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    Current (COVID) onsen protocols...??

    Haven’t heard of any onsens requiring masks once you’re out of the changing room and into the shower/bath area. I don’t think there’s much panic once you actually get out to the heavily trafficked areas, other than that people are still masked at least when not in a bar/restaurant. Shinjuku...
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    Shinagawa Immigration

    I waited nearly four for one of my renewals. Would have been in 2015 or so I think. Got there at 10:30 and left around 14:30 or so.
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    Shinagawa Immigration

    Renewed in December. Was less crowded than I remember it due likely to limits on the number of people meet in at a time and an overall decrease in foreigners. Things that would have taken 2-3 hours were finished in 30-60 minutes. Much more humane than before. Don’t know how reopening push...
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    Which lager is best

    The God’s truth.
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    Which lager is best

    Me too.
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    Japan's Lottery System

    I unfortunately missed out on Amazon as well, but were they a raffle or first come first serve? I thought they (and Rakuten Books and one other I’m forgetting) were FCFS, while all the others are lottery system. Although the scarcity means I’m unlikely to get one launch day (then again, other...
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    In Japan, how much can be earned by doing a part time job one month?

    As others have said, there are a lot of variables that affect this. I’m going to share data points that I have heard from various people on the site you mentioned and other sites or services. This is all anecdotal and I don’t necessarily know all of the background (including whether this is pre...
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    Scammers calling you at your workplace?

    It’s entirely possible you live up to this standard; I don’t care to go through your posting history. I wish, though, I had a Yukichi (would settle for a Noguchi) for every white westerner who complained about Japanese culture or asked for FS from a provider.
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    Onsen - help with the right one please

    Thanks! Of course, I forgot to check about the bath situation... Seikouen doesn't appear to have a private bath... BUT this place is apparent vegan friendly and does appear to: http://www.hachidory.com/hotel/00/id=501 The site in that link is, btw, a (Japanese language only) compilation of...
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    Onsen - help with the right one please

    Breaking my lurker status to try to help out with this. I had veggie friends over a few years ago and feel your pain. I stayed in a place in Hida Takayama which was willing to accommodate (although they still used Katsuo dashi, which my friends were willing to pretend they didn't know...)...