Japan Thread 3

[kobekitten]

Will be flying with my boyfriend in Tokyo in July. So far, these are the activities we've agreed on:

Go to disneyland
Climb Mt. Fuji, overnight in hakone
Go to kyoto, overnight
Shop at designer outlets (prada, LV, etc - not sure where these are tho)

Doable ba in 6 nights?

Also, any airbnb recommendation in Tokyo?

Thanks! 

[MedChic]

Hi Mga sis! One month to go before our Second honeymoon ni Husband, pacheck naman if hindi OA ang itinerary ko.. Definitely not a blast packed itinerary (para sa #TheMakingOfBabyMaki namin)

Some details.. Fly in Tokyo - Yokohama - Hakone - Kyoto - Nara - Osaka fly out (10 days, 9 nights)
Will be using 7 day Nationwide JR pass, Suica card, 2 day Hakone pass, and 3 day JR Kansai pass. Google Map, Hyperdia app, my free JR maps and books (it comes free when you order for your JR pass online) plus 10 days Pocket wifi.

TOKYO - YOKOHAMA - HAKONE leg
Hotel - super near Tokyo station

Day 01 - arrival 10am
- Ueno, Asakusa, Akihabara (kaya ba ng mga 4 hours? Since magkakatabi lang naman sila)
- Yokohama (side trip) for the Ramen Museum (spending 3 hours here including dinner na)

Day 02
- Disneysea (ok lang ba hindi na antayin ang fireworks? Balak namin mga until 6pm lang dito)
- Odaiba

Day 03
- Hakone for Mt. Fuji experience (mga 8 hours dito kaya na?)
- Shinjuku (since dito ang balik from Hakone tour)
- Shibuya

Day 04
- Imperial Palace
- Ginza district

 then check out, travel to Kyoto

KYOTO leg (start siguro ito mga 1pm)
Hotel - super near Kyoto JR station

- Kyoto National Museum
- Kyoto Tower
- Gion District

Day 05
- Arashiyama
- Kinkaku jin
- Fushimi Inari Shrine
- Pontocho Alley

Day 06
- Side trip to Nara Deer Park (half day)
- Gingaku jin
- Nanzenji temple
- Higashiyama Preserved Shopping District

Day 07
- Roam around Kyoto station then check out proceed to Osaka

OSAKA Leg (start ng mga 1pm)
Hotel near Namba area..
- Osaka Castle

Day 08
- Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
- Dotonburi
- Den Den Town

Day 09
- Umeda Sky
- Osaka Castle
- Shinsaibashi

- Day 10
- roam around Namba area.. Then off to airport 8pm flight back to Manila

*no Universal Studios for us. We decided to let go, parang hindi worth it ang mahal and haba ng pila (almost abot 10k each if including ang fast pass for 4 - 5 rides)


Maraming salamat sa makaka check ng itinerary.. And if maluwag ba yun may marerecommend ba kayo na idagdag? Sa Osaka parang konti na lang kasi ang pupuntahan. hehe.

[shygirlme]

^nakakapagod 1st day nyo sis. yung Yokohama 2hours away from city eh. if mag yokohama kayo mag alot kayo ng 1 day I think (though di pa ko nakakapag Yokohama)

sa Disneyland di pa ko nakakapag fireworks. never a fan of their fireworks pero wait mo yung Parade of Lights nila mas na enjoy ko yun. sa 2x ko din kasi sa Disneyland laging umuulan kaya alam ko na wala na fireworks pag ganyan. pwede kayo dumiretso ng Odaiba ganyan ginawa namin before.

[blackgreen]

^^sis nung nag honeymoon kami sa japan halos jampacked itinerary namin pagdadaring ng hotel super pagod na. Kayo ba ni hubby yun tipong maaga pa lang asa layasan na then maaga balik sa hotel? Baka kasi sa sobrang pagod wala na masyado time for your project baby maki. Yun sa day 3 malaking area ang shinjuku and shibuya. May particular place na ba kayong gusto puntahan? Baka kasi matulad kayo sa amin na amazing race wala na halos kami naging quality time.

