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Its the one place Id really want to travel to, but I dont have anyone to go with and I doubt Ill ever go by myself.

Always been interested in visiting there. Will hopefully go one day.

PraetorXyn posted...

Its the one place Id really want to travel to, but I dont have anyone to go with and I doubt Ill ever go by myself.

This too tbh

One day but been going other places instead

MangaBroski posted...

Touristy stuff sounds like boring moneysink stuff.

I live in middle of nowhere Japan and you would largely be fine even here, but I wouldn't recommend coming here at all because it's a boring moneysink unlike Tokyo and Kyoto which are awesome. I go to Tokyo and Kyoto every year. Lots of people who live here do, because they're great.

Glob posted...

Expecting people to know languages to travel somewhere is ridiculous. Am I just supposed to learn 30 odd languages? Nobody does that.

Loads of places have menus in English if thats your worry. Theres plenty written in English and you keep saying that youd have no way to communicate and its simply not true.

As a strict vegetarian, I may require an ingredients list.

I passed through the airport on my way to SEA and that was enough. Hearing too many stories about them banning foreigners from certain places so I'll take my tourist money elsewhere.

LeoRavus posted...

I passed through the airport on my way to SEA and that was enough. Hearing too many stories about them banning foreigners from certain places so I'll take my tourist money elsewhere.

Pretty sure I've never even come across those places, and I've been to Tokyo twice and now living in Osaka.

You're gonna have to go out of your way to find something like that. And people who complain online like that, its usually inflated, since most people who have good times don't go out of their way to comment that they did. And if they did, they wouldn't get such a reaction like negative comments do.

MangaBroski posted...

As a strict vegetarian, I may require an ingredients list.

I'm vegetarian. There are websites that tell you in English what restaurants are vegetarian and also in Tokyo and Kyoto many places will advertise it directly. There is a vegan ramen place in Kyoto that's extremely good.

MangaBroski posted...

As a strict vegetarian, I may require an ingredients list.

It being listed as vegetarian on the menu, or even being a vegetarian restaurant, wouldnt be good enough for you?

Yes, it's one of my top travel destinations

SpiritSephiroth posted...

Pretty sure I've never even come across those places, and I've been to Tokyo twice and now living in Osaka.

You're gonna have to go out of your way to find something like that. And people who complain online like that, its usually inflated, since most people who have good times don't go out of their way to comment that they did. And if they did, they wouldn't get such a reaction like negative comments do.

It's illegal, so if you find a place like that you could sue them. I have never seen one and have lived here for 7 years.

ssjevot posted...

I'm vegetarian. There are websites that tell you in English what restaurants are vegetarian and also in Tokyo and Kyoto many places will advertise it directly. There is a vegan ramen place in Kyoto that's extremely good.

Alright, Im honestly surprised. Vegetarian diets arent very common outside of the USA and parts of India* from my understanding. I figured there wouldnt be any indicators.

*From my understanding, while a number of Hindu Indian people identify as vegetarian the number who are is lower. Still considering that, I would expect to be able to easily find vegetarian options in many parts of India.

MangaBroski posted...

Alright, Im honestly surprised. Vegetarian diets arent very common outside of the USA and parts of India* from my understanding. I figured there wouldnt be any indicators.

*From my understanding, while a number of Hindu Indian people identify as vegetarian the number who are is lower. Still considering that, I would expect to be able to easily find vegetarian options in many parts of India.

Theres vegetarians and vegetarian restaurants all over the place, mate. The vast majority of restaurants offer vegetarian options and this is true all over the world.

MangaBroski posted...

Alright, Im honestly surprised. Vegetarian diets arent very common outside of the USA and parts of India* from my understanding. I figured there wouldnt be any indicators.

*From my understanding, while a number of Hindu Indian people identify as vegetarian the number who are is lower. Still considering that, I would expect to be able to easily find vegetarian options in many parts of India.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism_by_country

You are right about India having a lot and wrong about the US.

Also you can go to CoCoIchi or Mos Burger basically anywhere in Japan and get vegetarian curry or burger. Also no matter how middle of nowhere I go in Japan there is always at least one Indian restaurant, so I can't imagine not actually being able to find vegetarian food. Kyoto has way more than normal though, it has some Buddhist restaurants similar to what you see in Taiwan.

Edit: That source says 9% of Japan is vegetarian, but my search in Japanese for percent total vegetarians and vegan gets either 6 or 7%, so I think that one is overestimating it. But this is saying US is 5% vegetarian or vegan, so Japan is still a higher percent.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/510038/identify-vegetarian-vegan.aspx