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If you wanna try 100 yen sushi, you could go to the Kappa Sushi place slight north of Shijo Kawaramachi in Kyoto. I've eaten there a few times :P
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Japan Travel |OT| We have to go back
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If you wanna try 100 yen sushi, you could go to the Kappa Sushi place slight north of Shijo Kawaramachi in Kyoto. I've eaten there a few times :P
From 2019 there will be an 1000 yen "exit tax" for anyone leaving the country
Poor Mike, he'll be the biggest contributor of those 43 billion yen.
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Poor Mike, he'll be the biggest contributor of those 43 billion yen.
Not really tbh. Several countries do it, including Australia, the UK, Germany and China. It's always hidden in the ticket fee.
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Pffft
A bunch of other countries got this as well, including Australia, China, Germany and the UK:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departure_tax
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If you tried getting tickets from Lawson today you were too late. Ticket sales ended at 2018/4/15 23:59 JST. Same with ticket pia. eplus sales ended slightly later at 2018/4/16 18:00 JST, but that doesn't help you now anyway :P
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Couldn't sign up for e+ without a Japanese phone number as far as I can tell so oh well lol. Going to try to buy them at the door tonight.
In Kagoshima actually :p, but yeah you can take the bus between all these cities. Never used the normal train between them, only the shinkansen, same for the ferry. Sounds fine if there are routes for these obviously heh.
On the Shinkansen back to Tokyo for 1 night before our flight home tomorrow. Have to say the thread title is accurate, sucks to be leaving and definitely will be coming back.
Yesterday was probably the best day going to Miyajima and walking up Mt Misen and getting to the shrine when there was only about 5 of us there which was good seeing as how busy it was later in the day.
Loved the food here, man the ramen is great and cheap. Being given water immediately rather than having to ask for it like most places in England makes a change.
Another thing to add whenever we went up to any view points throughout the trip it was always hazy so views could of been better. Anything to look out for in the weather to try avoid this next time or is it just luck?
Yesterday was probably the best day going to Miyajima and walking up Mt Misen and getting to the shrine when there was only about 5 of us there which was good seeing as how busy it was later in the day.
Loved the food here, man the ramen is great and cheap. Being given water immediately rather than having to ask for it like most places in England makes a change.
Another thing to add whenever we went up to any view points throughout the trip it was always hazy so views could of been better. Anything to look out for in the weather to try avoid this next time or is it just luck?
Of all the amazing food in Japan, the food I miss the most is katsu kare. I had that in the school cafeteria so often...
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A lot of banks and post offices are closed or got limited hours on Saturdays and Sundays, but otherwise, yeah.
Thanks, thought/hoped so. The GF reserved restaurants and I have to reshuffle some plans around it.
Retsaurants look great though
Apart from Google Maps and Google Translate, are there any other must have apps for my trip to Japan?
I'm on iOS.
Anything like CityMapper that works out where you are, takes in consideration walking, bus, train, tube etc , and tells you the best route (and takes out things that aren't working at that time) ?
I'm on iOS.
Anything like CityMapper that works out where you are, takes in consideration walking, bus, train, tube etc , and tells you the best route (and takes out things that aren't working at that time) ?
Hyperdia is Android only iirc
Google Maps does that too.
I am taking a currency converter app and Gurunavi with me.
Google Maps does that too.
I am taking a currency converter app and Gurunavi with me.
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Hyperdia doesn't work with normal buses or ferries though.
Well... They do have an iPhone app, but it's paid or something:
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id379001449
Could just use the website anyway :P
http://www.hyperdia.com/en/
Currency converter, good call. Is gurunavi sort of like top table?
Hyperdia is on iOS. I used it a ton. It may be listed as "Hyperdia by Voice" but it was totally essential for getting train times and the like. Also train platforms! Basically everytime I needed to plan out a trip in advance, the itinerary option made it super easy to see when exactly trains came/left from where. And also the different route options I could take and their prices (and whether they worked with my JR Pass or not)
I jsut downloaded and it lets you use it for free for 30 days (from the point of installation) then after that you gotta buy some sort of in app purchase to keep using it.
I should have held off a bit before installing.
Flying in on Saturday for three weeks! :D But thanks for the warning
That's weird, wasn't the case when I used the app last year.
Maybe it's changed?
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/hyperdia-by-voice/id379001449?mt=8
===30 days Free Trial===
The trial version of the application can be used for free for 30 days, starting from the first usage following installation.
At any time during or after the end of the 30 days trial period, you may purchase a usage coupon to continue using the application and enable the full set of available features.
have an amazing time dude. Looking forward to seeing some of your pics when you get back :)
Yeah that is odd. I just downloaded it again and got the same message.
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Google Maps and maybe Google Translate is all you'll need. If you plan on using public Wifi, Japan Free WiFi is a great convenience.
Google already has a built in currency converter btw.
Well, katakana for western names :b Not that it matters anyway.
Flying back home today. Trip was amazing. We got to do NY Bar at the Park Hyatt last night and we were sitting literally right next to the band playing. Very cool.
I'll try and post some pics after I sort through all 5,000+ of them. :O
I'll try and post some pics after I sort through all 5,000+ of them. :O
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