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 Travel To Japan V11, Nippon here we come!

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post Jan 6 2018, 07:55 PM

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QUOTE(gonzalo20 @ Jan 5 2018, 11:19 PM)
Hi. I need advise for train pass. I plan to stay at Osaka for the whole trip. Anyone can advise me on what train pass should i take? Here is my iti:

1st day: Arrived Osaka.
2nd Day: Kyoto
3rd day: Kyoto
4th day: Kyoto
5th day: Kobe
6th day: Nara
7th day: Osaka
8th Day: Osaka
9th Day: Return to Msia
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You can get Kintestsu Rail Pass or Kansai One Pass for some special Privilege for certain tourist spots.

My recommendation is just get the Kansai One Pass and use it.
Kansai One Pass is just our TnG for anything from railway to subway to bus, plus certain privilege.
If you dont care about the special privilege, you can opt for ICOCA as well, same function as KOP but without any privilege
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post Jan 6 2018, 08:12 PM

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QUOTE(Lynixx @ Jan 6 2018, 11:08 AM)
Hi all sensei,

i and my gf have planned our osaka/kyoto/kobe trip in march,i need some advise on below itinerary.
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My 2 cents here.
D3 - USJ, get express pass, save your waiting time. Be there early and rush for Harry Potter area once the entrance is open, else you have to wait like mad.
D4 - I think you might want to replan on this unless you plan to do TnG style. Expect you will spent around 2 hours in Fushimi Inari Taisha and at least 3 hours in Kiyomizu dera and ninenzaka, plus all the transportation item and lunch time, you probably still have another 2 hours to spare with. Btw, you can go try experience the Starbucks in ninenzaka.
D5 - Put bamboo grove to early in the morning to avoid people, usually after 8:30 / 9, flocks of people will start to rush into bamboo grove. You might want to experience the torokko train, put it together with hozugawa river boat ride, best experience ever if you are the scenery type person. If you like coffee, you can try % Arabica coffee shop beside the hozugawa river, one of the best river view with coffee
D6 & 7 - Suggest you spend your time in Osaka is good enough. You still havent do any shopping plan + you are like only explored 3 place out from Osaka.
Go for Umeda Hanten department store, abeno harukas for excellent skyview
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post Jan 9 2018, 05:51 PM

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QUOTE(gonzalo20 @ Jan 9 2018, 05:20 PM)
any street food area at Kobe like at nishiki market and dotonbori?
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there is one chinastreet in Kobe
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post Jan 15 2018, 09:47 AM

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General Questions
1. Yes, for Kansai Area, But if you are going to Nara + Himeji Castle, you can consider Kansai Thru Pass, which can give you unlimited rides for only 4k yen for 2 days. Single trip from Osaka to Himeji is already around 2-3k yen.
2. Not suggested doing Kobe and Nara in one day, since from Kobe to Nara takes around 2 hours, which is very long hours, spend more time on your leisure activity than on train itself.
3. Its totally up to your own preference, if you think that full blooms happens towards end of your trip then put more sightseeing activities around that period. If you are not jumping from hotel to hotel, then you are good to do shopping early on, and keep all your stuff in the hotel.
4. No Comment on this, but personally I would prefer Suntory, but I doubt you can get any ticket by now already. Suntory is extremely popular and their ticket always being fully booked at least 3 months in advanced.
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post Mar 6 2018, 09:27 AM

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QUOTE(jojo_g2 @ Mar 6 2018, 09:08 AM)
is Nov/Dec a bad time to go tokyo? too cold?
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Nov is considered quite a good time. You can enjoy the koyo scenery
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