I have my own AMA corner at last🤩!!!
Welcome to my AMA!!! My AMA will consist of my daily life stuff as a citizen and uni. student in Japan!! And from August, I will share my 留学生活 in the USA 🇺🇸 !
Please feel free to leave comments/questions here😊! Both Japanese and English are 大ウェルカム！Let’s have fun

To start off, I went to Tokyo Disneyland for the first time in 3 years! I also rode their latest Beauty and the Beast attraction and it was so awesome!! The 🏰 there was also beautiful!!
And I saw this cute vending machine based on a Disney character called Baymax! Any Disneyland lovers here?

Welcome!! FINALLY! 🥳🥳

Congratulations Chris!!✨✨

Finally, openning! Cograts, Chris!!

Congratulations Chris!! 🥳🫶🏽

Thank you all for your kind messages 😭！Feel free to share anything here as well!
Actually there were no fast pass anymore so it’s normal to wait at any rides now🥺.

wow who’s this welcome to the neighborhood man

Omg congratulations, Chris!! I was super excited seeing your AMA pop up here, it was about time! ✨✨

Hey @Chris I've been thinking about going to Disneyland this year, maybe November/December. Any tips for my first time going there? I've heard that the fast pass is a must.

@Tam I set my background pic with my current hairstyle now 😂
@Jule I will post more often once I’m outside Japan so look forward to that😎
Both of you thanks 😊!

@Klaus Oh no no no, a lot has changed and the Fast pass system doesn’t exist anymore 😂
so you have to wait at any attractions when you wanna ride one! There is an alternative tho; it’s called DPA (Disney Premium Pass). You have to pay ¥2000 when you don’t wanna wait on a famous attraction there.

クリス様　拝啓　時下ますますご清祥のこととお慶び申し上げます。
さて、このたびは、専用AMAオープンルームを開設されたとのこと誠におめでとうございます。引き続き、宜しくご高配のほどお願い申し上げます。敬具

@Hide san お祝いの言葉に感謝申し上げます、ありがとうございます😊! Casual is okay 😂
The message is way too formal 😂 that it reminds me of receiving tons of mail from my professors 👨‍🏫 .

@Hide San I’m gonna call you Hide 様 from now on lol

クリスさま
専用のオープンチャットルームをこさえてもろて、ほんまめっちゃよかったな！　これからもぎょーさん投稿してナンバーワンインフルエンサーになってな！
えせ関西人より

Shimo 様 you too lol

@Shimo san Thank you as well 🙏 ! It’s weird being called 様 fyi I’m just 20 years old 😂

Oooooh look at this fresh face! 😁😁😁 Welcome to the AMA Gang 😂

@Ant thanks for that! I’m gonna American stuff here in a few months so look forward to that 😎!

@Chris I tried the lemon cake drink! It was nice but I was expecting real cake inside it😭😭

There’s a really famous bakery in my city called “Nik Baker’s” and they have this drink called “cake-shake” and it’s literally a milkshake with cake in it lol. So delicious!!! I miss it so much😭😭

oh this should totally be a thing here in Japan as well! It sounds and looks absolutely delicious 🥹

@Chris btw why we can see profile of different people on your AMA?
One looks like a K-pop star,the other looks like a guy working for a city hall.

@Rashi Likewise here. I wished it has that kind of cake texture to it. Last time I tried the Tiramisu Frappuccino and that absolutely had the texture of cake 🍰.

@Hide san I didn’t chance my profile yet because I haven’t bought contacts lenses. I look completely like a K-pop stars because of my hair it seems😂

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@Jule I realllyyy hope so!! their red velvet cake shake is to DIE FORRR😭❤️

@Chris I’ll try that next time they bring it 😮‍💨❤️ sounds really good🥺🥺❤️😭

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@Nat san @Shimo san Thank you for your points😊!! I’m glad you all enjoyed today’s Filipino hangout😄!

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@Wakky san Glad to hear that😄! pls come by again next time!!

