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Originally Posted by kandah
I have no clue what to do during the days except work, study some japanese is one thing I thought about. I just want to experience the culture. If I live in the monthly mansions, are they cool with me staying in during daytime working in my room or do they have special rules for what you can and cannot use the room for?
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You can stay there whenever you want. It's pretty much the same as renting an apartment.
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Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat
hm, why? I was planning to go in August
I was going to go for about 3 weeks
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IMHO August is pretty much the worst month to be in Japan as it's really hot and humid then. Also, it's the peak season for typhoons.
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Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat
internet is actually not needed for me, I won't be working
but I assume there are some internet caffees where you can check mail every few days?
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Yeah, and many hotels have a free Internet terminal in the lobby.
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Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat
re prices, Im confused, BooblerBob said it's very expensive while you said it's even cheaper than EU... from my research it didn't seem like that
and the western style hotels seemed quite expensive for me
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I think BoobleBob was talking about the past. Also, it's a difference whether you come from Europe or the US. The value of the Yen decreased together with the USD, even more actually. That's why it's quite cheap for Europeans now.
With a bit of research you can get a reasonable hotel with free Internet and a good location in e.g. Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto for EUR 60-80 per night. If you prefer to stay in 4 or 5 star hotels, it's usually a good idea to go to a local travel agency in Japan because they often have very good specials (This is not so easy if you don't speak Japanese and don't have any locals to help you though).
It's no problem at all to get a very nice lunch or dinner for less than EUR 10. Of course, you can also spend much more if you want to. For example, if you want to eat Sushi, you can eat for EUR 10-20 in a running sushi (the quality is usually quite good) or spend many hundreds in a nice traditional restaurant and everything in between. The same goes for everything else but that's the same pretty much everywhere in the world.
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Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat
I guess the hardest part there can be transportation or walking through the cities, if you don't know Japanese and the streets have names written in Japanese... or no names at all!
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As long as you're in bigger cities it's no problem at all.
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Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat
Re Japanese women, are the typical women attracted to foreign guys or totally indifferent? Not talking about the Roppongi girls.
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I would say that the majority of Japanese women don't have any real interest in Gaijin but luckily Japan has a big population, so no matter where you go you will always find at least a few. If you give out your email address, be prepared to get emails even years later when girls happen to plan a trip to Europe
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In general I would say that the less Japanese you speak and the less local people you know, the more money you will spend and the less you will actually experience the real Japan. That's why I would learn at least some basic Japanese and maybe try to get in contact with a few Japanese people before you go. There are quite a few sites on the net where Japanese people want to get to know western people.