so unlucky of me, everytime go there for a season (sakura and koyo) always miss it by a week of earlier or later.

Hi guys, heading over to Osaka early next month, how is the weather like ? I check on the forecast mostly its like 17c, so i can safely assume the weather is abit more or less like Genting?

how about like this :


Date Day Destination
18-Mar 1 Osaka
19-Mar 2 Arashiyama, Osaka
20-Mar 3 Himeji, Hakata
21-Mar 4 Kumamoto, Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, Kumamoto Castle
22-Mar 5 Daikanbo, Mt Aso, Kikuchi, Kumamoto
23-Mar 6 Kurokawa
24-Mar 7 Yufuin
25-Mar 8 Beppu, Hakata
26-Mar 9 Hakata, Kansai Airport

Super excited!

Aikkssss...Okok! I'm trying...

sakura blooming is actually moving north, week by week

if u really wan sakura, u can actually follow the blooming path
let say, if u in osaka... but the sakura bloomed 1week ago and u miss it...
no problem u jus need to travel to Tokyo...

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last time i went... the autumn foliage is late by 2 or 3 weeks
i hv to change my itinerary totally...
i book the rooms day by day...

This round visit is at Osaka / Kyoto. As the Sakura and Koyo always dont have a definite timing, and planning far much ahead is a hit and miss. And most of the time is always MISS. Just unlucky of me.

I wanted to ask, Japan now still got radiation? if my wife pregnant (3-4 month), is it suitable to go?

the nuclear radiation will last for 20,000years
if u go now
ur baby will most likely become the first generation of mutant in japan... well except chernobyl part
in the meanwhile u and ur wifey will suffer from lifelong cancer diseases

end of story

me and wife (4 months preg) was there at Tokyo, January 2013. As during that point, alot mentioned radiation are in the water and also detected at Tokyo. We did nothing special, eat, drink and travel like normal.

Son is now 20 months and everything is good. If he develop some super powers will let you know.

nuclear radiation, u cant... see it, felt it, smell it, taste it nor listen to it
it will destroy ur cell internally
and it will takes years for the cancerous cell to developed as tumor

by the time u know u hv cancer
most likely u already in second stage and beyond...
then oni u know u have more or less than 6months to live

end of story

This post has been edited by lucaswjk: Mar 24 2015, 04:11 PM

hehehe, wait and see. Just provide some answer and example to moshimaruu.

u may think im joking...

fyi nuclear disaster is WORLD SCALE EVENT
no matter wat u think... there is ALWAYZ a RISK from it
we r oni tiny human, nothing u do can stop it...

and u think all the sushi u eat there is safe?
think twice!!! nuclear leak at fukushima daichi is flow toward pacific ocean

if any of us decided to go, then must swallow the risk
dont say i didnt warn u guyz

Nope, I'm not taking you lightly or as a joke from your explanation and understand the risk factor. As wife and I decide to go Japan during that time, alot of ppl against us especially she is pregnant. We understand the risk and the understanding of, if really scare there is no other chance to go there this life time, as you explain that radiation stay for a very long time.

Been there again at 2014 and going again this year. Didnt go into details explanation like you do, maybe it sounds like I'm taking it likely, but I just want to explain in a lament term (nope, not in a sarcastic level too)

we got those kind of guyz here everynow and then
and the way u explained to him...
like encouraging him nothing will happen... this is wrong x2

if later his baby born without butthole or 5years later he/his wife have cancer
he will blame everyone here

and if he decided not to go now...
mayb he can go when he is 60years old (cancer not a problem liau)
or by chance he have developed cancer here

hi guys which month between September & October is the best to travel ?
Was reading the article that September is a typhoon season.
My 1st priority is September ; 2nd by October.

Thank you.

I go Japan as much as 297 times already...going to be 300.
I put radiation detector device over my body ...the reading was as high as some one just done X-ray scan.
My reading so high one of the fact was 2011 Tohoku earthquake I was there.

if you ask me I won't dare to have any baby...I scare the radiation pass over

Weird!!
if me I will take out Osaka and Arashiyama because your trip mostly are Kyushu!!
I will keep all my journey as west as can
18-Mar I will be arrived kansai International Airport around Noon. Direct go Himeji Castle(luggage throw at Himeji Station). Then reach Hiroshima at night.
19-Mar Hiroshima + Miyajima then travel to Fukuoka after Dinner.
20-Mar Fukuoka all Day
21-Mar as your plan.....................

BTW it was 2016!!! Kanasai.......maybe you already pregnant...cannot go .....ticket burn ...who know?

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Mar 24 2015, 08:30 PM

thanks for the reply. for Q2, i am abit confused, the haruka express got service until seta station (biwako line, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biwako_Line ) which means i can straight to my hotel (seta station)? and the Icoca card is usable on seta (shiga) station to kyoto right?

I check on japan guide website shown as below, got 1 ppl said quickly leave the gates and re-enter the tickets gates at kyoto station? what is he trying to said?

The haruka train does not stop at seta station. At kyoto station, you need to change from haruka train to the other line.


so you need to check whether Seta is within the map

This post has been edited by Human Nature: Mar 24 2015, 09:44 PM

How do I go to Kawaguchi station from Jomo Kogen station in Minakami? I'm planning to leave around 4pm so I won't be too late to check in my place at Kawaguchi.
I checked around and found the most convenient way is to take the shinkansen from Jomo Kogen station to Omiya station and from there transfer to another line to Kawaguchi station. Total time is 1hour30mins. Can anyone confirm this?

I didn't know it will be that fast. My original plan was to take the shinkansen from Jomo Kogen station to Tokyo and spend the night there (I don't have accommodation near Jomo Kogen which is why I have to go back to Tokyo where I have one). Then in the morning take the bus from Shinjuku to Kawaguchi station which will take about 2 hours.