Osaka & Kyoto, Japan Thread 3

[shygirlme]

^pareho tayo ng reaction about USJ much better pa USS. kung hindi lang sa harry potter hindi kami pupunta don.

[damonsgirl]

Hehe. Kami kasi sis January 2014 nag usj. Wala pang harry potter nun. April 2014 ata nag open un eh. Kaya talagang dismayado ako. Sana talaga sa Kyoto ko nalang nagamit yung araw na un. Although nakapag picture picture naman kami. Mga 11:30 kami nakapasok sa loob tapos 5pm magsasara na winter kasi. Parang naka 4 rides lang kami.

[shygirlme]

^maaga nga magsara. 11 kami nasa HP, 4 na kami nakalabas paglabas namin spiderman lang nasakyan namin tapos pasara na!

[megamabushii]

Pumunta lang ako sa USJ dahil sa Harry Potter. Hehe. Truth is, we went there on a rainy day.

[minnie99]

But is WWOHP worth it for the casual park visitors? Iniisip ko kasi bumili pa ng Express Passes. But of course, mahal ito. I've read the books pero di naman ako diehard fan. Yung bf ko did not read the books, so nagdadalawang-isip ako.

[damonsgirl]

Not worth it kung di ka die hard fan kasi ako sis wala pa nga wwohp nun pero dko naenjoy yung attractions. As in. Yung spiderman lang medyo natuwa ako. The rest sobrang luma na. Not even worth buying the express pass. But that's just me. Mahilig ako sa theme parks and mataas lang siguro expectations ko. I've been to better theme parks in Korea.

[minnie99]

Thanks for the input sis. Iniisip ko kasi i-adjust yung itinerary to go to Tokyo (maybe Disney Sea na lang) or maybe Fuji. Wait ako input ng iba.

[damonsgirl]

Ako sis I skipped Tokyo Disneyland and sea kasi gusto ko may baby na ako pag punta ko dun so eto preggy na ako. Kaya in a few years, may kasama na akong baby dun Sige sis wait for other inputs para makapag decide ka. I haven't been to Fuji din kahit 3x na ako nag Japan hehe.

[MedChic]

Sis damonsgirl, the best ang Mt. Fuji, punta ka dun ng spring season. Sakto na may winter cap pa sya. Pag summer kasi, puro brown na lang sya. Kaso 30% chance lang makita si Mt. Fuji, kaya swertihan lang din.

And yes, DisneySea.. Wow talaga.

Punta kayo ni Baby mo dun soon! Yaaaay! Pangarap ko din yan. And malapit na sis!

[damonsgirl]

Noted sis! Nakita ko lang Mt. Fuji habang nakasakay sa shinkansen hahahaha. Autumn and winter kasi lagi ang punta ko para sa malamig na panahon hahaha.

[megamabushii]

WWOHP is worth it talaga if you're a HP fan... but in my case, fan ako ni Daniel Radcliffe dati so I took a spin. But I warn you guys, sobrang haba ng pila pagpasok doon sa mismong castle. Like, it took more than an hour for us to fall in line. Buti na lang may photo project akong ginawa so that I won't get bored hehe...

[minnie99]

^Okay, baka di ma-enjoy ni bf. lol. I wonder if the lines in the Florida one would be the same? Hehe. Baka mas sulit doon...Anyway, we're still waiting for his visa. Pero 8 days kasi yung trip and so far ito ang proposed itinerary ko:

Day 0 - arrive at KIX PM, stay in Osaka
Day 1 - USJ/WWOHP
Day 2 - Himeji-Kobe/Osaka
Day 3 - Osaka/Himeji-Kobe
Day 4 - Leave early for Kyoto; Central Kyoto, Kinkakuji & Ryoanji
Day 5 - Nara
Day 6 - Eastern Kyoto
Day 7 - Arashiyama
Day 8 - Fushimi Inari & Tofukuji, Central Kyoto (last-minute shopping), travel to KIX and leave at night for MNL

Alam ko Nara and Eastern Kyoto needs a whole day... What about Days 4, 7, and 8? Masyado bang maluwag ang days na ito? I doubt we'll be doing some last minute shopping dahil ang luwag talaga nung sched... Hehe.

ANy inputs mga sis?

TIA!

[damonsgirl]

Yes sis maluwag sched lalo na yung Arashiyama. Wala naman masyado magagawa dun. Nagrent pa nga kami ng bike lols. I suggest kain kayo sa Steakland 1 hr by train from Kyoto daw. 1,800 lang for set meal ng Kobe beef. 2 of my friends highly recommend it. Kulang lang kami sa time kaya hindi kami nakapunta.

[renda08]

Thank you damonsgirl  But hindi ko siya kaya skip eh aside sa HP fan ako, yung kasama ko mas grabe pa and we had a deal na sama mag osaka para sa USJ hehe.. so we really have to do it.

I've been to USJ way back 2008 or 2009 pa, hindi ko na din talaga maalala yung rides and all pero 1 park lang di ba? sa Orlando kasi 2 parks, hiwalay pa yung HP, attractions nila divided sa magkabilang park, so need mo 2 entrance tickets pa to explore talaga and yung Hogwart's Express train ang magtransfer sayo in between parks. 1 park lang kami sa Orlando, bitin yung HP dun!   Sana etong USJ eh sulit naman!

Hayaan ko na lang yung Nara for 1 day siguro, tokyo days ko ang bawas

Thank you sa nyo! keep it comin'!

[damonsgirl]

Sis renda08, gora kayo fan naman pala talaga kayo tingin ko kung ano yung nakita mo nung 2008/2009 un pa din un dinagdag lang HP. Lols.

[minnie99]

My partner got his SE visa na! Re-doing my itinerary because na-rebook ang flight namin. Received an email from Ceb Pac that our flight (originally scheduled on Nov 9) has been moved to Nov 10. I decided to move it back so I called them, but apparently, wala na daw Nov 9 flights... Hmm. So I asked them to move it to Nov 8 kung walang fees. Wala naman daw. So now, 7 days na lang talaga kami sa Japan. Hehe.

Definitely removing USJ/WWOHP. Meaning: I'll have:

2 1/2 days in Osaka (including transfer to Kyoto)
1 day in Kobe & Himeji
3 1/2 days in Kyoto (including transfer from Osaka and trip back to KIX; departure from KIX at 8pm)

Still thinking about this though... With 8 days, I wonder if I can still go to Tokyo instead of Osaka (and Himeji). Hehe.

[damonsgirl]

Sana pumayag ka nalang sis sa Nov 10 para mas mahaba lagi akong nabibitin sa japan kahit 8 days ako dun for all my trips.

[MedChic]

I agree. Sobrang bitin pag 7 days. Kaya na naming tumira siguro ni sis damonsgirl dun! 🤗🤗

Maganda na yang itinerary mo sis. Next time na lang yung Tokyo leg mo. Mga 7 days ka naman dun!

[damonsgirl]

Oo nga sis MedChic. Kung single lang ako magfafactory worker nalang ako dun o kaya cashier sa mga family mart lols. Ayaw kasi ni hubby manirahan sa ibang bansa. Almost 5 yrs ako nagwork sa Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (MUFG) Manila branch kaya pwede sana kung susubukan ko mag apply sa japan lols.

[minnie99]

Thanks mga sis! Na-consider ko nga yung Nov 10 kaso baka di kayanin ng budget. Now looking for an apartment in Osaka. Ang alanganin pala nung time, 8pm ang ETA... Sana lang wag ma-delay flight. hehe.