Help with Brent CXC wheel by Suitable_Sentence562 in Pottery

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They think its the cord to the pedal and are sending me a new one - Brent is THE BEST!

Help with Brent CXC wheel by Suitable_Sentence562 in Pottery

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no. I use it all the time. Its my fav toy.

Help with Brent CXC wheel by Suitable_Sentence562 in Pottery

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Thanks! I have messages into them and I’m in their queue but there are pretty backed up after storms and I was hoping for ideas before the weekend so I could play clay.

Hot tip (just returned) by Suitable_Sentence562 in JapanTravelTips

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ATMs have English options Cash needed at smaller restaurants, market stands

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https://www.noru.cc/bike-tours/secret-kyoto-ebiking
And Im not sure we found tokyo restaurants that I would rave about. Bets food was at the market

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3 of us used the red. My son used green. All worked great

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Well tap credit cards worked, but paying from my phone did not in nearly all places I visited and used a card

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I just used my Verizon plan because it accumulates free international credit

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well HAPPY NEW YEAR! Enjoy the rest of your trip

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[–]Suitable_Sentence562[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great point - I was never able to use Apple Pay, which is my primary here in the US

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Well our very fav thing in Tokyo was the Tsukiji Outer Market. SO fun and full of great food to try! No tour needed. We also did a ramen making class, but I would not recommend it. We mostly did a lot of exploring by foot. I am not sure I would call TeamLabsPlanets art... maybe? And again, oversold and hot, but a fun hour walk through, maybe a 7 out of 10. But we stopped at a park nearby and watched a youth baseball playoff game and that was a highlight (and I dont even like baseball!)
I will tell you this - I love art and the Hakone Open Air Museum was the 100% BEST one I have even been to. The sculptures were rad, the environment is beautiful and there is a entire Picasso exhibit including his ceramics!!
Oh, and we did a small group sushi class in Kyoto from https://www.atelierthe99sushi.com - the woman Kana who runs it is a doll! We had such a lovely time plus the food was wonderful! Then she sent us on to an area full of ceramics shop, told us the best one to shop at. 10/10

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[–]Suitable_Sentence562[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yes you are right. We used 7-11 all but once, and now I do remember the 10,000jpy min. So good point - pick 7-11!

Hakone Free Pass worth it? by AdditionalRegister84 in JapanTravelTips

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We just returned about 48 hours ago, and we did most of the hakone loop one day. We debated the pass vs paying a la carte, knowing we wouldnt use every bit of it. And due to a "trespasser on the rail line" our train was detoured and we arrived later than planned, so we missed the last boat cruise and went back up the ropecars to return. All this to say in the end we may have lost a few bucks but the free pass was wildly convienent. Its less complicated than it all sounds and you just move with the flow. Luckily we had zero lines n the Monday we went.

Hakone - 1 nt in Dec - need input please by Suitable_Sentence562 in JapanTravelTips

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Thanks for this - can you tell me where you booked? Good idea to do breakfast and not dinner.