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e-jump	Jul 11 2012, 08:20 AM Return to original view \| Post #1
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	being slowpoke at cleaning up my pics.. but hey.. at Dotonbori Bridge by e-jump, on Flickr
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e-jump	Jul 31 2012, 11:45 PM Return to original view \| Post #2
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	Nope, the limited edition are somewhat a specialty for tourist n not easy to find in public even at candy store Theres like over 20 flavors n i only able to find like half of it over my 3 trips
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e-jump	Aug 10 2012, 10:27 PM Return to original view \| Post #3
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	QUOTE(fiona81 @ Aug 10 2012, 01:35 PM) I don't think you can cover so many places. I went to Osaka & Kyoto last Feb. 10 days 9 nights also not enough cover. depends on his speed and weather condition heres mine back in feb. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « Places of visit in sequence: - Kyoto - Hiroshima & Miyajima - Tokyo - Takayama (Gifu) - Nara - Koyasan (Wakayama) - Osaka Day1 - Kyoto Touch down in Kyoto in the evening. But since its Sunday, theres only few imigration counter opened. Stuck there over an hour. By the time exited the airport, its already sunset. Weather was good, but it took 1hrs+ from KIX to Kyoto. Since i felt kind of tired, I didnt go out to Gion that night. MAJOR mistake made as weekends at Gion should be happening. Day2 - Kyoto Morning started cloudy. By the time I cleared Nijo Castle,iIt rains. Basically all my walk-on-foot-travel in central area Kyoto was kind of fail scenery. Day3 - Kyoto Rain the whole day till late evening. My Arashiyama trip was FAIL as well. God of Kansai must hate me so much for some reason. Day4 - Hiroshima. Activated my JR pass n hop on the Shinkansen to Hiroshima. Weather was somehow sunny morning in Kyoto. FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. Best troll.Once Arrived in Hiroshima, walked around the central area at the memorials. Day5 - Hiroshima Morning started a lil cloudy. Off to Mazda muzeum but I missed the factory tour session. Afternoon in Bishamondai hills for panorama shots. Got lost there, but some elementary schooler helped me out Evening in Miyajima island Day6 - Hiroshima/Tokyo Its a Friday, n odd to Higashi Hiroshima for Friday prayers. Met some new malaysian friends who brought me to mosque, n drive me out at higashi areas. Later in the evening, off to Tokyo. Had to switch shinkansen at shin-osaka for Tokyo. Shinkansen journey of 1000km. Arrived 10pm+ in Tokyo. It snows Day7 - Tokyo Off to Toshimaen for a cosplay outing. Later in the evening, went to Shinjuku n nearby areas to scout for some 2nd hand camera gears Day8 - Tokyo Didnt feel well in the morning. Only got out hotel in the afternoo, heading to Akiba for some shopping. Day9 - TakayamaOff to Takayama in the morning. Journey was 3hrs+. Reached the Alps. snow everywhere~ Day10 - Takayama I disched my Shirakawago plans, n opted for Snowboarding session instead at Arkopia Ski Resort. Massive body ache at the end of the day. Took an evening departure to Osaka as today is my last day of using the JR-Pass Day11 - Nara Im actually based in Osaka, but Nara is just an hour trip on JR. Body somehow still aches, but I can still walk around in Nara for sightseeing. It rains in the evening =__=. Day12 - Osaka It rained the whole morning. Kansai God sure hate me much. Since weather forecast indicating Koyasan/Wakayama is raining too, decided to just laze around inDenDem/Nippombashi and Shinsaibashi. Day13 - Koyasan Weather was good today, off to Koyasan for a day trip. Unexpectedly kind of far and train is slow. loose lots of time, but worth the visit. Day14 - Osaka Rain somewhat the whole day today. Went to ATC-Osaka for Cosjam cosplay outing. Luckily its indoors. Nothing much else. Day15 - Osaka Packed my stuff, n had a short visit at Osaka Castle since its not raining today. Stopped by DenDen for my final weeaboo hauls. Off to the airport Due to bad timing plans, I had to cancel my Shirakawago, Biwako and Ise stops.
