Conversation Between ProjectMisfit and Esper
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  1. Esper
    November 17th, 2013 7:48 AM
    Esper
    Oh, I dunno. There are so many things. I liked being in a place where I could walk places and take trains places and never had to worry about cars for the most part. That was really novel and nice. I was pretty healthy when I was there because of all the walking I did.
  2. ProjectMisfit
    November 15th, 2013 12:19 PM
    ProjectMisfit
    I'm certainly gonna try now. Thanks :3 What was your favorite thing about visiting Japan?
  3. Esper
    November 15th, 2013 10:26 AM
    Esper
    You're gonna need a good amount of motivation and some time each or nearly each day. Formal classes are good to get started if you can find one, but there are a lot of resources all over the internet. I personally liked just having a dictionary to look through. I've got a normal English-Japanese dictionary (not the best, but pretty good), a kanji dictionary, and an electronic dictionary I got in Japan.
  4. ProjectMisfit
    November 14th, 2013 12:19 PM
    ProjectMisfit
    Oh yes, I imagine. I'm certainly gonna try to learn. I didn't have any luck with spanish when I had to take it though ._.
  5. Esper
    November 14th, 2013 12:08 PM
    Esper
    It takes more time than smarts. Lots of time. For me anyway. That's why I've forgotten all the French I learned in school and a lot of my Japanese.
  6. ProjectMisfit
    November 14th, 2013 12:06 PM
    ProjectMisfit
    Eh, I'd love to learn another language, but I don't think I'm smart enough for it. Haha.
  7. Esper
    November 14th, 2013 9:37 AM
    Esper
    Sort of, I think. I like learning language things, like the linguistics side of things as well as learning how to speak or read. It's all pretty fascinating and enjoyable.
  8. ProjectMisfit
    November 13th, 2013 2:17 PM
    ProjectMisfit
    Oh yes, it's proven to be difficult. I watch Japanese LP'ers on youtube, but they don't speak english. Just listening to the language is enjoyable to me. I'm not sure what it is, but it's comforting to hear. Know what I mean?
  9. Esper
    November 13th, 2013 1:23 PM
    Esper
    Ah, I've never really tried interacting with Japanese people online. I was lucky in that I went over already having had contact with other foreigners like me and they helped me out. I can understand it must not be that easy.
  10. ProjectMisfit
    November 13th, 2013 12:49 PM
    ProjectMisfit
    I can imagine. I've been trying to meet people from Japan online so I can learn more+trade for pokemon events, but I've not had any luck xD
  11. Esper
    November 13th, 2013 11:35 AM
    Esper
    It's great if you can visit with someone who's been there before or someone who knows the area or just some of the language (if you don't know any of it). That helps you get past some of the awkwardness you might have at first.
  12. ProjectMisfit
    November 12th, 2013 12:09 PM
    ProjectMisfit
    I certainly like you already. :3 And thanks for going into such detail. I appreciate that. It probably won't be a few years until I can actually go, and even then, I don't wanna visit alone haha ._
  13. Esper
    November 12th, 2013 11:51 AM
    Esper
    Well, most of my time was spent in Hokkaido, which is cold. Depending on what time of year you go it's going to determine a bit of what you're able to do and how you enjoy your time. Winter time was great for going to an onsen (hot spring) because nothing warms you up and relaxes you like one of those. In general though, I guess I'd say that it's a pretty clean place. There are a lot of parks and greenery most places you go, and the food is pretty great wherever you are. Even going to the 7-11 is fun because the quality of the food is way, way higher than anything you'd ever see in an American 7-11 (probably anywhere else you might find one) and in general you're in a food-lover's paradise so long as you like fish. Cheap sushi there is as good or better than expensive sushi you find elsewhere. (Actual Japanese people may disagree, but they're used to much higher standards.) People are really polite and helpful, and as a tourist you may get some deals on things you buy if you go to certain stores like Don Quijote. I think it's a great place to shop in general, because there are (or ought to be) a lot of used media stores so you can get lots of music cheap (as long as it's not super new) and manga, and if you find the right stores you can get figurines or plushies or whatever else.

    The temples are pretty interesting. I got to go to Kyoto not that long ago and it's a pretty neat place, though I'm more of a big/modern city kind of person. Not that Kyoto isn't modern, because it is, they just have all those temples and things as well.

    woooo that was very tl;dr
  14. ProjectMisfit
    November 12th, 2013 11:42 AM
    ProjectMisfit
    I'll give them a listen~ What's it generally like there? I'm really excited to visit, one day. Biggest goal is the pokemon centers. xD I also want to visit the temples in Kyoto.
  15. Esper
    November 12th, 2013 10:07 AM
    Esper
    I'm a pretty big fan of electronic music, too. In particular Perfume and Capsule (who have the same guy writing the music) and my favorite band called Sakanaction. Oh, and if you like more traditional sounding stuff there is another group I know of called Rin' and they do a kind of blend of that and modern.

    I recommend it for everyone. It's a great place. I dunno. There are pages and pages I could say about it.