Osaka & Kyoto, Japan

[lheimatte]

Hi sis greyzie, thanks for giving me hope to see mt. Fuji. Lubusin ko na questions ko, regarding your iti suggestion, going to fuji, touch down namin eh 8pm na anong bus ang sasakyan namin and what time ang alis at anong destination? Same question pag pauwe from fuji to osaka? Tapos pano yung baggage namin, kaya bang isakay sa bus? Thanks ulit!

[gorgeous_me]

mga sis, parangmay nakita ako, hindi ko lam kung sa kyoto o osaka, na kapag hinawakan yung lubid magiging lucky, o bell kaya yun? parang nasa temple, hehe, weird ko ba, parang nakita ko lang sa pic, lalagay ko na din sa list sana if ever may ganon nga, hehe

isa pa palang question, yung suica card, hindi ko nakita na included don ang kyoto ata nara, so hindi siya pwedeng gamitin don, ibang card ba ang ippurchase para sa transpo sa kyoto and nara?

[lheimatte]

Sis gorgeous_me, nabasa ko rin sa post na for kyoto meron daw kyoto pass na 500 yen for 1 day. Sana lang tama ako ng pagkaalala.

[gorgeous_me]

^ahh, so iba ang gagamitin na pass for transpo
tnx sis lheimatte

[vhanya]

Sis gorgeous_me, nabasa ko rin sa post na for kyoto meron daw kyoto pass na 500 yen for 1 day. Sana lang tama ako ng pagkaalala.

the 500yen pass is for the tourist buses just around kyoto alone. unlimited yan per day.

[gorgeous_me]

^talaga, for one day yun, sana makarami sa kyoto, para sulit, hehe....tnx tnx

[vhanya]

^yep =) super sulit yang tourist bus hehe

[lheimatte]

Sis vhanya when you went there ng 1st week ng Mar madami pa rin pang magandang puntahan at picturan na shrines at gardens? Nagstart na bang magdahon during that time? Saka meron ka pa bang alam na place na may snow? Thanks

[vhanya]

^in kyoto definitely madaming magagandang shrines. kahit anong season naman maganda eh =) tsaka maraming trees na may dahon year-round but definitely, if snow habol mo, wala na talaga.

[gorgeous_me]

question, yung willer bus ba, meron na sa kansai airport? or may sasakyan pa ako papunta sa willer bus? ang plan ko sana, from osaka, diretso na akong tokyo, uunahin ko na sana yung tokyo tpos ihuli ko na yung nara-kyoto-osaka

tska may nakapagtry a b ng public bath sa tokyo?

[melodymedley]

Hello sissies!  Here's the Kyoto leg of my Japan IT. I've decided to drop Osaka and choose Nara na lang for a day trip. Comments and inputs are welcome!

Day 1-4 - Tokyo
Day 5- Travel from Tokyo to Kyoto via shinkansen Hikari train. Arrive in hostel (lunch time) and get maps. Rest a bit. Take train to JR Inari station. Explore Fushimi Inari Shrine.
Day 6 - Mega walking day and shrine/temple sightseeing day.
Hiyagashima Walk: Sanjusangendo, Kiyomizudera Temple, Gion Shrine, Heian Shrine, Nanzenji Temple, Philosopher's Path, Ginkakuji.
Day 7 - Kyoto Imperial Palace, Sento Imperial Palace, Manga Museum, Kinakuji, Nijo Castle
Day 8 - Day trip in Nara
Day 9 - travel back to Tokyo. More of other places.
Day 10 - Morning flight. NRT-MNL. Back to reality.

I am still deciding whether I should stay near JR Kyoto station or near Gojo station. Looking at the map and reading the Japan e-guide, parang sinasabi nila na magkakalapit lang yung sights. I don't mind walking but I am planning on getting the Kyoto Sightseeing Card (2,000yen for 2 days) or the Kyoto Bus pass (500/day). I've been backreading and parang mas recommended ba yung bus card? Is it easier to get around Kyoto via bus kesa trains?

