do i need to bring any sweater or winter wear?....or the cold is like our aircon cold?....i will be bringing my dslr also...is there any places i cannot take pictures?

another question is to psychzz... u r a student rite.. do u really need handphone becuz going there dun really know many ppl so sometimes feel like waste paying for the hp and din use much... got feel like dat r?

but if got phone oso will not communicate with ppl back in malaysia cuz so expensive,..sure will use internet cheaper...then dunno much ppl there just pay so much everymonth for me to call embassy when emergency? sounds expensive le.. clemong, u use your phone often?? made many friends there when u first went to japan?

wats a hikomori?? i plan to get a phone but not so soon because getting a phone with no pcontact = no phone..just wanna understand those who studying and got a phone do they really use it much and when start to have many many friends?

Its IMPOSSIBLE to live without phone, unless you are the king or someone VIPs that always can be contacted!
HP its not meant for stylo, its for communication purpose and we are not back to the future...we are ahead in our life, doesnt matter in Japan or anywhere. MOILE PHONE is important!
agree with: necrox77, how out emergencies? we are not a God then..sometimes please be logic lol hehehe

haha, my bills are something like this:
rent>internet(yahoo bb)>gas(i cook alot)>electricity>water>handphone (same like clemong)

oh, and 2000yen/month for insurance

b4 i leave for Tokyo next week, how much Yen should i be carrying to enjoy basic things like food and transport throughout my week-long stay?

This is for 2 person and excludes my credit card expenditures. I just want to know how much hard cash should i convert coz i dun want to convert too much cash.

is there any group or anybody who planning to go Japan/Tokyo in end of March - early April for sakura viewing trip?

Something horrible happened today.

I was on my way back from lunch using the Yamanote Line, and apparently before I reached Ikebukuro Station (I was at Takadanobaba Station), the train was stopped by an emergency brake. It was a long wait, and the conductor kept informing us on any updates to resume traveling. So until 1:30pm did the train moves again and I finally reach Ikebukuro.

On reaching there, I saw lots of police and medical units, as well as JR staff running around, and right on the other side of the track (where my train was supposed to arrive), was a blue plastic wall being set-up to cover the sideline of the track from the public to see what is inside. One look at that blue plastic wall and I can already guess what is inside it (since I've seen it before during the Akihabara massacre) -- someone must've fallen off the track and well, got mowed by the train....

I can't find the news on Japan Today or anywhere else, so just wonder if anyone else can confirm this.

oh japan train so dangerous...   they dun haf warning to ask people back off before the train reaches the station?

just wondering, why ppl like to jump in local trains? why not jump on shinkansen

imagine at station where the train whiz pass with 200++kmph, and u jump in front of it

Hey guys.How to say this phrase in japanesE? hep me

1- Is this pork or chicken?
2- Ho much?

And lets say if u buy sake in Japan, can i bring it back?I mean im buying outisde the airport(but which one is cheaper?Outside airport or selling at normal shop?

One info that I think most would have already known, but its best that I tell it:

If you want to go to Narita Airport by trains, no matter to fetch someone arriving there or anything else:
--> Do remember to bring either your Japan's ID card OR at least your passport (with valid date of staying in Japan).

There will be a security checking at the train arrival area, and they will not let you enter the airport if you do not have either one of these items.
I'm not sure about entering through the main gate or from parking area, because I just find it convenient to go to Narita Airport by train

I really wish to go. Been saying to go since last year already. my relative is there in Japan in that period, can tumpang his house

Can someone enlighten me, is it going to Japan is difficult? Heard is need to check your bank account, or go for interview or something? any other thing to take note of? like what to prepare... hmm actually I just planning to go walk around Tokyo area, Asakusa, Shinjuku, Harajuku, Shibuya, Akiba, Yokohama, Ginza, Roppongi... wah, can go so many place in a week?

heard my friend said that if I can get recommendation letter from relative who is residing in Japan, coming to Japan would be a no problem.

Yeah, I had a relative who is working there currently, should I bug him to write the letter for me to make things easier?

Bringing personal medicines to Japan, is it allowable?

just want to ask who will be attending the gathering? or travel to Japan around the time?

I already bought the ticket to Japan (28March - 4April), and I will be alone.... I felt a bit scary to be in a strange place alone... so maybe if got people company it would be good..

I checked with some friend,

A 10-days Japan Tour (with tour guide) needs approx RM10,000 huh

While self backpack probably needs about RM7,000 or so.