veryhungryhobo on 11/2/2008 at 20:16
Well, Im going to japan for two weeks with my japanese friend. The guy doesn't know fun, so Im asking you what is there to do in japan. I going to be in osaka which i heard is crazy. Osaka is the place where all those odd japanese shows come from. Ill be in kyoto, but I will be spending most my time in nagasaski.
anyone been in japan latelty? Oh I dont speak japanese either.
I staying in Nagasaki two weeks, but only a couple days in Osaka.
Digital Nightfall on 11/2/2008 at 20:21
I don't know what your idea of fun is, but the bars and clubs don't close until the subways and buses open in the morning. You'll find plenty of both in all the places you mentioned.
I was always content just walking around at random and seeing what I could find by accident, with no tour guide or native speaker or connections or anything. I was never disappointed. I think you'd have to try very hard to NOT have a good time in the places you mentioned.
demagogue on 11/2/2008 at 20:55
You're in luck ... I taught English in Nagasaki prefecture.
Although there's probably not much I could tell you that any city guide couldn't ... it's only a city of ~1 million people, not that big.
Things to see in Nagasaki are: Glover Garden, The Peace Park, the old city and shopping arcades (it's like a huge maze), Dejima and the wharf district of course ... you might ask (
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2242751604) these guys where are good places to hang out, as well, like their "(
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2242751604&topic=2800) favorite spot" thread.
- Try to learn a few key Japanese phrases ... konnichi wa (hello/good day), arigato (thanks, and bow a little), itadakimasu (or: "eat a ducky-moss") before you eat...
- Try an onsen (public bath)
- Try to be enthusiastic about what you eat; think like you're exploring new things
veryhungryhobo on 11/2/2008 at 21:07
I am hoping to try new things, thats why im going. Im only 17. So, getting into the clubs would be hard. But im should I can still get someone to buy me stuff. Im not going there for the site seeing. Im going there to experience good food and good people and maybe other good things :)....
Insertnamehere on 14/2/2008 at 10:46
There is an island not far off the coast near Nagasaki... it's called Iyojima. It has an onsen (hot water bath) and its GREAT. Not just because of the delighful hot water baths you can take there, but there is also a view from the outisde baths towards the coast. Go there before sunset. It is a great experience watching the sun set and the lights of the Great Bridge turn on.
If you like Indian food, you can get some great curry's and naan at Milan (inside the AMU Plaza at Nagasaki Station) and at Nanak (near Hamanomachi). The guy who runs Nanak is a friend of mine, cool Indian guy... and if you see a picture hanging there with a white guy with glasses wearing a punjabi turban, that's ME. (the two Japanese girls and the white girl are my friends).
At the Hamanomachi arcade, you will find Cyback, a place where you can do anything from playing videogames, footbaths, massage chairs, play pool and table tennis, read books, sleep over and sing karaoke.
demagogue on 14/2/2008 at 18:43
Quote Posted by Insertnamehere
you can get some great curry's and naan at Milan ...
... you will find Cyback
I will vouch for both of these places.
The nan bread at that Indian place is supurb (as I recall, this is the restaurant where you can watch the guy bake the nan in a displayed brick oven, de sho?), and the curry great - there is a number for spiciness from 1-10 you have to pick, but their spicy isn't so bad by our standards. And nothing is quite as musical to the ears as listening to Japanese spoken with a thick Indian accent, haha.
And the internet "place" (way beyond a mere cafe) ... yeah, full service; you get a little cubical with an easy chair and all the amenities to play games, watch movies, anything you want for just a small time fee. You could spend the entire night (half day) there for only like $18 (when I was there), by far the cheapest rate to spend a night in the city.
Digital Nightfall on 14/2/2008 at 19:19
Wow, I think I ate there too.
The 10 curry was fairly mild however, but quite good!
Insertnamehere on 14/2/2008 at 20:53
You is a wooz..;) the spiciest curry I ate in japan was a Spice level 17.... and I could take that pretty good. I good 'ave gone higher, if I didn't have to get back to my homecountry by that time. Eating at Indian restaurants in Japan was a sport for me, going 1 spice level up every time. The Koreans and Nepali/Indians I met in Japan were quite impressed by my curry-eating skills.:cool:
Digital Nightfall on 14/2/2008 at 21:03
Entirely inconsistent; the space ratings from one place to another were completely different. Level 17? What does that even mean. :eww:
;)
veryhungryhobo on 14/2/2008 at 22:26
Quote Posted by Insertnamehere
There is an island not far off the coast near Nagasaki... it's called Iyojima. It has an onsen (hot water bath) and its GREAT. Not just because of the delighful hot water baths you can take there, but there is also a view from the outisde baths towards the coast. Go there before sunset. It is a great experience watching the sun set and the lights of the Great Bridge turn on.
If you like Indian food, you can get some great curry's and naan at Milan (inside the AMU Plaza at Nagasaki Station) and at Nanak (near Hamanomachi). The guy who runs Nanak is a friend of mine, cool Indian guy... and if you see a picture hanging there with a white guy with glasses wearing a punjabi turban, that's ME. (the two Japanese girls and the white girl are my friends).
At the Hamanomachi arcade, you will find Cyback, a place where you can do anything from playing videogames, footbaths, massage chairs, play pool and table tennis, read books, sleep over and sing karaoke.
I'll be sure to try that Indian place, since everyone's talking about. And I could try the onsen, its more for bathing than a pool right? Hell, I will definitly try and hit all the arcades.
Thanks for all the feedback, guys. I will come back and tell my happenings later.
