KANSAI TRIP 15-29DEC

[cpuer]

Hi All
I have just uploaded some photos from my recent trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Kobe. Spent about $2.6K per pax including shopping. taken MH. After this trip, I realized I didn't feel as excited as my last trip to Kanto(Tokyo). Maybe I have grown more familiar with Japan. Will not be going back to Japan soon(unless yen continue to drop until I cannot resist it )

https://flic.kr/s/aHsk7fRG5q

Best experience: Snow in Kyoto and the 4 onsens I've been to.
Best food: Kushikatsu & Oden ))
Best sights: Nanzenji & Todaiji(due to the presence of deer)
Best deal: Amazing Osaka Pass

Worst experience: Missed last train
Reality check(generalization): Osaka folks aren't as courteous nor rules abiding than I thought. They talked on their phones in train, they played video out loud, they will go into sleep mode whenever old folks come nearer to the "priority seat". They ride their bikes on pedestrian only lanes. They are very much like Singaporean now
Economy: Seen the depressive side of Kobe and Osaka. Tokyo or Kanto will remain a strong attraction to people from all over Japan.

 

[cpuer]

Updated some more infor. Not able to write well, so use this kind of point form to share my experiences.

 

[sereneong19]

Osaka never leave a good impression on me and i still feel that Tokyo is still far more better

 

[kifo]

Generally, people from Kansai are known to be louder and warmer, while those from Kanto are known to be more reserved and quiet. So while Tokyoites might seem to be more well mannered and polite, you might also find them less friendly and approachable. But anyway these are generalizations and even so, you might also share the same sentiments as TS that the Kansai people are less considerate and boisterous. And when it comes to taking trains in the rush hour, no matter whether you are in Kanto or Kansai, all manners go out of the train doors and everyone tries to squeeze into the train carriage even when it can no longer fit in any more people.

 

[cpuer]

We are lucky/unlucky to witness train passenger that was trying to sneak through fare gates by tail gating. But when stopped by a lady train officer, that man shouted back at her and whacked his card hard on the sensor in frustration.

The scene sure has double confirm our impression of the place, isolated case or not.

 

[joeson]

Hi All
I have just uploaded some photos from my recent trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Kobe. Spent about $2.6K per pax including shopping. taken MH. After this trip, I realized I didn't feel as excited as my last trip to Kanto(Tokyo). Maybe I have grown more familiar with Japan. Will not be going back to Japan soon(unless yen continue to drop until I cannot resist it )

https://flic.kr/s/aHsk7fRG5q

Best experience: Snow in Kyoto and the 4 onsens I've been to.
Best food: Kushikatsu & Oden ))
Best sights: Nanzenji & Todaiji(due to the presence of deer)
best deal: Amazing Osaka Pass

Worst experience: Missed last train
Reality check(generalization): Osaka folks aren't as courteous nor rules abiding than I thought. They talked on their phones in train, they played video out loud, they will go into sleep mode whenever old folks come nearer to the "priority seat". They ride their bikes on pedestrian only lanes. They are very much like Singaporean now
Economy: Seen the depressive side of Kobe and Osaka. Tokyo or Kanto will remain a strong attraction to people from all over Japan.

yes! agree with TS on this! On retrospect, I felt that I didn't enjoy or look forward to my trip to Kyoto and Osaka as compared to my trip to Tokyo. Perhaps it's because Tokyo was my maiden trip to the land of the rising sun as compared to Kyoto and Osaka, which was a return trip of some sorts.

Or maybe because I felt that the people in Osaka were, like what TS said, very reminiscent of Singaporeans in Orchard Road. 2015 won't see me returning to Japan for now, unless the yen depreciates.

 

[kunoichi]

大阪のおばちゃん <3

 

[[M]aiev]

To be honest, i prefer Kansai over Kanto(Tokyo) overall.

I had to agree to kifo on Tokyoite on less friendly and approachable part based on my experience at Tokyo.

For snow part, it's pretty minor espically at Kyoto. Had experienced drizzling of snow flakes at Kyoto.

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[ilikehandphones]

To be honest, i prefer Kansai over Kanto(Tokyo) overall.

I had to agree to kifo on Tokyoite on less friendly and approachable part based on my experience at Tokyo.

For snow part, it's pretty minor espically at Kyoto. Had experienced drizzling of snow flakes at Kyoto.

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same here..kansai is more interesting for me..lots of stuff to do there and temples to visit..food also different.

 

[evilerniex]

but Kansai is an entire region while Tokyo is just a city. so we shld be comparing Kansai to Kanto region, which includes Tokyo, Hakone, Nikko, Ibaraki etc.


that said, I prefer Kansai too because of Kumano region
but I have not been to many places in Kanto, so my opinion may change.

 

[SquallLH]

Stereo-typically, Osaka people are really like Singaporeans in regards to culture ($$$) and manners (behavior) but they are also more warm and open to strangers (was approached by quite a number of uncles and aunties whenever I looked lost haha...).

Hence, they are generally not as couth as the Tokyo people who are more polite in general but would keep you at an arm's distance and not get involved in any troublesome stuff (also like Singaporeans in the kiasi or not my problem manner)

All that said, both cities can't beat the more rural area folks' willingness to help (provided you understand some japanese)