kansai is way more fun than tokyo. can cover kobe, kyoto and osaka in one day

takoyaki in osaka is the best!

best travel plan is to touchdown in osaka and go back thru tokyo

thanks for the advice

wanna ask, can i cover gion and kawaramachi in a night?
for gion, u have suggestion Gion Shirakawa - Shirakawa canal and Hanami-koji Street
any idea what can do at kawaramachi?

meanwhile do u know how to buy the ticket for torokko train?

thanks

The 30 mins memang you can finish the stuff but the travelling there + waiting for bus/subway may take longer, so have to factor those in as well.

That and the fact that we're not familiar with the routes there will take us extra long to go from one location to another... like sometimes just standing in front of the board trying to figure out which way to go...etc.

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Added on October 8, 2012, 2:28 pmKawaramachi lots of things and eateries to see, walk into the alleys for makan places and those souvenir shops, that's where we found our kyoto limited edition gashapons

This post has been edited by audreyreiko: Oct 8 2012, 02:28 PM

Advance ticket purchases and inquires may be made at major JR Western Japan station ticket couters, TiS (Travel Center) offices, JR travel service offices, and major travel agencies. Tickets may also be procured at the Saga, Arashiyama, and Kameoka tram stations. http://www.sagano-kanko.co.jp/eng/index.htm
Here for your info, http://www.sagano-kanko.co.jp/pdf/english.pdf

yeah, its a shopping street with lots of restaurants, bars, souvenirs shops. Pontocho is just next to kawaramachi, its one of the oldest geisha district. You'll meet some geisha if you lucky enuf.

Before u go jap, download all the transport information. Bus & train route map in japan can be downloaded. Plan b4 u go.

planning to go at early april. is it spring over there?

Advance ticket purchases and inquires may be made at major JR Western Japan station ticket couters, TiS (Travel Center) offices, JR travel service offices, and major travel agencies

i have a fren in tokyo, possible to ask their help to buy within tokyo city?

Hi, I'm planning out a 1 day Hakone day trip for end of Oct.
Planning to get the Hakone free pass, and do the round course.
Any advice or pointers from anyone who done this before? How early to start, interesting places to visit and weather?

Thanks!

Can you advise the weather/temperature in Osaka this month?
Would it suffice to just wear jeans and long sleeve.

I dont want to overdressed and make myself look like an idiot with all winter clothing.

anyone can recommend a good service apartment for 4 pax in tokyo?

To those that have visited Japan,

I've bought a flight ticket to travel to Japan on April 2013. I'll be arriving in Osaka and departing back from Tokyo.
However, my main concern would be the radiation level in both Osaka and Tokyo. I've checked out in google on the recent radiation level in both of the cities and it was rated at a safe level as in it is parallel as New York City. But having said, every now and then I'll hear news from people stating their female friends that has just came back from Tokyo were detected to have a high radiation level in their body and was advised by the doctors not to conceive in 2-3 years.

Hence, for those that have recently been there, do you mind telling me on the current condition in Japan. Thanks

Well, was in Tokyo in Sept 2011. Feeling fine as usual. Never got sick (but then again i'm a strong person who doesn't get sick very often, even if i'm sick, will be ok within 2-3 days, never more than that).

However, not sure of my radiation level though.

If you were so worried by the radiation level, why did you buy the ticket in the first place? If so, might as well cancel your trip yea. Life's short, there's just too many things to do than worrying bout radiation level.

FYI, even if you're flying or using your phone or any electrical items, you are already exposed to low levels of radiation.

Edited to add: My friend with her husband and 6 yr old kid also chose to go back to Tokyo (after residing with her british husband in UK for the past few years).

For your friend's case, it's hard to say if she already has a radiation level before she left for Japan coz i bet that she didn't even get checked before she left right? So it's really hard to judge if she got it from Tokyo or from daily usage of the items that she use or the place that she works at.

This post has been edited by Shazzac: Oct 9 2012, 09:09 AM

hahaha the same rumours again

mostly will start with

frens's fren/colleague/relative/relatives fren/hometown ppl/ went japan and back n doctor said dun get pregnant for next 2/3/5/7/10 years due to radiation

This rumour circulate so long, but until now nobody come up with proof and medical report

Yea i know right.

For all they know, their level radiation level while still in Malaysia already high, they also dunno, due to them not checking it before they go overseas (just for comparison if really the radiation in Japan is high or not).

If the rumour is true, whole Japan no need give birth liao

Radiation Levels in Japan - Link
Radiation Levels in Kuala Lumpur - Link

Radiation levels in KL are even higher but I don't see anyone panicking about it?
Radiation is everywhere, but unless you're visiting Fukushima area, I wouldn't worry about it.

haiz,last min found that my wife name and passport number(old passport) different,really damn bored about it....

i just came back from japan 2 weeks ago......oh my, i'm very scare right now, need to faster go doctor there and check........

........honestly, if you are really scare, then you shouldn't have bought the tickets, like they said.

I have traveled there alone, and before i went to japan, a lot of people asked me about this radiation thing. I was like who cares? No actual evidence or proof as well.

I went there, and i had the best trip of my life, and i swear that i will go back to japan again, dun care got radiation or not.

now i know the news is actually a hoax...i heard from my fren and they say their fren got this problem...i feel like wana smack them in the face la..if Japan radiation is not safe, trust me lar..seeing how their lifestyle, they will block the tourist from going to Japan..i just back fromm Japan last month, the only place tat have high level of radiation is their smoking cubicle...

Yes. Temperature in daytime still under 20deg. It's also Sakura time which means quite peak tourist season though.