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Going to Tokyo alone Anonymous
I want to visit tokyo and spend about 3-4 days, maybe more if money allows it. The only problem is that no one I know is able to make the trip.

Is it a wise idea to travel there and take in the city/culture by myself? As a solo traveler what types of things can I or should I do.

Thanks for any advise before hand.
>> Anonymous
>I want to visit tokyo

join the 1000000 other socially awkward white guys
>> Anonymous
>>81117
I'm not white. I've already seen parts of Europe but Japan has me interested now. It might have something to do with my love for the gaming culture, or that I find Japanese females very attractive but I also like visiting other major cities.
>> Anonymous
How to expand your traveling budget in Tokyo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eacGWmiL-M8

Excuse the moonlanguage though.
>> Anonymous
I just came back from a trip all over Japan alone a few days ago for the second time.

For shopping, 99% of the shit you'll see in Japan you can get in the US in a major metropolitan city. Japan is full of very attractive, brightly lit, beautiful shopping centers full of stuff I will never buy, even Akihabara and all the weeaboo shit stores. My biggest material purchase was a 3,000yen iTunes gift card to get around their regional lockout. The only other exception I can think of is used video games, which tend to be kept in excellent condition and are cheap and plentiful.

If you're going to spend money in Japan, spend it on experiences and shows, not material goods. Not even the food is all that expensive really. It can be expensive if you're a fucking moron but you can live on the same eating-out budget as in, say, Los Angeles. Central Tokyo has shit tons of really good Indian restaurants.
http://www.siddique.co.jp
>> Anonymous
Worthwhile shit you can do in Japan which you generally can't do elsewhere so fucking do one of these or else you're a piece of shit.

- Takarazuka Revue
- Spend a few hours or night in a good love hotel. Surprisingly affordable.
- Comic Market
- Disneysea
>> Anonymous
>>81132
I am not really going for the shopping, I would rather spend my money on a museum or similar things. Not to say I won't be buying small souvenirs for myself and others here and there.

As to food, I want ramen, rice, and good sushi from which I've heard is everywhere and pretty cheap also. I lived in NYC for 13 years, I am more than aware that eating is only expensive if you want it to be.

>>81138
I'll give the show a go as long as they are good. I am not really into comics. I currently live in FL about 30 minutes away from Orlando and I am not a big fan of Disney. Last but not least, I thought love hotels mainly for couples. I'm not going to rent a room for me and my hand. I doubt I'll be able to pick up a Japanese lady friend unless she is a prostitute.
>> Anonymous
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>>81142
The one love hotel I went to was really nice and comfortable and if it weren't for the fact that you can't reserve in advance or at multiple nights at a time I would've made it my regular place to stay, fuck buddy or no. Downsides would probably be that they tend to be in pretty seedy areas and the emphasis is on privacy. The love hotel district in uguisudani is dark and quiet and you pick your room from a display with buttons and a faceless clerk handles the exchange of cash and room key underneath tinted glass.

However, once I got to the room:
42in 1080p HDTV
Most comfortable reclining bed I've ever been on
Glow in the dark toiletry
Black light in the bathroom to go with the glow-in-the-dark toiletries
Vibrator casually hung up next to the bed
It fucking looked swank as hell inside. Pic related. I found this place just by googling ?????, coming across a rating site and then sorting by average score and then making a phone call and asking in advance if they allow foreigners.

I'd say stick to the toyoko inn line of no-frills business hotels for all of your stay and find an excuse to spend a few hours in a good love hotel on the last night or so of your trip if you happen to have $50 left over or something.
>> Anonymous
>>81121
>my love for the gaming culture
Good video arcades are almost everywhere. If you play fighting games or music games at least semi-seriously there's still a huge scene.
>> Anonymous
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>>81121
> I'm not white.

Black ?
Bon courage then..

I have been in Japan for 4 months, 3 in Tokyo. I was alone at the beginning but I quickly met people to visit/hang out with.

Comic market sucks. The only good part of it is the cosplay garden.

Your trip would have been far less expensive if you've been there this summer...
>> Anonymous
>>81174
I'm Hispanic but every now and then people have mistaken me for being Caucasian in life. It's nice to hear that you met people quickly but I'm only going to be there a few days max(as much as I would love to actually live in a foreign country for a few months).

How are Japanese,especially the youth, towards foreigners? Would I most likely get a warm welcome if I went to a bar where mainly young people went?

Also in terms of woman. I know the chances of me meeting and doing anything with a Japanese lady friend are slim to none but what happens if the opportunity arises. Are their any rules to approaching a female different from here? I don't want to do something that would come off as rude.

Speaking of that, are their any major things I should know before I go as to once again not come off as a rude foreigner?
>> Anonymous
> How are Japanese,especially the youth, towards foreigners? Would I most likely get a warm welcome if I went to a bar where mainly young people went?

They are quite welcoming but "shy". So you won't get a warm welcome, but if you try to speak with them, they will most likely be very kind and friendly. If you can speak a little japanese, it's always better.

