Japan Thread 3

[honeybunny]

^sa shinjuku ba yung don quijote sis? saan po dun? thanks

[darna88]

sis parang madami ata branches si don quijote ...pero sa shibuya lang ba tlaga branches nun?

[shygirlme]

^^madami branches ng don quixote. Sa akihabara and malapit sa sensoji temple ako nakapunta.

[huit]

Meron din Don Quijote near Ueno Station. Di naman super lapit pero walking distance. Check their site: http://www.donki.com/en/store/shop_detail.php?shop_id=107

[rocky]

hi mga sis, since may bagong route ang cebu pac na fukuoka mura lang yong RT. hehe! ang tanong ko anong meron don? balak sana namin holy week

[stormy]

^d naman need na dun ka sis sa area mag stay. Pwede ka muna mag hiroshima (train) tapos kyoto then osaka if gusto mo mag-usj. Sayang nga yang Fukuoka ang mura may jan 2 pa (return flight to manila) nun una inoffer sayang nakapag book na ako sa iba.

[fittotravel]

Medyo nakakaloko 'yung offer ng Fukuoka ng Cebu Pacific.  If I'm not mistaken, ang unang offer nila nasa 6k+ when they unveiled this route. I was like, "SERYOSO? GANUN KAMAHAL?!" Then they brought the price down to 4k+ after a few days (wala sigurong masyadong kumagat. Haha! ) Tapos ngayon, 2,000 na lang! Ito ang tunay na SALE! Pero kung makakahintay kayo ng ilan pang mga araw sisses, baka ibaba pa nila sa 1k! HAHAHA! 

[eveelicious]

Hello, I just booked a flight to Fukuoka for 2 pax for 10k dahil sa seat sale but we will  be visiting mostly osaka and kyoto area . When I checked though if we can sleep sa Fukuoka airport until the early morning, they don't allow sleep overs because the airport is not open 24 hours. Would anyone know a good place to stay near the area para naman hindi na sana kami mag-check-in sa hotel/hostel? I would appreciate your replies sisses. :-)

[fittotravel]

^Hi sis! 24-hour McDonald's stores would be your best bet. Or find an internet cafe. Meron silang comfortable lounges doon and they charge on a per hour basis. Are you planning to use a JR Pass? I hope you consider it kasi medyo mahal ang fare from Fukuoka to Osaka/Kyoto Area (almost PhP 6,000 per way, mas mahal pa sa plane tickets n'yo mula Manila).

[rasee16]

Just had my 8-day vacation in japan. Sulit na rin kasi nakapag osaka, kyoto, nara, chiba, tokyo kami. Medyo clueless kami nung first day. Nakakatanga hahaha sumusunod lang kami sa ibang passengers kung san sila pumupunta lol. Sobrang ganda ng transport system nila. At sobrang willing tumulong mga japanese pag nagtanong kami sa kanila. It's worthwhile talaga.

[guerzman]

ok lang kaya 7-8days osaka-kyoto-tokyo na may kasama kid? plan ko next year pa naman april, for my hubby's bday.
my SIL suggested seeing harry potter ganda daw eh, nisearch ko sa osaka pala kala ko tokyo lang. Eh i wanna see sana Mt. Fuji and shopping na din 

[shygirlme]

^medyo nakakapagod sis lalo king may kasama kayong toddler. Kami nag honeymoon sa Japan 7 days. Osaka kyoto tokyo napagod ako haha! Ang hirap maglipat na madaming dala.

[eveelicious]

 Hi sis fittotravel, yes we will be availing the JR pass. Unfortunately, the earliest train to Shin-Osaka when i checked hyperdia via Shinkansen Sakura is 14:07H (2:07PM). Matagal tagal din ang pag-aantay na gagawin.

[fittotravel]

^Shinkansen Sakura 540 leaves HAKATA station (6 minutes away from Fukuoka Airport) at 6:38am and arrives in downtown Osaka mga 10:30am. That's 4 hours of travel time. Sayang kasi Jetstar flies from Fukuoka to Osaka but there's only 1 schedule available (8:35 pm) -- ito rin ang most economical option at JPY11,000+ for a roundtrip ticket.

