I also spent about the same amount but only for 9 days 9 nights in tokyo alone.

Hakone just day trip - main destination was the factory out!

The RM7k I spent are including air ticket, cash, accomodation, entrance to Disneyland+Disney Sea, Sanrio Puroland, train tickets, meals, souviners + minor shopping.


I think it boils down to plan, plan, plan. Do some google or get some info from wikitravel. Plan on what you want to do, where you want to stay, cheapest way to get from airport to city, cheapest way from point a to point b, yea that's all there is to it.

I don't think living cost in japan is high at all. Food wise - a plate of sushi (2 salmon sushi on a plate - just like Sakae Sushi here) only cost about RM6 if not mistaken.

My dinner photo below - most bought from 7-11, they have a wide variety of fresh meals which you can just heat up in the microwave - delicious too and cheap! BTW, the mochi is from some mochi shop in tokyo city - forgot which one dy. I'm so in love with their 7-11. The varieties of fresh food is amazing.

(One of the Dinner that I had)

My accomodation comes in cheap too. About RM850+- for 9 nights.

Edited to add: I also did have some food at restaurants but not those fine dine high class one la. Pricing wise - comparable with Jap restaurant in KL, except that the food in Jap is much more authentic and nicer!

This post has been edited by Shazzac: Dec 29 2010, 03:23 PM

Agreed 100000%.

Yay, will be heading to Tokyo early Sept this year. Hopefully the weather will go down abit from last Sept.

Yup, tokyo feels very safe to me. No one will bother you even though you are walking thru the small alleys also.

Read last year's weather report for Sept. Heard that the temp went up to 34c? I hope this yr it'll go down abit to maybe 25c or something.

Abie,

Not 100% sure but if the flight from KUL-Perth has, then KUL-HND should have la. Since going to Perth is only 4hrs also got the LCD.

I believe for all Air Asia X flights - got LCD one la.

Otherwise, can bring your own laptop with a few d/l movies/series and watch during the flight. If run out batt, maybe can try to be nice to the stewardess if can charge your lappy or not. They are very nice one if you are nice to them.

Of course you can ask them nicely if you can charge it. Can say that your children will be naughty without entertainment. I'm sure they will try their best to help you.

It never hurts to ask.

Who can spend 5k in 3 weeks in Japan, please enlightened me. Hard to believe that this can be done.

I spent about 5k itself in 8 days incl. accomodation, food, transportation and small gifts (not including big shopping) in Tokyo. I repeat TOKYO ONLY.

I think 3 weeks maybe I will blow like 15k or more as the JR pass is already more than RM1k.

Note: A Japanese friend told me that she paid more than RM2k for a rented apartment about 20 mins from Tokyo City Centre. So I think it might be possible that they spend RM5k a month for their daily expenses/entertainment/accomodation/etc.

When are you supposed to fly off?

If by the time comes and everything is in order already, why not just go ahead with the trip?

Yea, i think by then, all should be probably half restored already. Have a nice trip yea.

I hope you like it there.

1) not sure if GSM is 3g or not but if your phone supports 3g, it should work - provided that your sim card is a 3g sim card. Anything lower than that - sorry won't work.
2) Really depends on the amount of travelling on metro/jr train. If you intend to use alot of the train, then buy the weekly unlimited card. If not, get suica card & be charged per ride would be affordable too. Plan your journey well.
3) You can see almost all of tokyo without having to stay overnight away from Haneda. Why not stay in the city itself? Why must stay in Haneda - you'll spend quite a few of your yens just to go and come back (to the hotel). If you are staying at a central accomodation - can cut down on the train rides.
4) Not sure - never used that service before.
5) Not sure.

Akihibara.

The Japanese Immigration officers are very very competent. As long as it is not a very long queue, you should be able to get out in about 20 mins tops since you did not check in any luggage.

Edited to Add: Because of your reply, i called AA to check on the time for my flight to Tokyo - will arriving at the same hour as you.


This post has been edited by Shazzac: May 4 2011, 10:35 AM

Yea agreed.

I'm getting a little worried too.

My colleague last went to Tokyo in Jan 2011. He was saying the line at the immigration counter was really long but then again, because of the earthquake/tsunami - maybe the number of visitors have reduced hence shorter lines.

Check In luggage - he was also saying that the luggage was already brought out when he reached the luggage area.

This post has been edited by Shazzac: May 4 2011, 11:22 AM

Last train to leave Haneda (Tokyo Monorail) is at 12:10am (midnight). Should be able to catch that one the latest since AA will arrive at 10.30pm. I believe that from the plane to the train station should take less than 1.5hrs lor.... but not sure coz the last time I went, I flew in via Thai Airways - arriving early in the morning - ngam ngam can take the first train out of Narita.

Arriving at Haneda via AA will be a challenge for me as well since I'll be flying in Sept!

From:
Haneda-Airport International Terminal(Monorail)
Private Railroad - Tokyo-Monorail
Airport Rapid
12:10am
12:25am
[15min.] 14.0km 470yen

To/From:
Hamamatsucho
JR Yamanote Line
12:31am
12:46am
[15min.] 6.7km 160yen

To:
Ueno

This is what I gather from a search. You can still reach Ueno at 12:46am.

There will be more selections of accomodation there.

This post has been edited by Shazzac: May 11 2011, 04:42 PM

Refer here: http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/guide/serv...ist/svc_32.html

Do use google as your search buddy.

At times it helps if you google the airport's official website for more info. They usually have all the datas there.

Else, you can always email the airport's customer service.

Last time i changed RM3k worth of Yens but that time the rate was 0.030. But then again, I went for 8 nights!! Hehe.

For me at the time not bad, it's enough.

All inclusive some more - accomodation - transportation - food - etc. Oh yea, i even went to disneyland & disneysea & sanrio puroland! Tickets weren't cheap either, 1 is already more than RM150+. Shopping wise - half used cash and half use credit card. Afraid I would be running out of $ at that time.

You should check out Disneysea as it's the only one in the world!

I don't remember which CC that i used before to Japan - coz since the govt tax has been implemented, cancelled all CC already except MBB. Dun worry bout MBB CC, no extra charges will be imposed if you use it overseas. There are a few certain banks that do charge admin charges for overseas purchase - you'd just have to call them to clarify.

If not mistaken CIMB have some admin charges - at times it's like 1% of the amount charged, forgot la.

Usually for CC, they will convert currency that you charged to USD and then USD to MYR.

Yea agreed. It's been cloudy but never rain!

Some more today's hazy! I wonder what's going on.

go la! it's worth a visit and I bet after that, you will want to visit again and again!

I'm trying my best to go to each prefecture at one time.

Too tiring if go to all at once.

Wah, travelling end of june, now only apply for visa. U shld've applied for a visa 1 mth before travel date.

I can say it is safe to buy air tickets before applying for visa because they embassy also need to you see your flight schedule. Unless u got fren working in the travel agent and can have the booking printed out for you first.

Won't kena reject if your documents attached comply with their T&C.