Japan Sample Itinerary thread

[evilerniex]

Can I combine Kyoto with Nara ??

depending on how much u want to cover in nara. if u are visiting the places in the city centre, such as the deer park and Todaji temple, then maybe half a day is enuf. but if u want to include Heijo palace as well, then maybe 3/4 day or more due to travelling time.

 

[Sunny85]

Have amend my itinerary
Day 1, arrival Osaka 1240pm, check in hotel, rest then proceed to dotonbori, Shinsaibashi
Day 2, Osaka castle, Osaka aquarium
Day 3, Day trip to Nara, back to Osaka, any recommendation to do/shop
Day 4, Osaka USS
Day 5, Kyoto
Day 6, Kyoto
Day 7, flight at 930pm. Any recommendation to do/ shop ?

 

[evilerniex]

Have amend my itinerary
Day 1, arrival Osaka 1240pm, check in hotel, rest then proceed to dotonbori, Shinsaibashi
Day 2, Osaka castle, Osaka aquarium
Day 3, Day trip to Nara, back to Osaka, any recommendation to do/shop
Day 4, Osaka USS
Day 5, Kyoto
Day 6, Kyoto
Day 7, flight at 930pm. Any recommendation to do/ shop ?

u can shop and eat ard umeda area. lots of malls there.
for day 7, maybe a day trip to Himeji? get 1 day JR kansai pass to cover the trip to Himeji, and also use it to get to airport

 

[RSKeisuke]

u can visit kappabashi for restaurant related products. with shops selling fake display food, food packaging, utensils etc. it is just a short walk from asakusa or ueno.
or u can go jinbocho for books. lots and lots of bookshops there.


how about making a side trip out of Tokyo, such as to Ibaraki?

Thanks.....

 

[Sunny85]

u can shop and eat ard umeda area. lots of malls there.
for day 7, maybe a day trip to Himeji? get 1 day JR kansai pass to cover the trip to Himeji, and also use it to get to airport

For day 3, after Nara day trip proceed to umeda area?
Then day 7, Himeji ? Is 1 day JR Kansai pass same as the 3 day Kansai thru pass??

 

[evilerniex]

For day 3, after Nara day trip proceed to umeda area?
Then day 7, Himeji ? Is 1 day JR Kansai pass same as the 3 day Kansai thru pass??

yes, for day 3 u can go umeda in the evening after visiting nara. other than shop and eat, u can also visit umeda sky building.

different passes. kansai thru pass is for non-JR trains. u shld be getting the JR kansai area pass, which have a 1day version for 2200yen:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_03.html

 

[Sunny85]

yes, for day 3 u can go umeda in the evening after visiting nara. other than shop and eat, u can also visit umeda sky building.

different passes. kansai thru pass is for non-JR trains. u shld be getting the JR kansai area pass, which have a 1day version for 2200yen:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_03.html

Thanks for your help. Can I check for my itneary is it worth getting the 2 days or 3 days Kansai pass ? Can suica card be use in Osaka ? Other then Himeji castle , any other place recommended ?

 

[evilerniex]

Thanks for your help. Can I check for my itneary is it worth getting the 2 days or 3 days Kansai pass ? Can suica card be use in Osaka ? Other then Himeji castle , any other place recommended ?

u can calculate how much u will be spending on transport each day, and see if the pass is worth it.
most likely u will only need the pass for Himeji. day trip to nara is 2x800yen and to Kyoto is 2x600yen. both will not justify the cost of the pass, which avg about 1800yen per day for the 3 day version (5300yen) and 2150yen per day for the 2 day version (4300yen)

 

[Sunny85]

I have revised my itinerary with more details on where I will be going

Day 1 - Arrive Osaka , 1240pm. Check in to Fraser Residence Nankai Osaka, nearest station is Namba station. Will have a rest then proceed to dotonbori for shopping and dinner

Day 2 - Osaka castle, umeda for shopping ? Will I be able to add on Osaka aquarium ?

