Tokyo (Thread 4)

[glamorous_aisha]

sis shygirlme parang may nagpost na ng price for Mt. Fuji day tour dito. Parang 10k JPY plus ata. Check mo yung Japanican site. I think most of our sisses book from Japanican. Sorry I can usually just help with DIY travel around Japan since I'm based here. Hindi ako familiar with tours.

[travelling_daisy]

Done with the survey, sis kreng.

[yellowtulips]

 Hi!
Would anyone know if staying in Kita-ku (near JR Komagome station) will be convenient and safe?
Thanks! 

[glamorous_aisha]

^sis komagome station is on the yamanote line so convenient siya for transportation. take note lang how far from the station yung accomodation niyo. usually pag sinabi nilang 5 minutes mga 10 minutes sa normal pace ng pinoys.
wala naman unsafe na lugar dito except for red light districts pero kahit don basta hindi mo sila pinapakialaman hindi ka rin nila papakialaman. at medyo old town yung sugamo/komagome area. 

[yellowtulips]

^ Thanks sis for the input! will take note of that.

[princess lorraine]

^hi sis yung tour sa mt.fuji. kasi di ba may bayad yun?

hi sis! We booked our mt fuji tour thru japanican.com. 12500 yen per head inclusive of the bus, entrance fees, cable car and cruise.

[kittycat228]

Been wanting to visit sanrio puroland... saang hotel pwede mag stay malapit dito? Shopping and a bit sightseeing lang gusto namin.

[darna88]

pag may mga kasama seniors and a child & yr old mahirap ba mag DIY sa japan if 3 cities tokyo-osaka-kyoto? mas advisable ba talaga na magpa arrange kami sa travel agency?

[luvko23]

has anyone done Hakone and Lake Kawaguchiko DIY?

[stormy]

@kittycat, kahit sis hindi malapit dun mag-stay sa puroland ok lang kung isa lang yun sa pupuntahan nyo kasi medyo malayo if dun kayo nakabase. Tama Center station yan puroland (limutan ko na anong line). Nakakaubos lang ng budget kasi ang daming masarap bilhin

[glamorous_aisha]

sis kittycat, just stay around shinjuku since may direct train going to Puroland naman from shinjuku station. ride the keio line going to hashimoto station. wala kasing kahit ano around that area. sayang lang stay niyo kung dun kayo maghohotel.

[kittycat228]

Thanks mga sis! Research pako sa mga suggestions nyo

[bethankful]

What is the difference between staying a hotel near Tokyo Station or Shinjuku area? Which is more accessible to tours/sightseeing?

Weee excited! Just received a text from Friendship Tours that my application has been approved.

[glamorous_aisha]

both are accessible since they're both on Yamanote line and both are big stations. kaya lang wala naman ako masyadong nakikitang hotels near tokyo stations mismo usually 15 minute walk unless you stay in a 5 star hotel.

[valhiei_11]

has anyone done Hakone and Lake Kawaguchiko DIY?

kami sis DIY sa hakone. madali lang naman. Ito yung favorite part ng travel ko sa Japan (hindi kami nagkyoto-osaka)

[travelling_daisy]

Hi ladies!

I just want to get your inputs/thoughts. I am torn between booking with CebuPac and ANA. So far kase, these 2 airlines lang ang merong flight scheds na okay sa amin. Di ganon kalayo ang price ng dalawa sa napili kong sched, but I guess the service will be different considering budget airline yung isa. But between the 2, CebuPac flight sched ang gusto ko because the ANA flight has 1 transfer pa (no direct flight from KIX to MNL; bale KIX to HND then HND to MNL. Sa mga naka-try na ng CebuPac to NRT or KIX, can you give me feedback please? Major flaws in service that I should consider? I have flown with CebuPac on different routes but haven't experienced anything naman malala except for a slight (few minutes) delay (which is common).

Our route plan is MNL - NRT - KIX - MNL .

Thank you.

[glamorous_aisha]

^sis ang iba lang may direct flights for both airports ay PAL. ang lapit ng Japan hassle lang yung may transfer pa.

[shygirlme]

^cebu pac kami last time from Narita to Manila. this August cebu pac din from Manila to Narita. ilang beses na ko nag cebu pac so far wala naman naging problema.

[travelling_daisy]

^Thanks for your inputs, ladies.

Still having second thoughts on which flight/airline to book. I am hesitant on getting connecting flights kase. If ever, first time namin na hindi direct flight, so I don't know if that will be a hassle or okay lang naman given na about a little more than an hour lang ang transfer time. This is if via ANA. May I ask those who have flown this route by ANA before if di ba stressful to get the connecting flight from Manila (MNL) to Osaka (KIX) via Haneda (HND)? How about flying out of MNL to Narita (NRT) then connect via HND to KIX?

Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts on this.

[glamorous_aisha]

osaka lang ba nasa itinerary mo sis?

kahit one hour lang ang transit super big difference pa din sa pagod ang may transit sa direct sis. international flight ng cebu pac wala ako naging problema. saka hindi ba mas mahal yung ticket kung ganyan na transit?

never tried the manila osaka route but tried ko na narita to manila route for several times. okay naman sila.