smokie36
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Post by smokie36 on Mar 20, 2016 5:32:13 GMT 7
I'm going there soon...no idea beyond sushi and kimono style shit...oh and karate.
Please help with ideas and some out of the way gems if possible...thanks to our awesome members as always!
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pathumseb
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Post by pathumseb on Mar 20, 2016 5:33:32 GMT 7
Go the an Onsen. I've got thermal baths on the mind at the moment.
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Post by sl on Mar 20, 2016 5:51:47 GMT 7
I don’t know if I can link a travel thread from another site here, so just google,…… Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan for New Year with the Thai Girlfriend You might get some ideas there. Enjoy
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Mar 20, 2016 5:52:50 GMT 7
Post by sl on Mar 20, 2016 5:52:50 GMT 7
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Post by AyG on Mar 20, 2016 7:11:54 GMT 7
How long are you going for? Which cities do you plan on visiting?
For me an ideal short break would be to fly into Tokyo, spend a few days there, then take the Shinkansen to Kyoto (my favourite city in Japan) for a few more days, then take it on to Hiroshima for a couple of days (visiting Miyajima) and fly out of there.
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Mar 20, 2016 9:38:42 GMT 7
Post by me on Mar 20, 2016 9:38:42 GMT 7
I don’t know if I can link a travel thread from another site here, so just google,…… Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan for New Year with the Thai Girlfriend You might get some ideas there. Enjoy
That top photo shows a loverly natural bong factory. Inline bongs. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 16:04:22 GMT 7
I haven't been, but hope to at some point soon. I hear Kyoto and Osaka are quite nice to visit. Kyoto has all of the temples and history. I hear it is quite costly in Japan compared to even Korea. I'd like to go just for the food. I know family and friends that have lived there and all comment on how clean they are. This is apparently a great forum to learn more about Japan. forum.gaijinpot.com/ |
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Mar 20, 2016 16:51:44 GMT 7
Post by AyG on Mar 20, 2016 16:51:44 GMT 7
I know family and friends that have lived there and all comment on how clean they are. That's very much a "yes and no" situation. If you mean personal hygiene, the Japanese are fanatical about it. If you mean the cleanliness on the streets, then try wandering around some districts of Tokyo late evening. Pools of vomit and discarded cigarette butts everywhere. However, there are cleaners who work through the night so by the next morning it's all clean again. |
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Mar 21, 2016 3:42:01 GMT 7
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2016 3:42:01 GMT 7
The shinkansen to Kyoto is an absolute must. Hope for good weather.
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Post by Fletchsmile on Mar 21, 2016 13:16:06 GMT 7
Definitely a topic of interest to me. The Mrs wants to go to Japan in summer - July/ August - for our holidays instead of the usual UK. Only time I've ever been was around 1998/1999 for a job interview for a couple of days. Liked what I saw. Also very nice was that a friend arranged for one of his Japanese wife's friends to take me to a few places. She would hardly let me pay for anything. A little bit different to Thailand  . Funnily enough I got the job, but chose another job in Thailand instead. With hindsight Japan might have been cheaper |
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Post by rgs2001uk on Mar 21, 2016 21:20:35 GMT 7
If you are an electronis/music geek, take your Amex card with you.
Tokyo is like something out of Blade Runner.
If you fancy a bit of something else, forget, prices are off the chart, thats why the Japanese head to Thailand.
Fletch, ref Japan, knew a mug who knocked back a Japanese girl, broke her heart.
Instant Karma, said mug now spends his time up North with his mrs and her brood regretting every minute.
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. Funnily enough I got the job, but chose another job in Thailand instead. With hindsight Japan might have been cheaper 
