Yashin: I slept at the airport lor, and I'm a chick. A lot of benches for your picking, and apparently, your luggage will be safe there. Saw a lot of ppl just sleeping with their luggage next to them. Here are some options:

1) Wanna sleep at airport but worried about luggage and being smelly in the morning?
- There are coin lockers available (300-500 yen a day)
- Shower rooms for 800yen are available at Haneda (http://www.haneda-airport.jp/inter/en/premises/service/relaxation.html)

2) Nap room in Haneda airport
- http://www.haneda-airport.jp/inter/en/prem...relaxation.html (1000 yen per hour. Quite ex...)

3) Stay here (overnight 4500yen onwards)
- http://first-cabin.jp/en/cabins/

Wah so nice.

Yes will do. Will update when I'm back.

Forecasts show that on 22nd will be highest 24c and lowest 15c.

However 23rd onwards, highest 20c and lowest 9c.

Hopefully it doesn't go down to 9c, if got also hopefully at 2-6am.... lol not planning to bring my winter jacket.

hi, guys, need suggestion here, i have bought an one way ticket to tokyo on early april, and plan to depart from osaka. (Haven't bought the other tic)

MY route will be like Tokyo ->Hakone ->Tokyo -> Kyoto -> Osaka..

7 days? 10days? 14days? do jr pass worth it?

i wish it's inaccurate n actually lower. but judging from multiple source n past year's data,more or less around the forecasted temp.

i also wish this to be inaccurate..on my travel date,there are one day with thunderstorm n heavy rain according to these forecast..noooooo...

hmm... assuming 3 days in tokyo, 1 day in hakone, 3 days in Kyoto & 2 days on osaka. about 10 days.
if you fly back from osaka, then no need jr. why not you finish ur tokyo first, then after hakone continue with kyoto & osaka? pay a day trip to nara too.

Roughly how much expenses needed for 14 days?
Like for Food and Accommodation.

Meal 1000 yen per day 2 meal
Accommodation 2000-3000 per night
Budget way

No transport One trip to Hakone via MRT & slow train atleast 6000yen liao.. so do to Nikko. And on avg ~ 500-1000yen on transportation within Tokyo urban.. To elsewhere in Japan, I pressumehe will buy JRail pass otherwise

hi.. anybody been to the sapporo snow festival before?? normally when they actually started to carved the ice ??

i will be going to tokyo next year 24/1 to 2/2/13, and wanted to go to sapporo as well.. unfortunately, their official website mentioned that the sapporo ice festival will only started on 5/2/13..

if i go sapporo on 30/1 to 2/2, is there any chance that at least i could see the participant carving the ice... anybody can advice?

if not, maybe i should changed my plan and travel towards south japan instead..

This post has been edited by deqna: Oct 21 2012, 12:10 PM

I have never been to Japan, learn a lot from here.

I would like to know about pricing of camera stuff in jap. I've learned about Yodobashi Camera and Bic Camera, the leading discount electronics retailers. Does it really cheap compare to here?
Im looking for some lenses or other camera accessories, new/2nd hand is acceptable. Any idea?

From Kansai Airport (KIX), does it have any shuttle bus to Hotel Nikko Osaka ?

strange question - is it worth it to buy japan made clocks in tokyo? i wonder if we get taxed at immigration or not....kinda looking forward to buying a rhythm clock in japan

Any electronics in Japan more expensive than KL..

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Added on October 22, 2012, 7:33 pmNO. but one thing for sure they have lotsa secondhand good quality cameras there.. That comparable to those ebay site. I bought my Minolta antique manual focus lens from Map camera in Shinjuku.. There are 2 map camera in Shinjuku

Recommended for those looking for 2nd hand cameras stuff.. you can find lotsa antique cameras there too
http://www.mapcamera.com/

I spent 2 nights of my trips to Shinjuku just admiring those 2nd hand stuff


This post has been edited by stimix: Oct 22 2012, 07:33 PM

thank you stimix for your info
will definitely look into the 2nd hand stuff in shinjuku

BTW, you can find more secondhand cameras, iphones, ipad & etc from those electronics stores in Akihabara st too. but for one stop 2nd hand cameras wth multiple floors of old cameras.. Map camera for sure is the best.

I'm looking for a second hand glasses if the price is right and in good condition. Thanks. I will stay 3 night near shinjuku stn, it's my time to hunt for some gears. Hehe!!

Was thinking of buying a PSV in Japan, didn't expect there were so expensive, better buy here than there.....

When I was there, they were launching the new iphone 5 at yodobashi, u can see a lot of sales person walk to you trying to lure you in........

I think the biggest yodobashi store is in akiba, am i correct?

Just an update on my visa.. if anyone interested.
Applied on Thurs - very simple. Fill in Form, Show bank account statement (make sure its Certified), Company Letter, Photograph 4.5x4.5cm with white background, Itinerary Plan.

They didnt want my hotel booking and Air Ticket confirmation, returned the copies to me - so I guess they're not necessary.

Collected on Monday from Counter 5 - no need number , just queue. But was really quick, like practically 6 mins only. Best time to go collect is around 2pm as you won't need a number then.

Yay. I now have a Valid Japan Visa for 15 days only... going in Nov!