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[anyhowsaysay]

wah cannot tahan for so long lo.. maybe now go kansai first..how many days enough ah for osaka-kyoto-nara? or maybe can add in some city which is nearby then i go 10days lo..

Kyoto is quite big. to explore slowly need around 6 days maybe

Then u can add in Osaka, Nara, Kobe, Himeji

Then that's 10 days. Some people would prefer 10 days chiong both Kyoto and Tokyo. For me, no point since can't explore.

normally even for me, 10 days is purely Tokyo and 2 weeks is Kyoto.

 

[chainer22]

hi all, i am planning to check out Nikko + Okukino Onsen/Yunishigawa Onsen.

Intending to spend 2 days.
- morning depart from Shinagawa to Nikko
- explore Nikko
- Depart from Nikko to Okukino Onsen/Yunishigawa Onsen
- Stay at Okukino Onsen/Yunishigawa Onsen for the night and return to Tokyo the next afternoon

Is above feasible? Worth getting the Tokyo Wide pass for this? Or any better transport alternative?

Also, any advice for booking of accommodation at Okukino Onsen/Yunishigawa Onsen?

 

[michaelkie]

or ANA/JAL. 10800yen per way anywhere within japan.

Took Jetstar Tokyo to Sapporo end of May, 21,000 for 3 pax inclusive of baggage. Cheap and efficient.

 

[pjs]

hi,

I planning to go Shirakawa-go from Takayama. Which bus company is cheap? And any farmhouse able to let 1 guest to stay in? Most i see don't allow Or should i take half day tour at Takayama?

Takayama to shirakawago is 4420Y round trip.:
http://www.nouhibus.co.jp/english/highwaybus/shirakawago.pdfip.

 

[BeHappyLo]

Takayama to shirakawago is 4420Y round trip.:
http://www.nouhibus.co.jp/english/highwaybus/shirakawago.pdfip.

one day, some 5 hours trip is enough.

i was there early 2016, to be honest i was disappointed with it.

the shirakawago village is now too modern for my liking…..the other villages are better.

 

[deodorant]

Hi sexpert,
First trip to japan go osaka-kyoto-nara ok bo?
Or die die must go tokyo first?

If you only have ~1wk and you prefer the more traditional part of Japan then why not?

If ~2wks then can do Kansai and Tokyo.

 

[divingwithme]

Takayama to shirakawago is 4420Y round trip.:
http://www.nouhibus.co.jp/english/highwaybus/shirakawago.pdfip.

Hi,

THank! i saw this before but their website is in Jap when come to buy ticket. Is there any way i can buy ticket online?

 

[BeHappyLo]

Hi,

THank! i saw this before but their website is in Jap when come to buy ticket. Is there any way i can buy ticket online?

no need to buy in advance.

the bus ticketing office is right outside the JR train station…………just buy the ticket one day in advance ok liao…………..a Chinese-speaking ticketing lady served me.

 

[divingwithme]

no need to buy in advance.

the bus ticketing office is right outside the JR train station…………just buy the ticket one day in advance ok liao…………..a Chinese-speaking ticketing lady served me.

o.. ok thanks a lot. I thought need to reserve before hand

 

[thwysg]

o.. ok thanks a lot. I thought need to reserve before hand

It would be better if you got your ticket(s) at the bus terminal in advance. At least one day. Get it when you reach Takayama. We got our tickets two days before our trip in mid April during the day and there was a notice indicating the seats for all the trips for that day had been sold out. Only the trip from Shirakawago to Kanazawa needs no reservation.

 

[divingwithme]

It would be better if you got your ticket(s) at the bus terminal in advance. At least one day. Get it when you reach Takayama. We got our tickets two days before our trip in mid April during the day and there was a notice indicating the seats for all the trips for that day had been sold out. Only the trip from Shirakawago to Kanazawa needs no reservation.

Ah.. Thanks! I only wil reach Takayama after I visit the Tateyama Alpine rote. So i hope by the time i reach Takayama the bus station is still open HAHA.

 

[thwysg]

Ah.. Thanks! I only wil reach Takayama after I visit the Tateyama Alpine rote. So i hope by the time i reach Takayama the bus station is still open HAHA.

The ticketing office closes at 6pm daily.
http://www.nouhibus.co.jp/english/highwaybus/shirakawago.pdf

 

[chainer22]

any recommendations for onsen places near Tokyo? will be bonus if its a ryokan that allows overnight stay

 

[cancer81]

Kinugawa
Nikko
Hakone
Izu

to name a few

 

[chainer22]

Kinugawa
Nikko
Hakone
Izu

to name a few

how to go about booking accommodations for ryokan?

 

[Lycanista]

First trip to Japan, most likely 10 days to Kyoto-Tokyo. Would 3 days be enough for Kyoto and maybe a day trip to Nara?

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[cpuer]

First trip to Japan, most likely 10 days to Kyoto-Tokyo. Would 3 days be enough for Kyoto and maybe a day trip to Nara?

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if simply hitting a "Top 10 Must See" list, its doable for Kyoto. But all 3 must be full days.

 

[cancer81]

how to go about booking accommodations for ryokan?

there are sites that is more catered to hot spring hotels

you can try agoda also, there is a lot listed on expedia already

 

[thwysg]

there are sites that is more catered to hot spring hotels

you can try agoda also, there is a lot listed on expedia already

Or try these websites -
1. Jalan.net
2. Rakuten Travel
3. Japanican
4. japanguesthouses.com

 

[ideline]

Hi guys,

it's my first time travelling to Japan (for 7 days, 4 days tokyo 3 days kyoto) and i would need some advice to know if i have got the details below correct. Appreciate if someone could advise based on below.

I am travelling from Tokyo to Kyoto then directly back to Haneda Airport.

I am considering to take limousine bus from Haneda airport to Shinjuku (as i am with my parents so taking bus will be a better choice with the addition of luggages)

Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto 13600yen

Kyoto to Haneda airport: Kyoto to Shinagawa Station 8210yen, Keikyu Airport Express to Haneda airport 410yen


I have read that if I am taking a round trip for Tokyo and Kyoto, it will be better to get a JR pass. However, if i were to take the above route, is it not worthwhile to get a JR Pass? Unless i am travelling from Kyoto Stn to Tokyo Stn then to Hamamatsucho Station and take Tokyo Monorail to Haneda Airport which is all covered by JR pass?

Thanks in advance!