MikeHattsu
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I'm leaving from Tokyo Narita airport on the 6th.
Since you're only going one way from Osaka to Tokyo and not back again that means that if you're going to Hiroshima or Nagano then get a JR Pass, if not don't.
I'm leaving from Tokyo Narita airport on the 6th.
Hey, just curious. Anyone here visited the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building?
Interested in checking it out just because of seeing it in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth.
If anyone here has visited it, what did you think of it?
I converted wrong currency, so my budget is even less, more like 250k to 400k. What websites are most popular in Japan for listing your short term rentals?
Hey, just curious. Anyone here visited the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building?
Interested in checking it out just because of seeing it in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth.
If anyone here has visited it, what did you think of it?
Hey, just curious. Anyone here visited the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building?
Interested in checking it out just because of seeing it in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth.
If anyone here has visited it, what did you think of it?
Speaking of night, when on average does it get dark in Tokyo and the Kansai region?
Just so I know what to expect.
Hello Japan GAF, its nearly time for my yearly trip to Tokyo, and i haven't been as well organised as i usually am, and i'm really struggling to find a flight for a decent price need to get from london-Tokyo on the 26th March and get back on the 9th/10th April - skyscanner isnt offering me anything too decent neither are airlines direct such as KLM, finair, BA etc..
Is there any other resource i can use to find flights?
Well, renting a WiFi device costs 6480 JPY for 15 days from here:
http://wifi.tocoo.jp/en/
Dunno what T-Mobile costs.
There's no combination with the JR Pass. Some places that sell the JR Pass online also offers WiFi device rental as well though.
So a friend and I will be hanging around the Kyushu area for around a week.
I'm really interested in using a private bath/onsen/spring, however many of them seem to be only available with a room.
Is it possible to use a private bath without the need to rent a room/ryokan?
They have a lot of places with private onsens and it's just an amazing onsen town in general, and if you give a couple places a call you might find one that doesn't require a plan. I imagine it would still be somewhat expensive. However, my image of a "private" onsen is as part of a room in typical onsen resort fashion.
Depends on what you're gonna do. If you're there for just the ryokan onsen experience, then Hakone is great. And there's various museums and such in the area as well. If you want to get a good picture of Mt. Fuji, then you have a much better chance of that near Mt. Fuji.
Here's my Hakone recommendation Washintei Hougetsu http://hakone-hougetu.com/sp/Thanks a lot Mike, Hakone it is! I don't know what your day job is but you should seriously consider being a travel advisor, your tips are super useful!
Any advice what kind of jacket I should buy if I am going to Japan/Tokyo? Plan is to go there the end of January/beginner of Feb. I live in a tropical country if that helps.
First time I'll be going to winter-laden place so I have no winter clothes. I'm also not a jacket guy. Never wore one unless I was forced to (events, raining and I have no umbrella, etc). I was there last August/Sept, and I thought ~18C combined with low humidity was pretty cold, but I don't really want to buy jackets too thick that I won't be ever wearing here home. :|
Also what about shoes/gloves/others? Does it rain much around these time?
Oh, going there for work for 2 months, and I probably won't go much outside of Tokyo area. Won't ski either, since I'll won't have my buddy/co-worker with me.
P.S. I did look on some websites, and they all just basically told me to bring winter clothes. And there's no winter in this country, so LOL.
I used to crank the AC down to 16C/lowest until I decided 20~25 is good enough so I won't be awoken early in the morning due to it being too cold, then rushing to the bathroom to pee LOL.
Any advice what kind of jacket I should buy if I am going to Japan/Tokyo? Plan is to go there the end of January/beginner of Feb. I live in a tropical country if that helps.
First time I'll be going to winter-laden place so I have no winter clothes. I'm also not a jacket guy. Never wore one unless I was forced to (events, raining and I have no umbrella, etc). I was there last August/Sept, and I thought ~18C combined with low humidity was pretty cold, but I don't really want to buy jackets too thick that I won't be ever wearing here home. :|
Also what about shoes/gloves/others? Does it rain much around these time?
Oh, going there for work for 2 months, and I probably won't go much outside of Tokyo area. Won't ski either, since I'll won't have my buddy/co-worker with me.
P.S. I did look on some websites, and they all just basically told me to bring winter clothes. And there's no winter in this country, so LOL.
I used to crank the AC down to 16C/lowest until I decided 20~25 is good enough so I won't be awoken early in the morning due to it being too cold, then rushing to the bathroom to pee LOL.
Does anyone remember if vending machines or subway ticket machines take all sorts of change? Im heading over in a couple weeks and realized I have a shitload of change. Whats the best way to get rid of them?
