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jsbn

05-12-2004, 01:56 AM

An approximate exchange rate to use: SGD$1.60 = 100YEN
100YEN is the Japanese's 'basic unit' currency like our $1.

VISA Matters: There is no need for visa application to Japan

Transportation and JR Pass: All JR Pass sold in Singapore are in SGD$. The prices u see on the JR Information section are in Yen only. Tour agencies selling the JR Pass in Singapore will do a Yen->SGD conversion based on their individual daily rates.

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VISA matters/Pre-trip Preparation
Singapore MFA Overseas Embassies
http://notesapp.internet.gov.sg/mfa/dipCon/dipCon.nsf/SMagent

Singapore MFA in Japan
http://www.mfa.gov.sg/tokyo/

MFA Website
http://www.mfa.gov.sg/internet/

Earthquake Report in Japan
http://typhoon.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/earthquake/

Japan Meteorological Agency
http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html

Do I need a Jacket? Weather Forecast
http://www.doineedajacket.com/dinaj.asp

Sakura Blooming Forecast (link down)
http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/sakura/sakura.htm

Airports
Narita Airport
http://www.narita-airport.or.jp/airport_e/

Kansai Airport
http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/english/

Centrair (New Nagoya International Airport)
http://www.centrair.jp/en/index.html

Transport
Airport Transports to City
Kansai Airport Express
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~imamura/japan/haruka-time.html

Narita Airport Express
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/

Shinkansen Ticket Pricing
http://www.joyticket.jp/jr.html

Metro Network and Traffic Guides
Metro Network
http://www.tokyometro.jp/network/pdf/rosen_eng.pdf
http://www.tokyometro.jp/e/index.html

Japanese Traffic Guide
http://www.jorudan.co.jp/english/norikae/e-norikeyin.html

Hakone Free Pass/Day Pass Information Guide
http://www.odakyu.jp/english/freepass/hakone_01.html
http://www.odakyu.jp/english/qtours/index.html

Nightbus in Japan (Japanese only)
http://travel.rakuten.co.jp/bus/

Toyota Rent-a-Car Sapporo
http://www.toyotarentacar.net/english/english-reservation.asp

JR Information
Japan Rail Pass Information
http://www.japanrailpass.net/eng/en001.html

JR Pass Authorised Dealers in Singapore
http://www.sg.emb-japan.go.jp/General/JR.htm

Kansai Thru' Pass
http://www.surutto.com/conts/ticket/3dayeng/index.html

Osaka Unlimited Pass
http://www.lmaga-kansai.com/en

Individual JR Line/Shinkansen Station Walkthroughs
http://hisaai-hp.hp.infoseek.co.jp/JREast/Yamanote/Yt_s_eg.html

Wikipedia JR Shinkansen Station Guides & Introduction
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkansen

Digital Timetable, Course and fare search for Rail Services
http://grace.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperd01.cgi

Train Guide, Timing and cost (In Japanese)
http://www.ekitan.co.jp

Bus Guide
Kyoto City Bus Guide
http://www.city.kyoto.jp/koho/eng/access/transport.html

HATO Bus Tokyo Sightseeing Tours
http://www.hatobus.com/

Subway Cards and Info
http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/english/subway_t_card.html
Info by wsn: its just a normal stored value MRT card for use with the metro and local subways.. for convenience's sake only so tat u dun need to buy tix everytime u board the subway..

u can buy the passnet at kippu shops (ticket shops) arnd japan at a slightly lower discounted price than in the stations.. e.g. 4950 yen for a 5000 yen passnet.. saving u tat 50 yen hehe..

for JR trains, they use the SUICA card (machiam EZ link card) for tokyo region.. again its for convenience sake.. but SUICA needs a deposit fee whereas passnet doesnt need one.

