i read from this https://www.thevocket.com/inilah-10-tempat-...ke-kyoto-jepun/

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This post has been edited by gonzalo20: Nov 14 2017, 09:55 PM

Don't kill me but I read through the itinerary.......

Is this [丸善食肉店] the cheapest kobe beef in osaka? Even cheaper than Kobe itself? It's real japanese kobe right?

Hakone vs Kawaguchi

how to compare and contra

let's say only can choose one from both

further to Fuji (more interesting side attractions, IMO) vs closer to Fuji

Of course Hakone.

just dun expect much from nishiki market. but next to it is roofed shotengai (cafe n stuff), Shijo street (main road) has a lot to offer as well, dun forget the Pontocho Alley next to Kamo river.

Plan to visit Mishima skywalk along with Hakone day trip is it recommended? Looks like I could take a bus from Hakone-machi 30mins to there but let me know if i'm wrong.

not serious. just need to pay back the tax of the stuffs that you purchase only

don't think you need to spend 3 full days only for nishiki market. but if your accommodation is nearby, no harm stroll over to because you might be pass that area anyway.. the market is actually not a large area but it's nearby to teramachi & shinkyogoku shopping street that is why some people spend more hours there. nishiki market is a market and some shop selling snacks

noted. I just planned to go there during lunch time during my time at Kyoto.

Thank for your advice

tbh, the custom officer in airports don't care 1. they don't even stop to collect the tax refund receipt that are attached to my passport. even when i hand them the receipt, they don't even demand to see the goods.

please do not have such kind of thinking. in japan, they follow the rules and everyone will pass up the receipt. i believe there are some tourists will think that way and don't pass up. do not forget that they have all your records of purchasing and already key in their system. if you didn't pass up the receipt they definitely know after you leave japan. whether they will take any action in the future when you back to japan again i have no comments .. so just follow the rules to avoid all the hassle.

if one need to use that particular stuffs, just don't go for tax refund. that simple

1. Like you said, it's already keyed into the system. so receipt or not, it's actually quite pointless for the custom in airport to collect it. even when i gave them the tax receipt, they didn't demand to see my stuff as well.

2. In practical, you won't hand-carry all the tax-free stuff you bought. Unless I missed out something, I don't remember going through custom prior to check-in luggage.

3. For all intent and purposes, I believe they just want the tourists to spend more. If they worry about the 'minor abuse' of their tax-free practice, they could have just easily make consumable items as non-tax free. Simple as that.

aiya pointless or not, it's still their procedure. whether they demand to see or check your stuffs or not is another issue. i'm not sure about you or others, but for me when i travel abroad.. i just abide to their countries rules to prevent all the hassles. actually there are still a lot of tourists hand carry their stuffs they bought.. you won't dare to check in expensive stuffs also ler

i'll be flying to japan next march, from Kuantan to KLIA. Do u think its possible to catch the flight back to Kuantan from KLIA?

flight from Haneda will land at KLIA on 6 am in the morning, and the flight to Kuantan is on the 9.25 am morning.

Good morning all,

I plan to visit Tokyo again in May, for shibazakura and wisteria, I checked ANA, 1-6 May 2018, ticket price is RM1500++, is it worth to grab? Or, should I wait till Dec if ANA having sales again?

Thank you in advance.

This post has been edited by terryykf: Nov 16 2017, 08:51 AM

Depending on what you want to do. Both attractions are interesting and offers different experience. You have to check out what are there to do and see in Hakone and also Kawaguchiko.
We can't teach you how to compare. I think that's an analytical skill that you have to pick up

It's a bit rushed. What's the next flight after 9.25am? I suggest to give a bit more buffer time because you have luggage to check in to your flight back to Kuantan.
Give some time in between in case your flight from Japan experience a delay (never say never!). So to be safe, give it at least 4 hours and above.

ANA RM1,500 is average. RM1,700 is expensive and below RM1,500 is cheap.

ok aside to Hakone vs Kawaguchi which will be decided soon

is it safe to stroll around the red light district in Shinjuku or whatever similar districts in Tokyo after 11pm? will there be many drunktards harassing people? or will there be many pimps pestering you to try their services?

This post has been edited by PhakFuhZai: Nov 16 2017, 10:24 AM

It's Japan we're talking about, not Chow Kit. Don't worry too much about going there past 11pm, it's safe. They don't pester you but beware of eateries/ restaurants where staffs pester/ tell you it's good deal for buffet or shabu shabu etc. Those can be abit of a scam if you're not careful.

This post has been edited by sweet_pez: Nov 16 2017, 12:37 PM