RegentCid
already booked my flight to japan on feb 6 friday

reach tokyo at midnight
earliest flight to hokkaido is 6am =( is there any midnight ?
because i check almost all airlines earliest 6am only

btw which hotel should i stay ?

reach there plan to go niseko first follow by sapporo snow festival...

which hotel is directly in front of the snow festival and recommended ?

google only found this so far hotel resol trinity

and which resort in niseko good for skiing ?

plan to stay 4 days at hokkaido and 2 day kyoto and 2 days tokyo

my 9 days 8 night trip itineary almost done ... lol ... will write here soon ...
all internal flight booked ... international flight booked 4 days hotel booked..left another 3 days hotel finding

feb6- feb14
visiting niseko , sapporo , tokyo , osaka , kyoto @@

btw bro RegentCid

i using airasia and reach tokyo haneda around 12am ... and my next flight is from haneda to hokkaido at 6am

between this 6 hour where can i sleep ? any suggestion ? got something like hour hotel ?

This post has been edited by ping325: Oct 23 2014, 05:18 PM

i checked their website ...
how is the charges count ? if 1am to 5am only .. man and female must be seperated ?

purposely going sapporo for snow festival ...
saturday sunday ski at niseko ....monday at sapporo snow festival ... flight to osaka is tuesday morning ...

will flight delay frequently occur on early february ? i found some info from trip advisor is that it mostly delay few hours....if really really bad luck delay one day izzit true ?

thinking of back up plan if flight delay

is this the kind of storm that you mention ? omg ...it looks terrible

hokkaido start snowing already ?? cant wait to go sapporo on february 6th !!
halfway preparing itinerary now =D

hi . i want to ask , i staying at niseko and want to go otaru for light festival at night but my hotel is at niseko hirafu ,
i found no problem going there , but how to back ? im planning to back around 10pm , but seems like there is no more bus or train to back niseko =(=( any alternative ? pleaase help help

ya i google a lot already .... 2 hours distance ... i reach chitose on saturday morning ( feb 7 ) and depart to red ski house niseko , i think ill reach around 3-4 pm , then go to otaru to see light festival , i think 6-7 reach T.T ...dont know how to back...earliest train is next day 6am T.T ... sunday ski at annupuri , and monday head to sapporo for snow festival and tuesday morning to chitose again and flight 930am on tuesday to osaka via peach airlines...

RegentCid should i rent a car for 3 days ? or should i only use public transport ... currently my plan route is chitose to niseko via bus, and the rest all via JR

there will be only 2 of us , me and my girlfriend

do we need IDL for rent car in hokkaido ?
or can use domestic malaysia driving license ?

back to my earlier post , i decided to rent a car for 3 days in hokkaido , is it advisable to do that ? because i cant find any way to back from otaru to niseko at night ...

my itineary
Feb 7th 2015 ( saturday ) -9am reach chitose
chitose go to niseko - stay 2 night
saturday evening to otaru , then back to niseko from otaru at night
sunday ski whole day at niseko
monday early morning go to sapporo for snow festival ,
tuesday early morning go to chitose to depart to osaka

for my plan , rent a car is more cheap than using public transport right ?
2 person , and also timing more flexible , is it easy to drive in hokkaido ?

rental fees so far i had asked for 3 days is

Honda rent a car	Hond Fit hybrid	29160 yen = RM854
Toyota rent a car	Toyota Vitz / passo	22140 yen = RM648
Nippon rental	Honda Fit	24656 yen = RM722
Jr rent a car	Nissan Note	14800 yen = RM433

All price for 3 days and including CWD insurance

is Jr rental is a good and reputable choice ?

so far nippon customer service very fast responce and willking to give me assitance in english , they also can let me pre-book the car without making any deposit

hope u can help RegentCid

This post has been edited by ping325: Jan 6 2015, 12:01 PM

electron
mamasos
at first i thought the train is until night 10pm....
after i book the hotel at niseko for two night and one night at sapporo and already paid , only i realize the last train is 7pm T.T

at first is use bus from chitose to niseko , and train from niseko to otaru , and train to sapporo from niseko , and train from sapporo to chitose.

seems like now only solution is renting a car , to save all the time and hassle,

estimate first day reach niseko ski hotel 1pm check in lunch prepare etc
3pm go otaru , estimate 6pm reach and stay until 10pm and back to niseko

second day early morning ski whole day till evening , night have some rest and third day early morning go sapporo snow festival until night , have a stay at dome hotel and forth day early morning return car at chitose and flight 930am from chitose to osaka for the ongoing trip...

hmm...i'll be staying at niseko red ski house and dome hotel sapporo

by the way what is the time turning dark in hokkaido ? as in malaysia is 7pm

another question is if i take taxi from otaru to niseko around 10pm , how much will they charge me ?

