from the depths of inaka kansai i offer this wisdom: fuck melbourne
we'll beat you in (x game of sport) (this year/next year/delete whichever is inappropriate)
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from the depths of inaka kansai i offer this wisdom: fuck melbourne
we'll beat you in (x game of sport) (this year/next year/delete whichever is inappropriate)
i hate melbourne just as much as i hate sydney.
i'm trying to move to Japan so i can tell myself that people are shit no matter what country i'm in.
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Deleted member 17706
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I always recommend Takenoko no Sato and Kinoko no Yama snacks to people:
Pretty simple, but very tasty. You'll typically be able to find these in asian supermarkets overseas, too.
Pretty simple, but very tasty. You'll typically be able to find these in asian supermarkets overseas, too.
Aizo
Banned
Haha. Don't you worry about me.
BombStrike
Member
Somehow I find the the Tokyo Bousai mascot to be super cute (received it 2 days ago in my mailbox):
BombStrike
Member
Yeah I believe it's supposed to be a rhino, though I don't think you ever see it from another angle anywhere in the book so I can't be 100% sure
Have you had your iron levels checked? I'm totally armchair diagnosing you with Pica.not sweets, but ice.... still the king....
I craved ice cubes and some weird stuff when I was pregnant due to anemia. Regardless, chewing ice is great so I agree with you. Haven't tried flavored ones though! Do you chew it or put it in a drink?
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
haha, yeah, my iron levels are all good
I have a bad habit of chewing ice in cocktails when i go out and people do tend to give me an odd look
Yup - tried the Cola, and the default grapefruit. There's the grape and orange flavoured ones in the taller thinner tubes too, and every now and then a calpis one.
They all rock - and i usually chew, but i've been known to drop them in some water or whatever
... i'm totally having one after work now.
Hey JapanGAF, are there any differences between a Suica Card and PASMO card? Just need one for occasional travel around Tokyo for the next year but no one I ask seems to know what the differences are.
Also can you really only get them in specific stations? Apparently the only nearby place to get them for me is Shinjuku Station (I'm by Takadanobaba) but almost everyone in my dorm already has one so I feel like I'm missing something.
Also can you really only get them in specific stations? Apparently the only nearby place to get them for me is Shinjuku Station (I'm by Takadanobaba) but almost everyone in my dorm already has one so I feel like I'm missing something.
MikeHattsu
Member
Yup, that's correct about who issues the cards. And they can't be used all over Japan, but in most of the key cities.
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Deleted member 17706
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I think most of the JR-issued cards can be used just about everywhere. When the IC cards first started becoming a thing, it was a nightmare and you couldn't even use, say, ICOCA, in the Tokyo area. Luckily they connected everything pretty quickly.
Aizo
Banned
Tons of places outside big cities/highly populated prefectures don't accept them. Even in Saitama, there are stations just in the suburbs that won't accept them.
Wow, everywhere in Chiba does (not sure about Kururi).
If they don't have a ticket gate, the guy at the station will have a machine.
Most common is no gate, but a place to swipe your Suica.
Aizo
Banned
I only go to Saitama for events, like the air show, and searching for 廃墟. I can't make any argument for them.The second round Saitama vs Chiba has started!!
I'm still shit with kanji -- isn't 廃墟 something like ruins or long abandoned structures? You go searching for things like this? Sounds fun! (Especially since I'm moving to Saitama prefecture
)I'm still shit with kanji -- isn't 廃墟 something like ruins or long abandoned structures? You go searching for things like this? Sounds fun! (Especially since I'm moving to Saitama prefecture
Not reading 廃墟 doesn't mean your shit with kanji. The second one wouldn't come up unless you're talking about 廃墟.
Anyways, I have an irrational hate for Saitama, save Chichibu.
I also consider anything not in the Boso Penninsula to not be the real Chiba, it's all basically Ibaraki, Saitama (Noda) or Tokyo.
Anyone in JapanGAF playing Mario Maker? There's the OT but it's too many people and I'd love a smaller community where we would all play each other's levels.
I'm still shit with kanji -- isn't 廃墟 something like ruins or long abandoned structures? You go searching for things like this? Sounds fun! (Especially since I'm moving to Saitama prefecture
廃村探索、Sirenのモデルとなった場所（埼玉）の巻
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clb8mc5npe4
I have an unhealthy fixation with Kawaguchi in Saitama prefecture. For whatever reason that mid sized city really connected with me. I'm happy to be going back
Plus, I like being close enough to Tokyo without being IN Tokyo. Well that's creepy as shit.
So what's the objective? Is it like the same fascination some people have with "haunted houses"? Wouldn't abandoned buildings mostly just turn up bugs, booze bottles and leftover drugs?
Kyuuketsu_Night
Member
Cracked up the first time I saw this on twitter. It's accurate.
Here's one code, you can find my others through it.
If you give me one I'll favorite you so I can do your others.
C95C0000005AFB96
In other news, my low key silver week is good times.