Hotel Accomodations
Hostels and Backpacker's Lounge
Japan Hospitality Youth Hostel
http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/org/key-yh/

List of hostels arnd the world
http://www.hostelworld.com

J-Hoppers for Kyoto Backpackers
http://www.j-hoppers.com/index.htm

Ino's Place (Sapporo)
http://inos-place.com/

Khaosan Tokyo Guest House (Asakusa)
http://www.khaosan-tokyo.com/

Hotels
Tokyo Inn
http://www.tokyo-inn.co.jp/en/index.html

TOYOKO Inn
http://www.toyoko-inn.com/eng/

Japan Hotel Net
http://www.japanhotel.net/

The Budget Hotels In Japan
http://www.e-otomari.jp/%7Eenglish/

Hotel New Azuma
http://www9.ocn.ne.jp/~h-azuma/uk/

Sakura Hotel
http://www.sakura-hotel.co.jp/

Nishi-Shinjuku Hotel
http://www.nshotel.com

Villa-Fontaine Business Hotel
http://www.villa-fontaine.co.jp/ueno/index.html

Super Hotel
http://www.superhotel.co.jp/

Prince Hotel (Japan)
http://www.princehotels.co.jp/english/index1.html

Hilton Hotel (Japan)
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=TYOHITW

Yaesu Fujiya Hotel
http://www2.tocoo.jp/english/hotel/154/

Rakuten Travel Hotel Bookings
http://www.mytrip.net/en/ (English Version)
http://travel.rakuten.co.jp/ (Japanese Version)

Hotel Kinki
http://hotelkinki.com/eng/

Hotel Chuo
http://www.hotel-chuo.com/english/

Hotel Raizan
http://www.raizan.net/index2.htm

Hotel Fukudaya
http://www2.gol.com/users/ryokan-fukudaya/eindex.html

Service Apartments
Oakford Service Apartments
http://www.oakwoodtokyo.com/ot4.htm

Capsule Hotels
Tokyo Capsule Hotel Listing
http://gojapan.about.com/cs/accommodation/a/tokyocapsule1.htm

Osaka Capsule Hotel Listings
http://gojapan.about.com/cs/accommodation/a/osakacapsule1.htm

Asahi Plaza
http://asahiplaza.co.jp/capcel/english.html

Ryokans
Welcome Inn
http://www.itcj.jp/

Japanese Guest Houses
http://japaneseguesthouses.com/index.htm

Kimi Ryokan (Ikebukuro - Tokyo)
http://www.kimi-ryokan.jp/index.html

Oedo Onsen Monogatari (Odaiba)
Website (In Japanese): http://www.ooedoonsen.jp/
Access & Pricing: http://www.hiraganatimes.com/hp/travel/hotspot/oedo-e.html
Information: http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/ttws/spot16.html

Kashiwaya Ryokan (Gunma)
http://www.kashiwaya.org/e/

Kinokuniya Ryokan (Hakone)
http://1715.net/

Hatago Ichinoyu (Hakone)
http://english.ichinoyu.co.jp/

Ryokan Tachibana (Hakone)
http://www.ryokan-tachibana.co.jp/

Hakone Lake Hotel (Hakone)
http://www.hakone-lakehotel.com/english/englishindex.htm

Andon Ryokan (Tokyo)
http://www.andon.co.jp/

Fuji-Hakone Guest House - Minshuku (Hakone)
http://www.fujihakone.com/

Kyoto Ryokan
http://www.budgetinnjp.com/

Kyoto Hostel Tour Club
http://www.kyotojp.com/

Ryokan in Kinki
http://www.ryokan.or.jp/kinki/eng/index.html

Kyoto Hostel
http://gh-project.com/e/about.html

Special Accomodations
Koyasan Temple Experience & Accomodation
http://www.shukubo.jp/eng/

Communications Back Home
(Note: Currently, Singtel, M1 and Starhub are starting to roll out their 3G services which also allows roaming to Japan)

Singtel-Mobile
http://home.singtel.com/consumer/consumer_mobile.asp

M1
http://www.m1.com.sg/

Starhub
http://www.starhub.com/mobile/

KDDI Telephone Rates
http://www.kddi.com/english/telephone/international/rate/public.html

Go Mobile Phone Rental
http://www.gomobile.co.jp/rates_in.html

Japan Post
http://www.post.japanpost.jp/english/

wsn

25-02-2005, 01:25 PM

I have some very useful links here as well.
Hope they can be added?

http://www.hostelworld.com
List of hostels arnd the world

http://www.j-hoppers.com/index.htm
J-Hoppers for Kyoto Backpackers

Earthquake Report in Japan
http://typhoon.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/earthquake/