This post has been edited by ping325: Jan 6 2015, 02:31 PM

die lo what should i do =(
need ts regentCid advise

This post has been edited by ping325: Jan 6 2015, 05:29 PM

i had already google many rental provider and seems that nippon hokkaido , best match ur description , and their provide services in english , car with english gps , and snow tyre and 4WD , and also 24 hours help if i face any problem on road...included CWD insurance everything in one fees

https://www.nrh.co.jp/charge_v3/en.shtml?id=CJ1P7V00NT

is honda fit enough for 2 person ? without any ski equipment or luggage , as we will put at hotel
also another question is do i need a ETC card ? or just pay cash for parking and toll everthing via cash ?

24656 yen for 3 days , seems to be a good deal and cheaper a lot if i take bus and train and i travel so many places.
just hope to pray no snow storm and drive safely , bless bless T.T

electron ya already calculate all the distance ... i also got ask opinion from nippon hokkaido my itinerary and they also suggest me to rent a car as my schedule is quite tight , using public transport will delay in time and no flexibility , they will give me full support from time to time , all i need to do i pick up and return both at chitose airport , seems quite convenient to me ...only need to aware when driving and pray pray no snow storm =(



is this consider a snow storm ?

This post has been edited by ping325: Jan 6 2015, 11:01 PM

electron i think settle hokkaido side plan already
now is osaka , kyoto and tokyo side ,
tuesday morning ( feb 10 )
- depart from chitose and reach osaka airport around 12pm
- check in in richmond hotel at namba, evening go some coffee shop nearby , walk walk around , night maybe sight seeing and the red ferry wheel and sleep
-wed ( feb 11) early morning go universal studio and late evening go to kyoto via shinkansen
-wed night stay at kyoto tower hotel just beside JR station
-thursday morning ( feb 12 ) plan to go to Kinkaku-ji gold temple and bamboo forest
afternoon go to higashiyama district for walk around and souvenier purchase
later evening / night , shinkansen to tokyo

feb 13 , 14 will be at tokyo shibuya , disneysea , and akihabara

stay two night at tokyo at akihabara washington hotel , nearby JR also
tokyo itineary still planning in progress
first day for disneysea , and second day choose certain place if not enough time
(tokyo skytree , diver city gundam ,character street etc )

flight from tokyo back to malaysia is on satursday night ( 1150pm) Feb14
already apply optiontown for extend , if approved will convert to sunday night ( 1150pm ) Feb 15
if extend approved will visit more place in tokyo

for osaka and kyoto and tokyo , do i need a JR pass ? or just purchase normal ticket on the spot ?

electrionRegentCid

This post has been edited by ping325: Jan 7 2015, 11:34 AM

Osaka - Kansai (KIX)
2015/02/10 Tue 11:45
Terminal: 2

via peach airline

so , mostly start from osaka till tokyo all using train , and inside tokyo mostly subway
i also did research for weeks and notice JR pass seems not suitable for me ...
so everything i can purchase on the spot right ? shinkansen everything ...no need advance pre book ?

This post has been edited by ping325: Jan 7 2015, 11:49 AM

http://english.jr-central.co.jp/info/fare/_pdf/nozomi.pdf
for this table

from osaka --> kyoto izzit total 2460yen + 560yen ?
and kyoto --> tokyo izzit total 8210yen + 5700yen ?

both nozomi ?

per person will be 16930 YEN per person for this 2 shinkansen ride correct ? or i calculated wrongly

regentCid

http://www.ana.co.jp/fs/dom/en/result.html...oro%20(Chitose)

making me worried T.T ~~
if cancelled flight really gg lo

speaking about this i plan to rent this as well , after some research i found this quite cheap

http://www.pupuru.com/en/

or u guys have better suggestions ? does cell phone a must in japan ? because i think hardly make any calls
regentCid electron

This post has been edited by ping325: Jan 8 2015, 10:38 AM

indeed no spoon feed , all info basically can be google ... lol
and japan guide . com did help a lot

i will come out with my planned itineary soon for osaka kyoto and tokyo

same here , i wil be staying and ktoyo tower hotel , and once i check out early in the morning , i will leave my luggage at there , which is also beside JR station , for my shinkansen to tokyo in late evening

i plan to visit 3 place , bamboo forest , kinkakuji and higashiyama district

from hotel i will direct go up to kinkakuji first , then to bamboo forest , from bamboo forest then go higashiyama for the whole afternoon and evening from higashiyama go to JR station to tokyo

is this the best and efficient route ? it is because i think the view for kinkakuji will be the best early morning so i plan to there first , and it is located at north also

electron

This post has been edited by ping325: Jan 9 2015, 10:56 AM