QUOTE(teckhooi @ Jun 15 2010, 09:09 AM)
any comment from forumer here?
lol last time mentioned the advantage of backpack, now lets talk about the advantages of following a tour. If this is your first time, you might consider following a tour. They know the place better.
-Money. I notice that following a tour is actually cheaper, here is a tour organized by my sensei recently, 6.3k covered two airticket, two shinkansen ticket(each rm500), disneyland ticket, all transport fees, hotel/homestay fees, tips( you need not to pay tips anymore), most of the meals, visa will help you apply..etc
Of course you will be spending more money than this, to buy omiyage...etc. However I think you will be spending less money and time if this is your first time visiting japan.
-Time. Following a tour is quite pack, so you can visit a lot of places. You mentioned you wanna utilize your time in japan, they utilized it for you