[princessreiko]

This is the form the hotel will help u to fill in.
Generally from hotel to hotel in the same prefecture, it takes 1 day to arrive.
From 1 prefecture to another, it takes 2 days.

[shadow84]

Since ginza and tsukiji market are near, was planning for morning tsukiji then ginza in afternoon. Coz im planning for mario gokart that starts and end near tokyo tower. But what else is there to see near ginza??

[symbiote28]

anyone taken the NEX train to and from Narita? how's the experience like? thinking of trying this out as previously, i took the normal Keisei airport line and changed at one station to Ikebukuro.

[quirkyhill]

planning solo trip late Sep early oct Tokyo > Nagano > Kyoto, would it be too early for autumn scenery?

[s7460597]

shadow84 wrote:

Since ginza and tsukiji market are near, was planning for morning tsukiji then ginza in afternoon. Coz im planning for mario gokart that starts and end near tokyo tower. But what else is there to see near ginza??

Department food halls if you've time. mitsukoshi ginza?

[anyhowsaysay]

quirkyhill wrote:

planning solo trip late Sep early oct Tokyo > Nagano > Kyoto, would it be too early for autumn scenery?

Tokyo and Kyoto too early
Nagano also. Might need to go even colder like Hokkaido up the mountains to see autumn leaves.
Cities area in Hokkaido also too early

[quirkyhill]

anyhowsaysay wrote:

Tokyo and Kyoto too early
Nagano also. Might need to go even colder like Hokkaido up the mountains to see autumn leaves.
Cities area in Hokkaido also too early

oh ok then when is a better time? late oct early nov?

[szeli]

symbiote28 wrote:

anyone taken the NEX train to and from Narita? how's the experience like? thinking of trying this out as previously, i took the normal Keisei airport line and changed at one station to Ikebukuro.

it's good. comfortable with good leg room.

[szeli]

quirkyhill wrote:

oh ok then when is a better time? late oct early nov?

have u done a search? "japan autumn forecast 2018"

[Gixxerfied]

quirkyhill wrote:

oh ok then when is a better time? late oct early nov?

Mid Nov usually for the areas you are visiting..

[oarfish72]

evilerniex wrote:

JR passes are to cover the expensive trips on shinkansen and limited express trains. for travelling within the city, u dun need the JR pass. so for ur case, it will be to cover the trip from osaka to takayama, and takayama to tokyo. so likely a 7-day pass will suffice.

depending on ur itinerary, single trip tickets may be cheaper. or some combination of regional pass and single trip tickets.

some possibilities:
7-day JR pass: 29110yen
osaka-takayama + takayama-tokyo single trip: 11k + 15K yen
takayama horuriku area pass + nagoay-tokyo: 14k + 11k yen

also, note that kyoto is nearer to takayama while osaka is nearer to kix airport if u are flying into kix. so u may want to do sin -> osaka -> kyoto -> takayama

Thank you very much !

[evilerniex]

quirkyhill wrote:

oh ok then when is a better time? late oct early nov?

refer here:
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2014_when.html

even late oct/ early nov is too early

[quirkyhill]

szeli wrote:

have u done a search? "japan autumn forecast 2018"

Gixxerfied wrote:

Mid Nov usually for the areas you are visiting..

evilerniex wrote:

refer here:
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2014_when.html

even late oct/ early nov is too early

thanks all!!!

[jackieatbtu]

Hi planning a trip for next April 19th till May 1st. Slight overlap with Golden week but I hope to finish all my long train journeys before that and spend last few days in Tokyo.

For the weekend before golden week, April 27 and 28th, would it be very crowded at hitachi seaside park? I am trying to arrange my itinerary. If I need to visit on the Friday 26th, I will have to cut out one day from my Takayama section.

I plan to cover Alpine route, pink moss and nemophilia in this trip. If weather condition or blooming not ideal, I may skip but the hotels would have been booked and fixed. Thanks.

[thwysg]

jackieatbtu wrote:

Hi planning a trip for next April 19th till May 1st. Slight overlap with Golden week but I hope to finish all my long train journeys before that and spend last few days in Tokyo.

For the weekend before golden week, April 27 and 28th, would it be very crowded at hitachi seaside park? I am trying to arrange my itinerary. If I need to visit on the Friday 26th, I will have to cut out one day from my Takayama section.

I plan to cover Alpine route, pink moss and nemophilia in this trip. If weather condition or blooming not ideal, I may skip but the hotels would have been booked and fixed. Thanks.

Yes, it would be. I’ve done it few years ago (also flew back on 1 May) and it was massive jam all the way to Fuji Shibazakura Festival over the weekend. Took the bus from Kawaguchiko Station before 9am, the ride was supposed to be a 30 min journey and we were stuck on the bus for more than two hours. Your choice.