Not many ppl think about going to Kamakura as it quite far from Tokyo city area but there nice for the shrines and beach. Have you try the street food there?

oh good to hear that. Any chances of heavy rain tho? Any comment on Omotesando? I found a fair price of place to stay here in airbnb. The owner provides portable Wifi as well.
Sorry if I break any rules in this thread. First time posting here 
thanks for the input. yeah i googled too and the weather is around that degree. It just the rain that Im worried about because I'm going to spend most of my day taking photos.
Ok got that. Yeah I did googled about the place where i wanted go like shopping, photograph and viewing tokyo skyline. It just the card and train passes im not clear about right now. How many days are you spending there? I'm going for 1 week and right now my plan is to spend the whole week in Tokyo. Is one week enough to travel in Tokyo alone itself? Because if it's more than enough I would like to spend a few days in Yokohama too.
Right now I'm still planning tho. If everything goes well then I'll go on Feb 10 - Feb 17. If not then I'll go than that probably 

Is advisable to go to Arashiyama in the morning and continue to Kinkakuji in the afternoon/evening?

first, i dont think u hv enuf time for disney, normally ppl allocate fullday.
or u only planned to go to their front door??

second, u better study this maps (JR Line - gray)


compared with this widepass maps

Just came back from Kansai Region. Arashiyama is big man. I don't know how much you want to explore, but it definitely took me a day in Arashiyama.

I am juggling between getting a 3 day Kansai thru pass or just topup an ICOCA card,

does using Kansai Thru pass saves more? 3 day pass already costs 5200 Yen, like not much difference than regular fares

It is better for u to plan the route for the places u are going, then from google map can get the transport fees, from there on u can calculate if it is worth it. I didn't get the Kansai Thru Pass because it is not worth it for my travel route, instead i rely on Icoca 

maybe u re right

I calculate this way: 5200/3 = 1733 Yen per day

if going not more than 5 places a day, and let's assume bus or train fare is fixed at 230 Yen per trip, it is about 1380 Yen  (6*230 Yen = 1380, just add one more trip to go back to hotel)

so it is more or less the same

My advice is plan and check the route from google map first, i don't think u can visit 5 places a day ( very rush ), i mostly travel to max of 3 places per day, the transportation cost at Japan is really expensive, better plan properly to save some money ( well if u are cash rich is ok jus buy KTP and save the hassle  )

wat u think... married also can become frenz ma 
and if she bring her cousin out that is another story   

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i tot usually japanese ppl like after work drink
almost like daily gathering 

how u all pay? split AA or boss treat?

Just came back from Kansai Region. Arashiyama is big man. I don't know how much you want to explore, but it definitely took me a day in Arashiyama.

Is possible, went there last march to Arashiyama for half a day ( until after lunch ) then continue to explore Kinkakuji, if not possible just schedule another visit later on. I will be going to Osaka/Kyoto again during mid of Nov this year 

wat u think... married also can become frenz ma 
and if she bring her cousin out that is another story   

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i tot usually japanese ppl like after work drink
almost like daily gathering 

how u all pay? split AA or boss treat?

Thanks for the info! What did you do/visit at Arashiyama?
How you go from Arashiyama to Kinkakuji? 

I went to these places:

* Arashiyama Bamboo Grove (spent roughly 1 hour)

* Arashiyama Monkey Park (spent 1.3h)

* Tenryuji Temple (spent 1-2h)

*Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple (Recommended!) (spent 1.3h)

The thing is, getting around these areas required some walking. Had to go back in the evening to catch dinner.

TIPS: Wake up early and explore more.

You go to Arashiyama using train from Kyoto Station?

I went to these places:

* Arashiyama Bamboo Grove (spent roughly 1 hour)

* Arashiyama Monkey Park (spent 1.3h)

* Tenryuji Temple (spent 1-2h)

*Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple (Recommended!) (spent 1.3h)

The thing is, getting around these areas required some walking. Had to go back in the evening to catch dinner.

TIPS: Wake up early and explore more.

i'm confused about the metro 3-day pass. i understand there are multiple companies running the subway lines in tokyo. if i use the 3-day metro card, can it be used on all the different subway lines?
thanks

no

lucky it cover whole tokyo inner city...
almost 90%

the one not covered is jr line, haneda, odiba line, part of skytree, odaikyu, other donno

pls study tokyo subway map