Going back to Japan

Discussion in 'Japan Forum: Living there or planning a visit.' started by Midnight Milkshake, Aug 22, 2008.

  1. GaijinPunch

    GaijinPunch Lemon Party Organizer and Promoter

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    I've left 3 times this year, and I've got probably 2 more coming.

    Gotcha. Florida, huh? Got a retired grandmother there or something?
     
  2. PhreQuencYViii

    PhreQuencYViii Champion of the Forum

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    I'm moving to Florida soon. Hope it doesn't suck!
     
  3. Tachikoma

    Tachikoma Officer at Arms

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    Well Disneyland, the in-laws decided they wanted to take my little boy there while they were feeling flush. Apparently because they are paying the flights/hotel it won't cost me anything so I have to go. Apparently a fortnight eating out every day and going out on the lash with my brother-in-law isn't going to cost me anything...
     
  4. GaijinPunch

    GaijinPunch Lemon Party Organizer and Promoter

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    Famous last words.
     
  5. Midnight Milkshake

    Midnight Milkshake Robust Member

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    Jamtex Adult Orientated Mahjong Connoisseur

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    You can buy them from the Loppi terminals in the Lawson convience stores (you would need to be blind not to find one), however the Loppi terminals will require you to understand Japanese or have someone that can read / speak it.
    http://l-tike.com/guide/loppi.html
     
  7. cez

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    Mhm. The link you've posted is expired. Usually, if it's something listed at Lawson you can buy tickets at any of the stores that has a Loppi machine (looks like an ATM with a big touchscreen). If I remember correctly it has an English option. Just in case, print out the concert info and get the staff to help. Basically the machine prints out a receipt and you just pay at the cashier. Pretty simple.

    Edit: What Jamtex said.

    Edit2: They have one English site on how to buy tickets at Loppi for the Ghibli museum. It might help with the procedure. http://www.lawson.co.jp/loppi/ghibli/english.html
     
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  8. Midnight Milkshake

    Midnight Milkshake Robust Member

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    Thanks! :thumbsup:, I can read some japanese, but I think that it won't be enough, so maybe ask for help at the shop. Now I need how to arrive to Shibuya's O-Nest, but this is easier :nod:
     
  9. Pikkon

    Pikkon "Moving in Stereo"

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    Which part of Florida are you moving to.Florida is not to bad,we have good weather for the most as long as you can stand the humidity.
     
  10. PhreQuencYViii

    PhreQuencYViii Champion of the Forum

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    Orlando. I hate humidity but I'm in a pretty humid place the last 5 years so I guess I'll live.
     
  11. Pikkon

    Pikkon "Moving in Stereo"

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    Orlando is a cool place to live,by brother use to live there and he liked it.
    Im about an hour from Orlando at the most been there a bunch of times,you should go to Island of Adventure,its ten times better than Disney if you get around to it.
     
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  12. Midnight Milkshake

    Midnight Milkshake Robust Member

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    I have the tickets!, thanks to a very kind woman who helped me, the Loppi also has a slot for Super Famicom games o_o
     
  13. Yakumo

    Yakumo Pillar of the Community *****

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    yep and it probably had a game boy slot as well. These were used to upload games to the blank cartridges that Nintendo released.

    Yakumo
     
  14. Codeman

    Codeman GasPanic bouncer

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    All show tickets have a code (P Code?), just show the code to the store clerk and point to the machine and he/she will get it .

    As for Shibuya O-East/West/Nest/Crest just take the hachiko train exit and go left and go up the Shibuya 109 street, the Shibuya 109 bldg should be on your right, keep walking up that street past MOS Burger and GASPanic and take a right turn when you find the prison bar Alcatraz ER and O-East/west/etc should be right next to ir
     
  15. andoba

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    Can you still write SF Ram carts in Lawson?
     
  16. GaijinPunch

    GaijinPunch Lemon Party Organizer and Promoter

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    Very confusing, since you can see 109-2 right when you leave the Hachiko exit. Why not just say "walk up Dougenzaka and then take a right at Alcatraz ER".
     
  17. cez

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    Yeah, I wish. Nintendo says they finished the service in early 2007. I am actually quite surprised reading that. I had believed they had ended it as far back as 2002 or 03.
     
  18. andoba

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    Oh, that sucks. Then, before 2007 you could still go Lawson's and get some SFC Nintendo Power exculsive game? :eek:h: Or there we're time releases?
     
  19. Yakumo

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    it was working untill 2007? Wow, I never knew that.

    Yakumo
     
  20. cez

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    Thinking about it, I guess the Nintendo Power Loppi Service ended much earlier but you could have your cart rewritten if you sent it in to Nintendo.

    ... Yeah, Wikipedia confirms that.

    Phew, I almost thought I had really missed something there.

    Edit: Can't post the Japanese link directly. Go here and click on Nihongo.
     
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