Day 3 - Nara day trip, evening back to Osaka to shop- usually it need to take how long to tour Nara ?

Day 4 - Osaka USS

Day 5 - Kyoto, any suggested itinerary will still be staying at Osaka

Day 6 - Kyoto, plan to go Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama, any other place I can go after the monkey park?

Day 7 - Night flight 930pm. Any recommendation other then himeji castle ?

 

[evilerniex]

I have revised my itinerary with more details on where I will be going

Day 1 - Arrive Osaka , 1240pm. Check in to Fraser Residence Nankai Osaka, nearest station is Namba station. Will have a rest then proceed to dotonbori for shopping and dinner

Day 2 - Osaka castle, umeda for shopping ? Will I be able to add on Osaka aquarium ?
[castle will probably take u only the morning. u can visit aquarium in the afternoon and umeda in the evening]

Day 3 - Nara day trip, evening back to Osaka to shop- usually it need to take how long to tour Nara ?
[as I mentioned earlier, it depends on how much u want to cover. half to 3/4 day shld be sufficient]

Day 4 - Osaka USS

Day 5 - Kyoto, any suggested itinerary will still be staying at Osaka
[the popular places to visit will be kinkakuji, kiyomizudera, nijo castle, nishiki market]

Day 6 - Kyoto, plan to go Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama, any other place I can go after the monkey park?
[arashiyama have a lot of other things to see, such as the bamboo grove, sagano rail, togetsukyo bridge]

Day 7 - Night flight 930pm. Any recommendation other then himeji castle ?

u can consider kobe also

 

[Sunny85]

u can consider kobe also

Thank you!! Your great help is appreciated!

 

[Initiatives]

Hi all. I just need a little advice on the transportation in Japan. I am travelling to Japan on 22nd Dec 2015 till 1st Jan 2015. My draft itinerary looks something like this.

22nd Dec - Arrive Haneda Airport. Travel to Kawaguchiko station
23rd Dec - Kawaguchiko
24th Dec - Tokyo (staying in Shibuya area)
25th Dec - Tokyo
26th Dec - Day trip to Nikko
27th Dec - Tokyo
28th Dec - Full day disneySEA
29th Dec - Tokyo
30th Dec - Tokyo
31th Dec - last day.

My question is, for this kind of itinerary, do I need to purchase a JR Pass? I read that JR Pass is worth it if you are traveling inter city like from Tokyo - Hiroshima, Tokyo - Osaka. As the only "longer" trip i will be taking is from Haneda airport to Kawaguchiko and tokyo to Nikko, i am not sure if it will be worthwhile to buy a JR Pass.

 

[Sunny85]

my itinerary for 1 day of my Kyoto - nishiki market Kyoto, Fushimir Inari, Nara, back to osaka night. Okay?

 

[evilerniex]

Hi all. I just need a little advice on the transportation in Japan. I am travelling to Japan on 22nd Dec 2015 till 1st Jan 2015. My draft itinerary looks something like this.

22nd Dec - Arrive Haneda Airport. Travel to Kawaguchiko station
23rd Dec - Kawaguchiko
24th Dec - Tokyo (staying in Shibuya area)
25th Dec - Tokyo
26th Dec - Day trip to Nikko
27th Dec - Tokyo
28th Dec - Full day disneySEA
29th Dec - Tokyo
30th Dec - Tokyo
31th Dec - last day.

My question is, for this kind of itinerary, do I need to purchase a JR Pass? I read that JR Pass is worth it if you are traveling inter city like from Tokyo - Hiroshima, Tokyo - Osaka. As the only "longer" trip i will be taking is from Haneda airport to Kawaguchiko and tokyo to Nikko, i am not sure if it will be worthwhile to buy a JR Pass.

not going to be worth it to get the 7-day JR pass which cost 29110yen.
JR passes doesn't cover all the way to kawaguchiko, only up to otsuki. u may want to consider taking train to Shinjuku and taking bus to kawaguchiko. may be easier coz lesser transfer.


there are various passes for lake kawaguchi u can consider:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6905.html


there is also the all-nikko pass u can consider

 

[evilerniex]

my itinerary for 1 day of my Kyoto - nishiki market Kyoto, Fushimir Inari, Nara, back to osaka night. Okay?

