i have to plan the family trip so i'm just. OPENS LIKE 10 TRAVEL WEBSITES....

does anyone have hotel recs

we're going like june 4 to 12 so i am screaming

i was about to go oh no that's humid and hot as fuck during that time

then i remembered

singapore

yes

we are Used to this. that is No Sweat

YEAH YOU'LL BE FINE

literally

do you have hotels to recommend amy.... my dad wants to stay in shin yokohama but commuting to like. tourist destinations.

that's a bit far out from tokyo, a bit

als as an aside i'm looking at the tokyo map and [smt flashbacks]

yeah he used to go to shin yokohama A Lot so he knwos the area

Yeah, don't worry about summer in Japan

Summer in Osaka and Kyoto was all "Eh, it's not as bad as KL. Big deal."

Just pack sunscreen.

it's cos of chinatown but otherwise you'll be stacking a bit of travel time onto going into tokyo areas. not terrible, but it is further out.

yeah LOL the temp itself is lower than aussie heat, but i couldn't hack it cos of the humidty

cos australia is dry

My favourite part of Osaka was going "I REMEMBER THIS PLACE FROM DESU2" so go visit any sites you went to in games!

i will..... visit all the smtiv landmarks

hotels hotels?

I can't help with hotels....my friends all went airbnb

Or stayed with friends.

aaaAAAHHHHH HAVE FUN!!

YOOOO HAVE FUN! i have a uni thing on the 10th plus i still haven't brought it up to my parents so i doubt a two of us trip will be a thing :,3

i will... i'm marrking out all the plcaes

hills, sky tower...I DONT THINK IM ALLOWED TO GO INTO THE BASES BWAHAHA but i will visit the rest

starlitsunset maybe next time

i just found out that the sky tower is the sky tree lmfao i feel dumb

Sky Tower is significant in DeSu2 as well.

.....extremely significant

I stayed at Shinagawa Prince Hotel and it was really nice. The hotel isn't near somewhere historical but it's in front of the Shinagawa station so you can metro/subway your way there.

It's part of the JR line so you can hop in and get to either west or east and reach the main historical sites or tourist places without commuting.

yeah, being around shinagawa is AWESOME.

yokohama isn't the worst place to start from either? when i was doing my study abroad my host family was around there and i went into tokyo most days, so. like it's an hour on the train but.

...........................ah wait, if you're gonna go to Tokyo, that means you'll get to see K-Books with your own eyes

Fall to your knees and cry

yes

yes.....

its in ikebukuro right

Probably.

sele said i shoudl go there arleady so i will go

Ah wait, Akihabara

hm

well i might as well go to both right

Go to Otome Road too

the problme is that my parents will be following me so its like 8'D;;;

...................yeah, I. Otome Road will probably be safer.

In terms of "Is that AV stuff?"

yep

yep......

i have al 11yo sister too

so its like SWEATS

otome road is the road that animate ikebukuro is right?

That's what Wiki tells me, yeah.

idk, I found the fujoshi side of Ota Road in Osaka less blatant than the guy-pandering side

Entering Mandarake's BL side was all people quietly browsing doujins. Entering the GL/het side was more uh, nsfw

what's mandarake again?

A lot of stuff!

ooh, thank you.

i feel like i'm not into a lot of the things they sell, though.... especialyl the ikebukuro one

It's actually possible to find gen and gag stuff! But yeah, it sounds like it's mostly bl

yeah and like. i have to drag my parents around. it is Not Safe

(screams)

my sis wants ot go to disneyland so i'm checking the deets for her...

BL stuff is very subtle. They don't have like. Huge oppai mousepads.

that is true.

...........ah, but I guess there's those dakimakuras

In my experience with Mandarake, at least, there's not much porny stuff out in the open. You have to dig through the shelves for it.

Unlike most het-focused doujin stores which... yeah.

But I also haven't been to every Mandarake out there.

I didn't go to Osaka's Mandarake, I think...? Mostly because to find it would've been a hassle and I got annoyed at getting lost the first time to Ota Road.

