hey did u go to alpine route after that?
i am planing to go from nagoya - takayama - shirakawago - toyama - alpine route
not sure how should i plan my route
should i nagoya-takayama (overnight)-shirakawago(overnight)-bus to toyama via takayama
or
nagoya-takayama-shirakawago(overnight)-takayama(overnight)-toyama

understand that there is another way from shirakawago to karuizawa but that's like a longer journey.
any sifu can enlighten me?

This post has been edited by limchee: Feb 5 2015, 05:06 PM

tokyo banana and ginza strawberry can be found in KIX too

This post has been edited by limchee: Feb 6 2015, 09:14 AM

contacted them and say will change for me. until now also havent change zzz

it's better for you to get the Yamazaki at airports since it is tax free.

duty free
yamazaki distiller reserve 5500 JPY
yamazaki 12 around 6000 JPY
yamazaki 18 around 15000 JPY

This post has been edited by limchee: Mar 13 2015, 02:00 PM

yes they do but not 100%, depends on their stocks though.

got such thing?
all the while i proceed to duty free shop when coming back to malaysia to get my booze after checking in and immigration.
hand carry from japan back to malaysia

edit: ya same meaning as what he said in the post above me

This post has been edited by limchee: Mar 13 2015, 05:09 PM

and yes only 1 bottle is allowed to bring back
best is if you have friends who don't buy alcohol, you can use their quota

This post has been edited by limchee: Mar 13 2015, 05:07 PM

why would you wanna get the alcohol after you land in japan?
just get it when u are returning to malaysia

picture please
means they served chutoro as otoro?

i will be doing the exact route, but in reverse. i'll start from Osaka-Kanazawa-Shirakawago-Takayama-Alpine Route and end at Tokyo...

This post has been edited by limchee: Mar 27 2015, 08:14 PM

yes thats part of my plan
im just thinking to go kurobe gorge and stay nearby there and head up to the alpine route the following morning

my idea was depart from takayama early morning to Toyama town, leave baggage in the hotel and head to Kurobe Gorge for a day trip and back to Toyama town and check in into hotel after that, and spend a night in the town. (yet to decide where to stay is more convenient, Toyama town or near Unazukionsen)

The next day morning will depart to the Alpine Route.

Please suggest

This post has been edited by limchee: Mar 27 2015, 10:35 PM

TQ for the advice. what do u mean by cannot fully enjoy, mind explaining?
I already anticipate the sky gonna be dark early during october (?) so I don't think I can stay long at Kurobe Gorge. probably at most 3 hrs.

This post has been edited by limchee: Mar 27 2015, 11:10 PM

ahhhh den i shall go from Kanazawa to Toyama, instead of from Takayama... much nearer...

Probably now it shall be Osaka>Takayama>Shirakawago>Kanazawa>Toyama+Gorge>Alpine Route

FYI I will stay one night at each of these destinations.

I am planning to take the Tobu Nikko train from Asakusa to Nikko and will be spending a night near Chuzenjiko or Yumoto Onsen area. I was thinking how should I bring my luggage around while doing all the hiking and walking.

My plan was to throw my luggage into locker at train station and pack some essentials in my backpack and go around Nikko and Oku-Nikko area.

Question: Can we do keep luggage in the locker overnight. If yes, where should I keep my luggage? Asakusa or JR Nikko/Tobu Nikko station? Any recommendation?

We can take Tobu Bus from Nikko to Chuzenji/Yumoto with our luggage and keep them at the Ryokan, but the thing is what are we going to do with the luggage after check out and return to Tokyo?

This post has been edited by limchee: Apr 15 2015, 11:12 PM

so how the locker works?
i put in 300 yen and lock my luggage. grab the key...
the next day i come back, use the key open and take the luggage? so how do i pay the penalty?

Allocated two days one night for Nikko + Okunikko trip, on late October (Sun-Mon). A bit worried about the crowd.

Will get All Nikko Pass.

Planning to stay at Yumoto Onsen area.

Day 1 (Sun)
Depart from Ginza St to Asakusa St to Tobu Nikko St in the morning. Gonna store our luggage at the train station coin locker and pack essentials only into backpack.
Temple and shrine visit at Nikko Town
Take Tobu Bus to Ryuzu Falls and hike from there to Yumoto Onsen via Senjohara Marshland. (either that or store backpack at ryokan at Yumoto Onsen first and take bus back to Ryuzu Falls and hike back to ryokan before dinner time)
Stay a night and enjoy onsen.

Day 2 (Mon)
Check out from ryokan.
Take bus from Yumoto Onsen to Chuzenji Lake area for visit: Kegon Falls, Hangetsuyama Observation Point, Akechidaira Plateau Cable Car.
Temple and shrine visit at Nikko Town (in case cannot make it in Day 1)
Back to Tobu Nikko St and back to Tokyo.

Feasible plan? Any comments?

There are so many temples and shrines in Nikko, which one is the must-visit shrine? of course if time allows, we will try to visit all of them.

This post has been edited by limchee: Apr 16 2015, 10:01 PM

Another question. I am trying to reserve bus from Takayama-Shirakawago-Kanazawa via J-bus online reservation site.

Successfully registered an account using a Katakana Romaji name of mine. ... have absolutely no idea wat to fill in for the phone number section.

In that case, how should I go about booking the bus ticket? Or they don't really care about the details, as long as you can produce the booking slip or booking number, it should be alright?