Nightbus in Japan
http://www.nightbus.info/

Price Guide in Japan
http://www.pricechecktokyo.com/

Tokyo Coupons
www.tokyocoupons.com

Japan Post
http://www.post.japanpost.jp/english/

Festivals in Japan
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/festivals.htm

Hobbes234

31-03-2005, 09:44 PM

Sites which i found useful

Train Guide, Timing and cost
www.ekitan.co.jp

Map
www.mapion.co.jp
search by 郵便番号

jsbn

04-07-2005, 10:00 AM

Courtesty of kev
Main ref: http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showpost.php?p=14734390&postcount=1600

There are 4 main routes up to Mt Fuji. (Kawaguchiko route, Fujinomiya route, Gotemba route and Subashiri route) Officially, the climbing season is from July-August in summer. If you are a die hard extreme you can try climbing during winter. It's against the law i think, but nobody's gonna stop you if you wanna suicide . Of course other people have done it before, but unless you have experience ice climbing, don't try it!

If you are in Tokyo, probably you might want to use Kawaguchiko route. A lot of people also call it the Fujiyoshida route, as the route at the bottom starts from Fujiyoshida City.

A lot of people all over japan and tourists climb Mt Fuji during this period, so don't expect extreme isolation. It's basically a slow, winding hike up the mountain, kinda like a big version of Bukit Timah.

There are 10 stations "check points" up to the summit, the last being at the summit. 99% of people usually start at the 5th station (where the road ends) , i.e. half the mountain. From there it takes about 6 hours to the summit. If you think that's wimpish, you can start right at the BOTTOM of Mt Fuji.. which takes another 6 hours. Usually nobody does that, so the lower half is quieter and you'll probably be one of the few. There is also more fauna there, unlike the top half.

You can take a bus to the fifth station of the Fujiyoshida route by Bus from Shinjuku station. Alternatively, if you want to start at the bottom, you can take the train (1hour if i remember correctly by limited express) to Fujiyoshida City (and try their specialty, cold udon as a pre climb meal). Find out how to get to the other routes by googling.

Notes:
1) if you are doing the full route, it's good to start from about 3-4pm the previous day and you should be at the summit just in time for sunrise the next day. assuming you don't stop and sleep at one of the "huts" or collapse halfway.

2) equip yourself sufficiently. Don't think you can get away with t-shirt and jeans... you'll free at the sub-zero temperatures. you need proper insulation, hiking shoes/boots, and if possible, waterproof jackets/pants/gloves. sunglasses and sunblock will be good too... you'll be surprised at the burn even at such low temperatures. attitude sickness is also a very real problem.

3) bring some snacks, a couple of bottles of water. prices are very expensive on my fuji.

4) on the descent, pick the correct route down. else you might end up in a different prefecture! alternatively, you can go back down to the fifth station to take a bus back to tokyo. descent is considerably faster (1.5 -2 hours)

5) you WILL be shagged at the end of it, don't plan for shopping after the climb. probably you'll be K.O for a day.

6) you can buy a wooden stick to use as a climbing stick. along the way, you can get it stamped at the stations (not for free). at the end, keep it as a momento. Or, send something from the post office at the top of Mt Fuji.

some links:

(general guide, some links broken)
http://poisson.ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~takenawa/fuji-e.html

(fujiyoshida trail info)
http://www.city.fujiyoshida.yamanashi.jp/div/english/html/A_Fujifolder/fuji_top/fuji_thetrail%5Cfuji_thetrail.htm

(fujiyoshida trail info)
http://www.outdoorjapan.com/features/ojfeature-fuji-yoshidaguchi-1.html

(some pics on the way up)
http://www.geocities.co.jp/Outdoors/8348/sub12_15.htm

General Guide to Mt Fuji
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6901.html

eudora

04-07-2005, 10:16 AM

nice sticky! :)
I stayed in this ryokan last time I went.. very reasonable imo..