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my friend and I went to the expo as well and tried this amongst other things! I forgot the name but it was a kind of jelly with coconut, caramel and mango - soooo good!! 🥰

(we actually ran into Chris at the expo - he seemed to work there all day www)

@Jule How much did it cost? Actually I used like ¥8000 for one day 😂
The food especially the bentos are very expensive that I’m starting to feel bankrupt 😂

I went to the Philippines expo 2 straight days in Ueno Park and my legs are freaking tired now 😂! Definitely I’ll get leg muscle pain tomorrow…
They had a Little Princess competition and the participants were cute ☺️!
Have some of you been to a cultural event before?

@Chris The coconut milk dessert was like ¥400 I think - All in all we spent around ¥1700 for two people!
I can totally understand that you spent that much though, everything looked so delicious! I kind of regret not having tried more but I was so full towards the end www

@Jule the Jelly looks so good! 😋

@Chris I can imagine what your legs are going through today! Happens to me after visiting a Sri Lankan festival always! Take care, Chris!

Also, the Princess Competition looks super cute! 🌻🌻

i also went there yesterday and bought Halo Halo, such a cute name

It's looks like Japanese shaved ice, perfect for hot weather (but yesterday was cloudy anyway 😂)

@Bagus Really? I think it’s completely different tho 😂
Japanese shave ice is like shaved ice and dressing only 🤔🤔🤔.

why there were many mates went to this event😂? 3 mates who went on the same was a rare coincidence 😂

Oh 3 mates!
Philippines boom has come?
It is your era, Chris!

@Bagus the shaved ice looks yum! 😋

@chris 1st pic cute 2nd pic lovely 3rd pic OMG!

@Chris Philippines one has some topping!! I remember that i bought have some ube balls

Btw, i heard that "Halo Halo" means "Mix Mix" in english, Indonesia also has that kind of shaved ice, and if translated into English it would be " Mixed Ice" that makes sense I really familiar with "Halo Halo"~

@Bagus Yeah, if translated directly it’s “Mix Mix” which sounds funny lol
I tried it also but they used Ube paste instead of ube ice cream which is kinda different than a usual halo halo.
I wished they had the ice cream cuz it was bloody hot 🥵 at that time 😂.

halo halo sounds so cute omg

How cool are these names! 🙈

@Chris do you have dairy free ice cream in Vietnam?

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@Emma What makes you still think I’m Vietnamese?😂
Is this cuz I look like a Japanese?
Again I’m from the Philippines and I’m FILIPINO and not VIETNAMESE😅
To answer to your question, yes we do have dairy free ice cream. You can buy them at big boxes sell at super markets in the capital city; Manila.

I am soo sorry @Chris! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 I meant the Philippines. I have two friends named Chris, one was from University and the other was someone I at work, both from Vietnam. Sorry about it again.

Oh wow! In Sri Lanka most of the ice creams are made out of dairy. Not many dairy-less ice-creams though 😅

One of my friends at my uni. gave me omiyage from Kyoto!! Yatsuhashi in Kyoto reminds me of my trip when I was junior high. I tried Mango flavor for the first time and this is the best I tasted so far😆👍! Has anyone tried yatsuhashi before?

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What is that @Chris?

@Tam It’s a Yatsuhashi. A triangular shaped mochi with a filling in it. One of the iconic souvenirs you must buy when going to to Kyoto.

I was walking around Tokyo Station with a friend and this looked familiar www
In case anyone wants to pretend they went to Kyoto when they actually didn't~!

@Chris Whenever I go back to my hometown from Kyoto, I bought yatsuhashi as a omiyage.That pic bring back my memory when in uni.
Mango flavor wasn't released back then tho lol.

@Jule That’s awesome🤩 !!! As a big fan mangoes, this is good news 😂. 250 yen is a little pricey so I wish they decrease the price to 200 😂.
@Hide san Good souvenir for your family that’s for sure👍! If mango wasn’t released in the past, what flavor was your no.1 pick?

