Hi can I ask if I go to Osaka and use credit card to withdraw money as cash advance, how much difference on the fees and exchange rate as compared to bringing RM to change to JPY ?

Hi,

I think you are wasting too much time in the last few days.
Be prepared that Magome and Tsumago have nothing much to see, less than 1 hour in each place and you are done.
The Kanazawa famous Garden is over-rated, no need to go if you have seen any other garden in Kyoto.
Nagoya also nothing much to see other than the Grand big Temple, nice.
Why you need bus in Takayama ? It's small and nice to walk everywhere.
If I will you, I will cramp in more places to get my money's worth.

Thanks.

I want to take a calmer pace, not craming many many places. I enjoy the journey as much as the destination. So the journey is, and the wasting time is, an enjoyable time for me.

Besides, after Noto I have no target anyway. I just want to go to Magome and Noto, Takayama & Kanazawa is just extra, I'm not even that interested.

But I'll take your advice, I'll take a second look at everything before I make accommodations bookings.

I know what you mean. The journey, sitting in the train, admiring nature is also what I like.Sometimes its the unexpected, the uplanned that happen which makes the trip much more worthwhile. Most of the trip in Japan that I have is really the unplanned trip. Woke up during a weekend, decide to take a train to XXXX. Then just walked around and explore. Of course if there is nothing exciting, be prepare for an earful from the other half!

I know what you mean. The journey, sitting in the train, admiring nature is also what I like.Sometimes its the unexpected, the uplanned that happen which makes the trip much more worthwhile. Most of the trip in Japan that I have is really the unplanned trip. Woke up during a weekend, decide to take a train to XXXX. Then just walked around and explore. Of course if there is nothing exciting, be prepare for an earful from the other half!

Summer is very hot here, but its has been raining whole of this week and weather was quite OK. About 25C. As someone mention, weather is crazy now and can never predict when it will be cold or hot

i have a connection flight at 2 diff airports, i will be arrive at Narita at 8:45 am and my next flight is 11:30am at Haneda. Do you think i can make it in time?

Hi,

I think you are wasting too much time in the last few days.
Be prepared that Magome and Tsumago have nothing much to see, less than 1 hour in each place and you are done.
The Kanazawa famous Garden is over-rated, no need to go if you have seen any other garden in Kyoto.
Nagoya also nothing much to see other than the Grand big Temple, nice.
Why you need bus in Takayama ? It's small and nice to walk everywhere.
If I will you, I will cramp in more places to get my money's worth.

I'm flying into Tokyo then flying out of Osaka, so I save a day journey there, no need to return via Tokyo. Disneysea should be in Osaka, right. Then you can skip Kobe. If you are bringing kids, I guess you can skip shirakawa-go. You should just go Kyoto and Osaka. This two places is only like 40minutes apart by train

Frozen is coming to Tokyo Disneyland....but in Jan 2015 
http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-anna-e...and-2015-72393/

No problem for me...can go anytime 

Just to share my itinerary to first timers who are going to Japan
http://michlove.blogspot.com/2014/08/winter-in-japan.html

I'm flying into Tokyo then flying out of Osaka, so I save a day journey there, no need to return via Tokyo. Disneysea should be in Osaka, right. Then you can skip Kobe. If you are bringing kids, I guess you can skip shirakawa-go. You should just go Kyoto and Osaka. This two places is only like 40minutes apart by train

hey guys... it's my 2nd day at osaka and the weather here is very nice.  everyday around 21c to 25c. Just light rain. I think the weather now is unpredictable. Btw just visited USJ and I must say the rides is fantastic especially Harry Potter and Spider Man. Just a simple reporting to everyone planning to visit Japan in this month or next.

I'm actually not worried, I still plan to go if they don't wanna go but going with friends on holiday are more fun. But just want to convince to them, just because there's radiation there, doesn't mean we have to boycott it 

You can but credit card cash advance is practically the worst way to get money. Much better to use ATM to withdraw instead. Seven bank ATM (i.e. in 7-11) should accept your ATM card as long as got cirrus, etc.

hey guys... it's my 2nd day at osaka and the weather here is very nice.  everyday around 21c to 25c. Just light rain. I think the weather now is unpredictable. Btw just visited USJ and I must say the rides is fantastic especially Harry Potter and Spider Man. Just a simple reporting to everyone planning to visit Japan in this month or next.