Japanese VISA application is one of the most toughest wan lor ...Darn... so many documents requested by them.. if you forgotten one of the doc as listed on pg 1, for sure kena reject wan....

Reason- in 80's & 90's Japan used to be a heaven for illegal immigrants.. and M'sian was one of them... Even one of my neighbour was ex- illegal immigrant there haha.. you can check their live via Jaxcky Chan - Shinjuku incident

Yeah-yeah... Anyway.. surprisingly u din report the opening of Tokyo Skytree??



http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120522x1.html

Haha.. sumting wrong wth ur eye liao... IF RM25.. Japan darurat liao by now

All currency got up & down wan lor.. Since last week US$ rising against RM & so do others except Euro, won, Aussie $ & few more
& All very speculative ..otherwise no currency traders liao

OK..spoonfeed abit and link this bus co (Keihin Kyuko) which I took from Haneda to T-CAT (near Tokyo Stn & Nihonbashi distrcit)....Well.. FOR sure there are late night busses. When I took the last bus without late night charges (I think 12am (?)...I still see ques at the back of me waiting for 12:15 & for sure more thereafter..Only problem ..fare is almost double & also limited stn as you can check here..

http://hnd-bus.com/route/nightmorningbus.html

If within Kanto no need liao lor.. but if you want other regions let say Hokkaido or even to Kyoto.. Yes you need.

Horidome villa in nihonbashi. Just 800m walking distance from t-cat Tokyo and ~1.5km from Tokyo stn. There are 3 mrt stn within 400m from this hotel. Book via agoda but I think hotel.com cheaper

That's why, I never carry any luggages anymore esp main most of transport is via train/MRTs.. Lotsa bad experience.. furthermore, using luggage is heavy.. U can't buy lotsa things if going using luggages..due to AAX limitation.
I brought 2 backpacks of 50 & 55L wth me and bot also check-in and still below 15Kg even after all the shoppings in Tokyo ..Carrying ~ 5-6Kg each of the backpack and walking ~ 400-1km is sap-sap water haha.. luggages.. as u said up & down those subways without excallator really a killing hehe

Reason why we choose Horidome bcos of the T-Cat mah... esp AAX reaching near midnite ..Thereafter, Decided not to switch any hotel liao... Can stay OK-dy although bed super small.

This post has been edited by stimix: May 26 2012, 06:57 PM

From the website, There is no real route schedul just examples of the departing & arrival timing.. If you go even lower, u can see even one example given the departure time at 4am... The top para already asked you not to worry haha.. Only problem is the "extra" you need to top up.. That xtra probably OK if you go 1 or 1 ppl.. but after 3-4 ppl, I think taking taxi cheaper

Hmnnn Kawasaki is just West of Haneda airport. I don't think taking a taxi there will cost a bomb since the furthest distance from Haneda is just ~ 10km compare to ~ 25-35km if towards Tokyo

Depending on how fast you can reach the immigration desk & thereafter custom 1st compare to others. Imagine that plane is carrying 300+ If you dun rush to the front and take the 1st bus out of the runway (Yes AAX is parked far away from terminal), you will be joining the long que. you need to rush straight to the counter ASAP..and hope not many other flights during the same time.

I rushed to the 1st bus & once reaching the immigration counter, we are the only flight there & I was ~ 5-6 in the que. wait for ~ 5min for my checked-in luggages (fast compare to LCCT!) Custom only check on those returning Japanese but not M'sian so I just quickly walk to the arrival info counter and ask for the limousine bus & grab the last "Day time" rate ticket to T-Cat..

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Added on June 5, 2012, 10:34 amThe whole journey from the plane parking area ~ 1km away from the terminal & also clearance & buying the last ticket ~ 30min only... but if you dun rush.. you probably take >45min

This post has been edited by stimix: Jun 5 2012, 10:35 AM

Wah... damn jealous.. got aerobridge to terminal.. Mine.. the plane parked 1 km away darmit

Osaka is further than Tokyo and I went to Tokyo & Nikko which is closer... Yes abit dizzy but during the experience of 6.1 earthquake there haha. but cumin back feeling so good. If sked, lotsa places also kenot go wan... and how are you gonna eat the food there if u sked all got radioactive.. sumore news mths ago the govt there wanna pull bck the radioactive checking on all food items

You dun put items that are breakeable inside lah... If you see how they handle your backpack & luggages.. you alos shake your head liao... pakai throw sahaja..

Without that pass. using just the SUICA/PASMO, you will be exp[ecting paying ~ 6300yean

I can't remember seeing yukata on sales at Ginza Uniglo wor

Just stay in any hotel providing WIFI can dy since ur ipad no 3G.

Very odd places?? Atleast Gotemba is what most ppl here refer to Hakone region? - On how to go there already on pg1. yeah day trip just nice.

On another odd karuizawa - no idea.. let that Nippon kia tell u.

Jpop fan spotted Only teenagers & those crazy of Jpops & Kpops love Harujuku

Haha... I bought lotsa 110 yen goods there.. for sure cheaper than Daiso M'sia liao .. Further on the far end, The Oriental Bazaar having cheaper stuff rather than those overpriced souvenirs in Asakusa Market