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1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 07-Sep-2019 14:57:59 UTC Bernie

   • KFist

   @kfist 1500 yen?? You're being ripped off, dude! Even in Tokyo, transparent plastic umbrella sell for 700 yen apiece!

   • KFist (kfist@pl.smuglo.li)'s status on Saturday, 07-Sep-2019 05:33:25 UTC KFist
     I love Japanese train nerds. They can somehow figure out when and where a trainset was created and upgraded, down to the day. I spent no more than a handful of minutes on a cute KiHa-261 from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Hakodate and now I know the train's birthday. It's on October 26!
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   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 07-Sep-2019 06:12:05 UTC Bernie

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     • KFist

     @kfist hey, I'm 8n Hokkaido right now, specifically in Daisetsusan. Any tips for a rainy weekend?

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 07-Sep-2019 06:17:08 UTC Bernie

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     • KFist

     @kfist hey, I'm in Hokkaido right now, specifically in Daisetsuzan. Any tips for a rainy weekend?

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 07-Sep-2019 15:00:53 UTC Bernie

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     • KFist

     @kfist I don't mind the rain on my body, but when it's raining too hard the phone gets wet and I can't take any photos! 😎

   • KFist (kfist@pl.smuglo.li)'s status on Saturday, 07-Sep-2019 15:01:25 UTC KFist

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     @codewiz I'm talking the good high-quality konbini umbrellas. I bought one at a 7-eleven that had a solid metal core but was still lightweight. It was absolutely fantastic against Kyoto rain as a typhoon just kissed the Kansai area, and it was also great as a parasol which came in handy in Atami as I climbed up hundreds of steps to the Izusan shrine. That umbrella was solid and robust enough to use as a weapon and I'm surprised I got to carry it aboard an airplane. Second time around I couldn't afford to have it confiscated by zealous airport security so I got a collapsible 1200 yen umbrella at a Family Mart that's also fuckin' solid. It has no problem in thunderstorms.
     
     Getting a black/opaque umbrella is important too. You lose out the ability to use it was a see-through gale shield but you gain the ability to use it as a parasol, which is important in Japanese summers.
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   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2019 14:24:36 UTC Bernie

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     • KFist

     @kfist There's an entire Gegege no Kitaro episode dedicated to plastic kombini umbrellas, 笑笑!

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   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2019 16:35:35 UTC Bernie

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     • KFist

     @kfist 🤭

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2019 16:44:43 UTC Bernie

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     • KFist

     @kfist 🤭