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I like the thread name, this is gonna be a good thread I can tell
Also this place is a black magic factory, Number Sugar in Harajuku, these little caramels are made of fentanyl and japanese girls tears and sweat
I had to tape my bag I bought closed so I'd stop eating them

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>>2915748 >>2915749

How do you do, fellow Japanese woman lovers?

Boomers out there rawdogging Japan with no data, no tattoos, and no idea what kimchichiwa is . Getting around with paper maps.And y'all wondering why they get all the women and money. Shaking my head's.

>>2915735
Anyone who claims Japan is JBW in 2026 is an out of touch boomer. An average Korean man performs miles better than a white Chad. White people are no longer sought after now that their civilisations are on the decline.

>>2915738
I don't even know what this comment means
>>2915735
Has to be a troll, no one is that unselfish aware...right?

I see the thread title brought back the indian poster, he's been gone a few days

>>2915750
By indian poster you mean yourself accusing everyone of being Indian?

>>2915748
I don't understand your comment. The white guy is saying he got rejected, but he's clearly a dweeb maybe an actual incel. I saw a white guy yesterday with a man bun trying to adopt the jap aesthetic. Looked ridiculous to me but he was a good looking guy and had a very attractive asian gf so good for him

I'm going to Japan in a few weeks. I fly into Tokyo, will head to Kyoto for the traditionalism. Where else should I go? I have about 2 days of unplanned stuff in the middle of Tokyo and going to Kyoto. Can I sneak in a cheeky small town on the way in between? Is it easy to change rail tickets last minute?

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I just want a comfy stay in Japan. Can I survive in a capsule hotel for two weeks without seeing the sun? I've never been to Japan before but I heard it's an introverts dream.

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https://discord.gg/2pyahtU7Q

Here’s the /jpg/ discord for anyone interested

Does anyone know any good date spots around Osaka in December? I'm meeting up with a Japanese lady I've been messaging since my last holiday. We are already planning to see the illuminations at Nijo castle which she seem excited about so what else is recommended for impressing Japanese women?

>>2915748

>>2915826
Take her to a nice onsen spa resort.

>>2915738
Koreans probably do well because they are fluent in Japanese. As someone put it in East Asia the Japanese are the reserved, stiff upper lip British types and the Koreans are the wild, passionate Italians. You can see how that might be advantageous in a meat market.
White Chads do fine in Japan. That said, the problem with White Chads is they are dilettantes who with rare exception aren't looking to settle down ever (much less during their adventure in Japan). Asian women, even more so than their Western counterparts, are in a hurry to settle down and start making babies.
Korean men are discouraged from marrying non-Koreans, so they probably aren't cruising Japan for wives either.

>>2915826
Nijo castle is in Kyoto anon, or am I having a seizure

>>2915960
You're right to push back here — Nijo Jo is located in Kyoto, Japan. Perhaps the other poster confused Osaka Castle and Nijo Jo due to similar styles of castles and proximity.

For as polite and socially courteous the Japanese are, they certainly are blase about washing their hands after a toilet visit

>>2915826
That sounds good, although it may be for a later date as sharing a bath seems a little forward for a first or second date.
>>2915960
>>2916060
Yes I know it's in Kyoto we are taking the train to see it, she lives in Osaka but we don't mind going to places nearby (I should have made it clearer in my first post), I was also thinking of taking her to Hikone or mt koya as she mentioned she likes nature.

>>2916070
They don't finger they asshoe like you do creep

>>2915577
Reposting in new bread.

>>2916117
>>2916117
I mean what's your goal here, to bang her? Or you actually want to make her your girlfriend
My advice is really only good for the first
But Ive been fairly successful here on my trip so far with tapple
Lemme know, also include your jp and her eigo level

There does seem to be more police/ambulance sirens and motorbike road hooligan sounds in Osaka than I expected for a city in japan where people say everything is supposed to be clean, orderly, and kawaii.

>>2916117
Do you have any concept of how big Japan is? Mt Koya is hours and hours from Osaka, as is Hikone. Even Kyoto is pushing it for someone to meet from Osaka.

>>2916178
Kyoto is 25 minutes by train from Osaka.

>>2916181
By bullet train, yes, which costs 10x a normal train. Yokohama is also only 10 minutes from Tokyo if you go by Shinkansen

>>2916184
It's like 20 bucks anon...

>>2915724
Know your place. Asians have more right to travel Asia than non-Asians.

>>2916205
>>2916184
You are both exaggerating idiots

>>2916152
Hopefully both, I take you are hiring a private bath for your onsen dates? we have met in person on my last holiday and have been keeping in touch via email and Instagram but I don't think either our English or Japanese are good so Google translate may be doing some heavy lifting like on our first meeting.

>>2916178
Yes I have been to Kyoto and Hikone on my last trip so an hour or so on the train seems alright to me, she seems pretty happy with Kyoto for a date so I'm guessing it's within her travel radius if not she says she loves animals so we could always do tennoji zoo or the aquarium.

How is Sapporo and Hokkaido in general these days? Been once on a winter trip 15+ years ago and remember it being much more relaxed and sovlful than the south.

>>2916209
Quiet dalite.
>>2916308
Winter is right around the corner. When do you plan to come?

>>2916333
More of feeling out than actively planning right now. I think I'd like to go in the summer though. I've lived most of my life decently close to the arctic so I'm in no hurry to do my own winter trips(the previous was a prize from a workplace contest) to places that get snow.

>>2916301
I've never done an onsen date like I said I'm just meeting girls one off for dates if you want something s little more serious, you could do that
I'd always recommend "doing something" rather than seeing something if both your speaking levels are meh, since sightseeing leaves alot of empty time, but all my advice is probably useless since you already have met and have previous experience with each other, GL

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>>2916395

>>2916252
?

>>2916205
I live in Japan. Fucking nobody is going to use a bullet train to travel from Kyoto to Osaka, unless it’s a business trip or something and covered by the company.

>>2916386
>AI screenshot
When someone lives “in Osaka,” I doubt that means they live AT Osaka Station. It might take her as long as 30 minutes or more just to get to Osaka Station itself. You retards don’t realize how big cities like Tokyo or Osaka are. People who live “in New York” don’t all live inside Penn Station

>>2916395
You have no clue what you're talking about, first off the shinkansens don't even depart from Osaka, it's all Shin Osaka and that station is extremely easy to get to all across the city for that exact reason
And why the fuck would you not take a shinkansen if given the option? If it's a spur of the moment thing yeah sure just tap and go on the local or rapid express for 30-50 minutes
But if you're planning something why would you not take a faster train that you can schedule ahead of time

>>2916401
Because people who live here think differently from tourists. It’s not sustainable take a bullet train from Kyoto to Osaka just because it saves time.

