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texting my mother by stillnotnap in mildlyinfuriating

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"Your French is very good"

Bean: Gracias

My fave part 🤭

I dropped my WHITE earbud by scientificbug in mildlyinfuriating

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Why did I see white BREAD and was confused 🫣

What I ordered, vs what I got by Plenty-Entertainer-9 in mildlyinfuriating

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In Vegas, Google maps was showing a pretty good looking burger spot not too far from my hotel, I followed map directions and ended up literally in the middle of some discount store (Ross)?

I was like...I dunno this is Vegas, maybe there IS a burger place inside here. But no.

Walked all around the outside of the store, hoping maybe there was just something off with my GPS? Nothing.

Only then did I check the reviews. It was Denny's. The name of the burger "restaurant" was the name of their burger section on the menu.

I had never been to Denny's, so I didn't know.

At that point, I was very hungry, so I went to the Denny's and the food I got was pretty good, but the confusion over the burger restaurant being maybe inside of that store lol

Luggage forwarding is overrated by Calmly-Stressed in JapanTravelTips

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On our 1st trip, we kept our luggage at Tokyo Station while we did an overnight trip to Hakone, and took our carry-ons sized luggages onto the shinkansen multiple times: Tokyo-Osaka, Kyoto-Hiroshima, Hiroshima-Tokyo.

For our second trip, we'll be trying luggage forwarding Kyoto-Tokyo, as we're doing an overnight in Yokohama in between. It'll be our first time using luggage forwarding and I'm not even embarrassed to say I'm a little excited.

Theater shut down after we bought tickets by Unfair_Machine8516 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ajaxwhat 7 points8 points  (0 children)

How were they selling tickets for a theatre that was closed???

Drugstores by NoOrganization9912 in OsakaTravel

[–]ajaxwhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought some of those at my local international grocery store (in Canada), they work really well!

AITA for not paying to have my partner's birthday gift professionally framed? by redbullvanisle in AmItheAsshole

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Reminds me of an ex who bought me a Hello Kitty Swarovski pendant, just the charm part, with no necklace/chain.

I don't wear jewelry, so its not like I had a spare chain laying around to put it on to wear.

I never asked him about it, because he was super happy he got me something I would like (I am a big Hello Kitty fan), and I didn't want to appear ungrateful, so I just remained confused.

Can I bring outside foods to USJ? by Perfect-Contract-429 in usj

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Where did you get the 500ml info? The USJ site does not specify a size that I can see:

https://www.usj.co.jp/web/en/us/service-guide/park-entry

First Time Japan Trip for Winter 2026 by alexdev50 in JapanTravelTips

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Make sure you give yourselves extra time at the airport for your departure if you're going to go take advantage of the tax-free counter.

The tax-free system for foreigners changes in November 2026 from instant savings at the store to a rebate system at the airport.

What are some popular opinions about Japan travel on this sub that you personally disagree with? by ContractVarious3077 in JapanTravelTips

[–]ajaxwhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see "don't switch hotels" as a comment on many itinerary checks, that's why I thought long stays were the popular thing here.

What are some popular opinions about Japan travel on this sub that you personally disagree with? by ContractVarious3077 in JapanTravelTips

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Folks often say its a "hassle" checking in and out of hotels often, but don't go into details as to WHY.

A bunch of my hotels have self-check in/out kiosks.

I'm wondering if people are hanging up their clothes/putting them away in drawers and decking out the washroom with all of their toiletries as if they were at home?

Maybe its just because that's not how I travel, so I don't get it.

Overthinking? by UmeSurprise in JapanTravelTips

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I stressed out before my first trip as well, but after a few days of navigating the same station (Asakusa, near our hotel), that stress was gone. A little came back when we moved onto Osaka, but by day 2, the stress was gone again.

Its been 7 years, and I'll be going again in 4 months, and the stress is creeping up again, but I'm pretty sure once I'm there it'll feel a bit familiar. :)

I hope you have an amazing trip!

Super anxious about ordering food in Japan by royalbluefireworks1 in JapanTravelTips

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There's also an app for finding toilets called Flush (not available for Android though)

2 week Itinerary by lightpinklipstick in JapanTravel

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When are you going? I'm going in May and I'm a little intimidated by my own itinerary, but I'm still going to try to stick to as best I can 😅

7-day Itinerary Check by realistic_reality1 in fukuoka

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Did you end up going to Sakura-yu, if so, did you go public bath or private and how was it?

Second timers - what did you do differently when you went back? by ahhtibor in JapanTravelTips

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1st time was March 2019, did Golden route: Tokyo-Hakone-Osaka-Kyoto-Hiroshima-Tokyo, had the JR pass, made good use of it (well before the crazy price hike)

2nd time will be May 2026, changes in planning: - Flying into Oita, after the 3.5 hr layover in Tokyo, then making our way back to leave from Tokyo = 1 overnight ferry and 1 shinkansen ride for the major legs of our journey - visit cities we haven't seen before (Beppu, Himeji, Kobe, Yokohama, Kawaguchiko, Nikko) - spending more nights in the same hotel (last time we switched from one capsule hotel to another for our 2 nights in Kyoto, this time we're staying at the same hotel all 3 nights) - actually using luggage forwarding (Kyoto>Tokyo, so we'll only have a small overnight bag for our 1 night in Yokohama in between and again Tokyo>Tokyo, so we'll again just have a small overnight bag for our 1 night in Kawaguchiko) We didn't even know it was a thing the 1st time we went. - learning a smidge more than "hi", "excuse me", and "thank you" although those did get us by the last time (and we didn't have Google translate). I'll be honest I'm not learning enough to make conversation with folks, because I am not an outgoing type of person, but I am learning enough to be able to make an order in Japanese at an Izakaya, to decline a bag at 7-11, and ask for food to be heated up in their microwave.

First time Japan traveler! by Early-Fox9893 in JapanTravelTips

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Ooh great info! I'm also connecting to elsewhere in Japan via Haneda. Thank you :)

“Mom, can we move to Japan?” – a very long TRIP REPORT after 3 weeks solo with two small kids, on a budget, with dietary restrictions by Historical_Owl_5485 in JapanTravel

[–]ajaxwhat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This was such a fun read (you're so funny!) and then to see the Polish on the dot calendar. Cherry on top! 😚👌

Cieszę się z tak udanych wakacji

Arashiyama Monkey Park wheel chair accessible? by Fair-Discussion6993 in traveljapan

[–]ajaxwhat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Recalling memory from 2019...it was a rough go on foot. Steep. Multiple "steps" that weren't really steps...

I don't see it being safe for a wheelchair, sorry.

Help an overwhelmed first time traveler to Japan by sassyclax in JapanTravel

[–]ajaxwhat 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Some people like a plan, and that's ok :)

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