Kimi Ryokan (IKEBUKURO)
http://www.kimi-ryokan.jp/index.html

maybe add in disneyland and disneysea for completeness?

jsbn

06-07-2005, 10:12 AM

Thanks to the following people for specific links which I had incorporated into the main thread.
- wsn
- Hobbes234
- eudora
- kev
- notinoti

For all who pop in here, please read this thread for more in-depth, personal accounts on forumers individual trips and experiences to Japan. (Warning, over 50 pages in all)
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=592590

Edited: As the original thread above had been locked (you are still able to view). Plz continue all discussions in this thread here:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?p=14887897

jsbn

18-08-2005, 12:02 PM

Continuation of Stickies

Shopping
Map Camera
http://www.mapcamera.com/

Yodobashi Camera
http://www.yodobashi.com/

Sakuraya
http://www.sakuraya.co.jp/

BICCAMERA
http://www.biccamera.co.jp/

Price Guide in Japan
http://www.pricechecktokyo.com/

Price Check for Speciality Items in Japan (In Japanese)
http://www.kakaku.com/

Tokyo Coupons
http://www.tokyocoupons.com

Lawson's Family Mart
http://www.lawson.co.jp/

Traveller's Experiences
Solo Japan II
http://japan.mercifulhouse.net/solo2.php

Eve Andersson
http://www.eveandersson.com/japan/

Quirky Japan Stuff
http://www.quirkyjapan.or.tv/

Traveller's Photos
Roving Lights Photography (Thanks to wuso)
http://www.roving-light.com/gallery/japan/index.html

Other guides & external links
Useful links for Kyoto/Tokyo Travels (Compilation of many links)
http://www.j-hoppers.com/link_e.htm

Japan Corner, the Benihana Guide to Japan
http://www.japancorner.com/

SumatranRatMonkey

08-11-2005, 03:35 PM

Addresses of local tourism-related offices
Purpose: To get brochures

Japan National Tourist Organisation
16 Raffles Quay, #15-09, Hong Leong Building
(Mon - Fri, 0900 - 1700 hrs)

City of Osaka Singapore Representative Office
5 Shenton Way, #37-01, UIC Building

jsbn

12-12-2005, 01:14 PM

Guides/Maps to Regions

Official Guides
Japan National Tourist Organisation
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/

Tohoku Guide
http://travel.japan-tohoku.com/enarea.htm

Chubu Guide
http://ckp.ivcreation.com/h-ckp/english/top.shtml

Maps
Tokyo City Maps
http://superfuture.com/city/city/city.cfm?city=1

Map of Area (Search via postal code. In Japanese)
http://www.mapion.co.jp

General Tourist Guides
Tokyo Japan Tourist Guides
http://www.tokyoessentials.com/

Japan Guide
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e623.html

Discover Japan
http://www.discover-japan.info/index.html

Kansai Window Tourism
http://www.kansai.gr.jp/travel/index_e.htm

Japan Reference
http://www.jref.com/practical/sightseeing.shtml

WikiTravel Japan
http://wikitravel.org/en/Japan

Places of Interests
Kyoto Temple Admission Fees
http://www.templefees.com/

Imperial Household Agency Visiting Permit
http://sankan.kunaicho.go.jp/order/index_EN.html

Studio Ghibli Museum
http://www.hiraganatimes.com/hp/travel/hotspot/jiburi-e.html

Disneyland Travel Guide
http://www.wordtravels.com/Attractions/Countries/Japan/Attractions/Tokyo+Disneyland/

Tokyo Disneyland Official Page
http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/index_e.html

Tokyo DisneySea Official Page
http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/tds/index_e.html

Sightseeing areas
Shimokita Peninsula
http://wikitravel.org/en/Shimokita_Peninsula
http://www.outdoorjapan.com/areaguides/ag-aomori-3.html

*Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Villages (*Note: This region has the heaviest snowfall in Japan)
http://www.yamasa.org/japan/english/destinations/gifu/shirakawa.html

Sapporo-Otaru Pass
http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/railpass/welcome.html

Festivals
Nebuta Matsuri
http://www.nebuta.or.jp/english/index_e.htm

City/Prefecture Websites
Kobe Convention & Visitors Association
http://feel-kobe.jp/english/index.html

Himeji City
http://www.city.himeji.hyogo.jp/english/himeji/index.html

Nagoya Convention & Visitors Bureau
http://www.ncvb.or.jp/index_e.html

Kyoto City Tourism & Culture Information System
http://raku.city.kyoto.jp/sight_e.phtml