I think it shld be ok if u are starting early and dun intent to hiking thru all the torii gates in fushimi inari. the hike itself would have taking 2-3hrs.

 

[Lord_Kang]

Planning for upcoming autumn trip. Going to get the jr pass for 7 days

25/11 - arrive Tokyo around 10:45 and will stay in Tokyo
26/11 - Nagoya?
27/11 - going to Kyoto in evening time
28/11 - Kyoto
29/11 - Kyoto
30/11 - Return to Tokyo by 5pm
01/12 - return to Singapore

Is it possible to do a day trip from Tokyo to Nagoya?? The time spent traveling is around 3-4 hours?

Experts please advise

 

[evilerniex]

Planning for upcoming autumn trip. Going to get the jr pass for 7 days

25/11 - arrive Tokyo around 10:45 and will stay in Tokyo
26/11 - Nagoya?
27/11 - going to Kyoto in evening time
28/11 - Kyoto
29/11 - Kyoto
30/11 - Return to Tokyo by 5pm
01/12 - return to Singapore

Is it possible to do a day trip from Tokyo to Nagoya?? The time spent traveling is around 3-4 hours?

Experts please advise

it is better to visit nagoya on the way to kyoto since nagoya is between tokyo and kyoto. if u are not staying a night there, u can put ur luggage in a locker when visiting the city.

if not, u can visit nagoya from kyoto instead since it is much nearer to kyoto than to tokyo.

 

[Lord_Kang]

it is better to visit nagoya on the way to kyoto since nagoya is between tokyo and kyoto. if u are not staying a night there, u can put ur luggage in a locker when visiting the city.

if not, u can visit nagoya from kyoto instead since it is much nearer to kyoto than to tokyo.

Ah... Not really possible to visit Nagoya along the way...

Any suggestion where can I go to fully utilize the jr pass??

 

[evilerniex]

Ah... Not really possible to visit Nagoya along the way...

Any suggestion where can I go to fully utilize the jr pass??

for just 7 days, i would actually advice u to stick to kanto region and save on the JR pass.

but if ur hotels are already booked then u can only make day trips out from either tokyo or kyoto. how about travelling to kyoto earlier on 27/11 so u still have almost the whole day for kyoto, then use another kyoto day for the day trip to nagoya?
for day trip from tokyo, u can consider saitama, ibaraki or nikko.

 

[darkkey]

1st trip in June 2016

hi guys

i am planning my 1st trip to japan with my wife in June next year

my itinerary is below and any suggestions are welcomed. not sure about the planning of Osaka and Kyoto trips.

planning to visit Osaka/Kyoto/Japan for 9 days

Day 1 Osaka
Osaka Castle
Shitennoji Temple
Kema Sakuranomiya Park
Den Den Town (Nipponbashi)

Day 2 Kyoto
Nijo castle
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Kiyomizudera
Fushimi Inari Shrine

Day 3 Kyoto
Gion
Nara Deer Park
Philosopher's Path (Tetsugaku-no-michi)
Arashiyama

Day 4 Osaka
Universal Studios

Day 5 Tokyo
train from Osaka to Tokyo
Free and easy

Day 6 Tokyo
Shibuya
Hrajuku
Miji shrine
Shinjuku

Day 7 Tokyo
Ueno Park
Asakusa
Ameyoko

Day 8 Tokyo
Tsukiji fish market
Akihabara
Ginza

Day 9 (11) Tokyo
Disneyland

Day 10 (12) Toyko
Disneysea