May?... plan urs far far away possible from Golden Week.

This post has been edited by babylon52281: Dec 9 2019, 11:36 PM

Borderless is a permanent exhibition whereas Planets will finish up next April IIRC.

Planets is shorter and more structured, the experience is pretty immersive as your feet will get wet.
Borderless is longer and less structured meaning more exploring around but no getting wet.

In the end, it's really up to what you want I guess but do Planets first as Borderless will be there in the future.
That's my thought process anyway.

tokyo disneyland right now



This post has been edited by MR_alien: Dec 11 2019, 10:28 AM

why no both? landed at Narita then activated JRpass to sapporo/hokkaido

Yes, managed to booked.😊😊😊

Tak sempat.. I probably have about 7 to 8 days only

Thanks for your insights bro... will decide on which one to go for. Any way of getting cheap tickets for Team Labs?

For 7-8 days I would concentrate on only one area. Not much time if you would ask me. Personally I would suggest Osaka-Kyoto if this is your first time to Japan. Why? Because you get to see the best of both worlds.

Can try Klook, when they have discounts.
Both Planets & Borderless are available IIRC.

7-8 days with JRpass should be able to cover Tokyo and hokkaido I think.

osaka for me turned off.

my realized itinerary 12 days 4 cities without JRpass.

day 1
asakusa sensoji temple
kaminarimon

day 2
sumida river
tokyo skytree
shinobazunoike temple (quite pretty many pigeons fly there)
ueno park (must to visit park)
ueno toshogu shrine
nezu shrine (quite pretty)

day 3
meiji shrine ( can skip)
takeshita Street harajuku(daiso)
olimpic 2020 tokyo museum
meiji jingu gaien park( pretty at night with illumination)
Shibuya hachiko
caretta shiodome

day 4
meiji jingu gyoen temple(can skip)
yoyogi Park (must visit)
tokyo imperial palace garden
Missed tokyo government building due to time constraint
bus to osaka

day 5
arrived at osaka
visit dotonburi uniqlo&h&m
kuromon market
dotonburi again at night

day 6
osaka castle
osaka gozabune boat
osaka house museum of living
osaka umeda sky
hep ferris
tsutenkaku tower

day 7
osaka tenoji zoo
lego
Santa Maria cruise
tempozan
glion museum
shinsabaishi
dotonburi

day 8
move luggage to kyoto
Missed minoo waterfall due to time constraint
go to kobe rokko San cable(must try exp)
kobe China town
go back to kyoto

day 9
yasaka shrine
maruyama park
chio in temple
heian shrine
philosopher path

day 10
arashimaya - Sagano bamboo & tsugetsu bridge
kimono forest
fushimi Inari taisha
kyoto tower
Missed kyoto imperial building
go to Tokyo by bus

day 11
akibahara shopping
amekocho street
don quijote ueno

day 12
nakamise street
daiso ueno
go airport


I travelled with 3 (60 years plus), 2 (50 plus), 1(20 plus) and one baby 1 month old.

only like kyoto. osaka for me meh.

This post has been edited by L.Torreira: Dec 11 2019, 01:55 AM

Only means you don't like the city that much. For me, each new city I visit in Japan brings me a new experience. Never get tired or bored of it, don't know why.

kobe the experience is like I am in KL
osaka, Shibuya the experience is like I am in SG
Kyoto - new feel different place for me like first time visiting this city

Don't know why the first time visit Tokyo I don't feel as happier as I visit Bali for first time. The new ambience of Tokyo is not there. That is like I have visited Tokyo before.

Next time if I visit Bangkok maybe I will get new ambience/experience?

Salute. My baby 1 mth old I barely dare to bring him to the shopping mall across the street 😂

12 days 4 cities , everything half cooked

Half cooked slow paced to avoid the boredom completing all inside the itinerary then dunno what to do next. Osaka and kobe alone makes me bored.

Sorry typo baby 1 year old
He got better body immune than us because he slept almost all day there Osaka weather worst, the wind is too strong. 5 of us was caught cold while in osaka.

What he liked only going to Legoland osaka

This post has been edited by L.Torreira: Dec 10 2019, 09:10 PM


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I have 1 free day in Shizuoka after the my competition during CNY time, where should I visit? So far I did some research so far what is recommended is Kunōzan Tōshō-gū shrine, Verkehr Museum. Personally I prefer Food and Historical sites. Than shopping or theme park stuff.

Thanks in advance!

Different people have different priorities. What RegentCid meant was your rushed through so many places with so many days, so you didnt see much. I prefer to spend mpre time at a place so that I can fully explore the attractions and need not go back to the same place again in the near future.

Bro, Actually I don't feel rushed seriously. Our itinerary are manageable. 90% of planned itinerary are realized. I stayed at least 1 hour in each place. Even Ueno Park I went there from 12 pm to 4pm. Lucky in my last 4 days in Kyoto otherwise I feel boredom. Maybe because we are in group of 8 then I don't see any feelings attachment to Japan.

Sorry, Osaka and kobe once is enough for me. Tokyo just a connection/transit for me to go to hokkaido in the future. Kyoto will go again but nowhere near future. Sadly, I don't think I miss Japan. Maybe this is because I went there too long(12 days) or my expectation about Japan is too high.

This post has been edited by L.Torreira: Dec 11 2019, 01:49 AM

HI all,

Any day trip play snow experience near tokyo, which cheaper ? exclude Gala Yuzawa and Yeti fuji.

Thanks

Not about rush, but about completeness. 4 days in Tokyo really barely scratched the surface, over my last 6 trips to Japan I’ve spent more than 3 weeks (in total) in Tokyo itself, and still haven’t seen / smelt / eaten / experienced everything.

But of course you should holiday your own way. If you don’t like Tokyo / Osaka or any other big cities then that’s fine too 😂

Maybe karuizawa? I got no experience there but from google seems doable as day trip. If you willing to go a little further and stay overnight like in Nagano / Niigata / Yamagata areas then I got more personal experience recommendations.