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 Travel To Japan V13, Everything you need for a Japan trip!

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yhtan
post Oct 30 2022, 09:54 PM

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QUOTE(RegentCid @ Oct 29 2022, 12:20 AM)
Once you arrived Yokohama Station, 1st thing was get a Minato Burari Ticket for 500 Yen https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/lang/reside...ari-ticket.html

Pass counters:
Subway (Blue Line) Yokohama Station Customer Service Center, East Exit of Yokohama Station (1st Basement Floor, Sogo Dept. Store)

1st I was heading to Hammerhead by using Bayside Blue Bus. Get down at Cup Noodle hammerhead bus stop.
From here you can visit Cup Noodle Museum like other or you can follow me go visit ''Adult'' level itinerary which is Japanese Oversea Migration Museum (海外移住資料館) + having small walk on hammerhead & feel the wind breezing.
Hammerhead walk until Red Brick Warehouse 横浜赤レンガ倉庫

After Red Brick Warehouse, take A Line [Akai Kutsu] Bus to Koen-Mae Park 港の見える丘公園. Walking around park & feel the scenic view of Yokohama (Bridge, Port , Ship and the Sea) From the park you can get a very clear view of Gundam inside Gundam Factory.  Make sure you got a good Telephoto Lens  tongue.gif

From Koen Park continue walking to 横浜山手西洋館. This area are so beautiful, full of history western building, making you feel like walk in 18 century of Europe. 
- 横浜市イギリス館。
- 横浜山手聖公会
- 山手234番館
- エリスマン邸
- べーリック・ホール

Continue walk back up & heading to Chinatown for Lunch. After lunch head to Marine Tower 横浜マリンタワー + Yamashita Park + Hikawamaru

Evening (Sunset) from Yamashita Park back to Chinatown taking Subway from Motomachi-Chukagai Station to Bashamichi Station. New Yokohama City Hall got a new Pedestrian Bridge link to Sakuragicho Station
Pedestrian Bridge 35.450036, 139.633430
On this bridge you can snap the most beautiful side of Yokohama skyscraper.

If you single man....then the Bonus part 桜木町駅前広場  By this time should be afterwork hour, This square outside of Sakuragicho Station can ''Cuci mata'' ...full of OL  thumbup.gif
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try this tonkatsu if got time too

https://goo.gl/maps/D9neqrhEL2QeHMtb8
yhtan
post Dec 28 2022, 02:43 PM

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QUOTE(kenji1903 @ Dec 27 2022, 08:23 PM)
Makes sense bro, thanks for sharing your experience! thumbup.gif

How’s your trip so far? Any mask rules and stuff? Also any noticeable spike in Chinese tourist since China already open up?
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Japanese still wear mask, be it indoor or outdoor.

When i reach Shirakawa-go, those tourist area u can see them quite a lot of them didn't wear mask. I went there last weeks and saw tourists from Malaysia, HK, Thailand.



yhtan
post Jan 16 2023, 10:13 AM

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QUOTE(kira_yamato @ Jan 15 2023, 10:14 PM)
planning to go japan in march.. only 2 shot pfizer no booster.. is it only need PCR test 72 hrs before to enter Japan? No need apply visa already also right?
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Japan need 3 vaccine shots to avoid PCR test, visa no need.
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post Feb 13 2023, 04:03 PM

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QUOTE(RegentCid @ Feb 12 2023, 09:54 PM)
Recently I saw some people asking about Philippine Airlines. I personnel flying twice & transit once at Manila.
Aircraft flight experience are excellent. Aircraft are equipped with very modern & responsive IFE on A320 & A321 this kind narrow body aircraft.   
Food are good but not excellent as Japan / Korea / Singapore / Cathay Pacific.

What I don't like was Transit in Manila. Terminal are old and always crowded. Feel cramp.  shakehead.gif 
Recently I found this video. This also latest video about Manila airport terminal.


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This A320 legroom is bigger than B787 or A350?
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post Feb 15 2023, 12:26 PM

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QUOTE(RegentCid @ Feb 14 2023, 01:52 PM)
Because biggest spender (Chinese) are not in Japan yet.  sad.gif
Those omiyage store biggest customer are Chinese, only Chinese willing to spend money during vacation.

Those US & EU & SEA tourist 90% see only, no buy  biggrin.gif
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Narita airport got 2-3 Omiyage store, so don't waste your time buying at Tokyo. Unless it is those limited edition tokyo banana with Pikachu or Doraemon.


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QUOTE(RegentCid @ Feb 15 2023, 12:47 PM)
You dont get the picture behind. If everyone only buy at airport. Those open shop lot in Tokyo City will go bankrupt. Every shop lot feed dozen of families.
My company also having hardtime, lucky got Television contract but it still no match for Chinese big spender "Bao" entire Helicopter for his vacaton trip.
Now ANA also got Helicopter division called All Nippon Helicopter (ANH) with all brand new Airbus H175 , now my company strugelling even more.
If you go Japan now compare to pre-covid time, totally diffrent. Alot small families run business are no longer in operation which is very sad. Bic Camera & Yodobashi & Matsumoto Kiyoshi are all suffering big time because no Chinese customer.  If this 3 Gaint collapse or they closed any branch....thousand of people will jobless.
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But the store near Asakusa temple still doing well with lots of crowd.

When i'm at Takayama morning market and the old street, some store already close down and not like the one at year 2018. And after 8pm, the street is extremely quiet.

China tourist is really big spender which no country can match off for sure. Even current Japan hotel rate is much lower than the pre covid time despite the inflation over the years.
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post Jun 13 2023, 12:04 PM

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QUOTE(LinkZ @ Jun 10 2023, 09:05 PM)
Hi guys,

I am flying ANA NH816 to Narita this coming November.

Wondering if any of u know which seat is the best in Economy to view Mt Fuji?
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Take the left seat view
yhtan
post Aug 1 2023, 10:28 AM

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QUOTE(iXora.ix @ Jul 27 2023, 11:47 PM)
last time on 2018-2019 i using from hello1010 website and its quite fast for both osaka and tokyo. And yes, with so many sim card seller on shopee, the price is really compatative to get from sopee.

oh, the hello1010 carrier interchangeable (ntt docomo/softbank during that time)
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hello1010 still using 3g/3.5g, it did not have the 4G speed.

If u want 4G speed better use Japan sim card or use local telco roaming pass.
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post Aug 2 2023, 10:01 AM

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QUOTE(sben525 @ Aug 2 2023, 01:34 AM)
last time i using hello1010, it's 4g
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when was your last time? I just tried it last year december

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post Oct 25 2023, 10:27 AM

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QUOTE(drewn123 @ Oct 16 2023, 03:27 PM)
Initially booked Toyota Roomy via Toyota Rent a Car, but unable to option 4WD. So I need to make a call directly to their service line to add in this 4WD option. I was surprised there's 4WD option for such a small car as I thought I need to take bigger car like SUV to have the 4WD option. In the end, I just need to top up Y9900 for 6days rental.

Chosen Roomy as these type of car is not available in Msia and I don't want to drive the usual Yaris or Corollas.

BTW, How do toll charges work in Japan? I heard theres unlimited usage card (like Rail Pass) thats only available for tourist
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The car will equipped with ETC, upon return the car the staff will print out a copy of tol charges made during your trip and u have to make payment on it.

 

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