well, im off to JAPAN now guys. wish me safe

Dun worry. Japan is a very safe country. Enjoy ur holiday.

Cheers!

woohoo, have loads of fun ya!

Maybe you can get some tips from the following website:

www.travelbugz.net

Wei...... dont forget this: remember to wear condom ah

Gudluck! Call me when u get here

Have fun and dont forget to tell us your experience when you get back.

Hi there,

My colleague is going to japan next month and he is in the midst of applying the visa. Suprisingly he told us that he have to provide marriage cert, birth cert, employment letter to Japan embassy. Does that apply to you all too? He was also been required to provide a slip of RM35k of fixed deposit in Malaysia. why so? can anyone pls share your experience with me? thanks!

applying a japan visa i had to provide

1. an invitation letter (i was visiting my brother) from relative there (together with their alien IC/passport copy). if no relative then have to state your purpose in a letter i guess. or company letter for your business trip.
2. company letter that states i am an employee (they don't want you to go there unemployed and looking for jobs on visiting visa).
3. copy of bank account/latest credit card bill that has more than RM8k balance. trust fund account also can.
4. copy of flight information. e-tix or the ticket itself.
5. copy IC/birth certs/marriege certs. IC is enough if you're not married (i dont remember).
6. copy of hotel/accommodation information if any.
7. passport.

i'll update the list if i remember anything else. it's a chore to provide them with all that. but when i arrived, it was all worth it. japan treated me well. really dont mind doing it all over again. hehe

OIC. thanks for your helpful info. I guess that is what being practise all these while.

My colleage is going with the family. 2 adult and 2 child, no wonder they want RM35K as FD.

Anyway, thanks a lot for the info. Enjoy ur life in Japan.

This post has been edited by Sweet: Dec 5 2007, 03:25 PM

Wait a minute... going to Japan as a tourist requires visa? Any idea how much is the application?

FREE!

i think malaysian is the second highest (few years back) who working illegally in Japan. The japan custom check the detail of every malaysian when they wanna enter japan, if they can shows the deposit, that's mean he/she is consider above average in income and they are not going for "jump aeroplane"

i went to Japan embassy yesterday at Jalan Tun Abdul Razak.Very easy and fast.I just need to provide :-

1-A passport
2-Photocopy of picture size passport
3-company letter
3-Airlines ticket
5-staff id

That's it.Can take it after 3 days

By da way,if im using credit card there,is it same like Malaysia.I mean just swipe the card and sign.Unlike Amsterdam,its quite different there.They ask 4 digit pin number.So,everytime u want to buy something with your credit card,then therewill have a small machine on the counter that you have to put your 4 digit code number.
Anyone try using credit card at Japan before?

didn't have any trouble using credit cards. i bought bus tickets, food, clothes, toys, souvenirs using credit card, no problem. quite skeptical at first but all went smoothly when i check maybank2u. everything clear, cun!

haih forgot there was this one time when i bought a tshirt with CC, the cashier asked me for a pin number. told her i never used any pin. she said ok, that was it.

and they prefer visa over mastercard. dunno why, but still can use master laa...

Thanks..Im kinda worried about this.Same like Amsterdam.Have to use pin number...But since just sign after swipe the card,then,i think its no problem at all

Whoever's coming to Tokyo soon, be sure to drop by Akihabara to see the Anime Life-Size Figure Party 2007!

Link --> http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/586152

Lol...life size doll is pretty creppy to take home.I dont dare to do it.The entrance is free?

Hey firedauz,in Japan,they have 1day ticket for train?I read a book about Travel To Japan and it only stated for 1Week pass and damn expensive.Around 20000 Yen..Phew.Rather take a bike to go around Tokyo.And what about the train?What time they close?How about if i go out night and is there will be any transport other than train??Maybe bus but not taxi

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Added on December 9, 2007, 9:02 pmAnd how's the temp in Jpana now?really cold?Need some advice

This post has been edited by bonzaimy: Dec 9 2007, 09:02 PM

1. Yep, entrance is free.

2. Yep, there is, its called the Seishun Juhachi Kippu --> http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2362.html
It costs 11,500 Yen, and yeah, its start selling today

3. Train starts at 5am in the morning, close at 12am at midnight.

4. Bus are available but I'm not sure what time they stop (because I rarely take bus, I always take train), but taxi are always around.

5. Its around 20 degree Celcius in daytime, and up to 6 degree Celcius at night. Pretty much cold if you ask me

the 20,000 yen pass is Japan Pass not Seishun 18. Japan Pass is for tourists ONLY and it's pretty reasonable if u're traveling between cities. you can use shinkansens(up to hikari) so it's pretty reasonable if u're traveling from tokyo to osaka to hiroshima maybe..( tokyo osaka is 10,000yen one way) if u're in tokyo only, take a subway day pas for only 1000yen or less a day. trains end at 1am maybe starts at 5? so if u miss d train, can always lepak before u go back but another after 1am is clubbing/xxx/manga shops/round 1/bars/etc...