Hi,
Maybe you can check AA for promo price. Early this year, i booked (KL ~ Osaka ~ KL) 1month before my trip, only rm1,058 (2pax). I go Osaka & Kyoto only. Maybe you can estimate 1 meal 1,000yen per pax (max), so 1 day, spend for meal about 3,000 yen (per pax).Me & husband always share the food there coz too big portion. If eat too full, then can not try other food already. So as we passedby the restaurant, saw good food, we just enter. We really enjoy the food there. Once you are there, better don't so calculative. If not, then can not enjoy already.
As for transport, u can buy the day pass. cheaper. We spend about rm8,5k for our japan trip (10days, 9nights including transport from our house to airport (2ways), AA ticket, accomodation (4*), transport, souvenier, including telephone bill that cost us rm400).

i not sure will be rush or not
my plan for that particular day in kyoto got only few places
kinkakuji and arashiyama for day
night not sure where to go yet

wanna ask ur oppinion,

is this a good plan?

morning take 8am bus no 50 to kinkakuji, reach at 9 (if take jr to enmachi then take bus 204, used 29 mins not sure which to pick yet)
visit kinkakuji 2 hours
after tat take bus 205 to jr enmachi, from jr enmachi take train to jr umahori
from umahori walk to Torokko Kameoka Station, take the scenenic train to torkko arashiyama and walk pass the bamboo forest to the arashiyama bridge
spend time till evening then back kyoto station by bus/train

visit kinkakuji for 2 hours? you sure?

i went there and around less than 30 min i already finish touring there lol. unless you stop and do some prayers or eating some snack at some stalls there, at most you will stay there is around 1 hour cause you go there and look at the golden temple and some other scenic view, nothing more.

Of course you can visit some other temples/shrine near kinkakuji like the ryoanji temple.

oh thanks for the good tips
i put too much time for kinkakuji liao then lol cos not sure how much crowd is there.. ok i cut down 1 hour for other thing then

including bus transit, is 2 hours enough for ryoanji and kinkakuji visit?

I rememeber there's someone who provide a service, help u plan ur trip and , they plan well u can save up very very very wali much.... anyone could suggest me ppl who doing this ?
about 400-600 rm i think

Ah Wang - u got yr visa done? Heard u had to resubmit

yes done after i resubmit with photostat passport
they need tat as collection slip, they have some sticker and chop on the photostat passport then 3 days later i collect my passport using that photostat passport

Great - collected mine Monday.
Still deciding on Shinjuku Hotel.

Any advise?

are you going there alone or with friends?

Do not worry about the crowds there, kinkakuji temple have enough place for you to take pictures. The only thing you need to worry about weather forecast lol. If the rain is too heavy, u might need to consider a back up plan.

I do not know about the time between ryoanji and kinkakuji for bus transit. I walked there, it took around less than 20 mins to get there i guess? I took a bit of time coz it was raining. I visit kinkakuji during raining as well. A small crowd was there as well, with umbrellas and it did not obstruct my view of camera.

Guys, any comment about this very general itinerary for my honeymoon trip that I'm planning?


We intend it to be a more rest and relax trip rather than a "go and see and do everything" trip.

This post has been edited by deodorant: Oct 5 2012, 04:55 PM

i staying hotel wing international shinjuku hotel as highly recommended by few of the mods in lyn tat travel there b4, price is expensive but location is great.. many food and things and around there

i going with 3 other frens
i checked google map, to walk there need around 1.7km.. i guess should be ok
thanks

can consider visit the charming and beautiful village of Kibune and Kurama, and relax at the Kurama Onsen

yeah... 2 hours too much lar, unless you're waiting for the Golden time to shoot the Golden pavilion.

if you finish earlier, you can catch a bus from arashiyama to nishiki market, from arashiyama bus no. 11 to Shijo-Takakura. Or somewhere around there likes Shinkyogoku-dori, Kawaramachi-dori & Ponto-cho-dori.
What about Gion area? suggest u go during evening, aim for Geisha .
You need 1 night to explore Gion area. Some places like Gion Shirakawa - Shirakawa canal (night view with lantern lights), Shijo Avenue, Minamiza Theater, Hanami-koji Street or Gion Corner.
Feel free to top up ur itinerary~

Shinjuku Sunroute hotel, Keio plaza are recommended. Pricy ..
You may try Shinjuku Prince Hotel, Kodoya hotel.. reasonable price. Shinjuku prince hotel stay for 3 nights got cheaper, high floor recommended, you can have the miniature scene of tokyo skytree and city view. Tons of restaurant and convenient shop and departmental store nearby. Main point, just cross one street to kabukicho!!

VISA APPROVED JAPAN I GO !!!

just got my visa approved.
staying in Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku for 5 nights, 7/11 to 12/11

seems like a lot LYN forumers going to tokyo this coming year-end

Where do u purchase yr Hotel from?

so anyone going to japan this nov? im going on 5 nov..flight at 2.45pm

wanna ask ur advice is the idea of kyoto station-kinkakuji-umahori-torokko Kameoka -arashiyama-kyoto workable?

actually i have 3 days 3 nights in kyoto only, can't aim too much of places

first day is aiming ginkakuji, philosopher's path, kiyomizudera, if got time will go nijo castle, n night dunno do wat yet, maybe gion area as u suggested or Kawaramachi

2nday day aiming kinkakuji and arashiyama, night maybe kiyomizudera again (night session, it's open at night during the day i going)

3rd is tofukuji, fushimi inari, and nara (utilize the jr pass)

not sure workable or nto yet

After googl'ing, that's a pretty good idea! Not too sure if I have the time though cos only allocated like 2n in Kyoto. Maybe extend to 3n and cut off Tokyo since I spent my entire last trip to Japan in Tokyo ...

hi...

just want to ask, is it easy to get a shinkansen ticket from Tokyo to Kyoto if i buy on the spot?
and is reserved-seat is a must?

don't want to get a Japan Rail Pass as it is only a one-way trip...

plan to go Japan during sakura season, april next year...