>>2916403
I agree generally sure but that's not the situation here
it's a one time date he's doing with that lady lmao, why are you so mad people take shinkansens to save time?

>>2915748
Are there ANY countries that are JBW?

>>2916404
God, I have no idea desu. Is it that the lady lives in Japan so asking her to take a Shinkansen for a first date would be unreasonable, while for a tourist nothing matters? Or that what is considered “close” or “reasonable” is different between a resident and a tourist who considers taking a bullet train from Kyoto to Osaka a viable option? No, that couldn’t possibly be why I’m talking about it.

>>2916411
...what
>Hey let's go to Nijo today
>Would you rather take a 50 minute local train where we might be standing the whole time
>Or would you rather have reserved seats and a 15 minute trip
>Demo Nihon Desu dame shinkansen kudosai
Thats how it's playing out in your head, I see people literally take a shinkansen one stop in the green car all the time, is it a waste money?
Yup, but some people don't care or have too much money

I saw a jbw yesterday at the train station.

He was awfully tall, quite young like early 20s, very white and clear skin, little bit of "curl bro" muscle on him so he had some baby biceps, blonde hair with curtain style, and he was with an asian girl I assume is local and she...
had a near ogre of a face with some pink color dye in her hair. She wasn't even that short either.

I was actually a little surprised and thought he could have gotten cuter. Or cute, at all, since she really wasn't.
>jbw on life support

Holy fuck DisneySea is crowded, I was expecting a zoo but this is something else

>>2916423
Jbw is reality in every country. Here in Japan it's extremely rare to see a single white person. And almost always they are women. Inter racial couples are wmaf wf Indian male although occasionally you see wmbf

going in about a month.

what JDM/exclusive shit can i buy while there to sell back home for profit? or just cheap in japan in general. prioritizing $ per volume/space in my bag.

im already into watches and some tcg which are pretty optimal for this, but what else?

>>2916412
Not anymore. Stay home and stroke your penis while we take your women and replace you.

>>2915750
Your hatred for India reveals your inferiority complex. You will be replaced because you are inferior.

>>2916471
Cool, do us, the world, a favour and stay in incredible india. We have enough ubereats delivery drivers.

>>2916468
Kill yourself please
>>2916471
Lol lmao

>>2916414
I live here and I travel frequently for work. I don’t watch for how many people get off at each stop on the bullet train, but it is almost insane to imagine taking a bullet train for a date. A day trip, maybe. Not Nijo Castle. I’m not a green car one-stop user. That’s the equivalent of someone who taxis rather than riding the train to meet friends for dinner.

>>2916471
More like getting ganged up on and crowded out via sheer numbers and backstabbing.

>>2916482
Why are the Japanese rail tickets such a ripoff in price? Individual tickets are almost always cheaper. Do Japanese not understand the concept of a discount or bundled pricing?


Price Comparison Table


Route Train Type Individual Ticket Price (Approx.)
Tokyo Kanazawa Hokuriku Shinkansen (Kagayaki) ~¥14,600
Kanazawa Kyoto Limited Express Thunderbird ~¥6,500
Kyoto Osaka Local / Rapid JR Train ~¥600
Osaka Hiroshima Sanyo Shinkansen (Nozomi / Sakura) ~¥10,500
Hiroshima Tokyo Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen (Nozomi) ~¥19,240
Total Individual Cost ~¥51,440
14-Day National JR Pass ¥80,000

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>>2916575 >>2916725

Are JR passes an absolute meme now?
I brought one years ago before the price hike and it was perfect for me because i do shit spontaneously and I'd rather explore freely instead of sticking to a set itinerary. Last time I went i abused the fuck out of the pass and used as much rail transport as I could and bounced around all the major cities on the shinkansen as much as I could in the 10 days i was there. Basically I never knew where I was staying or visiting the next day till I decided the night prior.
I'm on the fence on going back again soon and maybe for longer but the prices are fucking extraordinary.

>>2916482
I still dont understand your reasoning
If people want to save time or waste money that's on them?
Just like flying first class or staying in business hotels
I'll fly first class but I always stay on business hotels, first class is a huge waste of money, and some people would say staying on business hotels is retarded but I hate spending on hotels
What's the issue here do you work for JRs rival company or what lmao

>>2916496
Do whatever you want. My original point is OP should not include places like Hikone and Mt Koya as viable places for a casual first/second date, even if it is literally possible to make it there by fucking bullet train. This is like an argument I had with an autist who insisted (though it is also literally true) that everyone has time to bicycle to commute to work.

>>2916503
Let's agree on something and call it quits friendo
Fuck bike fags

Is it a bad idea to arrive 2 hours before flight departure at Tokyo Haneda? Normally, I do 3 hours for international flights.

I need to transport myself from Osaka to Tokyo on the day of departure. If I take the earliest possible Shinkansen, I arrive at Haneda 2 hours before departure. I can't get there earlier on the same day.

The other alternative is to go to Tokyo 1 day before departure, and spend 1 hotel night somewhere in Tokyo.

Haneda is the only airport in Japan that offers a direct flight back home, so other airports are not a good option.

>>2916493
>Waaah why are jr passes so expensive waaah
>I abused them
>Waaaah why are they so expensive waaaaaah
>I sat on trains my entire trip I am very smart
>Waaaaaaah

Buy tickets now or risk the next fuel surcharge update being higher. What do you guys think?

>>2916575
Before the price hikes you could save a few bucks with the JR pass if you were smart about it. Now you have to abuse it and spend your entire vacation on a train to get your money's worth. I just buy shinkansen tickets when I need them and use suica for everything else.

>>2916579
I try to take local trains so I can sit and relax as I wait my 4 or 5 hours between hotel check out check in times, but I have 90 days so I'm not in a hurry

What is your guys luck with calling ahead to Apa or Toyoko letting them know you'll be arriving technically a day after check in. I don't wanna wait 6 hours after landing to be able to enter my room

>>2916583
>Be in Tokyo
>Book hotel online
>"Japan is living in 2050!"
>Try to check in
>No automated front desk
>"Sir sir, your hotel isn't here it's another hotel sir"
>Mfw I realize it's a Filipina Not a Japanese speaking to me
>Ask her to show me to my room
>She agrees

>>2916574
If you get to the airport 1 hour before international you have like a 5-10 minute window to make baggage. 2 hours youre fine

>>2916384
No it's given me a couple of ideas so it wasn't useless at all, and good luck with your dates as well.

>>2916504
OK, I can agree with that. Have a good day anon

>>2916597
Online check in, digital boarding pass (or kiosk printed boarding pass) and no checked luggage means you can often go right to your gate in 15 minutes if security and immigration lines are short.

