Vivinavi : Los Angeles : (United States) Los Angeles

• 大使館には言っておくようにね
• 2022/11/13 (Sun) 14:51
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Hollywood
it's the most dangerous place in LA right now, even in the daytime
you can get mugged and shot just for wearing a fancy watch
well, everything is an experience, try to survive ～

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2022/11/13 (Sun) 16:17
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＃ I am a 20-something female who is planning to go to Los Angeles alone to see the sights and dance.

A woman traveling alone can be spotted by people at the entrance
I hope I can get in safely without suspicion.

• 🚆
• 2022/11/13 (Sun) 18:19
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Trains, huh? I ride them often, but even as a guy I don't really want to take the Hollywood-bound （ Red Line ）. There are too many strange people.
It's still OK in the morning or evening when there are many commuters, but I wouldn't recommend it for a young woman alone.
Buses are still safer, but it takes a lot of time.
I think Uber is safe, but I'm a guy, so I've never been in a woman's shoes, so I don't know.
However, I used to call my girlfriend when I took her home and never had a problem.
Pepper spray （ or bear spray as we call it in Japan ？ ） I would recommend buying and keeping some for self-defense.
I sometimes saw Japanese tourists, including women, at Red Line or in front of Corona.

• michiu
• 2022/11/13 (Sun) 18:55
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！
I didn't know it was that dangerous...
Do you think they sell self defense spray at the supermarkets or something? ？
I'll try to take the train in the morning and the bus.
I will take Uber as much as possible.

• 🚆
• 2022/11/13 (Sun) 19:19
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Where can I buy the spray, I bought mine from Amazon. I don't think there are any supermarkets. I think it's in stores like Target. Glendale is much better. The population is famous for its Armenian population.
North Hollywood is famous for being a bad place. I have an image that there are a lot of drugs and crime.
Be careful.

• 🚆
• 2022/11/13 (Sun) 19:28
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Spray, you know, you should buy one with a practice spray.
Practice with it and learn how to use it. Then, when you are in an unsafe environment, take it out of your bag and have it ready to use whenever you need it.
Well, I think you should be cautious and nothing will actually happen to you during your stay. I'm sure you'll make friends soon ？.

• michiu
• 2022/11/13 (Sun) 19:46
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Thank you so much for being so polite ！ ！ I'm really glad. Noho is dangerous, isn't it? I didn't know that. I think I will change my lodging to Glendale. I will look for a spray that has a practice one on it I will take lots of precautions and hopefully nothing will happen to me.

I will try to make friends as soon as I can.

• 現地人
• 2022/11/13 (Sun) 23:14
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Not everyone who rides the train buses has bear spray or anything
It's just luck.

• ダンス好き
• 2022/11/14 (Mon) 01:58
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By the way, are you planning to go to a dance studio ？
what studio are you planning to go to ？ just curious ！

• 常識人
• 2022/11/14 (Mon) 15:11
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No
Tourists are easy targets, and the security in LA has deteriorated even further since Corona. Even the locals are becoming more and more cautious, and it seems suicidal for Asians to take the bus.

• michiu
• 2022/11/14 (Mon) 15:40
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I found out that there are so many different opinions.
Anyway, things are a little different than they were about 3 years ago, when

• michiu
• 2022/11/14 (Mon) 19:16
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I plan to go to Millennium Dance Complex, a dance studio, to meet my favorite dancers and participate in dance battles ！ So I wanted to be near North Hollywood station and Valley Village, but
it's pretty dangerous.

• おっさん
• 2022/11/14 (Mon) 20:40
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NH-DWT has a lot of tourists who go to Univa
I don't hear much about train and bus crimes in the news
I don't know about the bus stops with homeless people sleeping there, but if it's not too late, it'll be fine.
don't worry
just wonder about NH itself ～ ？

• michiu
• 2022/11/14 (Mon) 22:00
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Thank you ！
I see. It might be more dangerous outside than you think. Universal is close too ！
I've decided not to stay at noho,
I'm thinking of staying around glendale or ucla.

• おっさん
• 2022/11/14 (Mon) 22:48
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In NH or anywhere else
you can take a train or bus
when it's light
and an Uber
when it's dark
the closer you get to the city center, the more expensive the accommodation is there used to be cheap accommodation in Little Tokyo, but I wonder how it is now?
Well, it's all luck and I can't say 100%, but if you ask me, it's the same in Japan.

• k
• 2022/11/15 (Tue) 00:22
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> It seems like suicide for Asians to ride the bus.

I ride buses day and night every day and everything is fine.
Don't overreact.

You can go to a dance battle right from Japan ？
The level is high here, unlike Japan ！.

• michiu
• 2022/11/15 (Tue) 00:33
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I see. Everywhere is dangerous,
I definitely want to use Uber after dark ！
Is it safe while waiting for Uber outside after dark, sorry for asking so many questions ！.

