visa done nw and confirm is kansai international airport
and confirm where to get the jr pass
tq but still abit worry on the railway work there look like more complicated than malaysia

If you want to go those places....buy a Pasmo or Suica lor....keep the JR rail pass for the JR lines and Shinkanshen

it's not as bad as it looks. my first glance at the map when i was there, wahlau, almost fainted. but after you look closely actually is not really that much harder to decipher which line to go and which station to get off.



The only real difficulty I experience is forgot which station I go to, got no map with roman alphabet wtf, only got japanese characters, that time really facepalm lucky got one helpful auntie there tell me how to go

The Red Circuit are most Easy....is the Yamanote Line.

that map is much moreee complicated than our train map

Today Personal free tips

Anyone going Osaka....
Can go This shop have a try. My personal ranking best sushi in Osaka.
Shop Name : 小好鮨 Location: 梅田
Price: 5,000 - 5,999 Yen
Next to Train Station.
Some Picture on Website
Map:


This post has been edited by RegentCid: Apr 15 2012, 08:06 PM

wow... more exp than dai sushi

tq for the tip... will make a stop on the way back...

Dear all,

need some opinion here... izit better to change to USD and exchange to yen at Japan ?? or change to yen directly at here??

i change directly here...

It's difficult to find money changers in Tokyo and the rate in KL is very close to market rate. So no point changing to US$ 1st..furthermore, the Money changer rate in Haneda airport really teruk!

oic... coz the rate is kinda high recently... so jus tot of changing to USD n change it thr will be better...

It's Koyoshi, being featured in Anthony Bourdain's No Reservation. My mind is boggling when he popped in the abalone sushi and he said "wait till the producer sees the bill, its $40 USD per piece."

dont ever think about changing in Japan. i change USD to Yen in OSAKA and the rates are so highhh.
it is even cheaper for you to change USD to Ringgit and then Ringgit to Yen in Malaysia.

Just to share my situation

in Malaysia: i need RM37.03 to get 1000yen
in Osaka: i need RM42-RM44 to get 1000yen.

tells alot.

u jus changed ur yen with the rate of 37.03?? whr izit?? mind to share??

Most probably typo. Instead of 37.30 typed 37.03. haha.. Anyway, the best Money changer rates also surely above Bank Negara wan lah.. so if currently BNM trading at 38.13.. You will never find anyone selling below BNM rate. The best probably 38.6 to 38.8 right now

hey guys, a fren of mine went to Japan and they rented a pocket wifi from this site:
http://www.globaladvancedcomm.com/pocketwifi.html

how reliable is this? anyone rented it before? I'm almost certain to rent it now for my trip next month

This post has been edited by Klesk: Apr 17 2012, 05:31 PM

Breaking news:

Now Haneda Airport black out. All incoming aircraft been divert to Narita. Departure all unlimited delay until problem fix. Major choas.

sry for the confusion Bro. that was March. early to middle March

Today some good news to share:

Those dunno Japanese then you need to do some home works.

News one:

大阪の春の風物詩「桜の通り抜け」が１７日、大阪市北区天満１丁目の造幣局で始まった。午前１０時の開門前から大勢の人々が行列をつくり、八重桜を中心に１２９品種、３５４本の桜並木を楽しんだ。２３日まで。見頃は２０日前後の見通し。
会場は、造幣局南門（天満橋側）から北門（桜宮橋側）への一方通行で約５６０メートル。午前１０時（土日は午前９時）から午後９時まで無料で観覧できる。

News Two:

５月２２日に開業する東京スカイツリー（東京都墨田区、高さ６３４メートル）で１７日、二つの展望台のうち上にある「天望回廊」が初めて公開された。一般の人が行ける最も高い場所で、高さは４５０メートル。曇り空で遠景はかすんだが、足もとに隅田川、都心側にビル群や東京ドームが見え、飛行機から眺めるような迫力ある大パノラマが広がった。
天望回廊までの入場料は日時指定に伴う加算を含め大人３５００円、小学生１９００円など。予約は団体、個人ともに定員を上回る申し込みが続いている。開業から１年間の来場者は５４０万人、複合施設全体で３２００万人を見込む。

News Three:





東京・お台場に１９日オープンする人気アニメ「機動戦士ガンダム」のテーマパークで１７日、報道関係者向けの内覧会があった。高さ１８メートルの「実物大」ガンダムの立像が出迎え、プラネタリウムのようなドームに入ると、モビルスーツ（人型兵器）のＣＧが映し出される。ファンにはたまらない仕掛けが目白押しだ。
ガンダム像は一日のうち決まった時間に、頭が上下左右に動いたり全身から発光したりする。歴代キャラクターを選んでツーショット撮影できるスポットがあり、１９８０年以降の「ガンプラ」（プラモデル）も１千体以上展示する。
「ガンダムフロント東京」は、１９日開業予定の商業施設「ダイバーシティ東京プラザ」の目玉。りんかい線東京テレポート駅徒歩３分。入場料は一般千円など。

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Apr 17 2012, 09:12 PM