Trip to Japan (Help)

[FinestRyeBread]

Hi everyone. Just need to gather some info for this trip. The trip will be in the summer of 2017. Most likely around June or so and the trip will be about 2 weeks.

 

I want everyone's input on this. (Don't say "google it"). I want to know where are good places to visit, sightsee, good food and places where I can buy gaming/anime stuff.

 

What type of housing should I go for 2 heterosexual males? I'm fairly certain hotels are going to cost an arm and a half.

 

For the Chinese who knows Japanese: How hard is to learn Japanese when you already know Chinese? What are some good ways of learning it? Mind you, I have uni and work to attend to but I am willing to learn online.

 

What's the fashion for Japan?

 

More questions may pop up.

 

Thanks in advanced everyone.

[imPixelTV]

real japan is nothing like chinese-cartoon japan

[FinestRyeBread]

2 minutes ago, imPixelTV said:

real japan is nothing like chinese-cartoon japan

I know, this is why I'm asking lol

[imPixelTV]

1 minute ago, FinestRyeBread said:

I know, this is why I'm asking lol

use google translate and just hope "hello" isnt "eat shit and die, cunt"

[FinestRyeBread]

3 minutes ago, imPixelTV said:

use google translate and just hope "hello" isnt "eat shit and die, cunt"

I know some basic greetings

[imPixelTV]

1 minute ago, FinestRyeBread said:

I know some basic greetings

i think putting 3 fingers up is equivalent to giving the finger

[FinestRyeBread]

1 minute ago, imPixelTV said:

i think putting 3 fingers up is equivalent to giving the finger

Noted. Not trying to offend anyone anyways

[imPixelTV]

Just now, FinestRyeBread said:

Noted. Not trying to offend anyone anyways

lol i intentionally offend people. a feminist called me a racist homophobe even tho i like black dudes. go figure 

[dragoon20005]

for two weeks where or which city are you going?

 

Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya?

 

which airport you will be arriving?

 

For tokyo, it will either be Narita airport or Hanada

 

For Osaka, it will be Osaka International Airport/ Itami Airport

 

what is your budget like for lodging and food?

 

if you are traveling frequently in one city suggest getting the JR Rail pass for Kansai region for Osaka/Kyoto region and JR East if you are going from Tokyo and and Eastwards like Saitama, Gunma and Fukushima.

[dragoon20005]

about temps

 

the temperature in June is around 17-23 degrees give and take a few degrees differences when raining.

 

Be sure to pack a good umbrella or raincoat.

 

you prob wont need any thick clothing unless you don't like the cool weather

 

also when traveling on buses and train.

 

 

DO NOT i repeat DO NOT TALK on your mobile phone.

 

Not only this is considered rude, mobile phone signals are known to affect pacemakers and other medical equipment that some elderly folks uses.

[dragoon20005]

this may be a known custom but i will repeat it anyway

 

 

slurping is considered good in Japan as it means you like the food especially noodles and drinking soup

 

making the mhhhhh sound when eating means you enjoy the food and saying oishii means the food is delicious.

[FinestRyeBread]

1 minute ago, dragoon20005 said:

for two weeks where or which city are you going?

 

Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya?

 

which airport you will be arriving?

 

For tokyo, it will either be Narita airport or Hanada

 

For Osaka, it will be Osaka International Airport/ Itami Airport

 

what is your budget like for lodging and food?

 

if you are traveling frequently in one city suggest getting the JR Rail pass for Kansai region for Osaka/Kyoto region and JR East if you are going from Tokyo and and Eastwards like Saitama, Gunma and Fukushima.

I plan on travelling around quite a bit. I guess you could say more sightseeing. Will try to pick a starting city with my friend. For budget, that is TBD depending on the cost of the plane ticket from the US to Japan (prob around $1000). I may have another $1500 for lodging and stuff maybe more.

5 minutes ago, dragoon20005 said:

about temps

 

the temperature in June is around 17-23 degrees give and take a few degrees differences when raining.

 

Be sure to pack a good umbrella or raincoat.

 

you prob wont need any thick clothing unless you don't like the cool weather

 

also when traveling on buses and train.