• 知らぬが仏様
• 2022/11/15 (Tue) 00:35
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I don't have any problem as long as I take care of myself.
It would be a waste if you sacrifice what you want to do by worrying about such things.
I think it's safer than downtown.

Is this your first time in LA? ､ People here have dark faces, so I don't usually see people wearing heavy make-up.

I have lived here for a long time, but I can easily recognize Japanese tourists by their clothes.　Be careful.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2022/11/15 (Tue) 07:35
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（ It's a little different than it was about 3 years ago ） and since you write
I think I can find a record of your entry into the US.

I heard that immigration inspectors can easily check your past travel history when they check your immigration status, so
the first barrier is to enter the country safely.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E5%85%A5%E5%9B%BD%E7%A6%81%E6%AD%A2

• michiu
• 2022/11/15 (Tue) 16:13
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I see that ！ I'm told that as long as I'm careful everywhere, I'll be safe, so I'll try not to get distracted, but I'll enjoy myself ！
This is my first time in LA ！ and my first time entering the US

Thank you very much.
Then I will bring casual clothes like jeans. I had an image of heavy makeup, but I see ！
I will be careful not to wear too much makeup.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2022/11/15 (Tue) 16:29
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！ I am new to LA
I am also new to the US You wrote in #15 that it is a little different than it was about 3 years ago
What is the difference compared to 3 years ago?

I have been here before, so it must be a little different from 3 years ago.

Glendale
Noho is more dangerous than North Hollywood or something. I didn't know that. I think I will change my lodging to Glendale.
First time visitors are more familiar with Glendale than North Hollywood, etc.

I've lived in the US longer than I've lived in Japan, but
North Hollywood doesn't ring a bell.

• 🚆
• 2022/11/15 (Tue) 16:40
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The dance place is in Studio City ？ not Hollywood.
Then it would be nice to stay nearby.
NoHo is also putting a lot of effort into Arts District and such, so maybe the environment is getting better.
I'd take the train or bus while it's still light, and Uber the rest of the way.
But you might make friends soon and they might give you a ride.
Train and buses use Tap Card, like Pasmo in Japan.
Some buses don't accept cash these days.

• michiu
• 2022/11/16 (Wed) 00:49
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I just wanted to say that it was around 3 years ago and it is good that it was before Corona ！ I wanted to say that it is different before Corona and after Corona.
I do a lot of research every day, so I knew about Glendale ！


The dance studio is in Studio City ！
Maybe so, but since I was told here that noho is not safe, I am not sure if I should stay there. I'm very confused if I should stay there or not.

• michiu
• 2022/11/16 (Wed) 02:15
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I had heard of tapcard ！
I will buy one as soon as I get there ！ thanks.
I think I will stay down there, near the noho station ！.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2022/11/16 (Wed) 08:01
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＃ I wanted to say that just around 3 years ago is a good thing, pre-corona ！
I wanted to say that pre-corona and post-corona are different.

What is the difference between before and after Corona ？ Corona is not over yet.
As long as the Corona procedures for traveling abroad are well cleared up
the procedures for foreigners to travel to the US will not change.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2022/11/16 (Wed) 09:11
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When will they leave for the US ？
I wonder if they are enjoying their trip on the internet as they did 3 years ago.

• 倍金万
• 2022/11/16 (Wed) 10:15
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＞ North Hollywood is famous for being a bad place. There are many drugs and crimes.


People who don't know anything are making misguided statements.

North Hollywood is literally north across the low mountains and is a completely different town in character from Hollywood and has nowhere near the downtown area that Hollywood has. Rather, Universal Studio, Warner Bros. Studio, and NBC Studio are located east of 170, and the well-paid employees of these TV ・ film companies have their homes on the low mountain to the west of 170.

My grandson attended a middle school in the middle of NH because of his mother's work, and the students he saw at school festivals seemed to come from good families.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2022/11/16 (Wed) 15:40
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The students may look like they come from good families, but if they don't have what it takes on the inside, you can't tell if they come from good families.

• michiu
• 2022/11/16 (Wed) 18:04
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I'm going next week ！ lol
I've already taken a round trip flight from Japan.

Thank you for your comment, Baikinman.
I see. I read that on the internet as well, so I am glad to know it is true ！ So you have a school too.

Thanks for the crime map, Ossan.
It is really informative. I'm going to look at this and move on.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2022/11/17 (Thu) 07:10
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An application for ESTA, an electronic travel authorization system, is required to enter the United States.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2022/11/17 (Thu) 09:09
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＃ I'm going next week ！

Write me if you get into the country safely. LOL!

• 倍金万
• 2022/11/17 (Thu) 12:04
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michiu,

＞ You also have schools.

Basically, here in LA, there are public elementary, middle and high schools everywhere.

