oh, me too bpzfajmcwra 😄 I’m in a Starbucks next to the Skytree

iljyj I left Oshiage this morning 😭

lol

I’m working at coworking space Co-Edo Kayabacho, Nihonbashi area.

Oh man, I’ve gotta check this channel more often 😄

Worth always having open 😛

horryefgry just arrived in 🗼 Tokyo, #japan

Any recommendations on week and even month long accommodation in Tokyo Kyoto and Osaka?

Nishinari area in Osaka vdcfnic most sun plaza hotels are quite good. Newly renovated and like $500/mo

has anyone roadtripped around the country? what avg price should one expect per night on random guesthouses one find along the way?

It depends how long you're staying. If you're staying 2m+ you can check tokyocityapartments. Shouldn't be difficult to find a small studio for that price.

thanks for this, the idea is minimum 2m 🙂 love the "available now" "becoming available" filter hehe

tokyocityapartments is amazing

Great I try TCA

You could try OYO Life

ygjwubj I'm currently planning a road trip (well actually train trip) across the country, and the cheapest ones I can come up with are ~30 € (shared hostel, no food)

Backpacker hostel toyo was great in nishinari. You can get your own (tiny) room for 150 yen and they offer discounts for a month stay. Excellent community feeling as well

csqkoqjv awesome, thanks! is it easy to find such hostels? i.e as you'd when roadtripping europe or only in major cities?

zctbzwx I find many of them in small towns as well. I look at AirBnb which lists a lot of them, and I also google for „townname hostel“ which often takes me to booking dot com . Also there are many official YHA hostels all over Japan, you can check their website, there is a map.

great to hear that, looks like a perfect country to roadtrip 🙂

hoodmaps thinks west Setagaya is “pre-hipster”, anyone got an opinon on that?

akqfcibyswhrey west Setagaya (station) or west Setagaya-ku (area)? Setagaya station is pretty cool, and there are a few things west of that but not a whole lot if my memory serves me correctly

It looks like hoodmaps is marking Kamiyoga/Sakurashinmachi station imgur.com/a/9pHxmiI

ah thats one stop~ from Futakotamagawa, so I could see that potentially developing into a cool area. Haven't really explored too much past futako~. I used to live to the south-east of futako and it was cozy but not a whole lot going on

Long shot, but is anyone going to be in Tokyo through Feb 25th? I’m still trying to get tickets to Perfume’s Tokyo Dome show and my usa credit cards keep getting rejected. I have a reservation for two tickets to be bought over the counter at Lawson’s and that reservation expires on Jan 4th. If someone is around and would let me reimburse you to pick them up in my name I think that’s the only way I can pull off getting tickets. I’m in Seoul at the moment and if I can’t find someone I might get a one day round trip…

how much is it? can you paypal me?

Yup, can paypal you ahead of time no prob, plus tip 🙂 Tickets were 8000 each plus fees and I got two.

can you email me the reservation details / instructions? shane at reustle dot org

on it

Cool, looks straight forward via the loppi machine. Will try it out tomorrow and let you know. If you want to send me the amount on paypal (same email) I can refund if it doesn't work out

:+1:will send

got it, thanks

around Yoga? whats that?

yeah, yoga is the station name. here's where I went

gonna grab some beer & wings later today with U06EGFB55br />anyone else in osaka fancy joining? cc aqgpms fblazzjhclwcu

Didn't update my location sadly. 😞 In Tokyo now

cool man. enjoy tokyo

oogqthuoj im in hiroshima :expressionless:, happy new year btw!

hey guys! Coming to Japan in April for a couple weeks - hoping to catch Cherry Blossom. Would love any recommendations on neigborhoods to stay (will be working every weeknight) in Tokyo

do you need to have a flight out of the country to enter Japan?

mhjqgbz This depends on the airline you are flying in with, not Japan. Outbound tickets requirements are the airline, not the country, because if you get denied entry it is up to the airline to fly you somewhere else on their dime. You should always have onward travel as a precaution.

ujdykzg I had the same issue. Ended up buying a cheap ticket to Seoul with Peach that I have no intention of using. Peach allows tickets to be refunded

Expedia also allows 24 hour refunds for most flights as well.

So I guess I was asking if not having a flight or other means to abandon the country is a reason for getting denied at the border? I understand it may be a reason or not (luck) but if you get denied, you can simply try to buy a cheap one from the airport, try to go through border again and then ask for the money to be refunded in under 24h. Someone should make a list of all this travel hacks for nomads. Like the one about avoiding guys with scales in the airport xD

I was just there but I think on the customs documentation on the way in you have to provide a time you are leaving and the flight number

Got it... it's always the case that you either want to stay longer or leave much earlier haha

Yes you do have to have a way out

nreshbghzqjbt aah, damn. I would totally be up for bouldering but I only arrive in Tokyo on the 22nd of Jan 😭

Will let you know if I find any standout gyms!

B.Pump is 👌 👌 👌 👌

nzmnppgiwdwtxyzxe so the plan is to buy a flight in about 3 months in advance and then buy a refundable one out to seoul the night before (?)

I’m down!

sduscixgqrvj am thinking of heading to b-pump in Akihabara tomorrow evening

I can’t go tomorrow evening but maybe during the day. Do you have LINE?

Hey all - thinking about spending a couple weeks in Japan in April - are there any coworking or coliving space around tokyo?

I remember hearing mid-length accomodations were hard to find

myabdyyf I would recommend just doing a proper trip to Tokyo and not try to work there, especially if is only for a couple weeks.

well the first 2 weeks will be just tourism with friends, second 2 weeks i wanted to get to know the tech scene a little more.

this will be my 3rd time in tokyo so not going to spend as much time on tourism

```Hey Pals,

Planning to go to japan around mid march and stay 2-3 months, first month i will be very touristy hopping around, last 2 months i would like to go to countryside of japan.
is there anyone has experience with living in countryside in japan ?```

interested as well, was thinking of getting the JR pass and take off to the countryside.

is it me being unlucky, or this feeling of foreigners hates is real in Kyoto?

yes and no. what happened

friend was trying to figure out which umbrella was his at 7/11, jaanese lady came to put hers, and seeing my friend hesitatting, hit him with her elbow intentionally on y friend and watch him with really mean face, she walked inside the store with her umbrella.

lo

Oy, booking a place to stay in Tokyo after months in SEA is painful money_with_wingsmoney_with_wingsmoney_with_wings

that said, people in Kyoto definitely get tired of tourists

You don't go to Tokyo if you like money.

I still think tokyo's expense is overstated

The place we’re renting in Hanoi would probably go for $250/night in Shibuya. We’re paying $45.
Some mental readjustment required to the standard of living we can afford while there. Oh, that and raiding all our credit card points.

Ya the hotel we got was small but it was well optimized and clean.

xzdgxfu just arrived in Beppu Shi, #japan

keoezvqahsy they were just irritated probably. they'll do the same to Japanese too

imfafof just arrived in Yufu Shi, #japan