winter 2014 trip

darkmatt

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Hey all, Im planning a winter 2014 trip (26 dec - mid january) and i though i should start planning now since it requires travelling between tokyo and osaka. do feel free to edit my inputs.

26 dec: arrive tokyo morning, check in hotel afternoon, akiba the rest of the day. maybe roppongi before akiba

-meido cafe
-animate
-gamers
-mandarake

27 dec: fujikyu highland day 1 (priority tickets)

28 dec: fujikyu highland day 2 (spare needed incase all done in day 1)

-SPARE: Ueno zoo+ueno market(ameyoko)
-COMIKET

29 dec: mount fuji 5th station day trip(bus tour) IF AVAILABLE (Alternatives needed)

30 dec: kawaguchiko area (2nd choice: hakone)

31 dec: no idea+ tokyo dome for countdown

1 jan: morning: hatsumode, afternoon (odaiba OR akiba),

2 jan: Takao-san (half day hike)

3 jan (TOKYO): leave tokyo for osaka(by plane at night)

4 jan (OSAKA): Arrive osaka morning,
pokemon center + umeda sky building + shinseikai

5 jan (OSAKA): USJ

6 jan (OSAKA): USJ

7 jan (OSAKA): osaka castle and Osaka aquarium + 1 more

8 jan (OSAKA): Nara park

9 jan (OSAKA): kyoto Fushimi inari shrine+(nishi honganji/higashi honganji)+kiyomizudera)

10 jan (OSAKA): kinkakuji ---> ryoanji + arashiyama(at night)/Or is it better for arashiyama full day?

11 jan (OSAKA): Kobe OR kinkakuji ---> ryoanji

12 jan (OSAKA): Koyasan

13 jan (OSAKA): back to tokyo by plane at night OR kinkakuji ---> ryoanji (in the day)

14 jan (TOKYO): furusato-matsuri

15 jan (TOKYO): TSUKIJI FISH MARKET + ochanomizu

16 jan (TOKYO): 1 more day for good measure

17 jan(TOKYO): back to SG (1130am flight)

any other suggestions to add for both sides? i need help esp with kyoto

KIV

hows Shinsekai?

ueno market

and since im staying so long, i need cheap lodging. (any to reco? lol)

k books ikebukuro

Otome Road

mountain in osaka

car rental: http://www2.tocoo.jp/en

http://www.zauo.com/index.html

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/japan/t...mt-fuji-lake-ashi-bullet-train-day-trip-tokyo

Kyoto tower

https://www.nipponrentacar.co.jp/english/index.html

http://willerexpress.com/x/bus/dynamic/3/en/html/pc/campaign/fuji/?mid=703

mount fuji: http://www.japanican.com/en/tour/detail/F880W_/?aff=EXJ

meido cafe: http://www.cafe-athome.com/

takao san day hike

mifi rental: https://www.econnectjapan.com/

ginkakuji

http://www.premiumoutlets.co.jp/en/gotemba/rentacar/

http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/useful/ticket/rpw1-3.html

artnia

akb theater: http://www.akb48.co.jp/overseas/index.html

http://mtfuji-jp.com/weather/

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6905.html

where to buy fujikyu express passes: http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/japan-271/fuji-q-theme-park-review-4807386.html

rinku town: http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/f-iko/townyuchi/rinkai/en/map/map.html
 
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THINGS TO DO

1) Book air tickets - DONE!
2) Book Hotels - DONE!
3) Book Domestic Transport for Tokyo -> Osaka - DONE! (By Plane)
4) Buy Travel Insurance - DONE!
5) Pack Luggage
6) activate cards for overseas use (magnetic stripe) - DONE!
7) activate overseas roaming (phone/bbom) - DONE!
8) Buy travel adapter - DONE!
9) print out iteniery (places to go) - 80% DONE!
10) print out transport information (train/bus routes to/from locations)
11) apply for IDP - DONE!
12) plan places
13) PRINT AIR TICKETS & PACK PASSPORT!!
14) Rent Mifi/SIM - DONE!
15) Change YEN

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1) Tokyo Hotel Booked (Can change if needed. 桜ーホテル池袋
2) Osaka Hotel Booked (Can change if needed.) ホテル味園
2a) Osaka Backup. CANCEL EITHER ONE - ホテル京阪天満橋
3) 2nd Set of tokyo booked ホテル浅草&カプセル
3a) 2nd Tokyo backup. ホテル日本橋ヴィラ
 
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Since you are spending oshogatsu in Japan, and you are going to Osaka after gendan, may I suggest that instead of staying in Tokyo, take the opportunity to go Ise and do your hatsumode there?
 

