6K????
hehehe can i just deposit one lump sum before applying to visa.. some travellers
just send application through tourist agency , is it advisable to do??
since there will be pack with japan people....
i'll be there april/may .. apllying visa maybe on feb '11

Hehehe....of coz by 'densha' (train) you may use:
http://jorudan.co.jp/english/
the best ever time table so far...
nihon yokoso!

hehe thanks... any place i shouldn't miss ??...

If you go with Travel Agency then Visa is diffrent...your TravelAgency will fix everything for you & you no need show the Bank Statement. If you go Japan alone or friend without travel agency then you need go Japan Emberssy do the Visa by your own...then you must have minimum RM6k in your Bank...RM6k per head (They don't care how you get where you get...Just make sure got Rm6k for 1 week Visa)

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Nov 16 2010, 10:44 PM

Any recomendations for Hostels in Kyoto? or decent, clean cheaper hotels? There are lotsa reviews on the travel sites but i'm hoping to get some Malaysian recomendation/views.
I'm female will travel alone so preferably not too far from the train stations since i'll have to manage luggage alone. I hv never leanred to travel light.

hi!, it's me again.... i was wondering whether to stay in shibuya or asakusa??
which one is nearer to narita airport.. ?? and i still confuse about japan rails

hehe.. any place nice around machida or any place near??? ..


This post has been edited by laksaUTARA: Nov 21 2010, 11:37 PM

Better think twice.

Just to get from the station to the street there may be several flights of stairs. If you're lucky there might be a lift but can you find it or ask in Japanese? The station itself is huge (and very interesting) but that means everything else around it is far away. Nearest lodgings are not cheap -- meant for business travellers passing through the city centre.

Instead of all the taxi fares on the trip can you buy/reuse some of that stuff in your luggage?

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you're traveling alone in Japan with lots of luggage and no Japanese skills. Well, this time you'd better learn to travel light. Japanese like to mind their own business, so it's unlikely you'll get help from passerbys.

Asakusa is on a different line (the Ginza subway), meaning you have to hop trains from JR to the subway. Shibuya is more on the main lines, so I would suggest staying in Shibuya. However, it is the heart of Tokyo, so it'll be expensive.

Ueno area and northward is a good bet. End of the airport train lines. Good connections by tunnels to the subways. It's older, less expensive and not so youth-oriented but that's what makes it a more interesting experience. Lots of culture within walking distance.

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ahh ueno.. heard bout ueno park..
i like histrorical places.. natures ..
3 days i'll be spending in machida , another 3 days in tokyo...
shibuya ... near to harajuku street right... just walking distance ??...
argh.. the hostel is pricey!!. guess i had to stay @ asakusa ..
maybe try couchsurfing for one night

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Added on November 22, 2010, 11:40 pm what i mean , travel agents will help submitted ur applicant.. by RM50 fees
* i am going backpack alone... not going with tour

This post has been edited by laksaUTARA: Nov 22 2010, 11:42 PM

Err..I don't think so. I went there last year through a travel agency and I was required to show my bank statement. Case by case basis?

What if I'm a frequent visitor to Japan. Do I need to apply the Japan visa every time I go to Tokyo ?

Thank You.

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Yup....Once your Visa is Due then need do again.....due date is short

yay! got my visa today...here i come JAPAN!

when will u go?

woow.. cool.. travel alone.. i wish to go japan too but nobody to go with ;(

Good info.Thanks! will have to consider my backpack then. The trusty hardback has been useful thus far stairs will be a pain. Escalators?
Good to know this. thanks.

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Added on November 30, 2010, 7:25 pmNo dear, not lots of luggage. My luggage (singular) tends to get heavy. and No, i was not expecting anyone to help. If i waited for help everytime i travel I'd probably still be stuck at the airport. Which is why i'm doing research and have gotten some pretty useful advise thus far.

This post has been edited by happyshirt: Nov 30 2010, 07:25 PM

Hi, I'll be taking entrance exam in Feb next year. Is there any cheap hotel near Gifu Uni, Kagoshima Uni, Hiroshima Uni?

Please suggest me

you can try google and look for hostel at that area. cheaper.

http://www.google.com.my/search?q=kagoshim...lient=firefox-a

This post has been edited by fieznur81: Dec 14 2010, 03:53 PM

is that anyone of you that've been there and stayed in a nice cheap one?