Osaka & Tokyo Trip

[fn6193]

Wife did the planning so hope to obtain some expert feedback

Day 1 - Singapore - Osaka (SIA) **2 Adults + 2 children

14:05 - 21:20 Singapore - Osaka-Kansai Airport
21:30 - 22:50 Booking arrangement ** Exchange/Buy JR pass + ship luggage (Ta-Q-Bin) to Osaka Hotel
23:00 Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport ** Check in Hotel


Day 2 - JR West Rail Pass Kansai Area (1 Day pass)
** Train: Kansai Airport, Tennoji, JR Nara

7:00 - 8:45 Breakfast/Checkout Hotel
9:16 - 10:34 Osaka-Kansai Airport - Nara
10:40 - 12:40 Nara Sightseeing ** Nara Park include Todaiji, Kasuga Taisha, Kofukuji and the Nara National Museum
12:40 - 13:40 Lunch
14:17 - 15:07 Nara - Osakajokoen
15:07 - 16:30 Osaka Castle
17:00 - 17:20 Morinomiya or Osakajokoen - Shin-Osaka ** 15-20 min
17:30 Check in Hotel ** left Hotel at 7.00pm for dinner + shopping
19:00 - 19:15 Shin-Osaka - Umeda (near to Osaka Station) ** Shinsaibashi - No JR, so walk from JR-Namba (14 min)
19:30 - 22:00 Shopping + Dinner ** Takashimaya (Umeda), Shinsaibashi (street shopping - between Osaka and Umeda),

Daimaru (beside the street),Namba (Street of eating place)
22:00 - 22:30 JR-Namba - Shin-Osaka ** Back to Hotel by 22:30pm

Day 3 ** JR Single Trip to Universal Studio (2 ways)

8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast
9:13 - 9:35 Shin-Osaka - Universal City
10:00 - 18:00 Fun @ Universal Studio (Harry Potter ride booked at 10:10am) ** Speed Pass is a must to cut down queue time
18:30 - 20:00 Dinner - Near to Universal Studio
20:51 - 21:12 Universal City - Shin-Osaka ** Back to Hotel

Day 4 ** Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass (5 Days)

7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast
8:34 - 9:00 Shin-Osaka - Kyoto
9:19 - 9:24 Kyoto - Inari Station ** Fushimi Inari Shrine (red temple)-South (till 10:30pm) *** No Rapid Train ***
10:49 - 10:54 Inari Station - Kyoto ** Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion)-North - 金閣寺道 (till 12:40 + lunch till 1.30pm
38min Kyoto - Kinkakuji
42 mins Kinkakuji - Nishiki Market
30 mins Nishiki Market - Kiyomizu ** Kiyomizu Temple (East-Higashiyama District near by) - (till 6.00pm)
30 mins Kiyomizu-dera - Kyoto Kyoto Station ** Dinner around Kyoto station
20:30 - 21:00 Kyoto - Shin-Osaka ** Back to Hotel Rest

Day 5 ** Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass + Nohi bus

6:30 - 7:30 Breakfast/Checkout Hotel
8:15 - 11:03 Shin-Osaka - Kanazawa ** Early Lunch and present JP Pass @ Kanzawa ekimae Hokurikutetsudou Reservation

center counter. (Location - east exit of Kanazawa station)
13:25 - 14:40 Kanazawa - Shirakawa-go ** Nohi Bus
15:00 - 合掌の宿　よきち - Yokichi
15:20 - 17:20 Shirakawago Heritage ** Tea Break + Tour round the Heritage
18:30 - 20:30 Dinner at 合掌の宿　よきち (included)

Day 6 ** Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass + Nohi bus"

7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast/Checkout Hotel ** Breakfast at 合掌の宿　よきち (included)
9:50 - 10:50 Shirakawa-go - Takayama ** 10:50am Nohi bus
13:30 - 14:00 Country Hotel Takayama
14:00 - 18:00 Sightseeing ** Kusakabe Folk Museum, Yatai Kaikan Hall, Kami Sannomachi street/San-Machi Suji
18:00 - 19:30 Dinner ** Go back Hotel to rest

Day 7 "Takayama-Honkuriku Area Tourist Pass + ** Train : Kanazawa(LE-Hakutaka 11), Naoetsu (JR Shinetsu Line), Nagano (Nagano

