what is your intended enterance time on sat for your ghibli tix?
At 10.30am
what is your intended enterance time on sat for your ghibli tix?
first time going to Japan in April 2018 with 2 kids (3 years old and 1 year old with stroller) and 3 adults (including me). anyone went Japan before can give some recommendations for places and comments for the below itinerary ? thanks
is it advisable to buy the 14 days JR pass or the 7 days JR pass when travelling from Tokyo to Kyoto and Kyoto to Tokyo?
At 10.30am
first time going to Japan in April 2018 with 2 kids (3 years old and 1 year old with stroller) and 3 adults (including me). anyone went Japan before can give some recommendations for places and comments for the below itinerary ? thanks
is it advisable to buy the 14 days JR pass or the 7 days JR pass when travelling from Tokyo to Kyoto and Kyoto to Tokyo?
Haruka line under JR.
Next alternative is nankai train to namba, transfer to osaka municipal train on midosuji line.
Do you really need to go to Kyoto for your trip? Most of the passageways and temples are not stroller friendly. Roads are also quite small and bumpy (cobblestones) so if you are bringing along a light stroller, the wheels will often get stuck.
Personally, I would highly recommend just Tokyo and its surrounding areas such as Yokohama, Kamakura, Hakone, Kawaguchiko, etc. Based on your plan, you're trying to fit in too much which is fine for singles/couples but maybe tiring for kids.
Also, I wouldn't recommend Hiyori Hotel Maihama as the place is quite far from public transport. There are plenty of other options that are nearer to Disney resort that doesn't cost much.
For Ghibli museum, I suggest buying the ticket online. Take note when your date is ready for sale as you need to camp online. If you are late by a few minutes/hours, chances are the tickets would have been sold out.
yes, Gion Ryokan Q-beh at KyotoYour plan looks doable to me. You didn't really squeeze in too many places at a day. Have you booked your accommodations especially at Kyoto yet? If not, I suggest your book them ASAP because that is high tourism period and accommodations are filling up fast.
ok. thanks.Also Kyoto is majority travel by bus. The bus is small, cramp and not luggage/stroller friendly. but if you have to, please make use of the coin lockers in the station.
ok. thanks.remember to fast hand fast leg when booking tix
Bus is your best bet if you are dead on 'direct'Thanks for the headsup. Actually Im going to stay over at shin osaka for a night before heading to shinjuku as i will be arriving around 530pm local time at kansai airport. So dun wanna risk take jr directly to tokyo, thus spending a night at shin osaka.
Any direct way to get to shinjuku from shin osaka?
I think you might have missed this. “A great value, convenient ticket that covers all transport links between Dentetsu Toyama Station and Nagano Station.”
https://www.alpen-route.com/en/transport_new/fares.html
Hellooo, Just wanna update you that the bus will be very crowded...
The picture below is for non-peak season.
if u can afford, take taxi better...
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