Hi all, may I know which month the best to visit Hokkaido for sakura? Thanks.

Hi, about the b-mobile visitor sim. If I select for delivery to hotel, is it means that they will deliver to the receptionist and I will have to collect it? Or they will deliver it to me? Can I select a delivery time before I check-in(on the same day)?

Thanks. I will be arriving at Chubu Centrair Nagoya in the afternoon. Is it available there? If I buy it online, can I choose a delivery time before my check-in, but on the same day?

So... I just finished my "Speedrun" of Japan: All major cities in the major regions covered in 10 days. Initial thoughts:

1. If you plan to do it this way, the 7-day Japan Rail Pass is absolutely necessary, and pays back for itself multiple times. The other passes not so much: I found getting myself a normal IC card (Icoca this time around coz I already have Suica) for normal intra-city travel is much more convenient and you don't really lose much vs city travel passes.

2. The rail timings will be tight. Like *real* tight, especially from Nagoya --> Sendai --> Sapporo, primarily because Hakkaido does not have a Sinkan system *yet* and relies on slower express trains. You also have to wake up in the wee hours of the morning more than a few times.

3. 10 days is enough (barely) if you know what to cover (this is already my 3rd time going to Japan, mostly Tokyo, so less to cover). For first timers however, 14 days is reccomended so that you can cover more stuff around Tokyo on the second week. You'll move around *a lot* though, expect to rest only while travelling between cities.

For a detailed breakdown, maybe later. For now, all I could say that it was a hectic 10 days, but great fun nonetheless.

I did. From Nagoya wake up straight ride shinkansen. Arrive Sendai around 11am, take the Loople around Sendai. Around 2pm (ish) ride shinkansen again to Aomori. Arrive Sapporo around 10pm?

I have the tickets for it. But it IS tight like heck, prolly the tightest part of the trip.

But for *real* travelling, yeah, 20 days would have been better for this. Though costs wise it might be more of a problem: it would need twice the budget, for one thing.

How many hours do I have to be at the nagoya airport before departure? My flight is at 9:35 am, I'm afraid that I have not enough time to travel from Sakae station to Nagoya station(by subway where the earliest is 5:37 am) and Nagoya station to airport(by meitetsu rapid). Is there any late night taxi available?

http://www.japan-guide.com/blog/sakura14/

late april-early may it seems.

I did checked online before to lowyat as some blog stated end of May beginning of June.....

looking at japan LRT map makes me @_@

from what i learn is from chubu airport , take lrt to Meitetsu-Nagoya Station...

then got 4 track...each track got 4-5 spot @_@ ??
booking room in airnb and need to make sure it is near lrt is a headache....i dunno which lane is connect to Higashiōte Station....

yes that is why i am trying to read more ...

very confusing with the name and location

i have no problem understanding getting out from airport to city...

problem start with after arriving city
what happen after reaching Meitetsu-Nagoya Station...as there are few tracks to choose

riding spot i mean...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meitetsu-Nagoya_Station

for guys can la.. for girls like quite challenging wei girls to cover with towel and walk to shower room kind weird 

going to Fukuoka next month for a business trip.
first time. any useful tips?

apart from cooler weather, is it caused by tap water is costly there?

guys just wondering

how much did you pay for your return tickets?

a friend of mine managed to get RM1k for a return ticket for mas

:/ sounds to good to be true

so i think of proceeding to Yokohama and Saitama for museum and sightseeing 

most likely because I don't share the same sentiment and religion as the Japanese 

Japan is very seductive and addictive. Belum pergi belum tahu, sudah pergi lagi mahu.

Initially, after booking our flight tickets and hotel through Expedia, I was very apprehensive about the trip, especially because of the different train operators and lines which are very confusing. I had thought of seeking advice through this thread, but was wary of RegentCid’s admonishments - “Do your Homework! No spoon-feeding!”. So, I read through ALL the 5 versions of the Japan threads (starting from this one, V5, and working backwards). Then, I checked out all the places in our itinerary through Hyperdia, printed out the schedules/stations which are relevant as well as print out the Google maps for the routes where we need to walk. So, RegentCid, I did my homework and I’m really grateful to you for being such a strict sensei because it really helped to make our trip easier.

hmmm wasabi one...spicy? 

Hey guys, My flight gets into Haneda 9.30pm, that should give me plenty of time to catch the Limousine bus into Shinjuku right?

Hi all,

I'm planning for backpack to Japan next year in early Feb. Tokyo-Osaka. worth it or not for me to take the JR pass ? Im not sure what will cover if we take JR pass. hmmm confused