Ask me any questions - Part 2

[shichuanhua]

Don't need to stay in Kanazawa. Can go shirakawago from Toyama. Toyama to Kanazawa by shinkansen doesn't take long.

Try to minimize checking in and out of hotels. Waste a lot of time.

Bear in mind that time is also Chinese golden week.

Traveling on trains with luggage can be tough. Hokuriku shinkansen doesn't require reservation for oversized luggage. There is luggage rack at one end of each carriage but it isn't that big.

Matsumoto is near Nagano. A bit out of the way relative to your other attractions. Suggest replacing with Kurobe gorge or Alpine route. Can access from Toyama.

Tks tks , I was trying to plan it like a circle so Matsumoto --> Tateyama (alpine route) --> Toyama to continue the rest of my trips. if not going by Toyama side i'll end up in Matsumoto as well?
I wish can avoid staying in different places but the travel duration to each place is like 2hrs +

tq , will change to Toyoma --> Takayama -->Shirakawa --> Kanazawa

Try to do your the trip in a "circle"

E.g. nagoya, Matsumoto, tateyama, toyama, Kanazawa/ takayama, before heading to Kyoto/osaka

 

[s7460597]

Tks tks , I was trying to plan it like a circle so Matsumoto --> Tateyama (alpine route) --> Toyama to continue the rest of my trips. if not going by Toyama side i'll end up in Matsumoto as well?
I wish can avoid staying in different places but the travel duration to each place is like 2hrs +

tq , will change to Toyoma --> Takayama -->Shirakawa --> Kanazawa

aking the hokuriku shinkansen?

Tks tks , I was trying to plan it like a circle so Matsumoto --> Tateyama (alpine route) --> Toyama to continue the rest of my trips. if not going by Toyama side i'll end up in Matsumoto as well?
I wish can avoid staying in different places but the travel duration to each place is like 2hrs +

tq , will change to Toyoma --> Takayama -->Shirakawa --> Kanazawa

Thought you were taking the hokuriku shinkansen to get around.

https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/routemaps/hokurikushinkansen.html

I was thinking from Kanazawa can take the hokuriku shinkansen to tsuruga, change to thunderbird limited express to Osaka. Train journey including transfer is just over 2 hours.

Just realized train from shinano omachi to Matsumoto takes less than an hour. Ignore my suggestion.

 

[shichuanhua]

ohh yeap , I haven't really look at the transport options.. but likely will take shinkansen from Kanazawa to kyoto
I have planned out the itinerary on trip.
https://www.trip.com/m/tripmap/rout...isHideNavBar=YES&type=share&travelId=51687365



I used the calculator here https://www.japan-guide.com/railpass/ seems like don't need to buy rail pass.

 

[rrr2015]

anyone knows where's the place for zao monster ropeway in winter. tried to search but very confusing, need to decide where to base

 

[coey]

Planning for a day trip to let kids play with snow, is it better to do so in Osaka Mount Rokkosan Snow Park or somewhere in Tokyo?

 

[twosix]

Planning for a day trip to let kids play with snow, is it better to do so in Osaka Mount Rokkosan Snow Park or somewhere in Tokyo?

Never say when u going...

 

[i.Singaporean]

anyone knows where's the place for zao monster ropeway in winter. tried to search but very confusing, need to decide where to base

Yamagata Station to Zao Onsen is 1 hour by bus

https://www.yamakobus.jp/busroute1/z90/

 

[coey]

Never say when u going...

next month

 

[deodorant]

Planning for a day trip to let kids play with snow, is it better to do so in Osaka Mount Rokkosan Snow Park or somewhere in Tokyo?

If you'll be in Tokyo and the season is correct then just daytrip to gala yuzawa, shinkansen direct to the resort doorstep.

 

[rrr2015]

south korea top!

