definitely i haven't bought anything yet.

I'm also curious we can buy shinkansen tickets from Malaysia? Which website?

I always buy it only when i'm there.

so, 20 minutes not enough? I always carry two luggages for skiing stuff

where to buy suica card?

or can buy in Malaysia and they send here?

what is IC card?

Anyone familiar with Narita Airport Terminal 1?

At which floor of Terminal 1, do all buses/car disembark their passengers?

Floor 1, 2, 3 or 4?

Kawaguchiko Shiraito-no-taki waterfall area

very few ppl only (1 or 2 ppl lingering around only) when i was there

one of the hotel said that the shuttle bus will drop off the passengers at the Fourth Floor of Terminal 1.

so, checking with you, can a bus really drop off passengers at the fourth floor?

from google street view, i saw there is an elevated road at the top floor of terminal 1.

Thanks a lot for the confirmation

How long it takes to clear immigration at Narita Airport to enter Japan?

How come some ppl said it takes more than an hour to clear immigration?

My experience at Haneda Airport was less than 30 minutes usually.

For now, only the Tōkaidō, San’yō, and Kyūshū Shinkansen routes are affected. That means you can still take advantage of the luggage rack on the Hokuriku, Jōetsu, Tohoku, Yamagata, Akita, and Hokkaido Shinkansen. Local trains and subways also do not need to be reserved.

https://tokyocheapo.com/travel/transport/ne...-luggage-rules/

just to confirm, is the above correct?

the luggage rules for shinkansen is only for the three routes above?

The rest not affected - I can use the shinkansen as usual with my oversized luggage.

oh, i just checked my two luggages. I thought it's more than 160cm.

Both each individually are less than 161cm (length + width + height). Also, both each (when filled up) are less than 30kg.

Is it affected by the need to reserve the luggage compartment for JR East, even if it's between 161cm and 250cm?

This post has been edited by Blofeld: Oct 11 2023, 12:08 AM

It's been a while I've not entered Japan since pre-covid

May I know if there are any additional requirements (documents) to bring along to enter Japan?

1. Passport
2. If I remember I have to manually write on some immigration card given by the stewardess.

Anything new that I should be aware of?

To confirm, no more Covid-related requirement?

when did you generate the QR code?

was it several days before arrival? If like that, does the QR code remain the same all the time even if you generate it again?

or you must generate only when you reached the counter? I'm afraid i don't have internet connection when just arrived.

it's because of lawson or because of mount fuji in the background?

i just remember that driving down the road heading towards the overhead bridge is very scenic bcos of mount fuji. i think there are better spots along that road instead of lawson.

This post has been edited by Blofeld: Oct 15 2023, 01:00 PM

is it a must to use the website?

i read some reviews saying still can choose to write manually on the arrival card. Is this true?

i'm deciding between staying overnight at Yamagata or Zao Onsen

On one hand, there seems to be more things to do at night in Yamagata with shopping malls and more restaurants

Zao Onsen seems a nice play to stay overnight in one of the ryokans but there seems to be limited restaurants and nothing much else to do at night.

Has anyone here stayed overnight at zao onsen? Is it worth it?

but then one even more isolated

if you buy the shinkansen tickets online, where can you collect the tickets? I don't have a SUICA card. I don't have iPhone also.

do u still have to queue up at the JR office? Or is there a way to collect the tickets from the machine?

I'm trying to avoid queuing up at the JR office due to the expected long queue at either Narita Airport or Tokyo Station

cannot use meh?

but i always use it

i've rented cars in japan multiple times. Not even once they asked for my Malaysian driving licence. They only asked for the IDL and they will photocopy it.

any chances of Tohoku shinkansen being fully booked?

i'm not sure whether to buy the tickets in advanced or not because i'm not sure how long i would need to queue at Narita Airport to enter Japan. So i cannot determine the time.

Maybe i'll buy it on the same day when I arrive. What are the chances that the shinkansen seats from Tokyo to Aomori being fully booked?

For those who bought JR pass online in Malaysia (let's say from Klook.com)

when you buy it, do you have to put down the date and fix the date already in the Paper Exchange Order?

Just as an example
Let's say i planned to activate on 18 January (7 days starting from 18 January).

But upon reaching there today on 13 January, i changed my mind and i want to activate my Paper Exchange Order for the JR pass starting from 17 January instead (7 days starting from 17 January).

I bought before many years ago but i cannot remember whether the date is indicated and fixed on the Paper Exchange order.

Does anyone remember or know about this?