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e-jump	Aug 11 2012, 11:16 AM Return to original view \| Post #4
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	^ 1. Go any travel agency 2. Take flyers 3. Go home n study/research 4. . . . 5. PROFIT srsly, its not that hard to get started even when not using uncle google
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e-jump	Aug 12 2012, 01:44 AM Return to original view \| Post #5
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	QUOTE(RegentCid @ Aug 11 2012, 11:15 PM) This won't happen in SHinkanshen...the Glass always clean yep. unless one is so unlucky got bird poo or some water droplets Mt.Fuji by e-jump, on Flickr This post has been edited by e-jump: Aug 12 2012, 01:45 AM
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e-jump	Aug 17 2012, 01:24 PM Return to original view \| Post #6
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	this my fellow padawan... was in april Ice / Snow in April? by e-jump, on Flickr
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e-jump	Aug 25 2012, 09:35 AM Return to original view \| Post #7
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	QUOTE(DEVILtonight @ Aug 24 2012, 07:59 PM) Sharing my rough itinerary for mid-March till early April 2013. Suggestions are welcomed! I'm trying to figure out if it's doable within my budget... RM8-10k, and if the time allocated is reasonable. > Land in Tokyo-Haneda Shinjuku crossroad, Shibuya, Harajuku, Akihabara, Takeshita Doori, Yoyogi, Tsukiji Fish Mart, Ghibli Studio, meet Couchsurfing folks for tea Day trips from Tokyo: 1) Kamakura (Hiking: Daibutsu & Ten-en) 2) Ome (Retro town) 3) Meguro Shizen Kyoikuen (Hiking & Soba) (Total days in Tokyo: 7-9 days) ------------------------ > Takayama (via bus) Hida Folk Village, Sanmachi, Takayama Jinya. Day trip from Takayama: 1) Shirakawa-go (Total days in Takayama: 2-3 days) ------------------------- > Osaka(via bus) I want to try something different here. My plan is to join WWOOF - voluntary work in a farm for 4-6 hours; accommodation and food provided. But will spend a day or two at the end of the trip as a tourist in Osaka; buy souvenirs etc. (Total days in Osaka: at least 12 days) > Kuala Lumpur (via swim, hitchhike... jk, plane.) ================================================= I'm trying to do as much budget as I can here. My goal will be to take photos and observe/absorb the people and culture. Accommodation will be at hostels and a few overnights at the internet cafes. No ryokans or labu hotels for me . Food-wise, majority of the time I will eat stuff from their version of 7-11, to keep my cost down. Also, how much would you budget yourself for a trip like this? Also, at the moment I'm solo traveling. Supposed to go with a friend, but clash of schedules. if you can pull these off, i'm waiting for ur journal logging. i wish i can do these but its not possible w/ my current job. In osaka, you dont need to limit urself to 7e/familimart/lawson bento as theres lotsa cheap foods there. im not sure bout the details, but i think rm6k minus flight is doable considering you gonna use night bus rather than shinkansen/JRpass. *SUICA only works in Kanto while ICOCA only in Kansai/Osaka n I have no idea what works in Nagoya-Hida For the Hida-Takayama part, aside from taking the bus you can opt to cycle to Shirakawa-go. Nothing much at the Hida-Folk village. But i think their daily activities(including morning market) should be nice.