[MedChic]

^^ sis shygirlme - salamat, sa Yokohama, yung Ramen museum lang talaga ang ppuntahan namin. hehe. Sana hindi umulan sa Disney day namin. Super enchanting kasi sa amin yung HK na disney fireworks eh.. Para ma compare lang. Pero if gagabihin kaka antay nun.. Sayang si Gundam.

^ sis blackgreen, ganun kami ni hubby, parang amazing race lagi ang iti kung saan man kami mapuntang bansa. Hahaha. Kaso nga, we are making sure na sana may time talaga for baby maki. Sige, adjust ko yung shibuya and shinjuku. Sa shibuya, yung crossing and si hachi lang ang ppuntahan namin. hehe.

Salamat grabe.

Yung kyoto and osaka keri lang ba?

[blackgreen]

^kung crossing and hachiko lang kayo sa shibuya okay na kasi paglabas niyong train station kita niyo na yun agad. 1 day lang kami nag kyoto kaya di ako masyado familiar. Maybe other sisses can help.

[MedChic]

Ah salamat ng marami. 😌😌

[yanchee]

Hi. Advice naman kung ano card ang dapat namin bilhin going to Tokyo. Saitama kasi kami magstay.  Nasa Itinerary namin ang Disney at Puroland so mga twice kami magbalik sa Tokyo.  Any suggestion?  Thanks in advance.

[bzmom]

hi mga sis pashare naman ng itinerary to those families who traveled with kids (ages-9, 6 and 3), Tokyo lan kami, kayanin kaya namin mag osaka, we are all 5 adults and 4 kids in total

[ganda11_a]

Flight namin ng family namin is on dec 2-5 sa narita kami. Magdisney kami may 2 kids kaming kasama ages 2 and 7 yrs old. We like to see snow sana. Any suggestion po ng magandang itinerary for dec with kids and makakita ng snow. Thanks mga sisses

[shygirlme]

^Mt. Fuji and Sapporo sis. Mt. Fuji is near sa Tokyo. Pero meron na Shinkansen to Sapporo. Alam ko bihira mag snow sa Tokyo eh

[anniegurl]

Are strawberries cheap in japan?

[minnie99]

^^^Dec 2-5 is too short to visit Sapporo. Baka Fuji na lang sis for snow? Although that will take up 1 whole day na naman.

[luvko23]

sis ganda11_a, try Gala Yuzawa and yes Mt. Fuji rin. By shinkansen mga 2 hrs away ang Gala Yuzawa. May websites yung snow ski resort sa mt fuji and gala yuzawa so you have an idea if open na sila and may snow on your trip.

http://www.galaresort.jp/winter/english/
http://www.fujiten.net/pc/en/
http://www.yeti-resort.com/en/

[ataypool]

hi mga sis pashare naman ng itinerary to those families who traveled with kids (ages-9, 6 and 3), Tokyo lan kami, kayanin kaya namin mag osaka, we are all 5 adults and 4 kids in total

Kung 7 days kayo, pwede pa siguro Osaka pero bitin and nakakapagod, may mga bata pa kayo.
My sister, her husband and kids aged 2 and 6 will spend one day each in kid-friendly sites like Disney and Odaiba, then the rest of their stay they will go shopping, and if the weather permits, have a picnic in a garden and go to playgrounds. Optional half day each in Ikebukuro (Sunshine City), Ueno and Yokohama. Maganda rin puntahan outside Tokyo ang Gala Yuzawa (links above) and Hakone; di lang ako sure kung kid-friendly ang iba pang day trips like Kawaguchiko, Kamakura, Nikko, etc. , tignan mo na lang http://www.japan-guide.com/

[yanchee]

may cherry blossom pa ba sa april 14 or 15 :-(

[ataypool]

^http://www.japan-guide.com/blog/sakura16/160408_tokyo.html

If you read the above link, meron pa pero konti na lang.

[sneakylizzie]

Sis @kobekitten, eto ang marerecommend kong airbnb accommodation: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/7095347

Sa Ikebukuro ito, okay yung location. May malapit na konbini at may katapat na bakery. Mga 10 minutes away from Ikebukuro station north exit. Good for two, pero pwede ring three.

[yanchee]

May mga fees pa ba binabayaran sa pagdating sa japan airport? thanks in advance

[blackgreen]

^wala na sis. Derecho ka na sa mode of transpo niyo to your hotel.