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This thread will be about Japan.
I will post general information about Japan and how to go and survive there. You could also buy travel guides (what I recommend), but I will describe most points from the POV of a gamer. 8)
If you have questions, feel free to ask.
[size=18]EPISODE 1[/size]
Let's start with the flight.
Choose a company of your confidence. I can't give too many good tips on the flight itsself. From Europe the prices are reasonable.
My last flight I payed for myself was about 900$.
The prices depend on the season. Cheapest is around March or September. (This is for Europe, I don't know how America is...)
Staying in Japan:
The probably cheapest way to stay in Japan are youth hostels. Prices are from 1500 up to 5000Yen (15-50$)for a night. Hotels are more expensive.
And don't fear hostels, they are better than their reputation.
Japan Youth Hostels Inc. have an English homepage where you can even place your reservation.
One hint: You should NOT be afraid of cockroaches or big jumping spiders when you go to Japan. :wink:
If you want to stay longer, you should look for so-called weeklies or monthlies, where you get discount for staying longer.
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lol this is interesting. Are you kidding about the jumping spider and roaches? How much are hotels there?
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in the hostels do you get your own room, or is there fear of your things being stolen by other people staying there?
 
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I'm NOT kidding about scaring stuff. I hate spiders as hell and there are lots of them. I only saw 1 cockroach, though. Hotels are from 40-??? $. If you don't take the Hilton it's not so expensive. Before my flights home I always stay at the hotel seagull. They have a free shuttle to Kansai airport and the people are very friendly there. A night in a double room there is 9800Yen. That's 4900Yen for one person. That's not bad. You might find even cheaper ones in the Tokyo region. This is a very typical spider. You find them everywhere. :cry: Oh I hate those!!  There are also smaller ones that jump around! And the big ones are so fast! Unbelievably fast. Japan is a very safe country. Probably nothing will be stolen. Of course you shouldn't let your stuff lay around... You also have single rooms in hostels of course.
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"manuel" wrote:I'm NOT kidding about scaring stuff. I hate spiders as hell and there are lots of them. I only saw 1 cockroach, though. Hotels are from 40-??? $. If you don't take the Hilton it's not so expensive. Before my flights home I always stay at the hotel seagull. They have a free shuttle to Kansai airport and the people are very friendly there. A night in a double room there is 9800Yen. That's 4900Yen for one person. That's not bad. You might find even cheaper ones in the Tokyo region. This is a very typical spider. You find them everywhere. :cry: Oh I hate those!! There are also smaller ones that jump around! And the big ones are so fast! Unbelievably fast. Japan is a very safe country. Probably nothing will be stolen. Of course you shouldn't let your stuff lay around... You also have single rooms in hostels of course. So the spiders are all over the room! I hate spiders man thats one of my biggest fears of a way ill die! lol $40 is cheap for a hotel!
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I'm not especially scared of spiders, as long as they aren't venomous, so that's not a problem for me. I think I'm going to have to start saving up for a trip as soon as I get a few other things taken care of. :) manuel has me quite interested now :)
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"NES-Luke" wrote:I'm not especially scared of spiders, as long as they aren't venomous, so that's not a problem for me. I think I'm going to have to start saving up for a trip as soon as I get a few other things taken care of. :) manuel has me quite interested now :) Im very interested in going as well! when i turn 18 im definitly taking a trip there sounds great!
