although it's affordable, is it near any public transport ? or is it near the tourist attractions ? you have to factor all these things in for 3 person should be enough as i think stimix here has done it for less than that amount

all the itineraries can be found in this thread if you patiently browse the whole thread page by page. do check out the first page too

reminds me back when only jap's original playstation are available in Malaysia, saw one at video game shop with white smoke coming out from the console after the clueless staff straight connect it to power socket and switch it on without a transformer. the console didn't explode, though.

This post has been edited by little ice: May 14 2013, 11:38 AM

erm i plan to visit japan tokyo this year dec for christmas and new year...duration will be mostly 2 weeks there..my question is...when should i apply my visa? is it hard to obtain a visa for japan? i saw the 1st page thread regarding visa application requires a letter contains information in expenses etc? anyone has example for this letter to refer?...for air flights i can find cathay pacific seems to be quite ok but i dont have any exp with them yet...which flight would be recommend to japan? of course is better to come with good price as well...thanks for the information

No it's not hard to apply. As long as you submit all the required documents and have the recommended rm6k or whatever in your bank, I've never heard of anyone getting the visa rejected. Once you get your visa approved, it is only valid for 3 months. So if you going around Christmas you can apply anytime in October onwards.

thanks for the info

Didn't really think about those factors when looking for hotels. Frankly, I haven't planned where to visit yet since we still have about 6 months' time to consider.

For my case, i apply visa through JTB agency opposite Berjaya Times Square. I submitted true-certified bank statements, company letter stating my salary & position and fill up all the form downloaded from the japan embassy website.

I suggest u to book airasia flight as early as possible to get cheapest price. I bought tickets to Tokyo and back to KL for RM775. Add on meals and bagages is around RM1k. Now, i'm already in Tokyo and its hard to communicate here. If u know how to read Chinese words, it will be a bit easier for you. The taxi fare here is super expensive and even travel by bus and train is also quite expensive. Be prepare to get sandwiched by in crowded Tokyo major area like Shinjuku

I'm staying 16 days in my friend's house in Tokyo. How many of u going to Tokyo? Staying in Tokyo for 2 week will be very costly. And its going to be very cold at year-end and you won't feel comfortable to go out.

wow it seems like u got a very good offer from airasia..but strangely i cant get those cheap price...around 1.8k for airasia two way trip...also i manage to find a hotel that allows me to stay 2 weeks around rm2k...as for the weather i am ok i guess since never been to a country in cold weather and the christmas celebration + new year would be awesome there...only 2 season i would like to visit japan which will be winter or spring...next time will be going on spring i hope haha..anyway thanks for the info and advice...hope you enjoy your trip and i am a banana, chinese but cant read chinese haha...but i can read some hiragana and katakana...

RM1.8k per person u better take MAS

how abt cathay pacific compare to MAS? the price is around that as well...1.8k...

Cathay flight need to stop by HK. waste a bit of time. IINM MAS is direct flight. U can check out this Hong Leong promo RM1750 for 2 ppl
Hong Leong promo

oh no too bad i dont have hong leong cc...only citibank cc

Can apply immediately mar If can save a lot money, why not. Offer until this month end. But u check the flight period until 15 Nov

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This post has been edited by estcin: May 15 2013, 03:42 PM

MAS still offering rm1.4k all-in fare round trip to Tokyo currently, direct flight...rm1.8k? No comparison...

EDIT: AA round trip is rm900 per person, after baggage meal insurance is about rm1.2k. where got rm1.8k? that's more like 2 person before extra charges...

This post has been edited by little ice: May 15 2013, 04:38 PM

I flew Cathay to Osaka / fly back from Tokyo open jaw in April. The time wasted transit in HK isn't significant really, cos the go to Japan leg was overnight flight and we landed in Osaka at 6-plus am anyway. However, I suppose since each leg of the flight is only 3-4 hrs, so Cathay uses old aircraft with dated interiors, small screens and no video on demand. Some more on the flight back they put my wife and me on different rows cos got no together seat

Aiseh, cos u check in late?

No lor, on the return Tokyo - HK - SG flight, we kena separated on the HK - SG leg. So which means I was checking in 5-6 hours early and still got separated. Anyway for me I won't fly Cathay any more unless it is really significantly cheaper than other 5 star airlines.

Sad lah couple have to sit separately. The stewardess can always request single travellers to switch seats with u. I guess they are just too lazy to do that.

The check in lady told me, you go up there and then ask your neighbors to switch seat with your wife ok?



We asked but nobody around us was willing to give away their aisle seat lol. So we figured aiya 3+ hour flight it's ok lah.