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Welcome to Version 9

first
park subscribe

2ND! Haha..

"Without providing a date its difficult to judge. If its a working day, will be packed with people going to work. As for disney (s), same question as well? When are you going? During holiday season in Japan? Raining season? Hot summer??"

sacwoc: Hi thank you for your above reply. I'm travelling from Dec 6 - Dec 17.

Question: Dec 12 (monday) Citadines Shinjuku Tokyo to Disneysea. i planning to get to the disneysea as early as possible what is the earliest time i can catch a train from Shinjukugyoen to Mae Station to disneysea? to skip the peak hours?

i have kids tagging along and luggage. I'm worried about the human traffic.

Has anyone ever attended Music Media-Mix Market before? I'm going to the autumn event on 30th October while planning to buy the entry catalogue at the event site since that buying it earlier and have it sent to my house is not worth it (delivery cost alone would be at least 3 times the cost of the catalogue itself). How is the experience? Based on the official photos, the crowds, while not as gigantic as Comiket, is still very crowded.

Guys, 2 noob question.

1) If I buy JR Tokyo Wide Pass. Can reach Fuji, Hakone and Enoshima with that pass?

2) Do u guys have any other recommendation that is cheaper to get to that 3 places? Such as bus or normal subway? We are traveling to that 3 places back and forth from Tokyo everyday.

This post has been edited by kingofrave89: Aug 30 2016, 11:17 PM

Going Lake Kawaguchiko with Fujikyoko Bus are most cheapest way
Going Hakone must buy Odakyu Hakone Pass + 800 Yen for ''Romance Car'' Train
Going Enoshima + Kamukura with Pasmo // Suica

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Aug 30 2016, 11:39 PM

So I cannot go to these 3 places by using JR Tokyo Wide Pass?

One more thing, if let's say I want to stay over for one night at either hakone or fuji, which place is better? And should I go to fuji or hakone first?

Sorry for asking many questions :s

This post has been edited by kingofrave89: Aug 31 2016, 02:17 AM

How do you go around Saiko lake, Shojiko lake, Kawaguchiko lake and Yamanakako lake. Is retro/omni bus the only option? I am staying near Kawaguchiko lake for 1 night. So Im thinknig of go for a tour, around these lakes

Overnight at Lake Kawaguchi much better.


Rent Bicycle

Its winter and Disney will definitely be full of people. Depending on the weather some rides might be close as well. As for the earliest train I think its around 5 am. However I dont think Disney open that early.

Thank you thank you.
as long i can arrived disneyland before the peak hours it will be great because i need to feed my kids while we buy ticket from hotel to access the park.

Another question is i found that JR 7 days pass is not including the Nozomi train is that correct? do you know.

I would suggest you buy ticket at least a day before rather than on that day itself. Travelling with kids its really not easy! I have one myself.

If you are talking about JR rail pass, yes Nozomi is not included, though I am not eligible for this pass at all.

Malaysian not entitle for nozomi train?

I cannot buy tickets earlier because my hilton rooms comes with the pass. Need to collect from hotel.

anyway brother thank you for your info you've been a great to help to me. Bless you and your family.

As long you using JR Rail Pass...You cannot onboard ''Nozomi'' Class Train.
''Nozomi'' & ''Mizuho'' are not included inside JR Rail Pass.
Not only Malaysian, rest of world also same.

Sacwoc are working at Japan. He was not fit into category of getting JR Rail Pass.
So Am I.
JR Rail Pass only for those temporary visitor who tourist visit to Japan.

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Aug 31 2016, 10:51 AM

Both times we visited Disney around 10am. Tickets were easily bought without waiting long. Around 5minutes
We visited in November and end february

Thank you. Now I understand. Nozomi train I can buy at the station from shin osaka. No need to book earlier right? I just want my children to experience the fastest train to tokyo. Truth is the parents also want to experience.

Thank you. Thank you. But how about the que to rides?
Every blogs say the que is SOOOooo long. I so worried my kids will be tired. That will be my bighest concern. What I planning to do is to skip if que too long maybe comes back late evening to ride if allowed.

Please quote all the post you want to reply and done under one post.

After doing some research. We decided to take Hakone Free Pass. We will start from Hakone-Tozan train, go to sight seeing around Hakone and will come back to Togendai and take bus to Gotemba Premium Outlet.

