u bought a pack or a box?
it's very expensive when i saw the price
i don't know people are eating instant noodle or gold noodle

fresh ichiran isn't even good at all

and u need to monitor the expiry dates, japanese instant noodle(at least ramen) do not last a year like ours
they expire in like 3-4 months


they check your bag but not your pocket

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Nov 1 2019, 10:54 AM

the one that i posted is only 2XX yen per packet which consist of 2 portion
cannot tax refund because it's sold in normal local supermarket...donki don't carry so much flavour


just bring like 1 snack is enough
there are so many things to eat in USJ
but just eat the must eat thing, should be able to fill u up till night already
visit harry potter and have butter beer(hot & cold) thn find another stall and eat the butter beer ice-cream
go to jurassic park and eat the turkey legs
these 2 alone can last until night if u timed it right
and do not go for the turkey leg at 12noon-1PM, it will have a very long queue...go after that
basically u go play when people eat, thn go eat when people go play

my heart cannot take fuji Q's ride
i'm good with disneysea and USJ
disneysea was epic when i go 2.5 years ago during their 50th anniversary(if i remember correctly) and christmas period
so many extra shows

constantly scroll instagram
search for arashiyama, you'll know when is peak already
no need people to report back

yes

more than enough
i averagely spend RM2.5k for my 1 week in kansai region going osaka, kyoto, nara, kobe
eat until puke, brought back a full suitcase of stuff...many of which not tax refunded

depends what u ate actually
if u eat fancy stuff, thn budget need to go up higher
my meal mostly average 1000 yen except for that wagyu beef BBQ buffet which is 4k yen/pax
surprisingly the meal in kansai region quite ok the pricing, famous ramen shop also got 700-900yen
tokyo famous one usually over 1k yen

the ramen street at osaka station...all famous ramen shop...their most expensive one is like 1.2k yen
but it's a huge bowl of ramen + a bowl of fried rice + a side of gyoza = u will puke after eating that much

transportation, i initially loaded 5k yen onto every IC card...end up i needed to add 1k yen for the last day back to airport

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Nov 4 2019, 05:52 PM

very late compared to the train
based on the speed i saw them operate, u can pretty much made it to the train too

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Nov 4 2019, 08:46 PM

i would recommend taking the normal train
difference only like 10 mins in terms of travel time but saved u like 500 yen


2k yen is very cheap
the most famous cheapest kobe beef stall that is at kuromon market
100gm is 5000 yen
but that is A5 kobe beef

the one i ate of course not kobe beef(can't afford it)
i ate kuroge wagyu beef at chifaja
just go for the thin slices...it's very enjoyable compared to normal beef

the one i ate needed to grill myself
but i kinda know what people meant by melts in your mouth
because it's thin slices and mostly fat

if the slice is too thick, it ain't gonna melt

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Nov 5 2019, 01:20 PM

i remember correctly it was 500 yen difference
so i opened google maps and search namba station to KIX
nankai limited express - 42 minutes - 1450 yen
normal train - 48 minutes - 930 yen

i just came back from kansai region, my stock still full
unless you're gonna go kobe thn different story


yes, it does
everyone came back with a full suitcase of stuff

from my previous tokyo lesson...yes u do
no matter what size u bring, it's gonna be full when u leave japan
my mom hasn't bought enough yet but have to stop because it's full

u need money and a huge suitcase/multiple suitcase to bring back everything from japan
because almost everything there is unique

everyone just bring a luggage there
the size where u can carry on...any bigger have to be checked in eventhough it's empty
and yes, bring soft case...because when you're leaving japan...the suitcase will be checked in because i can guarantee it will not be 7KG

so soft case prevent it from breaking apart like hard case

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Nov 5 2019, 01:54 PM

for locals that are very familiar..yes
but for tourist...NO...especially if with 2 luggage

u need to prepare some time for being lost because u will be

their confectionery stuff of course
u can go to the kitano area to buy or just buy at the 7-11 at the sannomiya station
there are 2 7-11 there, 1 is in plain sight which is a kiosk...there is another one hidden at the corner which is a huge 7-11
inside that 7-11 sell all of kobe local exclusive confectionery...god it's good

and u can't get it anywhere else

each region of japan has their own exclusive confectionery, osaka has their own, kyoto has their own, nara has their own
i'm pretty sure ishikawa has their own too(which i don't know what it is)

never been to ishikawa so don't know anything abt it, u should know it better since u stayed there
there should be 1 place that is selling confectionery stuff that is always crowded by japanese

the notes in japan isn't the biggest, in fact it's the smallest
the biggest issue is the coinssssss
yes, i put many s behind because there will be a lot

everytime u buy something
they will give u back in coins
and u will end up with a lot of 100 yen coins(which is alot)
u donate it away like that? ...a few of that coin is basically a meal already

that's the real reason since they don't show post tax price
so u will always wonder what the actual price is
and often, u don't have enough and u have to carry those coins around

yup, accumulatively...we all will end up with tons of coins
even the cashier machine they use nowadays are automated since it's a waste of time to calculate...they just throw it in


they all have use
say a drink is 140 yen(before tax) but after tax it became 156 yen
this is where the 1 yen have use
essentially u buy what also have use
just that do u have enough 1 yen or not

charge also minimum 1000 yen
what about the 100, 10, 5, 1 coins
and can only find those machine in their train station

what movie?
if u say harry potter, they do sell their robe inside


japan is still mostly cash
alipay vs ICOCA?...ICOCA of course will win
rarely see alipay accepted unless places like drug store and not all accept