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Illusionist_85 · 20-06-2018, 03:14 PM

twosix wrote:

I am planning takayama and shirokawa-go for Dec. Not going to stay in Kanazawa. 2N in takayama, half a day in shirokawa, and then bus to kanazawa and train to osaka.

You got hoot pass?

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hmcha3 · 24-06-2018, 04:04 AM

Can I know if anyone verified and stayed successfully in an Airbnb rental since Minpaku law kicked in?

Will love to hear of your experience in verification with the Japanese host and confirming your accommodation.

twosix · 24-06-2018, 08:49 AM

Illusionist_85 wrote:

You got hoot pass?

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Yes, will get the 14k yen pass.

0limshs · 27-06-2018, 12:05 PM

Hi All,
I need advice here on our Dec holiday trip.
There's two adults and two kids, not sure travelling with luggages will be an issue or not.

Day Location Hotel Location
Day 1 Tokyo Hotel 1 (near Haneda airport)
Day 2 Sapporo Hotel 2 (near Sapporo)
Day 3 Sapporo Hotel 2 (near Sapporo)
Day 4 Sapporo Hotel 2 (near Sapporo)
Day 5 Niseko Hotel 3 (near Niseko ski resort)
Day 6 Tokyo Hotel 4 (near Mt Fuji)
Day 7 Tokyo Hotel 5 (near Taito area))
Day 8 Tokyo Hotel 5 (near Taito area))
Day 9 Tokyo Home sweet home

We have not book the hotel, would like to hear some advice on the transportation first before we booked the hotel.

symbiote28 · 27-06-2018, 01:37 PM

is a one hour transit enough to catch the connecting flight? looking at a trip in mid-Aug but direct flights are quite expensive. no choice but to take 1 stop.

rrr2015 · 27-06-2018, 05:31 PM

planning for day trip to niseko area for summer cycling + photo taking mt yotei … where should i go? niseko, hirafu, kutchan? TIA!

rrr2015 · 27-06-2018, 05:34 PM

why don't u just take domestic flight to sapporo on day 1?

0limshs wrote:

Hi All,
I need advice here on our Dec holiday trip.
There's two adults and two kids, not sure travelling with luggages will be an issue or not.

Day Location Hotel Location
Day 1 Tokyo Hotel 1 (near Haneda airport)
Day 2 Sapporo Hotel 2 (near Sapporo)
.

0limshs · 27-06-2018, 06:52 PM

Because sis will be joining us on Day 2.

BlueBulb · 27-06-2018, 08:48 PM

Hi All,

thoughts and advice pls?

thinking of a itinerary for solo trip in 2nd week of Oct to Kyushu, Japan.
8-10 Nights. ya, will have JR Pass.

Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Yufu (Beppu)

any thoughts on the above?
Thinking of 3-4 Nights in Kumamoto then 2 Nights in Yufu lastly 3-4 nights in Fukuoka.
Will be staying in Hotels (Kumamoto/Fukuka) and Ryokan (Yufu)

thx in advance

AndreFLo · 27-06-2018, 09:52 PM

BlueBulb wrote:

Hi All,

thoughts and advice pls?

thinking of a itinerary for solo trip in 2nd week of Oct to Kyushu, Japan.
8-10 Nights. ya, will have JR Pass.

Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Yufu (Beppu)

any thoughts on the above?
Thinking of 3-4 Nights in Kumamoto then 2 Nights in Yufu lastly 3-4 nights in Fukuoka.
Will be staying in Hotels (Kumamoto/Fukuka) and Ryokan (Yufu)

thx in advance

Hi, I went on my own solo trip to Kyushu last year too. In my opinion, 3 nights is already overkill in Kumamoto. And besides, the main attraction (Kumamoto Castle) is still under construction and won't be ready so soon, why not you explore other cities like Nagasaki or Kagoshima?

rrr2015 · 27-06-2018, 11:07 PM

take note 15th Kumamoto Kurashibito Festival Mizu Akari tentatively falls on 6 ~ 7 Oct 2018
http://mizuakari.net/

BlueBulb wrote:

Hi All,

thoughts and advice pls?

thinking of a itinerary for solo trip in 2nd week of Oct to Kyushu, Japan.
8-10 Nights. ya, will have JR Pass.

Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Yufu (Beppu)

any thoughts on the above?
Thinking of 3-4 Nights in Kumamoto then 2 Nights in Yufu lastly 3-4 nights in Fukuoka.
Will be staying in Hotels (Kumamoto/Fukuka) and Ryokan (Yufu)

thx in advance

BlueBulb · 27-06-2018, 11:29 PM

AndreFLo wrote:

Hi, I went on my own solo trip to Kyushu last year too. In my opinion, 3 nights is already overkill in Kumamoto. And besides, the main attraction (Kumamoto Castle) is still under construction and won't be ready so soon, why not you explore other cities like Nagasaki or Kagoshima?

hello

its my first time visiting Kyushu region.

how many days u went for?
ya i did look at kagoshima.. but i dont really like keep changing hotels for 10n trips.. any suggestions? preferably 3 hotels stay max.

actually i can skip yufu..
my friend told me to max 3 nights in fukuoka as well..
thoughts?

rrr2015 wrote:

take note 15th Kumamoto Kurashibito Festival Mizu Akari tentatively falls on 6 ~ 7 Oct 2018
http://mizuakari.net/

thx for sharing this, didnt know that.

preferably going on the 5th till 14/15th/16th Oct.
still have hotels left..

AndreFLo · 28-06-2018, 07:38 AM

BlueBulb wrote:

hello

its my first time visiting Kyushu region.

how many days u went for?
ya i did look at kagoshima.. but i dont really like keep changing hotels for 10n trips.. any suggestions? preferably 3 hotels stay max.

actually i can skip yufu..
my friend told me to max 3 nights in fukuoka as well..
thoughts?

thx for sharing this, didnt know that.

preferably going on the 5th till 14/15th/16th Oct.
still have hotels left..

I went for 10 nights in total. Haha I visited quite a few cities actually.

In total I visited 5 cities. My travel went something like this.

Day 1: Touch down FUK. Depart to Beppu right away. Stay 1 night at Beppu
Day 2: Beppu to Fukuoka. Stay at Fukuoka.
Day 3 & 4: Fukuoka to Kagoshima. Stay 2 nights at Kagoshima
Day 5: Kagoshima to Kumamoto. Stay 1 night at Kumamoto.
Day 6/7/8: Kumamoto to Nagasaki. 3 Nights at Nagasaki.
Day 9 and 10: Back to Fukuoka. Stay 2 nights at Fukuoka.

Next day I depart from FUK back to Singapore. Let me dig out my itinerary for the exact places I visited if you are interested

BlueBulb · 28-06-2018, 09:08 AM

AndreFLo wrote:

I went for 10 nights in total. Haha I visited quite a few cities actually.

In total I visited 5 cities. My travel went something like this.

Day 1: Touch down FUK. Depart to Beppu right away. Stay 1 night at Beppu
Day 2: Beppu to Fukuoka. Stay at Fukuoka.
Day 3 & 4: Fukuoka to Kagoshima. Stay 2 nights at Kagoshima
Day 5: Kagoshima to Kumamoto. Stay 1 night at Kumamoto.
Day 6/7/8: Kumamoto to Nagasaki. 3 Nights at Nagasaki.
Day 9 and 10: Back to Fukuoka. Stay 2 nights at Fukuoka.

Next day I depart from FUK back to Singapore. Let me dig out my itinerary for the exact places I visited if you are interested

which places u use JR Pass or dont have at all?
wa seh... u stay so many places

yes, i am planning 10 - 11 nights.

any chance i can glance at your itinerary?

day 1 - 3 Kumamoto (3 Nights)
Day 4 - 5 Yufu (2 nights)
Day 6 - 10 Fukouka (5 Nights ? or split with Nagasaki?)

so what do u think?

saffronsatire · 28-06-2018, 10:15 AM

you not interested in southern kyushu? the nicer places should be there. fkk and nagasaki are not exactly exciting places. 5 nights is slightly long imo. i did 4 i think and i found it dull.

you can consider taking a 1hr shinkansen to hiroshima if you don't mind going out of kyushu. i kinda like chugoku better, miyajima and iwakuni are nice.

BlueBulb wrote:

which places u use JR Pass or dont have at all?
wa seh... u stay so many places

yes, i am planning 10 - 11 nights.

any chance i can glance at your itinerary?

day 1 - 3 Kumamoto (3 Nights)
Day 4 - 5 Yufu (2 nights)
Day 6 - 10 Fukouka (5 Nights ? or split with Nagasaki?)

so what do u think?

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