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 Travel To Japan V11, Nippon here we come!

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VinceLee
post Mar 27 2018, 05:30 PM

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Hi all,

I wanna ask if my schedule using Fuji Hakone Pass workable
My schedule as following:
1st Day:-
7:05am Arrive at Narita Airport
10:00am Buy Fuji Hakone Pass at Shinjuku
11.45am Take Bus to Kawaguchiko Lake
2:00pm Arakurayama Sengen Park
5:00pm Check in Hostel
6:30pm Dinner Udon
8:30pm Walk Around

2nd Day:-
6:00am Watch Sunrise
7:30am Breakfast
8:30am Check out
9:30am Oshino Hakkai Spring
12:00pm Gotemba Premium Outlet
2:30pm Hakone Sightseeing Cruise
4:00pm Hakone Shrine
6:00pm Check in Hotel@Hakone Yumoto
6:30pm Dinner Soba

3rd Day:-
7:30am Breakfast
8:30am Check Out
10:00am Owakudani
12:00pm Lunch
2:30pm Owadara Castle
4:00pm Take Train to Shinjuku
6:00pm Dinner
VinceLee
post Mar 27 2018, 11:42 PM

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QUOTE(tohff7 @ Mar 27 2018, 06:06 PM)
Looks fine to me. You can actually make reservation for the bus trip (Shinjuku-Kawaguchiko) earlier online if you wish (not need CC or pay first).

For the Hakone-Shinjuku train part, you can pay slightly extra to take the faster Odakyu Romancecar

EDIT
You might want to check how are you going to Odawara? Don’t think the pass cover it
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Thanks for your feedback, i have already reserve the bus seat, just want to assure the schedule is fine
I think i will take limited express instead of Romancecar as only 15 minutes faster & need to pay extra 890yen per person
For going Odawara, I have checked the map at Odakyu website, i can take Hakone Tozan Train going there


QUOTE(sweet_pez @ Mar 27 2018, 06:36 PM)
If i'm not mistaken, the pass is for 3 days. So for 3 days the transport and some attractions are covered, so doesn't matter how you go about it. However rides like the cruise (in Hakone), you can only ride it once and you'll still need to pay to go in Museums but with a discounted rate with the pass.
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Thanks for your feedback too, 3 days are quite limited, need to choose which attractions you want or skip
what i am worrying now on the bus schedule on Fuji & Hakone, seems take quite some time to travel around
VinceLee
post Mar 28 2018, 05:51 PM

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QUOTE(tohff7 @ Mar 28 2018, 10:00 AM)
Last time I think I left my onsen in Gora around 10am and reach Kawaguchiko bus station by 5pm, including 2 hrs spent at Gotemba Premium Outlet

If you are a Initial D fan, you'll find the first half journey quite familiar  biggrin.gif . It's basically the mountain road for the 2nd last team battle (Team Spiral) and the Ryusuke-Rin Hyojo deathmatch dogfight
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Just watched Stage 1 10+ years ago, that time borrow friend DVD to watch


QUOTE(sweet_pez @ Mar 28 2018, 10:16 AM)
No problem, I know what you mean. I'm having the same dilemma but friends and I have agreed to do Fuji-Q Highland, so there's even less time for us to go around sweat.gif

Additionally, if the ryokan/ hotel you're staying doesn't have an onsen, you can go to a bath house for a visit (whichever near your accommodation). Just pay a fee, go in and enjoy onsen for an hour or two (with Mt Fuji view) and then balik. This was recommended by another Mod, after I told him my Hotel/ inn's onsen doesn't have Mt Fuji view. The one he went was Yurari, but from where I stay, Benifuji is nearer so I'll go to that one instead.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6902.html
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Wow, thanks again for your recommendation, definitely need to go enjoy Onsen there
VinceLee
post Apr 3 2018, 11:03 AM

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QUOTE(MeToo @ Apr 2 2018, 11:59 AM)
So wife finally made up her mind on the itinary... mostly is for my kid/wife... I was just there 2 weeks ago for AnimeJapan 2018 so I'm just tagging along this time...