 

 

DO NOT i repeat DO NOT TALK on your mobile phone.

 

Not only this is considered rude, mobile phone signals are known to affect pacemakers and other medical equipment that some elderly folks uses.

Not even texting?

 

2 minutes ago, dragoon20005 said:

this may be a known custom but i will repeat it anyway

 

 

slurping is considered good in Japan as it means you like the food especially noodles and drinking soup

 

making the mhhhhh sound when eating means you enjoy the food and saying oishii means the food is delicious.

Thanks for this knowledge.

[dragoon20005]

fashion sense is just your normal casual outfits unless you want to stand out

 

then you should take a look a Harajuku area where you get an idea of what are the teenagers or young adults are wearing

 

Ueno park near the Harajuku station is where a lot of the young and old crowds will see in their fashion from punk rock and the wacky unexplained fashion

[dragoon20005]

1 minute ago, FinestRyeBread said:

I plan on travelling around quite a bit. I guess you could say more sightseeing. Will try to pick a starting city with my friend. For budget, that is TBD depending on the cost of the plane ticket from the US to Japan (prob around $1000). I may have another $1500 for lodging and stuff maybe more.

Not even texting?

 

Thanks for this knowledge.

depending on the city you pick

 

be sure to check out the prices of the lodging

 

the price of the lodging varies from hotel to hotel and if breakfast is provided.

 

my stay in Shinjuku was 7 days and i got a free dinner for staying at the hotel and buffet breakfast was provided

 

 

food and travel are the budget killers

 

you typical meal may cost average from 800 up 2000 yen

 

train rides can cost quite a lot even for short distance.

 

best set aside enough budget for food and travel.

 

Texting is allowed just NO talking on the phone.

[Zodiark1593]

Arigatou - thank you

 

 

Speaking of honorifics, learn them. The more common ones... 

San -  a person of similar status

Sama - a boss, or government official

Chan - child or young woman (referring to a government official as Chan may not be a good idea btw) 

Sensei - teacher

Dono - emperor, or king (if you've the luck to happen across someone of very high status). 

 

Honorifics are to be used after name. For friends, the first name can be used, but for formal meetings or persons of higher status, refer to them with their last name. Examples below. 

 

Daisuke-san

Rika-Chan 

Miyamoto-sama

 

One peculiarity in the Japanese language I've noticed is the use of a consonant, then vowel at the end of most syllables, with the exception being "n". 

[dragoon20005]

2 minutes ago, Zodiark1593 said:

Arigatou - thank you

 

 

Speaking of honorifics, learn them. The more common ones... 

San -  a person of similar status

Sama - a boss, or government official

Chan - child or young woman (referring to a government official as Chan may not be a good idea btw) 

Sensei - teacher

Dono - emperor, or king (if you've the luck to happen across someone of very high status). 

 

Honorifics are to be used after name. For friends, the first name can be used, but for formal meetings or persons of higher status, refer to them with their last name. Examples below. 

 

Daisuke-san

Rika-Chan 

Miyamoto-sama

fully formal way of saying thank you is Domo Arigatou

 

Domo is an non-formal and should only used causally with friends

 

Arigatou can still be used formally.

 

San or Sama will be most common address for person unless you are close to the person you are meeting.

[FinestRyeBread]

6 minutes ago, dragoon20005 said:

depending on the city you pick

 

be sure to check out the prices of the lodging

 

the price of the lodging varies from hotel to hotel and if breakfast is provided.

 

my stay in Shinjuku was 7 days and i got a free dinner for staying at the hotel and buffet breakfast was provided

 

 

food and travel are the budget killers

 

you typical meal may cost average from 800 up 2000 yen

 

train rides can cost quite a lot even for short distance.

 

best set aside enough budget for food and travel.

 

Texting is allowed just NO talking on the phone.

What are the typical housing types? Thinking of Tokyo and other cities. Don't know which. Any suggestsions? 800-2000yen is about $8-$20. I can deal with that. My priorities are housing, food and plane tickets/transport.

[Swndlr]

Fashion input here, go to A Bathing Ape when youre there!