>>2916578
when is the trip?
>>2916493
>>2916488
yeah cost of transportation is ridiculous. have to get me a bike and a commuter pass to offset the bus and jr rail cost

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>>2916770 >>2917025 >>2917315

it seems tax refund that's gonna roll out next month will be like this.
>you register you passport on Visit Japan web
>buy at store, ask for tax refund, give them your passport
>they will ask how you want to get refund. cash, or credit card
>mostly it be by credit card, so they will give you a their store link where you'll later put your credit card. Doesn't matter if you paid in cash or credit card.
>once you're at the airport before departure flight. Go to these machines, scan you passport. if green you'll get a refund, if red go to manned counter.
They're literally do this just to troll boomers lmao

>>2916468
Tenka toys

>>2916763
Can't be any worse than Germany's tax refund.

>Buy something
>Take receipt to airport while you're about to leave
>They tell you after checking your receipt and passport you need to go back to the store you bought it from for the actual refund
>You can't because you're flying home in 3 hours

>>2916589
OK but did you get to fuck her

>>2916474
Why didn’t you stay in Europe? Now it is revenge time, and you're making it very easy.

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>>2916792

Anyone with tips / recommendations for Sapporo, planning on doing a ski trip to Niseko then remaining days in Sapporo. Whats a comfy good hotel near night life.

Budgets like 285 USD a night total.

>>2916791
https://youtu.be/5s0JpUGuF8c?si=OrO7BwumVan75sKu

This dude made in-depth video about this

>>2916790
You going to make any blondie boys your jam boy?

>>2916792
Thanks for the vid but we already planned the ski portion of the trip, we have remaining days left while waiting for a flight and were going to spend it in Sapporo.

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>>2917109

>>2916797
https://youtu.be/kte65ngimYY?si=Is0fYJJyC3DLHgHW

I like his vids. It's comfy.

Tho if you're travel in winter it's best to stay at hotel that connected to sapporo station by underground so you don't have to carry everything through snows.

Did JR Pass got more expensive in these last years or something or is it just me?
Making some calculations for a 2-week trip, suddenly it's better to pay fares on your own than relying on it

>>2916841
all of transportation got more expensive
only way to cut cost on it is the commuter pass

>>2916841
They jacked it up about 30% back in 2023 and then there was a 5 or 6% increase two weeks ago. There really isn't a feasible way to use it anymore. You would have to be taking three or four lengthy shinkansen trips a week, which doesn't fit into most people's itineraries.

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>>2916920 >>2917032

Good evening. I am currently in Kyoto. So far, I have gotten 5 nihongo juzos. I shall go to NaGOYa tomorrow. Everyone ignores me, though I am quite stylish and get very lucky in finding english speakers.

I shall perhaps learn the language and move here, if only because it is much cheaper than back home. I anticipate I will still be quite as lonely as I am now, however. I have abandoned my travel companions, as their leader was rather rude about the very slight delays (and insanely helpful translations/directions/cultural awareness I offered), and sought only for every expensive tourist attraction possible.

I will be in Tokyo next week. Whereabouts should I contemplate death?

>>2916401
Shinkansen costs about $100 to board, no matter where you go.
The AM train to Shin-Osaka (or anywhere down the line, really) is $1.30 and if you're early, you just sit down, take a nap, and arrive in 30-40. Useful for watching the cityscape and cute girls. Perhaps you have never been?

>>2916866
Shinkanses from Shin-Osaka to Kyoto is about $20

>>2916869
Your mom's about that much at the Honeybee as I recall

>>2916870
LOL

What is the particular appeal of Osaka?

I understand Kyoto and Tokyo, but Osaka?

>>2916901
It has to be some sort of tiktok algorithm thing because gaijin flood there

>>2916865
>where to complicate death in Tokyo
See if one of the bums in Ueno park will choke you out

>>2915724
Anyone been to Hikone? Is there much there of interest?

>>2916901
It's a good connector to other places so it's a common pit stop for most people on a trip
I thought Osaka was fine, not my favorite but I didn't hate it, it does have tobita street which is fun...
I actually disliked Kyoto the most, it has some great sites but there's so many retarded tourists and those stupid groups with the flags everywhere it's hard to enjoy them

>>2916901
I think it's comfy

>>2916922
Hikone has the castle and Chikbukushima and that’s it. Honestly, the entire prefecture of Shiga is shitty. Yeah there’s Lake Biwa but unless you’re doing an onsen or nice ryokan then it doesn’t matter. I’ve been living in Japan 8 years and Shiga is one of the few prefectures I’d skip visiting again if I had the choice

>>2916901
Osaka has all the things that if I discuss here, gets my comment removed and I banned

>>2916901
Loose women

>>2916793
Joke around while you still can. Your people will be the laughingstock of history

>>2916983
that's got to be a meme

>go to check into hotel
>they have no front desk staff
>only one of those tablets you press to connect to stinkjeet in mumbai who does the needful

Japan

Over

>>2916985
What will you do? Poop on my street jamboy?

>>2916975
Holy fuck I want to know. But then indians would know too.

>>2917001
Most working girls don't see certain races
They don't openly say it, they just won't respond or interact with you
I'll let you figure out which races

>>2917004
Reading a lot of Japanese working girls pages and reviews drives me insane. Lots of them won’t even take whitey, we generally only get the subpar ones. Fuck if I was a Japanese dude I would be broke spending every paycheck engaging in the most degenerate ball draining activities daily.

Saw a bare feet jeet at the mall today. I was disgusted but any jap experts, is that acceptable to japs ? He was sitting on his bare feet in front of the Indian Hat restaurant

>>2917008
They take whites just fine, the bar to entry is your japanese level
They dont want to deal with the awkward exchange where you both just pass your phones back and forth using Google translate
I've gone to soaps that explicitly say no foreigners, but as soon as I start talking they don't care, same with how it works on tobita street
They also assume if you know japanese you know the rules written/unwritten

>>2916789
yes, of course. that is just basic customer service.

>>2916763
>They're literally do this just to troll boomers lmao
Nah, some forgeiners have abused it to make money:
>Buy high volume goods with low margin with tax refund en masse. (e.g. Apple products)
>Sell them on the jap version of Craigslist to random japs for a profit
>repeat
As currently no one was checking if you actually export the goods the chances to get caught a very low.

>>2916574
>I need to transport myself from Osaka to Tokyo on the day of departure.
Fly! Either from KIX or ITM. Keep in mind that that flight have to go to HND, flying to NRT would be worse than the train.

