initial planning right now, numbers of day is 15 days total. but not sure how to allocate yet. I am planning the journey so that we might not need to waste return train trips.

Flying in from Osaka:

Osaka (been here before, will spend the least amount of days here. Is it worth considering to have this as a base to travel to Nara/Kyoto? or should i move hotels and stay in Nara/Kyoto. I honestly prefer the pace of life in Nara/Kyoto. Osaka is much like Tokyo which will be featured quite heavily in the end of my trip)

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Koya-san(Still KIV, love the view but may not be too keen in staying in a temple and the cost is a little over the budget) or Takayama (but will be later if it is )

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Nara

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Kyoto

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Nagoya

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Takayama (love the rural setting/post town setting of this town) / Hakone (fiancee would love to try to get a glimpse of mt fuji. even if not in full view at least near it haha)

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Tokyo (will fly off from here )

Questions I would like to ask, if from Nagoya to Hakone. Is there a post town which I can visit which is similar to Takayama? I might want to skip koyasan. Would like to spend 1 or 2 nights in a rural setting and enjoy japanese small town culture.

Thank you in advance to sifus here.

EDIT : found there is kiso valley which fits the itinerary . =) would love to hear from sifus here if there is any notable places i should not miss out on?

thanks!

This post has been edited by ch1ck3n: Mar 30 2015, 12:01 PM

Dear all, my passport review at year 2012, i have check have embedded microchip that is compliant with ICAO standards, that mean i can go japan without apply visa?

Yes.

From Nagoya > Hakone This Journey. Small Village town you can found are all at Nagano.

Since you got homework. Pass my test. I give you ''clue'' that kick start the homework.
How to go that you still need to do homework.

- Oshika
- Kiso
- Nagiso
- Nakagawa
- Ogawa
- Magome

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Mar 30 2015, 12:37 PM

massage chair!

So far most notable is to get from Nagoya to Nakatsugawa.

From there we go to Magome via Bus and forward our luggages through the information center from Magome to Tsumago.

Plan to take the beautiful trail from Magome to Tsumago, and homework shows Magome to Tsumago less uphill than the other way round.

Did more h/w and seems to me like there is no direct access from Kiso Valley to Hakone. Still have to go back to Shinjuku. From Shinjuku, will utilize the Hakone Free Pass to get to hakone and can try their romance car. haha

Was wondering if Kiso to Hakone is possible, seems likely not through hyperdia.

yes yes...go go go

Just back from Japan. Enjoy my every single day over there.. Sakura was partially blossom in Kansai area. This week should be able to see full blossom in Osaka & Kyoto.

Do share some of the pics

nice nice..i plan to go kansai for sakura also in few years time..went for sakura in tokyo 6years ago...quite shiok but for photography wise not very nice cause too modern..kansai on the other hand is just beautiful with sakura + temples.

i went to hokkaido in autumn... 2years back...
u can ask me...

basically, my itinerary is all driving... 50% places is not accessible by train... some got bus

although autumn start around Sept...
my recommendation better go in the Middle of Oct to Early Nov...

1) Furano, Hokkaido at night+raining... the weather can hit 0°C
2) Jozankei + Sounkyo, Hokkaido... the mountain might snow...
3) Driving from Furano onward... mountain area... be prepare for FOG+Rain DRIVING

i like autumn... in last 8/10years... all my holiday in autumn

Lavender still can see, it really depends on the farm...
and there are many other flowers tat bloom on autumn

the oni cant see is the sunflower... tat one need togo summer

GG, you goes Hokkaido winter with me. You can forget autumn for sure. I bring you play the real awakend Hokkaido

NOW oni u invite...
this year end i have 3trips... Oct, Nov + Dec all full... how?
u forget i hv taipei 101?

got reason i like spring/autumn one... coz
i can walk whole day without sweating and suffering from cold...
seldom rain too
act like apek... wear short pant and slipper

hi guys/girls

just wanna confirm about the universal studios express pass tickets here : http://www.usj.co.jp/e/ticket/

Under the express pass price list, there are 2 different prices

5,463 yen (5,900 yen with tax) & 7,593 yen(8,200 yen with tax)

are those prices meant to be the adult & children prices ( the more expensive one being for adults) OR does it mean 1 day & 2 day express passes? because I can't seem to find any indication that the 2 different prices are meant for the adults/children or the 1 or 2 days passes

This post has been edited by faridz7: Mar 30 2015, 06:50 PM

Wow I have walked a couple of places in Namba and Umeda and can't find anywhere that has Yamazaki 12 in stock. Hakushu 12 yes, but not Yamazaki 12. I've even called up the duty free shops in Kansai airport and I can't find any in stock. Tomorrow is my last day and I'm contemplating on whether to run and get it from the Distilery before I leave..

If this case no choice. Buy with higher price than airport. Check in must put inside luggage. And dun forget Malaysia only allow 1 Liters

Including hotel? Last I got is RM900 (free seat + 6D5N hotel stay)

If I post Love Hotel as Tips of Months...will get ban or not?

The best accommodation I had in Taiwan was a Love Hotel. Dont even need to rate with stars.

i want this tips..