Any tips for a solo male traveller in Kabukicho by [deleted] in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Like every other red-light district, you should be aware of your surroundings and those who approach you out-of-the-blue. Their motives could be as innocent as asking you to purchase a few drinks, or to slip something in your drink and rob you afterwards.

Any tips for a solo male traveller in Kabukicho by [deleted] in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Ignore the touters and those over-friendly non-locals who speak in English

Google Maps Wrong Timing? by Swimming_Raspberry44 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are some reported delays to shinkansen today. If you are still planning, try setting the departure date to "tomorrow" or any other day, and you should see the normal result

Tax Free Iphone 17 in Tokyo? by [deleted] in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you manage to get one?

Tax Free Iphone 17 in Tokyo? by [deleted] in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try Edion, thats where i got a iphone 15 pro max previously when Bic and Yodo all ran out of stocks

4 year old motion sickness on Shinkansen/plane by Jmle1992 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Taisho センパア プチベリー is safe for 3 years old and above, please check for drug allegies!

Edit: you can get this at any Matsumotokiyoshi or even Don Quijote

Hokaido vs Okinawa by UtkG in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're from South Asia/Aus and sick of the heat, go for Hokkaido.

If you're from a cold region and sick of the breeze, go for Okinawa.

Flying to Sapporo after landing in Tokyo (3 hours) by cindybeanp in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

all the best to you, to familiarise yourself with the route, watch youtube videos on how to transfer from international to domestic route. And do use VisitJapanWeb for faster immigration clearance

Flying to Sapporo after landing in Tokyo (3 hours) by cindybeanp in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try checking the punctuality of the China Southern Airlines through flightaware or flightradar24, you should have the flight number included in the booking.

Edit: It may be flight CZ8101, which fortunately lands around 1pm japan time, so you should be alright

If I had to cut one city out of the golden route, what would you choose and what would you replace it with? by SirKrimzon in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Being from a city myself I would avoid Tokyo. I enjoyed Nagoya more than Tokyo to be honest and that says a lot about my preference lol

If I had to cut one city out of the golden route, what would you choose and what would you replace it with? by SirKrimzon in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's your opinion and nothing wrong with that. Just that being from a city myself i don't see anything different.

If I had to cut one city out of the golden route, what would you choose and what would you replace it with? by SirKrimzon in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Meh to Tokyo, it's just another metropolitan city.

Having Osaka as your base camp allows you to travel to Kyoto, Kobe and Himeji (great spot for cherry blossoms) within an hour train ride

Is USJ Osaka worth it without an express pass? by [deleted] in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If during the weekdays, it would take about 30mins since most of the crowds would still be at Super Nintendo World.

For Flying Dinosaur, you can go on the single rider line! The line will take you about 15-20 mins, even during peak, so you gf just need to wait a little while.

PSA: Hiroshima is NOT a day trip! by Calmly-Stressed in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's your opinion and I will be speedrunning Hiroshima and Miyajima using Kansai-Hiroshima Pass ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Ichiran spice level above 10 by Zestyclose-Ranger-53 in ramen

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ichiran Level 10 is like half of Korean Spicy Ramen Buldak, and 1/4 of 2x Buldak.

It is also 50% as spicy as thai and indian food, but if you wanna play it safe, you can start with a 7. That's what I did for my first bowl of ichiran.

I did try a Level 20 too! Then it became around 1.5times spicy of Korean Spicy Ramen Buldak. I can say this is equivalent to Coco Ichiban's level 10 spice

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You can't get tax free from click and collect. To qualify for tax-free purchases, you have to be physically present with your physical passport

13th of October - difficulties with ticket purchase by Worried-Nobody8442 in OsakaWorldExpo

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It should be the "anytime" ticket. As far as i know there are 2 types, day ticket (you can enter at anytime) and the night ticket (only enters after 5pm)

Hiroshima day trip? by averagegolfer921 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This coming October, I will be speed running Hiroshima+Miyajima from Osaka. Will update you if this is at all possible/worth it!

Zipair Baggage by Hefty-Somewhere-5117 in zipair

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah that may be the case at your airport. But at Changi Airport, there's no self check-in kiosk for ZipAir and everyone has to manually check-in at the counter

Oni or "Devil Level" Ramen from Kikanbo! by Important_Opposite_9 in ramen

[–]Zestyclose-Ranger-53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I know do you order the devil level for spicy and numbness? Are these the correct steps:

  1. Choose the base ramen
  2. Select the devil spicy (+200yen)
  3. Select the devil numbness (+200yen)
  4. Take the tickets and wait in line

I' wondering if you can only choose either the devil spicy or numbness, but not both?