You going at Early Nov or Mid or late Nov?
If Late Nov, Have any snow driving exp before?

No SNow driving exp better don't. Driving on snow are extremely hard. One small accident your holiday can say bye bye .

Holiday season starting! Dont forget your yokoso sim so that you can stay connected.
Happy Holidays and stay safe people!

Okuhida | Takayama | Gifu...very beautiful mountain on this area. Went on 23rd November 2015 . Only 3 Celsius on the top of last Gondola station.

Autumn Season recommended on early October or Mid of October.

Winter Season recommended on End of December until March.












This post has been edited by Samurai: Dec 1 2015, 11:07 AM

i will be there early Nov 6 to 16 actually, base on predicted weather(change everyday mostly) i dun see snow yet... lolx

lowest is 10c

fastest way is bus? or cycling?
gonna go in sakura time, sked bus will full loaded with people.
but bus pass is very cheap though.

areankim do remember that 7 seater mpv's have very very minimal boot space if you have 7 people. For me unless you pack super light you won't have place to store your luggage.

Japan love hotel not cheap

do you ever consider going one region first, then next time go for another region?
like focus on kansai, then next time go for kanto

you have to combine train, metro and bus

i mostly used b-mobile

yup, bus will full loaded with ppl for famous places in sakura time
cycling or public transport depending on you need

If follow tour to Hokkaido ok mah? Feel lazy to plan for another trip

no so much of sex or condom thingy that i am interested at.
but to try out something different 4 curiosity purpose.
decoration and the operating process are completely different from the normal hotel that we stayed in.
remember some1 in k/ said that it is cheaper than normal hotel.

Then you can consider Malaysia most famous Apple Tour.
They bring you circle whole Hokkaido island. North East south west center

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Dec 1 2015, 02:21 PM

Hi wanna ask any bonsai lover here.

Wanted to add on my itinerary next year to Kinashi bonsai town in Takamatsu on Shikoku island for their bonsai and pot. Anyone experience before on the purchase of bonsai miniature(shohin) or pot? The price and ways to package and bring back.

Many thanks

Apple Tour never come down here for Matta Fair. Any recommendation for second best agency? Reliance or Malaysia Harmony ok?

yea... noted that when surf those car rental website.
is child seat compulsory? NZ its compulsory.

now that will be a headache.... 2 car, 2 x ETC, 2 x Fuel

the advantage for self tour,
u can save alot of $$$, especially traveling in group
and
u can hv all the time u need on one particular place which i really enjoy

eg:
selftour... u can hike Mount Kurodake all the way to the peak
compared to tours guide, they limit u to second ropeway @Kurodake Ropeway

ps: copy and paste the tour agency itinerary, win2... half effort completed

If you compare love hotel with 5 star hotel, yes love hotel is cheaper
but if you compare with business hotel(2~3 star), no love hotel is more expensive, unless you stay for few hours only


apple tour is one of the biggest boot in Matta Fair, it never miss any Matta Fair before
http://www.appleholiday.com/newsletter/2015/matta-fair/

yeah, I thought about that too, but I'm actually staying a bit more than 2 weeks. If just visit JR East, not too much meh?
I'm also eager to visit Kyoto and Osaka.

maybe I should fly to Osaka instead. Maybe it's cheaper to fly?

lol i know the advantage of free and easy...been doing that for most of my travels.. .and i actually hate following tour alot for now just considering my options, as planning for a detailed itinerary can be very exhausting..somemore i heard Hokkaido train lines are not so extensive (maybe have not do any homework yet).

i mean the matta fair at my small state

This post has been edited by Human Nature: Dec 1 2015, 02:58 PM

2 weeks for East too much
give me 3 months i also cannot finish one region
Tokyo alone 7 days also cannot finish edi

Apart from Kansai and Tokyo, where else? Maybe cheaper to fly to Osaka and take 1 way shinkansen ticket to Tokyo.

Apple tour very diffrent. If going by tour, Apple Tour was only I approve it. The best of the best.