@ Serenula True True those above 21 may want to have some drinks and stuff like that. Not very good to do it in front of thise under 21. LOL. Anyway whatever your choice yor decide to make regarding the hotel and stuff im fine with it. Hahaha. Next year trip will be my virgin trip to the land of the rising sun

Shift123 wrote:@ Serenula True True those above 21 may want to have some drinks and stuff like that. Not very good to do it in front of thise under 21. LOL. Anyway whatever your choice yor decide to make regarding the hotel and stuff im fine with it. Hahaha. Next year trip will be my virgin trip to the land of the rising sun

Haha, there is always everyone's first time. And yes, I do have thoughts of having a cup of sake or too~ x3

Btw, I am gonna set the date of confirmation to be March. By then, we need to be confirmed on the trip as booking and reserving will commence.

Ahahaha No worries I can 'take care' of the people under 21 since I don't drink.

turtle-san wrote:Ahahaha No worries I can 'take care' of the people under 21 since I don't drink.

Then turtle-san will be our desginated baby-sitter .clap. LOL~ don't worry, I won't make you do it alone since I am the one encouraging them to come

Serenula wrote:

turtle-san wrote:Ahahaha No worries I can 'take care' of the people under 21 since I don't drink.

Then turtle-san will be our desginated baby-sitter .clap. LOL~ don't worry, I won't make you do it alone since I am the one encouraging them to come

but looking the the whole pic now, i'll say there probably wont be too many under 21...and i tot the drinking limit was 18? .nerd.

@Tempostorm. Japan's law is 21... being that we will be in Japan, that law applies to us regardless of what our country states.

ahh ok..so many things in japan diff from sg

tempostorm wrote:ahh ok..so many things in japan diff from sg

Haha, you haven know the half of it yet.. we got different things such as standing on the right of the escalator, designated smoking spots, no littering means no littering and many more~

OMG. if really going, all must go read up on their culture!! bring some books along .hardwork.

tempostorm wrote:OMG. if really going, all must go read up on their culture!! bring some books along .hardwork.

As they say, when in Japan, do as what the Japanese do. Oh yes, also be warry Yakuza do exist~

o.o? they can be found in tokyo?? .scared.

Unless we open up a business I don't think we'll need to worry about the Yakuza .lol. Japan is incredibly safe compared to just about everywhere else in the world.

I already posted this but it's worth repeating because his videos are so good. Basically watch every video this guy has on youtube, especially the How To playlist. https://www.youtube.com/user/TheJapanChannelDcom It was incredibly helpful to know ahead of time about things like Suica cards for the trains and how to avoid embarrassing yourself in public.

tempostorm wrote:o.o? they can be found in tokyo?? .scared.

ok anymore of this convo and we will be labeled as spamming. Anyway, in Japan they have a lot of rules, let me list them down that I know of

When on trains or public transports, please off your phone and refrain from speaking loudly.
At certain pick hours and stations, they have Woman only carriages as due to high levels of molestation cases.
Standing on the left* of the escalator in Tokyo, walking is on the right.
Smoke at designated smoking spots or rooms only.
Payment is made on the tray, place your money there and your change will be given to you similarly

lol an I dunno,

Thank you 320x220. Haha I did have fun with some Yakuza people actually, they aren't so bad unless u are invading their turf or something like that.

lol my tokyo stay was quite budget so i stayed in a budget hotel in Ueno. Ueno Touganeya Hotel. the room is VERY VERY small! and so is the hotel... not too sure about the price but we paid, 30k yen++ for a bigger room wif 2 beds.. (thats the biggest and best they have) for 4 nights. but transport is very near to Ueno Jr station.
and dont worry, japan rules are not that scary.. lols

Makoto wrote:lol my tokyo stay was quite budget so i stayed in a budget hotel in Ueno. Ueno Touganeya Hotel. the room is VERY VERY small! and so is the hotel... not too sure about the price but we paid, 30k yen++ for a bigger room wif 2 beds.. (thats the biggest and best they have) for 4 nights. but transport is very near to Ueno Jr station.
and dont worry, japan rules are not that scary.. lols

30k yen for the entire stay right? How many nights again?

read properly la dey -.- i said 4 lols... u made me post again =.=

All the talk of poly n Ns is making mi feel old....

