hey guys, seem to have really a lot of frequent japanese travellers here.

Well AA sale and just got myself tickets to Japan.
I went once to Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto and back to Osaka. This was done in 6 days. We rushed pretty much the whole way.

This time round.

15 days in total, getting hitched end of this year. so this trip is considered a honeymoon trip!

hey guys, seem to have really a lot of frequent japanese travellers here.

Well AA sale and just got myself tickets to Japan.
I went once to Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto and back to Osaka. This was done in 6 days. We rushed pretty much the whole way.

This time round.

15 days in total, getting hitched end of this year. so this trip is considered a honeymoon trip!

Would love to get some advice from the forumers here.
No idea where to start the planning.

I am flying in from Osaka, and will be exiting Haneda.

Me and my fiancee, love temples. Love local culture but we also love to see city life too.

I am guessing city life in Tokyo and all the culture and lovely views will be at Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya and maybe Hiroshima area.

Would u suggest me to go for a 7 day JR Pass? or I would save money if I plan the trip really well and need not utilize the pass?

would also love to have any recommnedations for accomodation airbnb style we pushed our budget a little above the beyond cause of the 15 day stay.. haha we were looking at 10-12...but.. hahaha what the heck.

thanks in advance guys

This post has been edited by ch1ck3n: Mar 24 2015, 11:14 PM

didnt realize i double posted..what the heck.

20th March 2016 - 4th April 2016. hoping sakura will come early next year and we can go hunting for it if we miss it in osaka Ie: going tokyo

i wanted snow, it was simple to get snow.. my wife to be wants the sakura.. try not to fail her as a new husband hahaha!

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

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.

if you can get it cheap in Japan, it is worth it. Rrp in Malaysia is not worth it.
Also, Yamazaki shot to fame when they were awarded for being a top whiskey.

i remember drinking it last time before they won it. that time still young. Dont know how to enjoy.Recently buy to drink and try. I feel it may be good for a 12, but for that price... a bit hesitant.

Honestly, if you can get a macallan 15 for yamazaki 12 price. macallan 15 is still a better drink to enjoy.

hahaha, go to distillery and drink FOC! two shots.

hey guys, would you all prefer USJ or Disneyland..torn between the two!

i am going from osaka to tokyo. so either is fine by me. i got my mind set on disney till i heard of the new harry potter attraction in USJ.. !

another quick question guys, is it better if i move from osaka 2 night, to nara 2 night, then to kyoto 2 nights?

or should i base myself in one of these cities. will be using airbnb, and with airbnb the longer u rent, the better deal it is.

but this depends if cost of train travel or moving accomodation is better cost saving.

i am doing hw, dont shoot me! but would like to know personal opinion better.

thank you 2 nights for osaka only as i was based there for 4 nights previous trip.
will put more time in kyoto!

at that rate of accommodation, where were u staying.
i got similar itinerary to u next year, but i am from Osaka to Tokyo!

from his writing, i am pretty sure it is per night and also per person.

sifus, if hunting for snow in march and not wanting to go for ski-ing. more for onsen in snow. is Minakami the right place to go? or by end of march, the snow would be all gone?

Minakami seems to very accessible through Tokyo.Thats why that pops out.

thanks!

Thank u for the heads up! homework time

Thank u for the heads up! Have you been to mt fuji? the hike doesnt seem hard to do. wondering if there is snow up there haha.

seems like i have an answer haha..just a rough idea. never do hw on that climbing thing hahaha. it is a far fetch idea.

cheers !