Tokyo (Thread 3)

[nageinna]

@u8mypinkcookies wow i'll take note all your recos sis! sana we'll get to try them all

[stormy]

^we've stayed at royal park hotel sis nitong before xmas until new year. Ok ang location pero tahimik ang kapaligiran kumpara sa ibang mga namention na hotels. Parehas tayo na wala na halos hotel na available nun nagbook ako kaya royal park ang napili ko. Sa executive floor na nga lang ang available nun kaya medyo ang mahal.

If mag bus ka katabi lang ng TCAT kaya tatawid ka lang andun na ang hotel. Haneda airport kami kaya 20mins ang byahe, kapag narita 50mins yata.

May train station sa baba nun hotel, suitengumae station. Mabilis lang ang pagpunta sa skytree kasi isang direcho lang. May katapat na family mart pero kaunting lakad may isang grocery pa then lakad pa ng kaunti may ibang stores pa.

If may pupuntahan ka na hibiya line ang kailangan, lakad ka na lang ng kaunti pa-ningyocho station kasi mas mapapabilis ka. If yun ang station na gagamitin mo pa-akihabara e wala pa 5mins andun ka na wala pa transfer.

Kung yun sa hotel naman ang iaask mo e oks lang naman pero hindi ako natuwa. Kasama na breakfast sa nakuha ko na rate kaso kahit d magbfast basta pumasok sa lounge raw ay may bayad na. Hindi kasi nagbebreakfast ang mister ko kaso binayaran pa rin namin kasi xmas at nY breakfast alangan hindi kami magkakasabay na familia.

Bukod dun e hindi namin nagamit yun exec lounge kahit free naman sa nakuha ko na rate.


Shibuya at skytree mabilis puntahan kasi walang transfer from suitengumae station kaya pag may oras pa or hindi pa kami pagod dyan kami pumupunta.

Edited to add: yun pablo's cheesecake meron sa shibuya nagtry na kami dahil hindi kami nakapagtry nun nasa osaka kami last summer. Napansin ko lang dahil laging mahaba ang pila.

[blackhawks]

help naman mga sis... i have a 7hr layover sa tokyo-narita airport, ano bang pdeng gawin around the area? meron bang magandang puntahan malapit sa airport na to? thanks!

[shygirlme]

Question mga sis. Kasi from Manila Osaka muna kami. Balak ko mag rent ng pocket wifi. Kaso pauwi tokyo na kami pano kaya yun? May marerentahan kaya kami na pwede pick up sa osaka then pag pauwi iiwan sa tokyo?

[fredprinz]

^Hi ShyGal, that I'm not sure.

You might want to ask the answers from GTs living in Japan for this.

Here are some links you might want to check out too:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g298184-i861-k6504791-Mifi_Pocket_Wifi_Rental-Tokyo_Tokyo_Prefecture_Kanto.html

http://www.veltra.com/en/asia/japan/tokyo/a/104174

[candygrenade]

I think most mobile and pocket WIFI rental services include a pouch with the return address that you could just drop off at the airport or front desk

[fredprinz]

Check here:

http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/life/narita-city-must-see

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Chiba_ken/Narita-972483/Things_To_Do-Narita-TG-C-1.html

http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbender/2011/11/18/layover-guide-tokyo-narita/

help naman mga sis... i have a 7hr layover sa tokyo-narita airport, ano bang pdeng gawin around the area? meron bang magandang puntahan malapit sa airport na to? thanks!

[viewfrommyveranda]

Question mga sis. Kasi from Manila Osaka muna kami. Balak ko mag rent ng pocket wifi. Kaso pauwi tokyo na kami pano kaya yun? May marerentahan kaya kami na pwede pick up sa osaka then pag pauwi iiwan sa tokyo?

Pwede sis. I asked the provider - Global Advanced Communications -- and they said it's possible, given there is a return envelope. That's what I'm doing in my coming trip. The pocket wifi will be delivered to our hotel in Sapporo and I will mail it from Tokyo, at the end of our trip.

[shygirlme]

^thanks sis may bayad pa ba yun pag return mail sa kanila? San mo ipapadala from tokyo sis sa airport?

[viewfrommyveranda]

^Walang bayad sis. Last year, I just left the sealed envelope with the item inside, and left it with the concierge. Or as stated sa instructions nila, you can drop it off at the mail box at the airport before entering customs. I was not sure I'll find that mail box so to be sure, I left it na lang with the concierge. :-)

[shygirlme]

^super thanks sis

[saritz12]

Hello everyone!! My family are planning to go around late Feb or early march ask ko lang may Snow pa ba kaya that time...

[valhiei_11]

may 2015 cherry blossom forecast na ang japan-guide.com 

[u8mypinkcookies]

^ oh, mas late ngayon ah! last year parang March daw e. I wanna go back for cherry blossom season... and winter ulit! HAHAHA!

[vhanya]

Our travel dates are from Mar27-Apr5 so tama lang for the Sakura season

[sdee]

just got back from tokyo so far enjoy kami pero tinamad na kaming lumayo kaya may mga places na hindi namin napuntahan sayang, pero ang babait ng mga tao and very honest super accomodating nila kaya parang kahit pagod ka relaxing naman siya

[candygrenade]

Meron na palang Japan pocket WIFI provider dito sa Manila. Search niyo EB Japan Wifi Rental.

[longing]

Hello everyone!! My family are planning to go around late Feb or early march ask ko lang may Snow pa ba kaya that time...

Hi sis, just got back from our Tokyo trip.  If you want to see snow, I suggest in going to Gala Yuzawa ski resort.  We were so lucky to experience real snow last Friday, my daughter loved it.  My husband tried skiing and I can say it's the best travel by far.   We wanna go back na ulit.

[shygirlme]

Meron na palang Japan pocket WIFI provider dito sa Manila. Search niyo EB Japan Wifi Rental.

sis ang pocket wifi ba sa japan hindi unli net? ilang GB lang? magkano kaya sa EB Japan Wifi Rental? mas mura kaya?

[longing]

On wi-fi

I ordered from here from Global Advanced communication, paid Yen4,500 for 5 days of unli data, 75 mbps. Picked it up from the postal service in the airport when we arrived at Narita.  Make sure to have a battery pack since the unit we got is drained so you can use it right away. I dropped it also at the post office in Narita before we checked in.

Transportation

It's a bit tricky using their subway, hyperdia helped a lot when I was planning for the trip but when we were there, I just used google maps coz it will provide you the platform number on where to board depends on your next destination. Need lang ng konting practice and you'll get used on their train system.  Very efficient as they arrive on time talaga.