although now a visa is no longer needed, but upon arrival at the immigration checkpoint, do we need to show proof to them the amount of cash, bank statements, etc, to proof that we do not go there for "jump aeroplane"?

No need bro...

unless you carry 1,000,000 YEN...


https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/essential/money.html

Not needed. Free and easy, once allowed to go in is 90 days.

This post has been edited by fruitie: Apr 25 2015, 12:44 PM

Depend on ur face, sometime face problem they will ask few question
1. Where u stay
2. Show proof of ur itinerary
3. How much u bring, bring other currency might b problem too

And many more

U bought SIM card directly in airport?
How much it cost u per day?

Is it good time to visit osaka on mid of Jan? Will it too cold?

>faceproblem

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TIME TO GO TO SPA BOIS
jk jk


finalizing my primary schedule in Japan,just leaving couple of day after new year to travel just abit far from tokyo but enough to comeback without stretching thin.

Around 5 - 10 Celcius

Bro RC, is there any shop you would recommend for eating something like salmon shioyaki with rice?

My friend helped me to buy during her trip, from Umeda Osaka.
The bad thing is it cannot be bought from airports but it is sold in most of the BIC camera shops.
Around 4.5k yen if I'm not wrong, 2GB for 3 months validity.
Info on first post, Iimjio SIM card.

This post has been edited by fruitie: Apr 25 2015, 09:25 PM

Wow that mean need bring winter clothes there? All shop will closed early during winter?

It is winter that time... So of course need to wear winter clothing.
I was in Osaka in early Feb this year, to me it wasn't as cold as in Tokyo probably the wind was stronger in Tokyo.

Asia still Asia , Not Europe or US
Osaka most shop open until 8 - 10pm.
But Winter day light are less, 4pm will be night time already. So Winter sightseeing got very limited daylight.

But day light will start earlier?

Daylight also starts later.
In summer = early sunrise late sunset.
In winter = late sunrise early sunset.

As deodorant say. Winter Vacation need plan very very detail and extra homework. Daylight was very very limited.
1 day only around 10 Hour of sunlight only

Haya sundown jus goto shopping lo
Japan is famous for all those highend fashion and gadgets
As u said Japan is still asia, all those shop close at 10pm

Else can enjoy hotel facilities / onsen / xxx all nite

i think they started selling iijmio sim card in kansai airport (link below), although last time i went to osaka, they have not started this yet and i brought from BIC Kyoto Station.

http://www.iij.ad.jp/en/news/pressrelease/...TS_Nissan_E.pdf

wanna know usually you rent together with damage insurance or without?

I don't take the insurance. You don't have to either, unless you're worried and wanna be safe. But i've rent the device couple of times, so far nothing happened.