depends on personal preference
i just want to taste the flavour only
i dn't need the special holder nor i have the luggage space to bring it back
too many food to buy outside to bring back, why bring back a useless holder

japanese curry are sweet, some ppl might not like it

certain things like accommodation can save
transport can save, use train or walk(or buy pass in some area)
entrace fee not negotiable so can't save
food in japan, no point saving else dn't even go there in the 1st place

few thing can't miss in tokyo during winter
1. disneysea
2. winter illumination(specifically roponggi hill)

lucky me
when i was there, i saw both the anniversary fireworks and the ending fireworks

i'm not a fan of disney also
went to HK disney...ok lah
thn went tokyo disneysea...WOW...so much difference
but i went on their special anniversary, many extras
thats my 2 cent though
the ending fireworks are totally different than u would see on normal disney
its the only disneysea in the world, so for me..i'll just give it a go

as for the winter illumination, roppngi hill isn't the only place to see it but it is indeed the most recognized

well, it originated from US
so of course US is better
but can't afford to fly to US, tokyo is the best alternative we got
plus US dn't have disneysea, the only 1 in the world is at tokyo

also with the most PRC
also the most not well maintained one
i think ppl chose tokyo for a more civilised environment

6 days tokyo and kyoto?
choose only 1
nature thn its kyoto

using skybridge, so only front will be opened
and its normal to be separated

robot restaurant is a yay if u can squeeze into your itinerary
hakone is worth a day trip as well
leave hakone-yumoto as the last because that place has the most things to buy and eat

counter clockwise
it has something to do with maximising the chances of seeing mt.fuji by members last time

this is on my way back down

imperfection is the factor that makes it perfect
sometime too perfect ain't good
i got more pic of hakone

i dn't use DSLR, way too heavy
i use mirrorless, sony A5100 paired with 18-105G
and that pic is totally unedited yet

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Nov 6 2017, 02:50 PM

night time?
unless i stayed a night at hakone or have own car
else is a nono
most of us use hakone free pass that doesn't allow us to do so

i know, thats why i say need to overnight at hakone
if day trip, not possible

just go for mirrorless, its much more portable
rest of the money get yourself a good glass

i dn't think there is such sim
u want 4G unlimited data, u have to go for pocket WIFI

everything in japan is money = quality
the more money u pay, the higher tha quality
the difference will lies on the quality of the eel, the cooking process and the SAUCE
same as their beef and pork..same concept

i dn't think it works that way
whats your pocket wifi model again?
u can't use a pocket wifi that works here and plug in a japan sim and expect it to work in japan
the band is different

i know but can his MIFI support japan's 4G band?...thats the ultimate question im trying to emphasise
having that machine doesn't mean u can plug in any countries' sim and use it everywhere

3G most phone have same band
but 4G has way more band and different country uses different band
if same band thn by all means can proceed

as long as u verified it support the band and ISP, thn all is ok
but as i know, ppl here choose renting pocket wifi like wiyo and travelrecommends is because its cheaper than getting a sim from JP
1. pocket wifi is unlimited, sim card(most i saw) isn't unlimited

been following this thread for so long
most tourist sim card posted here all have a quota on data