you may consider Kansai Area Pass which is cheaper...
https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/travel-i...on/pass/kansai/

ok sifu! thanks for the recommendation!!
what bout my itinerary in osaka? will too rush o not? haha, this gona be my first time to Japan

btw, i googled online and found that Kansai Area Pass by taking "Kansai-airport Express HARUKA" can only bring me to shin-osaka? is that true? any other place in osaka tht KAP can bring me to? such as taking rapid services from KIX to namba station?

https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/travel-i...i_route_map.pdf

cannot bring me to osaka business park station? do i have to purchase separate ticket to go there?

This post has been edited by lee90: Dec 29 2015, 04:08 PM

Hi can you share yours? I'm planning mine too hehehe

Planning to go to Tokyo with my wife and 2 kids (5 years old & 8 months old at that time)..plan for a week with at least a day trip to go play with snow, heard Gala Yuzawa is nearby for Tokyo..anybody have a good itinerary for us? First timers here.

http://www.japan-guide.com is very useful. Cant wait to go japan next winter.

8 days 7 night only. Dont know if enough time or not. My main priority will be disneyland, disneysea, ski, universal studio. Then shopping2.

If i only buy Kansai Thru Pass, what is the best way to go to Kyoto?

Shinsaibaishi to Yodoyabashi to Sanjo using Keihan Main Line ?

your itinerary should be Ok but i thought nearest MRT station for Osaka Castle is Tanimachi 4-chrome Station along the Tanimachi Subway Line and Chuo Subway Line?

Maybe you can try Umeda Sky Building at night (night view)...

you might consider more location to visit for day 2.

Take Express HARUKA and stop at Tenoji then change to normal line. Or i suggest you to utilize the pass and ride until Kyoto.


1) Unlimited usage of non-JR trains in the Kansai Region, including
Subways of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe
Hankyu Railways (Kobe - Osaka - Kyoto)
Hanshin Railways (Kobe - Osaka)
Keihan Railways (Osaka - Kyoto)
Kintetsu Railways (Osaka - Kyoto - Nara)
Nankai Railways (Osaka - Kansai Airport - Koyasan)
Sanyo Railways (Kobe - Himeji)
Keifuku Railways (Kyoto)
Nose Railways (North of Osaka)
Kobe Railways (North of Kobe)
Osaka Monorail (Northern Osaka, Itami Airport)
Kobe Kosoku Railways (Kobe)
Port and Rokko Liner (Kobe)
Various cablecars (Hieizan, Koyasan)
A few more minor railway lines

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2357_005.html

This post has been edited by junjie: Dec 29 2015, 05:53 PM

you can consider JR Special Rapid Service from Osaka to Kyoto which only take you 29 minutes.

Japan transport can be found here
http://www.hyperdia.com/

thanks sifu for the reply

i used hyperdia but it only tell me the station to go but did not tell wad ticket i can use. And i go back to KTP route maps and i didnt found any route as stated in hyperdia. Do u mean using Tokaido-Sanyo Line? tht 1 need to buy separate ticket right? cannot use KTP right? thanks sifu

This post has been edited by lee90: Dec 29 2015, 06:53 PM

KTP cannot be used on JR trains

Anyone still recall the restaurant at arashiyama kyoto recommended by RC previously? the one facing the river. Unable to find it under tips of the month. is it arashiyama yoshimura?

Human nature is right, KTP cannot be used on JR train
you might need to consider Keihan to Sanjo (actually sanjo is already inside Kyoto)

what month are you going?

look like you are a player focus on those theme park
prepare to queue, you going for 8 days, im curious how you going to play all the theme park
ski take 1 days,
disneyland, disney sea and universal studio, each take 2 days, so 6 days
you only left 1 day

Planning to go early Feb

you can get alot of snow in Feb. Gala Yuzawa is more like a commercialize snow resort. If you want more nature, try Takayama or Shirakawa-go.

Will it be that far off Tokyo? and cost wise to those places?

Just got back from Osaka & Kyoto. Please dont bother with any pass if you only visit this area. Just buy the ICOCA Haruka card (macam our TouchNGo but incl Express Train from airport to osaka/kyoto) and thats enough. Those passes are overpaid cos you will end up use train, subway and buses and those pass dont cover all this cos only cover train/rail saja. And on most areas, you will be walking alot from one place to another even. Just enjoy the trip and dont think of saving pennies when you already spend pounds.

And oh ya, the queue at KIX counter on the 1st floor is pretty long if you touch down around 6-7am in the morning. So be prepared to queue for 1 hr at that time. If you arrive after 9am is better cos more counters are open. FYI.

This post has been edited by familyfirst: Dec 30 2015, 10:43 AM

this is where u start do homework -> http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e5900.html
good luck

Going to Gala Yuzawa is not cheap either. You can consider this pass : https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/tokyowidepass/

For Takayama, I would suggest to take bus

Go do some googling yah

This post has been edited by michlove: Dec 30 2015, 10:51 AM