ar.......... i hate working OVERTIME!!
13 hours per day... plus 3 hours go and back from house..

Need some advise here...

plan go to Hokaido this may is it good time to go ??? thank

phyzz n all, if anyone free, jom meetup somehwre in tokyo
im leaving on monday

I'll be going to Hokkaido this July with my fren. We took the 7 days package by Apple Vacation. Basicly all expenses, food and lodging has been taken care off.

i just wan to find out what souveniors to get and what's the budget like for a 7 days trip to Hokkaido. 

places we are going:

biei
tomita farm
sounkyo gorge
otoyama brewery
otaru canal
sapporo clock tower
odori park
daisetsuzan national park
takushinkan
sapporo jr station
tanukikoji and susukino
sapporo shrine

please feel free to leave a comment on what do you think of the places we are visiting. any other additioanl info is very much appreciated.

very excited! can't wait to be in hokkaido!

i am student studying in sydney now. booked ticket to japan flying from australia.

i heard from a friend that i need a guarantor to apply for the visa. is it true? 

woo, looks like there will be a new line from Narita to Tokyo area coming soon. 36 minit sampai!

http://www.new-skyliner.jp/

huh? what steal? 
because if you book online yourself the air ticket and the hotel is much more expensive..
of cos my package is not 5 star hotel lar.. but still consider OK

Back from Japan 10th may, forgot to see this thread.
sharing some pics taken there. (so many pics i took near 10k, i post some only  )
Very meaningful 1 month trip 

Hello guys...
i'm new in this forum.have read this thread for quite sometimes but never posted aything

i'm going to japan this october and this will be my first trip to japan
is it ok if i put my itinerary here for you all to comment / give suggestion since you all are expert about Japan? 

If you recall, I was looking for pay-as-you-go internet access sometime back.
While we have a place in Japan, we're only there 2-3 months out of a year

I may have found what I was looking for: b-mobile

Looks like it's 3000yen a month. Great if the techies among you could comment on this.
I've not heard of this company although it looks like they piggy-back on the docomo network.

I do have an unlocked 3G aircard that works with the Japanese frequencies.

Quick answer: None

Terminology refresh: there is a difference between a "stopover" and a "layover". A stopover is a scheduled stop at a intermediate city enroute to your destination e.g. if you are flying KUL-NRT-<stay 2 days in Tokyo>-LAX. In this case the tax (called the Passenger Service Facility Charge or PSFC in NRT) will already be inbuilt into your ticket fare.

A layover, on the other hand, is when you connect in NRT but are not staying more than 24 hours e.g. KUL-NRT-LAX with a 5 hour wait in NRT for the connecting flight to LAX. A layover is defined as any connecting segment than is < than 24 hours. No tax is collected and no tax will be collected.

Long time ago, NRT used to collect the PSFC at the airport. You had to buy a coupon at the airport at departure much like how it used to be at BKK. That went away I think in the mid-to-late 1990s.

Lots of people do what you're planning to do but you'll still need a visa or the ability to enter Japan without a visa. I've done this a couple of times to meet family/friends while in transit; I'll take the train to Narita City, have lunch (they are famous for their unagi) and then go back to the airport. Be careful though that immigration may have lines (I set aside 1 hour for this just in case). Technically though you *don't* need a visa for Japan if you are staying < 24 hours because immigration can give you something that's called a "shore pass". My dad missed a connecting flight once and the airline put him up in a hotel and he didn't need a visa. Neither do the Chinese travelers in transit from China through NRT to elsewhere who stay the night while in transit need visas. But to get this, you must have a good reason I guess. To be sure, get a visa.

what happen? everyone like disappear ady...

Hi all,

Can you recommend me a reasably priced hotel in Tokyo? i'm looking at around rm250 per nite. thanks!

Hi bro, thanks so much! those websites are very useful. appreciate that.

Btw, i need some help here, my friend who want to join my trip has all the documents ready but she do not have any hotel booking to prove to the Embassy. this is due to she cant get the date firm up yet and also place that want to visit.

Can you guys share with me any tips that can get hotel confirmation to prove to the embassy? i know there's some hotel in other country whereby you can just reserve the room first before paying, any similar thing in Tokyo, Japan? thanks

Hait domo ne...
Jayhan...latest pic of her:

Just to provide an update to those interested.

Signed up online, they'll deliver SIM to your address. You specify date/time window. 2890yen for 30 days.

Speeds do seem capped as noted by PsyCHZZZ above to 300kbps but after 2 days of using it - good enough for me.

Hey, I Asking Opinion.

Ehmn, If I Take Hokaido Tour, And Extend Days To Japan Central.

Will It Cost A Bomb?

How About The Domestic Flight Charge?

Btw, They Either Provide Tour For Japan Central Or Haikado (Separately)

my friend got united airlines ticket from singapore direct flight to tokyo narata,price is 700 included tax,your guy think cheap or not?

return tix , singapore 700 dollar about 1631 ringgit

I am Stuck In Japanese Word.

dun know how much it cost for the domestic flight

Hi guys, I just applied for a tourist visa for 3 months. Would they give me multiple entries? I did not see an option to apply for a multiple entry one. Anybody did a multiple entry before?