Japan Sample Itinerary thread

[hoshiyume]

I bought the weekend subway card from the ticket machine at subway stations.aybe u try see got a not... Has English option

 

[evilerniex]

Hello! Need bro and sis here to comment on my planned itinerary if there is any problems. It's my first trip to Japan this month-end.

30 Aug - Arriving at 4pm
Tokyo Station - Dinner/Character Stores

31 Aug
Shinjuku Gyoen
Meiji Shrine
Yoyoji Park
Harajuku
Shibuya (Hachiko)
Shibuya Crossing!
Kiki and Lala Café in Parco
Shibuya 109
Roppongi Hills
Pokemon Restaurant

1 Sept - DisneySEA

2 Sept - Yokohama
Ramen Museum
Pokemon Center
Sylvanian Families restaurant
Tokyo Towers

3 Sept - Hakone
Owakudani (Hakone Ropeway)
Togendai Pier
Lake Ashinoko (Ashinoko) - Fried Pond Smelt
Hakone Checkpoint
Onshi Hakone Park - Great Fuji View
Hakone Shrine

4 Sept
Pola Museum of Art
Choanji Temple
Gotemba Outlet
Back in Shinjuku

5 Sept
Kokugikan Sumo Stadium
Edo-Tokyo Museum

Ueno park
Asakua
Sensoji Temple
Nakamise Dori (sight-seeing

Skytree
Hello Kitty theme store

6 Sept
Tsukiji Market
Meeting Japan Friends for Lunch
Free Day (to include anything that can't be covered on previous days)

7 Sept
Ghibli Musuem
Leave Tokyo for airport at 1.30pm

ur itinerary for 31 Aug is very packed. just shinjuku, harajuku and shibuya is already too much for a day, and u still have roppongi.

for 6 Sep, u can consider going Odaiba, or cover those places u didnt managed to cover on 31 Aug.

make sure u purchase ur Ghilbi museum tickets early in order to get the slot u want. best to buy it moment u arrive in japan

 

[motomage]

I bought the weekend subway card from the ticket machine at subway stations.aybe u try see got a not... Has English option

thank you once again!

 

[hoshiyume]

Will like to check from Asakusa (or from Hiroshima), where should I go in Tokyo to make full use of my JR rail pass (last day of activation)? Can choose to dump my luggage in lockers if i dont check in in Asakusa

 

[evilerniex]

Will like to check from Asakusa (or from Hiroshima), where should I go in Tokyo to make full use of my JR rail pass (last day of activation)? Can choose to dump my luggage in lockers if i dont check in in Asakusa

Is this practical with JR Pass if i base in Fukuoka? Is it too ambitious to go so many cities? No specific to go place yet... Haven check for first available train out too..

Day 1 fly to tokyo then shinkansen/jr to Fukuoka
Day 2 Fukuoka to Nagasaki
Day 3 Fukuoka to Huis Ten Bosch
Day 4 Fukuoka to Kumamoto
Day 5 Fukuoka to Kagoshima or just to walk around fukuoka and then go to Hiroshima
Day 6 Fukuoka to Hiroshima
Day 7 Hiroshima to Tokyo
Days 8, 9, 10,... Disneysea etc

based on ur itinerary, ur JR pass is already very well make used of. hiroshima to tokyo is more than 5 hrs by shinkansen, so u wun have much time left to travel very far. trips within tokyo is all relatively cheap so dun really need to think of a place to further stretch ur JR pass. just go where u like to go in tokyo.

one comment on ur itinerary... u are making day-trip everyday out of fukuoka and the places u are visiting are all not near fukuoka (except for kumamoto). u are going to spend a lot of time travelling, leaving u with not much time for sightseeing. and it is going to be quite tiring after a few days. u may want to cut down on some of the places and maybe explore fukuoka more, or spend more nights in hiroshima

 

[Lord_Kang]

Hi guys, I will be making a 11 days trip from 9/3/15 to 19/3/15 to Japan and I will like some advise from some Japan experts.

Please help me see whether is my plan feasible and will the 7 days JR Pass will useful for me?

Day 1 - Arrival and spend in Tokyo
Day 2 - Takayama
Day 3 - Kanazawa
Day 4 - Osaka
Day 5 - Kyoto
Day 6 - Kyoto
Day 7 - Nagoya
Day 8 - Hakone
Day 9 - Tokyo
Day 10 - Tokyo
Day 11 - Flight from Tokyo back to SG

This is just a rough guide for me to plan how many days to spend. Then from there I can plan the accommodation too.

Thank u for spending time and providing me with advice.

 

[evilerniex]

Hi guys, I will be making a 11 days trip from 9/3/15 to 19/3/15 to Japan and I will like some advise from some Japan experts.

Please help me see whether is my plan feasible and will the 7 days JR Pass will useful for me?

