Tokyo (thread 2)

[pinksuman]

hi mga sis,
ok lang malito. basta may itinerary lang kyo na chronological order eh puede na. kame everyday kame nagchecheck ng ruta para sure but then again magulo talaga sa japan.

may isang instance nga na we kept riding on the wrong train na 3x. para skip yung station namin. yun pala rapid train yun na it will ship 4 stations. kaya pala hindi lahat ng tao sumasakay =)
on our 4th try we check 1st the inside of the train coz may digital signage naman sa loob, nung nakita namin na nakahighlight yung Higashi Shinjuku Station then sumakay na kame at ayun nakauwe din siguro after 30 minutes yata hehe
yung rapid train and regular train pala alternate yun kaya pala hindi lahat sumasakay

tip pala baka gusto nyong magdala ng petroleum jelly. the time na pumunta kame ng crack lahat ng knuckles ng kamay ko and nagsugat and mahapdi sya. siguro sa super dryness coz di ka naman pinapawisan doon. my hubby got itchy all over his body and my mom in law nag dry face nyo so that time bumili pa kame ng petroleum jelly. lifesaver din sya

best to travel talaga with their oh so confusing trains is to eat breakfast 1st. kame parating rice ang kain namin sa convenience store. sarap kase and mura lang. coz matetest talaga ang patience mo then konti lang nakakapagsalita ng english.  buti na lamang napakapatient ng hubby ko. ako ang gumawa ng itinerary then sya nag execute =) bihira lang kame na liligaw at kung naligaw man we find our own way.

ingat sa lahat ng travelers =)

[jaymilu_620]

Nakailang mali kami sis sa osaka pero masaya din naman, i began to love her lalo na [textspeak!] weather and food well sana makapunta kami sa lahat. Yung kakilala namin nakatour package kami last minute lang kaya nangangapa. Sa shinjuku kami banda and malapit sa shin okubo and okubo station

[honeyblue]

@u8mypinkcookies - sis, yung 10-15mins walk ba yung nakalagay sa description nila? rule daw kasi is idouble mo yung walking time indicated kasi mabilis sila maglakad. hehe. our host said 3 mins walk to gotanda station yung apartment so for us, it's 6-10 min walk. may kasama pa kasi kami oldies. =)

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ haha yup! sige noted yan Ok na rin siguro yun. Exercise! Lol.

[jaymilu_620]

Ganda din ng tulips sa showakinenkoen, parang fake yung flowers pero ang ganda talaga. Me mga 2nd hand stores din na magaganda at mukhang bagong mga high n brands

[j_in_tokyo]

Thank you so much sa lahat ng tumulong sa akin sa pag gawa ng itinerary and its totally doable to DIY it ang laki savings and time to just do it your own way =)

Special thanks kay j_in_tokyo! =)

You're welcome sis..
 

[calin22]

hello,

sale sa cebu pac. nagbook ako for manila-osaka/tokyo-manila route. ok kaya pinili kong route?

Ganito din samen para isang beses ka lang magshinkansen mas matipid para wala na balikan. but different airlines kami. Iba yung papunta sa pabalik.

[honeyblue]

Hi mga sis! To those who went to see Mt. Fuji, san better? Owakudani or Kawaguchiko? I'm kinda leaning towards Owakudani because of the black eggs. haha. para may bang activity aside from viewing.

[prettymom]

hi mga sis. we will be travelling in a few days.. i have booked at Tokyo peninsula for our 5 days stay.
i hope you could answer my queries 
1. what is the best way to go to the city from narita airport?
2. where to get the suica card?
3. sa airport website ba ang online reservation ng pocket wifi?
would appreciate your reply mga sis. thank you in advance

[so_unpredictable]

^ Hi sis. There's a limousine bus to Shinjuku from Narita for 3,100 yen for an hour of travel. There's a JR line train, local train for about 1,100 yen but it will take you 2hours. you can ask this right outside paglabas mo sa immigration.
Yung pocket wifi there are quite a number of companies that you can avail online although meron rin dun sa airport mismo.. the thing with this you have to return it on the end of you rental ndi katulad ng online na pwede mo ipadala by mail.

You can get the Suica/Passmo card on almost any traing stations. Mejo ma-trabaho pala if ibabalik mo. Pupunta ka pa sa office nila sa station tapos may pipirmahan na papel saka nila ibabalik un deposit na 500yen and kung magkano un natira sa card.

[crazy_krizsa]

Mga Sis, we are almost done with our itinerary. Btw, may nag DIY ba sa inyo to Mt. Fuji.
Initially we are thinking to do the Five lakes tour, pero parang nakaka pagod sya, so we are planning to go one place where we can have the best spot para mag picture picture. lol. On our 4th day kasi we plan to go to Osaka and spend the night there, so dun na din namin isasabay ang Mt. Fuji sight seeing. Alam ko makikita sya from the train ride, pero medyo gusto din namin ma experience yung medyo malapit na view. Any ideas how to do it? TYIA!

[supladitang cute]

mga sis. plan to go to tokyo osaka and kyoto. will be arriving from narita airport at 10am.Planning of going straight from tokyo to either osaka or kyoto. saan ba dapat muna? any idea onnjow we can go directly from narita to osaka or narita airport to osaka?

[prettymom]

^ sis do i need to make a reservation with the airport limousine?  thank you!

[pinksuman]

supladitang cute,
I pm u directly

enjoy sa lahat ng travellers! so kawaii 

[blairbunny]

^^ encouraged magreserve sa airport limousine, especially if pauwi na so you won't miss your flight, pero based sa experience ko recently hindi naman kailangan talaga since hindi napupuno ang airport limo and medyo madalas naman trips if you're boarding from major stops like shinjuku station. if specifically sa hotel ka papapickup, mas konti ang trips so better reserve. yung reservation din kasi by phone lang or if online japanese language lang currently. pero nung sumakay kami hindi naman naghanap ng reservation or anything. ticket lang.

[pinksuman]

ako naman sis that time sabi ng reception sa hotel no need reservation coz never naman daw yun napupuno....nagtaka ako pero syempre i believe them. the ticket can be bought directly from our hotel so i think yun na rin yung parang reservation mo basta be there at the pick up location before departure time coz on time talaga sila.

unfortunately wasn't able to use this coz ang dami na naming dala. from hotel need pa namin mag subway para makapunta sa pick up station so we opted for a cab.
very expensive talaga ang fare nila

enjoy enjoy!

[blairbunny]

^yup sis i guess ok nga lang di na magreserve. not related pero even sa disney namin, yung bus from tokyo station kami lang laman! parang private bus ang peg

share ko lang din we were travelling with a toddler so we had a stroller. and medyo mahirap the train lines are complicated enough, it's even more complicated to look for elevators. minsan nasa ibang bldg na, minsan wala. so dagdag pagod yun. we had to carry the stroller up and down the stairs on several occasions just to save time. shinjuku station alone was overwhelming sa dami ng tao. We didn't go to Kyoto anymore sa pagod.

[supladitang cute]

Thanks sa it sis pinksuman. 

[calin22]

next saturday na flight namen, anyone here nasa tokyo? hows the weather?

[glamorous_aisha]

usually in the morning and evening nasa 11-15 degrees, then during the day goes up to 22 degrees.
pero minsan biglang lamig pa din. unpredictable ang weatehr at temperature kapag may na eh.