Hi Sifu's, going to pure Tokyo next week...
here below is my itinerary draft, any advise please suggest to me...
Thanks.

Staying at Citadines Shinjuku.

Pure Tokyo Itinerary:

Day 1
Arrival at Haneda Airport - Tokyo Airporter pickup - 8400Yen for 4 Person

You arrive at night?
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Day 2
Asakusa
- Sensoji Temple
- Nakamise Shopping Street
Train 230 Yen = 230 : Shinjuku Gyoenmae - (Marunouch Line) - Ginza - (Ginza Line) - Asakusa

Ikebukuro (Optional)
- Sunshine City
- Amlux Toyota Showroom
- Seibu (Largest Food Market Hall)
Train 320 Yen : Asakusa - (Ginza Line) - Ueno - (JR Yamanote Line) - Ikebukuro

Shinjuku (Flexible on any other day coz staying around this area)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (202 Metres Tokyo Night View - FREE)
- Kabukicho (Red Light District)
Train 160 Yen : Asakusa - (Fukotoshin Line) - Shinjuku Sanchome - (Marunouchi Line) - Shinjuku Sanchome

Since you go to Asakusa, why not pay a visit to current hotspot, Tokyo Skytree? and you have lots of time, Ikebukuro is doable as well.

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Day 3 (Sunday)
Harajuku
- Takeshita Dori - Street
- Yoyogi Park (Fashion People)
- Meiji Jingu Shrine (Temple Sighseeing)
- Omotesando (Branded Shops)
Train 130 Yen : Shinjuku - (JR Yamanote Line) - Harajuku
Walk : Harajuku - (12 Minutes) - Shibuya

Shibuya
- Shibuya Crossing
- Hachiko Statue (Famous Dog)
- Loft (Interior, Hobby, Craft, Gifts)
- Spain Slope (Optional)
Train 160 Yen : Shibuya - (Fukotoshin Line) - Shinjuku Sanchome - (Marunouchi Line) - Shinjuku Gyoenmae

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Day 4
Tsukiji Fish Market
Train 260 Yen : Shinjuku - (Oedo Line) - Tsukijishijo
Walk : Tsukijishijo - (15 Minutes) - Ginza

Ginza
- Sony
- Nissan Showroom
- Hakuhinkan (Toy Store)
- Ito Ya (Stationaries)
Train 160 Yen : Ginza - (Marunouchi Line) - Shinjuku Gyoenmae

By looking at these, what you gonna do after visit tsukiji market? Why dont you walk to Marunouchi district and Tokyo Station & visit Tokyo Imperial Palace? It's close to Tsukiji market & ginza.

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Day 5
Yokohama (Day Trip) - Not Confirm Itinerary
- China Town
- Red Brick Warehouse
- Yamashita Park (200 Yen)
- Boat Ride (Charges Apply)

Train 620 Yen x 2 Return = 1240 : Shinjuku - (JR Shonan Shinjuku Line) - Yokohama (Not inclusive Yokohama City Train)
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Day 6
Ueno
- Ameyoko Street Market
Train 190 Yen : Shinjuku - (JR Yamanote Line) - Okachimachi
Walk : Okachimachi - (15 Minutes) - Akihabara

Akihabara
- Electronics
- Pop Life M's (Adult Shop Building)
Train 160 Yen : Akihabara - (JR Chuo-Sobu Line) - Shinjuku

I guess Ueno park is included as well, right?
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Day 7
Odaiba
- Mega Web (Toyota Showroom Free)
- Fuji TV
- Super Size Gundam (DiverCity Tokyo Plaza)
Train 480 Yen x 2 Return = 960 : Shibuya - (JR Saikyo Line) - Osaki -(Rinkai Line) - Tokyo Teleport

Whole day in Odaiba?
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Day 8
A Day Free & Easy until flight back to KL (12 Midnite) - (For last minute shopping)
Train 590 Yen : Shinjuku - (JR Yamanote Line) - Shinagawa - (Keikyu Line) - Keikyu-Kamata - (Keikyu Airport Line) - Haneda Airport
Or Shinjuku Limousine Bus 1200Yen

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Optional Place To Visit
Chofu Fireworks Festival 2012 (20th - Day 2)- 70min of 9,000 fireworks! Link: http://hanabi.csa.gr.jp/premiumseat.html
Remarks - A lot of people, entrance fee 2500Yen or stay far away for free view.
Train 230 Yen : Shinjuku - (Keio Line) - Chofu - (Keio Sagamihara Line) - Keio-Tamagawa

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Train Info:
- To Buy Suica or Pasmo Card (1500 Credit + Refundable 500Y Deposit) 210 Handlin Fees for balance refund.
- Estimated Train Fare (1-7 Days Not Inclusive Optional) : 4,560 Yen (RM200)

artman make sure ur tsukiji visit is not on wednesday cos it close on wed

n tokyo sifu sekalian

i plan to go odaiba from shinjuku

wanna ask izzit best to take water bus from asakusa to odaiba on the trip to odaiba (day time) or when i leaving odaiba to asakusa (night time)

n then from shinjuku to odaiba,
(JR Saikyo Line) - Osaki -(Rinkai Line) - Tokyo Teleport
if i holding jr pass, i only need to pay for the rinkai line am i correct?

i dont know those sites specifically as I started to digest everything since yesterday..i mean 2 days planning for 6 days trips..
will not giving good plan..haha..1k for hotel is that for 2 person or only me myself? thinking to grab mixed dorm for budget bed

Hi All,
I'm a silent reader here. Gland a lot of sifus here.
Need your suggestions:
I'll be traveling to Osaka end of this month for 6 days  and not really prepared itinerary. My rough itinerary:

Osaka:
Will be arriving in the morning, hotel can only check-in at 3 pm, so plan to
-go to rinku as it's nearer to KIX
- will check-in hotel after 3 pm.Hotel in Umeda
-not sure, either to castle or Namba/Dotonbori

2nd day:
- osaka castle
-aquarium
-
3rd day
- Kyoto
-kinkakuji
-nishiki marker
-kiyomizudera
- gion

4th day
USJ

5th day
- no plan yet

Dear Sifus, can you comment my itinerary and suggest other interesting places to visit.