(I found out later that Ota Road was literally two streets behind my place)

(I screamed and walked back and bought more things)

!!

but Then Again, i am not really interested in doujins as a whole. I'm just there fore like. idk rubber keychains and pretty art...

as;ghdskhgls we'll see. i'll try to convince my parents to not follow me in i guess....

is it literally called ota road or

OH YES A QUESTION FOR OYU GUYS.... is it possible to get cheap wifi. because uh.

i need it for maps oops

You could rent pocket wifi!

There's a couple of companies that do it, and some should be available at the airport.

Some might even available locally for you...? I know that there were for Malaysia

I didn't bother because my Airbnb places gave free pocket wifi

is it like those sticks that you plug into your computer? O:

Nah. It's like a tiny hub, you just slip it into your bag/backpack and walk around with it.

It's a locked wifi network and you usually can connect a couple of devices to it. Maybe 5?

i see i see

do you know the prices etc

Mine looked like this

Sorry...you'll need to google that. :x

yeah i'll get on that o9

my dad wants to go to kamakura and im' trying to not let my trash show...

Like I said, my place gave me complimentary pocket wifi

Google Maps is your Very Best Friend

god bless google maps

You can use it to track trains! And buses! And when to get down!!

flexes

....but it's also in Japanese but I don't think that'll be a problem for you

I mean, if I could get through Japan with only kana knowledge, you should have 0 problems.

Starbucks has free wi-fi! You'll need an account but it's free.

i need to find where the starbucks is then xD

thank you!

Yes, but how will you find out bus and trains.

Oh-- right. Buses, use language knowledge + Google Maps.

Subways, do the same.

Trains, use Hyperdia.

Oddly enough, Hyperdia and Google Maps' fares differ, iirc, but I used it for a rough gauge. Check the official JR website for actual timetables if you're paranoid.

gotcha

we're pressed for time so i have to figure out a smt siteseeing tour in just 1 1/2 days. wheezes

Yeah use WiFi for GPS. I got lost for 30 minutes trying to get to Animate in Ikebukuro. And there's hardly no easy to know where you are as opoosed to Kyoto.

If you are going to get anime match at Animate, everything is cramped and divided in floors. Iirc the most nsdw things like hardcore doujin were at the back and not in plain view

as opposed to super nsfw magazines just above the shonen section in a bookstore I browsed.

Animate is where you get all your blind boxes. DON'T FALL INTO THAT TRAP

I wasted money and didn't get what I wanted.

(Go to K-Books instead)

(yes dynast)

I need to find where it is lmfoa... I have exactly one day to settle all my Tokyo shit

including shopping

I like the Prince and APA hotels but idk what price range you're wanting

But I would avoid Shin Yokohama... Not just cause you'd lose like maybe 2 hours of commute time per day but

Those lines are some of the most crowded because tons of people live in Kanagawa then commute in to Tokyo for work so...

I used to live near Kawasaki and it was packed as fuck and so miserable depending on the time you were riding

ohhh snap

we stayed at the prince in ikebukuro!!

it was p reasonable I think

I'd come down to see you if I had time off.. ugh Tokyo is so fun though

thanks for the advice guys

whysofork same TBH.... I do want to go to comiket one day so if I have the money again....

Tokyo is fun but when do I get time off... The classic tale of working in Japan not in Tokyo...

I was just in Tokyo and I stayed at a placed called the Richmond Hotel Mejiro and I was really happy with it.

Located two minutes down the street from a Yamanote line station, good rooms at fairly cheap rates

Staff was very friendly/helpful and spoke good English.

Also really great breakfast, although you have to pay a little for it.

The only thing is, I know they were renovating and were planning to shit down for renovation purposes at some point in the summer

So they might be closed during that time. I'm not sure.

Also it didn't bother me but the room was kind of small. Comfortable! But small.

You definitely SHOULD go to Milky Way. It's a parfait restaurant and it's flipping amazing.

To get there, go to Ikebukuro station and head out the Sunshine City exit. You'll see it across the street.

thank you \o/

i haev to go to ikebukuro to shop anyway 8')

Ikebukuro I miss you so much... Kyoto only has so much...

!!