Day 1 - Arrival and spend in Tokyo
Day 2 - Takayama
Day 3 - Kanazawa
Day 4 - Osaka
Day 5 - Kyoto
Day 6 - Kyoto
Day 7 - Nagoya
Day 8 - Hakone
Day 9 - Tokyo
Day 10 - Tokyo
Day 11 - Flight from Tokyo back to SG

This is just a rough guide for me to plan how many days to spend. Then from there I can plan the accommodation too.

Thank u for spending time and providing me with advice.

wow... u are covering quite a lot of places in one trip. seems like touch-and-go for some places. after factoring the long travel time and checking into hotels, u probably have half a day left for those places u are spending a night only


7-days JR pass is most likely going to be worth it since u have many long trips. u can work out the cost of these trips using hyperdia and compare it to the cost of the JR pass.


any reason for going Nagoya on day 7? coz it is actually along the way from Tokyo to Takayama. u may want to reshuffle the order a bit.

 

[hoshiyume]

based on ur itinerary, ur JR pass is already very well make used of. hiroshima to tokyo is more than 5 hrs by shinkansen, so u wun have much time left to travel very far. trips within tokyo is all relatively cheap so dun really need to think of a place to further stretch ur JR pass. just go where u like to go in tokyo.

one comment on ur itinerary... u are making day-trip everyday out of fukuoka and the places u are visiting are all not near fukuoka (except for kumamoto). u are going to spend a lot of time travelling, leaving u with not much time for sightseeing. and it is going to be quite tiring after a few days. u may want to cut down on some of the places and maybe explore fukuoka more, or spend more nights in hiroshima

Day 1 fly to Fukuoka reach in morning, buy one day bus pass to tour fukuoka
Day 2 fukuoka to daizaifu - should i activate JR today or day 3 i.e. use the last day for day 9 where I will be in Tokyo touring or disneying? Any other place that I can go after dazaifu, not sure how long will it take?
Day 3 Fukuoka to Nagasaki peace park, bomb museum, glover garden
Day 4 Fukuoka to Huis Ten Bosch
Day 5 Fukuoka to Kagoshima - Should I visit sakurajima or is the places in Kagoshima a preferred choice?
Day 6 Fukuoka to Kumamoto castle, sakuranobaba josaien - Any other places to rec? plan to take evening train back to hakata
Day 7 Fukuoka to Hiroshima - Does any one know the estimate time for last bus to JR Hiroshima station? Was unable to find info from the site.. Scare concert end too late...
Day 8 Hiroshima to Tokyo
Day 9 Disneysea
Days 10, 11, 12... tokyo

Welcome kind soul to advise the above mentioned.

 

[evilerniex]

Day 2 fukuoka to daizaifu - should i activate JR today or day 3 i.e. use the last day for day 9 where I will be in Tokyo touring or disneying? Any other place that I can go after dazaifu, not sure how long will it take?

dazaifu is on the nishitetsu line, so u cant use the JR pass.
however, there is a 1 day pass that covers dazaifu, yanagawa, river boat in yanagawa, and entrance to some places in dazaifu

 

[shermianz]

ur itinerary for 31 Aug is very packed. just shinjuku, harajuku and shibuya is already too much for a day, and u still have roppongi.

for 6 Sep, u can consider going Odaiba, or cover those places u didnt managed to cover on 31 Aug.

make sure u purchase ur Ghilbi museum tickets early in order to get the slot u want. best to buy it moment u arrive in japan

Thanks bro for your advice! I will spread the places I want to cover on 31 Aug.
Yep, a friend of mine in Japan got the tickets for me!

 

[motomage]

guys should i try to squeeze in tokyo in my 7 days?

my plan was to cover nagoya, osaka, kyoto and nara.

 

[evilerniex]

guys should i try to squeeze in tokyo in my 7 days?

my plan was to cover nagoya, osaka, kyoto and nara.

no... 7 days is already quite short for covering kansai. and it is too expensive and time consuming to go all the way to Tokyo just for 1-2 days

 

[Lord_Kang]

wow... u are covering quite a lot of places in one trip. seems like touch-and-go for some places. after factoring the long travel time and checking into hotels, u probably have half a day left for those places u are spending a night only


7-days JR pass is most likely going to be worth it since u have many long trips. u can work out the cost of these trips using hyperdia and compare it to the cost of the JR pass.


any reason for going Nagoya on day 7? coz it is actually along the way from Tokyo to Takayama. u may want to reshuffle the order a bit.

Thanks for ur reply! Actually I don't really know how to go about planning it.

Maybe I should just stick to Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo for my duration? Will that be more sufficient for each location?

Actually I have never heard of Takayama and Kanazawa. I am interested to see the snow capped Shirakawa-go. But I doubt there will be any snow left at that period.

 

[evilerniex]

Thanks for ur reply! Actually I don't really know how to go about planning it.

Maybe I should just stick to Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo for my duration? Will that be more sufficient for each location?

