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Hey TLers!
This June 13~29th, I will be going to Japan for the first time of my life!!!
I've been into Japanese music and anime since middle school, so I am really excited.
I took four years of Japanese so I can at least somewhat converse with others.
Soo... I'm blogging here to see who else from TL.net are going to be in Japan around that time who can hang out~
I'll be around Shinjuku and Tokyo.
I'm also thinking of training to Osaka.
I'm also going to Guangzhou and Hong Kong from June 1~12th if anyone is around there. 
 
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Good for you! It's always been my dream to visit Japan. Enjoy!
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You picked a good time to go; it's way too hot in August, and can be pretty cold during early spring and winter. You'll probably want summer clothes.
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Nice for you! I'm kinda jealous because I've always been wanting to go to Japan. Hope you enjoy your time in Japan and that you get wonderful weather.
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Have a nice time there  ! I've been living in Japan for 6 months and travelling to Japan on a regular basis (once every year). What's the type of your accommodation ? Hostel or Hotel ? As for the weather, June is not as hot as July/August but you should be warned that it is already very humid and hot in June (over 30° C).
It is advisable to buy the "Japan Rail Pass" if you plan to travel or even "just" travel to Oosaka once, because the ticket for Shinkansen from Tokyo to Oosaka is nearly as much as the "1-Week Japan Rail Pass" itself, which allows you to use JR Trains 1 week for free...
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dude!!!!
have a nice time man. you also better get me a souvenier for not coming to my lan party >
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Enjoy tokyo, one of the best cities I've ever been. Because I met some awesome people I even rescheduled my trip and stayed for an extra 2 weeks. :D
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keep your eyes peeled for weird stuff ok?
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awesome.. you are going to have a blast japan is a great country =)
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On May 26 2010 01:37 SilverSkyLark wrote:
keep your eyes peeled for weird stuff ok?
is something meant to happen o_O
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Going by bus to Osaka is a lot cheaper than the bullet train. They depart from Tokyo in the evening and you will reach Osaka in the morning. It's around 4000JPY while the Shinkansen is around 14000JPY.
If you are taller than 180cm I wouldn't advice it though...
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my head would probably explode from cultural shock and jetlag, and it would be awesome.
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I'm there from June 23th ish to June 26th ish. (longish stopover, landing in narita). Not actually sure what time, PM me if you want to hang ^^
I'm at school right now, if you pm i'll actually check
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my experience was japanese people are super shy and afraid to try to use english or "hand talking". i never went to tokyo though. and since you have some japanese you will probably fare a lot better than i did. mani taught me 4 words, and i used them all! especially when i lost susies umbrella and had to ask for it back from some guy. i really struggled at restaurants even getting someone who looked willing to try to deal with me haha. everything was pretty expensive, especially as a traveler. maybe if you have someone set up in the city and youre grounded in one spot it will cut costs, but training around every day was super expensive. i wouldnt stay in a capsule hotel even for the experience, i dont really look back on sleeping there with warm memories...
overall i felt the experience was amazing but the social aspect (outside of haji and mani ^^) left me feeling pretty cold.
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Ah, you're living my dream friend. I will one day go myself, I just can't stop hearing about this place.
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On May 26 2010 02:33 Chill wrote:
my experience was japanese people are super shy and afraid to try to use english or "hand talking". i never went to tokyo though. and since you have some japanese you will probably fare a lot better than i did. mani taught me 4 words, and i used them all! especially when i lost susies umbrella and had to ask for it back from some guy. i really struggled at restaurants even getting someone who looked willing to try to deal with me haha. everything was pretty expensive, especially as a traveler. maybe if you have someone set up in the city and youre grounded in one spot it will cut costs, but training around every day was super expensive. i wouldnt stay in a capsule hotel even for the experience, i dont really look back on sleeping there with warm memories...
overall i felt the experience was amazing but the social aspect (outside of haji and mani ^^) left me feeling pretty cold.
Where did you go though? I think people in the tokyo area might be more willing to try to use what little english they know and they are probably more accustomed to foreigners. Alcohol also seemed to get them to open up (yes, yes we all do but I noticed a huge difference just after a couple of beers).
One cultural "difference" I noticed is that japanese people are super shallow and you don't really get to know people well very easily.
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Have fun! Make sure to post some pics and stories of your travels later on!!
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