@Jule this looks super delicious! It’s mango season in Sri Lanka till the end of July and I’m missing it so much 😭

@Chris how was the mango flavor?

hi

https://shop.shogoin.co.jp/p/item-detail/detail/i31.html

@Chris I assume this on the above URL is the original one which Iike best.

@Emma Not so sweet which is exactly what I’m looking for!!! I will buy some someday when going to Tokyo station 😂
@John san Hello 👋! Please feel free to ask me about anything!!

@Hide san Oh 😏 the ones with kinako powder is definitely delicious for me 🤤. My family aren’t big fans of red bean paste so I can’t buy yatsuhashi for my family 😂

@Chris I agree! Not too sweet or sour is best! 🥹

hello. I’m kiwako. I join this for the first time.
I have a question. Yesterday, foreigners next to our table were too loud at the restaurant. We didn’t have fun. What should we do? It’s hard to say.

@Emma I couldn’t agree more 😂

@おさる san Hello there!! Welcome to my AMA!
That’s too bad to hear that😔😔. I would say that just you warn them a little like doing this shhh emoji —>🤫 .
Or just completely ignore them. That happen to me a lot and I can understand the frustration.

@おさる san Ignoring them or move on a different table would be a better choice as my advice.

hey @chris!
since you like old stuff, do you know this character? 👀
I found it in a cool old fashioned izakaya in Shinjuku! 👽

@Chris
Thank you for advice! In the movie and drama, people say very directly when they complain to someone.😆
But in the real world, I always stand.😅

@Debbi Of course I do😏!! That’s Astro Boy from the Showa period!! I watched the movie of the character when I was a small kid!! Is this character famous in Italy?

I’ve seen this character a few times. Never realized that it was Astro Boy 😅

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Hey everyone!! I was kinda busy doing some job hunting last June so it’s been a while posting in my AMA 😂. I went to Shin Okubo for the first time in my 9 years in Japan to try Korean style fried chicken with my family🍗! We are at Nene Chicken and it was super awesome 🤩 !! Have you guys been here?

新大久保 is definitely one of my favorite areas to get food!! I mean just look at these dishes, I ascended to heaven eating these

@Chris @Jule the dishes look super delicious!

I have to agree that Shin Okubo is an amazing place to get food! I’ve really enjoyed the corn dogs they serve there!

@Jule 新大久保 is a good paradise for food lovers indeed. But most of the food there are kinda pricey right?
Any recommendations to try when I go there next time?

@Emma I saw a lot of young generations eating that along the street lol 😂. Do you hang out in Shin Okubo often?

@Chris lol! Love for corn dogs 🫶🏽

@Chris unfortunately not. Although I’d love to visit Shin Okubo again!!

One thing I remember from last time was that it was super crowded 😅

It can definitely get more pricey since it's a tourist area as well - with all of the Kpop merch and everything! But my favourite place there is not so expensive in my opinion! @Chris
It's called 韓国家庭料理 民俗村 and it's really close to the station!!

I love Korean food too. I’ll keep the name of this restaurant in mind :) thanks for sharing

@Chris those dumpings look so good omg

I don’t think he ate dumplings on that day @Rashi

@Tam oh shoot lmao
that’s @Jule 😆

@Jule the dumplings look soooo goood!!😂😂😭😭

@Chris how was the cheese tteokbokki?? it really looks heavenly😭😭❤️❤️

@Emma Definitely gonna try them next time👍!
@Jule Thanks for the recommendation!! I will be trying it next year I think 😂.

@Mimi No probs😆! Try go sightseeing at that place, it was very fun!!

@Rashi It kinda remind me of my mother’s cooking 🤔🤔.
We have this dish called “Sopas” and it’s a macaroni soup which uses evaporated milk. It’s very creamy as well. The one I ate was rose Tteokbokki but I wasn’t sure if it includes actual rose 😂

@Chris sopas look really healthy!! I’d wanna try it sometime🥰

This dish looks so delicious! I’m gonna try make it sometime! 😌

@Chris do you usually bake a macaroni this way as well? In Sri Lanka, Macaroni looks like this before we bake it.

