Hi, sorry to bring on the currency exchange topic again as I think this is relevant to Japan's travel and also to stop more confusion.

When you want to exchange MYR to JPY in Japan, you should look at the buying rate instead of the selling rate coz at Japan, MYR is foreign currency (外货) so the money changer is buying MYR from you. For eg: based on today's Kansai Airport's exchange rate, buying MYR is 24.59, if you want JPY100,000, you need to pay 100,000/24.59=4,066.69 which is damn expensive.

I have confirmed this fact with the money changer during my recent trips to Japan as I have brought extra RM apart from JPY to Japan. At the end, I didn't make any exchange due to the higher rate, and the yen that I brought over from Malaysia was more than enough.

Hi, sorry to bring on the currency exchange topic again as I think this is relevant to Japan's travel and also to stop more confusion.

When you want to exchange MYR to JPY in Japan, you should look at the buying rate instead of the selling rate coz at Japan, MYR is foreign currency (外货) so the money changer is buying MYR from you. For eg: based on today's Kansai Airport's exchange rate, buying MYR is 24.59, if you want JPY100,000, you need to pay 100,000/24.59=4,066.69 which is damn expensive.

I have confirmed this fact with the money changer during my recent trips to Japan as I have brought extra RM apart from JPY to Japan. At the end, I didn't make any exchange due to the higher rate, and the yen that I brought over from Malaysia was more than enough.

I`m never ever bring RM to exchange in Japan because not worth it in terms of value of money. Conclusion for the trips ,make sure you change your money in Malaysia before fly to Japan .

When you want to exchange MYR to JPY in Japan, you should look at the buying rate instead of the selling rate coz at Japan, MYR is foreign currency (外货) so the money changer is buying MYR from you. 

Hi, sorry to bring on the currency exchange topic again as I think this is relevant to Japan's travel and also to stop more confusion.

When you want to exchange MYR to JPY in Japan, you should look at the buying rate instead of the selling rate coz at Japan, MYR is foreign currency (外货) so the money changer is buying MYR from you. For eg: based on today's Kansai Airport's exchange rate, buying MYR is 24.59, if you want JPY100,000, you need to pay 100,000/24.59=4,066.69 which is damn expensive.

I have confirmed this fact with the money changer during my recent trips to Japan as I have brought extra RM apart from JPY to Japan. At the end, I didn't make any exchange due to the higher rate, and the yen that I brought over from Malaysia was more than enough.

Just come back from japan yesterday night, finally end my 14 days trip with my 2 years old kid.. which half of the trip she fall sick, thus we have to compromise itinerary (75% done)

this is one my my favorite shoot while i m in kawaguchiko lake.

(file very big ya)

Oh so you are the one that ask on Facebook for the medicine ingredients translation? Lol, I am still awake that mid of the night so just translate for you.

i'm heading to Tokyo again for my second time end of Dec this year.. I'm still quite confused on the JR pass to get (JR east to be specific)

Places that i'm planning to visit this time round (Nagano, Niikata and Kanazawa), from my understanding JR east covers the first 2 places but doesn't cover the entire stretch for the Kanazawa shinkansen (Hokuriku). So am I supposed to get East + Central ?   

Shirakawa-go　November 27, 2015

Just come back from japan yesterday night, finally end my 14 days trip with my 2 years old kid.. which half of the trip she fall sick, thus we have to compromise itinerary (75% done)

this is one my my favorite shoot while i m in kawaguchiko lake.

(file very big ya)

Hi, sorry to bring on the currency exchange topic again as I think this is relevant to Japan's travel and also to stop more confusion.

When you want to exchange MYR to JPY in Japan, you should look at the buying rate instead of the selling rate coz at Japan, MYR is foreign currency (外货) so the money changer is buying MYR from you. For eg: based on today's Kansai Airport's exchange rate, buying MYR is 24.59, if you want JPY100,000, you need to pay 100,000/24.59=4,066.69 which is damn expensive.

I have confirmed this fact with the money changer during my recent trips to Japan as I have brought extra RM apart from JPY to Japan. At the end, I didn't make any exchange due to the higher rate, and the yen that I brought over from Malaysia was more than enough.

compare to july 15...exact same spot i think

Shirakawa-go　November 27, 2015

Sorry I'm newbie and I'll be traveling to
Tokyo soon . can the jr rail pass use for the normal
lrt in Tokyo if I buy the unlimited passes?

So beautiful! but i dont think i wanna experience such heavy snow.. cold die me ><

Sorry I'm newbie and I'll be traveling to
Tokyo soon . can the jr rail pass use for the normal
lrt in Tokyo if I buy the unlimited passes?

can, but limited to JR line only