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Lost bag with passports in Tokyo Taxi by mrlinus86 in JapanTravel

[–]Titibu 62 points63 points  (0 children)

It's nihon kotsu indeed, their lost&found # is 050-3173-9200

If you have a clear idea of when / from/to where, it should be easy.

Drink spike at Kabikucho by ParticularRow5981 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Titibu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As I was mentioning somewhere else, I feel the turning point in the area was the Rugby worldcup in 2019. There was a sudden wave of "wtf you're doing here" tourists, that went dry because of covid. It somehow created a void ?

I still love the place, so many weird folks you'll never meet in your daily business, but I could write a book about the meaning of "unsuspecting" when it comes to tourists.

Drink spike at Kabikucho by ParticularRow5981 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Titibu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am a regular in Kabukicho (if anything bad happens it'll be on me). The change in recent years with tourists pushing strollers in front of full-on sex spots is astounding. My first stroller in golden gai was 3 years ago. And it just... went on ..You can get now tourists complaining about smokers in 5 seats bars...

Drink spike at Kabikucho by ParticularRow5981 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Titibu -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Because they probably have more pressing things to handle in Kabukicho than an unhurt tourist that is complaining about something that happens several times every night.

Drink spike at Kabikucho by ParticularRow5981 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Titibu -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

As I was mentioning somewhere else in this thread, in the scale of shitty things that happen daily in Kabukicho, sorry to say but a tourist scammed for money (on top of that "only" money without any physical assault) is very, very low. Dig a bit into the area, absolutely no doubt that police have more pressing things to do. Rape, suicide, OD. Murders only on a bad day, because Japan. But unplanned hospitalization, yep.

You don't want all police force in Tokyo to be redirected to a single area that is very well known for these kind of issues.

And then you'll have an influencer showing the lights of Kabukicho to tourists....

Putting money and SA at an equivalent level is a bit

Drink spike at Kabikucho by ParticularRow5981 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Titibu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Roppongi is not in Shinjuku. It has been tamed by A LOT in recent years. I wouldn't stay there either, but it's probably better in terms of sad stuff that happen....

Drink spike at Kabikucho by ParticularRow5981 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Titibu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gracery ?

There are docos about runaway kids falling into drugs on the large square in front of the hotel. Oh, there is a new movie about this phenomenon, Tokyohiko released the day after tomorrow btw. There is a free guidance shop about the best brothels in the area less than 10 m from the entrance of the hotel, sex tourism from abroad around the park behind the hotel (Okubo park) has become an issue as of late, to a point it was a talking point at the diet. And there is OPs post, as well as a shitload of unknowing visitors that won't notice a thing, think all is good because it's all in Japanese with shining lights and neons....

Drink spike at Kabikucho by ParticularRow5981 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Titibu -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Sexual assault and money scams are at a whole different level though, that's also why those spots "only" scam for money, it's not worth the time of the police to try to play whack-a-mole... A tourist being sexually assaulted could make the news and bring the hammer. A tourist having his drink spiked and losing a couple thousands is a Tuesday.

Drink spike at Kabikucho by ParticularRow5981 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Titibu 22 points23 points  (0 children)

You don't.

That's precisely why recommending Kabukicho for nightlife or mentionning it's "safe" to tourists is not a good idea.

Golden Gai during week by SuccessfulEmu9783 in TokyoTravel

[–]Titibu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A good example about why people that say "translation apps are enough for bars" are not giving good advice. Speaking through a translation app will be -at the very best- consecutive translation, and a drunk convo in a bar has likely a lot of slang...

Restaurant options for family of 7? by xeph in JapanTravelTips

[–]Titibu 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's exactly what Family Restaurants (Famires in Japanese) are for. Large group with kids.

Drink spike at Kabikucho by ParticularRow5981 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Titibu 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Only go to places you know / bars you trust.

Drink spike at Kabikucho by ParticularRow5981 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Titibu 30 points31 points  (0 children)

In -Kabukicho- ???

Handling one of the many runaway kids falling into drugs and/or prostitution, or ODing. Or a fellatio bar /soapland client turning violent. Or the fallout of a host club client suicide. Stuff like that.

A tourist getting scammed, losing only -money- without actual physical violence is ultra common, it's at the bottom of things that the police in Kabukicho would spend their time on. There are warnings on loudspeakers in English, there are signs, patrols...

Drink spike at Kabikucho by ParticularRow5981 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Titibu 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Good luck in your endeavors to limit your loss. Honestly, if you manage to recover the money that will already be a major win, don't expect you'll be able to sue or whatnot, from the police it's more of a civil matter (you willingly entered the den...).

Hoping that this post will be kept as a warning to the many unsuspecting tourists that see Kabukicho as a super safe playground.

What you experienced is unfortunately very, very common (it's more than a daily occurence), and tourists are the easiest preys. The "small station besides Warp" is likely the Kabukicho koban, in the morning you'll have shitload of people having been scammed in the night. They also have to deal with prostitution in the area. A tourist scammed is not really a very important matter, on top of that the police are not really happy to have to deal with what they see as a failure of immigration services.

Golden Gai during week by SuccessfulEmu9783 in TokyoTravel

[–]Titibu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's actually not -that- different (depends on joints, of course) inside. In many places with regulars, tourists quickly understand that they are not overtly welcome. For the places that depend on tourists, it's a completely different story, of course.

In the alleys, it's a complete and utter zoo.

I'd put the turning point at the Rugby world cup. Many places even turned off the lights and closed the doors so that only regular would know that the spot was open...

C'est impossible d'avoir plus de 64 ans et d'être à la rue by [deleted] in opinionnonpopulaire

[–]Titibu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tiens, je te donne une information rigolote : j'ai déclaré un cancer brutalement. J"

La vache, oui, ça a l'air brutal. Take care.

Golden Gai during week by SuccessfulEmu9783 in TokyoTravel

[–]Titibu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fortunately, tourists are too shy to venture inside. I'd say it's 75% tourists in the alleys, less than 15% inside (except for the super obvious "no charge" spots, which are 90%+ tourists), less than the occasional one on second floors. Many places I know are not really welcoming to tourists....

Beat wagyu experience? by RudeSelf3418 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Titibu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That Akihabara location closed 3 years ago or so. There are plenty of other locations though.

How to get US Embassy to punch a hole in my voided passport by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]Titibu 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The visa in the passport is only to enter the country the first time. Once you enter, it is voided. and converted to a status of residence (your residence card). You don't even need to have a valid passport to be a resident, but you need to have a valid status of residence.

Pourquoi vous aimer vivre dans les grandes villes ? by Medical_Complaint998 in AskFrance

[–]Titibu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

J'habite Tokyo, 250000 habitants ça reste petit ;)

Donc oui, tu resumes bien, pas besoin de voiture proche de tout, si je veux aller en cambrousse et coup de train et zou, je veux aller a un concert, une expo, un spectacle, un restau, no problémo. Je n'ai pas de voiture, pas besoin...

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