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astrange 3y ago
Japan is actually relatively short on things to do considering how many tourists they get. There's some proposals to build another large theme park in Yokohama IIRC.
- dfxm12 3y ago
  You can spend 2 weeks in Japan during a holiday season where a bunch of stuff is closed and still completely fill your days with stuff to do. Source: I did just that this past New Year.
  - astrange 3y ago
    It's more of a problem for families with children.
    - smugma 3y ago
      Took my kids to Japan this year. They are already clamoring to go back. Yes, we did Ghibli Park, but that was just one day of 15.
- alexandre_m 3y ago
  @dfxm12 What did your itinerary look like?
- ghaff 3y ago
  Eh. Zero interest in theme parks. Maybe they would. Keep some population of tourists away from everything else though. I’ve spent a week just in zTokyo in the dog days of summer and have spent a bunch of time elsewhere in the country without going to Disney even being on my radar.
  - emodendroket 3y ago
    Yeah but there are lots of other tourists they want to attract with theme parks and water parks and if that means bulldozing some parts of Kyoto with more distinctive charms they’ll do it.
    - ghaff 3y ago
      Tons of rural land no one wants to live in.
      - emodendroket 3y ago
        Too far from the airport.
        astrange 3y ago
        That depends. Narita and Hiroshima airports are both in rural areas - the farmers are still mad about Narita.
- chemmail 3y ago
  So where would one go where there are lots of things to do?
  - astrange 3y ago
    For instance, NYC has more museums, things open late at night, and no tourists are bored enough to try something called a "robot restaurant" or illegal Mario themed street karts. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-05/tokyo-needs-more-than-mario-karts-to-amuse-tourists https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-05/tokyo-...
    - emodendroket 3y ago
      I feel like rather than being something people do because they're desperately bored that's the kind of thing people go to Japan specifically to seek. People in New York go to axe-throwing bars and other stuff that sounds somewhere between boring and ridiculous to me but I'm not casting aspersions on the city over it.
- the_af 3y ago
  > Japan is actually relatively short on things to do considering how many tourists they get. Weird, I felt the opposite vibe. When I spent 3 weeks during spring over there, as a tourist, it seemed like there was endless stuff to do, see and enjoy. "Touristy" Japan feels like a theme park in itself. And for "proper" theme things, we only did Ghibli Museum.
dwd 3y ago
TeamLab Borderless is a must see in Tokyo. Don't forget there's also a Ghibli Museum and you have to book in advance.
- midoridensha 3y ago
  TeamLab Borderless closed down and the building demolished last year. It's supposed to re-open somewhere else next year, I think. Maybe you're thinking of TeamLab Planets in Toyosu. It's a must-see too.

Japan is actually relatively short on things to do considering how many tourists they get. There's some proposals to build another large theme park in Yokohama IIRC.

dfxm12 3y ago
You can spend 2 weeks in Japan during a holiday season where a bunch of stuff is closed and still completely fill your days with stuff to do. Source: I did just that this past New Year.
- astrange 3y ago
  It's more of a problem for families with children.
  - smugma 3y ago
    Took my kids to Japan this year. They are already clamoring to go back. Yes, we did Ghibli Park, but that was just one day of 15.
alexandre_m 3y ago
@dfxm12 What did your itinerary look like?
ghaff 3y ago
Eh. Zero interest in theme parks. Maybe they would. Keep some population of tourists away from everything else though. I’ve spent a week just in zTokyo in the dog days of summer and have spent a bunch of time elsewhere in the country without going to Disney even being on my radar.
- emodendroket 3y ago
  Yeah but there are lots of other tourists they want to attract with theme parks and water parks and if that means bulldozing some parts of Kyoto with more distinctive charms they’ll do it.
  - ghaff 3y ago
    Tons of rural land no one wants to live in.
    - emodendroket 3y ago
      Too far from the airport.
      - astrange 3y ago
        That depends. Narita and Hiroshima airports are both in rural areas - the farmers are still mad about Narita.
chemmail 3y ago
So where would one go where there are lots of things to do?
- astrange 3y ago
  For instance, NYC has more museums, things open late at night, and no tourists are bored enough to try something called a "robot restaurant" or illegal Mario themed street karts. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-05/tokyo-needs-more-than-mario-karts-to-amuse-tourists https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-05/tokyo-...
  - emodendroket 3y ago
    I feel like rather than being something people do because they're desperately bored that's the kind of thing people go to Japan specifically to seek. People in New York go to axe-throwing bars and other stuff that sounds somewhere between boring and ridiculous to me but I'm not casting aspersions on the city over it.
the_af 3y ago
> Japan is actually relatively short on things to do considering how many tourists they get. Weird, I felt the opposite vibe. When I spent 3 weeks during spring over there, as a tourist, it seemed like there was endless stuff to do, see and enjoy. "Touristy" Japan feels like a theme park in itself. And for "proper" theme things, we only did Ghibli Museum.

dwd 3y ago

TeamLab Borderless is a must see in Tokyo. Don't forget there's also a Ghibli Museum and you have to book in advance.

midoridensha 3y ago
TeamLab Borderless closed down and the building demolished last year. It's supposed to re-open somewhere else next year, I think. Maybe you're thinking of TeamLab Planets in Toyosu. It's a must-see too.