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  • in reply to: 2015 BL Teafighter #3614
    lannyliu
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    Phew, trying to catch up in here!

    To everyone and @kendrawesome – Please PLEASE read or re-read the Tour Tutorials that we sent out (if you haven’t already). A lot of helpful information is in here for your benefit, including answers to the ATM question! Yes, you can withdraw money at the ATM at the airport in Tokyo.

    Also, if you have specific questions for us, PLEASE E-MAIL IT TO US. That way, we can answer you directly. :)
    I also want to remind everyone that if you have a check-in sized bag, you must ship your bag the morning we leave for Osaka (and bring a smaller bag with you for the extension). Your bag will be going from Tokyo to the airport, NOT Osaka, and you will have a chance to repack everything before you check in to go home.

    RE: Whiskey – You can buy this at Don Quixote. There’s a location in Akihabara and one near our hotel in Osaka.

    RE: Lady times – There usually are trash cans in the restrooms or stalls if you need ’em.

    RE: Clothing/itinerary @penultimate – We’re still finalizing the itinerary, but we do plan to keep each day as planned. So go ahead and match up your clothing with each area we’re visiting!

    RE: Requests/cafes/Robot Restaurant @ocicatsy – We received A LOT of requests, and we’ve been slowly working through all of them (among other tour related things). We will be notifying everyone sometime next week about requests.

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    in reply to: 2015 BL Teafighter #3472
    lannyliu
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    Just a reminder for all, any requests that aren’t sent in to us via the survey (or by email) by the deadline will be ignored. There have been a LOT of requests, so we are doing are best to sort through them at the moment. If you send in requests after the survey deadline, we may not be able to help you due to limited time, lack of availability, and so forth. Thank you~~! ^_^

    in reply to: 2015 BL Teafighter #3422
    lannyliu
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    Jumping in to answer some random things. :D

    And thanks to CC for joining the forums! ;;_;;

    Ryokans: Bonnie already answered this, but all of the ryokans I’ve been to have a gift shop. The ryokan provides *free* yukata to wear, but you can pay extra if you want a cuter one. We don’t know what the fee for that is yet.

    Language: Most of the time cashiers put the total on a calculator, so you don’t need to worry about asking for them to write it down. Especially if you look super confused. :) There’s a small language guide in the guidebooks we give out, so hopefully that will help!

    We’re slowly compiling everyone’s surveys, so we’ll get back to you regarding reservations and such within a month or more.

    in reply to: 2015 BL Teafighter #3353
    lannyliu
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    Thanks for pointing out that the yakatabune was missing on the itinerary. That’s our mistake! It is on the evening of the free day, and it’s worth it. We usually have a great time, and there’s A LOT of food.

    For those of you joining us on the yakatabune dinner and aren’t sure what it is…it’s a traditional longboat. So if you get seasick, please bring some medicine! There will be some seafood on the menu, but this will all be covered in the survey.

    The same goes for reservations, we’ll look into it from the survey responses. This way it’ll be easier to keep track of everything!

    in reply to: 2015 BL Teafighter #3289
    lannyliu
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    Hey everyone! Glad to see you’re all getting to know each other better. ^_^

    I’ll do my best to answer everyone’s questions. Before I do that, I want to let everyone know that we’ll be sending out a survey sometime after the deadline. This will cover any additional options you might want to do, or things that require reservations.

    1. I believe you can change your avatars here: http://en.gravatar.com/
    We use WordPress, so they use Gravatar.

    2. We can purchase tickets in advance for Disneyland, Disney Sea, or Fuji Q Highland. Taking a bus to Fuji Q will be about 4 hours roundtrip. Lines ARE long for popular rides, so this will be a whole day thing for any amusement park.

    3. Animal Cafes – Some animal cafes may require a reservation.

    4. Robot Restaurant – This IS in a sketchier area of Shinjuku (Kabukicho), but we can make evening/night reservations for this.

    5. Shonen Jump Park and Evangelion Store – These are both in Ikebukuro, so you’ll have time to visit these places and shop. Unless you just want to shop. Don’t forget we will have reservations at Swallowtail Cafe, which takes 90 minutes.

    6. Mobile Phones – We will be covering this (along with other topics) in future emails AFTER the deadline. Should you reserve on your own, keep in mind that most places can ship to the hotel. We’ve used Softbank (http://www.softbank-rental.jp/e/) and Rentafone (http://www.rentafonejapan.com/) before.