Anyway...just came back from Hokkaido....
Scandal is near-nonexistent dere .mad.

The drinking and smoking clearance is actually 20

Be prepared for slow internet....haben been in since it loads way too slow when i was over dere...

Yazuka is present in the entire country but they dont touch civilians...
They would be the least of your worries
unless you go around disturbing blk Mercedes wif tinted window...

I would lyk to go too...but its still too vague regrading timing now
So i guess will depends on when if they would have their next tour...

The tix would be a very biggest problem because you need a local address and they sold out pretty fast...
There is a "black" market site that you can buy from but its lyk MORE then 10 times the price

E.g Virgin hall tours
Official tix is all 4800yen and seats are given out by lottery?
(not sure on tis read from other thread)
But from the site you can actually pick your own seats
Waaaayy back cost 15000yen
Front row 50k yen++

Will keep chkin for updates...

Makoto wrote:read properly la dey -.- i said 4 lols... u made me post again =.=

30k yen for 4 nights , 15kyen per person, then will be around 62 SGD per night.. Not bad~ :D

but the room is seriously small i say first lol.... well i gotta get up at 5 am tmr to visit a fish market to see live tuna/salmon auctions haha.. おやすみなさい！みんな！

Makoto wrote:but the room is seriously small i say first lol.... well i gotta get up at 5 am tmr to visit a fish market to see live tuna/salmon auctions haha.. おやすみなさい！みんな！

Tsukiji or the SUPER big one..? I dun really know where that is.. haha I hope you take some good photos for us~

Serenula wrote:

Makoto wrote:but the room is seriously small i say first lol.... well i gotta get up at 5 am tmr to visit a fish market to see live tuna/salmon auctions haha.. おやすみなさい！みんな！

Tsukiji or the SUPER big one..? I dun really know where that is.. haha I hope you take some good photos for us~

makoto!!!! help me get the baby action bandscore pls!!!!! i pay u when u get back!!!! .please. .please. .please.

tempostorm wrote:

Serenula wrote:

Makoto wrote:but the room is seriously small i say first lol.... well i gotta get up at 5 am tmr to visit a fish market to see live tuna/salmon auctions haha.. おやすみなさい！みんな！

Tsukiji or the SUPER big one..? I dun really know where that is.. haha I hope you take some good photos for us~

makoto!!!! help me get the baby action bandscore pls!!!!! i pay u when u get back!!!! .please. .please. .please.

OH YES.. lol I actually wanna buy it online, but the shipping is too much and I am lazy. If Makoto can help, then it will be great~ but he is asleep now, lets wait till tmr~

Serenula wrote:

tempostorm wrote:

Serenula wrote:

Makoto wrote:but the room is seriously small i say first lol.... well i gotta get up at 5 am tmr to visit a fish market to see live tuna/salmon auctions haha.. おやすみなさい！みんな！

Tsukiji or the SUPER big one..? I dun really know where that is.. haha I hope you take some good photos for us~

makoto!!!! help me get the baby action bandscore pls!!!!! i pay u when u get back!!!! .please. .please. .please.

OH YES.. lol I actually wanna buy it online, but the shipping is too much and I am lazy. If Makoto can help, then it will be great~ but he is asleep now, lets wait till tmr~

i sure hope he can get them .shy. cos im gonna try to get kinokuniya to import temptation box bandscore..

Guys, there's so much "chat" going on in this thread... Please use PMs or start a different thread of off-topic posts. With too many off-topic posts in the thread people finding out about the trip now will never read through all the pages and they'll miss the actual information.

For those coming from the US:

- The power plugs are the same in Japan as we use, but the voltage is a little lower. Anything that has a built in adapter/wall-wart (laptop, phone charger, etc) will work fine. Things that plug in more directly, like an electric razor, will still work but will run a bit slow since the voltage is lower.

- Learning to use chopsticks is pretty much a necessity. It's not always polite (or possible) to ask for western silverware in some situations so it's best to be able to use chopsticks.

i only realise the plug pin difference when i want to charge my jap phone today.. luckily got an adapter for 3 pin plug during thailand army training...

i do heard that its good to have your own chopstick to bring around since japan is also quite environmental aware..