Different stores might have different stocks. The biggest one is in Ginza. You might go there and check it out. If not check online to see if they still sells it.

Most importantly is English GPS can work at Tokyo and people at Tokyo can communicate well english language?

I plan to buy the Icoco via Klook. But it doesnt come with Haruka, Hence can i buy separately? or need order them together via the form.
In order for it to work need buy together?. I read that Icoca & Haruka can be purchased via Kansai Airport. Not sure that need pre-order

Thanks.

Hi, I already purchase 7 days JR Pass. Tokyo - Osaka- Kyoto -Tokyo. So thought of maximizing the usage by staying in Osaka (more nightlife) and do day trip for Kyoto visit via bullet train (shin-osaka - kyoto) about 15 mins. This plan okay? 

A quick question, other than kyoto hiroshima tokyo and hokkaido any non touristy places with more ancient atmosphere? I know kyoto but compared i went there on year 2014 its getting more crowded. This time for 4th time i prefer more laid back less crowd place. Any suggestion? Im going to travel alone so shirakawago would be off the list as the guesthouse there requires 2 pax

guys,

as per screenshot below,

should i walk out the train to another or i just stick with the same train?

Ohhh, so you suggest that I buy Hakone Freepas and reserve the romancecar at the station when I’m in Japan?
Is there a way to purchase in advance if I insist? 😂
Thanks!!

If he use that to book, he is paying a full Romancecar fare.

However if he purchase the Hakone pass, there is a discount when you get the Romancecar ticket. Because the Hakone pass already included train ride from Shinjuku to Hakone, but it's the normal express train. You can top up a little to the pass to upgrade to Romancecar which is faster and more comfortable.

The dilemma he's facing now is that how to go about this because he doesn't have Hakone pass yet but worried there's no more seats in Romancecar. So he wants to find a way to reserve the seat in Romancecar with top up rate from the Hakone pass.

Thanks! I've called JTB to ask if it's possible to reserve romancecar in advance, but the staff told me that the only way that I can actually reserve seats on romancecar is at the Shinjuku station.
Thanks alot though!
Yesssss that's what I meant hahahah

Btw guys, i'm a girl hahahah 

Yes I did, thank you so much for the help!
Hi, thanks alot for the reply! Is CC the link you sent earlier?

hi guys, is Narita Express (Narita Airport - Tokyo Station) covered by JR Pass? Any other cheaper or better option to get from Narita Airport to Tokyo? Will be arriving Narita Airport in the morning 8am

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I'll be in Osaka for a week and plan to allocate 2 days for Kyoto. What do you guys think?

I see, but is it better to go Kiyomizudera early morning to avoid crowd than Fushimi Inari Taisha?

I put Fushimi Inari Taisha at end of the day because its near to train station and have food there for dinner

Apart from Visondata mentioned earlier, any other reliable and affordable pocket wifi brand? Will be visiting Tokyo soon this month.

why is pocket wifi better than getting a local sim card ya?

I suggest Ghibli on a weekday instead of weekend.  Over the weekday I went, it's already packed, if you go on a weekend, there'll be even more people.

As for ShirakawaGo... if you go after Winter, it's usually just the greens and gassho zukuri houses. Winter is the most beautiful there, but since you have already made plans... no harm.

For Takayama, I recommend this restaurant for dinner: Tenaga Ashinaga Hommachi
I don't take beef but friends said the beef was good. The noodle and chashu meal is ichiban as well.

Ginza is best over the weekend, to enjoy the pedestrian's heaven. However if it's hard to rearrange the schedule, just leave it. Odaiba is also a nice place if you can make time for it.

*P/S: Lastly, theme parks or high energy activities are best to be placed in the early phase of the trip as you're still fresh and excited. Towards the end of a trip you're usually tired and worn out, so going to a theme park will probably sap even more of your energy.

I like the idea of onsen but I'll be going with my fiance and most of the onsen will separate according to gender and those private onsen is just to expensive