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Originally Posted by Not Afraid
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
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Don't forget "Please" as pronounced by the DL staff:
"
Kudasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii"
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Originally Posted by Alex
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.
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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
I had a dream last night that we were all in Tokyo.
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So did I. You wouldn't let me wear your Kimono.
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Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded
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?  |
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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer
Ok, where does one even begin to start looking at prices and hotel choices?
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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.