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#1
  • 倍金萬
  • mail
  • 2018/02/14 11:44

Those of you who have crossed the ocean to come here to Los Angeles and Japan
are always concerned about something related to your travel between Los Angeles and Japan.

If you have anything to say or questions, please feel free to write.
I'll try to write "something" as well.

Example ：
What means do you use to call when you return to Japan?

Which seat on the plane do you prefer, Aisle or Window, front, back,

Which airline do you think has the best food?

Which mode of transportation do you use to get to the local area?

and so on and so on

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#4264
  • wifi
  • 2024/05/23 (Thu) 13:10
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I have a Mizuho Bank account, but I had to go to the head office in Tokyo to exchange my money. When I tried to exchange it at a local exchange, they charged me 3 yen per dollar.

If you live in the U.S., you can open an account with a brokerage firm called Interactive Broker and convert your money from dollars to yen at the current exchange rate without any fees, and send it to your Japanese account in Japanese yen. is an international brokerage firm, so you can have your account funds in dollars, Canadian dollars, or yen in each currency.

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#4267
  • Interactive Broker
  • 2024/05/23 (Thu) 21:21
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＞ドル建てとかカナダドル建てとか円建てで口座の資金をそれぞれの貨幣で持つ事が出来るので。

アメリカでInteractive Brokerに口座開いた場合、円建てでInteractive Brokerの自分の口座に入金するなら日本の銀行の自分の口座から送金することになると思いますが、手数料や国際送金料がかかりますか。そのお金をドルでアメリカの銀行に送ると、また手数料と国際送金料がかかりますか。Interactive Brokerの口座に置いておける金額にリミットはありますか。wiseだと残高が百万円を超えると口座が凍結されるそうです。手数料や国際送金料はどの程度になりますか。証券会社なので株の売買もやらないと問題になりますか。口座の維持費は無料ですか。

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#4269
  • WAIWAI
  • 2024/05/24 (Fri) 10:37
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wifi please tell me more about this Interactive Broker ！ ！ I just went to the site and it's in English ・ ・ ・ ・
how much does it cost for international money transfer ？?

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#4272

I'm back from Japan

yesterday.

I don't even know what to write as I am still in the late stages of aging and jet lagged.

I was walking mostly in Shikoku again.

The only time I hung around in Tokyo was on the last day.

But the flight between LAX and HND was painful.

I suggested to my wife that we fly business class or at least premium economy since this might be the last time we fly to Japan, but

she lightly rejected the idea and we were stuck in the cramped pure economy seats.

The only comfortable seat would be on the trip to Anoyo.

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#4274

Today is the second day back here.

I'm still as jet-lagged as ever.

However, my wife, who is also jet-lagged, is mowing the weeds in the backyard with a String Trimmer.

I knew this was bad and started to trim the overgrown rosemary in the front yard, but

after about an hour, my wife threw in the towel and said, "You, stop it!

I wanted to continue, but my back ached, and I had no choice but to stop.

My jet lag is going to continue for a week, so I'm in trouble.


how do you guys get rid of this jet lag ？

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#4277
  • wifi
  • 2024/06/02 (Sun) 20:46
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Mr. waiwai,

It costs about $ 50 to send money electronically, so it may be expensive to send small change.　The brokerage here has its main office in Chicago, but the American customer service is not friendly and courteous, so I called the Japanese branch below and asked them to convert the amount needed for the money transfer from dollars to yen. If you make a mistake, you should ask them to show you how to do it because it can be a big problem if the amount is large.　If you need to send a large amount of money many times, this is a good service, but if you need to send only once or a small amount, I recommend you to pay the bank about 3 yen per dollar for the exchange conversion fee, because it is less trouble.
Phone: +81 03-4590-0711 (On business days from 8:30-17:30 JST)

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#4278

I went to bed early again last night and woke up at 3 am.

This summer I will have reached "Umbrella Jubilee".

I would like to go on another walking pilgrimage to Shikoku next spring, but my wife is starting to get a bit of a blur and

she says, "Don't go anymore..."


But I intend to walk in Shikoku until I live to be a "Yonenrei".

I'm going to have a war with my wife...

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#4279

After writing #4278, I felt sleepy and went to bed, but woke up again when my wife said

"Wake up, I got you a Mac"

.

I think I'm going to be in trouble for a while due to my original blurriness and jet lag for the next few days.

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#4281

I woke up around 2am until dawn this morning and didn't get enough sleep.

