No.7660
Sadly never gone but I want to
I mainly wanna do theme parks (Tokyo Disneyland+sea and Fuji Q highland are the absolute musts) and typical tourist stuff like go to Harajuku, Otome road and Kyoto.
I watched a pretty comfy vlog from a youtuber who does Higurashi vids where she went to the place that it's based on, definitely fun to see but I wouldn't do it personally.
No.7661
>>7660>but I wouldn't do it personallyWhy? It's not that far from Kyoto.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirakawa,_Gifu_%28village%29 I also wouldn't go to Kyoto as there are too many tourists. Nara is also ancient, with lots of old temples and it's not as overexposed.
No.7666
>>7661DA but I'm going to do my best to put up with the tourists in Kyoto because there are tons of secondhand kimono markets there so I absolutely have to go. Plus I love Heian period stuff so I would want to check out any museums related to it.
No.7668
>>7666Not even remotely close on the timeline, but Ena has a cool Taishou era museum
http://nihon-taishomura.or.jpThere is an online shop for second-hand yukata/kimono
https://www.kimono-yukata-market.com No.7669
>>7668I didn't know there was a Taisho museum - I love that period too so it would be nice to go there as well.
I know about online kimono shops, although I've only used Rakuten so far, but you can find some seriously dirt cheap secondhand kimono and haori, like, under 1000 yen in physical Japanese shops, plus no shipping fees to deal with. Most of the ones I do own were actually ones I found in vintage shops in my own country and only one of them, a non formal/fancy furisode, was on the pricey side.
No.7671
>>7661For one I'd be traveling with my mom and I don't really wanna force her to go to some random town in the boonies just so I can look at higurashi pictures at the shrine and get a coaster and two there's just a lot of other things I wanna do and I could easily go to another theme park instead of a small village.
>I also wouldn't go to Kyoto as there are too many touristsLuckily doesn't really bother me haha, used to that since I'd go to Disney parks in the US for vacations with my family.
>Nara is also ancient, with lots of old temples and it's not as overexposedWe wanna check out Nara for the deers!
No.7673
I went to Japan several times and I'll go back this summer because why not. I'm also considering going to other destinations next year but I haven't booked anything yet, except for Japan. I wish I could go any other time but my job makes it really hard for me to leave for more than one week in a row outside of the summer holidays so even if I'm not married and don't have kids I have to schedule everything based on school breaks. I visited several cities and next time I think I'll just stick to Tokyo again to visit friends and go to a fan event, I'll try to stay in Kyoto for a bit longer than usual instead of just going there on a day trip and hopping on a train when my phone is dead, and I've been considering maybe visiting Fukuoka on a day trip because a friend of mine told me she really likes the city. It might seem dumb but the things I miss the most from Japan is how everything is almost always open in big cities so I can go outside on Sundays and still keep myself busy, costumer service is almost always good unlike where I live, and they have hot springs and really good public baths. I wish I could go back there with friends but none of us like visiting foreign countries the same way, we're not compatible for that at all. And the prices for hotel rooms almost make me want to have a boyfriend just to split costs but at least the yen is weak right now and this applies to other countries and cities a lot more.
>>7671If you want to visit both Nara and Kyoto they're not too far away from each other by train. I stayed in Osaka for several days and visited other cities nearby by taking the train in Shin-Osaka station, it was very convenient.
No.7674
How to take city buses in Japan? From what I read, it's super-confusing and you'd need a multitude of travel pass cards not to have to deal with coins. Why couldn't they come up with a one-size-fits-all municipal bus ticket you could get from a ticket machine? This shit is nuts.
>In general (except in Tokyo) passengers enter a Japanese bus through the rear door and exit via the front door. There is sometimes a paper ticket dispensing machine as you enter with a zone number corresponding to the stop you got on the bus. As you exit the bus match the number on the paper ticket with a fare in yen displayed on an electronic board at the front of the bus. Drop the exact fare and the paper ticket in to the fare box next to the driver. If you have no change there is a change machine for 1000 yen notes and 100 and 500 yen coins next to the fare box. The upcoming stop is usually announced on an electronic board in romaji and sometimes with a voice announcement in both Japanese and English. In Tokyo, the procedure is different and passengers enter the bus through the front door and pay the flat fare at the beginning of the journey. City buses and long distance buses tend to be different colors. In Kyoto, city buses are green and local suburban buses are white.https://www.japan-experience.com/plan-your-trip/travel-by-train/travelling-in-japan-a-comprehensive-guide/buses-in-japan#:~:text=Japan%20has%20an%20efficient%20system%20of%20city%2C%20local,major%20terminus%20for%20local%20buses%20in%20the%20city.
No.7676
>>7674I took the bus once in Kyoto and was confused because the bus stop was moved somewhere else but I didn't have any issue paying, I simply used my Suica. If it depends on each city I can't really say anything else. A friend of mine often takes the bus in Tokyo for work and told me it's very easy to take the bus compared to where I live., which doesn't mean anything because public transportation where I live is a huge mess.
No.7689
>>7673Yeah, what's the point of staying in Kyoto if you can stay in Osaka for less and just commute with a pass to Kyoto for sightseeing?
No.7947
>>7946Why not of you have moolah, plenty of tourists who aren't there for their 2 week ultimate Japan round trip but just Tokyo Tower and Kyoto.
No.7955
>>7946Protip: get lodging in Osaka, make day trips to Kyoto and Nara. Nightlife in Osaka's better anyway.
No.7969
>>7955With the world exposition in Osaka this year this might be easier said than done. Osaka will have more tourists than usual.
No.7970
>>7969oh fuck that's right.. well uh, if you go this year, try… Kobe?
No.7971
>>7970If anon wants to visit Kansai she should book a hotel room in Osaka right now. If she waits for it for too long she won't find anything. Osaka is just too convenient to reach other cities nearby. I'll stay in Tokyo and do day trips in other cities but since I was always in a rush in Kyoto I'll get a room there for one night so I can do things in my own pace this summer and stay 2 days there. Thank god
>>7946 posted about the new tax in Kyoto because I didn't look that up.
No.7991
How do I find out about otaku + fujoshi events, do they exist outside of Tokyo/Kyoto?
I want to visit Osaka, but I also want to visit the countryside, and just live comfy JP vacation life while reading manga and getting rice balls from konbini for breakfast. Preferably in an ancient house, aircon optional (Unless we're in the hottest months), while also hiking and biking around the area.
No.7992
>>7991Check the akaboo.jp website for upcoming events.
Besides Tokyo and Osaka there are also ones in Kobe and Fukuoka listed.
No.8013
>>7992Thank you! Much appreciated, seems like I can actually just stay in Kobe as I wanted to.
On another note, how much are bicycle rentals typically? I want to do some cycling, but am wondering if it's cheaper to just buy a bike or bring mine over.
No.11160
>>11134They're still advertizing Sarazanmai in big 2025 in Asakusa? I thought everyone moved on. I saw plenty of references to it all over the places where some scenes of the anime happened in 2020 so the anime was still recent.
No.11249
>>11133Please post photos once you're back!