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For your own safety and preparation that I will likely not be posting as much as I usually do from about this time next year until August of next year...
See, it's probably going to be a little bit difficult for me to get consistent, pervasive access to a computer while I'm in Japan, researching and doing schoolwork and buying comics.
No, but according to everyone who's spoken to me who's been there, I'll probably spend most of my time having fun and studying and doing research... ^_^
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I'm pretty sure they don't call it comics in Japan. They call it manga. As for internet access, you pretty much have to get broadband. Due to per min fees broadband is cheaper than dail up for alot of people.
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Japan has the most reliable and fastest high speed connections in Asia. (India is terrible - huge packet loss and downtime.) Getting online in Japan ought to be as easy as Dan says.
Having said that, enjoy! Have a blast! And give us regular updates, please!
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One of my very bestest friends is in Japan right now. She'll be starting her third year with the JET program this summer. You guys will have to meet.
Send me your info when you know where you'll be. This is so exciting!!
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I'm going to Nanzen University in Nagoya. It's a fair distance from Tokyo, but I'm happy about that.
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(I'm visiting Kyoto in two weeks myself <oh my gosh so soon>... flying into Nagoya though!)
I believe the trip from Nagoya to Tokyo is a little under two hours with the bullet train, maybe ~$100 each way? There are bus and overnight local train options though that are cheaper.
Take the Nagaragawa railway to Shiratori for a weekend of skiing. Be sure to visit Inuyama Castle on your way. It's the original castle, not a rebuilt concrete replica.
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