I see, okay, let's see, if anything can buy the heat pack in Japan itself, should be easy to find, right. My windbreaker i dont think can tahan that well, went to Bali on June, the mountain area i can feel the cold, that one not even 20'c. haha

My experience last Nov at Nikko/Tokyo/Fuji 5 Lakes was that it felt way warmer than the stated temperature and winds were pretty much non-existent except when I was hiking around at Senjogahara.
I bought along a duck down jacket and ended up not using it at all as it was too warm.

Of course I am used to chilly winds living in Melbourne so it might be different for others.
My suggestion is to do layering as needed.

Super vague question, what are your interests?
What's your travel month?

thanks
looks like wind breaker is enough

hm, shopping and dining.
November this year.

Thanks.

November is a good month to catch the autumn colors especially the latter half of November so that's something you can consider if interested.

If you've never been to Tokyo before, you can spend your 2 days on each side of the city.
West - Shinjuku > Harajuku > Meiji Jingu > Shibuya
East - Tokyo Station > Akihabara > Ueno > Asakusa

More than enough shopping and dining just for those areas mentioned above.

If you want something different, visit some of the lesser known areas which are equally good in my opinion.
West - Kichijoji, Shimokitazawa, Nakano
East - Yanaka, Nezu, Sendagi

You can also spend half a day on Odaiba to visit the various malls, have fun at teamlab and finish off relaxing at Oedo Onsen.

Works when you wanna ask question, may not work if the other party reply and you wish to know what he/ she says. Unless the other party has Google translate installed in phone as well

I'd say everyone's cold tolerance is very subjective. It tends to rain during autumn and the temp gets crazy cold during that time or afterwards. Or night time. So if you already have heat tech, just bring along. Judge for yourself then decide whether you'll want to wear the heat tec or not

They're outskirt, correct, but still major tourist attraction. Nikko is pretty quiet except when you're at the shrine.

Since you're going Nikko, I highly, highly recommend dinner at Hippari Dako the tsukune (chicken meatball) and yakitori is sooo good. One of the best I've ever had. Also, Nikko is famous for yuba (beancurd) so you'll see yuba dishes everywhere.

Hippari Dako:
https://www.tripadvisor.com.my/Restaurant_R...ture_Kanto.html

This post has been edited by sweet_pez: Sep 5 2019, 03:17 PM

Thanks very much for the feedback! I see, so better to start of with English and use limited Japanese if needed, right? If I go with 2nd option, should I tell them my Japanese is very limited?

For the coupon its this ( https://www.nagasaki-ropeway.jp/facility/coupon.php ) Unfortunately its all in Japanese, so I wanted to be sure if this discount can be applied for all persons or do my party have to buy their individual ticket to get this discount. Hahaha.

Hahaha! I tried that but even my limited Japanese can tell it isn't translating properly, hence me asking here. Thanks tho.

You pass the phone to them to ask them to key in lor....

Its not perfect, but it works for me.

You're right. Maybe I'll just bring the Heattec, just in case. My tolerance to cold is quite high, but wind is another story.

Ooo, nice! Will try that dishes! Hope can find the halal version. Lol. Thanks for the recommendation!

Breaking news
Tokyo to Yokohama train accident.
One casualties.

Have you been to Yudanaka?

I want to ask you about Yudanaka near Shibu Onsen

I'm planning to drive there to stay there. Some of the ryokan hotels don't have parking lots.

Not sure if there are public car parks available?

ok ok thanks so much.
let me google now attractions there from your advice.

Thanks.

You can park at Shibu Hot Spring official car park
https://goo.gl/maps/zQugKwU7agZY7t4W9
500 Yen per Entry or 800 yen if overnight









This post has been edited by RegentCid: Sep 5 2019, 11:21 PM

Thanks

Nice pics

I hope the snow is as thick as this next Jan

Which hotel in Takayama got private onsen?

You're not flying anytime soon right. Can run through the coupon and check for you when I have time.

Provided, you have Japanese keyboard installed. How many people have that ready in their phone when they dont use it at all?

Thats right, not going to take up much (if any) space at all better be ready. For autumn i usually go about with a heat tech inside, and a hoodie on the outside. It was sufficient. Winter is different story haha.

Ahhhhhh i'm not sure if its Halal. Btw for Nikko i saw this for
Halal : https://www.instagram.com/p/B19BXdTAwu7/?igshid=4fexg1xa72ca

You should have just send the link earlier. Its clearly stated that with just one coupon its valid for family and pairs. It did not mention up to how many. It just not make sense to just print four coupon for 4 person. Waste of paper. You can still print 4 just in case you cant.
Here is the google translation:

With this one ticket, you can get discounts for family members, pairs and other guests.

You don't need to, just show the coupon. I also saved it already for my upcoming trip in Nov. It is the same discount regardless how many tickets you are getting.