>>2917020
they take other races just fine too, or so i hear from those who have gone

>>2916865
goyjin moment

I've been in japan for 4 days now, got 17 more before I leave, and while it is very interesting and all, I was promised japanese cuties would be all over my white 31 year old handholdless virgin chud ass but that is just not the case. It turns out all women no matter where they're from hate me, and this realization moved my suicide timeline sooner by a decade or two for sure. I'm so lonely...
Anyway, Nara's deer were super cute

>>2917033
you have to talk to them

>>2917033
I went for six weeks last January and had the same experience. White btw. Except I had less deer

>>2915724
I want to stay 8-9 days at a winter onsen I have christmas breaking coming up and would like to stay at a nice onsen town / place with nature hiking and viewing local stuff whilst majority of the time being at the onesn

>>2917038
is this a question or a statement of intent

>>2917033
If you aren’t hot in your country you aren’t going to be hot in Japan.

>>2917031
They don't, they don't blatantly advertise they don't, but they'll ask your race when you make an appointment or the girl gets "sick" or "is late" on your appointment time if you show up and look a certain way
Typical jp way, instead of just saying no, they be coy about it

>>2917039
I guess I'm asking for places that fit the MO, winter onesn I can stay for 8 days and relax etc

>>2917033
I had a couple young women show interest in me when I first got here about a month ago but I fucked up both times and hesitated.
Since then it's been zero. IRL and matching apps both dead.
>>2917035
I don't speak Japanese and most women don't even look at me. Really dulls any desire to express interest or attempt a google translate exchange. One though did seem awfully happy and enthusiastic to see me and spoke some english and was absolutely ADORABLE but I didn't sieze the opportunity and have been really regretting it ever since.
I'm a gigadoofus.

I'm staying in this city for two more months though so I have time to try something. I have to actually try.

>>2917043
Though I should add since I've been here a month, such a situation isn't surprising since I spend most of every day just in my room lol unless I need to run an errand. I have to actually go outside and interact with people in some way.

>>2917041
>if you show up and look a certain way
How would they even know? Do they call ahead and ask?

>>2917051
For soaps, for deriheru they will usually ask for your race
You can lie obviously but that can lead to issues, alot of the more expensive stores have a guy with the girl usually

>>2916866
>Shinkansen costs about $100 to board, no matter where you go.
Lol wut

>>2917033
Listen here you dipshit. The average woman is 10 times more insecure than you are and being rejected by a man absolutely crushes their self-esteem, so you should not expect them to make the first move. That's your job. Your testosterone is supposed to give you the confidence to power through rejection. You're not supposed to be scared like women are. Go see a doctor and get your testosterone levels checked. I am not trying to be a dick, but this is the truth

>>2917072
nta but i've been in tokyo for about a week, already had sex once, had/have dates lined up every day since last wednesday until this sunday. everything from cold approach. i consider myself advanced and i speak intermediate japanese, but the rejections here are pretty intense compared to other places. i dont expect a beginner to come here and get ten tokyo style rejections in a row, and then be able to do his eleventh approach like nothing happened. a newbie is better off going to a place where the girls put you down easily.

>>2917086
where did you approach?

>>2916804
I really enjoyed my time at the Sapporo Grand Hotel, very comfy rooms.

>>2917093
Kabukicho

>>2915748
That only matters to loser Whites who want to have it easy and loser nons who want an excuse. Fuck all that. Stay home if you're such a gay.

>>2917115
I think Kabukicho rejections are more intense than other areas. I suggest giving other areas like Ikebukuro, Ueno and Ginza (milfs) a go

>>2917093
tokyo station, ueno, kita senju, matsudo

>>2917117
Why should it not be easy? There's nothing special about women that warrant anything being difficult and if you fit the appearances they like and they aren't neurotic enough to be afraid of you they'll come to your room with nearly no efforts of any sort. They aren't special at all for anything.
I want a skinny dorky girl to play with but don't know where or how it's even possible to meet a hikikomori hottie without apps.
>>2917072
Ok daddy.

>>2917200
you sound like you have ED

>>2916991
>>2915724
>noob going to Okinawa
>look for a basic hotel
>see a lot of "Mr. Kinjo"s
>think it must be a solid chain like APA
>choose pay at hotel and book it
>arrive 1 day late at 11am
>walk inside
>jeet at front desk
>oh ffs
>hi I'm here to check in
>belligerently says its not time to check in yet
>didn't even call me sir
>my booking started yesterday, I'm a day late
>doesn't seem to understand
>calls another meet on the phone
>waiting for 3 minutes
>remember I didn't pre pay
>start walking out
>ok check in saarrr!!!!
I was expecting him to come chasing after me

>>2917200
Women are excruciatingly difficult to get unless you're born with the correct genetics

>>2917209
or if you're an eternally online faggit, which you are

>>2917201
That doesn't make any sense.

>>2916922
I liked it as a day trip I also met a nice girl on the train going there which was a nice bonus. I mainly went there as the 1995 Christopher Lambert film the hunted was partially filmed there and I have always loved that film lol.

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>>2917287 >>2917289 >>2917298

>>2915724
Has anybody here stayed at Hotel AZ? Does it live up to the hype?

HOTEL AZ operates primarily in Kyushu. A single room costs 6,380 yen (tax included), with breakfast included. The chain has gained popularity because guests can generally stay at the same rate even during peak seasons such as Golden Week, Obon, and the New Year’s holidays. While maintaining this affordable, uniform pricing, the chain has expanded its network—growing from 87 properties at the end of November 2024 to 93 properties as of the end of May 2026.

Opening hotels in the suburbs isn’t just about securing inexpensive land. It’s a strategy aimed at meeting the demand from guests who rely on cars for transportation—a segment that is unlikely to overlap with that of hotels located near train stations.

However, the location along a major suburban highway has its drawbacks: there are few restaurants or shops in the vicinity, so it’s difficult to find a place to have dinner within walking distance. You could drive, but then you wouldn’t be able to drink.

HOTEL AZ compensates for this inconvenience with its on-site services. Some facilities feature a 100-yen shop selling snacks and daily necessities. The on-site restaurant, Shidaka, offers a dinner buffet for 1,210 yen (tax included; 990 yen for children aged 3 and older through elementary school; free for children under 3), and guests can opt for all-you-can-drink alcohol for an additional fee (as of September 2026).