Activate JR Pass (7 consecutive pass)" Electric Railway), Yudanaka

8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast/Checkout Hotel
11:16 - 15:41 Kanazawa - Yudanaka (near Nagano) ** Nagano Electric Railway cannot use JR pass
Adult : Yen 1160
Child : Yen 580
16:15 18:00 Onsen @ Hotel ** Explore the surrounding + tmr route to Jigokudani Monkey Park
18:00 20:00 Dinner + Rest

Day 8 "Nagano Electric Railway"

8:00 9:00 Breakfast
9:30 18:00 Sightseeing ** Jigokudani Monkey Park, Shibu Onsen, Skii Resort (Shiga Kogen)
18:00 19:00 Dinner
20:00 22:00 Hotel Osen ** Osen + rest

Day 9 "JR Pass (7 consecutive pass)" ** Train: Yudanaka (Nagano Electric Railway), Shinshunakano (Nagano Electric

Railway), Nagano (Shinkansen Asama 520), Ueno (JR Keihin) or Tokyo, Akihabara

(Tsukuba Exp), Asakusa (TSUKUBA)

7:00 - 8:15 Breakfast/Checkout Hotel
9:02 - 12:46 Yudanaka (Nagano) - UEDO STATION ** WALK TO HOTEL
13:15 14:30 Lunch + Check in Hotel
15:30 19:00 Sightseeing + Shopping ** Akihabara Shopping + Ueno + Sky Tree + 雷门 (temple)
19:00 22:00 Dinner + Rest

Day 10 "JR Pass (7 consecutive pass)"

7:15 8:15 Breakfast/Checkout Hotel
8:30 9:18 ASAKUSA(TSUKUBA) @ Tokyo - Maihama ** Check in Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel
10:00 22:00 "Fun @ DisneySea,
Operation ** 8.30am - 10.00pm"

Day 11 "JR Pass (7 consecutive pass)"

9:00 11:00 Breakfast/Checkout Hotel
11:20 12:10 Maihanma - ASAKUSA(TSUKUBA) @ Tokyo ** Check in Hotel + Lunch
14:29 15:42 ASAKUSA(TSUKUBA) @Tokyo - Kawagoeshin
16:00 19:00 Sightseeing + Shopping ** Kawagoe's Warehouse District (蔵造りの町並み, Kurazukuri no Machinami), Candy Alley
19:00 20:30 Dinner
20:30 21:45 Kawagoeshin - ASAKUSA(TSUKUBA) @Tokyo ** Back to Hotel rest

Day 12 "JR Pass (7 consecutive pass)"

6:00 - 6:30 ASAKUSABASHI - Tsukiji ** Train: Asakusa (Tsukuba), Minami-Senju (Tokyo Metro Hibiya line), Tsukiji OR via

Akihabara (Tsukuba Express), Tsukiji (Tokyo Metro)
6:40 - 11:30 Tsukiji Fish Market ** Breakfast+Tour @ Tsukiji Fish Market
11:30 - 9:09 Tsukiji Shinjuku - Gyoemmae ** Train: Tsukiji (Tokyo Metro Hibiya), Ginza (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi), Shinjuku-

Gyoemmae)
11:30 - 16:00 Shopping ** Shinjuku shopping (Takashimaya, Isentan, Keio Department Store
16:09 16:46 Shinjuku-Gyoemmae - ASAKUSA(TSUKUBA) @Tokyo
17:00 17:25 Back to Hotel
18:30 22:00 Shopping + Dinner ** Akihabara shopping (Finalize purchase)

Day 13 "JR Pass (7 consecutive pass)"

8:00 9:00 Breakfast
9:07 9:33 ASAKUSABASHI - Meiji-Jingumae ** request check out (3pm?)
10:00 13:00 Sightseeing + Shopping + Lunch ** Meiji Shine
13:00 13:29 Meiji-Jingumae - ASAKUSABASHI ** Back to Hotel (rest and wash up)
16:18 17:35 ASAKUSABASHI - NARITA INTL AIRPORT T1 ** Dinner + Shopping
20:50 3:25 Tokyo - Singapore ** Home Sweet Home

 

[evilerniex]

I think ur 7-days JR pass is not going to be worth it. u are using it mainly to cover kanazawa to yudanaka (6910yen), and yukanaka to ueno (7790yen). the total of these 2 trips is way less than the cost of the JR pass, 29110yen.


not too sure about this, but if I am not wrong, for ta-q-bin, it is usually overnight service and the collection is in the morning. so if u send in ur luggage at night, is it only collected the next morning and will be delivered the day after.

