JR do stop by uji
which is why in regentCID's itinerary, it's inari >> uji >> nara
thn later i found out kintetsu also travel there from kyoto but with more stops


i put kiyomizudera 1st is because nishiki open from 9.30AM but kiyomizudera opens from 6AM
so i plan to hit kiyomizudera and surrounding area 1st before hitting nishiki area
saves me time since i can start earlier

Thanks Fyonne & ChAoS, the plan is to go to Nara during the Osaka part of my trip and my JR Pass would have been activated then.
Will be boarding the train from Tennoji and getting off at JR Nara station.
I will have a look at whether Uji is a convenient stopover or not.

is JR more expensive?
because why everywhere i search, JR seems to be cheaper travelling within the city or outside the city whenever JR is available?
like kyoto station to nara via JR is 710 Yen while kintetsu limited express is 1130 Yen

Ok yeah that makes sense,will be a super early start for you then
Whereabouts are you staying btw in Kyoto?

most probably kyoto station
since near kyoto station and shichijo station

From my experience it's not always like that though. Kintetsu sometime is more expensive because of the longer distance.

I do have to admit that it's rather subjective. Sometimes, i needed to travel to somewhere outside the city, due to limited routes, JR have to take more station changes (or sometimes even forced to use some non JR station) to reach, resulting in slightly higher cost. While sometimes, because of its direct connection, it's both cheaper and faster. On another case, when a non JR can reach from beginning till the end, i have experienced it being cheaper than compared to a hybrid using both JR and non JR lines to reach.

In the end, you won't know whether it's cheaper or not until you run the numbers via GMaps or Hyperdia in detail...

How advance in time you all book airbnb for stay in Tokyo?
I noticed some listings blocked the date 3 months and beyond.

that's the problem, when i search on gmaps or hyperdia
sometime there are multiple route to each a specific location
maybe got A and B route
when i read itinerary, they use A route
when i search Gmaps and hyperdia, it has another B route that is cheaper

not sure which one to follow

differ from listing to listing(the person who manage it)
if still block mean they haven't release it yet
some listing can book 6 months in advance

I use Hyperdia for planning all my train routes and will normally choose the one that takes the least amount of time, unless the cost difference is huge.
Like what ChAoS mentioned, there are probably 2 or 3 ways from Point A to Point B so choose the one that suits your schedule best.

Anyone who taking Air Asia from Haneda to KLIA, please please please check in and arrive earlier more than 3 hours before flight as you will see a very long line in front counter there.

I had a very scary experience, I reached there at 9pm (my mistake because I go visit my friend in hospital nearby Kamata.) So the line indeed very long , the staff were measuring the carry on weight one by one.

I end up finished checking in at 10.30pm, flight 11.45pm, first time in Japan airport not enough time go duty free shop, duty free shop for those famous brand like Tokyo banana, shiroi koibito, kit Kat, bunmeido, Calbee jagabee pokkuru and a lot more is a must for traveller like us because you don't have to purposely purchase 5400 yen just for duty free, things already duty free there, just the con maybe no stock then no choice liao lor.

Remark: not racist but I really scared of obese people with huge size and big bushy hair to sit beside me in a cramped plane. I still having phobia now seriously.

When reach gate, the staff will not let people with more than two hand carry board the plane unless they stuff their things into their bag make it 2 pieces total.

I didn't buy anything, so I am safe haha, but then when I board the plane, my nightmare come, omg one obese American African lady sat beside me, the chair divider can't even put properly, her legs and butt taking partially of my seat, luckily 3 hours after flight, she willing to upgrade her seat. Thanks God.

Seriously, I rather paid RM 500 more for a full board service like ANA after this experience. You get what you paid, to be honest air asia is not even cheap RM1200 without luggage and food during normal period.

Thanks for reading, kthxbye

than i suggest next round it's better that you purchase any full board service ticket to avoid getting the scary experience that you mentioned

nowadays i just type beside the location i wanna go with the station name
when wanna take the train only google or hyperdia it

Hi guys, I am going to Japan in December, got my flight and accommodation setup but I want to ask, what is the best unlimited data wifi provider for trips to Japan.

I checked Samurai Wifi, they have plans that are unlimited and without speed throttling and is reasonably priced, does anyone have here have experience with their services or any other competing brands?

actually i was about to ask this question too
so far, the cheapest is wifibaby
but i'm not sure how reliable is their service
samurai wifi is the most expensive of all..RM18/day

went norway and iceland, samurai wifi damn sucks

I use roaming man in japan kinda good experience

Try frequently check their website for promo. so u can wait getting em until 1 month prior. same goes with the train passes etc (something tat cant sold out).
last time i gotten Travel Recommend due to any 2 JR pass (ANY, which include JR 1D kansai pass) free pocket wifi service.

1st time uses Travel Recommend so i can collect em at Penang Airport.
2nd time, tat any 2 JR passes offer. coz y not. we just cancel our previous pocket wifi with canceling price coz its still cheaper that way.

the service is good tho, both time never really fail me. except when i went to Nikko, at Ryuzu Fall area. it mountain area with lot of nature neway.

Used Japan NTT Docomo 10 Days (Infinite Data) Travel Prepaid Plan bought from hello1010.my. Good experience. I prefer simcard instead of wifi hotspot since we have to pay for the device if it’s broken during our use

This is a very good info and guidance, thank you

Anyone can help? Seems no one can reply...
I need to know what time is the last train depart. A train schedule would help.

Also I have brought, subway unlimited ticket via klook,
Does this cover outskirt of tokyo? specifically the one I check via google I need to take Yokohama Line and Odakyu line and Fukutoshin Line.

This post has been edited by WhiteMaker: May 4 2019, 02:42 PM