We will not go to Fuji, instead we will spend a night in Hakone. Do you guys have any recommendation on where to stay in Hakone? Preferable the one with onsen.

i think 90% hotel come with onsen
and booking and agoda hv alot

my oni tips for u, if u choose to stay at gora
1. bfast n dinner u hv to take hotel package, no restaurant
2. last tram is around 7pm, if u miss it... hehe b prepared to hv looong (up hill) walk
3. some hotel hv free shuttle

This post has been edited by lucaswjk: Aug 31 2016, 07:15 PM

I'm planning to stop at Hakone for 1 night on the way back from Kyoto to Tokyo.

Planning to book a hotel near the Hakone station, then leave the luggage at the hotel during the 2nd day and go sight seeing, and try my very best to make it back to Odawara station to take shinkansen to Tokyo.

Praying hard hard that I can make it back to Hakone station -> Odawara station for the Shinkansen.

1. Does anyone know which hotel is reasonable price near Hakone station?
2. What time is the last train from Hakone station to Odawara?
3. What time is the last shinkansen from Odawara to Tokyo.

Hi kingofrave89, can you share with me your sight seeing plan for Hakone using the Hakone Free Pass? I'm trying google the information but still unsure what are the nice places to go.

Thanks.

Yes and no. Use the fast pass for main rides.
For Disney sea we notice the queue is less than Disney
If no fast pass be prepare to wait 1-2hours

I preferred usj as less waiting compared to Disney
Be prepared to ride only 50% or less of the rides in the park

Disney's queue is really long everywhere you go. Best is try to avoid weekends. Do be prepared to queue and get toys ready to distract your kids. It doesn't matter if it's evening or day. Make use of Fast Pass. But even fast passes for each rides can run out really fast. So just go to the main attraction to get the fast pass, queue for another one and then go back and redeem your fast pass. They give you a timing on your fast pass on when your time slot to return to that attractions.

Erm ... it's not like the nozomi train travels at a faster speed than the others, it's just that it stops at fewer stations. So you will still be able to experience how ... uneventful it is to sit on a shinkansen at (close to) 300km/h. Frankly it's a bit of a anti-climax LOL.

I fly that time at 6 AM in the morning Saturday. Their counter open from 8 AM to 9 PM during that time. I just revisited back to their website. It mentions available 24 hours, so should good for you ady

The issue here is that they have guaranteed me that they will postage the device by Thursday and will reach to me by Friday. However I didnt receive anything on Friday, so after a conversation with them, they assured me that they will meet me up at KLIA2 and pass me the device before the flight. I think now they have improved their system probably. since they have updated their service hour to be 24/7.

If you are from KLIA, then no worries. they do have a counter over there. In fact, they have opened their booth in KLIA2 after my trip somewhere in May.
No cap on usage. Unlimited is indeed unlimited and I gotta admit it, the speed is much much faster compared to Malaysia telco carrier, even it is shared among 5 people.

I also want to know the answer of all ur questions! haha.

As for my itineraries in Hakone, I just simply follow this one;
Hakone Itineraries 1
Hakone Itineraries 2

Thanks a lot
Will make my booking later

hi guys, need advice on which arrangement below make more sense for my upcoming 20-27Oct trip:
- arrive KIX 8AM-Thursday (20th)
- leaving KIX 11AM-Thursday (27th)

plan A (3d2n kyoto, 4d3n osaka)
1. arrive KIX, goto Kyoto straight, put down luggage, have brunch, roam around waiting for checkin
2. next day Friday start early and travel to Arashiyama for the bamboo thing and hike Fushimi-Inari-Taisha Pilgrimage Circuit for 2-3 hours. roam around kyoto for other attraction
3. check out Saturday and go to Osaka, eat, shopping, aquarium until Wednesday night.

plan B (2d2n osaka, 2d2n kyoto, 3d2n osaka)
1. arrive KIX, goto Osaka, put down luggage, have brunch, roam around waiting for checkin
2. roam around Osaka until Saturday then travel to Kyoto at lunch time.
3. Sunday morning travel to Arashiyama and do the hiking Fushimi-Inari route.
4. Monday back to Osaka around late noon, checkin osaka hotel, eat shop until wednesday night.

this is true... i went there on weekend not special day sumore and it also full of ppl. cant imagine if public holiday. give extra a bit for fast pass is good idea. go holiday must enjoy. dont let super long queue kill ur holiday mood. money can earn back d...

