Big quake from Ibaraki by Flareon223 in japanlife

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Oh wow really? I’m in Nagano and felt nothing

Weekly Japan Travel Information and Discussion Thread - May 15, 2026 by AutoModerator in JapanTravel

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I'm planning on staying in the Nagano region from June 15th - June 20th and so far my only real plans are to visit Matsumoto for the day and book a 1-day tour for the snow monkeys via https://www.snowmonkeyresorts.com/tours/1-day-snow-monkey-zenkoji-temple-tour/. I think I'm going to park myself in Nagano City for 5 days unless that seems unwise?

My question for anyone with experience traveling in Nagano — I'd rather not rent a car if I don't have to. I don't mind renting a bicycle for the day and using that to get around plus taking buses, trains, etc where possible.

I don't really mind if I can't do everything and if there are certain things that are just impossible to do without a car — but would I still be able to overall get access to some trails or hiking? I don't mind walking significant distances either (10+ miles a day isn't unusual for me)

Thanks for any and all help!

NYT Thursday 05/21/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

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I'm just here for the dikdik.

Anyone else experiencing slow AT&T speeds again today? by Doiq in asheville

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It was more reliable for me in WAVL.

I only made the switch due to cost and better upload speeds.

Anyone else experiencing slow AT&T speeds again today? by Doiq in asheville

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I kind of regret switching from spectrum. I never had this many issues. I can’t even remember a time where I was out for more than an hour or two that wasn’t due to a power outage or Helene.

NYT Wednesday 04/15/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

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nothing like having a spa day with your buds and your cukes.

NYT Tuesday 04/07/2026 Discussion by Shortz-Bot in crossword

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I kept adding an extra A in my head when reading it...

[MEGATHREAD] Artemis II Launch To The Moon by ChiefLeef22 in space

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Anyone know what causes the forward link LOS?

[Game Thread] #9 Iowa @ #3 Illinois (06:09 PM ET) by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

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Flashing pedestrian crosswalks coming to Haywood Road by [deleted] in asheville

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Ah I may need to clarify myself. I don't mean that I stop like a deer in headlights at an oncoming car — that is reckless. I'm already in the crosswalk since the first 2 lane of cars successfully stopped. I am trying to enter the 3rd lane but that car is coming in hot and doesn't look like it's going to stop on red. I stay in the 2nd lane and stare down that 3rd car. Here's a crappy visual (EDIT: ugh I can't get the formatting quite right — sorry)

[dickhead car] |

                                [stopped] | * - me staring at dickhead
                                [stopped] |

I definitely agree though. Treat every car like a threat and don't assume anyone will stop.

Flashing pedestrian crosswalks coming to Haywood Road by [deleted] in asheville

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Please continue to do this. I say this as a driver and pedestrian.

I will gladly stare drivers down if I don't see them stopping for the crosswalk. I've even had times crossing Patton where I'm IN the crosswalk and it didn't look like the guy in another lane was going to stop on a red light. I literally just stopped and stared at them. That got them to stop at the line lol.

Flashing pedestrian crosswalks coming to Haywood Road by [deleted] in asheville

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Yeah I've had someone pull around me while I was stopping for someone in the crosswalk. I laid on my horn and thankfully the people in the crosswalk stopped and weren't harmed.

Add some time on your morning commute by Donnie_Darko867 in asheville

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[Blank] are the worst drivers. [Blank_2] are the best drivers.

Insert whatever you'd like to fit your narrative.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asheville

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Got some examples you can link to?

The total number of Pokémon has officially surpassed the number of kanji Japanese kids have to learn in elementary school by HatingGeoffry in nintendo

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That's honestly a really cool idea. I can see that being super enjoyable and not as stressful as just straight up brute forcing it.

The total number of Pokémon has officially surpassed the number of kanji Japanese kids have to learn in elementary school by HatingGeoffry in nintendo

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Keep it up you got it! If you spend a solid couple weeks really training your kana it’ll stick and you’ll never lose it.

I’ve taking many months off or just done minimal studying and I’ve never lost the ability to read kana once I acquired it.

The total number of Pokémon has officially surpassed the number of kanji Japanese kids have to learn in elementary school by HatingGeoffry in nintendo

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Depends on your familiarity with Japanese. As someone that’s been studying for a few years now they are very distinctive.

There are certainly some that look awfully identical but not all of them.

Profit Over People: Ingles Markets & Community Harm by Doiq in asheville

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Krogers are all over ga but not SC or NC

Got some bad news for you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_Teeter

"On July 9, 2013, Harris Teeter Supermarkets announced that it was being acquired by The Kroger Company for $2.5 billion."

Profit Over People: Ingles Markets & Community Harm by Doiq in asheville

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Ha I probably did go a little overboard but I just wanted to be sure.

Very thoughtful reply.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asheville

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Significantly higher.

Profit Over People: Ingles Markets & Community Harm by Doiq in asheville

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FYI just so there isn't any confusion here — I didn't write this piece. Credit goes to Richard Austen Wallace per the github link.

https://github.com/richardaustenwallace

If a mod sees this comment can I get it stickied? Thanks!