2013-09-10, 13:36 | Link #1223 |
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Okay thanks. I will be aware of nattou.
I am not sure but someone told me dont mention you watch anime. But why? Can i not just go and like say i watch anime you too? because a lot of people watch anime there, right?
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2013-09-10, 14:11 | Link #1224 | |
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2013-09-10, 19:25 | Link #1225 |
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Not mentioning you watch anime is silly, IMO. The idea that there's a massive social stigma attached to anyone who does here is completely false in my experience. If you're a gaijin than any locals would be even less surprised.
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2013-09-13, 03:40 | Link #1226 | |
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I'm comparing it to poi for its use of "using it on visitors to observe their reaction", not the actual food texture. And half my relatives, including my own step-father, are Hawaiian thank you. I see them do this shit all the time, in fact, I learned it from them.
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2013-10-16, 18:46 | Link #1228 |
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Going to Kyoto in November for the autumn leaves and was wondering if anyone had any advice for what not to miss.
This is my 3rd time going to Kyoto so I've seen most of the well known shrines and temples already but I've wanted to know which of these do you definitely recommend I not miss specifically for fall colors. I am already very familiar with Arashiyama & Kiyomizudera so no need to recommend those. en.rocketnews24.com/2013/09/05/12-of-the-best-places-in-kyoto-to-enjoy-the-autumn-colors/ Note: I will be in Kyoto about 4 days but I also want to do things around the area like Nara, Kurama/Kibune, and Ishiyamadera in Otsu City which might limit what I can see in Kyoto.
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2013-10-18, 09:36 | Link #1229 |
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My #1 hidden gem is Ishiyama-dera in Otsu, about 20 minutes from Kyoto Station by train. Murasaki Shikibu wrote part of Genji Monogatari there, and it's the most beautiful temple I've visited, Kyoto or elsewhere.
I'd also recommend Kurama and Kibune Jinja, if you haven't been. Take the Dentetsu Line to Kurama, hike uo through Kurama-dera and take the train back down from Kibune village.
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2013-10-18, 12:34 | Link #1230 | |
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But is there any reason you recommend starting from Kurama? I see most sites recommend the opposite (starting from Kibune and ending up in Kurama). Just curious!
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2013-10-18, 12:40 | Link #1231 |
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Not entire related to the thread, but in a few months time, i gonna meet up with a lady coming from Kochi. So was searching for any anime characters or any video having people speaking in Tosaben. Probably won't be helpful the least, but just to be a bit readi-er in case i want to start a short conversation with her in Japanese.
Any suggestions on an anime character, or youtube video that provide conversations of people speaking in Tosaben. As apparently got none from the anime suggestion thread.
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A little bit further away (well... more like 4-5 hours train rides), you can visit either Ise or Izumo grand shrines of Amaterasu and Ookuni, which along with Inari (which I guess you have visited already in Kyoutou) are the most important Shintou shrines in the region. Quote:
Whenever I mentioned how much I liked anything else from Shikoku, everyone (including natives) gave me a weirder than usual, puzzled stare Anyway, western Japanese in general are very "warm-blooded", expressing their opinion more openly than other Asian cultures, are easy to talk to, and are much more genuinely interested in foreigners than more cosmopolitan parts of the country... and this is overgeneralizing from limited experience.
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2013-10-18, 17:51 | Link #1233 | |
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I should have about 4 days in the Kansai region. I might be able to extend it a little (depending when I take the train to and from Tokyo as my trip starts and ends there, but then I also want to have some time for shopping in Tokyo). Anyways, yes I have been to Fushimi Inari and loved it (but who wouldn't?). I had the most absolutely amazing Nishin-Soba there as well. I don't think I will have time to go back this trip though. I am trying to see things I haven't seen before or things that will look significantly different because of the change of season. That is why I am going back to Kiyomizu. I've been there twice before, but every time the trees are bare. This time I am hoping to see Kiyomizu surrounded by red maple leaves. But I am hoping this won't be my last time in Japan. Even though my co-workers already think I am crazy that I went back 2 years in a row.
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2013-10-18, 19:46 | Link #1234 | |
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Incidentally, I love Koya-san but I wouldn't do it as a day trip. It's best at night (especially the Okunoin) and the temple stay is really an indispensable part of the experience.
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2013-10-18, 22:03 | Link #1235 | |
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The problem is i have most of my life's rural experience through...Havest Moon. So probably shouldn't head the conversation there. Of course can doctor some lines like clean air, peaceful day and such. But don't want to tell lie like a rug right in the first meeting (or any meeting after that, to be honest) Can you actually recognize the accent? Or is it just a little bit different? If it is anything like Osaka-ben, i think i will instantly fall with love with it
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2013-10-18, 22:35 | Link #1236 | |
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2013-10-18, 22:58 | Link #1237 | |
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2013-10-19, 00:50 | Link #1238 |
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HIIIIIIIICCCCKKKKK! I smell a HICK!!
Btw, as a native Osaka (heck, born in city of Sakai even) I had a pretty thick kansaiben accent But after living outside of Japan for so long, I completely lost it. Now when I speak in Japanese it's completely hyoujungo.
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