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.

This post has been edited by qse150: Mar 23 2018, 02:14 PM

thanks. will try to find the hotels first then. Then will determined the places to visits and trains or buses to take along the way. Will consults the experts here after i prepare my own lists.

hi guys. questions about timeline during flight.

from KL to Tokyo, haneda, 4th June 2.40pm depart from KL and arriving at Tokyo Haneda 10.30pm.

and from Osaka KIX, 10pm depart and arriving in KL at 4am in the morning.

I mean will there be any big difference in the timeline? Or is the arrival time stated above is based on the time in Tokyo already?

very much appreciated for both sifu's opinion. i shall proceed with my hotel and itinery planning. Thanks.

a very useful point. i am also in the process of planning my trip also. thanks.

hi guys. i've been looking at the sim card options for use when in japan. my main concern is will it works once inserted into our smartphone. (which is from malaysia)

https://www.sakuramobile.jp/lp/?i=psim&gcli...D_BwE#learnmore

yape. JTB right? does this mean we can actually buy our sim cards and the train pass in either Lot 10 or KLCC or imbi there? all those offices are still available? sorry. long time didnt go to KL already. Sarawak here.

yes. I am referring to the page 1 information. Here. i paste it here.

"9. Traveling with Internet!
- Travel Sim Option 1 https://t.iijmio.jp/en/index.html *can be purchased from JTB Malaysia before your trip*

Travel sim Option 2 (3G/4G only, no calls) Hello1010: https://hello1010.my/country/asia/japan.html
Their SIM comes in 3 sizes: Standard, Nano and Micro SIM. You get all 3 and just use whichever applicable for your phone. "


open the link, https://t.iijmio.jp/en/shop/index.html
and it shows JTB Malaysia link.
Hope I am not mistaken.

cool. thanks for the tips. First time going. Really got a lot of details to go over. Option 2 really does look cheaper.

not yet finalized. still in planning process. but basically is 8 days, tokyo - osaka. Btw. i've just open the fb link on this option:

Travel sim Option 2 (3G/4G only, no calls) Hello1010: https://hello1010.my/country/asia/japan.html

turns out in Japan 3G cannot connect to their network. Minimum 4G. Is that true? both our phones are only 3G phones. Quite old already.

This post has been edited by qse150: Apr 5 2018, 05:08 PM

yeah. we booked the ticket first. May have been greedy at first. now after reading, realize wont be able to cover all the places in both area. So might be targeting a few places we want to visit.

and this happens to be one of the places my wife and I wanna go. Is it really moving already? Or has it been delayed?

https://www.star2.com/food/2018/03/02/tsuki...-move-on-track/

found new info after some googling here. not sure if this is accurate or not. Maybe still go chance to visit the historical fish market in full.

quoting from https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3021.html

"IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The inner market of Tsukiji Market is scheduled to close on October 6, 2018 and move to a new site in Toyosu where it will reopen as Toyosu Market on October 11. Tsukiji's outer market will remain in business beyond October 2018. More details..."

i got a question for all those veterans here. How come i dont see any onsen recommendation in itinery posted? Still in dillema over my itinery and onsen came to mind. any recommendations?

itinery still in planning. just wondering is it feasible to take the train (using JR PASS) from kyoto( planning to stay in kyoto) to osaka in the afternoon and come back to kyoto at night? i checked google map and its says it take 1hour29min per trip but here i see some people mention it only takes 30minutes.

This post has been edited by qse150: Apr 25 2018, 11:17 AM

cool. thanks for the info. yes yes. i am planning to visit during evening / night - Namba, Dotonbori, Shisaibashi, Famous Crab Restaurant [かに道楽 道頓堀 本店] . - copy this from some of the itinery here.

meaning its doable. plan to stay in kyoto and commute to osaka via train that way. Dont really enjoy switching hotel all the time.

thanks for the heads up. If like dat meaning we might be ending our daily tour early and sleep early? what about night life? anyway, suits me and me wife since we're both early bird type. But trains runs until midnight right? As long as we try to catch the train around 9pm or 10pm back to kyoto should be safe already then?

not yet complete. but this is the my current list. yes. i place fushimi inari and arashiyama both early morning trips so we're fresh and strong. walking wise, not a problem for me but me wife not as tough as me. haha. so i rather we take these 2 place slowly early in the morning. And still having headache where to slot in himeji. First time to japan. so quite worried about the train schedule. what if its not avaiable.

