Im curious, how much is it? lol
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Japan Travel |OT| One does simply not visit just once
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Im curious, how much is it? lol
Going by the distance I'm guessing around ¥30,000.
Also Japan Travel OT | Bring Gifts for ponpo
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MikeHattsu
Member
Ouch
BronsonLee
Member
Oh Christ. That was almost my entire travel budget when I was there.
No fuck that noise
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What? for how long? That's so cheap.
BronsonLee
Member
A week. I brought 500 bucks in yen (less after conversion, I screwed that up).
Osaka Amazing Pass and all that jazz were absolutely phenomenal though. Saved me like 200 bucks.
Nara stole all my money though, goddamn deer and museums and deer
MikeHattsu
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Japan Travel OT | Always planning another trip
That include the cost of that hotel you stayed at?
BronsonLee
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YES. There's a good ass OT title right there.
It did not. That was 130 bucks for 7 days, I paid that on my credit card through Expedia
Zoe
Member
Woah, that's pretty cheap. Where at?
BronsonLee
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Someone in that thread requested a Mod change add that title to this thread. It was briefly attached to this one and I was fine with that and the JapanGAF OT had actual kanji in it's title. Apparently the mobile site looked crazy so they removed it and took the title back.
Love it
Oh, I must have missed that. How about Romaji, or just one of those other titles we came up with earlier?
I asked a mod to change it to Japan Travel |OT| Always planning another trip
WasMachinator
Neo Member
I want to go back...
"Keikyu Line" (red map color) to Shinagawa Station then transfer: "JR Yamanote Line" (light green map color) to Shinjuku station. ¥610, (1hr 3min)
"Tokyo Monorail" (awesome view during the daytime) to Hamamatsucho/Daimon Station. Then transfer with "JR Yamanote Line" to Shinjuku Station. ¥690 (1hr 4min)
It's pretty straight forward, until you get to Shinjuku Station. It's huge with many exits, signs and paths, so my tip would be for you to figure out which exit would be the best for your hotel/accomodation. You can find entrance/exit locations online, so just check your accomodation area. Once you know which exit, you can easily ask staff and they will tell you where it is.
MikeHattsu
Member
With JR (covered fully if you have a JR pass):
Take the Tokyo Monorail to Hamamatsuchō station and then the JR Yamanote to Shinjuku.
With Keikyu:
Take the Keikyu line to Shinagawa station and then the JR Yamanote to Shinjuku.
Easiest is probably the Tokyo Monorail since you can't really do any mistakes. Just take the monorail to the last station. If you take Keikyu it's slightly cheaper and faster (if you don't have a JR Pass), but you got to watch out that you get on the correct train and not go towards Yokohama instead of Shinagawa and get off at the correct station. Don't think it's really a problem though.
distantmantra
Member
THIS.
I love that that are flights to Haneda from Seattle now. So much quicker than Narita, even if it's a late night arrival.
Visiting for Christmas and New Year's this winter with the boyfriend and a group of others. We're psyched!
Glad this thread popped up; I'm sure it'll be an invaluable resource.
We're currently booked for a stay at the Granbell Shinjuku hotel - apparently 4 star and only $120 a night. We were surprised at the rate. I was expecting something in excess of $250 each night going by the way everyone talks about how expensive Tokyo is. Anyone have any reviews of the place?
I'm sure it'll be the daily expenses that get us; food, transportation, etc. For 10 days, what kind of insane budget should I be preparing? lol
Glad this thread popped up; I'm sure it'll be an invaluable resource.
We're currently booked for a stay at the Granbell Shinjuku hotel - apparently 4 star and only $120 a night. We were surprised at the rate. I was expecting something in excess of $250 each night going by the way everyone talks about how expensive Tokyo is. Anyone have any reviews of the place?
I'm sure it'll be the daily expenses that get us; food, transportation, etc. For 10 days, what kind of insane budget should I be preparing? lol
distantmantra
Member
Tokyo can be expensive if you take taxis all over and eat at Michelin rated sushi places and French restaurants. It also can be done a lot cheaper.
Yeah, I think we'll take public transit, especially after hearing from so many friends about how awesome, clean and efficient it is compared to ours (Toronto)
Sounds like a lot of fun! Tokyo is really romantic and pretty during this time as well. Is it your first visit to Japan?
You can check some reviews of the hotel here:
TripAdvisor
Wow, it looks really awesome.
Yeah I was under budget during my 3+ weeks in Japan so I started shopping and spent the night in an expensive Ryokan in Hakone.
MikeHattsu
Member
Shouldn't be more than $200 each total in normal transport costs if you stay within the Tokyo area for 10 days then. Most likely less than $150 as well. Depends on how much you're going to travel around and sightsee each day.
