krtek a houby
Against all gods
Stop with the attention seeking, cop on and chill out, Jay.
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Stop with the attention seeking, cop on and chill out, Jay.
so about this stand-up soba/curry place. It’s a one coin joint. You all deffo have to check it out. Not difficult to find oneself at Nihombashi. Literally the dead centre of Tokyo.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Just nob off .
Shippou-Sensei
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OK so i'm home alone at the moment.
Might try to make spam musubi
Might try to make spam musubi
and why the hell not?
sideboob
Well-Known Member
Did you make some?. I`m a huge fan of cha-shu musubi, but spam also sounds tasty. Fry it first, or maybe fry the musubi later like a yaki onigiri?.
krtek a houby
Against all gods
Here's a tip, don't waste precious yen on the Sky Tree Tower for views of Tokyo. Go to the Tokyo Municipal Government Building where you can see the expanse of the metropolis for free.
krtek a houby
Against all gods
Scared to click on it.
Following a news story about a foreign couple over here, who married on a beach front with permission. It didn't stop local Karens from reporting them to the police, of course.
Anyway, wanted a link but couldn't find any and every since googling am getting ads for Vietnamese and Filipino dating services. Not impressed.
Following a news story about a foreign couple over here, who married on a beach front with permission. It didn't stop local Karens from reporting them to the police, of course.
Anyway, wanted a link but couldn't find any and every since googling am getting ads for Vietnamese and Filipino dating services. Not impressed.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
alot of it is moody nighttime scenes which are catnip to me. there is some amount of bullshit sexed-up stuff tho'.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
completely by chance came across this
www.theguardian.com
Tokyo without ads: Japan's capital stripped bare – in pictures
Eye-popping neon signs and billboards are so central to the buzzing visual identity of Japan’s capital that it can be jarring to see it without them – but Nicolas Damiens does just that
www.theguardian.com
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Been there done that (a few times). Not incredibly glamorous though. I also don't remember being super impressed with the view. Probably just me being an arse though.
I don't think i'd ever feel the need to cough up for the sky tree though.
In other news, it seems a bit easier to get into Japan again now for foreigners. My wife did say something about lone tourists having to travel everywhere with a guide though. I need to double check that I guess. It won't apply to me to get in, but I don't want police hassle just because I am travelling alone (like you get on bikes)
I have a ticket booked for Christmas and new year. Fingers crossed it's less problematic than the experience with flights my wife and daughter had over Easter earlier this year.
krtek a houby
Against all gods
Only package tours with guide are allowed at the moment.
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
I was reading about that. You get given a set seat at the restaurant, no talking, masks 100% of the time, even outside in the Summer, hand sanitiser as you go on the bus etc.
Sounds fucking grim
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
Get your documents ready, you're going to require a visa.
krtek a houby
Against all gods
I was reading about that. You get given a set seat at the restaurant, no talking, masks 100% of the time, even outside in the Summer, hand sanitiser as you go on the bus etc.
Sounds fucking grim
Tbf, most of us wear masks outdoors, if nobody is about, we slip them down. It's not mandatory to wear them, but most do. Only folks not wearing them tend to be fellow foreigners. Not all.
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
Can't be pleasant or healthy during a Japanese summer. I thought the Japanese Governemnt were actually trying to dissuade the public from wearing them outside now?
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
Anyway, I have no issue with mask wearing and I seem to be in the 10% of people still doing it at UK supermarkets.
I am hoping Japan opens up after the election next month, if not I wil be applying for a visa myself at the beginning of August. Kinda shitting myself at that prospect.
I am hoping Japan opens up after the election next month, if not I wil be applying for a visa myself at the beginning of August. Kinda shitting myself at that prospect.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Set seat and no talking sounds grim but the rest sounds fine. No problem with masks and sanitiser. I'll only be going to restaurants with my wife and daughter anyway. Can't imagine the live houses and izakaiyas I go to will give me any shit.I was reading about that. You get given a set seat at the restaurant, no talking, masks 100% of the time, even outside in the Summer, hand sanitiser as you go on the bus etc.
Sounds fucking grim
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Yep, I am well aware. Not much more of a ball ache than what my wife has to do as we need to go to the embassy anyway.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I hate Japanese summers, A LOT, but masks have never been a concern (always wear them if I have the slightest sniffle from pollen or whatever, if only to be polite).
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Yeah, I would NOT be doing that. As I understand it I'm fine to go with a family visa. Hopefully things will get even easier by December when I fly out.
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
I have not applied for a visa before, is it easy to get an appointment? The website is not very good as it's not showing any available appointments for the next two months.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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No idea. Can't remember. I don't think I've had to apply for a visa, but I have had to go to the japanese emabssy a couple of times and it hasn't been difficult. Probably for some marriage and birth stuff.
Wife had to go in Easter, which was probably just to rubber stamp the vax card.
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
It's a bit difficult for me as I have to go down to London, which is a pain in itself.
I'm just hoping I won't have to bother come August/September. But I'm going to begin gathering the documents required for a visa soon after the election, if there is no easing at the borders.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Oh right. Yeah, not being in London makes it a bit of a bitch for sure.
krtek a houby
Against all gods
They have said that we don't have to, but people generally tend to wear them. But yeah, it's not great when the weather is all hot and humid... this month the rainy season has ended early and the temperatures have shot up.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Oh dear, it seems like the visa process is a massive pain in the arse.
A bit unnecessarily complicated.
I have to be invited in an official document, but I also have to travel with my wife who has to jump through extra hoops because of this. She has to get her original birth certificate for Edogawa and submit forms in Japan and in the Japanese embassy in the UK. I really hope these restrictions are lifted a little bit before I have to go. We will have to have to start getting ready a couple of months in advance just because of the post.
A bit unnecessarily complicated.
I have to be invited in an official document, but I also have to travel with my wife who has to jump through extra hoops because of this. She has to get her original birth certificate for Edogawa and submit forms in Japan and in the Japanese embassy in the UK. I really hope these restrictions are lifted a little bit before I have to go. We will have to have to start getting ready a couple of months in advance just because of the post.