Tokyo
5th June 2018 Tuesday (1st day)
Morning - Tsukiji Fish Market
Afternoon - Odaiba, Diver City Tokyo, Akihabara, Gundam Cafe, M, Kanda Myojin Temple.
Evening/Night - Shibuya crossing, Hachiko Statue, Hachiko exit,Center Gai, Nonbei Yokocho
conveyor belt sushi in Shibuya, there is one inside Seibu on the top floor called Midori Sushi

6th June 2018 Wednesday (2nd day)
Morning - Asakusa, Kaminarimon, Nakamise District, Sensoji Temple
Afternoon - Meiji Jingu - Harajuku Shopping Street
Evening - Shinjuku - Omoide Yokocho,Golden Gai,Keio,Lumine,Kabukicho,Ikebukuro

Tokyo - Shirakawa (3rd day)
7th June 2018 Thursday - Shirakawago no Yu Hotel (booked for one night)

Early morning, goto Tokyo Station, take Hokuriku Shinkansen to Toyama Station. From Toyama Station take bus to Shirakawago (must catch the 1200pm or 1205pm bus depending on that month’s schedule latest).
Should buy the bus ticket online or buy on the spot???
Overnight in Shirakawa.

Shirakawa - Kyoto(4th day)
8th June 2018 Friday
Morning - Shirakawa
Afternoon - Depart for Kyoto ( Take bus from shirakawa to kanazawa, then take the train from kanazawa to kyoto) - 4hr++
Evening / Night time Gion Corner

Kyoto (5th day)
9th June 2018 Saturday
Morning - Arashiyama & Sagano
Afternoon - Kyoto Craft Centre
Take train from kyoto to osaka
Evening / Night - Namba, Dotonbori, Shisaibashi, Famous Crab Restaurant [かに道楽 道頓堀 本店]

Kyoto (6th day)
10th June 2018 Sunday
Morning - Fushimi -> Inari -> Taisha
Afternoon - Nishiki Market
Evening / Night - undecided.

Osaka (7th day)
11th June 2018 Monday
Kyoto - Osaka by train
Morning - Osaka - osaka castle - Osakajo
Afternoon - Walk from Osakajo to Kuromon

12th
Morning - Hotel check out.
Yet to plan for what to do. Maybe Himeji. Then back to osaka.
Head for Osaka airport (10pm flight black to malaysia)

With this kinda planinng, JR PASS is more suitable right?

not really that shopaholic. same with my wife. I think we'll just take a walk and enjoy the atmosphere.
and yes. i'm into anime. I will wanna have a walk thru akihabara. Thinking of skipping Odaiba or not since the most i wan to do in Odaiba is taking picture with the giant gundam there.

The main dish for us both is Tsukiji and Asakusa. Thats why i put both in the morning so we can enjoy it thoroughly. Hyperdia website. will do so after finish the schedule.

haha. kinda worried also about our leg power. Basically we place our main objectives early in the morning like Tsukiji / Asakusa / Arashiyama / Fushimi Inari so we can have ample of times to enjoy it. The rest of the day might even adjust according to our stamina level.

Initially plan to book our hotel in kyoto but after reading here, i think its more feasible to stay in osaka. Still need to slot in himeji-jo

Planning to book our hotel in shibuya so it will be more convenient. Not really tat shopaholic.

Lucky you got mention. Noted about osaka-jo to kuromon. Ota Road .... but but got bring home minister how????

Umeda will be in my list then.


Yes yes we fly in Tokyo and out Osaka. Booked it before I had a chance to come here have a look see. Shirakawago i already booked hotel at Shirakawago-yu already.

Thanks for the grouping area tips in tokyo. Its just that we would like to concentrate on the place we want to go first - Tsukiji / Asakusa / Arashiyama / Fushimi Inari. And after that only go for other places.

JapanBusOnline. Just wondering will be difficult to book the ticket on site? Anyone with experience here?
Hokuriku Arch Pass - noted. thanks for the tips .

Really appreciate the inputs. I will need to adjust my itinery. Thanks.

errr ... that only works when you are the better drinker. In my case, i think she's the better drinker.

btw, i think itinery in tokyo area should actually quite flexible. and yeah. tsukiji to sensoji seems like a good idea. Itinery is more like a guideline afterall.