While focusing on these services, the hotel keeps guest rooms stripped down to the bare essentials. Rather than adding more amenities or furnishings—which would increase installation costs and cleaning efforts—the hotel prioritizes enhancing the aspects that guests value most, such as free breakfast, parking, and on-site dining. This balanced approach is said to be what supports the hotel’s low prices.

https://gendai.media/articles/-/171974

https://www.az-hotel.com/

https://x.com/azhotel_chain

>>2917285
HOTEL AZ Hiroshima Mihara: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLDCM-mOdjY

HOTEL AZ Tokushima Itano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R7BeyZhCfs

HOTEL AZ Ehime Ainan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5A-wmnqMdE

>>2917285
>>2917287
Never heard of it, but I always prefer somewhere closer over anything else

>>2917285
AI slop

>>2916763
I’ve heard there’ll be some kind of refund process fee on certain stores. I get that it’s to fuck over the people screwing over the system but all this just makes me want to fuck it over back, I know it’s small perhaps but will this make ir possible to receive the cashback on the full amount instead of the amount after the refund? Seems like a small win

I'll be going to the country soon (next week) for a full month. I have some plans, but I have some blocks of time that are blank. I'll have a rail pass. This is my second time in the country (3 weeks the last time).

- Does anyone have any recommendations for Ryokans? I've never been to one (would prefer an onsen)
- Any suggestions for interesting train trips? I don't even give a shit about getting off the train - I just need some time to relax and decompress.
- I'm debating going to Iya Valley, or a similar hike. Anyone have experiences with that?

I'll check the pinned stuff.

>>2917330
I walked in the countryside for a month. Didn't plan shit. Mostly walked at night and stayed in whateve onsen was closest during the day

>>2917332
I guess when I think "Ryokan" I am picturing the price/difficulty to book that boutique hotels in North America would have. Am I off-base there? Like, I feel I should be booking through Booking.com or something now, instead of in weeks when I'm there.

>>2917333
I always just walk up last minute. I never book in advance

>>2917337
Do you not get fucked on price? Like, how much should I be looking at to not get fucked?

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>>2917342 >>2917471 >>2917695

In not sure if I should be impressed or horrified . But McDonald's had a downy working the counter all by himself. He tried to give me a coffee I didn't order. Get back to my hotel and my sandwiches look like this

>>2917338
It was in 2019 so I don't remember the exact prices but things tend to be cheaper last minute, especially in the off-season

>>2917339
Got the authentic amerigolem McDonald’s experience

Reddit:
> "noooo don't stay at apa they are owned by a racist far right nationalist and war crimes denialist"
Me:
> oh thanks for the warning friendly redditors
[Books 10 nights at apa]

>>2917345
I dunno dude, I’m all for cheap and sufficient quality hotels but seems that giving your money to such a thing if true, is very shortsighted and egotistical, kinda dumb if you know it too.

>>2917352
How so?

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>>2917352
If you lived your life obsessed with politics and never buying products because one person in a company has views you find unsavoury then you'd starve to death.
As if I give a shit about what some jap billionaire boomer thinks or says.
As if rampant racism isn't the default for 90% of the planet outside of self hating white people.
These are not my considerations when booking a hotel, at all. And reddit can complain all they want about it, not changing my mind.

> cheap and sufficient quality hotels
They are good quality
The only issue have is that apa is expensive as fuck for tiny rooms in popular areas, sorta thinking should just stay in a weird love hotel for a week instead.
Paid nearly 400k yen for ten nights

>>2917353
Influence is a hell of a thing and comes in all kinds of shapes, and more importantly it can be bought. Howaito piggu go homu is definitely not the worst it can get.
>>2917361
I get that you can’t base every purchase on the personal views of the people behind a company. I think it’s more about the bigger picture. Everyone draws the line somewhere different, and that’s fair, but I don’t think it’s unreasonable for people to care about it either.

>>2917361
>Paid nearly 400k yen for ten nights
Where? The most expensive APAs I've seen are a bit over 20k yen a night.

>>2917361
>apa is expensive as fuck for tiny rooms in popular areas
that's my issue with them as well. There are lesser known business hotels that give bigger rooms for the same price or less and can usually be found right next to an apa.

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>>2917362
> Everyone draws the line somewhere different, and that’s fair, but I don’t think it’s unreasonable for people to care about it either.
He's the most stereotypical japanese boomer with the most typical boomer views, it's almost expected, just because he's rich people know what he thinks rather than a million random old obaasans saying the exact same thing every day, I shrug.

You're on a website owned by a guy who publicly said hostesses in hostess bars should put up with violence because they earn high wages, personally I think Hiro went a bit mask off there, he seems cool the rest of the time.

>>2917372
Shibbys
>>2917373
It's so fucking small hey, always messes with my head, at least it forces me to get out more

>>2917372
This time of year it's pricey
In winter would be well under half of that

I typically don't mind the small room size of apa and similar chains but
Wtf is up with the toilets man, I'm skinny but just under 6ft and I feel like some golem sitting on a tiny stool trying to take a dump
And the seat is so small my pecker just kinda rests on the seat
The toilets are the worst, everything else Im fine with

At the departing terminal
Immediately surrounded by disgusting sweating obese people and blacks talking on speaker phone
Sigh...

>>2916943
How’s tobita these days?

>>2917420
Fun, as always, it's just funny to see groups of people walking around together there
>Dude bro go up to her haha
It's a street brothel I don't understand just walking around with the bros, but to each their own
I've never had a bad girl yet at tobita, I also speak decent japanese tho
I generally prefer a longer time though, tobita is a fun side thong to do while in Osaka tho

>>2917378
smash my elbows into the wall all the time trying to dry off
dick touching the bowl freaks me out too

>>2917440
About half the hotels have toilet seats that dont fit the bowl. That i don't understand

>>2917444
not like I have a big dick or anything but some toilets are just tiny and you always end up in some weird pose trying to avoid touching the bowl, pulling my dick out on top feels too weird
always wonder if I'm going to clog it up with some massive meat turds the next day after an all you can eat yakiniku session, the Japs there seem to have infinite stomachs because they somehow eat more than me

>>2917406
was here pre covid and tourists seemed a lot less obnoxious, feels like all the worst that would normally go to SEA are now going to Japan, painful to deal with

>>2917352
I booked there because no Chinese speaking loudly in the hallway

>>2917434
it did feel pretty in and out when i went, even if there was some small talk. what type of places do you prefer? or any specific spots?

>>2917361
>Paid nearly 400k yen for ten nights
Wtf, I paid avg 6k a night on random buissness hotels or inns, not even love hotels.

I'm going soon. I have some loose plans but nothing super solid, just cities and days. I figure I can just freeball it and see what happens, it's not like my life depends on having a perfect itinerary. Has a perfect itinerary ever really made someone happy compared to the hours of miserable planning that went into it?

Some friends sent me their itineraries and they literally planned ahead what restaurant to get lunch at. That must be an indicator of major psychological issues

>>2917460
>they literally planned ahead what restaurant to get lunch at.
OMG, I would stay the fuck away from them. I even only booked hotels for the first two nights before going ... but I understand that's really not for everyone.

