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Re: Recommendations for Japan Travel

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Post by rippercushions »

numair wrote: post #51
rjh29 wrote: post #50

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What do you think that Japanese people are doing when they're travelling around with their 全国旅行支援? Are they not allowed to enjoy their vacation because the country has problems?

Of course Japanese people do it as well, including in their own country (see: Miyakojima). The escapist fantasy problem is something you see in almost every “cool” place. Island paradises, ski towns, Australian country towns, etc all have the same issue — people thinking they’re running away from their problems, but actually bringing them along to wherever they go (hence why all of these places to “rest and rewind” o…

You seem to be attacking an odd strawman here. patio11 is providing advice to visitors in Japan for a week, a large group of people that has almost zero overlap with the small but noisy "moving to Japan will fix all my problems" weeaboo crowd.

Re: Recommendations for Japan Travel

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Post by rippercushions »

samhuk wrote: post #52
numair wrote: post #40

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This reminds me of the "LBH" acronym that I heard about very often when Japanese locals describe typically western, especially American, tourists, who fit quite well into your identity description. "Loser Back Home" I didn't even know this stereotype existed until I got into a "so what do you think about all those escapist western tourists in your country" conversation with one of my Japanese friends (I'm from a very…

I've never heard anybody refer to tourists with that term? FILTH (failed in London, try Hong Kong) etc is for people trying to advance their life/career in Asia, not a visitor in town for a week.

Re: Recommendations for Japan Travel

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Post by samhuk »

rippercushions wrote: post #72
samhuk wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This reminds me of the "LBH" acronym that I heard about very often when Japanese locals describe typically western, especially American, tourists, who fit quite well into your identity description. "Loser Back Home" I didn't even know this stereotype existed until I got into a "so what do you think about all those escapist western tourists in your country" conversation with one of my Japanese friends (I'm from a very…

I've never heard anybody refer to tourists with that term? FILTH (failed in London, try Hong Kong) etc is for people trying to advance their life/career in Asia, not a visitor in town for a week.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=L.B.H.

Re: Recommendations for Japan Travel

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Post by mantas »

amrocha wrote: post #69
mlindner wrote: post #26

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The same situation for people visiting the US and they only ever go to some major US city like New York City or Los Angeles. Visit some place that's more than 100 miles from the ocean and isn't an urban downtown center.

Hard disagree. Most US cities outside the coasts are awful places to visit. What's someone gonna do in Phoenix or Denver?

Experience what the US actually is?

Traveling should be about experience the local reality, not cherry picking.

Re: Recommendations for Japan Travel

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Post by tsimionescu »

simonebrunozzi wrote: post #5
hinoki wrote: post #3

> Note that Japanese reviewers are substantially pickier than you are No kidding, I see lots of reviews like: food is tasty, service was friendly, price reasonable. 3 stars.

And American reviewers are pretty much the most generous out there. My rule of thumb is that a 3.5 rating by Japanese equates to a 4.5 rating by Americans. Seriously.

It depends. I've seen reviews like "Excellent food, loved the atmosphere, some of the best I've had. However, when I asked for the check, waiter came directly with the POS and told me explicitly that tip was not included in the check. 1/5".

Re: Recommendations for Japan Travel

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Post by higeorge13 »

simonebrunozzi wrote: post #32
swah wrote: post #14

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What about Kyoto vs Tokyo? Is there also the "small city" experience (calmer streets, slow people) in those cities, in places away from the center, perhaps?

My recent experience doesn't count - frontiers shut down 2 days after I arrived, and therefore I lived a very unique Kyoto without tourists.

Must have been great right?

Re: Recommendations for Japan Travel

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Post by barry-cotter »

amrocha wrote: post #69
mlindner wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The same situation for people visiting the US and they only ever go to some major US city like New York City or Los Angeles. Visit some place that's more than 100 miles from the ocean and isn't an urban downtown center.

Hard disagree. Most US cities outside the coasts are awful places to visit. What's someone gonna do in Phoenix or Denver?

I realise this is more to reinforce your self concept of contempt towards flyover country than out of any familiarity with either place but did you do five minutes research?

I’d happily spend a week in Denver. Looks pretty nice.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g33388-Activities-De...

Re: Recommendations for Japan Travel

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Post by JKCalhoun »

I've been to Japan on five visits. From my limited experience, I agree with what the blog suggests.

Best side-trip was when we departed the bullet train halfway between Tokyo, Kyoto and opted for a few days in the Kiso Valley — primarily to hike a stretch of the ancient Nakasendo highway. That also allowed the family to stay one night in a ryokan, and another night at a fairly luxurious onsen.

Never mind the English signs had more for less disappeared and you got to feel a little more of a sense of being "on your own".

https://passionpassport.com/nakasendo-trail/

Re: Recommendations for Japan Travel

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Post by higeorge13 »

bsaul wrote: post #43

So, he obviously knows better than me, but i prefered osaka over tokyo a lot. If you’re european, you’ll probably feel the vibe is a bit cooler and more familiar than the typical salaryman tokyo

Yeah that’s true. As a solo european traveler it was a little bit easier to connect and talk to others in Osaka than Tokyo. And way less tourists, because most of people go to Kyoto i guess.
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