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

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.

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On your image it already says 'tokyo metro' and 'toei subway' only mah. Doesn't say "JR." So do you think it includes JR yamanote line?

#throwback autumn leaves at hoheikyo dam. i think the whole trip this area is the nicest scenery that i encounter. thanks of course to sifu RegentCid and sub-sifu lucaswjk for intro.






Full itinerary in a thread in /k/ for anyone interested.

This kind of question would take you only 5 seconds or less to get your answer by visiting Google and type in 'Japan duty free allowance'

I guess one additional risk factor to consider is the risk of flight delay on first leg if you're flying two separate tickets.

Me thinking next year end go skiing holiday. Short one maybe few days Tokyo and rest of it in Nagano area. Nozawa onsen maybe? Hmmmmmmmm.

https://www.jnto.go.jp/sakura/eng/index.php

Cancel your reservation and re-book into one of these hotels. Surely their concierge will help you buy.

http://www.mandarinoriental.com/tokyo/
http://tokyo.park.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html
http://www.imperialhotel.co.jp/e/tokyo/

Pedo spotted.

J/K, actually I'm also interested to know, really got hotel that don't allow kids under 12? Why leh?

RegentCid requesting tips for Nagano and/or any other winter time gooding ski area ✋

I kena before twice that even the subway/metro attendant (guard?) refuse to help me cos he don't want or don't know how to speak English lol.

No such thing as perfect itinerary, because different people like different things. Use this: http://www.japan-guide.com/

Anyway if this is your first trip, 9 days (assume you fly in on 1st day and fly out on 9th day) not quite enough to cover oso. Osaka/Kyoto/Kobe/Nara area alone easily 6-7 days. So you have to sendiri decide what you want and what you don't want to see.

Yes. Applies to all countries (or at least, those that I've been to). The Buy and Sell rate is normally from the perspective of the money changer, using the local currency, to buy or sell the foreign currency to you.

1) Toyota Allion 1.8. If you have 4 adults 3 kids I think you need to rent 2 cars.



2) Car 1 day rental is "24 hours" i.e. you rent today 10am return tomorrow 10am = "1 day." But the ETC pass is by number of calendar days; i.e. if today and tomorrow you plan to drive on expressway then you need to buy 2 days.

But actually if I look back, once I reach Hakodate I never drive expressway liao so I should have buy less days for the ETC pass.

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.

Human Nature I would say you should rent car in Hokkaido. If you not willing to drive then take tour. Otherwise waste too much time sitting in train and waiting for bus.

If lazy to plan then just follow this http://bit.ly/1iKFMay

Go google the historical first and full bloom dates. Tokyo's Sakura is actually earlier than Osaka/Kyoto.