>>2917458
where? in fukuoka even the cheap capsule hotels were starting at 4.5k

>>2917455
I prefer deriheru over anything, it sounds stupid but it's kind of exciting not knowing what you're going to have show up(this had backfired on occasion lmao), plus the girls get the most into it
Soaps are very safe, you see and know what you're getting into
Deriheru runs the gambit, so it's more exciting
Plus NS is usually on the table with some extra pocket money and smooth talking

>>2917460
What I did was loosely plan my morning and midday around "tent pole" things for the day and then left the back half of the day completely open. I liked that alot as it let me explore of I found something cool while still having a plan somewhat

>>2917339
please tell me the location so I can see him myself

>>2917287
It's funny that they call buffets "vikings" in Japanese. Supposedly because of a 50's Hollywood movie called "The Vikings" and it's depiction of a smorgasbord.
I honestly have only stayed in capsules, business hotels, and hostels. And a Hyatt once. I don't think I've ever stayed a proper Ryokan or Japanese hotel. I'm sure it's fine if you don't mind the commute.

>>2916412
mainland China, especially Tier 2 and 3 cities, mind you Tier 2 is still like 5-10M people

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>>2916488
>high quality train service
gee I wonder why it's not dirt cheap and subsidized like NYC and DC metro?

>>2917086
>>2917154
How do Tokyo girls reject you? I only tried to pull a Japanese girl once and it was a success.

>>2917440
>dick touching the bowl freaks me out too
What's up with that anyway, every single time I wake up with a half-chub and want to take a piss in the morning the head of my dick ends up scraping the inside of the toilet bowl. I don't get the japanese, they obsess with cleanliness to the point where they have dedicated slippers for going for a piss, and then they design the toilet in a way that you have to dunk your dick into the germs of every previous cock that sat on it.

>>2917468
Mainly Kansai; cities as well as countryside.
>even the cheap capsule hotels were starting at 4.5k
caplsule hotels are not that much cheaper than buisness hotels. So if a capsule is 4.5k a hotel can easily be 6k.

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>>2917573 >>2917574 >>2917598

For people doubting itt in this thread, yes it is possible to blow that much on 10sqm room

>>2917572
And that's with all the bullshit "diamond" discount plus cashbacks they owe me.
Agoda tiers are a bit sus, only half the hotels it saves money, some they charge you more for being on diamond than booking via incognito mode, leaves a sour taste when you work that out

>>2917572
>possible
for sure. But also dumb!

>>2917574
You are overestimating me
I'd generally go with retarded

>>2917575
I dindn't even meant to say anouthing about (You); I meant to say actually booking that for that price is just dumb. I'm very confident you can find a similar room in Shibuya/Shinjuku for 1/4 (or less) of that.

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>>2917576
Sure, like I said, could just stay in a love hotel overnight for half the price, but I've stayed there before and not particularly bothered. Waste cash on plenty of worse things, I earn good money as does the missus, meh. Should see the fine dining bills we rack up.
Looking at the same dates, not that much difference in the area unless you go sleep on a bed covered with jizz.

>>2917579
if it was the middle of winter you could definitely get better prices but not right now

>>2917579
>unless you go sleep on a bed covered with jizz
thing is, you're doing that in the apa as well

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>>2917579
Okay, prices are acutally quite bad right now; I was there in late July.
How about this?

>>2917581
Ah, wanted to quote that one as well ...
t.>>2917585

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>>2917576
>>2917579
That's the worst place in all of Japan. I like to stay near the palace. So I can play music for Princess Aiko as she heads out for work at the Red Cross. She made eye contact with me once. I think she likes to play hard to get.

>>2917585
I was looking at this hotel for my trip in November, but the subway situation isn't great. You have the Namboku line right there which doesn't go anywhere useful. So you have to walk down to Roppongi station, and Oedo line is really only good for getting to Shinjuku.

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>>2917583
At least I can fool myself at apa
That hotel Soh actually looks ok for a love hotel, at least the rooms are bigger and it seems nice.
I've stayed in other ku's in Tokyo and always find myself coming back to Shibuya, it's just better, even with the late night vomit in the laneways it's worth the premium, I don't mind.

If I was staying a month or so I'd go for more suburban local life and chill away from tourist shit, maybe Toshima or something and travel in occasionally.
Shibs just has everything I want with food/bars plus cute little sluts everywhere and is peak for doing daytrips away out of the city, it's one stop to Harajuku, three stops to Shinjuku. Other parts of the city always feel a bit too far from the good stuff.

>>2917592
The pro-move is staying in Chiba and walking the 35 km to the center of Tokyo, and then walking back. I mean seriously, this takes 16 hours. What else are you going do. Sit in cafes all day. Pretend to be interested in buying something, wasting employee's time at the mall. Wake up at 5 am and get to hiking.

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>>2917593
Imagine walking around, and not going in a straight line, by crossing the bay.

>>2917572
I paid $50 a night in September for apa roppongi now its $140 wtf is going on?

>>2917589
Theres a bus stop right outside the door depending on where you want to go but the train was a hike

>>2917598
Japan hotels (esp in Tokyo) are a dynamic-pricing-hellhole.

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>>2917620 >>2917651

Do you guys ever take on the spirit of the salmon, and walk in the opposite direction of the crowded subway.

>>2917607
This is the quickest way to get shoulder checked by some angry boomer if you're looking for that experience

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>>2917620
You think I wear these shoulder pads only because I look fly.

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>>2917587
For me it's Princess Kako

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>>2917625
Imagine her moving into an akiya with a white boi to transform it into a bed and breakfast where they have a garden for farm to table meals.

>>2917607
contrary to popular meming there is no established pattern here. "hurr but in kansai its walk right pass left" it's all bullshit chaos because east asians have no situational awareness. and regardless of how much of an immovable chad you are they will never, ever, ever shoulder check you. they will silently walk away and spam anti gaijin seethe all over the internet for hours later that night.

Are those old taxi drivers good at driving?

>>2917652
no and they have dandruff and they ask you to repeat yourself 5 times when you say "higari"

I'm thinking of going to japan for the 4th time, but this time in december/january new years, and going north of tokyo.
What's there to do north of tokyo? And ive read places close around new years and things get really expensive, how is that compared to april/may?

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>another Nippon festival death
Such a honubru way to die
>>2917666
I mentioned Toshima before as being chill suburbia but it has a lot of manga/anime/cosplay culture there.
Thinking of going to the Halloween cosplay festival up there this year.

How far along is the foreigner fatigue in Tokyo? Last time I was there a lot of them were sick and tired of indians. Has it progressed to hostility towards whites yet?

>>2917666
The only thing that gets more expensive is hotel rates.
Since tourist spots are in their peak season, stores there stay open. In other areas, however, most stores—except for convenience stores—are closed from Dec 30 to Jan 3.

