hi sifu. so i reserved the haruka + icoca train online at below website and going to collect them in kix airport upon arrival. i am taking the haruka train from KIX to kyoto upon arriving japan.
http://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/icoca-haruka/

i remembered in the previous thread someone mentioned about the reserve seat in the train as I don't want to stand for 1hour+ but i don't see that option during ticket reservation on the website. did I miss something?

you mean while i get the boarding tix to board the train seat down in the reserve seat. i will wait for the tix janitor come and collect cash from me?
how do I identify reserve seat for haruka train?

hi guys, would like to get an estimate cash yen needed to exchange for my next week trip. travel location is Osaka and Kyoto for 7 days.

if i were to eat streetfood, 7-11, mcD, some ramen shop like ichiran and very rare of exclusive dining. can i say RM50 a meal is safe? say i eat 3 meals per day that will be RM150 and RM50 for transport to top up my icoca card.
that would make it rm200 per day cash for food and travel hence RM1.4k for 7 days.
and top up rm1k for shopping, so is it safe to exchange RM2500 to YEN cash?

and can someone help to verify the ATM card we use here in Malaysia like Maybank atm card can withdraw cash from 7-11 or japanpost?

if we use credit card either visa/master, how's the charges work? besides the conversion rate which is on a higher side compare we spend in cash, i remember there is certain % of interest incur for every swipe?

hi guys, can you please help to review my plan for the first 3 days in Japan? please feedback thanks!

Day 1 - 20Oct
0930AM Get haruka/icoca at KIX
1030AM breakfast (fast food)
1130AM take haruka train from KIX to Kyoto
0100PM Reach Kyoto, walk to DormyIn leave luggage
lunch at Ramen street at Kyoto station roam around"
0300PM CheckIn DormyInn - rest
0500PM Nishiki market - Dinner
錦天満宮 Nishiki Tenman-gū Shrine
Yasaka shine - tanglung
0730PM JR Kyoto Station
- underground shopping
- 45m skyway (city view)"
0930PM Back to hotel, Onsen, Ramen, Sleep


Day 2 - 21Oct
0630AM Breakfast at hotel
0700AM To Arashiyama (嵐山)
0930AM Take taxi from Arashiyama to Kinkakuji
0100PM "Kiyomizu-dera Temple
- from Gojozaka bus stop, walk up Gojozaka and Chawanzaka lanes
- Tainai-meguri before go in"
0300PM Toji temple - flea market
0600PM Pontocho alley
0800PM Kodai-ji Temple Autumn Illumination
1000PM call at a day


Day 3 - 22Oct
0700AM Breakfast
0800AM "FUSHIMI INARI SHRINE Hike
- Inari Station (JR Nara line)"
1030AM Back to hotel, bath and checkOut
1100AM leave luggage at hotel
- visit Higashi Honganji Temple"
1200PM watch parade of Jidai Matsuri starting from imperial palace at 1200PM
- Oike Street and Sanjo Street end at Heian Shrine"
0100PM lunch
0200PM travel to Osaka
0330PM CheckIn BestWestern Hotel Fino - Shinsaibashi
0600PM Shinsaibashi
- dinner, roam around"
1030PM call it a day

thanks fren. i just tot my 2nd day is kinda pack and thought taxi might save me time?

Hi guys, is buying gshock at Japan worth? If it does, which store usually better price? Yodabashi umeda price ok? Thanks

I am using it now, last 3 days in Kyoto only arashiyama intermittent low coverage. Now in Osaka looks pretty good so far. Speed is LTE