Right now enjoying the free performances at Meiji Shrine. Tomorrow there will be a Yabusame demonstration. Between that and the Chrono Cross concert it will be a tight schedule.
Assuming you have a good bank/credit union that doesn't charge you for international withdrawals, you can always just use an ATM at 7-11 when you're there to get cash. I don't ever exchange money before arriving. I personally try to pay with card where I can (for rewards with a no-international fee card) and withdraw increments of ¥30,000 as needed.I'm still heading to Tokyo for NYE. What is the best practice for exchanging my USD money for Yen. I'm currently living in DC.
How far in advance should I exchange my money?
Exchange the money in the US or Japan?
How much should I exchange if my spending budget is $2000?
What's the best way to store and spend the cash/coins while I'm in Japan?
Any additional recommendations/suggestions is helpful.
How far in advance should I exchange my money?
Exchange the money in the US or Japan?
How much should I exchange if my spending budget is $2000?
I checked the OP. Was seeing if there was any additional information.
Any recommendations for places to get "old" game OSTs? I'm looking for some FFXI arrangement and these seem to be more elusive than some other stuff I thought were difficult to find.
Already tried those with no luck.
It was closed yesterday. Will have another chance when I come back to Tokyo in a few days.Also, check Friends in Akihabara : they have a nice OST selection.
Ok I'm back home in Germany. Still working out the time zone difference. However, whilst I may never live in Japan, I always find it a place that I always enjoy to visit and will want to go back again in the future.
I don't know... I know about the work culture in major companies and urban centers and that has always been a reason I refrained from trying to apply for a job and moving here. But every time I venture into the suburbs, and you don't really have to go that far, life just seems so different and more calm. Sometimes I think I really wouldn't mind living in a small town in the suburbs in a Kyo-machiya. Maybe if I ever win the lottery lolLiving there, nope. It's exhausting. I'm a country guy at heart, and my favourite place in the world is the cottage in the middle of nowhere, where you can listen to complete and utter silence. Then again Akihabara is probably my second favourite place in the world - but only in small doses. Three days every three years seems plenty.
I got a job offer once from a company in Tokyo and it paid 1/3 what I make now but promised a lot more work.I don't know... I know about the work culture in major companies and urban centers and that has always been a reason I refrained from trying to apply for a job and moving here. But every time I venture into the suburbs, and you don't really have to go that far, life just seems so different and more calm. Sometimes I think I really wouldn't mind living in a small town in the suburbs in a Kyo-machiya. Maybe if I ever win the lottery lol
My wife and I think about moving to Japan all the time. When we visited, we stayed at Air BnB's in suburban areas in Tokyo and Kyoto and it was so chill and peaceful, yet still just 20 min from city centers bus train.I don't know... I know about the work culture in major companies and urban centers and that has always been a reason I refrained from trying to apply for a job and moving here. But every time I venture into the suburbs, and you don't really have to go that far, life just seems so different and more calm. Sometimes I think I really wouldn't mind living in a small town in the suburbs in a Kyo-machiya. Maybe if I ever win the lottery lol
Do you like fancy shit or stuff normal people eat?
We'll probably do fancy a bit but yeah everyday meals.
TBH I found eating in Japan -- even eating relatively well -- was much more affordable than I thought it would be. Definitely have a fancy meal or two and be prepared to pay 1500-2500 per person depending on where you go, but I bet you'll end up paying about 800-1400 yen per meal.We'll probably do fancy a bit but yeah everyday meals.
Like NYC Ramen is around $13 USD for cheap I seen Japan price for Ramen is around $10.
Yeah. It's probably going to be cheaper than nyc as long as you don't want to eat fancy.We'll probably do fancy a bit but yeah everyday meals.
Like NYC Ramen is around $13 USD for cheap I seen Japan price for Ramen is around $10.
Anyone been to Tottori? Im trying to visit all the prefectures and of Tottori nothing looks interesting.
Any suggestions beside the sand dunes?
i'm staying near nihombashi station and need to leave for haneda at about 6pm for my flight back to australia on thursday. noting i have a big suitcase with me and it will be rush hour, what is the best option of the below?
1. take yamanote from JR tokyo to hamamatsucho, then take the monorail to haneda; or
2. take taxi from hotel to hamamatsucho, then take monorail to haneda; or
3. take limousine bus (i think there is one near JR tokyo).
i'm only reluctant about the trains because i've never taken a suitcase on during rush hour before.
i gotta check out at 10am, but yeah, the hotel will let me keep the suitcase here until later in the day.I don't know how bad it is to take a suitcase during rush hour, but the limousine bus can be a good option if you're worried about it. Since you're probably having to check out of wherever you are staying earlier that day you could go early and take your suitcase on the train/subway to where the bus departs outside of rush hour and stash it in a coin locker or at a luggage storage counter.
Parts of the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines, major transportation arteries in Tokyo that carry millions of passengers every day, will be partially out of service for most of Saturday due to construction at Shinagawa Station and preparations leading up to the opening of Takanawa Gateway Station next spring.
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) is suggesting that passengers use non-JR lines from the first train until about 4 p.m. on Saturday. Different sections of both lines will be suspended for most of the day.
Service on the [Yamanote] line between Osaki and Tokyo stations, and between Tokyo and Ueno, will be suspended until 4 p.m. and then resumed in stages, returning to normal operations within two hours.
During the suspension, trains will be running on the operational part of the loop from Osaki, stopping at stations such as Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and Tabata, before arriving at Ueno and turning around to run the other way.
Trains on the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be suspended between Shinagawa and Tamachi, and rapid services will not be available.
A higher number of trains than usual will be running on the Ueno-Tokyo, Saikyo and Rinkai lines on Saturday.
A popular tourist site on Mt. Hakone was reopened Friday, ending a six-month period in which it was shut down due to a heightened volcanic alert level in the hot-spring resort area near Tokyo, local authorities said.
The Owakudani valley district, famous for its sulfur vents and geothermal hot springs, had been closed to visitors since the Japan Meteorological Agency raised the alert level for Mt. Hakone to 2 on a 5-point scale on May 19, warning people not to approach the crater.
The Owakudani site is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. but some walking routes remain closed due to the possible danger of volcanic gas releases.
From Friday, Hakone Ropeway passengers were permitted to alight at Owakudani Station. The ropeway resumed operating in late October, but the station was only used for transfers and visitors were not allowed outside.
Souvenir shops and restaurants also reopened in the area famous for eggs boiled and blackened in the natural sulfur-rich hot-spring water. Local legend says that anyone who eats the eggs will extend their life by seven years.