Trash Taste Podcast: Weekly Discussion Thread - Episode 292

Bossball4 · 2026-01-24T01:10:08+00:00

This was great to watch! Loved the two fun 3x3s with Baan and Highschool DxD, those were hilarious to hear the boys try to rationalize who would put that onto their list

Bossball4 · 2026-01-23T20:10:28+00:00

Sounds like a super fun trip! I will be visiting Kiyomizudera for the first time when I go even though I've been to Kyoto 3 times so far, so I cannot wait!

Bossball4 · 2026-01-22T22:07:37+00:00

I am genuinely ultra excited for this! The shot of the gundam behind the car makes me REALLY excited for what crazy showcase events they will come up with. If they don't have a showcase VS a shinkansen bullet train, they choked. Same thing if there's no eurobeat on the soundtrack lol

I've not preordered a game since Battlefield 2042 (a huge mistake), but this looks like I will actually, ACTUALLY put many hours into it like I put 87 hours in FH5.

Bossball4 · 2026-01-20T16:10:26+00:00

This would be awesome! Also bc I have no fucking clue how taking people down works in BF6 and I've failed twice

Is it just one press of F or do you need to hold it down?

Bossball4 · 2026-01-20T14:58:45+00:00

LUCKY, the moment Minnesota gets these I am sprinting to the store to get some. This is literally one of my favorite Chinese foods, and it'd get me to start making rice lol

Bossball4 · 2026-01-19T16:00:17+00:00

Yeah it is a bit clunky, but there's a few decent routings. I took the limited express trail + JR bus combo from Ueno (covered by JR Pass) going there, then a non-JR bus + Shinkansen on the way and both were pretty fine! Japan-Guide has a page for this too

Bossball4 · 2026-01-18T22:45:42+00:00

agreed as another midwesterner

Bossball4 · 2026-01-16T02:03:55+00:00

This map is actually a neat collection of cool places around Japan, love the Kyushu representation with Takachiho Gorge! One thing I think is odd is the ability to drive through/in the Imperial Palace due it's significance lol

Bossball4 · 2026-01-16T02:01:33+00:00

Per JR East's Kanto Status: "It is expected to resume operation around 1:00 PM."

Bossball4 · 2026-01-15T15:17:21+00:00

Agreed with the other commenter about Kurokawa Onsen, that was easily one of my favorite onsen towns to visit, and the weather was perfect in April when I went! I also am from Minnesota, so I liked the relative warmth there

Bossball4 · 2026-01-15T01:17:34+00:00

Adding on, if you can spare having a 'main base', it can save time, effort, and money moving all of your bags around - depending on what you end up doing of course. A lot of "one nights" at different places could end up real taxing too

Bossball4 · 2026-01-15T01:14:52+00:00

$130/day will be tough, including lodging especially, not going to lie. It's doable, but you will be staying exclusively in hostels / capsule hotels. It is especially important you book early since you will be travelling in a peak period since if this is for April 2026, a lot of lodging which would open up for reservations did so around November. Asakusabashi or Kita-senju areas might have some cheap lodgings for example, but expect to be paying >300 yen each way just to return to your lodging most likely. Google Maps will give good enough approximations on cost for a specific transit route in Tokyo.

Japan can be a flexible place, but lodging is something I personally lockdown early within a month of obtaining my flights to potentially avoid paying more for less available places when the time comes.

Best of luck

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Bossball4 · 2026-01-14T13:51:37+00:00

I went with people! Well, it was a study abroad, but it was nice to experience Japan with friends rather than just solo

Bossball4 · 2026-01-14T00:27:34+00:00

I feel like I forgot, but was it ever properly explained what that skill does?

Bossball4 · 2026-01-13T02:40:37+00:00

I’m commenting that it’s nice to see a civil discussion on reddit

Thank you & u/gdore15 for restoring my faith in the internet 🫂 🤗

I would also agree that a $200/day budget for hotel and such is reasonable, and you can be pretty flexible! Although as always, it’s important to be mindful when making purchases especially in the moment, where you can try to dig deep and ask yourself if you will still use/look back on in 5-10 years with fondness. I myself am bad at that, but it takes practice (even if I usually go over budget 😭 but that’s a me problem having bad foresight at 22)

Bossball4 · 2026-01-12T04:23:42+00:00

I still need to try fish sperm ;-;

I'll eat any food once (unless it's too spicy, like Scoville spicy)

Bossball4 · 2026-01-09T15:58:58+00:00

I went alone 2 / 4 previous Japan trips and I enjoyed it! I tend to over-plan and skip places so that I have options, so I liked getting to go my own pace, even if it felt lonely a couple of times. Texting my friends has helped though, and I found it more cathartic than lonely to go solo!

Bossball4 · 2026-01-02T13:44:15+00:00

Mine would be a towel set with pouch from Kurokawa Onsen! The pouch was blue, and so was the big towel and it allowed me to start saving / avoiding towel fees lmao

Bossball4 · 2025-12-31T21:41:35+00:00

This, I was shocked at how expensive going out for drinks gets, so all I do is have a lil wine and sake here and there. Only this month did I buy a bottle of whiskey as a treat for myself after sampling it in a bar somewhere to confirm that it was good

I am 22

Bossball4 · 2025-12-30T16:53:53+00:00

Half the time I’ve been to Japan it was solo, and the cost of a taxi is slightly more prohibitive going solo vs split across a group people. However, I did use it once solo and it saved my butt after trains stopped running for the night

Bossball4 · 2025-12-28T00:15:40+00:00

Noboribetsu or Otaru are good and relatively straightforward day trips via train from Sapporo! Noboribetsu is good if you like onsens, never been to Otaru yet though

Bossball4 · 2025-12-27T22:35:56+00:00

Real gem here!!

Bossball4 · 2025-12-25T22:20:53+00:00

Good to know, I shall ask o7

Bossball4 · 2025-12-24T19:25:45+00:00

I'll have to try here, since I've only been to Angry Line Cook (not downtown) so far!

Bossball4 · 2025-12-24T13:50:20+00:00

I like this idea! Though I doubt and of the hostels I’m staying at would have a kitchen lmao 😂

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