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AFAIK the spiders are not venomous. The spiders in the picture are outside. Inside the rooms are smaller ones that are jumping around. They are called "fly-catching spiders" that's why they are seen as good spiders. I hate them anyway. Look at the 3 pics on that homepage: http://mylab.ike.tottori-u.ac.jp/~mijosxi/kusaki/omake/haetorigumo/index.html40$ for hotels isn't bad. And most of the hotels have an onsen (hot spring) for free use. :D
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"manuel" wrote:AFAIK the spiders are not venomous. The spiders in the picture are outside. Inside the rooms are smaller ones that are jumping around. They are called "fly-catching spiders" that's why they are seen as good spiders. I hate them anyway. Look at the 3 pics on that homepage: http://mylab.ike.tottori-u.ac.jp/~mijosxi/kusaki/omake/haetorigumo/index.html40$ for hotels isn't bad. And most of the hotels have an onsen (hot spring) for free use. :D yeah thats what i dont want! Those thigns would make me very uhh whatever. I hate spiders
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I always have something in my reach to kill those. :wink:
After some time you really grow accustomed to them, though...
I don't like them, but I can live with them now... And when they least expect it I whack them. :twisted:
They are definitely NOT a reason not to go to Japan.
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"manuel" wrote:
40$ for hotels isn't bad.
And most of the hotels have an onsen (hot spring) for free use. :D
That is a definite advantage, you can't beat a good hot spring :) although that gets me to thinkng... I had a game for my DreamCast called Quru Quru Onsen I believe, any idea what that would mean?
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kurukuru or gurururu means as much as "turning round and round" and onsen is "hot spring"... What kind of game is that??! :P I found an official Sega site http://www.opendice.net/onsen2/Did you play that game? As far as I understand it's an online game where you can chat and play games like Mahjongg, Poker or UNO with other members... I love Japanese hotsprings... many of them are outdoor. They are especially cool in winter. Lying in the hot spring, it's snowing a bit... :P That's so great. Please wait for Episode 2, an episode without spiders, but about food and other survival stuff in Japan. :wink:
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yeah, it was online, and since all of the servers are down I didn't get a chance to do much with it. it could have been a rather fun game. I know it did have UNO and a few other smaller games that I could play without connecting to the internet.
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A good reason to go to Japan... One word- BISHOJO!... ...just kidding.
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Those spiders look like the one's in Okinawa that we called 'Banana' Spiders... Have you ever heard them called that? Just wondering if that was an unofficial universal naming of them. :wink:
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"Roth" wrote:Those spiders look like the one's in Okinawa that we called 'Banana' Spiders...  No. They look like this... I think.
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That's them! hahaha I knew that I remembered their name, but couldn't remember what they looked like! :lol:
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haha zen thats hilarious! Nice!
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:D waahaa!!!
If all spiders were THAT cute I wouldn't mind.
Great pic, ZEN! 8)
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[size=18] EPISODE 2[/size] When you go to Japan, what would you eat and drink? Going to restaurants, the first thing I was positively surprised about is that you can get as much water you want for free. In Germany you have to order and to pay for water. I don't know how it is in the US. In Japan, water is free, refreshingly cold and quite delicious. :P Sushi: It has become known also in Europe and in the US, too, I think. So-called "running sushi". You sit before a small conveyer band and you take the food you like from the belt.  It's wrong to believe that they only serve sushi there. You also get cakes, pudding, other sweets, fried chicken pieces, salad, etc... Everyone can go there and find something he likes.   The price of what you eat is determined by what color your plates have. It's different from restaurant to restaurant. E.g. something on a red plate costs 100Yen, blue plate 200Yen and so on. The cashier comes, counts your dishes and gives you the bill. That's easy and very cheap. Another place to eat are ramen/soba/udon places. They sell all sorts of noodles. Soups, fried noodles ar something.   What you get is really big and much and cheap. (Of course there are expensive places, too. You just need to check before going in.) Best think for all people picky about food: You can choose which ingredients you want or you don't want. For those who don't like squid, have it removed. :wink: And should there really be people who can't find anything they like, you still can go to McDonalds. They are everywhere. It tastes the same on the whole world. (I don't like McD, though...) For all who didn't know: McDonalds makes the most profits in Japan! Even more than in the US! :shock: When there are questions about food, feel free to ask and to discuss. See you again at Episode 3. (About what could that be? Hints and requests are welcome)
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