[lheimatte]

Thanks sis vhanya for answering my questions. Pero meron pa kong question, meron na bang nakapag try ng jet star, I was thinking na magpabook ng 1 way ticket na jp to ph since we are considering na magdagdag pa ng addl days para we can travel to tokyo and hakone... Share naman if reliable yung flight nila. Thanks!

[vhanya]

^^ yup easier to use the buses compred to the trains. mas makakaikot ka if you use the buses.

[greyzie]

^^ i agree with sis vhanya, you can navigate easily using their buses.
you can download the City Bus Sightseeing map in this link:

http://www.city.kyoto.jp/koho/eng/access/transport.html

@sis lheimatte, ang alis ata ng willerexpress to tokyo is around 11pm and mga 6-7am na sa tokyo, so doable pa if you'll arrive at 8pm (1 hour travel from airport to osaka station via trains). kaya naman isakay yun luggage sa bus. regarding your additional days, why not rebook na lang your return flight via cebu pac pa rin? ang alam ko pwede na ipa-rebook kahit promo fare. that way even if you take the night bus, di gaanong pagod if you'll stay a day or two sa mt. fuji/hakone. 

[lheimatte]

^sis, thanks. I checked already sa cebpac, they allow it provided na babayaran ko yung fare difference and will be able to extend for 2 days lang kasi Tues and Thurs ang flight nila. Another option daw is to wait sa another promo fare para sa return flight and ignore ko na lang daw yung return flight ko. Jetstar also has a promo na for one way eh around jpy 20k pero narita-manila na, so meaning isang beses lang kami mag na yung bus. Hay, dami ko kasing gustong puntahan eh.
P/s. Natry mo na bang buy ng 3 days bus pass ng willer for 10k daw? Mas sulit kaya yun?

[greyzie]

hehe... i know the feeling, sis. hindi ko na-try yun 3-day pass, sis... i guess, sulit na if balikan kayo ng osaka-tokyo.

@gorgeous_me - from kansai, you have to go to osaka station pa (around 1 hour travel by train), i'm not sure lang how long if limousine bus from airport ka. pick up point is at umeda sky building. walking distance lang from the station.

[gorgeous_me]

^uu nga sis e, nakita ko, yung station ng willerbus sa umeda pa, hehe, nagpapareserve ba kayo online sa willerbus?

and sisies, may mga lockers ba na pwedeng pag-iwanan sa osaka, plan ko sana hindi na ako magrerent ng room sa osaka, siya na yung magiging day trip ko, kasi late night na yung flight ko pauwi

[lheimatte]

Hay never thought na ganito kahirap ang mag squeeze in ng iti. Bakit naman kasi 5D lang ang nabook ko, kasi naman clueless kasi na malayo pala ang osaka sa tokyo. Hahaha. 
Sis gorgeous_me, if ever matuloy ka na mag willer bus on the day ng arrival mo sa osaka (cebpac ba flight mo?) Share mo naman kung anong nangyari sa challenges para me idea kami pag dating namin sa Osaka sa Feb 28. Thanks in advance sis!

[gorgeous_me]

^oo ba sis, share ko, tska magwiwiller bus talaga ako kasi, don na ako iidlip (sana, maka-idlip), hehe para pagdating sa tokyo, umaga na, simula na din ng tour ko, inaayos ko pa din yung iti ko, time and accomodation, binabudget na din ang time and money yup sis, cebupac flight ko

[lheimatte]

^excited na ko para sa'yo hehe. Si hubby nga sa sobrang excited sa JP trip namin, mas nauna pa nyang isearch ang japan kesa sa HK trip namin sa Nov. Anyway, don't forget ha...
Maiba ako, safe ba sa kyoto? Kasi kung hinde ko magawan ng paraan ma extend yung trip namin, ibig sabihin kyoto/osaka/nara lang kami and sa date ng arrival namin sa kyoto ang derecho namin. Me nakapagtry na sa inyo sa best western hotel kyoto?