    7. Free time/days – Besides one full free day, you will have free evenings/nights on some days. For Kansai, you will only have free time in the morning before we go to the onsen.

    8. Universal Studio Japan – If you wish to visit this, it will be on the free day, and cost extra (for travel and hotel). Please contact us if you want to do this.

    9. Pokemon Center – If you don’t visit it on the free day, you’ll also have time when we visit Umeda in Osaka.

    10. Splitting meals – At many restaurants, splitting meals is frowned upon and everyone is expected to purchase their own dish. Portion sizes at many places aren’t as large as at American restaurants, and it’s okay if you don’t finish your entire meal.

    11. Getting lost – Half the fun is in the adventure? ^_~ We haven’t really had a problem with this before, and we provide the name and address of the hotel in Japanese along with our phone numbers. This way, you can either use a pay phone to call us (yes that still exists) or find someone (or a taxi!) to help you. Most Japanese people are very friendly, and we’ve witnessed them going out of their way to help someone out.

    12. Maiko/Henshin dress up – If you want to do this, keep in mind you will miss half of the stops on the Kyoto day and meet back up with the group on your own. It costs about $100-$200, and will require a reservation.

    13. Language – While knowing some of the language is helpful, nodding goes a long way! Don’t worry too much, you’ll be fine. ^_^

    More tips: You will probably be carrying whatever trash you have during the day, as trash receptacles are rare! Also, carry tissues or a handtowel, as some restrooms don’t have toilet paper (Kinkakuji in Kyoto) or paper towels.


    @beaslypod
    – I assume your husband is meeting you before or after the tour? Not during the tour. ;)

    Any other questions? :D

    in reply to: 2015 Animated Spring: Introductions! #3163
    lannyliu
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    Hey guys! Let’s keep it rolling. We’ll be seeing each other very soon!

    Name: Lanny Liu
    From: From LA, but a New Englander at heart.
    What brings you to the tour?: I’m the secondary/assistant tour guide! I’ll be there to help answer questions, help Evan out, and tell you what delicious things to eat. +_+
    Looking forward to: Foooooooooood, getting to know everyone, and the onsen!
    What’s on your desk?: Too many gatchapon toys, they’re so hard to resist.
    Recent Anime: Second episode of Kill la Kill (yeah I’m behind!). Still not sure what to think of those outfits…
    Anything else?: Getting my Japan stomach ready!

    in reply to: 2014 Animated Spring Tour #2142
    lannyliu
    Moderator

    1. Yes, the guidebook will have the full and finalized itinerary for the tour. Keep in mind that we may adjust the timing of certain things due to scheduling differences. We do our best to keep to the itinerary, but THINGS HAPPEN~!

    2. We ARE visiting the Fushimi Inari Shrine on the Kyoto day.

    3. Yes, we can give directions to Tokyo Disneyland. Keep in mind there is Tokyo DisneyLAND and Disney SEA.

    4. We might send out requests for the anime cafes, but it’s not something we will be going to as a group overall.

    in reply to: 2014 Animated Spring Tour #2136
    lannyliu
    Moderator

    Hi guys, Lanny here. ^_^

    Gonna try to respond to all the open questions here.

    1. Cosplaying at AnimeJapan: (Moved Nicole’s question here since it’s more appropriate.)
    We would recommend against it, but will double check.

    2. Tokyo Disney Land and Disney Sea
    Only one person mentioned here is going to Disney Land. There are two others going to Disney Sea, but we STRONGLY suggest you go separately from these two for various reasons.

    3. Sega Joypolis
    This can be done on your free day or on the AnimeJapan day, as it is on Odaiba.

    4. Universal Studios
    This is located in OSAKA, and can be done on your free day. I’m not sure who’s planning on going except for mention from one person.

    5. Meiji Jingu/Harajuku
    We are visiting Meji Jingu on the Harajuku day.

    6. Onsens
    GAIZ, THERE’S NOTHING TO FEAR. That naked stuff will get old pretty fast, especially once you discover HOW AWESOME the hot springs are. Trust me, those who feared it the most ended up loving it.

    7. Games
    We’ll be bringing some card games. More are welcome.

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