Does michiu go to school somewhere? You can go to any private language school if you can afford it. I am sure you have already done your research on this.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2022/11/17 (Thu) 16:27
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If you are entering the country as a tourist but going to school, you get the documents and return to your country to apply for a student visa.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2022/11/18 (Fri) 10:22
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November 18 was the day a Japanese tourist was shot in downtown Los Angeles ・
from a hotel beating, a parking lot shooting and a tragic hero
his mistress was missing in Los Angeles and found dead in white bones
and he made the Japanese press with his alleged person.
Forty-one years have passed since then, but it will always be remembered

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5Gu-EgHu68&t=2s

• ミレニアム
• mail
• 2022/11/18 (Fri) 11:46
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Millennium Dance Complex seems to have moved from NH to Studio City a while ago.
Pepper spray is also available at Big5 （ sporting goods store ）.

Since many strange women traveling alone are often caught by immigration officials, it is better to keep your clothes and makeup as modest as possible to avoid being noticed. The same applies when using the metro or bus.

• 🚆
• 2022/11/18 (Fri) 12:00
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Uber has become harder to use since the pandemic, with fewer drivers, a lot of waiting and hanging around.
I think you should also register for Lyft. It's similar, but I'd rather have a little extra.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2022/11/18 (Fri) 16:14
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Uber eats was busy because restaurants were not allowed to eat or drink in the restaurant and only take out
people were ordering, but
since they started allowing eating and drinking in the restaurant, it seems that the number of people ordering has been decreasing.

• チップ
• 2022/11/18 (Fri) 17:18
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Uber Eats is just the same, and priority is given based on whether or not they have ever tipped, if it is a rich area, if the customer reviews are high, etc.
Priority is given to the top customers who always pay tips.

• 🚆
• 2022/11/18 (Fri) 17:54
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Yes ？ I tip all the time, but through the app.
And you can thank the driver for the tip through the app, but
very few drivers give it. 95% or so, and even fewer don't thank me.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2022/11/20 (Sun) 07:11
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Uber Eats seemed to be in demand at the time of Corona when eating and drinking were prohibited in the restaurant
but now that eating and drinking are allowed in the restaurant, the number of orders has decreased
and the balance between supply and demand has reversed, with delivery staff competing for the few orders that are available.

• 安い労働
• 2022/11/22 (Tue) 08:59
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Cabarets over here still don't use Uber and hire drivers on the cheap.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2022/11/22 (Tue) 10:24
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The cheapest way to use a driver without using Uber is to
let a few people get in the car and go around and drop them off
the cabbie can save on expenses too.

• michiu
• 2022/11/24 (Thu) 06:26
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Sorry ！ I've been busy with everything and missed your call ！ ！
Los Angeles, I got in safely and am staying at a hotel ！ Thank you all 😭
I see, I will register Lyft too just in case! ！ ！

By the way, I will not be attending school since it is a travel stay.

• 倍金万
• 2022/11/24 (Thu) 07:36
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Have a nice trip...

Travel is a companion on the road and the world is kind

Was it not relevant

I came back from Japan the other day and the flight from HND to LAX was a rattling one.

• ゴン子
• 2022/11/24 (Thu) 11:18
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I'm glad to hear that, but I think Haneda is a good place to fly. ？
The Singapore Airlines flight I took was via Narita and was overcrowded,
there were no empty seats on the way there and back.
About 85% of the passengers were foreigners, 10 ／ because the ban on accepting foreigners had just been lifted. The round trip cost was ＄ 1040
Normally the airline is expensive, but this time I was able to fly cheaply.
But the seats were hard and the food was not good like American airlines, I will pass next time. I will never forget the Daifuku for dessert.
But it's expensive, so I can't fly them very often.
Double Kim Man, how much was the ticket price ？?

• 倍金万
• 2022/11/25 (Fri) 15:41
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Gonko's off-topic,

I see, the flight from Narita was close to full.

Then, did the departure airport and its departure time make such an extreme difference?


So far I had bought from the airline's own website about a month before, but this time it was very close and I could not buy from the airline's website, so I bought from an agent. Round trip $ I think it was about 1,600.


＞ Is Haneda departure a hole in the road ？

I don't know if it is a hole or not, but when I arrived at Narita by LAX - NRT during the pre-pandemic inbound boom year, I stood in line for 3 hours at immigration for US citizens. I stood in line for 3 hours at the immigration checkpoint. At my age, it was hell to stand in line for hours on top of being extremely tired from not being able to sleep well on the plane. So this time I decided to fly - HND. The flight arrived around 5:00 a.m., but the hotel where I was staying that day had a coin locker at the front desk, so I could leave my luggage there and go anywhere I wanted during the rest of the day. \If you are tired and sleepy, you can order a cup of coffee at the coffee shop and relax.

I used to fly Korean Air when they had LAX - NRT, and the fares were cheap. I don't remember if the food was good, but the in-flight service and mood was second only to Japanese Airlines.