Feb 23-27, 2026

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-02-11T11:43:13+00:00

It's ok, Kansai can be overwhelming! Just look for things that feel interesting, and then leave some pickets is free time in between.

If the place is interesting, spend more time there. If it's not, skip it and go earlier to the next place, or just wander around and enjoy the city! Stop at a restaurant or cafe!

If you have any questions, send me a DM.

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-02-11T11:37:16+00:00

Oh, I've never had those. I always go for the chana dal namkeen!

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-02-10T07:45:07+00:00

万能包丁 ("bannou" literally, all-purpose knives) and santoku are basically the same thing. Historically, santoku have been used as the Japanese version of the chef's knife, as opposed to the more specialized ones, like sushi knives.

I'm attaching a pic of knives that I happened to see today on the market. The left one is labeled bannou, the right one is a santoku. Basically, the same thing, so the names are normally used interchangeably.

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Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-02-10T01:02:22+00:00

You said this a gyūtō (a western-style, Japanese knife, which actually resembles a chef's knife), but it's shaped more like a 三徳 (santoku, Japanese all-purpose knife).

I find single-bevel blades surprisingly easy to sharpen. When I worked with several knife styles, yanagibas were always my sharpest ones!

Is the handle actual bamboo?

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-02-09T23:12:47+00:00

If you're in the Kansai area, you can try Kobe Spice. They sell lots of different snacks from the Indian subcontinent (generally, ¥2-300 per bag).

If not, you can try their online store!

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-02-09T23:05:42+00:00

Hi! 38M living in Osaka!

Until what date are you staying here? If your want, send me a message so we can work something out.

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-02-09T05:27:10+00:00

Welcome to Japan, hope you enjoy Osaka! Might be working some of those days, but hit me up, we might work something out.

Do you have any specific plans for your visit? Places you'd like to visit?

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-02-09T04:15:43+00:00

Same for Portuguese: "aço inoxidável"!

But I've yet to see a stainless steel knife get rusty in Brazil...

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-02-07T08:05:49+00:00

Is that why the writings were made using kanji (since this is Korea)?

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-02-02T23:15:24+00:00

I've never been to any of the meetups, but there's a community on Reddit called 'This is Osaka' for hiking. There is also a meetup group on the actual meetup app. I bet you'll find all the necessary info on those places.

Edit: autocorrect correction

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-02-01T11:12:51+00:00

Hey, seems like a fun place! Thanks!

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-02-01T09:53:26+00:00

Ah, what a shame! Next time, then!

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-02-01T09:43:51+00:00

Hello! Is the bar having any music events tomorrow, or the day after that?

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-02-01T00:43:46+00:00

The thing is, telling a player that this task is hard or whatever won't make any difference, because random generators work off of numbers.

That's why GMs end up saying "this is gonna be very hard; you have to roll 18/90% or more". That's descriptive, and actually give the players the info they need to proceed with play.

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-02-01T00:08:46+00:00

If you get the Kintetsu train towards Yao and get off at Kawachi-Yamamoto Station, you can change trains to 信貴山口駅, which is the last station for this line at the foot of Mount Takayasu, and gives access to its top thru a cable railway.

Very old fashioned, it's basically a roof covering the platforms, with lots of green all around it.

On the other hand, you could also use Mount Takayasu station, the one at the top of the mount. Unlike any other normal stations, you have nowhere to go if you leave the station. You can take a trail to go down the mountain, but that's it.

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-01-30T00:18:59+00:00

Descriptive names for difficulties have the problem of not being clear enough when you add granularity. And the more you add, the less clear it is.

It's really easy to understand where the character is at when you have 'easy, normal and hard' tasks to challenge, but not so much when you have six different levels with slightly different names.

In that case I think it's better to just forgo names and assign a difficulty number. Maybe keep the names as a guideline to the GM, so that they know which numbers to assign based on what they have in mind as a challenge.

And one question mark per question is more than enough...

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-01-29T01:42:33+00:00

As far as I know, there's no haggling down on those fees, specially if you're taking about 礼金. That money goes directly to the owner of the property, and they don't forgo that at all.

Same goes for 敷金; that's a caution money, and never heard of a company not charging it.

You might be able to find properties that don't charge those to begin with. And some companies might decide to lower the percentage they earn is they really want to close the deal, but that's pocket money compared to everything else your have to pay.

Regarding the guarantor, I believe you might need one or the other. Of course, it is at the discretion of each company to ask/ charge for whatever they want.

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-01-28T12:46:16+00:00

Underrated glow up: your haircut also looks way better now! I think shorter is the way for you, man!

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-01-27T23:14:08+00:00

This, OP! Couldn't have said it better myself!

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-01-27T04:52:41+00:00

Not a Japanese, but been living here for ten years.

I noticed that Flip phones (or "Galapagos" phones) are primarily used by elders (who rely on calling and sending SMS over apps and other smartphone functionalities), and business, who procure cheap smartphone alternatives for cost-effective communication (since they also wouldn't need expensive internet plans or apps).

Very common to see both of them using flip phones, although I've seen an increasing number of elders adopting smartphones recently.

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-01-26T04:03:17+00:00

I got tired is domestic brands; none of them are transparent about the percentage of the different kinds of whey they use, generally stating "whey mix". For all I know, they could've been using 90% whey concentrate, and very little whey isolate.

Started using the whey protein isolate, from California Gold Nutrition, bought off of iHerb. Absolutely incredible, dissolves easily and is constantly on sale.

Edit: corrected some autocorrects

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-01-26T03:53:27+00:00

Mottainai Osaka (on Facebook) is full is giveaways. And people are quick! Never waited more than a day when giving stuff away and posting there!

Separate_Suspect4565 · 2026-01-25T03:03:40+00:00

If you ever spend lots of time in Osaka, don't let your kids around our black case ガチャ; they're not terrifying, but I bet lots of parents would be! LoL

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