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Exiled_Gundam
post Jul 31 2013, 03:40 PM

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So.. next year anyone planning to go to Japan end year?
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post Aug 2 2013, 06:43 PM

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^ i plan to go around the same time like last year
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post Aug 26 2013, 10:58 AM

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QUOTE(riku2replica @ Aug 21 2013, 04:11 PM)
Both of u have better monthly income flow which is good. Trying to save up some cash for emergency use.
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I thought you didn't spend all of the JPY from the last trip?
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post Sep 18 2013, 10:04 AM

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QUOTE(vkcy @ Sep 17 2013, 03:25 PM)
Will be heading to Tokyo on October.
Any good shop to recommend for toys, models, gundam at Akihabara?
Hear about Mandrake and Yellow Submarine.
That is the best place?
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There is FigureR also. Though the shop kinda detached from the main street of Akiba
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post Nov 6 2013, 10:26 AM

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QUOTE(shirohamada @ Oct 18 2013, 08:39 PM)
MAS return flight to Narita was RM1308 during last week sales.
RM95 for travel insurance.
Find a hotel in Chiba for 3000 yen (~RM100) a night or capsule hotel in Tokyo. A hostel is cheap too.
Fly in Friday night and return the Sunday after, That is around 8 nights.

1308 + 95 + 800 = RM2203.

Extra 300 buys you a plamo or 2.

Just saiyan.
Of course you're too late. Wait February for the next sale.

Also, Christmas season is a no-no. A lot of tourist from China come in during those period. Things can get busy and hotel would be more expensive.
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Went to Japan during Christmas+New Year on 2012. That period also have year end sale though tongue.gif
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post Nov 6 2013, 10:27 AM

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QUOTE(ravira3 @ Oct 18 2013, 02:26 PM)
looking at airasiago.com now. they have a promo to osaka, so flight + hotel around RM2.5k for 5 or so days. most likely end of december. anybody interested in going? would be great if we can get 5-6 ppl on board.

we've got 2 months worth of planning left if this happens
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Alamak Tokyo don't have? tongue.gif
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post Jan 12 2014, 10:29 AM

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QUOTE(ravira3 @ Dec 25 2013, 08:58 AM)
genap satu tahun /AS/ Japan Trip. Time to plan for the next one?  laugh.gif
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Waiting for the next AA promotion tongue.gif
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post Jan 13 2014, 07:58 AM

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okay i just checked on airasia just now. using the same flight date as the 2012 trip, the fare for round trip KL-Haneda was quoted at RM 699.

aiyah I guess the mobile version didnt load fully sad.gif Checked again using the full web version, and that RM 699 is one way from KL to Haneda sad.gif

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post Feb 9 2014, 12:54 PM

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http://www.malaychan-satu.jp hmm
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post Feb 9 2014, 09:29 PM

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QUOTE(justamember @ Feb 9 2014, 06:55 PM)
Guys, just wanna confirm that Visa is no longer required to visit Japan right?
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As long you are not convicted for any crime before (like our Anwar Ibrahim ww)
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post Feb 19 2014, 10:04 AM

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Hmm so what's the update on this? Just checked AirAsia just now, return flights KL-Haneda (25th Dec depart, 4th Jan return) is RM 1,245
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post Feb 21 2014, 05:08 PM

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IINM one group planning to go Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Nagano, Tokyo.

I'm planning to go back after (or during) the year end sale, and also attending comiket. So might have few days before comiket to jalan2. So Osaka first?

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post Feb 24 2014, 12:22 AM

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AirAsia sale is up
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post Jan 13 2015, 06:21 PM

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My part (but not budget tongue.gif ) from Facebook

Japan Trip 2014 Summary

25th
- Touchdown at Haneda at around 10-ish pm. Slept there until the next morning.

