Japan Autumn 2019

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What time does the subway first train? Any idea? And it is hankyu line

Yup. Dont want procastinate anymore. Kyoto then kyoto

Ok I agree, no difference in the sense that you won’t be doing anything much more than packing up and leaving for airport either Osaka or Kyoto.

Kawaramachi to Kyoto station is just a short 15 min bus or subway ride, buses are frequent.

I think generally, you would be spending a lot more for a base on Kyoto, cos of higher accommodation and possibly transport costs. But nice trade off is the experience/atmosphere - it’s up to you to make the call based on convenience
 
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I could have use it for the budget hotel i wanted at kawaramachi but price without discount is around 1.5k and after 8% discount it still going to cost around 1.4k

Yup. Dont want procastinate anymore. Kyoto then kyoto

Stay in Namba, Osaka so much cheaper. From Namba to KIX also easier, faster and cheaper.

Hotel provides free smartphone too.

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Save that $700 bucks, I top up a bit more, I can get a return biz class ticket on JL to Japan from Singapore :s13:
 

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Hahaha i already booked and paid for SQ return tickets liao...change it have to pay more :(

But ya thank you so much for the Namba hotel recommendation. Will look into it tonight

Stay in Namba, Osaka so much cheaper. From Namba to KIX also easier, faster and cheaper.

Hotel provides free smartphone too.

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Save that $700 bucks, I top up a bit more, I can get a return biz class ticket on JL to Japan from Singapore :s13:
 

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Hope you dont mind me asking but why Namba over Kita?

Because in insideosaka.com, they ranked Kita as the 1st and Namba 2nd

Hahaha i already booked and paid for SQ return tickets liao...change it have to pay more :(

But ya thank you so much for the Namba hotel recommendation. Will look into it tonight
 

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Hahaha i already booked and paid for SQ return tickets liao...change it have to pay more :(

But ya thank you so much for the Namba hotel recommendation. Will look into it tonight

DUH! It means you can use that $700 saved for another trip to Japan :s22::s22::s22::s22:
 

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Actually is less than $700.

I didnt reserve with booking.com for 1.4k because i found the price in agoda cheaper at $1025, so at that time i quickly reserved with Agoda but not yet paid.

DUH! It means you can use that $700 saved for another trip to Japan :s22::s22::s22::s22:
 

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Stay in Namba, Osaka so much cheaper. From Namba to KIX also easier, faster and cheaper.

Hotel provides free smartphone too.

pWhzLr0.jpg


Save that $700 bucks, I top up a bit more, I can get a return biz class ticket on JL to Japan from Singapore :s13:

It's cheaper on the booking.com app. $706.
 

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thanks for clarifying. always missed these fine detail lolz. guess i stick to walk-in reservations, sometimes customer service can suggest better routes than hyperdia
Yup. This applies only if you made reservations, just collect your ticket reservations the day before you travel. You’ll need to provide credit card details, but if you have the pass, there’ll be no charge. Cancellations by the day before travel are free too. I did very detailed planning for my itinerary, so collected all the online reservations at one go at Tokyo Station right after exchanging for the pass (even for rides that don’t begin there, it’s fine)

Just do same day walk-in reservations at the Passenger Service centre too, if you want to decide and collect only on the day itself (provided there are still available seats)
 

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hi everyone, as mentioned i am back with a hotel update:

Searched for a hotel in Namba using booking.com and agoda.com, as usual my standard is at least a basic 3 star hotel.

so when i searched for it i look for top deals today. and i found the hotel below:
Hotel WBF Namba Motomachi

Now this Hotel WBF chain has like 4-5 hotels in Osaka but specifically i look for Namba yes. So with the price i compared between booking.com and agoda.com so here is the comparison for 7 nights

booking.com
$98/night all in

agoda.com
$105/night all in

of course i chose the cheaper one right with decent free cancellation and no prepayment

then i went to cancel my booking with Super hotel shijyo kawaramachi . unfortunately then i also realised that my grab rewards 8% discount with booking.com can only apply by 31 Aug which i already missed the date, if not i can use it to slash the price down further.

I am not sure going by Namba, if the location is good so i am providing the link below from booking.com. appreciate if you can help me take a look
https://www.booking.com/hotel/jp/ho...78895a1c1a370019;type=total;ucfs=1&#hotelTmpl
 
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