that looks very cool... but i have never seen them in any stores... also it is limited to books only and not sign boards or things that cant be scanned.. the problem i have is that i cant really communicate well with the store people.. they cant really understand what i say and i cant really understand what they say so its difficult for me to ask..

keii-kun, did u get the kanji pen? how was it?

clemong... is the culture shock. I also hard to understand what they talk because they are talking quite fast and very soft. But somehow sometimes I can understand what they are talking, but took some time to understand, but I will answer them with hand or head gestures hahaha.

Maybe try to go into different shops then u can learn how they work. Conbini is kinda tricky because they might say something extra.. i guess is the stamp card or point card like that?

if really dun understand then just say wakarimasen or yukkuri hanashite kudasai, or eigo de hanashite kudasai.

just to add, when you buy stuff at supermarket they will ask if you want plastic bag or not. if you say yes, they will add 5 yen to your bill. at least that's whats happening in mishima. might not apply to tokyo, im not sure

that's one convenient place to stay which can connect to many cities. I always has to switch at least once.

-------------------

how this is? A bit of photochopping



Captured at the shops just outside the Inokashira Park. ahh i think is better to move the finder a little more to the right, so that the left wont be so empty..

oh..just wan2 confirm this one, there is no way we can just buy a japanese prepaid card without buying their phone?

issit? im in klia now...huhu... my flight to kl soooo early, flight to japan is at 11pm++....-.-"

-double post-

Someone who asked alot of foolish questions 

My experience was:
- 600-700 yen for a bowl of rice + tenpura + bowl of noodle (it's crazy amount of food there already). If you want to splurge, be prepared to pay 3-4k on simple luxury.

- Visa is FREE !!! Go apply it yourself, it only takes 5 minutes. Go back 3 working days later to collect. About the  requirements, go find out yourself. 

- If you travel only in Tokyo or its wards, get SUICA prepaid card or buy straight from machine. It's very very very convenient.

- Stress again !!! If you plan to do ALOT of shinkansen travels, yes, go for the JR PASS onegaishimasu.

- Be prepared to walk like hell. Get a very good comfy pair of walking shoes. And plasters too.

- Don't ever speak Nihongo to Japanese, unless you are JLPT-1 grad. I'm not gonna tell you the consequences.

- Though don't let it bother you, Japanese are very helpful people. Ask in words, rather than in sentences of Eigo.

- If your travel time is limited, plan your itinerary well. You'd miss out on many places if you don't.

That's all i can think of for now.

LOL...this make me laugh all time....Tokyo crime rate are higher than malaysia KL

I know 7days/6nights is not really enuf for a Japan tour, but not all have the luxury of time, and $$ heh?

What is ur comments for below itinerary

Day 1
KL-Osaka
Lelepak in Osaka, + Himeji Castle

Day 2
Lepak in Osaka
Take train to Tokyo, Lelepak in tokyo (where?)

Day 3
Sensoji Temple - Hama Rikyu - Shiodome - Yurikamome - Odaiba

Day 4
Imperial Palace - Shibuya - Meiji Shrine - Shinjuku

Day 5
Disneyland

Day 6
Hakone

Day 7
Tokyo - KL

Any changes recommended? Is a 7-day JR pass worth for the above?

Indeed, gathering in October come
where u wanna bring me jalan?
yes it is. Typical tourist almost ala touch n go.
OMG. will access the situation in October, if its that bad, then can head straight to Tokyo

travel to?

Should I get this, or the JR rail pass if im going to Japan 7 days tour?
2 days Kyoto, 1 day in btwn Kyoto n Tokyo, 3 days in Tokyo?

100 000 is consider low expenditure in tokyo?

If you are on a tight deadline, its best that you take the Shinkansen.
Traveling between prefectures is the one that will take most of the time.
This Seishun 18 Kippu usually applies to those who are strong enough to travel long distance, using the slow JR train.

I've checked from Hyperdia, the difference in length of time for Tokyo <--> Kyoto traveling are:
Shinkansen: 2 hours ++
JR Rail: 13 hours ++

However, I'm not saying its not possible.
If you know yourself that you can persevere, then this is what I advise:

See?
It's a rough plan, but yeah, it's do-able.

BUT!

Assuming that you might not be fluent in Japanese language, how sure are you that you can find your way through the puzzle train lines from Tokyo - Kyoto - Tokyo?
Of course, I think the train stations would have English spelling names, but still, even I might find it hard (because my sense of directions are also bad lol).

So this is why I would suggest either take the expensive Shinkansen.
Or maybe just the cheap bus.
Buses are cheaper than the Seishun 18 Kippu (around 4000 Yen++ per destination) but it travels as slow as the JR Rails (or maybe slightly faster... just slightly).

Using JR Rail, at those time of night travel, you might have to switch trains, which means more added confusion of trying to figure out where you are at that time LOL
At least with bus, you KNOW you are going to reach your destination directly non-stop (they'll stop occasionally for their customers to buy food or go toilet).
However, I dare not say more on bus because I've never taken a bus to travel long distance.
The furthest bus ride I went was from Shibuya to Mt. Fuji, but that was on a tour group.

Emm..Japan domestic Flight also cheap...Most Japan people like travel by plane rather than Shinkansen.  Can you see the domestik flight from tokyo to osaka , kyoto , kansai , chitose all by flight more. Japan is the only in world domestik flight need using B747 and B777 to fly domestik...too much passenger