reseached so many pocketWIFI company in KLIA2
never heard of ultrawifi yet

u need to attend the event to get it
same like the previous B1F1 voucher
need to get it from the event and redeem it online

lucky u got guaranteed ticket for sagano rail train

go for more reputable brand but seem there are some not so nice review as well
reputable brand like travelrecommend, wiyo, roamingman, samurai WIFI

when it's too cheap, it's too cheap to be true
if your airbnb got provide pocket wifi, just get wiyo as backup
if your airbnb don't provide, i suggest u go for travelrecommend for guaranteed connection

they should be the best and the more expensive ones

damn, the sagano ticket for the 1st 2 train from kameoka toward saga tarokko during my days in kyoto are sold out

looks like i can skip the train entirely unless there is a way over it

the one listed on their website is what kind under "seat availability"?
it's labeled "X" for the 1st 2 train on the day i'm going

i'm still thinking to bet on it or not
because i can reach early, those PRC tourist can too
and not just on that day, the day before and after...1st 2 train also "X"

surprisingly the one from saga to kameoka are all available

oh, i forgot
i'm only aiming for the 1st train only
am going 5th oct

and if can't get the 1st train
my option left is
1. go to saga-arashiyama JR station...take the sagano train from saga to kameoka...thn umahori back to saga-arashiyama JR thn walk to the bamboo forest
or
2. forget the sagano train and just explore the bamboo forest and surrounding area

can't...it's already labeled "X" at their website
also the day before and after as well
my days in kyoto are china holiday week

that's the reason i forego the hozugawa boat ride...it's too expensive
i had it in my itinerary until i saw the price per pax

i think if i do the saga to kameoka train ride thn ride JR back to saga-arashiyama....still way cheaper and still can match the schedule
because the 1st train is saga to kameoka at 9.02AM....the kameoka to arashiyama is 9.30AM

it's red...today
i'm not sure if it's still available when i reach there...the 10:30AM one is completely sold out

can't
it has been returning me with error since yesterday

asking me to go back to beginning

yes...the same site u showed, the same site linked from the sagano website
once i entered everything, it always return error page and ask me to return to beginning

cash is still king in japan
i bring mostly cash

as for the rate, if u have changed yen like 5 months ago, that rate vs BP rate is like sky and earth

i think if u change 3 months ago, the rate is still quite a big gap
the rate just suddenly rose up


what to do...most places in japan still accept cash only
except big department store like bic camera
other than that...still cash all the way

seoul on the other hand is mostly card..which is why BP is famous in SK

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Sep 22 2019, 08:54 AM

what i meant is famously being used by malaysian in SK since it bypasses bank(surcharge)

problem with MY is that we have too many cashless wallet...which is bad in a few ways as well
i typically don't use E-wallet in malaysia due to those reasons

the last train to kyoto is actually 10:30PM
which still no one can make it, don't even take the chance as well
just take limousine bus, each bus is 20 minutes interval

A = not peak
B = slightly peak
C = peak(weekend)
D = super peak(christams period)

wrong info

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Sep 23 2019, 12:13 PM

my bad, wrong info..it's oct
i messed it up

november is just about the end of autumn
it's more like colder genting weather all the time
1Xc most of the time

i would say it's cool, not cold

what you're winning is the voucher
thn u use the voucher to claim online

some people resell the voucher