Osaka City
http://www.city.osaka.jp/english/

Hyogo Prefecture International Tourism Guide
http://www.hyogo-tourism.jp/english/index.html

Toyama Travel Navigator
http://kanko.toyamaken.jp/english/index.html

Hokkaido Prefecture
http://www.visit-hokkaido.jp

Aomori Prefecture
http://apti.net.pref.aomori.jp

Iwate Prefecture
http://www.iwatetabi.jp

Akita Prefecture
http://www.akitanfan.com

Welcome Cards
Welcome Card (for those budget travels and stuff)
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/GJ/budget.html#geography

Northern Tohoku Welcome Card
http://www.northern-tohoku.gr.jp/welcome/english/index.html

ShougunX

12-01-2006, 02:39 PM

Hey guys, pls do post in places you very much recommend to go in japan. It can be shopping belts, good eateries, theme parks, parks, disco, music stores or watever you can think of that is unique and warrants your second, third or future visits.

By jsbn:

http://www.bookoff.co.jp/search/index.html

droozy

16-01-2006, 10:18 PM

hi hi..

Some of the interesting things to read and know abt Japan before you embark..

http://www.japancorner.com/

Spet040Snaz

09-09-2006, 02:13 PM

Hello,

I have stayed at this hotel before. Pretty cheap considering the location is in Shinjuku. Its located beside the Takashimaya Times Square and the Shinjuku JR station so very convenient for backpackers. This is a business hotel so the rooms are small but I think most hotels in Japan are quite small. I have also stayed in Hotel Southern Century Tower just opposite the takashimaya which is an excellent hotel with very good view but the rooms are expensive 300 plus a night not worth it unless company pay :s13:

http://shinjukuparkhotel.com/

fishieee

29-11-2006, 03:05 PM

was sending enquiry to one of the onsen ryokan, the helpful lady send me a bunch of links for hakone and japan as well so I think I should share with you guys.

:)

Hakone
・http://www.hakone.or.jp/english/youkoso/access.html (http://www.hakone.or.jp/english/youkoso/access.html)
・http://www.hakone.or.jp/english/new/new_e.html (http://www.hakone.or.jp/english/new/new_e.html)
・http://www.hakone.or.jp/yuyu/hyinfo/map_en.html (http://www.hakone.or.jp/yuyu/hyinfo/map_en.html)

Other attractions
・http://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/english/index.html (http://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/english/index.html)
・http://asakusa-nakamise.jp/e-index.html (http://asakusa-nakamise.jp/e-index.html)
・http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/index.html (http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/english/index.html)
・http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/index_e.html (http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/index_e.html)
・http://www.hatobus.co.jp/english/index.html (http://www.hatobus.co.jp/english/index.html)
・http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/tourism/ (http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/tourism/)
・http://www.odakyu-group.co.jp/english/ (http://www.odakyu-group.co.jp/english/)
・http://www.polamuseum.or.jp/english/index.html (http://www.polamuseum.or.jp/english/index.html)
・http://www.lalique-museum.com/eng/index.html (http://www.lalique-museum.com/eng/index.html)
・http://www.hakone-oam.or.jp/eng/ (http://www.hakone-oam.or.jp/eng/)
・http://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp/...4/e_index.html (http://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp/kanko/kanko_4/e_index.html)
・http://www.ryokan.or.jp/about_en.html (http://www.ryokan.or.jp/about_en.html)

lwm999

11-01-2007, 02:20 PM

An approximate exchange rate to use: SGD$1.60 = 100YEN
100YEN is the Japanese's 'basic unit' currency like our $1.YEN has dropped quite a bit. Since end 2006, 100YEN < S$1.30.

lightfinger

24-12-2007, 10:59 AM

Anyone has done a self-drive tour in Japan? Can share the available agencies, est'd cost and your experience? Heard loads about such tours

Hobbes234

25-12-2007, 12:27 AM

Anyone has done a self-drive tour in Japan? Can share the available agencies, est'd cost and your experience? Heard loads about such tours

I did go for a drive, when i was back in japan, but i must tell you that the road tolls are really costly. eg. from chiba(where narita is) to tokyo it can set u back as much as 3000yen (sgd44+).

if u do decided to go for a drive, it would be better if you do so outside the city.
parking will also kill you if you are in the city.

stars87

25-03-2008, 12:12 AM

http://www.hellodamage.com/tdr/travelguide.htm

fascinating read

ppingg

03-04-2008, 08:35 PM

JSBN! thanks for this thread.. it helped me alot with my planning in Tokyo and my trip is super successful! Thanks alot!!!

stars87

22-07-2008, 10:53 PM

http://www.zuji.com.sg/site/travel_d.../homepage.html

great tokyo resource... from all sources.. who would expect zuji ? but its kinda complimentary once u think about it.

