninjja]

Originally posted by: frodrick

Originally posted by: Queasy
Beware the Kancho

:thumbsup:

uh oh what's that?

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Ninjja

Originally posted by: frodrick

Originally posted by: Queasy
Beware the Kancho

:thumbsup:

uh oh what's that?

Link - Discussed in this thread.

 

[suse920]

Originally posted by: Doboji

Originally posted by: ribbon13
A Samurai isn't a samurai unless he has a Daimyo.
Samurai literally means "to serve"

They would be Ronin..... which is actually kinda more interesting than being a regular Samurai....

I wish I could be a ronin too...

<===== Jealous

Have a great time guys.

-Max

:thumbsup:

 

[Ninjja]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Ninjja

Originally posted by: frodrick

Originally posted by: Queasy
Beware the Kancho

:thumbsup:

uh oh what's that?

Link - Discussed in this thread.

hahaha, oh yeah, i remember reading that.

 

[teh 3v1L]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Ninjja

Originally posted by: frodrick

Originally posted by: Queasy
Beware the Kancho

:thumbsup:

uh oh what's that?

Link - Discussed in this thread.

:Q wtf??

 

[Tremulant]

That is cool to the max.

(I just wanted to use 'to the max.' Still very cool though, even better because of the price)