Japan customs are should be fine. Only Malaysia custom always make shit!! I had bad history,When I'm landed at KLIA from Tokyo...i bring replica Samurai Sword 2 units...2 meter long and 1 meter...also kena tahan by custom. They ask me to request official letter from KDN for stupid replica sword...

Isnt that normal

I think the custom doing the right thing , no ?

maybe too much oredi...
2&1 meter...2pcs pulak tu...
mine only short one...put in backpack sumore...malaysian customs pun tak perasan...hehe

then...how?
manage to get it back?

This post has been edited by DarkWRC: Dec 14 2016, 07:17 PM

Hi

If i want to drive for 2 days at hokkaido, do i need International license ?

Thanks

Yes,Lucky ,got back my sword .

100% Yes..You need International License..its will cost you RM160 for 1 year valid.

Mine Samurai Replica ,its too long..cannot put in my luggage..then just bring with box..no wonder kena at KLIA1..Last 4 year ago went to Kota Belud,Sabah...bought local machete..and put inside luggage ..landed KLIA2..No Problem...Moral of the story..Please put inside of the luggage .

This post has been edited by Samurai: Dec 15 2016, 08:07 AM

Hi!
If my flight scheduled to arrive at haneda airport at 10.30pm (air asia flight), do you think a family with small children has enough time to catch up the last train?

last haneda express train is 12.05 or 11.50 for the rapid. assuming ur family n kids can run for a bit, then yes. immigration in japan is very fast.

if ur travel date is SUPER PEAK eg christmas/newyear/cny
the immigration is havoc, with super long queue
i go during CNY, just enuf to catch the last train... after 12am
(ps: i oso study the route from immigration to the train station b4 and the ticket purchase method,
this might speed up the travel time)

and u r abit lucky, i saw few time the parent with toddle can skip queue
special treatment by Japanese official

Just returned from hokkaido. Scenic views during winter is surreal..
Driving there was dangerous but it's still a great experience

Snow was heavy they have to close off the highways and had to use the jalan kampung

Got eat ice cream during winter?
Feel good.

Hey, I want to travel Tokyo(1 week) adnd Central Japan(not Kyoto, Nara, Kobe or those, been there before alrdy). By central Japan, I mean Nagoya, etc. I have 2 weeks in Nagoya. For Tokyo, I have researched and somewhat came up with an itinerary. I am exploring Tokyo for 6 days and on the last day, I will take a bus to Mount Fuji. Is there any route from Mount fuji to Nagoya? Night Bus would be better, if there's any. In the net, I can barely find any blogs regarding central Japan and have a hard time in researching. Even on this forum, there isn't much info. I love Traditional Japan compared to modern Japan, to be honest coz everything is skyscrapers, malls and shops. Any life experiences in Nagoya/Central Japan? I want to scrape some information over here hehe

Hi Ladies,

Just a question to those ladies who have experienced the onsen in Noboribetsu. I just booked a hotel in Noboribetsu for the CNY eve, and my 2 teen daughters found out from their classmates that all have to be naked (only a piece of hand towel allowed) in the public female onsen.

Both of them are very uncomfortable and shy now .... May I ask, is that the real situation for all public onsen in Japan?

if you are talking about public ones...i think yes
unless you stay in ryokan where you have personal onsen

im guy... but i still can answer your question

(most) japanese style public pool... have to naked...
yes, there are some pool you have to wear ur swimming wear
u need to hunt for it... (im not sure noboribetsu hv it or not)

if they shy, they can go during morning time... eg 5am
which virtually nobody there

or u can book private pool...

end of story

This post has been edited by lucaswjk: Dec 17 2016, 12:59 AM

Hahaha having onsen in a public super big pool is a kind of lifetime experience

Why shy, not like tats guy there, all r same gender wat

And they wouldn't properly go look at Ur daughter too, last time all Japanese guy within the same onsen with me just enjoying their own private time closing their eyes to relax, is more like me tat busy Body look here look there, Somemore onsen u can only enjoy less than 10mins, easy come and go kind of thing

No worry lah

Yes,its normal to naked ,when you in Public Onsen.. .If you think weird,then better not go.Last October went to Gero Onsen at Gifu...Its first time for me..since almost 9 year ago..was last time been to onsen..When i enter the onsen...eveybody look at me..I also don't know why..but i assume..i have towel cover my angry bird ...then i continue as normally ..

Hi all .....

Thanks all for the onsen inputs.....

Lucas,, my daughters will take your splendid suggestion .... they will doing the 'mid-night attack' to the onsen ..... at least they can complete their Noboribetsu chapter --- BE THERE DONE THAT.

Once again .... thanks all and have a great weekend

Opps !! ..... Should be ... "Been there done that"

well don't depends too much on the timing, my experience tat onsen do close at early before Midnight, and sometimes, I went there for last onsen before sleep and still some people inside

u can actually asked them to test the water first
jus take a spin around changing area or the dry area
spy on see obasan body first

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if u interested, Daiichi Takimotokan hv the most onsen in one hotel
(7*2 different pools + sauna + swimming pool)
https://www.tripadvisor.com.my/Attraction_R...u_Hokkaido.html

they also hv unisex swimming pool+jacuzzi, which you must wear ur swimming wear
but the cons part... u hv to enter the naked area before you can goto swimming pool area
a good place to meet up with ur family member there
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if go to super big pool, there always got ppl around
just a probability of timing, from bell curve

This post has been edited by lucaswjk: Dec 17 2016, 04:07 PM