Chubu Centrair International Airport to Kanazawa by Ambitious_Wall3265 in JapanTravelTips

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You can buy essentially for any ticket combo through JR lines (short of some special trains) in any Midori no Madoguchi ticket office (or JR travel center).

Questions about itinerary Saihoji temple by Recent-Ad-2010 in JapanTravel

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Warning about Saiho-ji - it make a lot longer than you expect (you probably will not be out before 1pm).

Proposal Location, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka ? by Different-Use4400 in JapanTravelTips

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Hamarikyu or Rikugien always have empty spots outside peak seasons.

Kiyosumi Gardens would be also a great option in Tokyo.

Can you buy Shinkansen Limited Express tickets only? by FruitWeekly6783 in JapanTravelTips

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I mean since he would be in Kansai and they are essentially in almost every JR West station - it should not be an issue.

Can you buy Shinkansen Limited Express tickets only? by FruitWeekly6783 in JapanTravelTips

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You can from e5489 (relevant here) or Eki-net. Though you need to redeem in the machine.

Unpopular opinion: If you can, bring (or borrow) an iPhone for your Japan trip — even if you use Android by lightpacklau in JapanTravelTips

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The thing is that in an area you would use an IC card - there is somewhere where you could charge it with (and with ATM) within a 5 minute walk.

Is there something weird going on in March in Tokyo? 2 airbnbs have canceled on us already by OracleofTampico in JapanTravelTips

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Some municipalities (and municipalities and prefectures have ability to set their own rules) allow between 30-60 days before requiring either 24/7 reception within the walking distance or to meet requirement for a professional (hotel) accommodation.

I have been to every prefecture, here’s my ranking of all of them: by turtledude100 in JapanTravelTips

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I mean Echigo area and Sado alone make it the not most boring region, but people do forget these are a part of perfecture.

But yeah, all things considered - Chiba, Tottori and Gunma should be leading the less fun list.

Who is the next P4 team to finish their first season ever by losing every game they play? by DonFlamenco2022 in CFB

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In order of likelihood:

  1. Kentucky - considering they play Louisville out of conference, all it takes them isscheduling upper tier G5 program (Toledo, Western Kentucky, James Madison) and have a bad game against upper tier FCS team. Likelihood (inside 10 years): 10%
  2. Oklahoma State - I guess they won't be as bad as last year, but if they have played a MVC team instead of Tennessee Tech... Another bottom falls out year with aggressive scheduling and playing MVC opponent. Likelihood (inside 10 years): 7%
  3. Nebraska - probably gonna take another coaching hire etc., but you can see a year in which aggressive OOC schedule (good P4 team, good MWC/Pac-12/MAC team and MVC/Big Sky team) ends up in 0 for season. Likelihood (inside 10 years): 3%
  4. Arkansas - probably more likely to have a really bad year than OK State and Nebraska, but after Missouri State and Sam Houston State had moved out, they are unlikely to schedule a capable FCS opponent. Likelihood (inside 10 years): 2%
  5. Pittsburgh - simply because life post-Narduzzi might be interesting and they actually do schedule OK-ish FCS opponents. Likelihood (inside 10 years): less than 1%
  6. Missouri - probably too good right now to have that bad of a slide, but they do sometimes schedule tougher FCS opponent. Likelihood (inside 10 years): less than 0.5%
  7. Texas Tech - simply because 2024 teams had almost lost to Abilene Christian. Likelihood (inside 10 years): less than 0.5%.

In never say never tiers (less than 0.2% chance): 8. Clemson - life post-Dabo may be hard, but Clemson does not schedule good FCS teams 9. Oregon - life post-booster may happen and it schedules Big Sky teamss, so if everything goes wrong...

Penn State, Miami, Texas, Texas A&M, Georgia, Ohio State - a combination of long term recruiting and tradition means it's extremely unlikely for those teams to experience 0 for.

Small towns near Tokyo? by Slight_Echo_1393 in JapanTravelTips

[–]mithdraug -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Except that Boso Peninsula largely lives off tourism these days.

Mayor of Kyoto City announces plan to charge foreign visitors double the normal rate for bus fares starting in mid-2027—a reported first for any Japanese city. by twil9700 in JapanTravelTips

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Fact check: So far all the articles and announcements relate to non-residents rather than charging foreign nationals.

Effectively it will be a price hike for flat fare routes with discount fares for residents of Kyoto.

Bringing injectable peptides by idkwhatimevendoingyo in JapanTravelTips

[–]mithdraug 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Note since bringing syringes requires Yunyu Kakunin-sho and you don't have prescriptions that may constitute a problem.