Would appreciate any feedback/comments/tips on the itinary...
Day 1 ( 14 Apr ) reach Tokyo 10 pm stay at Shinjuku

Day 2 ( 15 Apr ) : imperial palace, and Ueno park/zoo, shibuya , stay at shinjuku

Day 3 ( 16 Apr/Mon ) : meiji shrine, yogogi park, proceed to urayasu and check in Disney hotel

Day 4 ( 17 Apr ) : Disney

Day 5 ( 18 Apr ) : Disney

Day 6 ( 19 Apr ) : Odaiba and Onsen. Stay at asakusa

Day 7 ( 20 Apr ) : sensoji temple and Nakamise , akibahara , stay at asakusa

Day 8 ( 21 Apr ) : Harajuku/Shinjuku, kabukicho
Actually for me I think should add in some good steak/beef meal... anyone can recommend good place for some Matsusaka/Ohmi beef?
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I am going Disneyland with my gf at 17 Apr too
you may buy cheap tickets from this forumer here:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=4552051
i saw it after i bought mine...
VinceLee
post Apr 4 2018, 08:44 AM

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QUOTE(MeToo @ Apr 3 2018, 02:56 PM)
My main problem is them closing the pooh honey hunt  cry.gif
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Pooh honey hunt closing cry.gif cry.gif cry.gif
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post Apr 23 2018, 01:04 PM

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Hi, wanna do a quick review for Fuji Hakone Pass tour

Arakurayama Sengen Park
Postcard view of Mount Fuji with Pagoda & sakura,
but need to go through about 400 steps of stair first
must go if you really want a really nice picture

Cycling around Kawaguchiko Lake
Very beautiful view of Mount Fuji while cycling around the lake
You will in love with Mount Fuji
I rent a bike for an hour for 500 yen

Oshino Hakkai Spring
A very beautiful entrance by the river
Nice photo taking places within village

Gotemba Premium Outlet
Same as KLIA Mitsui outlet but bigger
Nice canteen
Very cheap Michael Kors bags (according to my gf)

Hakone Sightseeing Cruise
Normal boat riding for me, but is included with Fuji Hakone pass, so why not
Can take nice photo outside the boat but not inside of it

Hakone Shrine
Nice shrine with long stairs... can skip as it is same as other Tokyo shrine
Many people queuing for photo-shooting at the torii by the lake

Owakudani
Volcanic valley with sulphur smell
Cannot go higher up as got construction now
Black egg (my opinion: taste same with normal egg)
Black ice cream (Good for selfies)

Owadara Castle
Nothing much there, just few people when i got there
Just a castle...

All in all Lake Kawakuchigo is worth to going again for the Mount Fuji view
Food is pricier in Fuji & Hakone compare to Tokyo
VinceLee
post Apr 25 2018, 03:14 PM

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QUOTE(sweet_pez @ Apr 25 2018, 10:54 AM)
Just saw this. Tour as in you followed tour? That's nice, then it's easy to move around. I'll be going Fuji 5 Lakes alone and I think I'll only be able to make it to Lake Yamanaka and Kawaguchi. I have done Owakudani, Hakone Shrine and Cruise in one of my previous trip. No to Gotemba coz we're not really keen on shopping hmm.gif

Out of the list, the one I really want to do is bike around Kawaguchiko. I'll figure how to do that as 1 of our friend can't cycle laugh.gif we can't leave her though. Hopefully they have the bike for 2 people. Doesn't seem possible to do Oshino Hakkai coz it seems out of the way. Didn't you do Shibazakura?? Since you're there.
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Independent tour actually
Unfortunately, I didn't saw any 2 person bike available for rent there
Would like to do Shibazakura too, but the event haven't started yet when i was there
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post Apr 26 2018, 02:58 PM

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QUOTE(RegentCid @ Apr 26 2018, 01:36 PM)
KL > Narita....no way. Too far way from Mt Fuji
Flight Path of ANA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/nh816#112a4f77

Flight Path of MAS
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/mh70#1127b471

Flight Path of JAL
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/jl724#11292fd2
Narita > KL ...Yes (Morning & Noon Flight Only)  biggrin.gif
Flight Path of ANA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/nh815#11284e5c

Flight Path of MAS
https://www.flightradar24.com/MAS89/112a900e

If taking JAL from Narita to KuL then No Way......
Flight Path of JAL
https://www.flightradar24.com/JAL723/112aa65d
Conclusion....If want see Mt Fuji...Never take JAL..... biggrin.gif  biggrin.gif
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I am taking JAL last Friday, from Narita to KL, it did passby Mt Fuji, on the right side of the plane
VinceLee
post Apr 26 2018, 04:02 PM

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QUOTE(yanniieee @ Apr 26 2018, 03:25 PM)
Is this good rate?
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Better than my rate...
You can go this website to purchase yen, then collect at their branches:
http://www.eforex.com.my/
Better rate than the rate in your photo, using FPX payment , no need to withdraw money from bank
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post Apr 26 2018, 04:42 PM

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QUOTE(RegentCid @ Apr 26 2018, 04:14 PM)
Chances are very minimum. That day you are lucky  biggrin.gif

Because JAL from April 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 are using outbound route....straight fly into Sea of Japan crossing Philippine.
JAL from April 21 onwards no more passing Taiwan ....means it wont pass through Mt Fuji
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Wow, i am lucky then
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