But isnt it that only Shirakawa has all the palm clapping shaped roof houses (合掌村）？ that has become trendy in social media. Any other places which has the palm shaped roof?

Kanazawa is much further up than Shirakawago.. hmm.. might not have enough time since we only stay one night in Takayama before heading to Osaka.

This post has been edited by PhakFuhZai: Jul 10 2016, 03:31 PM

this guard house, it took me sometime to find the exact location

http://www.google.com/maps/place/おさか...104-0045,+Japan

i hv no idea
someone told me they alrdy open 2am
but some tripadvisor ppl said they need to queue until 4am

mayb the time i go is super peak (in winter), tat y they open early

Hi all,

The place I plan to stay in Kyoto is kinda far from the train stations, but affordable. It seems that I can take a bus to the train stations.

Is there any way I can get information on which bus to take, their times, etc..? Also, how reliable are buses in Kyoto? Is there anything like 5-day bus pass or something?

Thanks!

The grassho house can be seen I think in nagoya, takayama
They have special museum to cater for tourist not visiting it gokayama or shirakawago

And I saw one grassho house moved into shimoda area by the owner privately. Stay in takayama and spend more time there. Because from takayama to Shirakawago travel time is about 3hours back and forth

takayama is quite near to shirakawago

GoogleMap

after shirakawago, we will take the bus or JR train to Osaka liao

thanks for ur info anyway, i think i ll stick to the original plan, coz already booked accomodation in Takayama, as long as can see grassho houses, we are happy

Google Map is ur best friend, I relied on that during my first trip to JP last year, just get a sim card upon arrival and pop it into ur smartphone, i recommend So-net (Sony) data SIM. It costs about 3000 Yen.

buses in Kyoto are way better than even the ERL in Malaysia, in terms of time punctuality, no worries on that, japs value their time punctuality as much as their lives

there re 3/5/7 days of tourist passes available, that one u need to do a bit of research, as the passes are kinda region dependent, which means some passes are for use in Kyoto only, while some are for Osaka only, some does not include JR trains, so make ur choices according to ur itinerary

Bus is more convenient than subway in Kyoto (except for visiting Fushimi Inari shrine where u need to travel by train). You can purchase the unlimited daily bus pass which pay itself off if you travel by bus 3 times and above

For kyoto bus schedule, check http://www.arukumachikyoto.jp/map.php?lang=en

Please quote all post you want to reply in one.
One more post this way. All your double posted will be deleted away.

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Jul 10 2016, 09:57 PM

after meal go nakano broadway eat 8 layer rainbow ice-cream
i've been finding a reason to go nakano other than the ice-cream

PhakFuhZai, I tried Google Map, for me it didn't help much probably coz I don't know how to read the bus descriptions - it's like in kanji or Chinese or something..

tohff7, thanks for the feedback, I'm quite surprised the hear that. I thought I will be using trains most of the time.

I'm currently planning my 12 day trip to Kyoto/Osaka - currently 4 days allocated to Kyoto (might add-on more days..)

There are 2 places I'm looking at to stay. One is 20 minutes walk to Higashino station, another one is 12 minutes walk to Uzumasa Station. Both are far from the tourist attractions, but I feel that the one with Uzumasa Station is closer and more convenient.

Any thoughts? Thanks!

Go to Jackroad in nakano broadway. Nice place to get your watches that is cheaper in the market. And you get tax free!

uuurrrggghh...i dnt even wear watches

Nakano broadway are something like Akihabara but more local price. I go there cari all 2nd hand comic , 2nd hand PS4 games , 2nd hand ahemm video. Go watch those pretty young girl who likes cosplay.

Imagine ahemm video just for 500yen

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Jul 11 2016, 03:23 PM

i miss this 😥

i mostly shop at premium outlet + duty free shop 😯

for malaysian, they would say expensive
because its free here

They watches you find in Jackroad, dont think you can find it at premium outlet. They sell mostly luxury watches and used one too.

Great..now ALL ghibli museum ticket are sold out via lawson e-ticket.
Planning to visit on 4th or 5th August.

Anyone have other alternative to buy Ghibli Museum tickets?
Or help me to buy plissss

Hi. Our upcoming trip to Hokkaido end of July is as follows

Day 1 - Arrive in Chitose / Furano / Biei / Overnight in Asahikawa
Day 2 - Noboribetsu / Lake Toya
Day 3 - Hakodate
Day 4 - Niseko
Day 5 - Shakotan Peninsular / Otaru
Day 6 - Jozankei Dam / Overnight Sapporo
Day 7 - Sapporo City / Overnight in Chitose
Day 8 Fly Back ..

But i am thinking if its better to stay in either Hakodate or Niseko for 2 nights instead and just visit Otaru for a couple of hours before staying overnight in Sapporo City.

Any suggestions ? Thanks

D1 super rush....... i can said that u will reach Ashikawa hotel at 8-9pm even u may just touch and go at tourist spot
D2 another log hours inside the car (4-5 hours)
D3 No problem
D4 Summer at Niseko.....not much attractive
D5-D7 No problem

HI psiloveyou,

Thanks for your comment.

Forgot to mention that we are renting a car .. so will reach Chitose around 820am, pickup car and go straight to Furano / Biei .. tomita farm / lavender park / blue pond etc. Yea will probably reach Asahikawa evening just to makan and rest at hotel before driving down to Noboribetsu.

Niseko - i know its probably not as nice as winter .. but i saw there is also fruit picking, hot air balloon .. etc.

Is there a need to stay in Hakodate for 2 nights instead (by sacrificing our overnight in Otaru) .. or do you think i should stay overnight in Otaru ?

Thanks

This post has been edited by platingirl: Jul 12 2016, 01:59 PM