I believe you cant pay for fastpass
Get a strategy guide to get the best of tokyo disney.

ops... sorry i thought fast pass is like those express ticket...

http://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/help/tdl_fastpass.html

Ok, your plan A doesnt work well. Plan B looks much better than plan A. Its damn far between fushimi inari taisha and arashiyama

For plan A,
Since day 1, will be mainly on flight, check in and travel to kyoto and finding food, so I dont think you can spend any time on going around. But if you are happened to stay around gion shijo, you can walk around the hanami koji and pontocho. Nice bar and food over there. Pontocho would be better for cheaper food.

D2
spend half day at arashiyama, if you have time, then go for ryoanji on your way back. Then around 4-6pm, go to kamogawa, you will find a lot of street singers, enjoy the wind breeze, and chill around. Best with a hot can of coffee or corn soup.

D3
if you are holding light luggage, then straight go to fushimi inari taisha while on your way to Osaka. You can put your luggage on locker room in the station. Whole climbing experience tooks around 3 hours. If you stop by the rest station, yotsutsuji (yes, there is a rest station after an hour of climbing or so), then you can decide whether want to continue or not.

TIPS : there is a small trail after the shirataki shrine. Walk along the shrine, and you will be able to view the whole city view of kyoto.

Then continue your journey to Kyoto.

I wont comment much on your Osaka side, since you are not providing any proper itinerary for Osaka. But I would suggest that 3 days is not enough for Kyoto itself. You have missed out some of the famous places, such as yasaka jinja, kiyomizu dera, kyoto tower (and the ramen road), the shopping street in sendocho, omg i love chilling around there. Even better when you just spend 1.5k yen, renting a bicycle and just cycle around the city and chill.

Here is some my experience in traveling time. I mean for a couch potato like myself.
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Climbing to the yotsutsuji point takes around 1 hour. Climbing to the peak point of the mountain itself takes around 2 hours. Going back down is faster, so it takes around 30-40 minutes for me to reach yotsutsuji point.

The train from gion shijo to arashiyama takes around 30-40 minutes. You have to check expedia for that one. My advice, plus extra 5 minutes. Since couch potato walking speed is much slower than japanese walking speed.

Osaka to Kyoto
around 40 - 50 minutes as well if you take limited/limited express. usually around 500 yen

This post has been edited by look416: Sep 1 2016, 03:02 PM

I like this Fushimi Inari Map.
It going to be Page 1 Info Board

IMO...it's better to be:
3d2n osaka, 4d3n kyoto

reason being kyoto has more attractions...i may be wrong

No one got any recommendation regarding hotel nearby Hakone station?

I think you can just post a few choices first before you want other to recommend you.
With those, then other can recommend you based on your budget and style that you want. Recommendations can vary from cheap to expensive (although there is no cheap hotel in Japan).

Important Notice

Due to volcanic gases, the walking and hiking trails around Owakudani are currently closed to tourists. The Hakone Ropeway is operating along its entire length. The shops and restaurants around the ropeway station and the access road and parking lot are open. However, people with respiratory problems should avoid the area due to the volcanic gases.

--> Read more here http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e5203.html

Plan A - put more day in kyoto

KIX is very busy airport(especially morning), cannot use malaysia airport rule,
unless you taking business class/first class, no need to queue for luggage check in/security check

you can try ichinoyu
http://www.ichinoyu.co.jp/index.php

This post has been edited by cloudwan0: Sep 1 2016, 06:14 PM

Hi , here with some idea for your advise

1. Choose the hotel which is near to OSAKA STATION / UMEDA STATION so that is easier for you to travel within OSAKA, KYOTO, NARA
2. If you have 2 days extra , plan a short trip to KOBE and HIMEJI too.
3. Most of the train station are operate until 11.50pm, but you don't need to worry as most of the shop operation hours is until 8pm only.

Things to do / Attractions :

OSAKA : Dotonbury , Umeda Sky Building , OSAKA castle
KYOTO : Fushimi inari, Kiyomizu dera , Arashiyama ( Bamboo forest , Otagi nenbutsugi ) , Nishiki Market
KOBE : Arima Onsen
HIMEJI : HIMEJI Castle ( Top 3 Castle in Japan )
NARA : NARA Park , Todaiji Temple

One of my favorite hotel is Grand-Fine / Fine-Garden , you may take a look on it.
I hope it would help you on the idea for your itinerary , i am traveling to Osaka on 29th October ,

If you have a plan to travel to HAKONE , find hotel near to GORA STATION or HAKONE YUMOTO STATION

These station is very convenience for you to go to HAKONE SHRINE , and easier for you to return to TOKYO / OSAKA.
The best is if you can spend 3 days to FUJI and HAKONE , you can buy FUJIHAKONE Pass for 3 days unlimited in Shinjuku station Tokyo ,and you can travel around from Fujikawaguchiko for Fuji Mountain, Lake Yamanakako , Gotemba Premium outlet for branded goods and Hakone.

