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timeonce
post Feb 26 2014, 09:18 AM

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Hi Im planning for a 17 days 16 night trip to Japan.

I was wondering any good GPS i can use or buy in Malaysia to use there as i saw phone price rental is so ex.

Planning to travel middle and southern Japan this round ^^ .

Mifi seem so ex in japan as 1500 yen per day. sweat.

I will buy JR pass for 14 days and 3 days i will stay at Tokyo as flying in from Haneda.

Thank you for your reply.

P.s. I know zero knowledge about japanese language ^^
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post Feb 26 2014, 09:48 AM

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I saw digi unlimited data - RM52 per day. Do Co MO. Is this good or get a standalone GPS ^^ .

http://new.digi.com.my/Page/plan_service/d...et_roaming_main
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post Mar 9 2014, 04:28 PM

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Hi all,

Im planning 16 days 15 night in Japan.

May i ask can i redeem my JR pass in Hamamatsucho station ? As say in JR website it write Hamamatsu rather than Hamamatsucho. Im confuse d.
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post Mar 9 2014, 04:29 PM

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Sorry may i ask as Japan dont like CC. Can i use my Maybank atm card to withdraw cash. If yes which bank is the best ^^
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post Mar 9 2014, 04:31 PM

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Anyone can recommend a GPS to use in Japan. As data line too ex there. Even digi unlimited RM58 a day. Sweat.
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post Apr 21 2014, 04:23 PM

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I'm going in early of June to Japan. This is my itinerary

Im buying 14 days JR Pass

First day - reach 10pm - sleep at haneda capsule hotel
2nd day - Go to Sensoji and around akihabara. Stay at Akihabara capsule hote.
3rd day - JR pass start - go to Hakone - will day 2 days Hakone pass and romance car. Stay at Hakone near Lake Ashi. Going to eat the egg and see mount fuji here and enjoy the onsen and kaiseki at ryokan near the cable car station.
4th day - Go back to Tokyo and get into Kyoto. will take SHINKANSEN HIKARI. Reach kyoto and check in to hotel near Kyoto station. Then go to Golden palace and Kyoto Temple.
5th day. check out hotel near kyoto station and will go to shunkoin temple kyoto for a night stay there. Will try Sagano Train if rain or the river pass .
6th day - Check out temple and check in to the hotel near kyoto station. Then take train to Nara and have day trip there. Spent night at Kyoto.
7th day - Take train back from kyoto to nagoya then to takayama. Will stay at Shirakawa farm.
8th day - visit Takayama market and visit the cultural site.
9th day - Check out Takayama and head to Kamakurafor night stay. Will spen ttime at takayama
10th day- visitbuddha site and bamboo temple.
11th day - go to yokohama and mirai 21 . go to chinatown and the cup noodle museum.
12th day - go back to backpacker at akihabara - and go to tsukiji market at 5am and go to ghilli studio. Start shopping in akihabara
13th day - stay near disneyland - go to disneyland 1st day
14th day - Go to Disney sea
15th day - last day shopping till 5pm and board flight home at 10pm.

I be going backpacker alone ^^ . Female .

How u think of this. Have a detail of place to go but too huge to upload here
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post Apr 21 2014, 04:37 PM

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Oh.. i plan to travel super light. 5 light clothes set and umbrella. Backpackers style. I got more details but super long. Plan to enjoy japan as much i can. I budget around 85k yen for accomodation. All book already. 117k yen for transport and entrance land, temple fees including Jr pass. 85k yen for food and 70k yen for shopping. Is this enough for 16 day 15 night. Budget around 357k yen for all in. I have excel calculation to it as well. Eat around 5k each day and shopping 3k per day. Only special place like Tsukiji market up budget to 8.5k yen a day.
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post Apr 21 2014, 04:38 PM

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Anyone buy ticket in disneyland before. How come i payment fail as i can only register as XX XX only. My name is XX XX XX . Sad.. anyone had this issue. as register is same like credit card.

I got my ghilbili studio ticket already. Kinda hard to get as ask fren who on business trip to japan to get for me.
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post Apr 21 2014, 05:20 PM

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QUOTE(stormlcc @ Apr 21 2014, 05:05 PM)
357k for 16 days is WAAAAAAAAAAAAY too much and MORE THAN ENOUGH to spend without thinking too much if you are not buying a lot of branded goods (not talking about cheap stuff like Gucci, i mean stuff like Hermes...).

I took 90k there for 10 days just for eating, light transport (JR pass not included) e.g. taxi, bus and subway, entrance fees (Disney and temples), and some light shopping and still got some money left when return.  FYI, eating there is not as expensive as you think, previously I thought for lunch is around 1000 yen, for dinner around 2000 yen but that's considered an expensive meal already.  you can easily find 800-900 yen for a very satisfying lunch or dinner.  from my experience, if you see a stall / small shop that has people standing and eating (no stools, no proper tables, no chairs) then it's a good place to eat.  if you see people (locals) lining up and have time, go do it, it's probably great.  And these kind of places are often VERY CHEAP, ranging from 600 - 900 yen with large portions of a meal, and 99% of the time they taste excellent.  The very best ramen I've ever had are either lining up for 20 minutes or need to eat standing up.

