Japan Thread Season 3: Updates and share your experience - Part 1

[hwzadmin]

This is a continuation thread, the old thread is here

 

[jsbn]

Japan Thread Season 3: Updates and share your experience

A continuation frm the old Japan thread since it was getting too huge.

Season 1 here, 55 page journal: http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=592590
Season 2 here, 45 page journal: http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1060490

Japan sticky threads for assistance in DIY travels:
HWZ link: http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1054978
Personal Mirror link: http://www.jeffphototravel.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10

Plz continue all talk from season 2 thread to this season 3! Thnx!

 

[Globe]

Quite a lot of ppl know JR pass can use for NEX. You used it on the last day rite when going to airport to return home? You got buy NEX + Suica card package?

Better to fly to Haneda than Narita though, especially if staying in Shinjuku. Faster to get to hotel. Flew ANA to Narita Feb 2010. But ANA started flights to Haneda liao in Oct 2010. Cos they added a new terminal 3 for international flights at Haneda.

Didnt get the suica as my plan includr going down to osaka n hiroshima. Just got the jr pass which covered my last 7 days transport. First 3 days just pay as i go .. didnt spend much either as i spend 1 day in asakusa n ueno each.

I took narita but my hotel was just 1 stop away from the tokyo sks ... which was convient enuff for me to move ard n bk on my last day.

 

[vaxvms]

wow kongrats to season 4 thread

 

[pker88]

Hahah season xxx haha soon rofl
Wish I'm back in sapporo
Snow snow snow

Thx to hwzadmin for assisting us.

 

[alvinaloy]

A continuation frm the old Japan thread since it was getting too huge.

Season 1 here, 55 page journal: http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=592590
Season 2 here, 45 page journal: http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1060490

Japan sticky threads for assistance in DIY travels:
HWZ link: http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1054978
Personal Mirror link: http://www.jeffphototravel.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10

Plz continue all talk from season 2 thread to this season 3! Thnx!

Bro, お久しぶり you still going Japan regularly ah?

 

[AXE]

Bro, お久しぶり you still going Japan regularly ah?

Saw this deal on Liveoffcoupon, is it a good deal ? Considering to go as i have never touch real snow before ....

http://www.liveoffcoupon.com/?cid=4&id=94

 

[clover v(^-^)]

need some advice on Hakone:
- is it a norm for most pple to take the ropeway/boat route to tour the area?
- where can i get the best view of mount fuji from Hakone?
- any recommendations for ryokan in hakone which is not too pricey?
TIA~

 

[abutan]

need some advice on Hakone:
- is it a norm for most pple to take the ropeway/boat route to tour the area?
- where can i get the best view of mount fuji from Hakone?
- any recommendations for ryokan in hakone which is not too pricey?
TIA~

i just went to hakone on monday and i was lucky, the sky was clear that day and i managed to see mount fuji from owakudani.

 

[Globe]

oh ya ... for those that like to keep travel logs ... really must bring it along when u go out every day ... almost all the tourist attractions and train stations have those ink stamp.

really regret i didnt bring mine out when i was going around ... in the end stamp at any paper i can find

 

[snap99]

Old pics on top of the mountains around murodo

strange place to find this ..... on top of a mountain ....

 

[evilerniex]

Old pics on top of the mountains around murodo

strange place to find this ..... on top of a mountain ....

wow... so nice!
this is the summit of murodo?

i wanted to go during my last trip, but couldnt because of rain and fog

 

[snap99]

wow... so nice!
this is the summit of murodo?

i wanted to go during my last trip, but couldnt because of rain and fog

yes this is the view from below the shrine. The shrine which is the 2nd pic is quite near the top of the mountains around murodo. The 1st pic is the rest shelter at 3003m. The tori in the 1st pic is the entrance to the shrine.

 

[snap99]

Overlooking murodo. You can see the small buildings (the red roof is the bus terminal that greets every visitor). There is another series of buildings below the bus terminal, nearer the lake. I believe one of that is where Bro Evil stayed recently ?

So looking from the lake (the pic below from a much earlier trip), i would be standing on top of the ridge at the left.

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At the leftmost a sliver of bluish water, is Kurobe-ko, where some people would see if they went to kurobe-dam. Behind the line of mountains in the horizon is Kamikochi.

 

[evilerniex]

Overlooking murodo. You can see the small buildings (the red roof is the bus terminal that greets every visitor). There is another series of buildings below the bus terminal, nearer the lake. I believe one of that is where Bro Evil stayed recently ?

So looking from the lake (the pic below from a much earlier trip), i would be standing on top of the ridge at the left.



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At the leftmost a sliver of bluish water, is Kurobe-ko, where some people would see if they went to kurobe-dam. Behind the line of mountains in the horizon is Kamikochi.

yup, tt is where i stayed

damn... ur pics make me wanna go back there again!

 

[kenpachi82]

hello everyone, i'm going during the cherry blossom season (april).
Just want to enquire about the clothing i should prepare? Tokyo/Osaka should be around 10-20deg C?
Is t-shirt,jeans, and normal jacket (wear in lecture hall type) sufficient, or should i get a better jacket or more layered?
Thanks

 

[gundamhamtaro]

depends on yr tolerance level towards cold weather. but maybe u shld bring something thicker than normal jacket thats used in SG

 

[clover v(^-^)]

hello everyone, i'm going during the cherry blossom season (april).
Just want to enquire about the clothing i should prepare? Tokyo/Osaka should be around 10-20deg C?
Is t-shirt,jeans, and normal jacket (wear in lecture hall type) sufficient, or should i get a better jacket or more layered?
Thanks

i dun think u need to layer that much coz when i went during spring, it was generally cooling so a jacket for me is suffice. unless u r the type who usually cant stand the cold in an air conditioned room, then get a slightly thicker jacket bah.

 

[clover v(^-^)]

i just went to hakone on monday and i was lucky, the sky was clear that day and i managed to see mount fuji from owakudani.

lucky you. hope the weather is as good when i go. do u hv a suggested itinerary for hokane & did u stay over at a ryokan during ur stay? TIA

 

[faustz]

hello everyone, i'm going during the cherry blossom season (april).
Just want to enquire about the clothing i should prepare? Tokyo/Osaka should be around 10-20deg C?
Is t-shirt,jeans, and normal jacket (wear in lecture hall type) sufficient, or should i get a better jacket or more layered?
Thanks

Really depend on your tolerance as what was said, if u usually wear a jacket in normal aircon places like office or lecture halls then i guess u need 1. I went around tokyo in dec without a jacket despite the weather, only a tee with shirt over it, lots of ppl would stare though lol.