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

Ropeway was partially closed when i was there due to volcanic activity at Owakudani station. That's why I don't remember I see Mt. Fuji from the cable car

Will do.

But I must say, nothing beats Mt.Fuji + its reflection on Lake Kawaguchiko...

Most welcome. Pls bare in mind that the places for Tuna Action are very very limited and to have any chance of even securing a place, one would have to be there at a ungodly hour - 3am maybe earlier depending. Good luck and happy travels.

Sorry, Auction..sometimes the auto correct function is just too smart for its own good. 

I have a pocket WiFi device.
Just need a SIM card.

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

I used to rent Pocket MiFi last time when traveling abroad. Not worth it.
Nowadays you can purchase Pocket MiFi at a very low cost. Just bring it over and buy a SIM card in the country.

For my case, I will reach Haneda Airport quite late (around 10.30pm ~ 11pm).
Doubt I will have the time to go shopping for SIM card... need to rush out to catch the train.

To play safe, better buy it now if available.

Anyone going Tokyo soon? Please try this Ramen shop and let us know whether gooding or not

Almost done with my itinerary.

Not sure how to fill on day 6.

Any adjustment I should make?

I'll remove Osaka from my next trip. next time I'll fly in Osaka straight go kyoto. really ruined my trip. we were at the Osaka wet market buying scallops and these two honkies cut our line and we found out the last two grilled scallops were sold to the brilliant ladies who cut our line.

so far Tokyo was awesome, same with hakone and koyasan. kyoto was...too touristy

ah that we did. we went cafe hopping over at orange street and shinsaibashi. really worth it esp in autumn weather. so I'll definitely do less tourist and temples and more coffee stuff

Hakone vs Kawaguchi

how to compare and contra

let's say only can choose one from both

> akihabara ( 12pm)? Is there anything to do at Akiba till midnight? (you do mean midnight right? )

will be going to Japan in a week. could anyone share about the weather now? how cold and are the leaf still red?

hakone:-
just to share

I buy the hakone free pass in malaysia and exchange the ticket at the counter at shinjuku station. I tot that i will get 1st train to hakone but i was wrong because the sales office to exchange the ticket open at 830 which make me have to take another train at 10am..

so moral story if u aiming to take 1st train, get ur ticket change ( real ticket) before travel date.

Btw, Japanese retire at very late age?

I can see many old man still go to work, with formal attire, holding office bag.

Beside very hardworking, Main reason was house loan.

In Malaysia house loan maximum 40 years. In Japan house loan can go up to 2 Generation. This one have to work until cannot work anymore than son/daugther take over and continue paying house loan or Bank will take over and sales as auction.

One more thing was Japan are earthquake country, every times earthquake strike, hosue will damage. Need to work to get money for repair house/ buy new furniture / new electronics ...etc etc....

Earthquake was natural disaster. Insurance will not cover it. So your car / house damage in earthquake wlll not be cover.

20 Years, eatquake damage my car 6 times. 4 times are total lost. I have to buy new car again without insurance claim....no work how to get money buy car?

One total lost at Sendai Tohoku earthquake. The rest are 6 - 7 magnitude earthquake at Tokyo / Chiba / Saitama and car was parked at those automatic system carpark. Quake so strong until car fall off from car holder inside the car parked system.

I also total lost a car while driving on slippery winter road. It almost kill me. Since this accident, I no longer driving when winter time.
I got a house which is 1 hour away from Tokyo City but address still Tokyo. House installment was Rm16000 per month (convert Yen to RM)  X 40 Years installment
House size similar to sinchan ...double story houses with car park.