You should go to "Hub". There is one in Shibuya. It's the pub for foreigners. Usually, japanese people are there to meet foreigners and you'll probably meet other foreigners visiting or living in Japan to hang out with.
Well at least it was the case in June~August, I don't know what it is like in winter.
(And I mean "meet", not "sleep with")


> Also in terms of woman. I know the chances of me meeting and doing anything with a Japanese lady friend are slim to none but what happens if the opportunity arises. Are their any rules to approaching a female different from here? I don't want to do something that would come off as rude.

Be a gentleman and everything will be ok.

If a girl bring you to a love hotel, let her pay. Then wake up before her. Steal shampoo, towels, etc.. And leave while she is sleeping.
Anyway you won't see her again.


> Speaking of that, are their any major things I should know before I go as to once again not come off as a rude foreigner?

I don't know where you are from but with common sense you should have no problem. Be polite, smile, try to speak japanese.
Special tip : Let your seat in the bus/subway to old people. Nobody does that over there. They will be like "thank you!! thank you sooo much!!". ;)
Also it works with hot ladies...
>> Anonymous
>>81291
>be a gentleman, steal shampoo, leave while she is sleeping
rofl I love the hypocrisy.

Not OP. So are the foreigner clubs actually good or are they filled with douchey bros trying to horde all the Japanese wimenz? OP should skip the gaijin bars and just head straight for the normal ones since he's only there for a short time.
>> Anonymous
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I am traveling by myself in Japan right now and left Tokyo yesterday. Im in Kyoto right now and so far its been a lot better. There is a lot more to see in terms of art/architecture, and I feel a little more comfortable as a gaijin. Even in terms of video games / CRANE GAMES, namco tower in Kyoto is better than what I saw in Tokyo. Traveling alone is kind of awkward and I havent really gone out drinking or to expensive restaurants.

PS Akihabara is overrated

pic extremely related
>> Anonymous
>>81311
OP here, I am debating between going to a normal bar/club or going to one frequently visited by foreigners. While going to a gaijin bar/club would be nice doing to be able to speak the language, I want to try(keyword try) to mingle with the Japanese crowd and I am not sure I can do that in a gaijin bar/club.

Does anyone know if Japanese people still go to gaijin bars/clubs because if so it would be the best of both worlds.
>> Anonymous
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>>81318
You're the dude from the other thread right? Sucks that's it's awkward. Oh well, I figured that Kyoto would be better for you since you can stay busy w/o having to be social (i.e. visiting temples etc.). Are you going to go to Osaka? I guess it's kinda similar to Tokyo but you should at least check out Dotonbori and Osaka Castle. OMG I JUST HAD AN AMAZING IDEA. Go to Osaka castle and pay a couple of yen to dress up as a samurai and post the pic on /trv/.
>> Anonymous
>>81334
Im going to Nara for Thanksgiving but will probably go to Osaka after. Consider me samuraid.
>> Anonymous
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>>81339
Sweet. Bonus internets if you choose the same samurai garb as me.
>> Anonymous
>>81318
why do you feel awkward traveling alone? Are there things you want to do that you feel you can't because you are by yourself?

Are people staring you down?

This is OP by the way.
>> Anonymous
>>81518
Peer pressure that when you travel you're supposed to go with a hot chick and on a honey moon or something.

I say fuck that. Travel to a totally different environment so you can be even more social and have a fling with some chick from another country that you'll forget about as soon as you get back and hang out with other travelers as well as locals.

The only time when I get really balls-to-the-wall drunk and party and livin' it up is when I'm not at home.
>> Achmedinejead
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Forget Osaka jo.
Himejijo kicks ass.
>> Anonymous
>>81524
>Peer pressure that when you travel you're supposed to go with a hot chick and on a honey moon or something.

>I say fuck that. Travel to a totally different environment so you can be even more social and have a fling with some chick from another country that you'll forget about as soon as you get back and hang out with other travelers as well as locals.

Well said. You don't need to forget though, just not be emotionally attached to the experience. But then again, is remembering really helpful?
>> Anonymous
Are there arcades in Tokyo that carry FPSs. Sad I know but I can easily dominate at those.
>> Anonymous
go suck jap cock
>> Anonymous
die die die
>> Anonymous
>>81758
go away
>> Anonymous
>>81762
k sry
>> Anonymous
>>81539
underexposed photo is underexposed
>>81524
more like, tell everyone that when you were there you >have a fling with some chick from another country that you'll forget about as soon as you get back and hang out with other travelers as well as locals AMIRITE
>> Anonymous
>>81318
>>81339
Is our lonely traveler still around?
>> Anonymous
>>81589
not really. most are fighting games, card games, weird games that nobody else has and you won't be able to play if you dont know japanese, and the occasional mech game where you get inside some pod, but you will have to wait in line and then you finally play and the rest of your team hates you because you don't know the language and you screw up everything for your team by getting killed instantly everytime you respawn and they call you gygene and look at you like you are an idiot.