i stay 10 min away from Osaka station
most of tourist attraction place are connected with train
and bus also.

try open up google map and see where you plan to stay and where is the nearest station

peak hour, you may need to cramp with ppl to work

Do ANA usually have promo? at the moment the cheapest i found is about RM1300-RM1400.

When is usually the peak season?

ANA better in terms of seat comfortability ?

I think you are just unlucky. I have been travelling in and out so many times, living in Japan and can speak Japanese, I have also been stopped once a while. They did not do a thorough check but still they open my bag.

where to get the best deal for Japan yen in KL?

this is to debunk those "radioactive" question
on average, most japan city has lower radioactive reading than most places in hong kong
so if u question is it safe to travel to japan...u should question more should u go HK or not as well

Concern is not so much on environmental radioactive readings but contaminated seafood (possible consumption of small amount of radioactive materials and long term consequences). If you can debunk the contaminated food myth, I will be very happy.

hey guys, a bit earlier to ask but anyone plan to go japan next raya? im going for a week if anyone wanna tag along. tokyo to b specified, i know my way around and i can speak japanese so u r in safe hand.

most ppl will concern abt the environment 1st because its in the air u breath
in term of food, the waters that are contaminated already banned from fishing
with strict regulation from the japanese...i dnt think ppl need to worry abt the food
you'll have more chance of eating contaminated fish here than in japan..i believe

Japanese highly concern about environmental radioactive..About Fukushima,Most farming area contaminated ,they will banned all product such rice grain . Heavy checked by local authority about this matter . Most of Salmon fish are imported from Scandinavian Country such Sweden . Lots of fish coming from Hokkaido ,Amori dan Nihon Kai.

If we talking about contaminated food myth In Japan,most Japanese people are more transparent compare Malaysian.

If you think Japan have bad environmental radioactive. Then you should travel other country. Much more safe and better long life..

Unfortunately now, the Japanese themselves are suspicious of the reading coming out from the government. Also recently cases of "wrongly labelling" the origin of food have been quite rampant. Even big name players like Isetan, Takashimaya, Daimaru were caught a few years back in mislabeling their menu.

whole day? if Fushimi Inari, where u plan to go after that? it took me 2 hours++ to go up the top of the hill n down around the hill/path. not sure if u wan to do half/full day there.
i did Fushimi Inari (early in the morning since its doesnt close, at 5-6am), then to Uji until noon, b4 heading Nara n back to Kyoto.

Arashiyama has alot place to cover. Which is great to cover for whole day. Bamboo Groove n Togetsukyo Bridge doesnt close, so u can go there early to avoid crowd. 7am is great to start at Arashiyama, Tenruji i think open around 9am.

yep full day, since on day 3 prolly will be half day Kyoto then other half Osaka. but if can squeeze in more, i dont mind

Arashiyama rather far than downtown Kyoto, def will full day if going there

but Fushimi Inari, worth heading up in winter? its nearer as well

Did loads of research on the cheapest way to get internet in Japan. Previously I rent portable routers but then I stumbled upon this:

http://www.lazada.com.my/ntt-docomo-prepai...ck-2980937.html

Will be using it with a handphone that I'll be bringing along.

Pros:
- Super cheap, RM92 only after 15% discount. That equates to RM6.13/day if you use for 15 days
- 3.5GB with max 500mb/day, sufficient if you don't plan to stream a lot of videos. Usually back in Malaysia my normal usage is 1GB/week if I stream a lot of video
- No extra surcharge for router insurance, no risk of loss/damage of router
- No need to deal with picking up and posting back the router

Cons?
- You'll need a compatible smartphone
- If you use tethering on your smartphone to be shared with your party, your phone will lose battery faster

i have 2 smartphones. At least i can use 1 for hotspot purpose

never been there in winter so cant comment much.
where u plan to go next after Fushimi Inari?
n on 1st day, y not head Kiyomizudera, then lunch along Sanenzaka n Ninenzaka while heading toward Yasaka? tho skip Kiyomizudera if u go there on January, the main hall are undergo major reconstruction. http://www.japan-guide.com/event/construction.html

yeah i checked japan-guide too, Kiyomizudera temple undergoing renovations atm so its off limits. so will be walking around that area only. lunch most prolly around Kyoto Station, heard lots of good ones albeit pricey

whats next after Fushimi Inari? not sure, there are street stalls around there we can visit and lots of wandering about i suppose. climbing to peak should take most of the time

if youre asking about whats on next day, most likely visit Imperial palace before heading to Osaka

I used that during my trip there.
It is really good, as long as you dont stream youtube.
I use iphone and share it to my ipad, wife phone + ipad, no problem at all.
But I think there is a daily limit (500mb) because during the last day, I just used up 1.3gb, so I thought just spam with update and youtube, but at the end being throttled.

got something that i found wanna share...although i already got myself wiyo
https://www.klook.com/activity/1320-4g-wifi-device-hokkaido/

3GB = USD1
7GB = USD5
pickup at NRT, HND or KIX

Saw that but I don't think can get it at Haneda as AA flight reach 1030pm.
Plan to get B Mobile - Visitor SIM - http://www.bmobile.ne.jp/english/ in BIC camera shops instead