up next. My flight from Newark to Tokyo leaves on May 12. Me and the younger one, Marius, are going on his dream trip. He's been wanting to go since I went back in 2007 (OG okps will remember when I won that trip to Japan back in the day)

anyway, What u got for me? any recs?

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"i do more for both our communities than you'll ever know." - Heinz
"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly

spoiler alert: i'm not eating meat again in the US for quite a while.

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"i do more for both our communities than you'll ever know." - Heinz
"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly

Is the japanese man's beef that much sweeter?

lol

I kid, I kid, but frfr, spill.

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they also don't allow hormones in meat

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"i do more for both our communities than you'll ever know." - Heinz
"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly

did you hit mount fuji?

talk about the bullet trains. why can't we have nice things?

anything you didn't expect to see? tokyo night life?

all you hear on the news is the declining birth rate, did you see an aging population throughout?

haven't been to tokyo since 99 but i remember it fondly. hoping to go back soon.

although my guess would be yes lol.

>did you hit mount fuji?

not directly, but we spent some time in Hakone and Shizuoka, which is close enough to get a fantastic view. Fuji hikes aren't available in May

>
>talk about the bullet trains. why can't we have nice things?

IM SAYING!!!!! yo they are sweet AF...it feels like you're flying on the ground...the seats are comfy, they have tray tables and recline and a coat hook on the wall...bathrooms are large and clean. When i go back, i'm riding them more..its a small country so you can really see alot if you utilize them...Kyoto to Tokyo was 2.5 hrs, when it would be a 6 hour drive.


>anything you didn't expect to see?

-Japanese people falling down drunk on the streets late at night and/or sleeping in the train station after missing the last train LOL
-stray cats hanging out at shrines & temples
-clean public bathrooms at EVERY TRAIN STATION
-how open toe shoes aren't really a thing there...most places we went, i was the only person wearing them..and it was HOT
-the color cream/beige has a CHOKEHOLD on everybody
-how nobody is rude but also don't say excuse me..ever. LOL
-how people queue patiently for everything. even on the subway platform
- navigating the subway system wasn't as hard as i thought it would be
-the EXCHANGE RATE!!! 135 yen for $1. that was dope

tokyo night life?

bars, street food & karaoke. in that order. i had the best ramen of my life at a corner open stall at 2am


>all you hear on the news is the declining birth rate, did you
>see an aging population throughout?

great question...i wasn't checking for that but i did notice that old people are well respected and regarded and quite fit mostly. tokyo is full of young folks (or maybe the older ones stay home more?). Saw alot more older people in Kyoto and Hakone

>haven't been to tokyo since 99 but i remember it fondly.
>hoping to go back soon.

same! but i'm gonna spend more time in Kyoto next time...really loved it

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"i do more for both our communities than you'll ever know." - Heinz
"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly

Kyoto was my fave. I REALLY loved Kyoto. So much of that traditional charm that we see about japan (outside of Tokyo)..... Kyoto embodies that.

Did you visit that huge Shrine park there?

Did you see the Kubuki Theatre or have a chance to go inside?

authentic Green tea is a big import of Kyoto. I remember getting green tea ice cream from these green tea shop downtown - let's just say it was an acquired taste.

side thought: please don't ask me to remember what this restaurant was called. But I had the BEST Indian food I ever ate in Kyoto.


Tokyo is so huge and has so many parts. I wouldn't know where to begin.
I stayed close to Ahkiharaba, the electronics and arcade district.
I can remember going to Shibuya Crossing. I assume you were there as well. Did you go to the Tower Records? lol

Oh...and Odaiba was pretty neat too! They had that big Gundam Warrior on display.

I only did a day in Osaka but it was a pretty chill small city with a smaller vibe than Tokyo. had some GREAT food there.

>Kyoto was my fave. I REALLY loved Kyoto. So much of that
>traditional charm that we see about japan (outside of
>Tokyo)..... Kyoto embodies that.

same here!!!! next time i go, Kyoto will be the base instead of Tokyo

>Did you visit that huge Shrine park there?

The one with the orange gates? or another one? I did climb to the top of Inari Mountain (with all the orange gates)

>Did you see the Kubuki Theatre or have a chance to go inside? nope
>
>authentic Green tea is a big import of Kyoto. I remember
>getting green tea ice cream from these green tea shop downtown
>- let's just say it was an acquired taste.

i love all things green tea! especially the ice cream.
>

>Tokyo is so huge and has so many parts. I wouldn't know where
>to begin.
>I stayed close to Ahkiharaba, the electronics and arcade
>district.

my son copped a PS5 for $400 at that huge electronics store


>I can remember going to Shibuya Crossing. I assume you were
>there as well.

Yes!!! that was so cool

Did you go to the Tower Records?

nah but I saw it
>
>Oh...and Odaiba was pretty neat too! They had that big Gundam
>Warrior on display.

damn i missed that

>
>I only did a day in Osaka but it was a pretty chill small city
>with a smaller vibe than Tokyo. had some GREAT food there.

I only did half a day...by the time we got there my feet were GONE!!! legs swollen etc

we walked about 60 miles in a week. wild

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"i do more for both our communities than you'll ever know." - Heinz
"But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly

>>Did you visit that huge Shrine park there?
>
>The one with the orange gates? or another one? I did climb to
>the top of Inari Mountain (with all the orange gates)
>
Yup, that's the one I was talking about. I can't remember the name to save my life. I didn't get up that mountain, though. lol


>>I stayed close to Ahkiharaba, the electronics and arcade
>>district.
>
>my son copped a PS5 for $400 at that huge electronics store
>
>

YO.. That's CRAZY!

>I only did half a day...by the time we got there my feet were
>GONE!!! legs swollen etc
>
>we walked about 60 miles in a week. wild
>
>d

Thanks for hitting me back!

were u able to get around speaking english or were u using google translate constantly?

where did u stay most of the time? hotel, airbnb?

what did the demographics look like? a lot of non-japanese in the places you've been? did u come across other blk folks?

japan is definitely on the bucket list for me.... for a 7-10 day family trip with a young child (8-9 years-old)... which cities should i visit/stay in?

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