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e-jump	Aug 27 2012, 06:02 AM Return to original view \| Post #8
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	QUOTE(DEVILtonight @ Aug 26 2012, 12:37 PM) Thanks for replying, e-jump! Yea, I'm a little worried that I would be unable to pull it off as well, and I don't know if I will manage to find a WWOOF host or not... (and I'm supposed to buy my return ticket by beginning of Oct). Yea, working puts a damper in our freedom of time. Like you, I'm working too, but maybe my field is more possible. I'm actually pushing beyond my leave days, and would probably go on unpaid leave. @ Osaka: Cheap food! I like cheap food Like what sort is cheap? @ Transport: I'm probably using Nohi bus, and no overnights . But on the bright side, I get to see the views along the way. And yea, I need to properly map out my plans in detail. @ Hida-Takayama: Isn't Shirakawa-go about an hour away? I wouldn't mind going for that... but thinking of the bike rental fees lol! Sounds like an adventure tho... have you tried? In Osaka, they have stores that sell assorted precooked tempura that is placed inside a heater. So like how you go bakery here n pick breads on ur tray n go pay at counter, u pick tempura.. price like depends on what you pick, but its as cheap as konbini bento after few picks. Some supermarket have this too. I dont find this kind of option in Tokyo though (maybe i look at the wrong places). You can also observe where those contractor workers get their lunch bento. Also, you can eat at Tenya, Sukiya, Yoshinoya etc etc for under 1k yen food set. I went to Hida-Takayama last feb, so its snow everywhere n biking not recommended. I believe the staff at the hostel mentioned it, or i was reading off website. Reason is, the Hida<->Shirakawago buses is not frequent as theres hours gap, so if you cycle u can go free n easy. Besides, its on the Alps so the temp should be single digit Glowing village of Hida by e-jump, on Flickr
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e-jump	Aug 29 2012, 08:49 PM Return to original view \| Post #9
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	Otanjoubi omedetou Phyzz whoever in Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Nagoya(aichi/Yokkaichi/Ise), Kyoto, maybe i'll drop a visit :3 No finalize yet as im to depart via KIX or HND
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e-jump	Sep 5 2012, 07:07 AM Return to original view \| Post #10
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	QUOTE(zstan @ Sep 4 2012, 11:34 PM) well.. if i go to osaka and take a bullet train back for my flight it will be very expensive as well.. taking bus may be cheaper but it's gonna cost me a day too. simple calculate and sum it up. compare see whether depart from diff airport, or shinkansen/nightbus/flight back to same arrival airport is cheaper and cost/time efficient. no one can do/decide it for you coz its subjective when its cost+time
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e-jump	Sep 7 2012, 02:20 PM Return to original view \| Post #11
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	QUOTE(tyhuang @ Sep 7 2012, 10:27 AM) Guys..im at japan now staying in horidome..i nesrly fainted looking at the price..i wana ask u if the hotel tab water can drink onot? Means in the toilet room lo... chill bro. when u buy food, dont convert to RM, or u'll be easing 2 plate sushi only or a stick of dango. As long u can find food set circa 700yen that is cheap. n as phyzz said, boil the water, n refill ur bottle. thats what i always do. Go konbini (best if u can find 100yen shop) n stock ur food supplies. they come in handy when u miss ur dinner etc
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e-jump	Sep 10 2012, 01:14 PM Return to original view \| Post #12
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	actually you can get prepaid sims, but the process is a bit tedious. Phyzzz has shared few page back. If u gonna use data much, dont roam. I'll be in jp next month. See ya there
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e-jump	Sep 10 2012, 01:35 PM Return to original view \| Post #13
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	QUOTE(duttway @ Sep 10 2012, 01:20 PM) hi thanks for the responses ^ ^ but basically the prepaid is for data.. how bout just basic voice calls? Hmm.. When i went to jp, im on celcom roaming. Coverage is ok. I call home every 3days for 5-8mins thru 15days, n my bill is like rm100+. For data i just use free hostel wifi. My next trip,i gonna teach my dad use skype lol
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e-jump	Sep 14 2012, 01:11 PM Return to original view \| Post #14