>>2917676
So no mandrake, bookoff, trinkets and toy stores?
I'm not interested in winter sports, and dont know about festivals in any area.

>>2917671
>Has it progressed to hostility towards whites yet
well a japanese girl threw herself at me both figuratively and literally last night. she kept calling herself a monkey and said i have 'noble blood'. she wrapped her legs around my neck and said she would 'kill me like her ancestors did' or something i couldnt fully decipher. so maybe that's the hostility you're referring to.

then we woke up and i thought she might've regretted it but she kept going even when getting dressed. then she came through her clothes.

it felt great not having to initiate anything yet have her all over me like i paid her a couple hundred bucks.

>>2917671
Was there two weeks ago with my wife and the locals were openly hostile to us. Got denied entry into two different Izakayas in the four days we were there. We're both white europeans if that matters to you.

>>2917682
Was it the weekend? They're fucking weird about reservations on weekends even if it's completely empty

>>2917681
I don't know how you handsome stud socialites get into shit like this.

>>2917681
>Things that definitely happened

>Then I gave her money
ok well this makes it more believable

>>2917685
>>2917687
it happened and im not a gigachad, im a 5'8 average/odd white guy. i never approach women and i was a khv, but the two times i was approached both girls exhibited the same personality (you rike japanese gyrals???). the trick is i live here and i have a japanese friend who brought me somewhere that doesnt have 1000+ google reviews. im too nervous to go really anywhere alone.

i didnt pay her a dime and she wasn't a goblin either. was she a whore who sleeps with different men every night? probably. was she acting to make me feel better? maybe. will see ever want to see me again? probably not.
however waking up to a girl wearing your oversized anime shirt and having her put it over your head to suck her tits is an amazing experience.

>>2917339
Still better than a jeet

>>2917691
>a girl wearing your oversized anime shirt
Now, I know this is bait.

>>2917697
it's genuinely not. it's not some graphic T with naruto on it but it's a black custom t-shirt with the Key visual novel studio logo on it. it's oversized not because i am fat but because my mother dressed me until I was 28 and said my size was an 'extra large' so that's what i thought until i took a full body picture of myself once and almost offed myself at how bad i looked. im actually a size medium.
she was in the shower yelling ね、ね! 大きいTシャツ! and i didn't know what she meant at first because im a sexless autist but she wanted an oversized shirt to sleep in. i mean to me it too seems like an unbelievable story but something like this happened twice now. im still a virgin because i didn't have any condoms so i didn't want to risk it.

im trying to set up a date with her but she has been really slow to respond so im thinking it was a one-and-done. she forgot something at my place too that i want to give back. i washed my sheets but my couch still smells like her so ive been sniffing it to remind myself that this actually happened

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>>2917705

>im a 5'8 average/odd white guy. i never approach women and i was a khv
>im too nervous to go really anywhere alone
>was approached two times
>wearing your oversized anime shirt
>pulls said shirt over your head to suck her tits
>my mother dressed me until I was 28
>im a sexless autist
>im still a virgin because i didn't have any condoms so i didn't want to risk it (you're a retard)
.... ?
>mfw

I don't believe this is real but at the same time I do because you're probably not intimidating at all so she sees you like a safe puppy dog to play with that isn't capable of damaging her ego no matter what you do and that's the kind of zero risk play I notice others get

>writes novel
>it really habbened
>I'm not just trying to waste your time
You're gonna have to get a lot earlier than that. Not reading. Get back on topic, or go back to /trash/.

>>2917702
he's a poodle. that's been normalized among zoomers. most of them are completely asexual

>>2917683
This happened to me once back in 2018. It was 5:00pm, and the place was empty. I had checked online before hand, and their website said no reservations required. Wasn't a big deal, I just went to a different place down the street.

During my trip last year, there were a couple restaurants that tried to pull the gaijin menu trick on me. Google translate is free, I don't need an English menu with higher prices on it.

>>2917682
are you guys obese or covered in tats?
every place i ever went to was super nice to me, i speak decent japanese tho so...maybe that was it?

>>2917740
Nope, low body fat, no visible tats, enough Japanese to read a menu and order from one. Most importantly we also stayed in Sapporo and Osaka for 14 days combined and didn't experience any hostility there at all, it was 100% a Tokyo thing.

>>2917742
Have lived in Tokyo for years, speak the language, and it still happens from time to time. Was in Shimbashi a while back with a friend and we got turned away from a place. We were talking to the kid at the front explaining we live in Tokyo, language not an issue, etc and he was apologetic and said it was just the master’s rules—-no foreigners. Like the other anon said, best to just shrug it off, there’s always a place just as good nearby, but it can be kind of humiliating when it happens. However, according to plebbit, the honorable japs would never do such a thing.

>>2917671
I witnessed a Japanese boy looking sad and a very pretty white girl crying. They were sat on a bench. He must've broken up with her.

>>2917742
post biceps

enoshima, odawara, ebina, my home, kanagawa

I have a trip coming up soon and I'm trying to figure out how to spend the last week. On the second to last week, I fly to Fukuoka on Sunday, stay there for 2 nights, then go to Nagasaki for 2 nights. I want to be back in Tokyo by the next Friday so I'll have 2 nights before the return, so that leaves me with about 8 nights to plan out. I definitely want to go to Beppu so that'll be at least 2 nights, but any other recommendations? Either in Kyushu since I'm already there, or any other places that I can get to easily and cheaply from Kyushu that are close enough to Tokyo that I can return there quickly.

>>2917778
get a better life, 2 weeks pto nigger.

>>2917585
>>2917589

I stayed there on my last trip and it is in a weirdly inconvenient place. Next time I'm committed to paying more for better locations

>>2917788
I'm in the country for 5 weeks this is just the last portion

Is Japan underrated, overrated, or correctly rated?

>>2917778
You'll want longer in Nagasaki. Yufu and Aso are down there are were enjoyable when I visited in late 2019. They're scenery and you'll probably want to hire a car if you do, but if that doesn't interest you then it's not really worth visiting.

>>2917796
Most normalfags who go to Japan don't understand why they're doing so. The types of people who stay on the Tokyo-Hiroshima tourist trail and think Shibuya Scramble is amazing. I think it's overrated in that sense, but if you know what you're doing it's just right.

>>2917796
Depends on how much if a subhuman you are

>>2917808
Where do you think you are?

>>2917796
It's the most highly rated so it can't be underrated. It's definitely overrated. I still like it tho

Anything fun or stories around sendai, hachinohe, aomori and hakodate?

