Does anyone know if Nike Japan brick & mortar stores have Nike Shox in stock or I will have to order online? I hope they have in store so I don't have to do an online order and wait 4 weeks >_<

Hi guys,

I'm going for 9 days but spending most of my time in Tokyo. Any comments? I feel schedule is packed a bit tight

Day 1
Arrive Narita 1.45pm - pick up Wifi/change JR Pass/Buy Suica
Head to Osaka - arrive ~8pm
Check In Hotel and walk around Dotonbori

Day 2
Osaka Castle
Umeda Sky Building & Pokemon Centre
Osaka Aquarium (might cancel)
Shinsaibashi
Shinsekai

Day 3
Leave for Kyoto early morning by 8am (buy Kyoto Bus Pass)
Head to Kinkakuji
Ginkakuji
Philosopher's Path
Kiyomizudera
dinner at Takasegawa Teppan
walk around Gion

Day 4
Fushimi Inari
Back to Hotel for check out & head to Tokyo on Hikari
Walk around Shinjuku/Harajuku/Shibuya

Day 5
4am - Tsukiji
Setagayadaita - Totoro Cafe
Sangenjaya - Nozy Cafe
Odaiba
Akihabara

Day 6
Disney Sea

Day 7
Studio Ghibli
Tokyo Skytree
Asakusa

Day 8
Shinjuku Gyoen
Ginza - walk around and hunt for Café de l'Ambre
Roppongi Hills
(insert places)

Day 9
unsure where else to go
night flight back - head to Narita by 6pm

oh yeah i mixed up Shinsekai and Shinsaibashi

Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji can take bus #204 right?

Also, would it be faster to take bus direct from Kyoto station or just go to Kitooji and take the bus from there?

Direct vs transfer

I wanted to skip Kansai altogether and just focus on Kanto. Too bad I'm the only one in the group of 5 who thinks like this

many thanks.

i guess to get to Kinkakuji I'll take the train to Kitaooji then take bus 101/102/204/205. Then try to get bus 102 to Ginkakuji

wah why all so fast full bloom.. means when i reach on 12th almost bare already?

anyone knows is Shinjuku Central Park also can see sakura? my hotel is just right opposite. can just cross the road instead of going to Shinjuku Gyoen right when i arrive in Tokyo about 4-5pm

Tokyo please

whoa you bad luck. i wanted to get from GAC but they already out of stock on 1st April. Managed to get from econnect at a slightly higher price (total ~2k JPY more than GAC) and I just saw they're gone as well

you could try bmobile's Visitor SIM card if you really need it though http://www.bmobile.ne.jp/english/purchase.html

different date too bad

Free WiFi barely exists in Japan right?

i planning to wake up at 3.30am then join the queue by 4.30am. still need 1 hour+? if longer than 2 hours i think i'll just go eat at daiwa instead

sumimasen, sensei?

just guessing here

missing Japan so much right now.

didn't get to go up to Kiyomizudera because was travelling with a bunch of girls and one of them kaki bengkak

overall a very enjoyable trip and the food was awesome, especially soba at Asakusa

yeah I know. my trip was Kinkakuji -> Ginkakuji -> Philosopher's Path -> Higashiyama -> Teppanyaki dinner -> Gion

it was beautiful all over

i took the buses there. much more convenient except the 2nd day when I went to Fushimi Inari. used the Nara line there

taxi quite expensive IMO

depends on what you want to see in Tokyo

i, on the other hand, did not have enough time in tokyo and kyoto. 2 days in kyoto and 5 days in tokyo is definitely not enough for me

planning to go back for autumn season around early nov

in shinjuku station, some signage not clear enough. like signage for east exit going to west exit, it will bring you towards nishishinjuku station then no more signage for west exit

how do you think Jiro compares to Saito and Miyako?

in terms of taste and value