And there's less-than-$10 hole in the wall or fast food meals, $30-50 restaurant meals, $100+ fancy place meals and anything in-between.
Eat a ridiculous Kobe steak meal and leave. That's the only thing I did here.
Japan Travel OT | I had a little Asian fever porn binge after I got back home.
Also, I've spent quite a bit more than I'd hoped the past two days. Quite a bit at Asakusa and the Skytree.
Where in Asakusa did you drop the dough? The vendors before Senso-ji?
Nah. I mainly spent it on a boat trip on the sumida river from Asakusa up to Hamarikyu Gardens or something.
Then an izakaya.
Rad. Thank you!
distantmantra
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I always do, nissin makes a cup noodle special edition of nakamoto ramen, sometimes I get it through customs, sometimes they confiscate it. SeaTac customs guys eat like kings.
distantmantra
Member
They've taken food? Weird, never had that problem.
Lmao do this please
rocksolidaudio
Member
Apparently I've been posting in the wrong Japan thread, whoops!
Any extra options as to whether the Green Car JR Pass is worth the extra money over Ordinary?
T-minus a week, getting pret-ty excited.
Any extra options as to whether the Green Car JR Pass is worth the extra money over Ordinary?
T-minus a week, getting pret-ty excited.
If you feel like you wanna try, I say go for it! It's not a necessity, but being able to charge your phone/computer/etc is very nice. The seats are more comfortable too.
MikeHattsu
Member
I'd say no. The only train where an average tourist will experience a green car is the Shinkansen. If you're really tall, there's extra leg room though.
Hm... One week left and you've not ordered your JR Pass yet? You should get to it ASAP.
rocksolidaudio
Member
Hmm, charging does sound pretty good. Duly noted, thanks!
We'll be taking the Shinkansen twice between Tokyo/Kyoto, so maybe worth it? Thanks for the reminder on timing, my girlfriend is going to figure it out tomorrow with our local office (in SF) that sells them here.
MikeHattsu
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The Tokyo to Kyoto ride is 3 hours one way, and the Green Pass is $90 extra for each person. I used an ordinary pass and it was perfectly fine.
Alright, I dropped by a Lawson by Ueno station today to see if I could get tickets for Ghibli Museum, but when I finally found a date and time that wasn't sold out I was greeted by a screen asking for some card. I pressed "No", and it took me to some name-input screen I couldn't find my way out of, and since it wasn't covered in Lawson's english tutorial on buying Ghibli Museum tickets, I had to call it quits and head back home.
The good thing is that I spotted a Book Off on the floor above Lawson immediately afterwards, so I went right inside and ended up buying fifteen light novel volumes: three from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, four from Kokoro Connect and the remaining eight were Haruhi Suzumiya. I made sure to check the internet so I wouldn't buy any Kokoro Conenct tomes I had already seen from the anime, but I guess I might end up going back to buy the earlier tomes in the end since more reading material is always welcome. Also, buying all of them for about 2,376 yen seemed like a real steal, even if I've still got to search for the remaining tomes in other Book Off stores.
The good thing is that I spotted a Book Off on the floor above Lawson immediately afterwards, so I went right inside and ended up buying fifteen light novel volumes: three from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, four from Kokoro Connect and the remaining eight were Haruhi Suzumiya. I made sure to check the internet so I wouldn't buy any Kokoro Conenct tomes I had already seen from the anime, but I guess I might end up going back to buy the earlier tomes in the end since more reading material is always welcome. Also, buying all of them for about 2,376 yen seemed like a real steal, even if I've still got to search for the remaining tomes in other Book Off stores.
MikeHattsu
Member
Hm... Could have asked a staff member to help you out?
Anyway, there's a guide here:
http://www.tokyogigguide.com/tickets
Just enter random stuff for your name and a fake telephone number if you want to do that I guess, but it's probably better to ask somebody on the staff to help you out.
Dis3ngag3d
Unconfirmed Member
I know I'm really late on this one but I have to say....
"am american military, was stationed in Okinawa, can confirm."
Also are we posting links to pictures from Japan? Here's some of mine. Old and new.
poipoipoi9
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Hi, sorry if this has been asked before, but what arcades would you people recommend aroud Shinjuku and Shibuya?
EDIT: Thanks for the replies.
EDIT: Thanks for the replies.
Is there anything specific you want to play?
Club SEGA is pretty fun.
Taito Station is another famous one.
You can find them both in Shinjuku and Shibuya.
Try looking here to see what you like the most:
http://www.mmcafe.com/arcadeguide/arcades_shibuya.html
http://www.mmcafe.com/arcadeguide/arcades_shinjuku.html