>>2917829
i really liked sendai, great day trips nearby - yamadera & matsushima bay, city has great scenery itself also, plus the nightlife district kokubunch, is lively without being a tourist hellhole like other places
would recommend

>>2917829
i have a japanese friend in aomori and had the opposite of this happen >>2917682
we went to an izakaya together and there were at least 8 open tables yet everyone else who walked in (japanese) was told it was fully reserved.

the building connected to hachinohe station had this really impressive Son Goku display which was cool https://visithachinohe.com/stories/hachinohe-sannshataisai-sansharekishi/

oirase gorge is a famous scenic spot but it's not quiet enough for my taste, there are lots of busses pulling in tourists. the towada lake is another one.
i didn't do much tourist stuff there because i was staying with their family, so we did inaka stuff instead. i walked around with their son and kids would come up to us on their bikes showing what bugs they caught today.
i prefer that area but not as a standard tourist because i hate having to bus around everywhere.

>>2917839
>plus the nightlife district kokubunch, is lively without being a tourist hellhole like other places
Iroha yokocho nearby gets a few tourists, but isn’t overrun like places in Tokyo or Osaka. If you like oysters, Mou Icco is top notch. Just don’t be a douche and try to go there with a big group or act like an asshole.

>>2917434
>I generally prefer a longer time though, tobita is a fun side thong to do while in Osaka tho
Osaka also has a second red light district other than Tobita that offers longer time for less money. It is cheaper for a reason, but it's not that much worse. Although the extra time tends to just be spent on showers. The girls at Matsushima are pretty fun to talk to.

>>2917829
aomori is fucking great. i went there completely on a whim and it ended up being one of the highlights of my trip

How is Dormy Inn? I just saw a youtube video comparing a few common business hotel chains and Dormy looked extremely comfy compared to a few other options. Is this an illusion? I'm going to Tokyo, Nikko, and Kyoto next month.

>>2917839
>>2917877
Starting in tokyo in december after christmas, would you reccomend taking the train north to places and stopping for nights along the way to get to sapporo, then flying back to tokyo after in early jan?

>>2917867
Is there a third? I know which one you're talking about because I accidently walked through it when I was out exploring random train stops. Wondering if there's a another surprise somewhere.

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>>2917880
There really isn't much past Sendai. Unless:
>you are a Real Traveler(tm) and need to gloat about going to dying towns for 4chan upvotes
>you have very specific reasons for going, such as festivals or hopping from one ski resort to another

>>2917749
This, yeah. I don't care when it happens since most of the time I'm just wandering picking places at a whim. It's their country, they can do what they want. Throw down a quick gome, don't be a dick about it, and hit the bricks; you'll probably be seated at another place in under 5 minutes especially in the major cities.

>>2917878
It's ok, you get what you pay for. Also check out the Super Hotel chain.

>>2917884
I only know of Tobita and Matsushima. Don't think there's a third. They do after all pretend to be restaurants so it would be obvious if there was a third area filled with small "restaurants".
I actually like Matsushima better as I feel the area is safer compared to the poor as fuck area that Tobita is located next to. I've seen police patrol around Tobita but never Matsushima. The shitty bar area next to Tobita is so far the only place I've seen Japanese randomly pissing on the street.

>>2917884
>>2917904
theres 5 in osaka actually, with tobita being the easiest and most popular, matsushima being essentially the same thing but less popular or older women
the other 3 tho...
takii operates like the previous two, and those are meh foreigner friendly, this one is not at all, you need good spoken japanese and this one is very small selection here, its calling card is NS for alot of the girls, you will get hostile looks here unless you can speak well or handsome enough the girls dont care
shinodayama & imazoto ill group together since they work the same basically, these are even less foreigner friendly and you need conversational level japanese here id say - because - theres no street facing here, you walk into a "restaurant" theres no girls or pictures of the girls, instead you describe what you like/want and the staff will match a girl given what they have, this is often a complete coin flip but thats part of the fun, last time i went here i told the lady i wanted a girl that looked like Seto Kanna and i swear to god her twin sister spawned from the nether, results vary wildly here
i dont recommend these latter 3 places unless youre very confident in your japanese, you can bull your way thru takii if youre good looking tho thats what i did the first time, the other 2 dont

>>2917906
Thanks for the information of the additional areas. I completely missed them when I was I Osaka. But from your description it is probably for the best. My Japanese is okay at best and I usually get around without using any English, but I don't trust it to hold up when it comes to "restaurants". And I'm not good looking. At best every Japanese girl wants to comment about my height + muscles, and sometimes my eyes as they are a very rare color. Although I am a little bit tempted to just check out the areas for the fun of it the next time I'm in Osaka.
I suppose the Japanese requirement is why those areas never get discussed on the foreign forums. I am kinda surprised only Osaka has these streets and that none of the other larger cities follow suit. Especially since in Tokyo the girls just straight up stand on the streets these days.

>>2917691
Good for you man. Hope you wore a rubber because someone who's that easy will be carrying a lot of nasty shit

>>2917908
osaka has the "streets" because they cant have soaps, other places can have soaps so no need

>>2917877
>highlights of my trip
what did you experience?

there are a million billion Japanese locations. In the west we have a hard cap on street, city, park and county names

>tobita, matsushima
Do the chefs in japan have signatures that locals can perceive? In america, chefs are all disgusting and appear as crude washed up drug addicts. You can tell from theor makeup, mannerisms, and clothing that they're a chef. Is this also the case in japan? Or does cosplay culture mask their profession from locals?

Do the chefs you met generally appear happy and in good health? When do they retire, and do they ever change industries?

Its fascinating how those chefs with perfect teeth, clear skin, soft features, healthy hair, etc can manifest a lifestyle that's so extreme. Japanese women may always be a mystery

>>2917931
Everyone i have seen in food prep in japan appears to be a normal looking highly competent person. From McDonalds staff to the chefs at business hotel buffets, you can often see them working. Food consistently perfect. I dont really like jap food but the western stuff they make is better than in the countries it originated in.

>>2917939
Figurative chefs. But this phenomenon applies to literal chefs in Japan too. Its so fascinating to me

>>2917939
Anon, they are talking about the Amsterdam-style red light districts where the establishments are registered as restaurants where the guest is served in a private room by the chef (the girl) where they just so happen to fall in love with each other and do love making. It is done this way in order to bypass the anti-prostitution laws and is a similar loophole that soaplands use. For whatever reason the Japanese government is happy to just look the other way on what is clear lawbreaking.

>>2917943
The male admin in a nice suit walked me to a room. I handed him a payment and he didn't take it. He explained I would give that to someone as a "gift". His ettiqutte and politeness were remarkable.

>>2917906
Interdasting. That led me down a path of internet searching and I found a bunch.
A common theme did sometimes keep being mentioned though.
>you need to speak Japanese
Gosh darn it