Aegis

29-09-2008, 04:10 PM

What happens if you are travelling in Japan for 10 days and do not wish to spend on a 14 day JR Rail Pass? Use the airplanes!

In the course of planning for my Hokkaido trip, I realised sometimes it might be more economical to fly domestic in Japan compared to taking the Shinkansen. If you do not have the time to use the slower local trains or think you do not want to travel by train the same way back to Tokyo, air travel is actually a very viable option. Not to mention sometimes it is cheaper than the shinkansen. Using the budget airlines or some air passes (similar to jr rail pass). It is possible to get back from Sapporo to Tokyo using less than 12,200 yen excluding airport tax. A shinkansen ride from Sapporo to Ueno will set you back 22,280 yen. Time saved is immense as well, so depending on your needs do not forget to make use of the birds.

Airlines Guide (http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2365.html)

Discount Air Passes Guide (http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2364.html)

nnovix89

29-09-2008, 07:34 PM

the two main sites i use when planning a trip around in japan are:

www.bestrsv.jp
www.jorudan.co.jp

=)

ahmahippo

10-12-2008, 03:19 AM

wonder now worth changin or not

jsbn

22-01-2009, 02:37 PM

Hi guys, I feel its high time I do a serious revamp on this sticky liaoz.

Its been.... 5 good years? :)

I will do a solid revamp on this sticky soon hopefully with even more information to boot! Watch out this space soon!

blackjazzboy

22-01-2009, 03:51 PM

that is good news .. just nice for my planning to Japan during May ..
wishing u and are the other forumer a happy CNY ...

James Tang

22-01-2009, 05:03 PM

Thanks for the great information.

Will be going for a 10 day trip in japan coming March/April

mirabellstar

23-01-2009, 10:07 AM

Thanks for the useful sites! this thread is great.

shertay

01-02-2009, 01:18 PM

James Tang

02-02-2009, 05:08 PM

Kimi Ryokan (Ikebukuro - Tokyo)
http://www.kimi-ryokan.jp/index.html

Does anyone knows if the price quoted for Kimi Ryokan is per person or per room?? I cant find any email address for me to email them my enquiry...

THank you!

quote:

SINGLE
4,500 YEN
MEDIUM FOR 2 PEOPLE
6,500 YEN
LARGE FOR 2 PEOPLE
7,500 YEN

My interpretation is that:

Single: 4500 yen per person per night (for a single room;bed or something like that)

Medium: medium room for 2 people: 6500 per room per night

large: 7500 per night per room

chanvh

03-02-2009, 05:07 PM

stars87

03-02-2009, 05:15 PM

James Tang

04-02-2009, 11:22 AM

Hi James Tang and forumers,

me and wife is planning to visit Tokyo for the first time in April between 18th to 26th. We have a week long leave so it would be good to optimize it for the visit. As it would probably be around the time when we can see some flowers thats an added bonus.

I could find nwa tix at about $1400SGD for two but the only thing left hanging for us is the hotel accomodation.

Do you have good value recommendations and also how best to visit Tokyo for first timers? I'm thinking about the Shinjuku and Ginza. Though, we prefer to visit by foot. What do you think?

It maybe quite vague in this way but any sincere guideline on the best way to spend our week visit in Tokyo is greatly appreciated...

(we are in process of applying for the visa but not booked yet). Anyone else going during this timeframe?

Cheers!

Hi,

Welcome to HWZ forum hehe.... I'm also first time going Japan although we have been talking about it for a long long long long long time.

What we did was we just get the air tix first then plan for the rest. Due to recommendation by a friend, we will be staying in Nishi Shinjuku hotel. Nothing very fantastic about it but it is a good hotel (according to my friend). Pricing wise, it's around 11000 Yen per night per room for the two of us.

