[Review, With Peeks] My 24 days in Japan

[eAtNeAt]

love the blue sky! sg sky neber blue huan. duno izit too polluted.

 

[anyhowsaysay]

love the blue sky! sg sky neber blue huan. duno izit too polluted.

I notice sometimes Japan not many clouds so the sky is extremely blue unlike in Singapore

 

[haato89]

love the blue sky! sg sky neber blue huan. duno izit too polluted.

No la ish cos of clouds la...got blue sky but when that happens is bloody hot so everyone stay indoors pcw and kpkb

 

[anyhowsaysay]

nice pictures.

good camera you have.

24 days is wow.

Thanks. I carrying a light mirrorless camera (Sony NEX-6) since i need to walk quite a distance most of the time in Japan

 

[TwMilkTeaTw]

Thanks. So fast back to work again~

Tell me about it. Haha

 

[Darkling]

kindly pm me the iteniary thanks

 

[anyhowsaysay]

Day 0 (Singapore)
11:55pm flight to Narita

Day 1 (Tokyo) - Stay Tokyo
Arrival Morning.
Lunch at 一燈
Explore Shibuya and Akihabara
Dinner at Tenkaippin
Concert at NHK Hall

Day 2 (Tokyo) - Stay Tokyo
Tsukiji Fish Market Morning
Tokyo National Museum Afternoon
Odaiba Night

Day 3 (Tokyo) - Stay Tokyo
Half Day to Mito (Kirakuen Garden)
Explore Harajuku
Lunch at AFURI 原宿
Explore Tokyo Station at Night

Day 4 (Sapporo) - Stay Sapporo
Flight to Sapporo (ANA)
Lunch at Ramen Republic
Explore Odori Park and Tokeidai
Dinner at Mount Moiwa THE JEWELS Restaurant

Day 5 (Otaru) - Stay Sapporo
Breakfast at Curb Market
Explore Otaru Canal and Sakaimichi Street
Afternoon explore Sapporo Factory
Dinner at Kani Honke

Day 6 (Toya) - Stay Toya
Explore Usuzan Ropeway
Stay in Toya Onsen Hotel
Dinner at 乃の風茶寮

Day 7 (Noboribetsu) - Stay Noboribetsu
Explore Jigokudani
Stay in Onsen Ryokan
Dinner at Takinoya

Day 8 (Sapporo) - Stay Sapporo
Explore Shiroi Kobito Park and Hokkaido Shrine
Dinner at 鮨 田なべ
Night time at Susukino and Ramen Yokocho

Day 9 (Nagoya) - Stay Nagoya
Morning Flight to Nagoya (ANA)
Lunch at なごや矢場とん
Explore Nagoya Castle & Osu Kannon Temple
Explore Sakae
Dinner at あつた蓬莱軒

Day 10 (Takayama)- Stay Nagoya
Day Trip to Takayama (Hida Village and Old Town)
At night return to Nagoya
Dinner at 煮込うどん 山本屋本店

Day 11 (Matsumoto)- Stay Nagoya
Day Trip to Matsumoto
Stay in Nagoya
Dinner at 名古屋コーチン 鳥しげ

Day 12 (Nagoya)- Stay Nagoya
Morning visit Inuyma Castle and Urakeun
Afternoon visit Atsuta Shrine and Tokugawa art museum
Dinner at えび寿　新栄店

Day 13 (Kyoto) - Stay Kyoto
Travel to Kyoto in the morning
Visit Shoseien Garden, Nikishi Market, Nijo Castle
Dinner at 桜田
At night visit Pontocho

Day 14 (Ise)- Stay Kyoto
Visit Ise Shrine and Meoto Iwa (Day Trip)
Dinner at Pontocho

Day 15 (Okayama)- Stay Kyoto
Visit Korakeun and Okayama Castle (Day Trip)
Visit Kurashiki, Ohara Museum and Ivy Square (Day Trip)


Day 16 (Osaka)- Stay Kyoto
Visit Osaka Castle, Umeda Sky Building, Shinsekai, Shitennoji temple, Namba (Day Trip)

Day 17 (Kyoto)- Stay Kyoto
Visit Ginkakuji, Shinnyodo Temple, Nazenji Temple, Heian Shrine, Kodaiji Temple
Dinner at Gion Tsujiri
Night View at Eikando

Day 18 (Nara)- Stay Kyoto
Visit Kofukuji, Todaiji, Isuien Garden
Lunch at KAMAMESHI SHIZUKA
Visit Yakushiji Temple, Heijo Palace
Dinner at 肉料理　荒川

