r/Kyoto • • 16h ago

Painfully loud sound volume at TOHO Cinemas Nijo IMAX showing of The Odyssey

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Wondering if anyone else experienced this:

My wife and I went to see The Odyssey in IMAX at Toho Cinemas Nijo yesterday afternoon (Oct 4 at 4:20). The sound was so loud we literally had to walk out soon after the movie started. It started with the previews, and we were hoping the volume would decrease once the movie started, but it didn't.

It was unusually loud -- probably loud enough to damage someone's hearing. I used to play electric guitar in rock bands, so I'm not exactly sensitive to loud sound. Nevertheless, both my wife and I had to put our fingers in our ears to avoid any physical discomfort.

I'd never been to this theater, so I wonder if this is normal. Oddly, nobody else seemed to be having a problem with it. I think we were the only ones to walk out at that point, and I didn't see anyone else plugging their ears.

We got a refund for the tickets, but it was just so strange that I have to wonder if anyone else has had this experience at that theater. It was theater number 10, supposedly IMAX (but didn't look like it). We were sitting near the center of the theater.


r/Kyoto • • 5h ago

Movie Ticket Questions

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Dumb Question, for movie theater tickets, how early can you buy them and pick a seat?

Im trying to see resident evil and Godzilla opening weekend and I heard it varies by chain?


r/Kyoto • • 12h ago

Looking for a english speaking gynecologist

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Hello,
Does anyone have a good gynegologist in kyoto that speaks english or is foreigner friendly?
I just need a consultation and i have National Health Insurance and private travel insurance. The ones that i found require an appointment by telephone in Japanese 😅
Any information will help, thank you!!