You didn't put in waiting time for the Train. Once you reach Yoshino Guchi Station from JR Line. The Wating time for Kintetsu Train arrival to station.
To suit Best switching between JR & Kintetsu means you had to sacrafice the visting Nara time. Just too rush...you wont be enjoy....
From Yoshino back to Nara, you also need find best switching time at Yoshino Guchi Station again....This also making your visit time at Mt.Yoshino very limited time.

Most Hectic Part:
Bus Timing between Mt Yoshino to Kintetsu Yoshino Station...This timing also had to match the Train leaving Yoshino Station to Yoshino Guchi Station.
Yoshino Guchi Station also need to find Matching JR Train timetable because JR train are very limited in this station. After all the perfect timing match, leaving how many hour left for you to enjoy Mt. Yoshino?  One part screw up, you will end up waiting 60 minute for next JR Train to Nara direction at JR Yoshino Guchi Station.

Whole trip is no enjoyable. If you alone ok, with family no....

I been Visiting Mt.Yoshino 4 times in my Life, From my observed, even Japanese going Yoshino or leaving Yoshino are taking Limited Express all the way from Osaka. Go by morning and back to Osaka by evening. Almost full day trip for Yoshino, slowy enjoy.

I never heard anyone, even my Japanese hardcore traveller friend also won't put Nara + Yoshino together as one day iternarry. Nara + Uji yes....Nara + Yoshino...wow this is my first time.

Planning my trip for Tokyo for end of this year. Would like to get some comment and recommendation if possible. Thanks in advance.

I am looking to plan a 1 day travel for:
Shibuya -> Lake Ashi (Hakone Ropeway: Togendai station to Owakudani station) -> Gotemba Premium Outlet -> Arakura Fuji Sengen Shrine (if possible)

Question:
(1) Any transport recommendation for the first leg Shibuya to Lake Ashi? From Google, train and bus takes around 3 hours and 4kYen.
(2) From Google, bus from Owakudani station to Gotemba Premium Outlet takes around 1.5 hours and 1.7k Yen. Any recommendation if i should use other station to Gotemba Premium Outlet take is a better route? Should i finish the whole ropeway route to Sounzan station?

Is it recommended to travel from Shibuya to Shirakawago for day trip? I checked and travel time seems to take around 5-6 hours.

Thank you.

Hi all, just came back from a Tokyo trip few weeks back and planning for Osaka next year. So researched abit on flights and found an ANA flight from KL to Osaka.

However, there is a stop at Narita Airport and I have to self-transfer to Haneda airport (about 4 hour 50 minute self transfer)

So it'll be like this,
KL - 0800 depart > Narita - 1540 arrive (4 hour 50 min self transfer to Haneda) > Haneda - 2030 Depart > Osaka - 2150 arrive

Is it do-able? Or is it too stressful? I checked on transportations and it would roughly take 1 - 2 hours. Not taking into account immigration clearance, delays and such.

Would it be wise to find something else?

Hi all, just came back from a Tokyo trip few weeks back and planning for Osaka next year. So researched abit on flights and found an ANA flight from KL to Osaka.

However, there is a stop at Narita Airport and I have to self-transfer to Haneda airport (about 4 hour 50 minute self transfer)

So it'll be like this,
KL - 0800 depart > Narita - 1540 arrive (4 hour 50 min self transfer to Haneda) > Haneda - 2030 Depart > Osaka - 2150 arrive

Is it do-able? Or is it too stressful? I checked on transportations and it would roughly take 1 - 2 hours. Not taking into account immigration clearance, delays and such.

Would it be wise to find something else?

Do you know from Haneda to Osaka are landed at Itami not Kansai. From Itami to Osaka Umeda almost 2330.
Narita immigration clearance are way better than Haneda....4 hour 50 minute transit between Narita & Haneda are way enough. You can take Limousine Bus, cheapest and most easiest. No need transfer transfer.
Narita Airport got one very bad thing was Wind Shear, This airport always encounter Wind Shear, your Landing experience will be like roller coaster, and Go Around.......

doable but stressful.

why not just take the 2pm ANA flight. reach Haneda around 10pm. stay at the airport hotel and fly to Osaka tomorrow morning.

Chain Restaurant, Famous On Web are all accept card. If you follow Tabelog, higher the score, higher the rate no accept card.
Tabelog high score, in Google Rating will be low.  Google high rating, in Tabelog normally just 3.4-3.8 Star   

so follow which one better?

if I have a 5-days Tohoku JR East Pass, what do you think of the below itinerary run?

Day 1 Tokyo
Day 2 Tokyo to Aomori (stay 2 nights)
Day 3 Hirosaki
Day 4 Sendai (1 night)
Day 5 Return to Tokyo

any1 tried AirAsia or MAS recently for trip to Japan?

Reliable enough?

Sifus..  i got an upcoming trip to Tokyo in early June2025
Recently many warning news of looming Earthquakes  and  Mount Fuji eruption simulation,  a bit out of ordinary..  especially these are warning from jap gomen themselves ?  preemptive warning .. Do they know something others dont..
My question is .. if i buy now the Travelling Insurance say AIG covering the upcoming two weeks trip in June..  If really has disaster strucked in Tokyo before flying there.  Can i claim back the flight, Booking.com accomodation or Klooks itinerary paid ???

any1 tried AirAsia or MAS recently for trip to Japan?

Reliable enough?

Sifus..  i got an upcoming trip to Tokyo in early June2025
Recently many warning news of looming Earthquakes  and  Mount Fuji eruption simulation,  a bit out of ordinary..  especially these are warning from jap gomen themselves ?  preemptive warning .. Do they know something others dont..
My question is .. if i buy now the Travelling Insurance say AIG covering the upcoming two weeks trip in June..  If really has disaster strucked in Tokyo before flying there.  Can i claim back the flight, Booking.com accomodation or Klooks itinerary paid ???

My flight to Tokyo using Scoot has been rescheduled for the 3rd time. Now will have a 1-hour stop-over at Taipei before heading to Narita. Have to be at Changi early morning and book hotel for 1 more night at Tokyo, what a mess.

add: Just checked, it is fly thru transit, no place change

My flight to Tokyo using Scoot has been rescheduled for the 3rd time. Now will have a 1-hour stop-over at Taipei before heading to Narita. Have to be at Changi early morning and book hotel for 1 more night at Tokyo, what a mess.

add: Just checked, it is fly thru transit, no place change