Actually I have never heard of Takayama and Kanazawa. I am interested to see the snow capped Shirakawa-go. But I doubt there will be any snow left at that period.

yes, Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo will be more manageable given the number of days u have


read this thread to get an idea how to plan ur trip:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/japan-271/tips-how-plan-your-trip-3553704.html


u may also want to take a look at some of our trip reviews to get and idea where to go:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/japan-271/compilation-trip-reports-3158981.html

 

[Pandule]

Hi all,

need help for my tokyo itinerary.

Day 1. Arrive at Narita Airport 11am(via scoot). Proceed to airbnb at Otsuka.
Rest awhile before proceeding to Shinjuku.
Day 2. Imperial Palace, Ginza, World trade centre( for views of Tokyo tower)
Day 3 Shibuya and Harajuku.
Day 4 Mt Fuji 1 day tour. Shinjuku at night.
Day 5 Asaskusa, Ueno, Edo-tokyo musuem
Day 6 Odaiba
Day 7 Tsukiji market, Akihabara
Day 8. Flight back to Singapore at 4pm.

My airbnb host stated that to reach Otsuka it'll be taking Keisei Skyliner and then transfer at Nippori to Otsuka.I'm looking at Keisei Skyliner and Metro pass.

Is there any better options to reach Otsuka from Narita Airport?

Just want to ask experts out there. Is the 3 day metro pass a good deal based on the places I'm going?( i can switch and swap the days to match 3 days for the metro pass)

Can the metro pass be also used on JR yamanote line?. So if let say I have to transfer from JR line to Tokyo metro. I have to use suica card and a metro card?

Regards

 

[Ohayo!]

ill be visiting kyoto, doing day trips before returning back to osaka. will only cover kyoto for 2 days, what sites to recommend, and route?

so far i looked a bit and sites that look more appealing to me are

nijo castle, nishiki market, kiyomizu, kinkakuji, inari shrine

is it possible to cover these within 2 day?

if possible can insert in Arashiyama

so far i planned, nijo -> Nishiki for lunch -> kiyomizu (reach 1530)

already take whole day

 

[motomage]

kansai experts,

Osaka/kyoto day pass around 800 yen per day, 2400 yen for 3 days

kansai thur pass 3800 yen for 2 days, 5000 yen for 3 days

Still worth getting the kansai thru pass? i know can get discount here and there but is it really worth?

sorry, trying to saave as much as possible so i can spend more..

 

[motomage]

ill be visiting kyoto, doing day trips before returning back to osaka. will only cover kyoto for 2 days, what sites to recommend, and route?

so far i looked a bit and sites that look more appealing to me are

nijo castle, nishiki market, kiyomizu, kinkakuji, inari shrine

is it possible to cover these within 2 day?

if possible can insert in Arashiyama

so far i planned, nijo -> Nishiki for lunch -> kiyomizu (reach 1530)

already take whole day

i also will be in kyoto for 2days, here my plan.

day 1 : Nishiki Market , Arashiyama , Kinkakuji
time : 8am , 10am , 4pm

day 2: Fushimi Inari Shrine , Kiyomizudera Temple, Kodaiji Temple, Yasaka Shrine, Maruyama Park, Gion
time : 8am , 11am........................................ 6pm

any idea what time does nishiki market close ah??

 

[evilerniex]

Hi all,

need help for my tokyo itinerary.

Day 1. Arrive at Narita Airport 11am(via scoot). Proceed to airbnb at Otsuka.
Rest awhile before proceeding to Shinjuku.
Day 2. Imperial Palace, Ginza, World trade centre( for views of Tokyo tower)
Day 3 Shibuya and Harajuku.
Day 4 Mt Fuji 1 day tour. Shinjuku at night.
Day 5 Asaskusa, Ueno, Edo-tokyo musuem
Day 6 Odaiba
Day 7 Tsukiji market, Akihabara
Day 8. Flight back to Singapore at 4pm.

My airbnb host stated that to reach Otsuka it'll be taking Keisei Skyliner and then transfer at Nippori to Otsuka.I'm looking at Keisei Skyliner and Metro pass.

Is there any better options to reach Otsuka from Narita Airport?

Just want to ask experts out there. Is the 3 day metro pass a good deal based on the places I'm going?( i can switch and swap the days to match 3 days for the metro pass)

Can the metro pass be also used on JR yamanote line?. So if let say I have to transfer from JR line to Tokyo metro. I have to use suica card and a metro card?

Regards

metro pass cannot be used for JR yamanote line or any other JR lines.

if u are planning to get the metro pass, u may want to reshuffle ur itinerary such that all those places that can be reached by metro are on the same day.

personally i wun bother with any passes for tokyo coz most of the attractions are on the yamanote line. the savings from the metro pass is also not much, so i rather have the freedom to take whichever line that is the most convenient

 

[evilerniex]

kansai experts,

Osaka/kyoto day pass around 800 yen per day, 2400 yen for 3 days

kansai thur pass 3800 yen for 2 days, 5000 yen for 3 days

Still worth getting the kansai thru pass? i know can get discount here and there but is it really worth?

sorry, trying to saave as much as possible so i can spend more..

need to look at ur itinerary