Lounge of Tomorrow - Japan LoT Swanking 2009 (Updated Info)

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid (Post 193099)

NO ONE in our party spoke ANY Japanese (unless we were hanging with our friend Carl) and we were just fine.

I know 7 words:
one ICHI
two NI
three SAN
four SHI
five GO
cat NEKO
cute KAWAiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Don't forget "Please" as pronounced by the DL staff:
"Kudasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii"

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Originally Posted by Alex (Post 193114)

I know very little Japanese and that made it all the more fun.

One bit of advice: don't bother to learn how to say "excuse me, do you have a menu in English?" If they do, you won't have to ask for it. If you have to ask, they don't.

How true !! Even at McDonalds, they flipped over their counter-mat menu, and there it was in English for us !!

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid (Post 193199)

I had a dream last night that we were all in Tokyo.

So did I. You wouldn't let me wear your Kimono.

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Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded (Post 193233)

Did I say anything funny?

So, curious - as Snowflake is - in regards to costs, budget, and what to expect. Is there a planing site somewhere? :coffee:

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer (Post 193266)

Ok, where does one even begin to start looking at prices and hotel choices?

Google is a good start.

We usually plan:
$5-10 for breakfast, same for lunch, $25 for Dinner
The rail link posted a few posts up gives you prices for travel.

Good cheap chain here: http://www.toyoko-inn.com/eng/ if you want a western-style hotel

There's a big list of Tokyo hotels available. Just find the dot and hover.

Of course, there was my childhood favorite word: Kusai

Domo arigato Mr. Roboto

ashinga itai deska (あなたのフィートは傷つくか according to babelfish) is the most complex sentence I can say in Japanese without hemming and hawing.

Sadly "do your feet hurt" isn't one that comes up in conversation a lot.

My problem right now is, I have absolutely no clue where exactly we'd be, district, etc. I guess I need to get loads more info.

Seriously, are there some other swankers seriously considering this? I'd love to do it, but I am so not comfortable making the leap all by my lonesome.

Why I have no issues planning a trip to Europe on my own, this is daunting to me!

Granted I've forgotten most of the little I learned... but those characters don't seem to match the sounds you typed, Alex. But I could be wrong...

I'm sure my transliteration is atrocious or the specific wording I gave babelfish sends it in a slightly different direction.

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Originally Posted by Snowflake (Post 193291)

Seriously, are there some other swankers seriously considering this? I'd love to do it, but I am so not comfortable making the leap all by my lonesome.

Unless I'm dead, I'm going.

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Originally Posted by Snowflake (Post 193291)

Seriously, are there some other swankers seriously considering this? I'd love to do it, but I am so not comfortable making the leap all by my lonedome.

I'm seriously considering.