 

[kifo]

OP also never make good use of the Takayama-Hokuriku pass. It cost 10,500 JPY and the itinerary is basically just one direct trip to Takayama from Osaka. The direct fare is only 9,200 JPY. Why buy the pass?

 

[fn6193]

Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass (5 Days) = Adult Yen 10,500
This pass mainly cover trip from
Shin-Osaka to Kyoto
Shin-Osaka to Kanazawa
Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go via Bohi bus
Shirakawa-go to Takayama via Bohi bus

As for JR 7 Days (Adult - Yen29,110) which will be used during stay in Tokyo area and back to Airport.

I'm confuse on Japan train system but think she done her homework to check the best option so no question asked. hehe

 

[sereneong19]

why spend the money on takkyubin where you drop your luggage straight to hotel on the next day? u may end up reaching the hotel before the luggage arrives

 

[sereneong19]

Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass (5 Days) = Adult Yen 10,500
This pass mainly cover trip from
Shin-Osaka to Kyoto
Shin-Osaka to Kanazawa
Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go via Bohi bus
Shirakawa-go to Takayama via Bohi bus

As for JR 7 Days (Adult - Yen29,110) which will be used during stay in Tokyo area and back to Airport.

I'm confuse on Japan train system but think she done her homework to check the best option so no question asked. hehe

imo, jr east pass is more than enuff.

 

[merv77]

Wah, the itinerary is jam pack, look tiring.

 

[fn6193]

why spend the money on takkyubin where you drop your luggage straight to hotel on the next day? u may end up reaching the hotel before the luggage arrives

The reason we delivery the luggage because we don't go straight to Hotel check in the next day.
In day 2 we go visit Nara and shopping and check in Hotel at night.

Think East pass does not cover more than 5 days...

 

[evilerniex]

Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass (5 Days) = Adult Yen 10,500
This pass mainly cover trip from
Shin-Osaka to Kyoto
Shin-Osaka to Kanazawa
Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go via Bohi bus
Shirakawa-go to Takayama via Bohi bus

As for JR 7 Days (Adult - Yen29,110) which will be used during stay in Tokyo area and back to Airport.

I'm confuse on Japan train system but think she done her homework to check the best option so no question asked. hehe

train rides within tokyo city is relatively cheap and will not be worth it to use 7-day JR pass to cover the rides. JR pass are used mainly for expensive shinkansen and ltd express trains. even with the trip to airport and to and from kawagoe, it is still not close to the cost of the pass. u can consider getting metro pass for the tokyo part of the trip, or just pay for single trip tickets

 

[sereneong19]

train rides within tokyo city is relatively cheap and will not be worth it to use 7-day JR pass to cover the rides. JR pass are used mainly for expensive shinkansen and ltd express trains. even with the trip to airport and to and from kawagoe, it is still not close to the cost of the pass. u can consider getting metro pass for the tokyo part of the trip, or just pay for single trip tickets

i agree with you. would rather get JR east pass to cover some of the further places and then using suica card to travel within city loop

 

[fn6193]

We're confuse and not really sure over what is the "right" pass to purchase.
Think different between 7 days pass and 5 days east pass about $40 for 1 pass.

 

[cpuer]

Day 7(1) 4430 Kanazawa-Nagano
Day 8(2) N.A.
Day 9(3) Nagano-Ueno 4000+ city tour 800
Day 10(4) Tokyo city/Disney about 1500
Day 11(5) Tokyo-Kawagoe-Tokyo 920x2=1840
Day 12(6) Tokyo city(Tsukiji-Shinjuku) about 1000
Day 13 (7) Tokyo city(Shinjuku/Harajuku) about 1000+ UENO to Narita via NEX(3180)

Total JR spent is around 17.5k vs the JR pass 29.1k. Its really not worth the money spent. Even the JR east Pass also not worth. Your case is best served by the local city passes or simply get the IC cards like SUICA or ICOCA.

I may missed out anything, for your reference only.