Author Topic: Japan Master Thread (Read 171813 times)

Marco Polo · « **Reply #160 on:** April 30, 2015, 12:36:41 PM »

Quote from: Proisrael on April 30, 2015, 12:35:32 PM

I went to the one with Chana's Place a FULL meal is around 3000JPY which is less then 30 bucks in Takanawa. I used the trains to get around as well as the occasional taxis.

Same place.

The trains/subways are very easy to use, are clean and orderly as well.

Proisrael · « **Reply #161 on:** April 30, 2015, 01:33:04 PM »

Quote from: Marco Polo on April 30, 2015, 12:36:41 PM

Same place.

The trains/subways are very easy to use, are clean and orderly as well.

Not during rush hour...

shwarmabob · « **Reply #162 on:** May 14, 2015, 01:36:41 PM »

Quote from: Marco Polo on January 03, 2015, 06:51:22 PM

I have like 8 Pomegranate meals i am gonna try and bring in. Will split it up in my suitcases and see what happens.

What happened to the Pomegranate meals? Did they let them in? Did they ask about them at customs? Is it legal?

Marco Polo · « **Reply #163 on:** May 14, 2015, 01:38:35 PM »

Quote from: shwarmabob on May 14, 2015, 01:36:41 PM

What happened to the Pomegranate meals? Did they let them in? Did they ask about them at customs? Is it legal?

They made it in just fine. Went in unnoticed.

AJK · « **Reply #164 on:** May 14, 2015, 02:09:13 PM »

Yep, we didn't have any issue either.

shwarmabob · « **Reply #165 on:** May 14, 2015, 02:39:02 PM »

What did you do about the dateline? Shabbos, tefilin? Is visiting the temples, especially the Shinto ones A"Z?

Ergel · « **Reply #166 on:** May 14, 2015, 02:55:52 PM »

Questions probably better geared to your LOR

Proisrael · « **Reply #167 on:** May 14, 2015, 02:57:15 PM »

Quote from: shwarmabob on May 14, 2015, 02:39:02 PM

What did you do about the dateline? Shabbos, tefilin? Is visiting the temples, especially the Shinto ones A"Z?

I personally stayed outside and didnt walk in. But you should definitely ask you LOR

shimshieT · « **Reply #168 on:** May 14, 2015, 02:59:45 PM »

This question would be better if asked to a "mumche", your average LOR would probably get all nervous straight away and just say it's all asur....

shwarmabob · « **Reply #169 on:** May 14, 2015, 03:28:11 PM »

Quote from: Proisrael on May 14, 2015, 02:57:15 PM

I personally stayed outside and didnt walk in. But you should definitely ask you LOR

I hate to say but my LOR will have no idea about the differences between different religions and therefore the A"Z implications. Since many/most of them have no interest in outside cultures it doesn't cost them anything to say that it's ossur.

Dan · « **Reply #170 on:** May 14, 2015, 04:11:50 PM »

Quote from: shwarmabob on May 14, 2015, 02:39:02 PM

What did you do about the dateline? Shabbos, tefilin? Is visiting the temples, especially the Shinto ones A"Z?

Didn't visit temples.

I was a day behind for sefira until I crossed back over the dateline. You miss a day of shacharis flying there and you daven shacharis with tefilin twice on the day coming back.

Did shabbos on local Saturday per chabad custom.

Proisrael · « **Reply #171 on:** May 14, 2015, 04:24:43 PM »

Quote from: Dan on May 14, 2015, 04:11:50 PM

Didn't visit temples.

I was a day behind for sefira until I crossed back over the dateline. You miss a day of shacharis flying there and you daven shacharis with tefilin twice on the day coming back.

Did shabbos on local Saturday per chabad custom.

Dan,

Did you do Tokyo tower?Mt Fiji?

Marco Polo · « **Reply #172 on:** May 14, 2015, 04:26:26 PM »

Quote from: Proisrael on May 14, 2015, 04:24:43 PM

Dan,

Did you do Tokyo tower?Mt Fiji?

Can be a waste of a day. Takes forever to get there from Tokyo, and you don't get that close, see much or spend much time there.

Proisrael · « **Reply #173 on:** May 14, 2015, 04:28:59 PM »

Quote from: Marco Polo on May 14, 2015, 04:26:26 PM

Can be a waste of a day. Takes forever to get there from Tokyo, and you don't get that close, see much or spend much time there.

Thank to you I didnt waste my day there for that. The friend I was with said that we must see it but after reading your TR I told him its a waste, so we did a day tour in Tokyo, and got to see all the main sites which was a lot better.

Dan · « **Reply #174 on:** May 14, 2015, 04:29:32 PM »

Quote from: Proisrael on May 14, 2015, 04:24:43 PM

Dan,

Did you do Tokyo tower?Mt Fiji?

Did Tokyo Tower in 2005. Did the Skytree 2015.

Proisrael · « **Reply #175 on:** May 14, 2015, 05:27:22 PM »

Quote from: Dan on May 14, 2015, 04:29:32 PM

Did Tokyo Tower in 2005. Did the Skytree 2015.

Wish I knew of the skytree it looks a lot nicer then the Tokyo tower.

Dan · « **Reply #176 on:** May 14, 2015, 05:28:20 PM »

Quote from: Proisrael on May 14, 2015, 05:27:22 PM

Wish I knew of the skytree it looks a lot nicer then the Tokyo tower.

It is.

shwarmabob · « **Reply #177 on:** May 17, 2015, 08:47:00 AM »

Any suggestions about the rail passes? It seems that are several rail companies each with their own multi-day passes and each valid for certain regions? Very confusing.

Is there a group/family discount? I can't find any. I wish I could just rent a car like on a European trip. However, I don't think that is an option in this case. So far it looks like that we will be in the Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto triangle.

Suave · « **Reply #178 on:** May 17, 2015, 05:26:30 PM »

Quote from: shwarmabob on May 17, 2015, 08:47:00 AM

Any suggestions about the rail passes? It seems that are several rail companies each with their own multi-day passes and each valid for certain regions? Very confusing. Is there a group/family discount? I can't find any. I wish I could just rent a car like on a European trip. However, I don't think that is an option in this case. So far it looks like that we will be in the Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto triangle.

I purchased an unlimited Youth 5 day pass for about $100 (they stamp it every day that you use it, so it does not have to be 5 consecutive days)
It's not limited by Age btw, its just called a Youth pass because of the end of school season.

Marco Polo · « **Reply #179 on:** May 17, 2015, 11:05:42 PM »

Quote from: Suave on May 17, 2015, 05:26:30 PM

I purchased an unlimited Youth 5 day pass for about $100 (they stamp it every day that you use it, so it does not have to be 5 consecutive days)
It's not limited by Age btw, its just called a Youth pass because of the end of school season.

Did that work for all the different lines?

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