Fukushima as in Sendai Fukushima?
Then its the 7day JR-pass what u wanna get(28300yen) as it covers the Shinkansen from Tohoku to Kansai and local Kansai JR. It however does not cover osaka subways.
But you can get to most part of osaka via JR lines

Oh..
If Kansai internally. it depends on how much and how far you go.
If you are the type who likes to go lots of places but stay at same hotel/hostel, Surutto or the JR-west pass is a bargain. Osaka is near to Nara, Kyoto, so theres no need to ride the shinkansen.
JR local trains would suffice. use hyperdia just to estimate ur daily train budget

I will be arriving in Fukuoka on Oct17 from Busan, n i havent submit my visa application yet LOL.
im doomed (im only at 20% planning)

Just discovered this:
Wi² WiFi hotspots in Japan service, and fee.
http://300.wi2.co.jp/en/service/

guess i cant meet u gais either as i stop at kyoto on 20-21oct before going north.
imma printing my forms n tomorrow submit for visa app

take note the visa application form has new format now.
If you are filling a form that has 'for office use' box on the 1st page middle and its a 2page form, you are filling the correct one.
If you are filling a 1paged form, that is an old form and wont be accepted anymore.

Mine rejected so i filled up the new form on the spot (i edited my old form from feb)
However some runner ended up kena take back the new form for their client to re-fill.
Other than that i prep 1 itinerary form, 1 passport pic, bank stat, letter from office, a copy of flight confirmation tix(not required, but ok to submit)

they changes the requirement earlier this year
My feb application, no longer need 3month bankstatemen, just an official letter from the bank branch manager stating that u have an account w/ em with so so monies in it

http://www.my.emb-japan.go.jp/English/visit.html <- the app form here is confirmed the latest one
u'll see the 2nd page when u click the scrolldown arrow

yep, no harm filling both, but i assure you they will reject the old single page form.
Anyway, I just made my reservation to fly with Peach Aviation from Fukuoka->Kyoto. I'll snap some pics when im on it

im still in planning stage on my trip, but it will be 19day KR-JP solo travel
Incheon -> Seoul -> Busan/Gyoenju -> Fukuoka/Oita -> Kyoto -> Fukui/Kanazawa -> Kurobe/Hakuba/Tateyama -> Toyama -> Nagoya ->Shizuoka -> Tokyo -> Haneda

the only reason i didnt ry multi-entry even i think im eligible is coz its fixed max 15days. that is too short if u really wanna explore japan.
all my prev trip was borderline 15days.
but its a good offer for those who consider to visit jp multiple times as japan is big n so much to explore. im on my way to 4th entry

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Added on September 26, 2012, 10:34 pm, no, not the sample.. the one on the left, if u pont ur mouse at the bottom of that page, it will show an arrow to 2nd page.
you can actually download the pdf

This post has been edited by e-jump: Sep 26 2012, 10:34 PM

>inb4 u overslept again n miss ur flight (IIRC)

- I think most bank now knows about Japan bank statement letter for Japan Visa application (coz they know it such a mendokusai)
- for itinerary, i dont think it needs to be detailed. I think they only want to know if you already have a place to stay.
Mine, i only put the city i will sleep over and some hostel info (some are left TBC) as i go backpack style n no confirmation. But maybe i have been to jp few times already so maybe they go leeway for me.

The key-idea here is that you show them you know what u are doing

You only balik modal if you use the shinkansen minimum twice long distance as from kyoto/shin-osaka to tokyo is just 13kyen, while the jrpass is 28.3kyen

you can consider some stop along the way at nagoya and shizuoka.
Or even rountrip back on shinkansen back to kansai.
*Please check the air ticket price 1st as i think if buying roundtrip is cheaper than buying 1 way tix return.

*i bought a HND->KUL oneway and it states 17kyen. But when i check a roundtrip tix KUL->HND->KUL, the return part HND->KUL is in MYR and its rm516(promo) =__= . Seems promo is only applicable to MY folks as maybe it was assuming im a foreigner from JP since i bought 1 way tix from there

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checked back. my return tix is indeed promo too, but 17k yen promo. maybe to jp-folks 17kyen is cheap

This post has been edited by e-jump: Oct 3 2012, 08:22 AM

i believe it should be easy.
For non-reserved seat its an open ticket i believe. As if u miss the train at 9.45am, you can hop on the next train.
FCFS non-reserved seats is car 1-5. Since the Tokaido Shinkansen starts at Tokyo end (another end is Himeji/Okayama), high chance u'll get a seat

err, actually the raadioactive reading is high at certain place.
theres few individual who did tests on their own.
while they know the gov is doing coverup, most of them no longer give sh*t as eventually everyone will die anyway

Just go..
at the hostel receptionist, just ask the staff for ideas, or join other travelers go visiting stuffs

since u gonna arrive on weekend, for starters, check out Harajuku n Akihabara.. the weekend crowd there is different, esp akiba (they close road etc for crowd to roam around at bigger space/street). also Ikebukuro nights.. lotsa street performance.

Other places like shinjuku, shibuya, ginza can go at other weekdays.

cheap accomodation? hostels on hostelworld.com

This post has been edited by e-jump: Oct 13 2012, 04:53 AM

how much time left n where r u located?
DONT bring RM to japan. if u got debit/credit card, use that instead.
chg ur monies in KL. can try bukit bintang area or 1utama. other than that, last resort KLIA or klsentral

This post has been edited by e-jump: Oct 13 2012, 05:03 AM

KLIA => to klsentral via commuter, ERL to KLIA
LCCT(Airasia) -> to klsentral via komuter, Bus (skybus/aerobus etc, rm10 n lower) to LCCT.
Good luck with the prep.
Cant help much as im in Korea now before heading Japan

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To do:
- change monies to yen
- call cc center n tell em u gonna go japan
- enable ur roaming mode for ur phone. so u can call back home in case of emergency (can consider rent a phone, but for now, just enable roaming if ur package plan doesnt roam)
- bring a pack of maggi. for survival kit just in case u cant figure out how to buy food on the 1st day

once landing:
- go tourist center n get a map. they usually provide free. get the train/subway map as well
- get SUICA. its a touchngo for tokyo/kanto region. load up 5kyen. u can load more next time
- . . .
- BRACE FOR ADVENTURE ON A LAND U CANT SPEAK N UNDERSTAND THEIR LANGUAGE

This post has been edited by e-jump: Oct 13 2012, 08:19 AM

no prob bro..
plan early next time.
not everyone daring to pull some serious sh*t..

i did it back in 2009 w/ no propper plannin, n had loads of adventure rite thar.
its the year 1st lyn gath under sakura tree

u know whats worse?
The ferry ride yesterday in the open sea when nearing Hakata-Fukuoka from Busan...
i was like.... da fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu （；ﾟ Дﾟ）

Just to let everyone know for those who didnt, i think japan has started integrating the IC-cards.
If you have SUICA, you can use it even in Fukuoka(SUGOCA area) now and vice versa. SUICA(Kanto) xSUGOCA (Kyushu) xICOCA(Kansai) yey. No need to get all the cards just to avoid massive coins in pocket

This post has been edited by e-jump: Oct 23 2012, 09:04 AM