Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Are business visas any easier and if so could you concoct an invitation from someone?
Japan! Tokyo!
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liquidindian
Hello
I seem to remember Carrot Tower was also good for this, also good for getting Neutral Milk Hotel stuck in your head.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I would have thought they were even harder. Plus it wouldn't be legit so nobody would do it (it ain't the uk).
Going with a spouse and with a family invite is probably the easiest way without actually having a Japanese passport (unless you have residence).
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Actually that is really disappointing.
They stop and turn around before they get anywhere good.
Highlights are . . .
3.20 - They totally miss the greatest, cheapest sushi place ever on the left.
4.12 - 100 yen shop where I bought the the mini screwdrivers that are on the desk in front of me as I type.
5.40 - Takoyaki stall. I go there quite a lot.
7.53 - second hand shop where I bought the t-shirt I am wearing right this second. Cost 100yen but when I looked it up is was a £60 designer number. I'm always mega pissed off because I didn't by another one that was right next to it by the same company. next day it was gone.
They stop and turn around before they get anywhere good.
Highlights are . . .
3.20 - They totally miss the greatest, cheapest sushi place ever on the left.
4.12 - 100 yen shop where I bought the the mini screwdrivers that are on the desk in front of me as I type.
5.40 - Takoyaki stall. I go there quite a lot.
7.53 - second hand shop where I bought the t-shirt I am wearing right this second. Cost 100yen but when I looked it up is was a £60 designer number. I'm always mega pissed off because I didn't by another one that was right next to it by the same company. next day it was gone.
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petee
no gods, no malarkey
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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It's 2020. I think we would have all been locked in our houses. These guys were all still packed into crowded trains.
No idea what time of day it is but Shinkoiwa shotengai (shopping street) is looking a bit closed up and empty.
The woman across the street? I can't really hear and my Japanese isn't great. Something about every day you need to be mindful about of corona and not help it spread. It's going to damage the economy. She looks like she 'might' also be campaigning for local elections.
Last time I was there was just before corona and the station looked like that (work in progress) It makes it look a little unfamiliar and I don't like it. I'm not sure what was even wrong with it. It was a fine and simple station. There is not much you can really do with it. Maybe they are trying to make people walk in a big circle to ease congestion.
I thought I would recognise some people in the shops/stalls, a lot of them have been there as long as I have been going to Japan (about 20 years).
If I actually get to go back in December I'll make my own video.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Something about "go to travel"?
Iirc, the various prefectural governments were pushed for domestic travel, but it all got a bit curtailed during the covid early times.
There's a lot of public announcements from local authorities, almost every day. From kids curfews, to old person found wandering, to the warnings of fraudsters in the area...
On a lighter note, there's the canvassing, ads for fuel and a favourite - the sweet potato sellers... a dying trade, sadly.
You get your stone baked potato and have it as a snack, or as a dessert.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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What's that then?
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
There was a campaign to promote domestic travel, but when the "semi state of emergency" restrictions kicked in, it kind of made traveling between prefectures difficult.
Here we "go"
'Go To Travel' explained
skyscraper101
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Oh I watch these sometimes. I love them. There's others in Seoul and a few in London too which I also like.
petee
no gods, no malarkey
on you mention of it i found one for Seoul, from march of this year. quite deserted at 2 am!
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
Currently finding that even getting an APPOINTMENT to apply for a visa is a massive pain in the arse.
You have to be on your PC at midnight to book a slot 3 weeks from now, then the time slots for that day all get taken in about 3 seconds. I've failed to get an appointment the last two evenings.
I'm going to have to try again tonight. It'ss like trying to get a ticket for Glastonbury.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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What? That doesn't sound right.
What kind of visa are you trying to get?
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
All visas require an apointment.
I just got an appointment now, at the third time of asking.
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
You can call and check for a cancellation appointment on 020 7465 6500 (Japanese or English)
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I hear that the visa thing is being lifted. Hooray. Looked like a right palaver.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Japan opens from mid October so something to look forward to
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Yes.
I also had other good Japan news this morning. My connecting flights in December were screwed up and rescheduled by JAL so that they were impossible to catch. Today they have been sorted and are now direct both ways . . . .and premium economy! That means the super sexy lounge on the tokyo end, (which I have done before and is very nice). Only problem is, that I have been sober for two years, and a free bar of very top end Japanese booze might be be tempting.
I also had other good Japan news this morning. My connecting flights in December were screwed up and rescheduled by JAL so that they were impossible to catch. Today they have been sorted and are now direct both ways . . . .and premium economy! That means the super sexy lounge on the tokyo end, (which I have done before and is very nice). Only problem is, that I have been sober for two years, and a free bar of very top end Japanese booze might be be tempting.
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
You just need to be triple-vaccinated. Great news.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I'm quintuple vaccinated so I can probably go a couple of times.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I don't know about that. I think there are a few standard places you could visit in a day or two. Then a lot of the rest of Tokyo looks quite similar.
. . .but then I am not really into the tourist thing.
If it's more about going out, just look into your field of interest and see what's on when you visit.
Not that it is particularly relevant, but I am in Tokyo at the moment.
Cid
Proper break this time
Yeah, as AS says it's not too bad... I was there for around 9 days and managed to take in a lot of interesting places. Does kind of depend what you're into. I wasn't there for nightlife or anything, more design interest, so spent a fair bit of time in various parks, museums and galleries (Kyoto is far better for traditional architecture, temples etc). Think I did week in Tokyo, week in Kumamoto (purely because my friend was living there), brief trip to Kagoshima and Sakurajima, 10 days in Kyoto, couple more days in Tokyo. Tokyo and Kyoto mostly planned myself, with some tips from design friends.