Day 19 (Kyoto)- Stay Kyoto
Visit Enryakuji, Enkoji
Shopping Gion
Dinner at 京星

Day 20 (Kyoto)- Stay Kyoto
Visit Katsura Imperial villa, Arashiyama (Daikakuji, Nison-in, Tenryuji)
Dinner at 廣川

Day 21 (Kyoto)- Stay Kyoto
Visit Fushimi Inari, Tokfukuji, Toji
Visit Kitano Tenmangu, Kinkakuji, Ryoaniji, Ninnaji, Yasaka
Night View (Shorenin, Chion-in)

Day 22 (Kyoto)- Stay Kyoto
Visit Ohara
Night View (Kiyomizudera)

Day 23 (Kyoto)- Stay Kyoto
Visit Takao
Last minute shopping in Gion

Day 24 (Kyoto-> Singapore)
Morning flight to Singapore

Quite a rough one, but should be 90% correct. I deviated a few times from this plan

 

[fulaien]

My own solo Tokyo experience

Great thread!

I jus went Tokyo alone for 10 days this August.

Covered most of Tokyo, many shrines and gyoen.

Sightseeing
Memorable parts are climbing to summit of Mount Fuji, staying in capsule hotel and people watch. Imperial Palace areas, Yashukuni shrine, Tokyo dome city, Shuinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku,Yebisu garden place, Asasuka, Ikebukuro, Uneo park, Skytree, Tokyo Tower, Odaiba are some places that are nice to go in Tokyo.

Language
I don't know any Jap (other than konichiwa and arigatou gozaimas) but survived well due to the extreme helpfulness and politeness of most Jap people I rem a Jap uncle who walked with me for 30 min to find my capsule hotel in Shinjuku. In fact the rude people I've met there are the ah tiong tourists

Food
Food (Ramen!) there is nice and cheap. I ate mostly at those small shops kind where I pay using the vending machine. I rem below SG$6 can get a full meal, because most of them comes with free flow of ice water and portion is big.

Hotel
I stayed in mostly cheap 3 stars hotels near train stations. Room is small, but clean and functional. The toilet is good, most will come with high tech bidget toilet bowl, nice bath tub and shower that is easy to control the temp.

In short, Tokyo is a great place to go.

 

[waiken]

Normally, i will just use google map.

It will guide you which time and which route to take

Japan trains run by timetable so it is pretty easy for me

navigate osaka station trying to get to our hotel at umeda is their tourist info counter r very friendly though

 

[TheCaffeEspresso]

+1 good thread

 

[crimsontactics]

I always wanted to read an FR on soapland. TS please assist

 

[anyhowsaysay]

I always wanted to read an FR on soapland. TS please assist

never go soapload before~

 

[anyhowsaysay]

navigate osaka station trying to get to our hotel at umeda is their tourist info counter r very friendly though

normally i try to get above ground first then much easier to navigate with google maps

 

[random_person]

Nice pics TS. Once to Japan is never enough. Going there again next month. I can't wait!

 

[tjkb230]

Nice pics!
I would like to visit Japan one day

 

[waiken]

normally i try to get above ground first then much easier to navigate with google maps

we arrived at jr station frm kyoto trying to get to south gate exit so confusing need to go down basement to get to the south side there's no thru path above ground

 

[haato89]

navigate osaka station trying to get to our hotel at umeda is their tourist info counter r very friendly though

I think as long as chiu know which exit to come out can liao. Their signs normally quite zun.

But rush hour with all the people ish really esp if carrying big luggage

 

[NatureKeeper]

Good thread! thumbs up!

/bookmarked

 

[haato89]

we arrived at jr station frm kyoto trying to get to south gate exit so confusing need to go down basement to get to the south side there's no thru path above ground

Moi like to stay underground for that reason--more signs also got nice shops and no cars

 

[Haonan]

Bump for threadstarter nice FR review thread. Saw quite a few pics of Akiba's SofMap building and AKB Cafe, even though I have never been to the AKB Cafe before for myself, but it's definitely one of the places I would like to visit next time for sure.


SofMap and Yodobashi-Akiba are great places for shopping especially if u're a tech-enthusiast or just wanna shop for the regular idol gravure/ahem ahem DVD/Blu-rays, it's considered a heaven for someone like me.


What was the cheapest lunch/dinner meal you had ard Tokyo area? Just curious to know so at least if the food was considered decent, I can note down the location and include into my future travel itinerary.

Oh and I see u're a fan of Hanzawa Naoki as well. Actually nowadays wanna shop for original/genuine j-drama merchandises no need so mafan to travel all the way to JP just to purchase them, can do it via their online e-shop easily. (of course have to rely on someone living there or a proxy forwarder if you have no contacts there)