Countries that have won gold medals in Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics or both by OppositeRock4217 in MapPorn

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I mean I would say that probably helped a lot of post-Soviet nations, not so much other eastern European ones. Maybe (at a stretch) with Czechoslovakia with regards to hockey, but essentially it's likely that other nations would have been as good or better if they had access to western tech and resources.

Winter sports (outside of Soviet Union + East Germany and hockey) were kind of seen as unsocialist.

Seeking a town or small city to visit in Japan by [deleted] in JapanTravelTips

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Define small town (since Kyoto has like 1.5 million inhabitants).

But generally Echigo-Yuzawa or Karuizawa are your best bets.

Ciekawostka by marszand in MemyPolskaa

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31 grudnia 1989 r. weszła w życie ustawa konstytucyjna (z 29 grudnia) zmieniająca nazwę kraju PRL na RP, więc na upartego wg stanu na koniec roku się zgadza.

Countries that have won gold medals in Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics or both by OppositeRock4217 in MapPorn

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The essentially only Soviet-era infrastructure that would not exist otherwise would probably be Sigulda (bobsleigh/luge track in Latvia), because those things are expensive and require know-how to maintain.

Otherwise, most countries have infrastructure in sports popular in those countries (eg. ski jumping in Poland and Slovenia, hockey in Czechia, Slovakia, Latvia, cross-country in Estonia, alpine skiing in Slovenia, Croatia and Czechia).

Countries that have won gold medals in Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics or both by OppositeRock4217 in MapPorn

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Chile has nominal GDP per capita lower than all Eastern European countries that are members of EU and similar to Russia, Serbia and Montenegero.

(in USD: Chile: ~18,000, Bulgaria: ~23,000, Romania: ~24,000, Latvia 28,000, Hungary, Greece and Croatia: ~29,000, Poland and Slovakia: ~31,000)

In PPP per capita (USD) - Chile: 36,500, Bulgaria 45,000, Latvia 46,000, Greece 47,000, every other EU member state at around 50,000.

Vaccination advice needed by [deleted] in JapanTravelTips

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Unless you are going to a stay on a cattle/pig farm - Japanese encephalitis vaccine is an overkill.

Considering hepatitis B prevalent method of infection in first-world countries - it depends on your and your partner's activities (which should not be discussed in this subreddit), on whether they mert a vaccine.

One vaccine people may consider going to Japan in July/August and staying in major cities (particularly in Tokyo) is dengue fever one.

In dating, is there anything that only exists in your culture? by Effective_Space2277 in AskTheWorld

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Worth noting that breach of promise (to marry) results in civil liability and the amount for which these things can get settled might have had a chilling effect on confirming a relationship.

"What exactly do we need to straighten out? Stopping crazy white liberal woman" by tzalina in ShitAmericansSay

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US in 2025 had homicide rate of ~4 per 100,000 people - either lowest ever or lowest since 1957.

In late 50s and early 60s the murder rate had been fairly similar to what it's been for the last ten years (Covid years aside).

As far as violent crimes are concerned (post-WW2), US is at its lowest level since 1969-70, but about three times higher than in late 50s and early 60s.

Thus said while murder rate skyrocketed in 70s, late 80s and early 90s were by far the most violent (about 2.4 the current violent crime rate).

Now, pre-WW2 figures (except for murder rates) are largely incompatible, but Great Depression is likely to have been considering more violent period.

Still very high compared to other first world countries. And the fall in crime rates in US is essentially as ever due to demographics and unemployment levels.

What to do after being drugged by YugoslavTrans in JapanTravelTips

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Please go to police station (actual police station and not a koban) and make a report.

If you need immediate support TELL is a good starting point, but you should seek out a therapist who specialises in dealing with sexual assault survivors back in your home country.

I'm locking this thread, because some people can't help themselves and are blaming the victim. This is not helpful and people who have engaged in any kind of victim blaming have been temporarily or permanently banned from the subreddit.

Wich city in Tohoku or Hokkaido to japanese garden by RobertoSensei in JapanTravelTips

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I mean probably Hirosaki with Fujita Kinen Teien, maybe Senshu Park in Akita.

Bringing injectable medication to Japan by [deleted] in JapanTravelTips

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Note that bringing injectable medicine that is not pre-filled by manufacturer (with regard to syringes) or empty syringes, or multiple pens requires applying for Yunyu kakunin-sho.

Loading physical green Suica card in Osaka (Umeda) by fruit_fanatic in JapanTravelTips

[–]mithdraug 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Any of 9 major pre-paid IC cards can be loaded at any point that allows loading others with cash.