depends on your definition of whats large also

see official site rules. if im not mistaken its

1. oversized luggage >250cm tall is now barred
2. size of 160-250cm high allowed but need reservation booking
3. <160cm can be hand carried in and slot onto overhead rack

cause imo 250cm luggage is srzly big

yes if <12yo which are those without passports. you need to tie them to your registration, theres an option to select next to passport upload

just click to this site and register, you can do it weeks before entry. i got mine blue already before my end of month trip

https://mysos.allm-team.net/fasttrack/signup/

you can do in app or website, no diff i suppose

dont worry, it should be straightforward. just head to counter and tell them what you need. they will have english speaking staff ready in most stations

heck if you can buy tickets via our MRT/LRT ticket machine, you can do it in japan (they have english language option)

Yeah sadly the JR pass =/= ticket. Its like that time in taiwan eventho bought the HSR 3 day pass i still need to go counter to get stamps + actual ticket for the train staff to check before can enter the train

i heard of this too

but as for the mysos can we do screenshots or need to login actually? cause there is a QR code

buggered, looks like pocket wifi it is then when travelling haha

should be able to, but i dunno me or my phone but public wifi generally dont like to connect easy with it

like going thru the steps takes forever

this one usually collect after immigration haha

eh nice, i didnt know shopee has these. i always check those klook, roaming man, travel recommend etc

internet roaming get shock bills

no choice lo have to cough it up. i dont think we can ever return to pre-covid pricing given how inflation sets in ed

wait, any difference to the mySOS one? should i fill this one up too?

yeah best to do both la, never bad to be more careful

i used roaming man in cambodia, and travel recommends in taiwan and japan years ago. so far the best part of TR is that i opted for unlimited so i dont need worry at all of running out of data

8GB is plenty IMO, i have a 40GB digi plan per month and i dont even break the final 10GB when i was using it daily commute and life

TR? i checked via whatsapp, they are now in KLCC SOHO. they used to be in KLIA so i can pick and go

niceee im flying by this week already

cant wait to see a less packed japan

sadly right? i heard lots of stores dont even have enough hires to cover the influx of tourists

just got back from my trip to Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto

gotta say things havent changed much since i last visited in 2017

though prices for food increased by 100-200yen. liquor prices are still obscenely cheap tho

right? and nama biru in izakayas are starting to be 550yen in upper end chains

nomihoudai never felt more relevant now. heck chuhai sours are also getting steeper.

thats why after izakaya always keep stock of kirin/strong zero/chuhai in hotel fridge for nijikai

i went back a ramen place i been in 2015, Mutekiya in Ikebukuro, they raised almost 200 yen for a bowl of ramen i had last time haiz

hehe i went these both at 8am in morning, nobody at all

take the airport express train from KIX that ends at Namba, closest you can get to Shinsaibashi afaik. otherwise its a transit of trains within the Osaka Metro/Subway line (Midosuji i think). bad news is airport express can get crowded as many uses it to fast transit to city

as for cold, japan cities down south in winter shouldnt be as terrible as hokkaido. i was in Osaka/Kyoto in Jan, coldest was 0C and avg 2-4C daily. if sun out longer, then itll be 6C max. just pray no strong winds, that one i suggest a hardshell windbreaker to pair with your warm clothing

for 12C its sufficient, i was just wearing just tshirt and jeans at night 12-14C recently but thats prolly cause i was walking alot, so feeling stuffy if worn another layer

if your itinerary involves around travelling to other cities ASAP that easily cost >5000yen per trip, then only get JR pass. an example would be you from Osaka needed to travel to Nagoya, Fukuoka, Tokyo etc within a day trip kind then only worth it. FYI a shinkansen to Nagoya around 6.5k yen, shinkansen to Kyoto around 3.5k yen. to tokyo afaik its 12k yen. so if return trip its 2x the price liao, which even a 7 day JR pass at 29k is already recouping the value

do note also JR pass cannot be used on non JR lines. so that Midosuji line i mentioned above? your JR Pass cannot go thru.

nothing wrong with diff POV for passes but thats if you want to take flying instead of shinkansen

if OP has no issues with taking flights then by all means. do note taking flights means going thru longer checks and wait than a shinkansen. i assumed OP prioritise speed like all travellers than hassle of going thru airport security/immigration etc. shinkansen otoh just buy tix, hop in and settle down