Osaka & Kyoto, Japan Thread 2

[kookai88]

^^ You can ride the train from Osaka to Kyoto.  Check train schedules at hyperdia.com. 

thanks marose17 

[the_dreamer]

@the dreamer: You can take the train or the airport bus.  The train ride from Kansai Airport to Kyoto is approximately 1 hour, 30 minutes.  You can check the train schedule via hyperdia.com.  If you have a JR Pass, you can use it for your train ride from the airport to Kyoto or Osaka.

Thank you, sis marose17!

[aranses]

Tip sa gusto bumili ng ticket online sa USJ, sinundan ko lang procedure -

http://www.dondelaofertamelleve.com/p/how-to-buy-usj-tickets-online.html

Try to used Mozilla Firefox (ayaw kasi magshow ng timeslot ng express pass kapag google chrome browser)

Nakapagbook na ako ticket para sa december trip namin kahit wala pa ako visa baka maubusan ako express pass.

[shygirlme]

^thank you sis! Planning to go back on March babalik kami usj nabitin kami sa punta namin.

[blackgreen]

^^thanks sis. Try ko pag uwi sa bahay. Ayaw magload nung pictures pag dito sa office.

Mas okay ba mag don quixote sa osaka kesa sa tokyo? Aside sa osaka castle ano pa must see sa osaka?

Edit:
Di ako nakapag antay. Hahaha.. Tyinaga ko na sa connection ko sa cellphone. Yey!! May USJ ticket na kami. Mas mura bumili online. Quote ni discovery travel sa akin 170USD. Sayang din yun.

[kachich]

@blackgreen nice! start of autumn. don't forget to visit tofukuji and kiyomizudera

[blackgreen]

^take note ko yan sis. Nirevise ko ulit iti namin. Pacomment naman sisses kung doable and kung may masusuggest kayo.

Day 1 tokyo to osaka eta 3pm osaka castle then kobe to eat kobe beef then dotonbori para gabi
Day 2 kyoto tour (fushimi inari, arashiyama, kinkakuji, ginkakuji)
Day 3 usj
Day 4 don quixote shopping, umeda sky building tapos di ko alam ano pa pwede gawin namin since 8:40PM flight namin

Yun tofukuji and kiyomizudera sis kachich, pwede ko pa ba isingit dun sa day 2 namin sa kyoto? Or jampacked na?

Edit:
Meron ba JR Pass na pwedeng gamitin from tokyo to osaka to kobe to osaka to kyoto to osaka? May nakita kasi akong JR Kansai Area Pass pero sabi local and rapid JR trains daw in the region around osaka, kyoto, nara, kobe and himeji, so ibig sabihin di covered from tokyo to osaka?

[marose17]

^ Day 2 is quite hectic.  I think you have to choose between Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji in order for you to enjoy the temple experience.  Prioritize the Golden Temple/Kinkakuji; it's stunning.

Also, Fushimi Inari and Arashiyama are quite far from each other (Fushimi Inari is in Southeast Kyoto, while Arashiyama is just off Northwest Kyoto) and thus, you have to make an early start if you are going to squeeze in Kinkakuji and/or Ginkakuji in between.  All these places are quite breathtaking and you have to take time to just chill and enjoy them.  If you're gonna just breeze through all these places a la Amazing Race, sayang naman.  Personally, my favorite is Arashiyama, followed by Kinkakuji. 


If you must visit all those places in only one day, this tip might be useful: http://www.insidekyoto.com/must-see-kyoto-1-day-itinerary

The JR Pass may be used to travel in any JR train.  To check schedules and routes, go to hyperdia.com.

[blackgreen]

^thanks sis. Super helpful nung link.

What if gawin na lang namin on day 1 tokyo to osaka early morning yun 1st shinkansen to osaka? Sabi sa google map we will arrive at 8:30 sa osaka so kung iiwan muna namin gamit sa hotel pwede kaming 10:30 asa kyoto na. So can we go to 2 spots na pwedeng magkalapit lang dun sa mga must see places (arashiyama and kinkakuji) tapos kyoto to kobe to eat kobe beef. Then day 2 kyoto tour ulit nung mga must see (ginkakuji, kiyomizudera tsaka fushimi inari).