Automatisch
Member
Anyone in Tokyo interested in hanging out at an arcade? I've been trying to go to different ones but it would be more interesting to go with other people, especially if they play 2D fighters or coop games!
Splash Wave
Member
Can anyone recommend some products to buy in Japan to treat sickness? I know Pocari Sweat has electrolytes, so that's on my list, but I don't know of anything else (I should have brought Emergen-C!). I have a stomach bug and my girlfriend has a gnarly cold; I guess we over-exerted ourselves during our first week here!
Aizo
Banned
You have a stomach bug, so are you dehydrated from vomiting or diarrhea? Just drink water. If you are sweating a lot and vomiting, then maybe get fruit juice.
Try a pharmacy and fumble your way through your symptoms. Just say you got a stomach bug and a cold. Need someone to write what to say? Both things can be solved with Pocari Sweat tho.
Last time I went my friend had a cold and he just had to get some medication. He ended up with these Dr Mario looking pills. Lol. Will never forget it. He walked back from Fushimi-Inari with snow on his head. dumbass.
Last time I went my friend had a cold and he just had to get some medication. He ended up with these Dr Mario looking pills. Lol. Will never forget it. He walked back from Fushimi-Inari with snow on his head. dumbass.
oops, meant to send a PM to Jimmy Stav... sorry
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I didn't mean to write on this thread, but meh
Since I did, I'll just add, if anyone is going through dehydration,
I'd recommend OS-1 from Otsuka Seiyaku. http://www.os-1.jp
Has much more electrolytes than Pocari or other normal sport drinks.
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I didn't mean to write on this thread, but meh
Since I did, I'll just add, if anyone is going through dehydration,
I'd recommend OS-1 from Otsuka Seiyaku. http://www.os-1.jp
Has much more electrolytes than Pocari or other normal sport drinks.
MikeHattsu
Member
In most cases, yes. As long as it's from Amazon themselves and not a marketplace seller at least.
Cool. Thanks
There's two Ghost in the Shell amazon.jp bluray exclusives I wanna buy. Gutted that I'll have to pay customs tax once they enter UK territory X( but still, dunno when I'll be back in Japan to pick them up.lol nice level, unfortunately my levels are really really difficult for the player :| Hanami was a bit of an inside joke so the title and joke won't translate well for those outside of it. nevertheless it's my hardest level, so good luck
5525-0000-0054-8CD1
Hanami Redux is a walk of shame for those who can't finish the main level..
Splash Wave
Member
I sincerely appreciate the suggestions from everyone. A pharmacist gave me a pretty strong-ish painkiller (I think), and it put me on the path to recovery.
@Aizo: It was just frequent diarrhea. Pocari Sweat turned out to be a little too sugary to actually make me feel better, so I reverted back to just water. And I bought a loaf of white bread from a convenience store that was *heavenly*.
lol nice level, unfortunately my levels are really really difficult for the player :| Hanami was a bit of an inside joke so the title and joke won't translate well for those outside of it. nevertheless it's my hardest level, so good luck
5525-0000-0054-8CD1
Hanami Redux is a walk of shame for those who can't finish the main level..
I played it but haven't beaten it yet! I've favorited you, and will get to it on the weekend. Thanks for playing mine!
I'm gonna dig into the rest of yours this weekend. Pay attention to the arrows because they solve the puzzle of where the stages goal is.
go_straight
Banned
So, in a couple of days I'll be leaving for Japan. I'll stay there for 3 weeks, and in the first two I'll do homestay in Ito, near Tokyo. Does anyone here know the place? Is it nice?
I'm really excited but I've never done anything like this before. Also my japanase is rubbish. Any general advice, gaf?
I'm really excited but I've never done anything like this before. Also my japanase is rubbish. Any general advice, gaf?
A search brought up a place in Izu, which is a great area.
I wouldn't call it close to Tokyo though.
What's international IB 8+4? A podcast?
Lol but for real I'm not in the business/economics field so I don't know what this is 😥
In Shizuoka? 43 minutes by train to Atami, which has Japan's best kanpachi, straight on the dock. Atami also has an awesome sex museum, and a great petting zoo with free-roaming animals.
There's also a boat to Hatsushima Resort, which is so beautiful. :3
Aizo
Banned
Here are some pictures from the most recent 廃墟 I went to. I don't know what it is, but I really like abandoned buildings/abandoned areas in Japan more than in the West. Sometimes, there are homeless living in them in the West, but I've never seen another person aside from those I bring along when I go to them in Japan. Also, they're usually a lot easier to get into, and they're not cordoned off as often.
go_straight
Banned
Thank you both.
Yeah, the area seems really beautiful. Hope I can visit Atami.
Dayner_Kurdi
Banned
guess time for jikojyouka
hi, finally my account was activated, currently living here in japan (hichiooji) for at lest 2 year now, currently attending a university here so i didn't have a lot of free time, but its nice to meet you guys.
hi, finally my account was activated, currently living here in japan (hichiooji) for at lest 2 year now, currently attending a university here so i didn't have a lot of free time, but its nice to meet you guys.
Aizo
Banned
よろ(^o^)/