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I think that taking overnight bus is the cheapest way to travel from tokyo to osaka(less than 3000 yen the last time I checked), or you could take a domestic flight by LCC(peach airlines/jetstar japan) which would cost about $100SGD.

for ur second day in osaka, you can travel to the pier after visiting osaka castle and take the aqualiner for a tour! there is the den den town which is located near to namba nankai station which is like a mini version of akiba, so u can check that out too.


actually i would recommend you to stay in minami-senju area instead of shinjuku or ikebukuro. firstly, there are a lot of cheap hostels and hotels in minami-senju. secondly, it is only 2 stops away from nippori station which u will take the skyliner to and fro from narita and also it is super near to akihabara!!!(awesome!!!)
 
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I think that taking overnight bus is the cheapest way to travel from tokyo to osaka(less than 3000 yen the last time I checked), or you could take a domestic flight by LCC(peach airlines/jetstar japan) which would cost about $100SGD.

for ur second day in osaka, you can travel to the pier after visiting osaka castle and take the aqualiner for a tour! there is the den den town which is located near to namba nankai station which is like a mini version of akiba, so u can check that out too.


actually i would recommend you to stay in minami-senju area instead of shinjuku or ikebukuro. firstly, there are a lot of cheap hostels and hotels in minami-senju. secondly, it is only 2 stops away from nippori station which u will take the skyliner to and fro from narita and also it is super near to akihabara!!!(awesome!!!)

im going to hakone, fujikyu highland and kawaguchiko. thats why im staying in the western part of tokyo.

also i checked peach already. they dont fly out from haneda. they fly only from narita(so far)
 

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I will be travelling from 20 Dec till 3 Jan. All kansai. Shortlisted Osaka's chuo mikado hostel, daily at 1900-2100 yen :D
 

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whats the 2nd cheapest alternative?

i avoided this coz i need to expand my hols by 2 days if i take the bus.

Take LCC lor. Only jetstar and peach have English websites and both airlines only operate in narita iirc. U can check Japan guide for more info regarding domestic flights
 

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Take LCC lor. Only jetstar and peach have English websites and both airlines only operate in narita iirc. U can check Japan guide for more info regarding domestic flights

i can read japanese.

and both jetstar and peach fly from narita. going there is:s22:.

if haneda, i wouldnt mind
 

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There is Peach airlines which flies between Osaka and Tokyo.
But then, you will also have to consider the train fares from Tokyo to the airport, as well as from Kansai airport to Osaka city center.

Alternatively, you can consider the Puratto Kodama:
Puratto Kodama: Cheap Shinkansen Tickets | nihonshock

Or an E-voucher for Shinkansen between Tokyo and Kyoto (but you need to complete the return journey within 7 days):
Japan Tours and Packages - E-Voucher for Kyoto Bullet Train Open Ticket Package & Kyoto Sightseeing One-day Pass - JAPANiCAN.com
 

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There is Peach airlines which flies between Osaka and Tokyo.
But then, you will also have to consider the train fares from Tokyo to the airport, as well as from Kansai airport to Osaka city center.

Alternatively, you can consider the Puratto Kodama:
Puratto Kodama: Cheap Shinkansen Tickets | nihonshock

Or an E-voucher for Shinkansen between Tokyo and Kyoto (but you need to complete the return journey within 7 days):
Japan Tours and Packages - E-Voucher for Kyoto Bullet Train Open Ticket Package & Kyoto Sightseeing One-day Pass - JAPANiCAN.com

7 days is out for me for kansai (osaka+kyoto) as i plan to stay around 10 days there.

and i havent booked anything yet. just need to draft something before booking hotels and tickets.
 
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If you were to take overnight bus on 2 Jan and 12 Jan, then it should fit in to your itinerary.

There is not much options for this journey (Tokyo to Osaka/Kyoto) except for taking Shinkansen (the most common way, but expensive), or overnight bus (cheapest), domestic flight (might be expensive), drive, or taking a 9hr train journey on local trains instead of Shinkansen (cost about 8210yen for 1 way, have 4 to 6 train transfers).

If I were you, I'd probably just go for the Puratto Kodama.

If you can readjust your itinerary to return back to Tokyo by 10th Jan, I would suggest the seasonal Seishun 18 Kippu tickets:
Seishun Juhachi Kippu (Seishun 18 Kippu)
 

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Seishun 18. Took it once, and swore that was the last time. Hahaha.. Very cheap though. Good for people with lots of time and on budget. As the name suggests, if you are still young or feeling really young, go for it!
 

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don't like the Ise idea? I had a great time at Ise for hatsumode.

or go Kyoto for hatsumode then, that one should also be interesting.

how to kyoto for hatsumode. im only leaving tokyo on 2nd/3rd
 
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