

If you do show up at the door and they won’t let you in don’t throw a hissy fit, it won’t do you any good. Yes, there are some places in the nightlife that you may not be able to enter if you are a westerner. One of those tips for foreign men we just have to mention now is that the local word for foreigner is ‘gaijin’ and not all bars or clubs here will be gaijin friendly. Nightclubs & Pick Up Barsįor some specific singles bars and nightclubs to pick up Kyoto girls try: Fun casual things to do around town will also be covered here, and then we will have those tips for foreign men, some of which will be briefly mentioned throughout the post and then fully covered later on. There are plenty of good romantic restaurants and cocktail bars for your date night. After you are all caught up on the meeting angle we will switch over to our local dating guide. I do really want to see Kyushu, but it seems like it would be a better time if I do it next trip, alone, and dedicate a larger portion of the trip to that region specifically.We will also cover day game and tell you about the top Japanese dating site that can be a great wingman for you here. I'm wondering if it would be a better use of my first trip to only go down as far as Hiroshima, and then reallocated the Kyushu days to Tokyo/Kyoto/Hakone to see more of what's around there. My big question: Will I be spreading myself too thin going all the way down to Kyushu? Outside of Saga/Nagasaki and a few attractions in Fukuoka, I'm having trouble finding things in Kyushu I might want to do, as most of the attractions that had piqued my interest (Takachiho, Yakushima) take hours to travel to and would require more overnight stays in smaller towns.

Fuji if we're also planning to go to Hakone?Īm I too optimistic thinking we can stay near Kyoto station and have an easy time visiting all the nearby cities on my list?Īny suggestions for a teppanyaki place in Kobe? Misono seems to be very highly rated and close to the station, and claims to be the "originator" of teppanyaki, but curious if there are others where people have had great dining experiences. Is it redundant taking a day trip to the north side of Mt.

I've heard that Utsunomiya is famous for it's gyoza, is it worth stopping there for lunch on the way to Nikko? Is a single night in Hakone too little? I worry that between traveling there from Tokyo and checking into/out of the Ryokan, we won't have enough time to properly enjoy the town Some questions I'd like some insight from more experienced travelers: May 26 - Shinkansen back to Tokyo and then train to Chiba, stay overnight in Chiba This is where I'm still the most unsure, as some of the things I had planned were: May 22-26 - Shinkansen to Fukuoka and spend the period touring Kyushu. May 20-22 - Shinkansen to Hiroshima, spend one day checking out the city and one day visiting Miyajima. May 14-20 - Travel to Kyoto, stay in Kyoto near the station, with day trips to:

May 13-14 - Travel to Hakone, stay overnight in a ryokan May 7-13 - Tour Tokyo, with three day trips:ġ day to Utsunomiya for gyoza and Nikko for nature May 6 - Arrive at NRT around 2pm, check into our hotel in Gotanda and spend the rest of the day recovering from jet lag I'm still ironing out the specific itinerary details, but at a high level here's what I had planned so far: I booked the tickets before knowing that there are other far-more-convenient airports than NRT, so unfortunately the trip is going to have to end with a long shinkansen ride back to Tokyo the day before we fly out (lesson for next time!) That way, we can just have her big luggage shipped hotel-to-hotel and then travel lightly between destinations or take day trips using the JR rail pass. My mom will be tagging along for the trip, and since she tends to be a heavy packer, I was aiming to see as much of the major destinations as possible while also limiting the amount of hotel changes. Hello r/JapanTravel! I'm planning my first trip to Japan in May.