26th
- Departed to Minamisenju to check-in at our inn: http://www.aizuya-inn.com/ . Sleeping for few hours after check-in.
- Went to Akihabara late evening for dinner

27th
- Went to Nakano. Stopped there for a while only for the group members to go get their camera accessories (for cheap) at Fujiya shop there
- Went to Odaiba afterwards for fireworks show

Comiket 87
- 28, 29, 30 December 2014
- Queue very early in the morning on 1st (7am) and 3rd (6am) day (2nd day raining so I went there in the afternoon instead)
- The queue dwarved Comic Fiesta by don't-know-how-many fold tongue.gif
- In total I visited at least 43 circles
- Not for everyone; most of the first-timers in the group don't want to join the queue anymore (hence on the 3rd day I went there alone) tongue.gif
- Bought too many doujinshi this time sad.gif
- Meet up with some people of another JP trip group (that went around Japan)
- Stopped by Akihabara at the end of each day

31st
- Went to Ikebukuro (following people since I'm not familiar with the area yet). Visited Pokemon Center but didn't buy anything.
- Passed by Otome Road and originally planned to go into Mandarake nearby. Cancelled after saw only girls inside there tongue.gif
- Went to Sensoji Asakusa at night by walking

1st
- Went to Sensoji Asakusa in the morning by walking
- Went to Solamachi (beneath Tokyo Sky Tree). Didn't go up the Sky Tree coz too many people tongue.gif. Originally want to visit Cardcaptor Sakura exhibition, but I didn't go in since need to pay and cannot take pictures.

2nd
- Went to Otsuka Mosque for Friday prayer.
- Went to Shibuya afterwards. Lunch at Uobei Sushi. Sushis are made upon order, but delivered using the conveyor belt.
- Stopped Akihabara in the evening

3rd
- Went to Akihabara for shopping. Didn't buy much stuff due to Comiket haha

4th
- Went to Nakano Broadway again to check on stuff I can't find at Akihabara.
- Ate unagidon for lunch
- Depart to Harajuku afterwards.
- Arrived quite late, so not many people dressing-up there anymore
- Went to Meiji Jingu. Decided to go to the matsuri area instead after saw non-moving queue.
- Stopped by Shibuya afterwards and went to Mandarake there.
- Stopped by Kabukicho in Shinjuku to look around.

5th
- Went to Kichijouji for lunch at the donburi restaurant there: http://tokyocheapo.com/food-and-drink/kich...3-chain-gyudon/
- Depart to Mitaka for Ghibli Museum. Walked from the station to the museum
- The museum is quite okay (even though I only watch only very few Ghibli movies). The awesome displays at the museum wasn't permitted to be photographed, unfortunately
- Stopped by Nakano afterwards to get stuff people asked.
- Stopped by Yoshiwara to look around stuff that is hidden in Malaysia tongue.gif

6th
- Went to Shinjuku
- Went to Higashinagasaki for lunch at Unagiya: http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/06/06/powe...agi-restaurant/
- Stopped by Akihabara for last time
- Start packing up at night

7th
- Check out from the inn
- Took bus to Haneda Airport
- Drop our luggage at Haneda Airport.
- Went to Solamachi again for the 1/1 VF display
- Regroup at Odaiba and had dinner there. Visited Gundam Front Tokyo
- Return back to Haneda Airport.
- Departed to Malaysia at around 1am (flight was delayed)

Miscellaneous
- Wifi rented from Global Advanced Communications http://www.globaladvancedcomm.com/pocketwifi.html Rented pocket WiFi instead of simcard due to my smartphone disconnect simcard every time it heated up
- Brought laptop to Japan to log in to PSO2, but the adapter went bust on 31st
- Abit of snow did came down on 1st
- Lost one half of my dad's Gore-Tex gloves in Akihabara sad.gif
- Lost my snow cap during Comiket 3rd Day, but found it later in Lost & Found section of Big Sight. Apparently Comiket do assign some staff to pick everything they saw lying down on the event floor and put the stuff they deemed not trash (even can badge is not considered as trash) to the Lost & Found center. I do wish Comic Fiesta can do the same #comicfiesta

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