For Tsujiki Market, if u r planning to have a full meal of 1st grade sushi, prepare 10k yen, but if u plan to have your raw fish at local stalls (at back alleys) and also have misc food (like char grilled scallops, salmon row, uni) at different stalls, u don't even need 6k.  i personally like the 2nd option, u can't imagine the choices they offer there!  start at 9am and eat until noon.
for Disney u don't need to buy it online if you go there during the weekdays.  Just start your journey earlier, arrive at around 8.30am and u'll be fine.
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Thank you... oh no... i change to cash 300k yen already. As alot of place i stay dont accept card. Oh my. But just for contingency plan in case I'm lost.

This is first time I'm to Japan and travelling alone. Is the data plan good ? but digi too ex RM58 a day. 16 days = RM928. Was thinking getting a GPS for it. How u think of this ?

QUOTE(electron @ Apr 21 2014, 05:15 PM)
you can get the ticket at shinjuku
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Oh thanks.But anyone try buy disneyland online ?? As want to print out all the things before i go japan. as want be hassle free and just stroll around japan for 16 days.

how u think of my itenary ?? very tiring as Frenly mention it will be killing my legs. I will post my detail itenary once done. Still playing with hyperdia and google map for timing for train.
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post Apr 21 2014, 06:33 PM

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QUOTE(stormlcc @ Apr 21 2014, 05:41 PM)
my advice to u for the data is to just get a sim card or a LTE mifi in japan, it will be a lot less (for mifi) and it will be a lot more reliable and so much faster (data speed) than digi.  make sure u book it early, they tend to sell out pretty fast.  for GPS, just use google map, it's quite reliable although sometimes it can't find your exact position in subway stations.  but it's ok, because u only need to know what station u r in to find what train to take next.  if in doubt, ask people.  if u have JR pass, don't forget to utilize it fully if u are taking JR line trains, u don't need to buy ticket or use the IC card, just show the JR pass to the attendant at the gate and they will let u through.

i didn't see your schedule before posting, so i'm not aware that u are going for onsen, the spending there will be higher than big cities like Tokyo...

you can't plan your train schedule exactly, u will have to modify your schedule accordingly.  my schedule changed a lot when reached japan, 50% of the places I planned to visit i didn't manage to go because i was traveling with a bunch of girls, but if u are traveling alone then it will be a lot easier.  and yes, your legs will suffer, if u do not often exercise, u will suffer more.  just get some stickers for muscle pain in the shopping center in japan, remember, expensive is NOT often good in this category, buy those with middle prices, they will help your get through.  try 1 box first, if it's no good, change brand until u get one that works.  without them, i can't survive my 10 days trip.
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Thank you.

Which Mifi u take. Will note to get in japan ^^ . I saw one by google it cost 990 yen per day. As im there for 15 days = 14850 yen ^^ . Excluding delivery charges ^^ .



http://www.globaladvancedcomm.com/order/index.html

for the muscle pain. Any brand u recommend
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post Apr 21 2014, 09:20 PM

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QUOTE(domo_kun @ Apr 21 2014, 06:48 PM)
You can skip the capsule hotel and sleep at Haneda Airport, the International Terminal, of course. Its safe. I did it twice. Just find a spot away from the escalator. My MiFi was with Wireless Japan. You can Google for it. They will send to your hotel.

Which brings me to a query; can we sleep at Narita Airport? Or KIX?

Looking at other people itineraries makes me excited as well. Haha.
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Yeah.. im sleeping at first class capsule hotel in Haneda Airport. ^^
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post Apr 21 2014, 09:27 PM

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QUOTE(stormlcc @ Apr 21 2014, 06:41 PM)
actually it doesn't cost this much (14850 yen) for the mifi, u can see with this website:

http://www.globaladvancedcomm.com/pocketwifi.html

it's only 7950 yen for 15 days (75mbps LTE) and the delivery is free in Japan, just pick it up at the airport

for the muscle pain, i have to find my photos and see whether got capture a picture of it (got more than 2000 pics so need a bit of time)
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Thanks you.

QUOTE(frozzbyte @ Apr 21 2014, 07:41 PM)
I bought my ticket online. Did not encounter any problem paying with my debit card. Just need to print out the ticket on a4 paper to bring there.
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Oh i mean the name. As Im chinese.

When you register the name in disneyland japan. You can only put surname and last name

So like mandy crowford.

As im chinese my name is Tan Testing Testing.

So i have 3 word. They wont let 3 word register in the web.

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post Apr 28 2014, 03:27 PM

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Anyone change their JR pass before in tokyo. May i know can we exchange at any station in Tokyo ??

As the list is only as follows:-

http://www.japanrailpass.net/eng/en009.html

As i want to start use my 14 days pass from 3rd days onwards as first day is sleep and 2nd day around tokyo only ^^ . Tq

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