IN other threads you should be able to find loads of Tokyo hotel/ryokan info from others.

In Kyoto, somehow the hotels and ryokans are mostly booked in April (so if you are planning to go Kyoto, try finding harder. We managed to book this Sakura ryokan near Kyoto Station (probably 5 to 10min walk). The only catch is that this ryokan will only open in March 2009 haha.. so can't find other comments. Pricing wise, more expensive than the hotel in Tokyo. In fact, most of the nice ryokans are damn expensive but I think they offer a unique experience for those staying in.

Now we are still trying to firm up on what to do and where to go..... will post them up after we got back together with photos and reviews..... hopefully

chanvh

17-02-2009, 03:02 PM

James Tang

17-02-2009, 03:14 PM

Hi,

Basically, I've decided that we will stay put near Tokyo for this time round, Shinjuku looks like good choice but that time frame April is already decided, mostly I believe we will be staying at the Kimi Ryokan if can get at IKEBUKURO. You're right get the tix first then figure out the rest. Which flight you going and what was the damage you paid for it?

Right now, NWA no more good offer so I'm thinking about ANA which is $2K for 2 at that time frame, NATAS is coming up also so we are getting our hopes for that if not just the basic ANA or hopefully some SQ offers to Narita would be good enough.

Some planning is in order here.

Am taking SIA A380 flights. It is around 1.1K per pax (i was quite choosy for the timing and planes this time; original was around 700+ to 900+; can't remember. The original timing is flying during day time so one day wasted.). Flying on a night flight to Narita, arriving around 7am I think.

ahmahippo

18-02-2009, 04:44 AM

wow... very useful...

stars87

18-02-2009, 11:58 AM

can we not clutter this sticky thread with trivialities and other nonsense ?

its meant to be a compilation of useful websites. cluttering it with posts is not going to help anyone who's here to look for information.

if you wanna post random stuff and small talk, kindly do so at the Japan thread season 3.

www.sakurazensen.com , sakura flowering website

droozy

28-02-2009, 08:38 PM

New Hokkaido website

http://www.bfh.jp/en/index.html

kinggerard

16-04-2009, 07:57 PM

below link for search on restaurants, by location, food and prices in tokyo

http://www.sunnypages.jp/search/japanese_restaurants/conveyor_belt_sushi

ahmahippo

24-06-2009, 05:16 PM

wow.... bookmarked :D

pker88

25-06-2009, 03:08 AM

Am taking SIA A380 flights. It is around 1.1K per pax (i was quite choosy for the timing and planes this time; original was around 700+ to 900+; can't remember. The original timing is flying during day time so one day wasted.). Flying on a night flight to Narita, arriving around 7am I think.

james SIA a380 time is similar to mine
a380 FTW!!! :s12:

i depart at 11pm at nite reach tokyo and see the land of rising sun .. rising ahah
nice to see japan from the air
like some oldsch map from japan
if u seen the WW2 newpapers which japanaese publish while they take over SG
hehe i seen them
and flip abit its super fraglie as it even older then most of us heheh

dimitri_can

22-09-2009, 12:48 PM

Sapporo Subway map

http://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/routemap-timetable/rosenzu.html

jokerpoker81

26-10-2009, 08:42 PM

some PDF ebooks of Vietnam, HK, Taiwan, Japan, and others...

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=be52bda9876f74ca61d4646c62b381cb4b4910aabd0713810ac99885da44e881

kinggerard

28-10-2009, 09:02 PM

below is a file on "How to book accommodation in jalan.net", which i got from secret japan webpage. they also have a onsen review page which is on one of the tabs in
MMM.secret-japan.com/forum

MMM.mediafire.com/?juzj1wjnhcn ............................. change MMM to WWW

lots and lots of japan hotels across the island. you can shortlist them by area, price, beds, breakfast/breakfast&dinner,

kifo

12-12-2009, 09:27 AM

For eating ramen in Tokyo and Japan, the Ramen Supleks is the bible, every shop rated and ranked by customers all over the country.

http://ramendb.supleks.jp

It is in Japanese of cos, but you can easily figure out by going to the ranking page -
http://ramendb.supleks.jp/rank
or the Google map page -
http://ramendb.supleks.jp/map