going to japan
Feb 10, 2008, 3:54 pm
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Japanflyer,
Please take this response in the spirit in which it is intended - as a helpful effort to get you on the right track to receive the help you seem to be requesting.
I could be wrong but you seem to be fairly young. At least, your posts have come across that way. I think you have a misunderstanding of what FlyerTalk and the Japan Forum are. Flyertalk is not some kind of chat room or IM service. The members of this forum are, for the most part, serious leisure and business travelers and a few expatriot residents of Japan. We attempt to provide real assistance to new or less experienced Japan travelers by using our experiences and collected knowledge in answering questions and offering suggestions to help those folks and to trade useful information among the users of this forum. Along the way, we also occasionally drift into humorous interludes and "inside jokes" among the regulars who have come to know each other through our message exchanges and "paid our dues" among the group.
No offense intended, but most of your postings have come off as some kind of chat room babble. You won't get much help that way and may very well just become the target of more jokes. If we have misunderstood you, that is regrettable. However, your method of posting makes it difficult to take you seriously.
If you have actual serious, specific questions about travel to Japan, please post them. Otherwise, you are just wasting your time.
JR
Please take this response in the spirit in which it is intended - as a helpful effort to get you on the right track to receive the help you seem to be requesting.
I could be wrong but you seem to be fairly young. At least, your posts have come across that way. I think you have a misunderstanding of what FlyerTalk and the Japan Forum are. Flyertalk is not some kind of chat room or IM service. The members of this forum are, for the most part, serious leisure and business travelers and a few expatriot residents of Japan. We attempt to provide real assistance to new or less experienced Japan travelers by using our experiences and collected knowledge in answering questions and offering suggestions to help those folks and to trade useful information among the users of this forum. Along the way, we also occasionally drift into humorous interludes and "inside jokes" among the regulars who have come to know each other through our message exchanges and "paid our dues" among the group.
No offense intended, but most of your postings have come off as some kind of chat room babble. You won't get much help that way and may very well just become the target of more jokes. If we have misunderstood you, that is regrettable. However, your method of posting makes it difficult to take you seriously.
If you have actual serious, specific questions about travel to Japan, please post them. Otherwise, you are just wasting your time.
JR
Feb 17, 2008, 8:46 pm
#32
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question
what other things can you see in japan other than temples and museums and night life?
Feb 17, 2008, 8:49 pm
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Parks .. amusement parks... theres more to see than your eye can meet. Sometimes you'll just bump into what you like, literally. 
Sanosuke!
Sanosuke!
Feb 17, 2008, 8:53 pm
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You could always hang out on the Yamanote line during rush-hours, stopping in Shinjuku multiple times trying not to get lost.......
I'm sure people watching could occupy your time......
A 24HR Mangakisa might give you something to do, and it is relatively inexpensive and often comes with free drinks and massage.
Take Smidgen for a walk.
Feb 17, 2008, 9:40 pm
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This is a major event. We put him in a giant wicker basket and we walk up and down Ginza, causing a commotion wherever he goes. Most Japanese haven't seen a cat that large ever. Come to think of it, I don't think most Japanese have seen a dog that large either.
If Mrs. Pickles didn't mind so much, I could use him as pick-up bait, I'd have the ladies taking a number for service.
If Mrs. Pickles didn't mind so much, I could use him as pick-up bait, I'd have the ladies taking a number for service.
Feb 17, 2008, 9:51 pm
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amusement parks
really amusement parks do you know the names of the amusement parks?
Feb 17, 2008, 9:54 pm
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another question
oh and lets say if i buy a computer down in japan do they go according to what its worth here for example if a computer is worth 900 dollars here would it be worth the same down there or something different and how much tax do i have to pay when i come back to the usa (does it go by the state i live in?)
Feb 17, 2008, 10:07 pm
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oh and lets say if i buy a computer down in japan do they go according to what its worth here for example if a computer is worth 900 dollars here would it be worth the same down there or something different and how much tax do i have to pay when i come back to the usa (does it go by the state i live in?)
They're EXPENSIVE. Discounting like we have here is rare.
The operating systems and keyboards are in Japanese
Anything you buy there will be subject to 5% GST when you purchase it (you can get some of that back at NRT) and you will need to declare and pay (federal) Customs Duty on the purchase price. You will probably need to provide receipts. Your home state may have some kind of use tax that you may be liable for.
Unless you're looking for something very specific (such as a 10.4" laptop), you're probably better off purchasing your computer back in the US.
Feb 17, 2008, 10:13 pm
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the purchase
but how do people in japan type in both japanese and english how do they do that?
Feb 17, 2008, 10:50 pm
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Feb 18, 2008, 2:04 am
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Originally Posted by 日本flyer
but how do people in japan type in both japanese and english how do they do that?
どうぞ
See this?
You push the button to the right of the space bar and everything you write comes out in Japanese characters.
Amazing, eh?
So, tell me, japanflyer, which of Japan's best hotels that you originally asked about ended up interesting you?
Remember? It was that first question you urged us repeatedly to help you with.
Feb 18, 2008, 2:11 am
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I really have to tell Smidgen to stop signing up duplicate accounts and core-dumping his confused and fur-filled mind online.
Feb 18, 2008, 3:43 am
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