 

[tjkb230]

Tks tks , I was trying to plan it like a circle so Matsumoto --> Tateyama (alpine route) --> Toyama to continue the rest of my trips. if not going by Toyama side i'll end up in Matsumoto as well?
I wish can avoid staying in different places but the travel duration to each place is like 2hrs +

tq , will change to Toyoma --> Takayama -->Shirakawa --> Kanazawa

You mentioned "Matsumoto --> Tateyama (alpine route) --> Toyama to continue the rest of my trips."
And asked "if not going by Toyama side i'll end up in Matsumoto as well?"

My comment:
If you start Alpine Route from Tateyama, you can u-turn back at Kurobe Dam and end the trip at Tateyama. From there, you can take train back to Toyama.
Alpine Route will take up one whole day.

Actually Toyama is a good location to be your base to venture nearby places as day trips, e.g. Kanazawa, Takayama, Shirakawago, etc.


I did this before.

 

[Witch King]

Ask you all ah

When I was driving in Kyushu I notice that the traffic light will turn from green to yellow to red then yellow to red again before turning green.
What does it mean?

I also noticed that drivers were turning on flashing yellow or flashing red.
I suppose flashing yellow mean can proceed with caution.

What about the flashing red mean?

 

[com_adrenaline]

how to claim tax refund in Japan? do they have tax refund machine in Narita ? Do I need to show goods I purchase to claim tax, thanks

 

[saffronsatire]

Shucks next year new law can't get tax refund till departure

 

[szeli]

Ask you all ah

When I was driving in Kyushu I notice that the traffic light will turn from green to yellow to red then yellow to red again before turning green.
What does it mean?

I also noticed that drivers were turning on flashing yellow or flashing red.
I suppose flashing yellow mean can proceed with caution.

What about the flashing red mean?

traffic light yellow is to warn the light changing soon.

 

[firsttimebuyer]

Ask me any questions

Hi all,

Feel free to ask me any questions regarding to Japan.
Japan Trip Adviser here.
Been to Japan 46 times already.
I'll try my best to answer. (^_^)

Here are the places i have been to.

More than 20 prefectures:
Hokkaido, Aomori, Niigata, Tokyo, Yokohama, Shizuoka, Gotemba,
Nagoya, Hakone, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Okayama, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Tokushima, Takayama, Shirakawago, Okinawa, Nikko、Koyasan/Wakayama, Yamanashi, Saitama, Ehime, Kagawa

Rules:
1) Pls quote your original message when replying so that everybody knows what's going on.

Now a full time teacher. =)

FAQs
1) What's the weather in Japan like during ~?
See here

If you need help with planning/buying tickets, can pm me, i can get the travel agency that i collaborate with to help out.

Old thread is here

Best regards,
Can

What snacks would you recommend thati can buy in Japan and bring back to Singapore? Thank you in advance

 

[s7460597]

What snacks would you recommend thati can buy in Japan and bring back to Singapore? Thank you in advance

Personal consumption or gifts?

Department stores food hall have a lot of brands that are good but not well known here. Bought some from itami airport in Osaka which are made in the region, pretty good.

No point getting those that are sold here.

 

[s7460597]

Shucks next year new law can't get tax refund till departure

Not confirmed yet right?

 

[s7460597]

how to claim tax refund in Japan? do they have tax refund machine in Narita ? Do I need to show goods I purchase to claim tax, thanks

There's tax free, where you don't pay tax when buying. Donki is tax free.

Tax refund, commonly in department stores where tax is collected when paying. There's where you need to go usually to customer service you process refund. A small free odd charged.

 

[saffronsatire]

What snacks would you recommend thati can buy in Japan and bring back to Singapore? Thank you in advance

NYC sand is very popular this year if you are in Tokyo.

But now the experience at kix duty free v diff. Order and pay via self setvice and wait for them to bring out. Can't see the expiry dates. Otherwise it's maybe a more efficient process.

Usually I will also check out the shops at major train stations or dept stores, if the queues are not too crazy.