Currency topic please go currency thread to discuss. Already know off topic still want to bring in.

planning solo trip?

Wahhhhh I wanna go lavender fields the next trip also. If I remember correctly, season is July right? How did you guys travel around? Rented a car?

No money. Lol. Maybe I should do solo trip to Japan to get away from people here for some time. Thanks for giving me the idea

Okay, now planning to save money first. Hahaha

Dammit, didn't leh! The only corn I eat in Hokkaido is one snack 'potato corn butter'


Yeah. Many major places in Hokkaido can get to by train and bus ... but the frequency is very low. So most people will recommend renting car to drive, or take tour.

Anyway our car rental costs ... around 1200km total driving from sapporo to otaru to sounkyo to asahikawa to jozankei to noboribetsu to hakodate.

▫ 8-day car rental ¥67,918
▫ One-way charge (for returning the car in Hakodate) ¥7,560
▫ 9-days Hokkaido Expressway Pass ¥8,700
▫ Petrol and Parking (estimated) ¥20,000

in progress liao. next year oct. planning phase.

from sapporo north to fukuoka south.

Didn`t know you going that farm. That farm also part of my tips of months. Because i got tons of tips of month....this farm have to take turn Q up......hehe.

If I know you going there I will told you the corn.....x3 times more happy satisfaction than thier melon!!

Nvm.......Regret are part of traveling.......

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Nov 6 2015, 08:49 PM

Nice picture..Hokkaido are the best sightseeing for nature ...recommended to visit Toya Lake...among beautiful lake. Really miss my place Noboribestu and Muroran ..thinking to visit again..



Very sensitive Issue No wonder they keep planning for tight budget...

Anyone has experience to rent pocket WIFI from WIFI-Hire?

wu...i come back u baru fly there....

nice pic...so colorful

November Tips of the Months

Most people been to Japan, I believe you still got keeping 1,000 Yen bill.
Please flip over your 1,000 Yen bill behind got a lake + Mount Fuji right?
Tips of the months will show the location exactly as the 1,000 Yen Bill.

It was located at Fuji Five Lakes (Fujigoko) area.
Location: Motosuko Lake Side Camping Ground.
Transport: Can Reach by bicycle. Don't Give up...take it as exercise. Or Driving



The Reward:










This post has been edited by RegentCid: Nov 7 2015, 12:12 AM

Nice. Will save this post for future reference
Car rental with English GPS?

Solo trip?
How long will your trip be?

For any currency exchange, please discuss in the currency exchange thread. If those who wanna go overseas to travel yet are unable to accommodate for the increase in exchange rate, I suggest to travel to someplace else within their budget. This thread is to discuss travel, not currency exchange.

either 2 weeks to 1 mth.

take sabbatical leave.

RegentCid nice tips!!!!


I didn't specifically mention needing it when making the car booking (planned to use google maps on phone) but they gave me a car with English GPS.

Ended up use the Car GPS so much more convenient. Input location that time use map code (similar to post code) or phone number, no need to know Japanese at all.

Anyway if you want to see full itinerary I don't want to clog up this tered so opened in /k/ instead --> link.


Why need to take sabbatical? 1 mth trip 20 days ... take leave only lo.

This post has been edited by deodorant: Nov 7 2015, 12:19 PM

cause boss say take short leave or sabbatical terus 1-2 months lol

Agree... Seem Airasia offering cheapest air fares..now everybody want visit Japan ,Should make details for traveling expenses before come here because everything was expensive . If too expensive recommended to visit other country..like India ,Nepal... or postponed to other year .

Japan is expensive but it is worth going as everything is so clean and safe.

has anyone here visited koyasan? if yes, do you go on tour? if no, how do you travel to koyasan? i tried googling here but didn't get the answer to my question.

also is it wise to travel to japan during winter? all my japanese friends are against me going there for winter for two reasons: 1) it's too cold that i will be immobile by the weather and 2) i will die from winter. i have survived the wet winter in nz for 4 years so i am fine with the cold. but will there be nothing to visit during winter? i am thinking of osaka and kyoto. otherwise, i will just pack myself to fukui to visit some friends.

thank you!

You no need tour to visit Japan Buddhist mountain.
How to get there: Refer to page 1 and click on Japan Guide Or Google Search type Japan Guide Koyasan.

If Osaka and Kyoto have nth to visit at Winter then Fukui even nothing to visit during winter.

Nice. Happy planning.

I think the car rental companies also know that you'll most likely prefer to get one with English GPS la haha.

Yea I requested for it when I hired a car in Okinawa early this year. Very easy to use. Had fun searching for codes online then keying it into the GPS and it takes you straight there.

Ok will parking on your thread for future reference.