@Emma We kinda boil it together with the soup so texture likewise is soft when cooked.
@Rashi This is one of my mother’s home recipes so I will bring some if I can someday!! Do macaroni dishes exist in India as well?

@Chris not traditionally but we make macaroni in an Indian way lol.

Something like this

@Chris I can imagine how amazing the texture gets when boiling the soup with the macaroni! 🥲😋

@Rashi oh that’s very interesting! Gonna try making both dishes sometime

We were talking about Vegetarian food yesterday and I thought I should share this with you guys. So Sri Lankans make curry out of soy beans which is a common alternative to meat.

@Emma I always get hungry when we talk about food here lol. Welcome to my Food AMA 😂!

I just turned 21 yesterday, July 7th and my mom made this graham cake for me!! It was very delicious and filled with love 🥰! My birthday is actually in 七夕 as well so I can get anything I want without exceptions😏. This is kinda my personal tradition tho. What are your wishes for Tanabata this year?

I wish my family would stay healthy and be happy.(at star festival in park)

@Chris happy birthday!!✨✨

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@Chris Happy Belated Birthday! Hope you have a great year ahead! 🫶🏽

@Chris The cake looks absolutely delicious!

@Yasu-san, thank you for sharing the picture with us! It looks beautiful!

@Rashi @Emma Thanks to the both of you😄!! I will definitely be enjoying being 21 this year!!

@Yasu san Same here. I will add I hope I can take off this glasses and be more handsome 😂.

Yesss! Please do!!!

For some reason I genuinely enjoyed being 21 🥹 It was a nice year I guess

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Yesterday, I went to Nishiarai in Adachi ward to see the fireworks festival 🎆 for the first time in my 9 years in Japan!! It was so incredible that I got goosebumps for the whole show👍👍! I was packed with people so we had a hard time finding our space during the day😅.

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After all fireworks festivals are over, it's hard. It takes a long time to get on the train.

How amazing! Looks absolutely stunning! ✨

The fireworks will continue until September, so I hope you can go see them a lot.

@Hayato san I can relate to that😂. After the festival, it was tough to get home from Kita-Senju station after all 😂. Luckily, I didn’t use that and I went home from another station.

@Emma You should try going there at least once wearing Yukata. it will be a great experience for you 😄! There will be a fireworks festival close to my house this Saturday. Please go if you have time 😊.

@Keiko san I will! Unfortunately, I will leave Japan on second half of August. I will try to take part as many festivals as I can😄! Will definitely miss flashy fireworks 🎆 in Japan👍.

Oh wow! It continues till September! Yes I should make some time for it for sure!

Thank you for the information, @Keiko-san!

@Chris I’lol take your advice and wear a Yukata when going for the festival! Thank you so much for the advise 🎆

Can I ask if you would recommend any locations in Tokyo?

Firework in Sumida River painted by Hiroshige(広重)Photo is incomplete. Please visit website. 出典：国立国会図書館「NDLイメージバンク」 (https://rnavi.ndl.go.jp/imagebank/)

@Yasu san You can tell the nostalgia of the old bridge in the past! It does remind me that yesterday was the Sumida river fireworks festival. I couldn’t go cuz I had work tho😭😭

@Emma You can go to Arakawa river to enjoy the Koto fireworks festival which will be on the 11th!! You have to buy tickets since it’s only for the first 10000 people who booked it🤔

@Chris thank you for letting me know!! Will check it out for sure! 🙏🏽

Also, the painting is beautiful! 🤩

My summer vacation just started and I went for a family trip in Izu, Shizuoka!! It’s been a while to swim at a beautiful beach. Also the hotel we stayed had a nice view of the sea 🌊👍👍👍! What are you plans for this summer?

Izu is amazing! 🌊🤩

The view captured in the last picture is beautiful! Hope you had a lovely time with your family, Chris!