Ayoko rin sis ng amazing race. Nakakapagod.

[kookai88]

Nabasa ko lang sa ibang forum, pwede daw bumili ng USJ ticket online. eto yung link on how to buy online. Available lang kasi yun sa USJ japan website. dondelaofertamelleve.com/p/how-to-buy-usj-ti… gumagamit sila ng chrome translator.  may nakapag-try na ba nito?

[blackgreen]

^yep sis. I did last wednesday. Tyinaga ko yun website ng usj.

[eveelicious]

^ sis how much ang price sa USJ through online booking?

[aranses]

@eveelicious aabot ng 5.5k - 5.8k pesos depende sa conversion entrance ticket and express pass (5 shows)

[eveelicious]

^ mas mura nga siya sis compared sa 170usd ni Discovery Tours. Hopefully masundan ko kung pano magbook online thru the link posted here. 😊

[blackgreen]

^kaya sis Ini-oon ko lang si google translator pag hindi nag aautomatic yun sa website.

Natapos ko na rin detailed iti namin.

Day 1
-9:00AM ETA Osaka from Tokyo
-10:00AM Train to Kyoto
-11:30AM Arashiyama, lunch
-2:00PM Bus to Kinkakuji
-5:00PM Train to Kobe
-7:30PM Dinner at Steakland Kobe
-9:30PM Train to Osaka

Day 2
-7:00AM Train to Kyoto
-8:30AM Ginkakuji
-10:00AM Path of Philosophy, Nanjen-zi Temple
-11:30AM Chion-in Temple, lunch
-2:30PM Kiyomizu-dera Temple
-3:30PM Tofukuji and Fushimi Inari
-6:30PM Train to Osaka, Umeda Sky Building

Day 3
-8:30AM Universal Studios
-7:30PM Dotonbori

Day 4
-10:00AM Osaka Castle
-12:00PM Dotonbori, Shinsaibashi shopping
-4:45PM Train to Kansai Airport
-8:40PM ETD Kansai Airport

Pa-comment naman mga sis kung doable ba yun iti namin. Thank you

[huit]

^

Sa Osaka ba kayo naka check in? Ayaw niyo mag stay sa Kyoto for one night para hindi kayo pabalik-balik ng Osaka and Kyoto? Sa Day 1 niyo mag stay na lang kayo sa Kyoto muna. Day 2 niyo after ng tour niyo sa Osaka na kayo matulog.

[beachpatrol]

^^Ang siksik ng Day 2 niyo sis baka di niyo magawa lahat. Kakauwi ko lang from Japan at sa isang araw, 2-3 places lang napupuntahan namin.

Yung temple day namin, initially ay Fushimi Inari, Kinkakuji, Daigoji, at Kiyomizudera. Dalawa lang napuntahan namin dun, pano ba naman sa pics palang isang oras na. Ang hahaba rin ng lakaran.

[blackgreen]

Sis huit, Osaka kami naka check-in sa may Shinasaibashi. Hmm.. Kung ganyan okay pa rin kaya kung day 1 namn Kyoto kami matutulog pero galing din kami Kobe kasi magdinner kami dun after ng Kinkakuji?

Sis beachpatrol, sinundan ko lang kasi yun must see suggested itinerary from must see kyoto 1 day itinerary. So if ever, sa day 2 namin ang must see talaga Fushimi Inari, Tofujuki and Kiyomizudera. So dun kami dapat magsimula tapos pag kaya pa ng time tsaka dun sa Ginkakuji. Revise ko ulit itinerary namin.

[beachpatrol]

^yung mga kasama mo ba mabibilis maglakad? hehe kung keri naman baka 4 temples mapuntahan niyo pero consider mo din hanggang 5pm lang sila except for fushimi inari.

[blackgreen]

^ako mabilis maglakad pero yun asawa ko mabagal maglakad. Hahaha.. sige ganun na nga lang. Unahin na lang namin fushimi inari tapos tofukuki then kiyomizudera. Pupunta pa rin kasi kami umeda building sa gabi.