I hope it help for your travel itinerary.

Please quote all post you want to reply and post under one reply. Like this way.

Noted with thanks , sorry i am new here

Thank you for the advice and tips guys!

I really appreciate your feedback/input.
so my wife want more shopping like clothes/ladies accessories and we are under the impression Osaka has more of this shopping especially shinsaibashi. enlighten me please
- we both love an ez 1-2hour hike with nice scenic view, cool air.
- I certainly love those building, temple architecture, but wife don't appreciate as much as I do, so need to strike a balance here
- any nice cool library in Osaka, Kyoto worth pay a visit?
- for Osaka, plan to stay either in Grandvia hotel (right on the Umeda stop) OR best western which is near to Shinsaibashi.
- for Kyoto, plan to stay in Dormy Inn Premium Kyoto Ekimae (opposite Kyoto station, the hotel has got free onsen in house )

need your kind input again. thanks!

Going with woman. Sure have to put more days on Shopping.
Your schedule are quite tight too...I don't recomemded you waste time on Library.
Osaka part can stay at Dormy Inn Premium Namba Natural Hot Spring
Kyoto side Dormy Inn Premium Kyoto Ekimae

Dormy Inn breakfast and house onsen are one of best in Japan. You will never forget.
I Guarantee you with my 620 times to Japan experience.



This post has been edited by RegentCid: Sep 2 2016, 11:10 AM

With limited time you have in Japan, not much place you can go. Last time when I went to Japan, I made a big mistake, didnt considering the travel time between places and slow walking speed that we also have in Malaysia.

For shopping, there are few places i think quite famous,
1. Umeda Station - Hankyu Department Store (Luxury shopping)
2. Dotonbori / Shinsaibashi - Shinsaibashi has one of the longest underground shopping street I have ever seen and some of the largest fashion brand above the ground, like nike and the nice Apple store.
3. And Namba

From my last journey exp, one day in umeda hankyu department store, after that go for the observatory at night. （Of course for now, the best observatory will be the abeno harukas in Tennoji there）

Another day in Shinsaibashi underground street, (that street links all the way up to midosuji station, so you can plan either go to somewhere else then only go for shopping in the underground through that station on the way back to your stay)

My wife and I will be making a brief trip to Osaka (22nd Oct. to 26th Oct. 2016).

I have made a booking at Hotel Mystay in Shin Osaka.

This will be our first trip to Japan so will really appreciate feed back from you guys who have visited Osaka/Kyoto.

My prime concern is the accessibility of this hotel in term of travelling to Kyoto and down town Osaka.

We plan to have a day trip to Kyoto and another day around Osaka and reserve third day for shopping.

We know time is no at our disposal so please recommend or propose what are the places we shall visit.

osaka has usj...kaiyukan...cup noodles museum...osaka castle...one day to visit all isn't possible...
same goes to kyoto

suggest to just stay within osaka and maybe a day trip to nara

Thanks.

It will be nice if we can set foot at Kyoto.

Any option for us. We do not mind skip places in Osaka.

not recommended as it will be a rush... shin osaka is not like our KL sentral, it is huge and crowded on mornings + you are expected to be blur for a while to get familiarized - by then you wasted some time.

If you truly want kyoto only, please sleep at Kyoto - it will save you alot of time.

P/S : once you reach Kyoto remember that you still need to take bus/subway to your destinations !


Edit : I have a question too, anyone experienced visiting Tokyo Disneyland a day before or after publc holiday at Japan? Or is that place 365 days same crowded like USJ?

This post has been edited by stinger: Sep 2 2016, 03:46 PM

Really appreciate your comments.

Tentatively my itinerary is as follow;

1st day Arrived Shin Osaka in the late afternoon
Have dinner and just wlak around the vicinity of the hotel

2nd day Go to Kyoto - Kiyomizu -Dera n surrounding
if time permits then Kinkakuji.

3rd Day First Half day In Nara - Todaiji Temple
- Deer Park
2nd half day Osaka/Fuhsimi Inari

4th Day Osaka - Shitennoji Temple
- Osaka Castle
- Shopping around Dotonbori or Shinsaibashi

5th Day Osaka - Morning walk around Shin Osaka
- Mid -day depart for Airport
- My flight departs at 4.30pm

Sifu please comment n recommend changes.

