It's also the largest city. Shit's huge yo.By what metric?
By what metric?population
Is there any trick to not paying a fortune for a flight? From my very brief research, that alone seems like it'll be more than half the cost of the entire trip. Also, how prevalent were English speakers at restaurants and such? Can you really get by on Google Translate for everything?
tokyo aint got shit on winthorpe massachusetts
Is there any trick to not paying a fortune for a flight? From my very brief research, that alone seems like it'll be more than half the cost of the entire trip. Also, how prevalent were English speakers at restaurants and such? Can you really get by on Google Translate for everything?
Is there any trick to not paying a fortune for a flight? From my very brief research, that alone seems like it'll be more than half the cost of the entire tripNo real trick or secret unfortunately (if you find one, tell me). Set a bunch of google flight trackers and you'll be able to get yourself down to at least a small fortune rather than a large fortune. But you're absolutely right, the flight alone cost me more than nine nights at a decently nice but basic hotel (think like a mid-tier Mariott). Granted, I did splurge for Premium Select on Delta, but that was only an additional $400. Flight was still around $1,200 for basic seats. And with how weak the yen is right now (or even in normal conversions), everything is insanely cheap too. 6000 yen (around $40) covered the subway for the entire trip.
I'd like Tokyo a lot more if it wasn't so crowded. I couldn't imagine living there and having to deal with commuter traffic every day...We did end up on the train during rush hour once or twice on weekdays and yeah it was pretty nuts. I was like uhh ok i think we're full now! and at the next stop 15 people would still make it in
. If that's the hardest thing about living there then sign me up today.Hardest thing about living there would be the cut throat work culture
populationYeah I thought atlanta traffic was bad until my band went through LA. I swear we were in rural area way outside the city and still stuck in dead stop traffic. Atlanta can be like that too but it definitely was awful
im an idiot, so take this with a grain of salt, but i think Los Angeles is the biggest by size. this dumbass place takes hours to drive across and thats mostly because of traffic but still
No real trick or secret unfortunately (if you find one, tell me). Set a bunch of google flight trackers and you'll be able to get yourself down to at least a small fortune rather than a large fortune. But you're absolutely right, the flight alone cost me more than nine nights at a decently nice but basic hotel (think like a mid-tier Mariott). Granted, I did splurge for Premium Select on Delta, but that was only an additional $400. Flight was still around $1,200 for basic seats. And with how weak the yen is right now (or even in normal conversions), everything is insanely cheap too. 6000 yen (around $40) covered the subway for the entire trip.
If you can get the flight, everything else will feel like pennies.
Hardest thing about living there would be the cut throat work cultureTrue yeah work culture is brutal. We had a view into an office building from our hotel and there were some poor souls in there until at least 8pm most nights, some as late as 11pm one night.
Is there any trick to not paying a fortune for a flight? From my very brief research, that alone seems like it'll be more than half the cost of the entire trip. Also, how prevalent were English speakers at restaurants and such? Can you really get by on Google Translate for everything?For flights, fly mid-week instead of on the weekend, and don't fly during peak tourist seasons (year end, summer, Golden Week, etc.). If you really want cheap stuff, be flexible with airlines (just be aware that some are terrible) and timing. I once found a direct round-trip flight from Vancouver to Osaka for $600 CAD on sale, which absolutely wild.
I am not interested in going to Hanoi or Hong Kong.
The traffic in Hanoi is a mess. It is like reckless zone.
Hong Kong have both Article 23 and National Security Law.
Besides, the prices to travel to Japan is cheaper than to Hong Kong or Hanoi.
Tokyo is so overcrowdedWeirdly I didn't feel this way at all. Maybe living there feels that way when you go into a tiny elevator with 8 other people to go up to a tiny apartment surrounded by dozens of other apartments on the same floor, but I never experienced that side of it (or know if that's even realistic).
Yeah I thought atlanta traffic was bad until my band went through LA. I swear we were in rural area way outside the city and still stuck in dead stop traffic. Atlanta can be like that too but it definitely was awfulOne time it took me over 7 hours to drive from LA to San Diego. Its only like 130-140 miles
Weirdly I didn't feel this way at all. Maybe living there feels that way when you go into a tiny elevator with 8 other people to go up to a tiny apartment surrounded by dozens of other apartments on the same floor, but I never experienced that side of it (or know if that's even realistic).
I wonder if it depends on the time of year? It was around New Years when I visited so it was wall to wall people, even two weeks before.New Years is definitely huge over there so that was probably a factor. I went during cherry blossoms and never felt particularly crowded, but I missed full bloom so maybe a majority of the traffic had left.
I wonder if it depends on the time of year? It was around New Years when I visited so it was wall to wall people, even two weeks before.
New Years is definitely huge over there so that was probably a factor. I went during cherry blossoms and never felt particularly crowded, but I missed full bloom so maybe a majority of the traffic had left.
Oh that must have been lovely!It absolutely was. Can't wait to go back.
No; but Japan is the best country on Earth when you weigh the pros and cons.Lmao. This guy is still on it.
I dated a girl from Shimonoseki-shi and flew-out to meet her parents before we got married. You want to visit anywhere outside the touristy areas to see the real country, in the way of any country.