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Lingthau
post Feb 15 2016, 06:38 PM

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Has anyone travelled during the golden week?

I will be arriving to Haneda at night on 26 April 2016 and will spend the next 2 days in Disneyland.

After that, I plan to travel to Nagoya on 29 April. I will exchange my JR Pass on 27 April. Will I be able to book any seat on Shinkansen for the Nagoya travel on 29 April?
Lingthau
post Feb 15 2016, 10:27 PM

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QUOTE(RegentCid @ Feb 15 2016, 07:26 PM)
Disneyland will be very packed.
Get ready for very very long Q
My record was 2 hour of Q just at main entrace Gate.

How many person?
Chances of getting 1 seat was 20%
Chances of getting 2 seat was 10%
More than 2 seat was 5%
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I will be traveling with total of 3 adults and 2 children.

I checked with crowd estimator for disneyland and it seems to be 60% full on 27 and 28 April. But 29 April would be packed. Hope the crowd estimator will be accurate.

I am planning to go to Nagoya on 29 April. Very difficult to book JR pass ticket 2 days ahead?

Lingthau
post Feb 17 2016, 11:39 PM

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QUOTE(RegentCid @ Feb 15 2016, 10:53 PM)
That why I post very big at Page 1
Avoid Golden Week and Bon Odori at ALL COST

During Golden Week. All JR Train will be Priority 1 week earlier reserved for Japanese. 
This means most of Japanese will be reserved the train seat already earlier than you.
You still can travel to Nagoya in Unreserved Seat coach.  99% U will standing at Aisle from Tokyo all the way to Nagoya for sure.
Very tiring.

What is your plan at Nagoya?

Based on my 504th Trip to Japan Experience. Tok Guru Exp.
My Suggestion on you was Forget about JR Rail Pass, Forget about Nagoya
Stay at Tokyo only. Avoid any City to City Transportation.
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My original plan was:

26 to 29 April Tokyo
29 to 30 April - Nagoya
30 April to 1 May - Hiroshima
1 to 3 May - Osaka
3 to 5 May - Tokyo


If that is too difficult and risky, I may change to Plan B:

26 to 30 - Tokyo (Disneyland)
30 April to 3 May - Osaka
3 - 5 May - Tokyo

Whats your thoughts?

Is it possible to purchase Tokyo Osaka return Shinkansen ticket before arriving to Japan? If yes, how?

Lingthau
post Feb 18 2016, 08:04 AM

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QUOTE(RegentCid @ Feb 18 2016, 12:00 AM)
During Golden Week. Reservation seat only reserve for Japanese. 1 week earlier than any foreigners from oversea.
Your chances are only unreserved seat coach. Get ready standing from Tokyo > Osaka > Tokyo
The best of Using JR Rail Pass on Unreserved Seat Coach was you can keep on trying to boarding into the train.
Example:

08:00 Hikari Class
Too many people in Unreserved seat.
Then you can try bounce into the next
08:20 Hikari Class
too Many People again
Then 8:40
the list keep on going.
Find a coach which you think lesser people which is nearly impossible on Golden Week.......

Just pray to god got people in front of you getting down at Shizuoka Station and Nagoya Station. So you got chances to takeover the seat.
to the worst 2 and half hour standing all the way to Osaka Station. 

Time to do some exercise.  flex.gif
My Best Advise for you still...forget about City Hopping. Just Focus at Tokyo Only.
Your Visiting Japan timing are totally most worst. The Middle of Golden week.  Most Chaos Most Expensive time.....
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Thank you for the advice. I am also thinking of forgetting about purchasing the unlimited JR pass. I just wanted a return ticket for Tokyo to Osaka. Can I purchase the ticket before my arrival to japan? If yes, how to purchase?
Lingthau
post Feb 25 2016, 08:17 PM

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QUOTE(RegentCid @ Feb 18 2016, 12:00 AM)
During Golden Week. Reservation seat only reserve for Japanese. 1 week earlier than any foreigners from oversea.
Your chances are only unreserved seat coach. Get ready standing from Tokyo > Osaka > Tokyo
The best of Using JR Rail Pass on Unreserved Seat Coach was you can keep on trying to boarding into the train.
Example:

08:00 Hikari Class
Too many people in Unreserved seat.
Then you can try bounce into the next
08:20 Hikari Class
too Many People again
Then 8:40
the list keep on going.
Find a coach which you think lesser people which is nearly impossible on Golden Week.......

Just pray to god got people in front of you getting down at Shizuoka Station and Nagoya Station. So you got chances to takeover the seat.
to the worst 2 and half hour standing all the way to Osaka Station. 

Time to do some exercise.  flex.gif
My Best Advise for you still...forget about City Hopping. Just Focus at Tokyo Only.
Your Visiting Japan timing are totally most worst. The Middle of Golden week.  Most Chaos Most Expensive time.....
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I eventually forgo all my city hopping plans during this golden week. I will be travelling with mother, wife and 2 kids. Now, I will only stay in Tokyo the entire 10 days.

26 April to 29 April - Disneyland
30 April - Surrounding Tsukiji market and Shinjuku (Plan to buy Hakone travel pass in Shinjuku)
1 May - Hakone
2 May - Yokohama (themepark+zoo)
3 May to 5 May - Other places in Tokyo

Will only be staying in 2 places throughout my stay - Disneyland and Grand Palace Hotel Tokyo. Interestingly, I found that Grand Palace Hotel Tokyo offer 35% discount for bookings more than 3 consecutive nights. Unfortunately, due to first time using Expedia, I unknowingly clicked pay now and amount had been charged to my cc.

Anyway of getting cheaper 3-day Disneyland pass than the price advertised in Disneyland website?

This post has been edited by Lingthau: Feb 25 2016, 08:19 PM
Lingthau
post Feb 25 2016, 08:35 PM

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QUOTE(deodorant @ Feb 25 2016, 08:24 PM)
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We are sharing the same computer... Lazy to sign out.... It would be good to remain within the topic of discussion.
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post Apr 6 2016, 07:33 AM

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QUOTE(dex-brz @ Mar 25 2016, 09:52 PM)
ic, thanks for the info.

u can buy this pass at the airport and other selected places in Tokyo :

[Airports]
Haneda Airport (International Terminal Visitor Information Center)*1, Narita Airport*1 and Yonago Airport*2

*1: Only sold to overseas visitors on tourist visas. (Passports will be checked)
*2: Only sold to airline passengers.

[Other Places of Purchase in Tokyo]
1. BIC CAMERA and Sofmap
BIC CAMERA Yurakucho Store, BICQLO BIC CAMERA Shinjuku East Store, BIC CAMERA Akasaka-mitsuke Station Store, BIC CAMERA Ikebukuro Main Store, BIC CAMERA Shibuya East Store, BIC CAMERA Shibuya Hachiko Store, BIC CAMERA Shinjuku East Store, BIC CAMERA Shinjuku West Store and Sofmap Akihabara Main Store
*Passports will be checked.

2. Laox
Laox Akihabara Main Store, Laox AsoBitCity Store, Laox Shinjuku Main Store, Laox WATCH, Laox Ginza Main Store and Laox EXITMELSA Store

*Passports will be checked.
3. HIS Tourist Information Center
Shinjuku Head Office, Shinjuku 3-chome, Ginza Head Office, Ginza Core and Harajuku
*Passports will be checked.
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The location listed above are in Japan. Is there anyway to buy the 3-day subway pass for 1500Yen in Malaysia before going?

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