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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 08:18 PM
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thanks for the info. i'm going to try to check everything out
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Old Jul 30, 2010 | 09:53 AM
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Damn, that sucks! Thanks for info. Guess they got bought out, huh?
i dont remember, my grandpa told me about it but i forgot what he said...
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Old Jul 30, 2010 | 10:12 AM
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My wife just got back from Tokyo. She was born and raised there. Ya know one of her friends told her. She said they aren't allowing tattoos in onsen in Hakone. She said they were having a problem wit Yakuza. I don't know if this pertains to gaijin. I think it sucks. I love going to Hakone. Check out Nikko too. Ride the train through the valley.
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Old Jul 30, 2010 | 10:27 AM
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too bad the indoor ski place went belly up. one of the craziest experienecs of my life. skiing indoors....

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Originally Posted by apetron
Yes!!! It was so awesome. But you need to buy your ticket to the musuem here before you go over to Japan. They do not sell tickets at the musuem for travelers.

You can get them at the JTB downtown SF if you want to go.
You can also get them at the Lawson a few blocks away from the Mitaka station. You'll need to input information in Japanese, though. Mitaka also has the STi museum. A short bus ride away from the station puts you right in front of the Subaru dealer.


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My usual post:
- Go to Tsukiji Fish Market early in the AM (but not Wednesday, it's closed every other Wednesday) and check out the scene -- super fresh seafood, fish auctions, and great cheap(er) sushi.
Tsukiji is also closed on Sundays. Go to Sushi Dai for the best sushi. Expect to wait 1-2 hours.

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My wife just got back from Tokyo. She was born and raised there. Ya know one of her friends told her. She said they aren't allowing tattoos in onsen in Hakone. She said they were having a problem wit Yakuza. I don't know if this pertains to gaijin. I think it sucks. I love going to Hakone. Check out Nikko too. Ride the train through the valley.
You can always get a room with your own private rotenburo at Hakone.

There's a "Romance Train" to Hakone from Tokyo on the Odakyu line. But I think it just means you get bigger windows and a more scenic route than the JR line.
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Old Jul 30, 2010 | 10:34 AM
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The romance train is quite nice. Less stops.
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Old Jul 30, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ipozestu
My wife just got back from Tokyo. She was born and raised there. Ya know one of her friends told her. She said they aren't allowing tattoos in onsen in Hakone. She said they were having a problem wit Yakuza. I don't know if this pertains to gaijin. I think it sucks. I love going to Hakone. Check out Nikko too. Ride the train through the valley.
This is pretty common in most onsen even for travelers. I have quite a few visable (sleeves, shins, etc) and could not partake in the onsens.
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Old Jul 30, 2010 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ipozestu
My wife just got back from Tokyo. She was born and raised there. Ya know one of her friends told her. She said they aren't allowing tattoos in onsen in Hakone. She said they were having a problem wit Yakuza. I don't know if this pertains to gaijin. I think it sucks. I love going to Hakone. Check out Nikko too. Ride the train through the valley.
That's been a long-time going. Onsen owners aren't gutsy enough to say "No Yakuza", so they say no tattoos and make up a dealie about how the ink seeps out in hot temperature and mucks up the water. Not so much anti-gaijin as it is anti-Yakuza

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Tsukiji is also closed on Sundays. Go to Sushi Dai for the best sushi. Expect to wait 1-2 hours.
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 06:31 AM
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I had tats last time I went. No one said anything. There was also this big huge dude like Aki Bono huge, covered in tats. No doubt Yakuza.
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by ipozestu
I had tats last time I went. No one said anything. There was also this big huge dude like Aki Bono huge, covered in tats. No doubt Yakuza.
When and where was it? There ARE onsen that cater to yakuza or are otherwise lax about clientele that won't say a thing about tats.
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 09:39 AM
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Go and get a Mos Burger. HELLA better than in n out.
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Choku Dori
When and where was it? There ARE onsen that cater to yakuza or are otherwise lax about clientele that won't say a thing about tats.
These are the two places we stayed at.

http://www.japanhotel.net/data/hotel...758&area=NIKKO

http://www.japanhotel.net/data/hotel...sp?HotelID=280
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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This place is awesome as well...

http://www.hakone-oam.or.jp/english

http://www.google.com/images?client=...w=1280&bih=865
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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Go and get a Mos Burger. HELLA better than in n out.
yeah i eat at mos burger pretty much everyday im there
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 01:14 PM
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wheres mos burger at? what part of tokyo?
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