Going to Japan
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- linearch
hey all,
i'm putting together a trip to japan over the holidays. will be there about 2 weeks. going to tokyo for a few days and kyoto over new years...have lots of places there to check out, but wondering if anyone has any sneaky secret towns/spots i should check out. i'll have the japan rail thingie, so i can go anywhere. anybody gotten really remote in japan? many thanks for your suggestions.
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- Frosty_spl0
Go to tokyo for NYE instead, unless you don't like to party.
- whereRI0
ooh ooh! im also going to tokyo in jan for 10 days after hitting NZ and Oz for a month...
*watches thread like hawk.
- whereRI0
anyone know where that bar with the mirror floors and pantie-less waitresses is? :)
- linearch0
bump for sleeping japanese......
- version30
talk to drbobolina ;) he's getting ready to take off too
- mg330
I'm actually maybe hoping to go back next year. I went in 2006 to visit my friend who teaches english there. He's still there.
- neandersthal0
- What a dump that is.
Hit up some newer, cleaner place with more fun machines and less smokeflavored walls.Peter
- What a dump that is.
- 74LEO0
This is the best
- dasohr0
Nagano (Hakuba) - Big Time. Very remote. Might be skiing season then so it might be packed with skiing japanese.
Also much to see in Kyoto. Make sure you get to see the Fushimi Inari Shrine (Sake Shrine) in Kyoto. Rent a bike (1,000 yen a day) and go check out temples. Kyoto rocks. Lot's of awesome bars there.
Tokyo can get a little rough for a westener. Check out the Mori Tower (go to the Mori Museum of Modern Art, the Aquarium(!) and the skyview - 5,000 for all three) Make sure to load 10,000 yen on your paso card for the subway. Also check out the Odaiba Onsen Monogatari for a day of relaxation. Very Gaijin-friendly, edo style onsen park.
so much to do. so very fun. beer in vending machines!
- dasohr0
Nagano (Hakuba) - Big Time. Very remote. Might be skiing season then so it might be packed with skiing japanese.
Also much to see in Kyoto. Make sure you get to see the Fushimi Inari Shrine (Sake Shrine) in Kyoto. Rent a bike (1,000 yen a day) and go check out temples. Kyoto rocks. Lot's of awesome bars there.
Tokyo can get a little rough for a westener. Check out the Mori Tower (go to the Mori Museum of Modern Art, the Aquarium(!) and the skyview - 5,000 for all three) Make sure to load 10,000 yen on your paso card for the subway. Also check out the Odaiba Onsen Monogatari for a day of relaxation. Very Gaijin-friendly, edo style onsen park.
so much to do. so very fun. beer in vending machines!
- hektor9110
i wish i could visit japan some day... good luck and bring a lot of photos...
- Guss0
If you're going to be in the Kansai area, go to Osaka (Shinsaibashi). It's a great city to just walk around and eat street food (Okonomiyaki, Takoyaki, etc). It's super laid back and people are way friendlier compared to Tokyo.
- morilla0
have fun that place is a blast.