Tokyo Disneyland got low season. You can refer to my Tips of the months Excel Helicopter ride. Around July are less people. So less people until like ghost town. Really depends luck.


Day 1 can visit Umeda Area for Dinner + Umeda Sky Building after dinner leisure time. Not far away from Shin-Osaka Station. [[Take Midosuji Line Metro]]

Day 2 Go very early morning. Must reach Fushimi Inari before 8am. Then Visit Kiyomizu -Dera. Last Kinkakuji. Dinner at Nishiki Market.
After Dinner, have a peaceful walk near Sanjo Station. Walk along river. Supper at Famous Pontocho Alley.

Day 3 From Osaka Namba Station take Kintetsu Nara Line to Nara. Make it Full Day. Dinner at Namba area.

Day 4 No problem. Follow your plan as you wish.

Day 5.....Please Reach Kansai Airport 3 Hours before your flight. 2 - 5pm are Kansai Airport most busiest time. Custom Q are extremely long.

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Sep 2 2016, 04:38 PM

Anyone knows what will make you have to pay tax or ur items kena tahan by customs when buying stuffs from japan? I plan to buy some watches but the problem is, i have more than 10 watches in my to-buy-list.

Our group is planning to do some shopping spree in yodobashi on the last day

I'll be arriving at Haneda airport at night around 10:30pm. After imigresen and all those etc etc, which may take around an hour, do i still have train/bus transport access to shibuya tokyo?

Hi all sifu,

I have study the JR Yamatoji line (Kansai line) for 2 days.
I still dont understand this line.
My question is

1. JR Yamatoji line start at Kamo station,when reach shin-imamiya, then train go to Namba or tennoji?


TQ.

Yor chances to catch last train are minimum.
But still have Limosine Bus to Tokyo City.
You have to buy limosine bus ticket at counter first then only go line up at Bus stop.

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Sep 2 2016, 06:27 PM

Thank you very much for the valuable advise.
Justwish to enquire further as regards to the 2nd day's itinerary. Is it possible for us to cover so much and
have supper in Kyoto because we are putting up in Osaka.

Really look forward to your comments and adviice.

This is a good question. This JR Yamatoji Line start from Kamo Station all the way down to Tennoji Station. Then It will share using the JR Loop Line to Shin Imamiya Station.
Most of JR Yamatoji Line Train stop at Shin Imamiya Station.
Only ''Yamatoji Rapid Service'' JR Yamatoji Line Train continue from Shin Imamiya to Imamiya Station. This mean ''Yamatoji Rapid Service'' train will be start from Kamo Station to Imamiya Station.
Only ''Rapid Service'' will reach Namba Station from Kamo Station.


It can be done. I done this way more than 200 times.
Last train leaving Kyoto Station to Shin Osaka Station are 00:15 [[JR Kyoto Line]]
Please Used Google Map. All Places start from Dinner to supper are very closed each other. All walking distant

Thank you very much. Your advice is of tremendous help to us. We faced a lot of hassle trying to draw up the itinerary.

Yes one last thing if you can oblige is the wifi connection in Osaka n Kyoto. We are considering whether to buy a sim card or rent a oocket Wi fi.
Actually we just need the bare minimum data to surf for locatons n direction.
Sifu your suggestion will be most appreciated.

Thank RegentCid for provide useful information...

I just have a qusetion in Kiyomizu dera, as i know, Kiyomizu dera cannot be reach by JR (unless stop at kyoto sation then walk 40 min).
I was found that theu are bus go to Kiyomizu Dera at kyoto sation.

The bus number are 100,202,206 & 207..
My question: Is that all these bus are cover by JR rail pass? I am not sure those bus are whether under JR?

THANK A LOT.

[quote=RegentCid,Sep 2 2016, 10:56 PM]
This is a good question. This JR Yamatoji Line start from Kamo Station all the way down to Tennoji Station. Then It will share using the JR Loop Line to Shin Imamiya Station.
Most of JR Yamatoji Line Train stop at Shin Imamiya Station.
Only ''Yamatoji Rapid Service'' JR Yamatoji Line Train continue from Shin Imamiya to Imamiya Station. This mean ''Yamatoji Rapid Service'' train will be start from Kamo Station to Imamiya Station.
Only ''Rapid Service'' will reach Namba Station from Kamo Station.