My suggestion? Bili na lang kayo ulit ng plane tickets na Manila-Osaka-Manila 'yung route (Cebu Pacific or Jetstar). A regular ticket will cost you 11-14k/person pero wala naman na kayong problems sa transpo/hostel. Or wait for another seat sale ng Osaka flights. Regular naman ang Japan seat sale ng Cebu Pacific. Almost every other week, meron! 

If you stick with your Fukuoka flights kasi, you'd have to spend 11k for your JR Pass tapos inconvenient pa since you'll be waiting for at least 10 hours for the train from Fukuoka to Osaka. And when you arrive in Osaka at 10:30am, you'll have to wait for another 3 hours for your check-in. Mapapalaki na 'yung gastos, pagod pa kayo.

[eveelicious]

Sis fittotravel:

If we pursue the Fukuoka Trip, will this itinerary be feasible:

Dec 17 - Arrival at Fukuoka Airport
             Check-in at a hotel/hostel
Dec 18 - Fukuoka Tour
Dec 19  - Check out from hostel/hotel and travel to Osaka
Dec 19, 20, 21 - Osaka/Kyoto Tour (with USJ)
Dec 22 - Train back to Fukuoka, return flight to Manila

or

We are contemplating on buying a one way ticket to Osaka but keep our return ticket Fukuoka-Manila.

Your thoughts on this? :p

[fittotravel]

eveelicious: Yes, feasible naman at mas may sense if you will devote a day exploring Fukuoka. Ok 'yung Osaka na 'yung flight out. Parang magiging ganito ang itinerary n'yo

Dec 17 - arrival in Fukuoka
Dec 18 - day trip Fukuoka
Dec 19 - depart for Kyoto; Kyoto half-day
Dec  20 - Kyoto
Dec. 21 - USJ
Dec. 22 - Osaka; flight to Manila

Kung ito 'yung gagawin n'yo and you will be taking the train from Fukuoka, JPY 15,380 'yung cheapest (and fastest) way to Kyoto. Additional expenses would be 'yung flight n'yo out of Osaka to Manila plus 'yung plane ticket. Tapos again, 'yung inconvenience ng travel from Fukuoka (at 'yung precious time na kakainin ng travel).

Additional expenses: 12k
Osaka-Manila estimate ticket cost - 6k
train from Fukuoka to Kyoto - 6k

Compare that to this:
Dec 17 - arrival in Osaka; travel to Kyoto
Dec 18 - Kyoto
Dec 19 - Kyoto
Dec  20 - Osaka (or day trip to Himeji and Kobe/ Nara)
Dec. 21 - USJ
Dec. 22 - Osaka

Additional expenses: (11-14k)
Manila-Osaka-Manila estimate ticket cost = 11-14k (could be less if there's a seat sale)

[guerzman]

^medyo nakakapagod sis lalo king may kasama kayong toddler. Kami nag honeymoon sa Japan 7 days. Osaka kyoto tokyo napagod ako haha! Ang hirap maglipat na madaming dala.

tnx sis, malamang nga tokyo na lang kmi. sayang nga kung pwd lang sana 14days si hubby para isang lakaran na lang. matagal na bago makabalik japan or baka hindi na nga...

[princess lorraine]

Hi mga sis! Just want to ask which one is better? Tokyo or osaka? I went to tokyo last april and i really enjoyed our trip. We were there for 7 days and we went to shibuya, shinjuku, harajuku, omotesando, ginza, disney sea, disneyland, sanrio puroland and mt fuji. I want to go back there again next year but i also want to visit osaka. I'm torn between the two kasi one place at a time lang pupuntahan ko kasi kakapagod yung lipat lipat. Ano ba mas ok? Thanks. 

[shygirlme]

^sis osaka ka naman this time. Osaka and kyoto since nakapag tokyo ka na.

[princess lorraine]

^oo nga sis eh i'm really torn between the 2. Super love ko kasi talaga tokyo. Maganda din ba sa osaka? Saan area ok magstay dun na convenient and nasa shopping area? Enough na ba 5 days or 6 days dapat for osaka and kyoto? Thanks.