Tokyo (Thread 3)

[valhiei_11]

ang mahal gn best western hotel for april.. 16k+ yen per night.. >_<

[jazzygelable]

^sis that's my dilemma also. we'd love to take himiko water bus to odaiba. plus meron ding trick art museum doon which my friends recommend. on the other hand, the nissin cup noodles museum looks really good based sa reviews. mukhang mauuna kayo sa amen so let me know how you find those attractions.

[piggybear]

^ Sige sis, balitaan kita kung ano napagdecide-an namin. Ang hirap, ang daming magandang pwedeng puntahan sa Japan kaso limited lang time and budget

[prettybarbie]

Napuntahan namin pareho yung Sanrio Puroland at Odaiba....though maganda ang Puroland (cuteness overload) my vote goes to Odaiba. Madami kasi pede puntahan sa Odaiba, Fuji Tv, Toyota Megaweb, Joypolis, Venus Fort, Oedo Onsen, Maid Dreamin Cafe. Masusulit ang buong araw nyo.... yung sanrio pede half day lang. Actually pareho namin napuntahan yan in 1 day pero pagoda talaga.

[piggybear]

Thanks sis prettybarbie! Tignan ko na lang siguro kung pwede masingit sa ibang araw si Sanrio Puroland.

[nicolelaloo]

hi sis prettybarbie, would like to ask lang re Sanrio Puroland, would you know if what time yung parade? kase im plan ko sana half day lang sa sanrio puroland if kaya. thanks!

thanks sis esor and sis glamorous_aisha sa help wala ng room sa best western and sa shinjuku washington hotel sa last day namin (nov 29-30) nakakaloka! nagmodify kase ako ng room ko nung hindi kami magkakasya.. sakit sa ulo mag search ngayon ng may available rooms na cheap lang.

[prettybarbie]

Sis ang alam ko yung schedule ay depende sa araw, pero inuulit naman yung parade, i think 2x a day sya.... nung pumunta kami 3pm yung parade.

[nicolelaloo]

Thank you sis prettybarbie

[stormy]

ok na visa namin nakuha ko na today 5 yrs ang binigay kaya very happy ako.

Hindi ko na binago ang travel dates namin ok na yun 9 days iaayos na lang mabuti ang lakad kada araw.



@aisha, sis ok ba ang tokyo station area as base? Iniisip ko kasi if papalitan ko pa ang hotel booking ko (disneyland area yun magiging kapalit) sa days na mag disneyland/sea para mas convenient sa bata sana. Pero kung ok naman sis na base ang tokyo station, dun na kami buong time ng stay.

@marose, saan kayo nag-stay sa tokyo? Saan-saan nag enjoy ang mga bata? Sa Osaka-Kyoto kami last time, mas maaga ako nakapagprepare kaya ok. Ngayon kasi nitong nag-Nov lang nakapagdecide kaya sobrang kaunti na lang mga choices at ang mamahal pa.

@esor, ang mura ng hotel mo sis good deal kahit maliit pa ok na ok talaga ang price. When yun lakad mo nyan, Oct?

[chaipix]

Any midrange hotel recommendation na accessible sa mga attractions for kids? We're planning to go May 2015 with my 2 year old daughter and 10 year old son. Part sa itinerary namin ang Disneyland and Disneysea. Mga 7 days siguro kami. Read na ok daw sa best western shinjuku but i'm just worried kasi red light district. Kasama ko pa naman son ko baka mga for adults lang to na area? hehe! Any suggestion din sa mga attractions na mag eenjoy mga bata including us adults...=)

[piggybear]

Is it cheaper to buy pasalubong (kitkat, tokyo banana, etc) sa Tokyo Station or sa Airport?

[prettybarbie]

mas mura bumili sa don quijote or daiso pero mas maraming variety sa airport...yung tokyo banana sa aiport lang ako nakakita....

chaipix try keio plaza hotel tokyo meron silang free shuttle bus going to and from disneyland and disney sea, so di nyo na poproblemahin yung papunta at pabalik ng hotel. Meron din airport express going to and from hotel, very convenient!
Attraction na meenjoy ng kids:

Disneyland/Sea
Sanrio Puroland
Joypolis
Legoland
Kidzania
Ueno Zoo

actually marami pa.... hehe

[glamorous_aisha]

sis stormy tokyo station is good and I don7t think you need to get another hotel near Disney. May train na direct to disney from tokyo station. or follow the other sisses suggestions, hotels with bus shuttle to the disney resorts since you have kids. baka kasi crowded yung trains.

Sorry sisses I don't have a lot of knowledge when it comes to hotels kasi nga im based here. medyo alam ko lang location nila but never stayed in one.

[engroselle]

question po:

cheaper po ang Tokyo Skytree Galleria entrance fee (Y1030), compared sa Deck (Y2570), pero nasa deck yung cafe... if we buy tix ng Galleria, can we go down para kumain sa cafe? 

when is the best time po to go to Tokyo Tower? day or night?

has anyone tried yung traditional Japanese beddings sa hotel? as in sa mat po matutulog?
want to try it sana.
any suggestions around shibuya station?

thanks in advance for the responses.

[glamorous_aisha]

clarification lang regarding best western shinjuku. i don't think it's actually inside the red light district called "kabukicho" but it's just outside. safe naman siguro i go to a spa near best western tahimik naman. just don't go inside kabukicho area mabwi2sit lang kayo lalo kung talagang mukha kayong pinay. puro offer na magwork sa club aabutin niyo. i'm not offending anyone but it's just really annoying and minsan may mga pushy talaga. naligaw kasi ako one time sa area na yun nung first year ko pa lang dito mula noon i never go there at night.

^sis i think you misunderstood the prices. galleria is higher di ba? so deck price plus yung 1030 JPY yung total price for galleria i think. and yes you can go down since your paying for both. the same goes for tokyo tower normal deck plus additional for the higher part.

regarding tokyo tower, it's personal preference eh. if you like daytime or nightitme skyline. for me nightime mo ma-appreciate talaga ang tokyo from tokyo tower.

sa traditional mat, i don't know if there's any hotel around shibuya with those kinds of rooms. It's called tatami flooring and the bed is futon. usually nasa mga ryokan yan or yung traditional japanese inns with onsens like the ones in Hakone.

[engroselle]

awww ok! gets ko na, sis.
additional 1,030 to gain access sa galleria pala. 

will try night time sa Tokyo Tower. last stop namin sya before hotel.

paano po to book advance tix to skytree? japanese kasi, e.
credit card payments accepted po ba?

thanks!

[glamorous_aisha]

^ sis i just checked the website of skytree they have an english site. pero mukhang impossible ang web reservation kailangan daw japan issued credit card lang for payment.

[engroselle]

 

paano po ginagawa ng ibang sis natin to purchase tix?

gusto ko sana advacne purchase na, para hindi na pipila dun. 

[glamorous_aisha]

^sis I think for Japanese people lang talaga yung advance reservation sa language ng website at credit card to be used pa lang kasi. mukhang pwede mag advance reservation sa mga hotel affiliates nila.
Or baka naman may mga travel agencies na pwede diyan sa pinas?

[angelvenus]

Guys ask ko lang may nakatry na ba magstay sa oak hostel zen? Ask ko lang if ok lang ba don? Budget traveler kasi kami ni hubby kaya kahit hostel ok na.. pinagpipilian ko din kasi yung khaosan tokyo original basta malinis at comfortable ok na kami. Any advices po? January next year ang trip namin so need na namin magprepare ngayon pa lang. Thanks much.