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Maxi and Jens (Chap) - Japan November 2024

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    Chap
    見習いボス
    Joined: 24 May 2016

    First things first: Tsukiji Market in Tokyo, Seafood haven

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    God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

    last edited by Chap 28 Dec 2024, 17:24 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 14
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      Chap
      見習いボス
      Joined: 24 May 2016

      Very short stop at Shibuya Crossing, my first time in Tokyo and I of course needed to see Hachikō

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      Quite some people there...😉

      God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

      last edited by 28 Dec 2024, 17:29 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 11
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        Daniel San
        見習いボス
        Joined: 2 May 2020

        great pictures 😃
        hope to get there some day …

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          Chap
          見習いボス
          Joined: 24 May 2016

          Still in Shibuya, Meiji Jingū, Shintō Shrine

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          Chrysanthemum, royal flowers of the Japanese throne

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          God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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            Chap
            見習いボス
            Joined: 24 May 2016

            Any denim nerds here? 😆

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            Maxi went for a pair of Lewis Leather Boots

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            Lunch

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            God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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              Chap
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              Joined: 24 May 2016

              Some hotel room and Tokyo nightlife pics...

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              God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                Kasi
                見習いボス
                Joined: 9 Oct 2014

                Nice. Pictures 👍

                The world's insane
                While you drink champagne
                And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

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                  Nik
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                  Looks great @Chap and makes me excited for my wife and my trip there in April. How are you finding getting around? Must be good to be with your son and his knowledge of the language?

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                    Chap
                    見習いボス
                    @Nik
                    Joined: 24 May 2016

                    @Nik said in Maxi and Jens (Chap) - Japan November 2024:

                    Looks great @Chap and makes me excited for my wife and my trip there in April. How are you finding getting around? Must be good to be with your son and his knowledge of the language?

                    Thanks @Nik getting around in Japan is quite easy. Public transport is fantastic you can get almost everywhere.
                    First thing you need is mobile Internet, you can get routers from provider at the arrival airport. Then you can use Google maps everywhere which also works perfect to plan your trip by trains and buses. Regarding payment for public transport, easiest thing is a payment app on your phone (Suica for example for Tokyo-Kantō, Kyoto and East Japan Railway) but doesn't work for the Shinkansen lines. Shinkansen tickets can be bought at the station. If you carry a lot of luggage with you and travel around, luggage transport can be very easily arranged (by hotels or agencies at airports and train stations, Yamato for example ).
                    What plans do have? Where are you going to?

                    God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

                    last edited by 29 Dec 2024, 07:11 N 1 Reply Last reply 29 Dec 2024, 12:27 Reply Quote 1
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                      Chap
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 24 May 2016

                      Dinner in a Sushi restaurant in Tokyo. Those small (Omakase) restaurants can be found everywhere in Japan although they are sometimes quite hard to find (no signs, no menu) and difficult to book. They are very small, often only a couple of counter seats. You need to book them in advance often months before and also have to pay in advance. You can't just call them and ask for a reservation (at least as a non local). If you are in a hotel you can ask the concierge to book or use a booking platform. We had some very good experiences with booking via Pocket Concierge and Omakase.in. No disappointment so far. I love to sit at the counter and watch the awesome skills and precision of the sushi masters.

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                      God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

                      last edited by 29 Dec 2024, 11:01 T 1 Reply Last reply 29 Dec 2024, 11:08 Reply Quote 10
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                        tody
                        啓蒙家
                        @Chap
                        Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                        @Chap That looks incredibly delicious.

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                          Tago Mago
                          Mod Squad
                          Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                          @Chap amazing, thanks for sharing

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                            Nik
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            @Chap
                            Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                            @Chap Thanks that's helpful. Someone told me Shinkansen are the same price in advance or on the day, is that true? We will get Suica. In the second half of April we are spending a few days in Tokyo, then a ryokan in Hakone, then Osaka and Kyoto before returning to Tokyo for a few days.

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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              No discounts on Shinkansens, but do try and book in advance, they sometimes get fearfully full. If you have large luggage try and book a seat with luggage space (end of a carriage).

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                              last edited by Giles 29 Dec 2024, 12:44 C 1 Reply Last reply 29 Dec 2024, 12:46 Reply Quote 1
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                                Chap
                                見習いボス
                                @Nik
                                Joined: 24 May 2016

                                @Nik Sorry, we never prepaid/prebooked Shinkansen so I don't know. We always came to the station looked when the next one in our direction goes and bought tickets. There are Shinkansen between Tokyo and Kyoto/Osaka every 10 to 30 min and there are three lines. The fastest (and most expensive, although not that huge difference) is the Nozomi line it has only a few stops between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka. A little bit more than 2 hours as far as I remember. There are three different categories, regular, Green Car and Gran Class.

                                God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                                  Chap
                                  見習いボス
                                  @Giles
                                  Joined: 24 May 2016

                                  @Giles said in Maxi and Jens (Chap) - Japan November 2024:

                                  No discounts on Shinkansens, but do try and book in advance, they sometimes get fearfully full. If you have large luggage try and book a seat with luggage space (end of a carriage).

                                  Good advice!

                                  God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                                    Chap
                                    見習いボス
                                    Joined: 24 May 2016

                                    ...and don't forget to get a Bento box before boarding 😉

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                                    God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                                      Twistlock
                                      啓蒙家
                                      Joined: 31 Dec 2015

                                      One day i will visit Japan. Thanks for taking us along @Chap !

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                                        pechelman
                                        啓蒙家
                                        Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                                        Fwiw, we've always booked shinkansen tickets in advance using the smart ex app. You link the ticket to your ic card, tap in the gate, and it spits out your ticket. You can buy and link multiple tickets so only one person in the group needs to do it. We have found ticket prices do vary slightly but not enough to buy wildly in advance. Usually getting them a few days in advance is plenty to get a seat unless it's golden week or something. But basically, if you know youll need a ticket, get one when you can.

                                        We also discovered chatting to a couple from the UK that this app wasn't available to them in their app store. Neither of us understood why.

                                        last edited by pechelman 29 Dec 2024, 17:15 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          Chap
                                          見習いボス
                                          Joined: 24 May 2016

                                          (Japanese) breakfast with a view

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                                          Nattō anyone?

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                                          Another beautiful day in Tokyo

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                                          Kabuki theater

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                                          God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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