1 bedroom for 2 people. prefer double bed. i thought minimum will be RM300 per night in peak season

wewt, booked my osaka accomodation as well at http://hotelkinki.com/en/ ... 5600yen per room per night, seems quite value for money.

now only left tokyo accomodation, thinking of mystays inn asakusabashi http://www.wmt.co.jp/en/location/msi_asakusabashi/index.html ... any other suggestions for value accomodation?

Again, it depends on what you want. I'm the type of person who goes out all day and only come back at night, so a hostel for me is good enough, and i rarely use their facilities since i'm going out all day and i do not want to waste my money on facilities that I do not use.

I stayed in a hostel called Hotel Mikado in Osaka, and the cost is around more than RM300 for 4 nights for a single bed private room. It is near the dobutsuen-mae subway station or JR shin-inami railway station, so it was quite convenient for me to go to Namba or Shinsekai or Tennoji.

For tokyo is was a hostel called Aizuya Inn, near Minami-Senju station, cost is around more than RM500 for 4 nights. Of course it is a bit expensive compare to the one i stayed in Osaka.

So the whole accommodation cost me less than RM900 for 8 nights, and my colleague who have been to Japan said that it can be cheaper if you stay in a shared room.

Well.. just check Mid Dec still at RM226/room/night

http://www.agoda.com.my/asia/japan/tokyo/h...CNK4Mt9h36opzmc

OMG, i've totally missed out on Hotel Mikado! so cheap at 1980yen per night. I've already booked a private room with private toilet (common shower room) and kitchen somewhere near the same area as well for around RM150 per night. Double some more! Sigh. I'm gonna book mark Hotel Mikado's website. Thanks!! BTW, is this place as clean as Aizuya Inn?

^5 on Aizuya Inn... My favourite place to stay in Tokyo, and also cheapest it being single rooms. Abit far from city but trains are so convenient there so it doesn't even matter.

This post has been edited by Shazzac: Oct 10 2012, 09:17 AM

hey guys, i'm flying to tokyo end of this month. my passport left 9 months to expire. will be flying on AA. will there be a problem at the airport?

9 months is fine. (less than) 6 months is where you might have some issues.

Hi,

I think there shouldn't be any problem. If you check the visa application requirements on the Japan embassy website, you will see the list of required documents (assuming you are applying for a tourist visa) and one of it is a letter from your employer stating your employer's name, duration of employment and position. In my opinion, it's just to show that you are currently employed, in receipt of a regular salary, and that you won't be "jumping ship" in Japan

For your second question, it's a good idea to pump in some money to your current/savings account (any amount you deem sufficient for your trip), coupled with proof of any other liquid assets that you have (eg. fixed deposits, etc.). Just remember to get the copies certified by the bank before you submit them to the Japan embassy.

Thanks deodorant!
Was worrying weather AA will let me fly or not.

last time i apply for the visa that time, they din even see the last 3 month bank statement that i have, all they wanna see is the balance u have in ur acc... not as strict as we tot...

If your bank acc got 6 digit or 7 digit...others inquiry for apply visa all are not so important anymore.

The cleanliness there in hotel mikado is acceptable. I like the fact where they provides free towels, dun have to use my own towel for bathing. On my first night in that hotel i encounter a Japanese monk in the elevator with the traditional clothes and all those. Really wanted to take a picture of him.......

Aizuya Inn is OK i guess. The only thing i do not like is that the train station is a bit far from the inn, is feels almost like 10 mins walk from the inn to the train station. At first i thought it was OK.....until when i came back tired from walking all day outside, and then again need to walk from the station to the inn, i was like huh........ and i was carrying a bag full of figurines and other stuff lol!

Aizuya Inn provide free breakfast, which is very very delicious! It consists of 2 slices of bread, 1 bun with strawberry jam (those jam are really nice!), a small bowl of soup and a cup of coffee. 1 bite of the bun and you will feel refresh!

Thanks for the review for hotel mikado.

Yup i agree that aizuya inn is quite far from the train station. Yes it's 10 mins.... if you don't use backpack but luggage, my god that time i almost CRIED walking from the inn to the train station on the way to the airport. My hands were hurting so bad. But now smart dy, got myself 1 large backpack and 1 medium backpack dy... proper ones.

If hotel mikado is comparable to aizuya inn in terms of cleanliness and privacy, then it will be a good pick. Just too bad i've already booked my accommodation in osaka weeks ago. But then still feel abit geram coz i can save 50% lor! @$*#(&*@(# BUt oh well, next time la!

but bro, is that legal in japan? coz i heard they dont like customer like that and chase you out of the hotel if they found out.

if its like malaysia, book 1 room, squeeze in as many person as possible, then i think i can save alot when i go jap in december

Got some info from other sources & japanese, they said they are very strict on this matters.
"They don't spy on you, but it will be quite clear by TV Monitors and front desk near the elevators. As soon as they find out that you are in room with an unregistered / unpaid person, be it male or female, you will be in serious trouble as some places declare outright that they call the police right away if found so.

You should pay for the number of people in a room. In Japan, rules are generally the last word, there is really no room for negotiation or bargaining, or bribing. If you break it, and if found out, you would be in serious trouble. You shouldn't risk things just for saving money."

hi all, speaking about the visa, since i have shift all my money into my current acc for housing loan purposes, wondering is this ok that i show my current acc statement rather than the normal saving acount statement?

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Added on October 10, 2012, 5:19 pmhi all, speaking about the visa, since i have shift all my money into my current acc for housing loan purposes, wondering is this ok that i show my current acc statement rather than the normal saving acount statement?

This post has been edited by aliluya: Oct 10 2012, 05:19 PM

The receptionist keeps on bowing and hai here & there not to 2 of us but 3 of us ...Whatever you tell them to do, they will do it straight away without question.. even refilling our empty mineral water everyday bcos the tap water got funni smell although they said is OK

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Added on October 10, 2012, 8:21 pmSo far in my all travel, I only kena charged xtra at a budget hotel in Jogja. Otherwise, all can fit in 3 or even 4

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Added on October 10, 2012, 8:22 pmThey dun care whther current or saving just a bank ac will do.. My maybank a'c also a current ac

This post has been edited by stimix: Oct 10 2012, 08:22 PM

hahah..same here..will do exactly like bro stimix this coming trip..3 person in double bedroom at horidome villa

But be warned.. That semi double bed is slightly smaller than our queen sized bed and the room size is like 1st world hotel size i.e damn small.. .. U hv to add chair & dressing stools to support all 3 person legs..

any1 going to japan on 13th Oct? and come back on 19th Oct?