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	QUOTE(johnchew91 @ Sep 14 2012, 09:51 AM) Do LYN Club Japan have any 8/7 days suggested itinerary for Traveling Tokyo? I will be there at mid Nov..Plan to visit most of the tourist places in Tokyo & Mt.Fuji. Would like to take tour to Mt.Fuji.. I only travel around Tokyo. Therefore, would definitely wanna try out bullet train to Mt.Fuji. http://www.viator.com/tours/Tokyo/Mt-Fuji-...42TYO_F800_F820 Is this tour worth it? You can try the shinkansen and go to Mishima as well. I havent been to mt.Fuji, so i hope this weekend i can come up with a 1D1N Fuji itinerary. Just finished planning for my Hokuriku-Gifu route plan. Hope no bad weather » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « (Kyoto) -> Fukui -> Kanazawa -> Kurobe -> Hakuba -> Toyama -> Takayama -> (Nagoya) Why I do some funny Toyama u-turn? Coz i need to be in Toyama on Friday for Raya n Friday prayers
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e-jump	Sep 15 2012, 09:51 AM Return to original view \| Post #15
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	QUOTE(dark_paladin @ Sep 15 2012, 09:35 AM) Guys..now in Kyoto..just a simple question..is it possible to buy shinkansen tickets in any station? Or just Kyoto Station? Should i buy in advancd or on the spot?better reserved or just gamble with the unreserved seats? Oppss..3 questions there..the shikansen is to tokyo You can buy shinkansen tix at any shinkansen station. If you want a preserved seat, you may consider buy in advance, but i dont think this week is major holiday. If you want to be cheap, you can try first-come-first-serve non-reserved car at 1-5. If theres empty seat, u get the seat
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e-jump	Sep 15 2012, 07:39 PM Return to original view \| Post #16
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	QUOTE(dark_paladin @ Sep 15 2012, 07:25 PM) Thx..appreciate it please take note where you want to go on the Shinkansen. You can take the Kodama or Hikari, but obviously Kodama will be slower as it will stop at every station while Hikari skips lots of station. Make use of the Hyperdia tool to have your Hikari+Kodama combo http://www.hyperdia.com/en/
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e-jump	Sep 16 2012, 10:51 PM Return to original view \| Post #17
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	QUOTE(Ultimaweapon @ Sep 16 2012, 04:10 PM) Which network are you using? What is the charges? Does it matter if I did not apply 3g here, will it still work? IIRC it still works. im on old celcom package since forever. i think its 2G. when i go to jp, it will roam on NTT and softbank on 3.5G. i cant seem to remember whats the charges, but should be like rm2 per minit or something. i didnt call long, just few mins per night just to update my parents im still alive, for 15days
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e-jump	Sep 18 2012, 01:01 AM Return to original view \| Post #18
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	QUOTE(DEVILtonight @ Sep 17 2012, 10:49 PM) Quick question! I'm planning to bring some Malaysian snacks, like ice cream biscuits/crunchy potato fries/dodol, on my carry on. Is this allowed? Note: It's to share with fellow hostel-ers, not makan in the plane. Edit: Asking here, cuz heading there >< packed should be ok i guess, as they dont really check if its not susupicious when go thru xray. but its best just put in lugguage, sure no issue.
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e-jump	Sep 19 2012, 08:58 AM Return to original view \| Post #19
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	QUOTE(Ultimaweapon @ Sep 19 2012, 08:56 AM) Hey guys, I just had to ask this out of curiosity. With the dispute between China and Japan now, I wonder what is the chances of the Japanese Kastam, denying the "Permission to Land" on the basis that you're Chinese from Malaysia although having zero relations / ties with Mainland China or zero support for China? It would definitely be shame to have obtained the visa but yet denied entry into the country i doubt you will have issues most people know china chinese != other place chinese. however its best to start googling just in case someone blog it out bout this issue
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e-jump	Sep 19 2012, 10:54 PM Return to original view \| Post #20
┐( ¯3¯)┌ Senior Member 4,784 posts Joined: Sep 2004 From: MY	QUOTE(Azfar90 @ Sep 19 2012, 10:17 PM) Seeing this thread really makes me want to go to Japan all of sudden..even right now I'm on holiday from college for 3-4 weeks before the next semester starts..and I don't even have proper plan yet, but the feeling to visit Japan is way too strong...d: Maybe someday will go to Japan with my friends..For now, I just keep visiting the thread to check any suggestion for plan trip and places to visit..So far, it helps me out a bit..Who knows, probably next week I am already in Japan due to this thread helping me a bit..d: buy tickets 1st, think later thats what i always do.. but yeah, fortunately i'm already working n can afford to do some crazy shite like goin japan twice a year putting that aside, IF you happen to come across rountrip tix circa rm500 n lower, grab it.. no think twice YO
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