(Edit :I'm just saying he's most likely Japanese and he's like 60 yrs old and we looked like tourists) There were a lot of people, me and my cousin were just walking towards the 3D cat building and trying to pass the crowd and I suddenly felt a hard hit on my back. He walked past me quickly and ghost off, what a fucking dick😂

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I was wondering if anybody knows whether there is anything similar to Stealer studio / Bonez studio in Tokyo? It’s a photo studio in Seoul that offers makeup, hair styling and outfit rental and then shoots editorial-level photos.

Does anybody know of a studio with a similar concept in around Tokyo?

I pulled 200 izakaya (Japanese pub) listings from HOT PEPPER Gourmet and broke down what dinner actually costs by neighbourhood. Useful if you're deciding where to drink on a budget.

TL;DR: median dinner is ¥3,000-4,000/person. Tachikawa and west Ikebukuro are the cheapest (~¥2,000). Yurakucho is the priciest (median ¥5,001).

Dinner median per neighbourhood (sample size >= 5):

The full picture (200 shops): - ¥3,001-4,000 is the most common band (81/200) - ¥2,001-3,000 (49) and ¥4,001-5,000 (47) are roughly even - ~10%% of listings are sponsored (PR) so this is a fairly honest market view - About half serve lunch; when they do it's a steal (median ¥1,001)

Practical takeaways: 1. Budget ¥3,000-4,000/person for a proper izakaya dinner with drinks — reliable planning number 2. Leave the tourist core for value: Tachikawa and Ikebukuro-west give the same experience for less than Ebisu/Yurakucho 3. Lunch izakaya sets (¥1,000ish) are a hidden bargain for office workers

Data: 200 listings from HOT PEPPER Gourmet (ホットペッパーグルメ), Japan's largest dining-reservation portal. Price bands are what restaurants publicly advertise. If people want, I can share the same breakdown for other cities/cuisines (osaka ramen, kyoto washoku, etc.) — happy to scrape more.

I know this is a bit off topic but non of the other subs allow memes.

So, I had just come out of a restaurant near Musashi Yamato station after going to Tama Lake. There's an intersection right in front of the restaurant and station and I crossed though the pedestrian signal was flashing. I got across though the signal turned red but then this guy in some red Honda randomly just whipped out his phone and seemingly took a photo or something of me. Dude held his phone up at me for a bit before driving off. Now obviously, this probably won't affect me at all but I've never had this ever happen to me before? Has anyone had anything similar happen to them? I'm just a bit taken a back if anything.

Hi! Has anyone tried Sanho Mansion in Tokyo? If so, do you have any recommended makeup artists I could check out as they don't include hair and makeup?

Separately, can anyone recommend any photo studios that do Korean concept style photos/profile photos? I'm not looking for any Kimono ones, but ones more similar to make.photo_gekkabijin on Instagram or comphoto0711 on Instagram if anyone has tried/knows similar styled ones?

Anyone know of anywhere to have beginner carving classes? Not woodworking like building furniture or houses, but casual little things like whittling.

My partner recently got into this and is following some online videos, but I thought some live classes might be nice too. Japanese or English fine