Visiting Japan

[MVP]

Damn..I wanna visit japan aswell someday..Oh well..well see

[Ender!]

I'm going to Japan with my girlfriend and two other friends this coming August. Already bought my tickets. ;D Somehow we were able to find them for $997.

[Ryuou]

For $997? I'm also going in August (although from Chicago which is closer) but so far I've found some for about $700.

I need to buy the ticket soon. I’d say $700 isn’t such a bad price for a round-trip to Japan.

[lixuelai]

Where you find $700 from Chicago?

[ZephyrLeanne]

Originally Posted by lixuelai

I would guess that it is the Rainbow Bridge in Odaiba. The picture is probably taken around Tokyo Big Sight (where Comiket takes place).

Yeah I thought so too, until I was told it was more likely to be near an airport. Someone even said Kansai Int'l Airport, where there was a Pop Cultural Festival sometime ago. Which included cosplay. And, yes, KIX does have fery service (though only to Kobe Airport).

[Ryuou]

Originally Posted by lixuelai

Where you find $700 from Chicago?

I just searched on www.cheaptickets.com. If you have no specific dates for arriving and departing, they have a nice feature to let you see flights for days before and after a date you select. That's how I was able to find the cheapest flight. I haven't checked it in a little while though, hopefully it didn't go up. The airline was US Airlines I think.

[Luciany]

O~ I want to go to Japan too! I've been once before with my family... But still wanna go back again! This time I want to go to Osaka~ and the Kyoto region!

I like Japan because of its historical sights~ Shrines~ <3 Temples! AND of course ANIME!

These days, the tickets are so expensive though..T^T

[Haladflire65]

I'm living in Tokyo right now! Really, it's anime/manga paradise. Anime airing on TV constantly... Manga piled up in bookstores... I really like it here. School's a ton of fun (we're going on a grad trip on Tuesday to Kyoto), the people are nice, the food's tasty... Yeah, Japan's pretty awesome.

Too bad I'm moving out this summer... I've been living here for 10 months now, to learn Japanese and go to school.

[Luciany]

WOW! Lucky~ I envy you a lot! xD
I was planning to apply for a scholarship to go there but, it's too long xD
Awww, anime aired constantly.. Sounds so awesome xD
Mmmm food! <3 I love Japanese food too!

10 months! Lucky you!
I wish I could live there... xD Which school are you at? o_O

[zero-ed]

I REALLY REALLY want to go there! It would be amazing, but none of my family share my interest in japanese and korean culture! They just wanna go to america! which will be cool as well..but..

[Haladflire65]

Originally Posted by Luciany

WOW! Lucky~ I envy you a lot! xD
I was planning to apply for a scholarship to go there but, it's too long xD
Awww, anime aired constantly.. Sounds so awesome xD
Mmmm food! <3 I love Japanese food too!

10 months! Lucky you!
I wish I could live there... xD Which school are you at? o_O

I don't know if this would be of any help, but for your info, I'm attending Roppongi Junior High in Minato-ku, Tokyo. It's right across the street from Roppongi Hills...

Ring any bells?

But all the anime stuff's waaay over in Ikebukuro and Akihabara... At least Shibuya's close enough!

[Ryuou]

How'd you end up going to a school in Roppongi?

[Haladflire65]

Originally Posted by Ryuou

How'd you end up going to a school in Roppongi?

I'm not quite sure. My family moved to Minato-ku, and we went to some school offices and stuff, looked at a few schools, and Roppongi J.H.S. looked like the nicest. It probably is, and it happens to be so close to Roppongi Hills (which we call Roku Hiruzu^^), the TV Asahi station, and everything...

I still wish I went to school in Ikebukuro! Where there's a huge anime shop called Animate - the place is quite awesome!

[Luciany]

Originally Posted by Haladflire65

I don't know if this would be of any help, but for your info, I'm attending Roppongi Junior High in Minato-ku, Tokyo. It's right across the street from Roppongi Hills...

Ring any bells?

But all the anime stuff's waaay over in Ikebukuro and Akihabara... At least Shibuya's close enough!

Yeah~ I've heard of Roppongi~
I was planning to visit there when I "planned" for a visit to Japan xD
Wow~ You are actually attending a school! Nice!

O~ I wanna go to Akihabara.. Never been there before xD

[Ryuou]

Originally Posted by Haladflire65

I'm not quite sure. My family moved to Minato-ku, and we went to some school offices and stuff, looked at a few schools, and Roppongi J.H.S. looked like the nicest. It probably is, and it happens to be so close to Roppongi Hills (which we call Roku Hiruzu^^), the TV Asahi station, and everything...

I still wish I went to school in Ikebukuro! Where there's a huge anime shop called Animate - the place is quite awesome!

If you don't mind me asking, could you explain a bit of background for your family? Like your parents’ work and how come your family's living in Japan? Sounds interesting. Is this an international school?

[Haladflire65]

Originally Posted by Ryuou

If you don't mind me asking, could you explain a bit of background for your family? Like your parents’ work and how come your family's living in Japan? Sounds interesting. Is this an international school?

Sure. My dad's a university professor... He teaches in a Korean university, but he's lived in Japan and Canada previously, which probably gave us a better chance of moving around. My mom's just a housewife. This year was my dad's free year (forgot what it was called, it comes every 7th year for teachers, I think) so we're living in Japan for a year.

The school I attend is just a normal Japanese public school.
http://blog.naver.com/haladflire65/100052939976
Some pics, if you'd like... The first three are ones of my neighbourhood, Azabu-juban, the fourth is the Hachiko statue in Shibuya, the fifth to the eigth's just random fish-shaped bread... Nineth to the thirteenth are photos of my school.

http://blog.naver.com/haladflire65/100056232689

More school pics! This time, inside, during class. Is it really different from schools you know?

[Luciany]

Wow thanks for the photos~ They look awesome..

AND.. WOW! The school looks quite awesome too Quite different from what I imagined to be...xD ( very westernized)

O~ you are korean?

[Haladflire65]

Originally Posted by Luciany

Wow thanks for the photos~ They look awesome..

AND.. WOW! The school looks quite awesome too Quite different from what I imagined to be...xD ( very westernized)

O~ you are korean?

Yes, I am! But I think Japan's much more fun to live in... I sorta wish I were Japanese, so I'd fluently understand all my favourite anime and manga... My Japanese still isn't perfect, so...

As for the school, I think most schools are pretty much the same both in Japan and Korea - you know, Westernized, as you said. But I think the way we handle our school events and stuff like that's very different from America.

[Luciany]

It's nice to meet a fellow Korean
I wish i could speak japanese fluently, i've been learning it for about 6years now, but i believe i won't be able to learn proper Japanese unless I go to the country...
I want to watch and read manga RAW..><; I always have to wait for the subs...-.-;

Ah... School events... Would be nice to visit a school in Japan...
For me, I'll most prob go as a teacher ( graduating next year )

Just wondering, are the manga and anime stuff expensive? Like figurines.. models... manga..

[lixuelai]

You are more in danger from the police than from anyone else lol.