wah! lucky...i m flying back on the 22nd so its ok

hmm..odaiba? i have been there once and its quite ok coz in pallet town, you actually get to see dogs in tram! lolz..so cute^^

Lucky you...

Btw, how are you getting the Ghibli tickets? They sell out pretty fast rite?



Anyone been to Kawagoe? Sounds like an interesting town as well.

This post has been edited by hl86: Feb 16 2012, 07:06 PM

I booked ticket AirAsia KL->OSAKA, TOKYO-> KL, 12 Sept - 22 Sept.
Now thinking of the places I wanna go. My Base Plan is:
Osaka-->Kyoto-->Nara-->Tokyo.

Is it sufficient for the amount of days I'm going? Any places that I have skipped that is recommended?

My friend stays in Nara, so plan to visit her also. :-)

Hi Guys,

i am going OSAKA and Kyoto early April. Is this itinerary ok? im squeezing every minute. a number of visits to the park for sakura but it wont be long one. All the items are in order and i will go as per that order. Please advise.

Not going Osaka aquarium? And Universal Studio?

Was in Japan last December, pls see stories/pics HERE.

Thanks.



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This post has been edited by mat sputnik: Feb 18 2012, 10:14 AM

Wah Naim. At last you appear here in LYN haha.. Good to meet you here haha.. My family will be in Tokyo too this coming March. Can't afford the expensive JR Sinkansen rail like you do..NTW, Any GPS recording done this time & what GPS maps you used there?

This post has been edited by stimix: Feb 18 2012, 10:19 AM

Hi, bro, thanks, been around here long time, never posted.

If you plan to just stay in Tokyo for a few days, then no need JR Pass. But if you make a return trip Tokyo-Kyoto with the bullet trains, it's about same price as a 7-day Pass (which costs a bit > RM1k). Yes, trains are very expensive. If you plan to do Hiroshima as well (which is a really worthy visit, to the A-Bomb Peace Park), then JR Pass is the best.

Sorry no more dedicated GPSr nowadays. I just use my smartphone/tablet's GPS for orientation. Obsession with GPS can spoil trip enjoyment.

My Galaxy Tab 7.0 live on a shinkansen, normally used with Google Maps.


For rooms try Toyoko Inn.
Their budget hotels are close to train stations in virtually every major location, so very handy for travelers. Good prices, when check-in at first hotel, get a membership card for further discounts.

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Added on February 18, 2012, 10:54 amPlenty of time. Try to squeeze in Hiroshima (for the awesome A-Bomb Peace Park), then do boat ride to magical Miyajima Island, with quick stopover at wooden Himeji Castle (along Osaka-Hiroshima line). Get JR pass for trains.

This post has been edited by mat sputnik: Feb 18 2012, 10:54 AM

Haha.. Your GPS activities getting lesser nowadays.. You inspired me to record GPS on flight, and even my tarvel plan.. haha..BTW, for those dunno Naim or now only I knew him as Mat Sputnik

He is the taikor or King of travelers in both malsingmaps & malfreemaps. My sifu haha

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Added on February 18, 2012, 11:03 am
@ Naim, Do post all your poison elsewhere in this Travel & Living forum

This post has been edited by stimix: Feb 18 2012, 11:03 AM

Thanks for intro, bro, but ... To Travel Is To Live!

This Video very useful....nice Info....Thx to mat sputnik info about Haneda Airport.

That Info and Picture are very useful for those people who took Air Asia to Tokyo. Due to Late arrive to Haneda Airport...to knowing more info about the big Haneda Airport are very critical .

http://qwi.ki/ea6kQE

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Feb 18 2012, 02:39 PM

You mean THIS STORY? Thanks.

Yes, Haneda is huge, but beautiful and easy to use. AirAsia X lands at the International Terminal. Best is take the Tokyo Monorail to JR Hamamatsucho Station to access the Green Line which can take you anywhere in Tokyo. All valid for JR Pass.

@mat sputnik

Wow your blog is so interesting. Just going thru your Norway posts, wow I wonder how much you spent on each of your holidays. XD

I wanted to ask actually I should AirAsia that landed at Osaka or Tokyo? I planned to go Disneyland, Universal, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Mt Fuji, etc....

With such diverse destinations you need a JR Pass for unlimited train travel. With such a pass, it doesn't matter where you land - HND or KIX. Just choose the best fare and timing. One Tokyo/Kyoto return bullet train fare already costs almost as much as a 7-day JR Pass, which provides (almost) unlimited travel all over Japan.

Can we buy those like one day pass for those area like kyoto,osaka, etc.... is it more cheaper and worth?? do we need submit our itinerary to Japan embassy?

Google JR Pass for complete info, so maybe it can cover your Kyoto/Osaka transport. It's good for JR lines, and in Tokyo, the Green Line is okay. Note that Hiroshima-Tokyo train ticket is already 18550yen one-way, and a 7-day JR Pass is only 28,300yen. To check train schedule & prices, goto http://www.jorudan.co.jp/english/ -- see how much saving you get by using JR Pass compared to buying tickets separately over there.

When applying for JP visa, yes, there's a form for your itinerary.

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Added on February 18, 2012, 4:43 pmThanks, mmyy. The Norway trip was decided within 3 weeks when Qatar Airways launched their KUL-DXB-OSL service. They offered return tix of just RM1200 all in, to Oslo, so I quickly grabbed a pair and worked out the itinerary myself. We knew we had to to do the famous Bergen Railway, the awesome fjords, the World Heritage Site at Bergen, and of course go to Arctic Tromso to chase the Aurora Borealis. Norway is expensive (makes Japan look cheap ), so we did our best to save costs. I never keep track of expenses of my trips, since to me, it takes away the pleasure of traveling. So I'm not sure how much we actually spent, but you can google relevant info for a feel.


This post has been edited by mat sputnik: Feb 18 2012, 04:43 PM

Omg....Mat Sputnik came over here to steal my nasi bowl....

Well, I copied lotsa my past travel tips from him haha. That guy is hell of traveler. I think he covered so many cities in the world compare to so many of us haha

RM1200 return! Crazy deal you got there!

Yeah money will take away some of the fun, I am planning my Japan trip currently and everytime I calculate the costs a little of me died inside haha. Will still try to make the most out of my budget trip nevertheless.