2023?!

oh well, can save more money then & wait for kids to grow up & hopefully more stamina to travel/walk

huh? sorry. could you please clarify? we can use TnG ewallet app in Japan?

i'm planning a trip to osaka/kyoto & tokyo from 19Feb till end of Feb.
would there be lesser Chinese tourist?

i'll be sharing my itenary here soon, hopefully, to get all ur suggestions.

while building my itenary, i realized there's so many market street in osaka. what's the difference? should I try visit them all?

My itineraries. Please comment/recommend. Thank you for your much appreciated input.

Osaka
Day 1: Dotonburi, Namba. (from afternoon till night since i expect to reach at KIX at around 930am)
Day 2: Kuromon Ichiba Market, Shin Sekai "New World", Shinsaibashi, Pokoemon Cafe, Zauo Fishing Restaurant.
Day 3: Nara Deer Park, Kintetsu Nara Station, Mochi pounding demo street, Free & Easy (not sure where to go yet)
Day 4: USJ whole day
Day 5: checkout early morning and take train to Kyoto

Kyoto
Day 5: Nishiki Market, Kyoto Station
Day 6: Kiyomizu-Dera, Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka, Gion, Free & Easy (not sure where else to go yet)
Day 7: Arashiyama-Bamboo Forest, Romantic Train, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Teramachi
Day 8: checkout early morning to take Shinkansen train to Tokyo

Tokyo
Day 8: Shibuya, Nintendo Official Store, Jump Store, Pokemon Center, Gyukatsu Motomura Harajuku
Day 9: Harajuku, Happy Pancake @ Ginza, Tokyo Tower, Shibuya Sky
Day 10: Mount Fuji, free & easy (not sure what to do yet)
Day 11: Sensoji/Asakusa Temple, Ninja Cafe Asakusa, Kura Sushi - Kaiten Belt Sushi, Gundam Factory Yokohama
Day 12: Akihabara, airport back to KL at around 9pm.


I would much appreciate recommendations on what unlimited travel pass/card I should get and any recommended halal places or free pork restaurant, in case the one I stated above served pork.

Also I believe uMobile has Roaming feature at Japan. Does Celcom has? would it be better?

I'm going with my two young kids so most of the places need to be interesting for them. I am very worried they will get bored and ask to go somewhere else.
Which is why I'm not visiting too many shrines/temple/castle/historical places.

This post has been edited by karwaidotnet: Jan 1 2024, 08:01 PM

End of Feb2024

below 12. thanks for the suggestion.

thanks for the warning. avoid kuromon then. just to confirm. by tourist trap, you mean their prices are cutthroat?

Ramen museum...i'm not sure my kids may find it interesting. i mean if not mistaken, we have similar museum in Malaysia at melaka...they were not as enthusiastic as me.

ohh..i can apply for roaming pass within the app huh. will check it out. thanks.

Den Den Town: ohhh.. 2nd akihabara. will it be better than Tokyo? will their electronic prices be cheaper than msia? i may wanna get an extra memory card or battery or anything that catches my eye there. haha.

Pontocho: i recall some YouTube vid recommending places for the river side strolling or dinner. the alley is mostly sake bar?

Tokyo Skytree: Noted. will check it out.

Akihabara: noted on the this as well from a YouTube vid. same product, wide price difference.


Ichiran Ramen: Noted. thanks for the heads-up.

for 12 days travel from Osaka to Kyoto then to Tokyo, which pass would you guys recommend me to get for a family of 2 adults + 2 kids (8 & 10).

just in case, something happen to my health, could i visit their clinic/hospital?

i may be buying a new small luggage back there to handle my purchases there. where should i look out for one? those giant big shopping mall? airport or just get one from msia since it's not much difference.

website indicate the weather/temperature may range from 2-10C. sounds pretty cold. but my colleague who been there few years ago claimed it's not even as cold as Cameron as the sunny sun provides the warmth. any comment?

is Feb really a low season? usj & most their hotel prices doesn't seems to reflect that. will it be crowded still? or even if there's a crowd, it is relatively low compare to peak season?

credit card is convenient but is there an extra forex exchange fee for each trxn? if yes, i would try to use cash for most/small amt purchases and only use credit card for high amt only. advice? noted on the Touch N Go availability. will there be extra charges as well for its usage?

so Kuromon is like our Chinatown? noted. but seafood at supermarket....will it be frozen or freshly prepared for consumption?

how do i schedule a visit wif them? there's a website for it?

thanks for the tips. i think i shall buy from denden town, if anything catches my eyes. and mainly do sightseeing/windowshopping at akihabara then.

ok. then i'll get my extra memory card here at own our country akihabara - lowyat lol.

they have kindle at Japan right???

how do i get this tax discount? watched a youtube vid where it indicate i need to show them my passport and i'll get a voucher? and i'll also need to show it at the airport?


sidetracking here:
I have two kindle now. the big and the small one. but the small one is the one version older. i would like to get the newer small ver that has higher res. i'm currently subscribed to unlimited kindle and also purchasing certain book not available in the unlimited.

i am now interested wif this sideloading you referring to. mind pm or guide me more abt it? btw...what is cbz?

may i know how can i get this pocket wifi?

rm18/days sounds ok.
how much data per day?

This post has been edited by karwaidotnet: Jan 4 2024, 07:27 PM

thanks for the warning. my previous visit to Tokyo and that was back in 2010...lol...
i managed to purchased and bring a hentai manga. i think the custom didn't check...so i keep it till today.

the content kinda sucks for me though...so...mehh...

by average how much a train ticket cost within osaka/kyoto/tokyo?
100-300yen per trip?
is there a discount for kids below 12?

just thinking out loud - 300 yen = RM9~
back and fro = RM18 x 4 tickets = RM72
if i go 3 different places by train per day that would cost me around RM216 per day
12 days = RM2,592

am i roughly correct here?

This post has been edited by karwaidotnet: Jan 5 2024, 12:25 AM

i can get this Metro Pass at the train station or airport?
does this Metro Pass applicable to all train stations in Tokyo?

rm144 for 3 days do sounds much, much better than rm216 per day

thanks for the great tips.

how about osaka/kyoto? do they have such unlimited pass?

This post has been edited by karwaidotnet: Jan 5 2024, 10:30 AM

would Metro only be an inconvenience? just wondering.

actually what's the difference between all these different train stations? is it like our lrt/mrt putra ampang/putrajaya line that goes to different places? or they all basically reach the same places just different train/price.

i found it at klook: Tokyo Metro Pass 3 days Unlimited

ohh...1 more question.

i intend to collect that chop stamp at some of the places i'll be visiting. do they sell those book for chopping anywhere near the area?

buy sim card from yodobashi/bic camera? that's at tokyo's akibahara right? that's my last leg of the trip. can i get it from osaka?
and would it be cheaper and better?

thanks for the tips on the book!