Regarding Kobe beef, anyone know why is dinner is so much more expensive than lunch?

Is it due to the portion or just purely because its "dinner"?

is 8-10 days enuff to do tokyo & kyoto?

and isit best to just take the shinkansen to kyoto & back? will be travelling with wife and 10yr old son.

Havent booked. Not sure if I have plans to come back in the future, more towards best to do it at the same time. And I did check, flights out of osaka is a little bit more expensive than outta tokyo vise versa. Thats why, have to do so at the same airport.

for those that went to USJ :-

1. Where did you guys buy your tickets from ? (USJ JP site/ klook/ kiosk @ lawson) ?

I'm not targeting to take on all the rides maybe just a few popular ones, so I'm intending to get the VIP wristband instead of the express pass. Has anyone tried this method before ?

Hi all, can I know which airlines that you guys fly on? I'm looking for best price to travel to Tokyo end of this month. I just search on AA, MAS, Thai Airways and Jap Airline.
Last minute planning for family trip...

Anyone can help to purchase Studio Ghilbli museum tickets via Lawson? Especially those staying in Japan.
Its all sold out via official website for out of japan purchase.

If can please drop me pm.

Thanks.

The site u gave is still available for the date i want but i cant register to buy as i dont own JP Address. Furthermore i need claim it via machine in Lawson.

Anyone in JP that willing to help? I transfer money and payment to have it mail back to malaysia after u redeem from Lawson.

I actually did ask one of my hotel to help. Email her but didn't reply me yet.

Yours is purchase via museum system?

course i wanna book a JR pass but they need my passport info. I can only renew next month.

I want to purchase the pass now because I'm not sure about the price by the time I renew passport. I purchase from klook though, so the price go up and down everyday

My Rough Itinerary but wanted to focus more on the day 5-7

5. Hakone - Hakone Yuryo, The Pirate Ship Thingy, Sleep at airbnb
6. Fuji Five Lakes - Fuji Q and sightseeing. sleep at airbnb
7. Fuji Five Lakes to Tokyo

Possible or not lol

any other suggestions that sifus can add up?

Consider start from Fuji 5 Lakes then go Hakone? Seems better logistics wise.

Hakone Yuryo is located near the start of Hakone route. I don’t suppose you plan to enjoy onsen bath first thing when u reach there?

Which area is the best to stayin Hakone and Fuji Five Lakes?

I recall signboards at Tokyo station lockers reminding gaijins that maximum storage is 3 days only. Don't know if it's 3 calendar days or 72hrs though.

OK thank you, got confuse when wanna book thru exp*dia, I key in 2 adults and 1 children, result shows exceed max guest no room available, but if key in 2 adults only then room available. policy stated children below 5 stay for free. Is that mean I only need to key in 2 adult?

My daughter is only 2yo.

It's Apa Hotel Kaminarimon

I think there some error in the system for double room.

key in 2 adults - Room available

key in 2 adults + 1 children 2yo - Room exceed max guest, means no room available

but Policy stated children below 5 stay for free

morning all, any suggestion on place to stay?
1) which near to disneyland/disneysea? coz we plan to buy the 2 day pass, so i'm thinking if stay nearer will save the traveling time. then after only move back to shinjuku/shibuya. coz bringing 2 kids along, 3yo and 5yo.

List of hotels affliated with Tokyo Disney

http://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/hotel/lists/

2)lake kawaguchiko, looking for the place which can have the view of the lake and the mt fuji.
i've try to look for few places, but is either near the train station which very convenient but dont have good view of the mt.fuji, and some i'm not sure whether is really can view to mt.fuji or not if based on the photo given of the airbnb/hotel. coz i just read based on the guests review. so hope if anyone been there can recommend some good ones. 

To get the lake + Mt Fuji view, you need to stay at the northern side of Lake Kawaguchi. And be prepare to pay premium especially during peak period. Don't worry about distance. Usually the hotels will have their own shuttle bus to pick you up from the train station

Last time I stayed in Mizuno Hotel

i'm planning to board train to lake kawaguchiko. i found this guide is useful, would it be easier since we have 2 kids ?
http://www.chasingplaces.com/how-to-get-fr...apan-rail-pass/

aiyo, I'm confused now..

Hi, I heard there is this Morning Skyliner train from Narita airport to Ueno Station only cost 400yen. How about Ueno to Narita? Anyone taken this ride before? My flight back to M'sia is at 11.30am. klook sell the train ticket for RM81 one way.

Heyyy,
Do you guys mind suggesting any nice all-you-can-eat sushi restaurants located in Tokyo?
Preferably affordable onesss

Thank you

Japan Sushi price range:

Category A: 100 - 2000 Yen are Budget
Category B: 2000 - 10000 Yen are Normal Sushi restraurant
Category C: 10000 - 20000 Yen are famous sushi chef pocket list menu (私房菜）
Category D: 20000 - 35000 Yen are Splurge, Michelin rated restaurant
25 Sushi dish with 6500 Yen price tag consider value. Because Category C sushi only get 8 - 12 dishes only
Jan & Feb are Hokkaido thicket snow season

thread got too much info to filter through so i hope someone can guide me.

i'll be travelling to japan for 10 days in early nov. no itenary yet. but my main reason for going to japan is to head over to disneyland.

any other kid friendly places to recommend ? regardless tokyo or kyoto or hokkaido. i have 10 days. i saw in google maps there is a sea world beside disneyland. worth going ?

bought ticket for june to tokyo for 8 days. will leave japan via osaka kansai. Will be going with my wife. Been looking at those capsule hotel and those single room hotel. If I book those accomodations, will there be any problem if 2 person stay in those single room? Btw, first time going there for holiday.

japan acco mostly charged based on pax...not per room but i may be wrong

8 days for tokyo and osaka ?

gonna be rush

If I need to eliminate one from my Kyoto itinerary, which would it be?

Nijo Castle
Ginkaku-ji
Kiyamizu-dera (because refurbishment work)
Nishiki Market

I'm thinking to leave out Nishiki market, since I'll also be going to a few shopping district in Osaka (Kuromon, Tenjinbashisuji, Namba dotonbori, Kita district malls, Abeno Harukas)