Thank for your reply.
Now I understand more on the Yamatoji line.

As I know, there are 4 train running at Yamatoji line (Yamatoji Rapid Service, Rapid Service, Direct Rapid Service and Local train).
I am probably stay in Namba for 3 night.

So, in order to departure and back to Namba, I only can use Rapid Service and Local train to Namba station??
By the way, is that really good idea to stay in Namba? ( I know Namba is famous with shopping and a lot shop).

Thank a lot for yours reply.....

can i confirm bout transit/mrt tat the earliest they operate is around 5am?

i check earliest shinkansen (hikari) is around 6.30am (nozomi at 6am). so gotta get there at that time.

First Please Quote all the post you want to reply and done under one post.
JR Rail Pass are useless in Tokyo , Kyoto , Osaka , Hakone , Kawaguchiko. So you cannot used JR Rail Pass at Kyoto Buses & Metro & train except JR one.
Yes, Namba are good choice. Happening places = noise.

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Sep 3 2016, 09:25 PM

For kyoto, just use the icoca card / one-day bus pass is good enough, unless you are going to somewhere far enough or you are taking train for more than 6 times per day, then you just get Kansai Thru Pass.

I only find Kansai Thru Pass is worth it if I travel to Himeji and Kyoto area, but then I realize most of my time is spent on riding the train itself, not enjoying scenary.

First time going Japan this December for 8 days. How many days do you guys think is appropriate for Tokyo n Osaka? And where do you guys mainly recommend in Osaka (like recommended route from destination to another)? Thanks a tonne!

DAY 1 tues
Around Nippori
Ikebukuro

Day 2wed
Asakusa
Ueno Park
Edo museum
Skytree

Day 3thus
Kamakura& Enoshima

Day 4fri
Nikko

Day 5 sat
Ginza
Harajuku Meiji Jingu
Shinjuku
Shinjuku national park
Yoyogi park
Shibuya


Day 6 sun
Tsukiji
Tokyo station and dome city
Akihabara
Yokohama evening


Day 7 mon
Odaiba
Shinagawa
Akasaka
Tokyo tower night


Day 8 tue
Ikebukuro
home


this is my itinerary draft for the time being please give me more advise. I know my research is still not enough hope to get some ideas from you guys whether my plan will be too rush or not

This post has been edited by dennis008: Sep 4 2016, 06:33 PM

I would spend more time in nikko. When you are planning to go?
Autumn is beautiful.
If u love gundam then odaiba is okay. But shinagawa and Tokyo tower is okay only. I would spend more time in yokohama.
Where are you staying?
Because it would be better for you to stay one night in yokohama and do enoshima and kamakura next day. The latter locations is after yokohama

8 days only. I not RECOMEMDED running 2 city.
Even Tokyo it self also not enough

I am going Japan for 12 days.
The plan now is 1st 5 days in Tokyo.
6th and 7th day to Disneyland/sea
8th and 9th Mount Fuji
10th - 12th Kyoto.

Since I am getting JR 7days pass, so I'll activate it on 6th day.

Do you think this itinerary do-able?

Thanks in advance!!

You just going one direction. From Tokyo > Kyoto only. No need waste money on JR Rail Pass.
JR Rail Pass are useless in Tokyo , Lake Kawahichiko , Osaka , Kyoto too.
Unless you going Both way. Then only worth the price.

Ah.. I have already bought 7 days JR pass.
Thinking on how to utilize it nicely.
Traveling from Tokyo to Disneyland/Mount Fuji is not by JR line?

Too Bad.....
As long you not using Shinkansen both way between Tokyo > Osaka / Kyoto > Tokyo. You 100% rugi. The price you pay on JR Rail Pass still will be more expensive than you buy normal ticket.

Tokyo to Disneyland will be 90% JR / 10% not JR.
From Tokyo Station take JR Keiyo Line to Maihama Station. [JR Train]
From Maihama Station to Disneyland are Disney Resort Line [ Private Line] (Cannot used JR Rail Pass)

Mount Fuji Area 0% JR line Cover.

JR Train only covers 40% entire Tokyo.

JR Train only covers 35% entire Osaka City.

JR Train only covers 10% entire Kyoto City.

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Sep 4 2016, 09:12 PM

i am going next month. staying at nippori.
first time going tokyo so i think tokyo tower is a must?? haha not going to change any hotel. I will try to adjust that day so that i can spend more time in yokohama. anymore advise?