-Which is better to buy Kansai free pass or Osaka free pass.

Thanks

Anyone apply for visa recently? How much money must i have in the bank for holiday in japan less than 6 days? Going with wife.

Hi guys, due to limited time, I plan to only making a day trip to Hakone from Shinjuku in mid-November. What is the earliest time to go there from Shinjuku to enjoy the beauty scene the most, probably Mt. Fuji view? And from my reading, I find these two alternatives of going there:

1) take train to Odawara from Shinjuku @ 850 yen and buy Hakone free pass @ 3900 yen at Odawara Station to Hakone.
2) buy Hakone free pass @ 5,000 yen at Shinjuku Station straight to Hakone.

Which one is better, not only in terms of pricing but other factore as well? Tq.

hi osaka sifu
i will have a day visit to osaka, wanna ask opinion
after finish visit the osaka castle around 3-4pm, i have some time slot unti night time
for that time, should i go to
Umeda Sky Building or
Shinsekai and Kuromon Market?

for night time i plan to visit shinsaibashi and dotomburi

Hi,

i am planning day trip to nikko and hakone as well. as I know, hakone pretty pack during weekends, so I will go during weekday.

how about nikko? any idea if pack during weekend?

Thanks Sifu!.

ETA in KIX is 6 am as I'm flying with MAS. I plan to go to USJ either on thursday or friday because only that 2 days it will open till 9 pm, other days only until 6/7pm.

Where can i get Haruka & ICOCA package? OSAKA free pas also not worth?
In kyoto, I plan to take the 500 yen bus pass so that can cover whole Kyoto town. Unfortunatey, won't sleep in Kyoto 'coz I book all the nights in Osaka-Umeda. Lazy to check-in/check out.

Thanks again.

haha..understand. Guess will have to go these two place on consecutive days before weekend arrives.

anyway, i saw there is hakone freepass and fuji hakone pass? wonder what's the major difference? any idea which one can have better view of mt fuji?

http://www.odakyu.jp/english/freepass/index.html

i tot kuromon market is nearer to shinsekai? i checked google map last time

meanwhile, is 4-6pm a good time to visit kuromon market? what time they closed?

for shopping, i am staying near to shinsaibashi, there are alot things to see n shop there am i right?
i can read chinese words, hope tat helps me hehe

actually umeda sky building is requested by my frens
for me, i feel abit redundant cos i am going to tokyo few days after osaka visit and i plan to visit tokyo metropolitan government building in shinjuku and roppongi skydeck , will have a visit to skytree but not sure will go up or not (cos i read tripadvisor, to go up need to que 2 hours for ticket )

so if i going to visit other sky high building, should i skip umeda?

thanks all sifu

thanks for the info

i shall skip umeda sky building then

yeah its the same black market, thanks for the link n info

how to get the advance skytree tix? i only found the reservation method b4 july at their web

meanwhile i would like to ask, is it a good time to visit kuromon market and nishiki market (kyoto) at 5-7pm?
most of the shop will be closed am i right

for dotonburi area, what is the time do the shop close? 9pm?

Most of the shops are close if you go to kuromon market around 5-7pm. As you already know, it is a Market, so it is best if you go there in the morning.

I got lost in kuromon market while searching for dotombori around 5pm, most of the shops closes there but there will be some shops open but a lot of them are in the midst of closing already.

The time closing for shops in dotombori varies. You still can see shops open around 9pm, but i advice to go there around 7-8pm.

Lots of restaurant there for you to pick for dinner. I tried eating ramen there at a store which has a giant dragon head (There's 2 ramen store which got giant dragon head, which is a totally different store btw.) and the ramen was quite nice.

I tell you, if you want to walk from kuromon -> dotombori -> shinsaibaishi -> namba, 1 night is not enough. Namba itself is big,  And near kuromon market if i'm not wrong, there's a street called american street which I wanted to go to but don't have time.

thanks for all the info

actually i has limited time for osaka
once i reach osaka from tokyo and check in hotel, it's already noon
after that i plan to go osaka castle, estimate 2 hours there
after visit osaka should be 4pm like tat dy

so from 4pm-7pm got time slot, tot of visit shinsekai/kuromon but macam too late right to visit kuromon dy since shops oso closing down

for night is dotonburi shinsaibashi n back hotel sleep
oh wat to see/eat/shop at namba?

hi sifus, what are the night activities we can do at Osaka apart from normal makan, shopping, etc??

My visa just got approved  Cant wait to go Tokyo. Where can I buy cheap souvenirs to bring back? Some said Harajuku market some said at top floor of one building at Akihabara, cant remember it's name now.

osaka sifu
another question i would like to ask
which is the best station to stop by to osaka castle from shinsaibashi station?

osaka business park, osakajokoen, morinomiya or tanimachi yonchome?

thanks

For those who have been to Japan recently, you can now apply for 3 year multiple entry visa. Just need to fill up a form with your reason.

Hi guys, where to purchase JR pass locally in Malaysia ?

Only can buy from http://www.japan-rail-pass.com/?ap=j0095g  ?

oh, if is like that then rail pass is worth it. hmm, how come tokyo -> osaka -> hokkaido-> tokyo?

hokkaido is at north right? shouldn't it be osaka->tokyo->hoikkado->tokyo?