[dragoon20005]

oh you may need to get those MiFi routers which uses their mobile network as you might be using a lot of google translate and maps

 

not all of them speak english and their english can be quite hard to understand because they rarely use engish since high school

 

 

[dragoon20005]

1 minute ago, FinestRyeBread said:

What are the typical housing types? Thinking of Tokyo and other cities. Don't know which. Any suggestsions? 800-2000yen is about $8-$20. I can deal with that. My priorities are housing, food and plane tickets/transport.

ok this was the hotel i have stayed in

 

http://www.princehotels.com/shinjuku/

 

near to Shinjuku train station

 

ANA and Japan Airlines will be your best bet for airline tickets

 

both operate from Narita and Haneda airport

 

Haneda will be the closer airport to Tokyo

 

Narita airport will need close to 2 hour train via the Narita Express which you can buy the tickets straight from Narita airport at a discount if you have a foreign passport.

[AlTech]

1 hour ago, FinestRyeBread said:

Hi everyone. Just need to gather some info for this trip. The trip will be in the summer of 2017. Most likely around June or so and the trip will be about 2 weeks.

 

I want everyone's input on this. (Don't say "google it").

 

I want to know where are good places to visit,

Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Nagoya are all nice places .

1 hour ago, FinestRyeBread said:

good food

Honestly, in japan it's hard to go to a bad restaurant/eat bad food.

 

Just don't go to the typical McDonald's or Burger King and you should have a good food experience.

1 hour ago, FinestRyeBread said:

places where I can buy gaming/anime stuff.

For this you'll just have to hunt around on streets in local districts and cities and find game stores.

1 hour ago, FinestRyeBread said:

What type of housing should I go for 2 heterosexual males? I'm fairly certain hotels are going to cost an arm and a half.

Hotels are quite expensive, especially if you're going to major cities.

1 hour ago, FinestRyeBread said:

For the Chinese who knows Japanese: How hard is to learn Japanese when you already know Chinese? What are some good ways of learning it? Mind you, I have uni and work to attend to but I am willing to learn online.

I don't know Chinese, but honestly Japanese isn't too hard to learn. And there are people who understand and speak English (more so in the larger cities).

1 hour ago, FinestRyeBread said:

What's the fashion for Japan?

The fashion is quite different. In my experience (from 4-5 years ago mind you) people in different prefectures dress differently.

1 hour ago, FinestRyeBread said:

Thanks in advanced everyone.

You're welcome.

[dragoon20005]

Akiharabara is otaku heaven for all things Anime/Manga stuffs

 

and also the maid cafes but those are super expensive

[FinestRyeBread]

Just now, dragoon20005 said:

Akiharabara is otaku heaven for all things Anime/Manga stuffs

 

and also the maid cafes but those are super expensive

I heard Akihabara was like more gaming than anime. Okinawa or Osaka was the place to go. Also that hotel is nice looking but on the higher end of the price spectrum.

[dragoon20005]

3 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Nagoya are all nice places .

Honestly, in japan it's hard to go to a bad restaurant/eat bad food.

 

Just don't go to the typical McDonald's or Burger King and you should have a good food experience.

For this you'll just have to hunt around on streets in local districts and cities and find game stores.

Hotels are quite expensive, especially if you're going to major cities.

I don't know Chinese, but honestly Japanese isn't too hard to learn. And there are people who understand and speak English (more so in the larger cities).

The fashion is quite different. In my experience (from 4-5 years ago mind you) people in different prefectures dress differently.

You're welcome.

hotel staff do speak english but still a bit broken but understandable

 

but most of the time, japanese grasp of english is very poor.

[dragoon20005]

8 minutes ago, FinestRyeBread said:

I heard Akihabara was like more gaming than anime. Okinawa or Osaka was the place to go. Also that hotel is nice looking but on the higher end of the price spectrum.

this is kinda expected when you are staying in hotel in tokyo areas. This hotel is kinda decent and the prices are still reasonable considering they provide daily breakfast.

 

you can try Trivago or other hotel finder site and see what sort of hotels fits your budget

 

 

http://www.trivago.sg/tokyo-91304/hotel