why the train from Kyoto St to Osaka St took 45 mins?

and on the okonomiyaki, is 1 piece enough for 1 people?

(omg the girl in your pic )

Sure take 45 minute by normal train. Unless take Shinkansen or Haruka limited express then wil be more faster.

special rapid service 28 min only

To me look like u rushing...depends on ppl actually, but if i were you i will plan my 10 days trip to a maximum of 3 places, 3 days for each place, to me travelling is all about relax and have a good time...theres no point in rushing, tired is one thing, but will you enjoy your trip? Or you will regret later when you come back home?

Rapid mah. Normal train take up to 40 minute

15 minute for shinkansen
25 minute for Rapid train such as Haruka limited Express


This post has been edited by RegentCid: Jul 17 2014, 01:44 PM

Don't be greedy. 4 cities in 11 days?

Forget about Hakone and Tokyo. Just go to Osaka, Kyoto and Nara.

hehe same price, so better take rapid

Rapid train was very less. 1 Day was like 4-6 train only. Must match the timing.

Local train was like every 10 minute.

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Jul 17 2014, 02:25 PM

Hi guys first visit to japan in May-June 2015.

Landing in Nagoya and going out from Osaka. Obviously will explore Nagoya / surrounding and then move to Osaka.

Any general tip on itinerary for me to make the best out of my trip? Day trips around the two cities? Looking at something like 7 - 10 days in total.

omg~~~~

guys, japan rail pricing for your references: http://www.japanrailpass.net/eng/en003.html

Osaka there more things to see. Definitely visit Kyoto.
Kobe and Nara maybe?

thanks!

yeah i took to the local train. Rapid train only comes during peak hours e.g early morning and evening when people leave and go back for work.

i think 1 piece is a bit too much for 1 people unless you don't plan to eat other stuff. A lot of flour and carbo. quite filling.

yeah lots of pretty girls around ahha. think she's one of the escorts



u know what to look for in osaka

Guys between hakone and nikko which one is better choice? currently i want visit tokyo and yokohama... one more place left...8 days trip excluding arrival/depart days...

Both can kinda be done in a day. Kobe for the beef, Nara for the deer.

Kyoto would need more than a day. Should consider doing onsen as well, Kinosaki was great for this..

thanks for the input
will do some adjustment
i can't forget tokyo
i'm leaving from tokyo

15 Jun 2014

Skymarks Airline added 2 new A330-300 into its Fleet
1st day of flight from Tokyo (Haneda) to Fukuoka.

Enjoy the all new Skymarks A330-300




Also on same date. Skymarks Announce the company are from Budget Airline upgrade into Premium Airline. same class as ANA & JAL. Air ticket price will be slightly increasing

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Jul 18 2014, 11:26 PM

Spa World (Onsen From Around The World)

After a good night's sleep, well not that good as we have only slept for a couple of hours when we woke up at 5am to visit Spa World which was just located a few stations away from Tennoji. Since this spa is opened almost 24 hours per day we decided to take advantage of it due to our very limited time, as this was our last day in Japan.

DSC07779 by zstan, on Flickr

Spa World, like its title, is essentially a combination of onsen's from all around the world. The male and female spots are separated into 2 different levels, which is the European & Asian onsens. Essentially each level has different themes of onsen's and every month of the year, the male and female will cross over in between each levels. When i was there, it was the European onsen for the male. I was a bit disappointed though as I had hoped to try the traditional Japanese outdoor bath in the other section.

DSC07781 by zstan, on Flickr

Nevertheless the European onsen is not too bad at all, with onsen's from Rome, Greece, Spain etc. The combination is really just good as there are the really cold as well as hot onsens and medicated ones as well. Many locals can be seen just relaxing around before they head for work. Since we had the vouchers, we only had to pay a bit more compared to the original price of 2,400 yen.

Spa World by zstan, on Flickr

DSC07784 by zstan, on Flickr

People may say this is not the true onsen experience in Japan but I'm just making use of whatever time I have haha. Well at least everybody being naked (compulsory) is also part of the experience. It's definitely worth a visit if you are in a vicinity. I particularly enjoyed the Mediterranean onsen. It was facing the sky directly and any airborne helicopter or plane could see all the naked men down there. The pouring 'waterfall' or whatever you call it was amazing. Quite a good massage early in the morning. The ones that I did not really enjoy was the really, really cold pool of water as well as the crazy hot salt sauna. Nevertheless it was a good experience hopping from blistering hot waters to freezing cold waters and back to humane temperatures.

DSC07786 by zstan, on Flickr

Hope to come back in the near future to enjoy the Asian onsens instead, or maybe a really Japanese onsen for change. :3 Apart from the onsens, they also have indoor water theme park which is pretty cool. No time to try that though.

I am hoping to get some advice regarding our itinerary.Our drafted itinerary are as follow:
Day 1 Arrive Tokyo Narita-Set off to Takayama
Day 2 Shirakawago
Day 3 Kanazawa-Kyoto
Day 4 Kyoto-Fushimi Inari-(Kyoto station - Inari Station)-Shrine-Nishiki market
Day 5 Kyoto-Kinkakuji Golden Pavilion-Higashiyama District
Day 6 Kyoto-Osaka-Kyoto
Day 7 Kyoto-Tokyo
Day 8 Tokyo-Nikko
Day 9 Tokyo-Hakone
Day 10 Tokyo-Disneyland
Day 11 Tokyo-Disney Sea
Day 12 Tokyo-Shinjuku/ Shibuya/ Harajuku
Day 13 Tokyo-Tokyo station/ Ginza/ Tsukiji market/ Tokyo Tower
Day 14 Tokyo-Asakusa temple/ Tokyo Skytree/ Ueno Ameyoko market
Day 15 Tokyo-Akihabara
Day 16 Tokyo
Day 17 Tokyo
Day 18 Tokyo
Day 19 Tokyo
Day 20 Tokyo-Sweet Home.
Thanks.

Rate my Itenary...
Day 0 - Arriving
Day 1 - Odaiba, Ueno, Asakusa
Day 2 - Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku
Day 3 - TGS or Hakone
Day 4 - TGS or Hakone
Day 5 - Ikebukuro, Nakano Broadway, Akiba
Day 6 - Akiba plus going back