here's a mini two days itinerary/guide for Kyoto that i planned for my baby sis for her current trip, she's now in kyoto and will be meeting me in tokyo on thursday.

hakone autumn leaves is very pretty and during autumn there will be events at night which can b pretty fun (do check the events calander). usual day it can b quite boring as there's nothing to do at all at night so one day trip is sufficient. and ya the ryokan in hakone is very expensive, they all come wit japanese style dinner.

sifus, if i plan a 7/8 nights to Kansai region, how many nights should i plan for Osaka and Kyoto? The rest like Kobe or Nara, I will just do day trip. Not really keen to change too many hotels.

Is early October a good time? I like to go later in the year but it gets too expensive

Btw KIX to Osaka takes how long journey?

Just go to a supermarket like Jusco and pick up the boxes and wrap it yourself. Normally they also have tapes and strings as well, but please dont take it out.

I only person in this forum been experience 4 season of Tateyama Alphine Route.   
Tateyama Alpine Route closed from November 30 to April 15. Snowing Part only from April 16 to April 3
If you going at Early November, You need a jacket only. Very similar to Genting Highland temperature.

Japan most shop closed on Public Holiday or specific days depending shop. Some shop will closed on Sunday or Monday or Tuesdays..... This one you have to do homework on it.
Enoshima will be alot people during summer time because of beach. Nikko will be alot people if Public Holiday. You also need do homework on Taiwan public holiday and China public holiday. Usually this 2 country public holiday, Japan attraction spot will full of people.

No, Still consider as Winter, Tateyama Alpine route Winter count from November to April. That why I say April 16 to April 30 are consider Winter Season.
From Tateyama Highland Part (Snow Wall) > Murodo > Daikanbo > Kurobedaira > Kurobeko > Kurobe Dam will be cover by Snow

Different people have different limit to withstand cool. For me, A jacket was enough for Autumn Season. Because you mention early of November.

u need to purchase it at start from 00:00 10/10/17, last time i purchase late 10 hours and tot it won't be so fast sell off and I'm wrong. I force to choose other date instead. 

sorry for interrupt, if i hang around in kyoto/kobe and osaka...JR Rail Pass is basically useless?

Just want to know if the days and location is ok.

hey guys, how is the leaf at Tokyo now? my fren at osaka show me the trees already turn red/yellow..  pls pls dont botak before Nov !!

eh... i thought south will be affected first.... autumn terbalik meh?

kobe - 1 day, zoo
osaka - 1 day aquarium
kyoto - 2 day
nara - 1 day

is this ok?  not going universal studio

Hi I have read on comment about approx how much need to bring over to Jpn ~100k/10days or 10k/1day

My question, Is it better to use cc or just cash? I thought Jpn is cashless society too? no?

guys, below is the final itinerary that i planned with my gf...need some sensei here for advise.

Day1- osaka,namba-stay airbnb
Day2- kobe 1 day trip and back osaka,namba
Day3- USJ
Day4- Kyoto-stay airbnb
Day5- Kyoto-stay airbnb
Day6- Back osaka-stay hotel <----should i stay at namba again?
Day7- spend halfday in osaka,10pm flight to KL.

is this ok?

Maybe some people don't mind but I will always think of bad conversion rate + charges before swipe with credit card.