On the other hand, if I do some walking in the afternoon to tire myself out,

I won't wake up all night.

Well, I'm out of shape for about a week after returning from Japan every year.

I woke up in the middle of the night and started reading the book

"Miracle of Shikoku Pilgrimage" by Madoka Kaoru, 254 pages ￥ 910

which was very interesting and I read through it.

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#4287

↑

https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%A5%87%E8%B7%A1%E3%81%AE%E5%9B%9B%E5%9B%BD%E9%81%8D%E8%B7%AF-%E4%B8%AD%E5%85%AC%E6% 96%B0%E6%9B%B8%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC-%E9%BB%9B%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A9%E3%81%8B-ebook/dp/B09LHFT8W9

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#4289

In this Bibi's "Machikado Photo Album", I have included "walking data" from

Fujidera Temple 11 to

Yakiyama Temple 12, which is part of the 88 temples of Shikoku, and "photos" I took at a nice view point on the way down from Yakiyama Temple. I put them on this page.

The mountain path from Fujiidera, especially No. 11, is not so bad for those who prefer mountain climbing, but

it is the most difficult path for pilgrims who walk mainly on the plain, and is commonly called "henro-korogashi"

.

The view of the lower landscapes from the mountain paths in the photos is lush and green, and reminds us that

"this is Japan".

I wonder if I go to Shikoku every year to soak in the lush green scenery and the moist air deep in the mountains of Japan, which I can never experience here in LA.

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#4291

＞ Is there no lush green scenery in the area where you live

That's a silly question.

If "the area where I live" is this place, doesn't my father live here?

If we didn't have sprinklers to water our water supply, we would be in the "desert".

Japan, on the other hand, has "four seasons" and rain falls from the heavens throughout the year.

I was born and raised in such soil, and I visit Japan once a year to miss Japan and to love

the lush greenery of the mountains, rivers, plants and trees.

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#4293
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2024/06/09 (Sun) 11:24
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↑

In the past, California's blue skies lasted from around April to December,
but climate change and global warming have created a rainy season in Los Angeles.

The snow is melting and flowing into rivers
The wind is blowing and carrying warmth
Spring will soon be here

You can find "mountain river grass and trees" fun in the area where you live.

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#4294
  • 無駄な人生　　　.
  • 2024/06/09 (Sun) 12:00
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↑ Global warming has created a rainy season ？ ？ I wonder how long this person has been living here, wasting his life not knowing anything
We have had a rainy season here every year for a long time,
no scientist or government is saying global warming because it is now known that there are areas where the temperature goes up and areas where it goes down climate changes on a cosmic scale, so no matter what we do, whether it rains hard or dries out, we can't change it.

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#4299

The weather commentator on the

Ch. 7 news said that the reason for this year's period of scorching weather, which comes in cycles of about 10 years, was

"an unusual movement in El Niño ・ La Niña in the western Pacific Ocean." *If I remember correctly.

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#4300
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2024/06/10 (Mon) 14:43
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4299

How was it this time in 2023?

I think the weather was not so clear and sunny.

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#4301

＞ There has been a rainy season here every year since long ago.

There is no rainy season like in Japan, but Morning Low Clouds, Hazy Sunshine Afternoon continues in spring time.

But this year is unusual ！

Here in the San Fernando Valley, in the low mountains from Hollywood Hills to Santa Monica and Ventura,

in normal years, oceanic clouds drifting seaward in the morning are blocked. This year, however, the weather has been so unusual that even at noon

the sun never shines.

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#4302

↑

And yet, it was completely sunny at this time.


After all, it's not like Southern California unless it's sunny.


♪ America - Ventura Highway ♪

https://youtu.be/dAUUy7NMnaY?si=q0NpSiCEW5XoHpw7

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#4303
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • Yesterday 14:48
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4302

When it's sunny, Southern California looks good with "California blue skies".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seprrvtk2Gk

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#4304

＞ When it's sunny, Southern California looks good with "California blue skies"

I agree.

I too was "island hopping" from NY to LA on 18F in January 1971, and had someone take me from LAX to my hotel downtown, but I remember seeing a digital thermometer at a bank or something on Century Blvd. that read 76F. I still remember that I was surprised to see 76F on the thermometer.

Note ： 18F → -8C

76F → 24C

Once I attended a meeting of Japanese people in Torrance, and was surprised that everyone spoke in Celsius.

If you were to feel the temperature of the day in Celsius, you wouldn't be able to feel the temperature on the weather forecast on the TV news.

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