I have decided to go to Himeji on my first day, which would probably fill up whatever's left of the afternoon until it closes at 5pm. Then I will check in at Airbnb in Shin-osaka. After check-in and dinner it would probably be around 7pm.
I will probably have free time from 7-9 or 10, but I set bedtime to be 9:30 or 10 to adjust from jetlag and to rest up for the miyajima trip first thing in the morning. Where should I go for around 2 hours?
Subway is $2 each, so with 4 people that would be $16 round trip. Is it worth the commute? What's the best food there other than okonomiyaki? I'm going to Hiroshima the next day and will eat okonomiyaki there haha.Why not just check out Dotonbori?
Subway is $2 each, so with 4 people that would be $16 round trip. Is it worth the commute? What's the best food there other than okonomiyaki? I'm going to Hiroshima the next day and will eat okonomiyaki there haha.
It should take me around the same time to go to kyoto and dotonbori from my airbnb according to gmaps.
see the gilco man. thats what im doing in osaka.
by the way, do you guys think 1 day is enough to see: osaka castle, gilco man and floating garden. i dont want to spend multiple days in 1 city.
see the gilco man. thats what im doing in osaka.
by the way, do you guys think 1 day is enough to see: osaka castle, gilco man and floating garden. i dont want to spend multiple days in 1 city.
I can't believe Ted is popular here. It has nothing to do with the actual movies, right?
Hahaha, wtf:
Actually, in the run-up to Ted 2s release, an edited version of the original Ted was shown on Japanese broadcast television. After taking a look at the high ratings it garnered, as well as listening to audience feedback, the sequels producers have announced that theyve created a version of Ted 2 with milder dialogue and reedited scenes, which will play concurrently with the unedited version in Japanese theaters.
Finally have all the details for my apartment in Ikebukuro, so now all I need to sort is spending money Managed to find a Tiger & Bunny cafe by scooting around in street view, don't suppose anyone knows if this place rotates theme?
Will be good to properly explore this place. Spent most of my time in Shinjuku so it's good to dig in somewhere different.
Not sure which cafe you mean, but a lot of those anime ones usually rotate themes.
There's a Tiger & Bunny one in Akihabara though:
http://www.namco.co.jp/characro/tigerandbunny/
Huh. Characro was the place I meant (and definitely has a branch in Ikebukuro) but perhaps I mixed up which one it was. I know they have an Idolmaster one and a Gintama one, so maybe it's one of those?
Yea, the one in Ikebukuro is Gintama right now.
Just curious, when do you guys buy your JRPass? Like how long before your trip?
I'm thinking of getting it in the middle of Feb (about a month and a half before going)just to have one more thing off my list of things to get.
Also speaking of things to get, I take it, I should order a wifi device days before going so it arrives at the airport for when we arrive in Japan?
Just order both in the middle of Feb to be sure. They can run out of WiFi devices.
Oh. okay, good to know. Will do then. Ty
now just to decide where I want to get teh pocket wifi from, the JRPass website or tocoo one.
Next few months are going to be fun with planning this
Thanks for the advice everyone! I'll look into dotonbori.
By the way, would it be better to go to Miyajima in the morning or afternoon? Right now I have my plans at first thing in the morning before heading to Peace Park, but maybe it's better to save it for last? Peace Park opens at 8:30.
On Apr 05 high tide is at 8:25 and 20:40, low tide at around 14:00, and sunset around 18:30. If I do miyajima last maybe I can see it at low tide, sunset, and near high tide. I expect to leave around 7 to get back to shin-osaka at 10:20ish. I wouldn't be able to see high tide in daylight though.
Oh and Daisho-in sounds like a cool place to check out too, hopefully I can fit it in my itinerary at miyajima.
How long you staying for? Tocoo is flat rate after about 8-9 days so any longer than that and you don't pay any more. Also pretty cheap - we rented two so we could keep in touch if separated. They can also post to your hotel if you prefer
I compared both options and Tocoo without the support option you can select is cheaper than the JRPass wifi option. With support and it's about a pound cheaper roughly. (though that's just according to what google says the exchange rate is when I checked, could easily be the same price as the JRPass option when I order it)
Do you want to see it at low or high tide? I think when we went it was low but I would have preferred high, or at least some water to get a reflection. We stayed long enough going up the mountain that the tide had come in a little so that was ok.
Personally I'd get there early as it'll be quieter. We stayed in a hotel at the harbour so got on one of the first ferries and the island was super peaceful except for the deer (shops weren't even open yet).
Sooooooooo how do I go about getting yen? I'm at the US airport right now so a little late to go to my bank or someplace locally outside of the airport.
I have a Visa credit card.