Alpha's J-Adventure 2 - Final Update (P28) All Updates (P1)

Alpha eX wrote:What in the strawberry float happened to that boat!
But you're right, I shouldn't expect anything or get my hopes up in anyway.

I'd hate to knock you down though. It's best to hope for nothing and then be pleased if something does happen, otherwise you can build it up and when it doesn't happen it's like breaking up all over again.

Fatal Exception wrote:

Alpha eX wrote:What in the strawberry float happened to that boat!
But you're right, I shouldn't expect anything or get my hopes up in anyway.

I'd hate to knock you down though. It's best to hope for nothing and then be pleased if something does happen, otherwise you can build it up and when it doesn't happen it's like breaking up all over again.

Very true, i'd rather she told me the whole story and not just the cliffhanger part of it.
She should be up soon so will find out what the full situation is.

So I might be having a South Korean Adventure next...

Alpha eX wrote:So I might be having a South Korean Adventure next...

Cool. South Korea looks quite nice, one the the places for me to visit. Dunno if there is as much to do there in Japan though.

DrPepperMan wrote:

Alpha eX wrote:So I might be having a South Korean Adventure next...

Cool. South Korea looks quite nice, one the the places for me to visit. Dunno if there is as much to do there in Japan though.

Laughing at StarCraft nerds never gets old.

Alpha eX wrote:
After dinner we went back to the hotel to spend the rest of the evening together. After Yuka had left, it sunk in that it would be the last time we would have time like that together, not about the sex but just being with her having fun and just being in each others company. It was really upsetting for both of us when she had to leave.

I can picture a 24 silent clock ending after she left.

And then the following episode, the spectacular season finale ending with the twist that she may be working somewhere in Europe.

Gripping stuff Alpha!

A friend suggested I put my photos on flickr so in the process of doing that now, putting the best photos up with slightly improved colors. The photos are hand picked best, no so many per day, little as 5 per day for some.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/madebyluke ... 407895349/

First 7 days up now.

Any of the gf? Or her sister? Or just any generally good looking Japanese girl?

Johnny Blaze wrote:Any of the gf? Or her sister? Or just any generally good looking Japanese girl?

No

Uploaded pictures for all the days now to the flickr set, http://www.flickr.com/photos/madebyluke ... 407895349/
Highly reccomend downloading the Cooliris plug in to view the pictures, http://www.cooliris.com/

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Right, well I think I'm gonna head over to Jap for a couple of weeks during my January holiday and try and stay with some friends. What were the places you visited Alpha? How much was accomodation?

Kinetic wrote:Right, well I think I'm gonna head over to Jap for a couple of weeks during my January holiday and try and stay with some friends. What were the places you visited Alpha? How much was accomodation?

Hotels and Hostels
http://www.oakhotel.co.jp/english/
http://www.tokyohostels.com/

I stayed at the Oak Hotel in a single room for about £36 a night, pricey because of the exchange rate but I was very happy with the room. It had a nice little bathroom with a shower, tv and internet in the room. It was very clean and in an amazing location, very close to Ueno station, 1 minute from another and in an area with lots of places to eat.

You can also stay at the Tokyo Hostel in a dorm for about £12 a night, I stayed here last time in a single room but the dorms seemed nice. It's a good place but location isn't as good as Oak Hotel but still only a 5 minute walk from a station close to Ueno.

Places I Visited

Ueno

Ueno has two main areas worth visiting, Ueno Park and Ameyoko shopping market.

Ueno Park is pretty much next to Ueno Station, there are free tour guides that take you around the park, worth going on one to learn more about the history of the park and what the shrines are for, very interesting and takes you on a nice route around the park.

Ameyoko is again, right next to Ueno station, pretty much opposite one of the exits. It's a shopping market for locals rather than tourists, worth checking out. Very busy Saturday mornings, there is also a flea market near Ueno Park on Saturday mornings.

The rest of Ueno is not that interesting, the area around the station is nice, lots of places to eat and a few arcades if you're interested in that. I'd reccomend two restaurants on Asakusa Dori, a 5-10 minute walk from the station. One is famous for food from Okinawa and the other is a Korean BBQ shop, you can save 10% on the bill with a voucher, i'll update the post with names and the voucher.

Asakusa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asakusa
Nice place to visit in the morning, if you decide to stay at the Oak Hotel, you can walk from there to Asakusa in about 20 minutes passing Kapabashi along the way. It's good for a morning, i'd reccommend doing Asakusa in the morning and then taking the river boat tour from outside the station down towards Odaiba and Shinigawa, it's up to you what you do from there but i'd reccomend the Epson Aqua Park (aquarium) followed by Odaiba and Pallet Town in the evening.

Akihabara
Geek central, go here for you gadget and gift shopping. Lots of shops for games and electricals. There's not much else to do here but there is an Anime Museum if you're interested in that and it's worth checking out the giant Yodabashi store by the station.

Harajuku, Omotesando and Yoyogi Park
Popular for young fashion trends and shopping, go on a Sunday for the most popular day to see the latest fashion styles and trends swarming the place. A nice route is to walk down Takeshita Dori which is full of clothes shops, when you reach the bottom, take a right and head towards Omotesando, check out Kiddy Land and then walk up towards Harajuku Bridge. From the bridge you can go to Meiji Jinju shrine and walk around the surrounding areas, after that, head towards Yoyogi Park. Best time to go to Yoyogi Park is nearer the evening for a nice sunset, i'd suggest starting this route in the afternoon around 1 or 2 leaving you the evening to check out Shibuya.

Shibuya
Very popular place in Japan, lots of shops and department stores. Also home to that Starbucks from Lost in Translation, nice to sit in there and have a drink if you can grab a front window seat just to over look the busy crossing below but don't be a dick and stay there long because it's very popular.


I'll finish this detailed list later but do check the first post for names and locations.