@Emma I know right? It was also refreshing to swim in. cold watered sea. unfortunately, something bad happened that I had a hard time on my second day 😅😅

Guys, being at ease in Izu is amaizing isn't it?

Oh! 🥹 Hope you are feeling better now @Chris

Yup I have to agree with @Hide-san! Izu is perfect place for relaxation!

@emma Did you do that by chance lol?
>Izu is amazing.

@Hide san Exactly that! The hotels there are exquisite and also affordable at the same time. My family and I stayed a pricey one tho 😂

@Emma It was not a big deal so don’t worry that much. The thing that happened was my eyeglasses were being washed away by an enormous wave when I was at a the beach lol😂. I should have taken my glasses off before I get into the water.

@Chris oh ‘em! I’m sorry to hear that :( Thank you for sharing this with us

Oh Chris, I know how it feels. Exactly same thing happened to me in Sri Lanka. Lesson learned and now I never go to open water with my glasses on. 🥺

Hey @chris you changed a lot lol.Keep it 💯.

@Hide san Thank you for the compliment lol! I finally got my profile pic changed cuz I got my new prescription sunglasses 🕶️! I feel like a star ⭐️!

Hello~👋 ! How’s everyone doing these day?😄
It’s been a while to post here and I apologize for that lol 🙏. You may think of me as an outsider here lol. Here’s a first look of my first month here in the US 🇺🇸 and it was so much fun. I made new friends and tried new things here like Kayaking 👍!めっちゃ楽しい😃

I wish you would enjoy your life in USA. If possible,please hang out campus tour online.

Good to see you enjoying your new life @Chris

Hope you’re having a great time in the US so far!!
Can’t wait to see more post about your life there!! 😆😆

So nice to hear from you Chris!! Hope you are enjoying yourself! ✨

@Yasu san Thank you for the kind message! I will do online session once I have enough momentum from October. Right now, the big amount of homework is killing me 😂

@Tam @Maddie This is just the beginning of a great journey ahead! I will share some fun facts about my campus overtime.

@Emma Thanks 😊 You’ll hear a lot of crazy stuff happening here so look forward to that 😂

Looks like you are having the time of your life. Have fun Chris

@Chris looking forward to all the news from that side! 🥹🤩

I hope you enjoy playing Darts in the US! l call you the King of Darts.

@Masaki san Thank you 😊. Unfortunately my campus doesn’t have any dartboard to play darts 😭😭. I need to go to a bar outside campus to play some…

@Chris how’s the weather on your side???

Chris was so nice to let me use his AMA to properly say goodbye to you guys since I'll be going back to Germany next week!
It was a pleasure to have met so many of you - I'll miss all of our wonderful members lot and look forward to seeing you again once I return to Japan at some point!

Please take care of you always, let's meet again someday!
本当にありがとうございます!🙇‍♀️

Thank you for your kindness during sessions. break a leg. you will be fine!

@Emma The weather here is quite cool here. It’s the same as autumn in Japan. My dorm doesn’t have an air conditioner, but it turns out I can live at my dorm without it 😂. Although it’s getting colder these days lol

@Jule I couldn’t be able to say goodbye in person but it was a nice meeting you 😄! It’s nice to have younger generations like us in the community and it’s sad that you’ll leave LanCul😔. I hope we can meet again and have a safe trip back to Germany 🇩🇪!

@Jule Thank you for everything.I was so impressed when you showed me the over 1000days streak in duolingo lol🔥.Keep it 💯 .

@Jule safe travels back to Germany! Hope you have a wonderful future ahead! ✨

@Chris I hope you can stay warm since it’s getting pretty cold these days. Hope you can enjoy the winter season @Chris! ✨

A little bit of 留学 update! I tried my first fast food meal at Panda Express 🐼 for the first! It was so good and I really like that you can customize your plate with many dish choices! There’s one shop in Japan but has everyone tried Panda Express before?