Tokyo Thread 5

[darna88]

Hi Sis! Kelan ka pupunta sa Shibazakura? May 27 ang travel date namin so hahabol kami sa last day ng May 28 Share ka dito ng tips after your trip kung mauuna ka ha

sis mag ueno din kayo?..6 days kami sa tokyo ..pwedeba talaga pagsabay sabay yun shinjuku, shibuya harajuku,imperial palace in a day?...magodaiba kami 1 whole day after . .pa share naman itenerary sis

[annasui]

^What time flight nyo pabalik? kami non nag disneyland a day before our flight. Pagoda nga kami pero carry naman.

7:35 PM pa naman the next day, and sa Pokemon Mega Center na lang siguro kame punta nun para di na masyado madami gagawin sa last day. Doable kaya? 

^^^ I only saw 3 persons on their cosplay costumes 2 Sundays ago in Harajuku; one was a male person in a Little Bo Peep costume, the works; the other 2 naman hindi gaano kaganda suot. Hindi na yata talaga ganun kadami or wrong timing lang kami.

Thanks for the information. If ever, stroll na lang talaga kame dun sa hapon and food trip.  Stay pa ba kame sa Chiba (relative) or sa city na lang mismo (rent sa airbnb)? Yung fare kase and rent same lang kapag nag-stay kame sa Chiba, tapos 1 hour vice versa pa ang makakain ng oras namen in going to the city.

[ataypool]

^Better stay in Tokyo,  not in Chiba. Transfers and working out where to exit from the stations take a lot of time, especially for first timers and if you have kids, strollers and luggages. Sa platform, isang elevator lang then sa exits, ang elevator nasa iba palang exit so lalakad na naman ng malayo.

[annasui]

^ Alright will take note of this. Thank you so much! 😊

[katniss]

Just got back from our 6-day Tokyo - Fuji Five Lakes trip! Ahhh I still love Japan! Japan lang talaga byahe na di ka pa man tapos byahe nyo tanungan na agad kung kelan babalik.

Highly reco yung Abura Soba - soupless ramen! First time to try! Ang sarap super! Ito yung address nya sa Shibuya: https://goo.gl/maps/wtynSUCR9R52

[travelling_daisy]

Sis katniss,

Pa-share naman ng itinerary mo.
We're considering going to Lake kawaguchiko also this December when we visit Tokyo.
Ano mode of transpo nyo going to the Fuji Five Lakes? Is it DIY or you availed of the tours?
Thanks!

[katniss]

^here is our iti:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jtd1Iw91k6mxzgkfGxUAdAv0nHuuncihRwP07zY88tw/edit?usp=sharing

more on spring to sis ah. kaya maraming flower fest.

anyway, hindi naman yan nasunod. lol. ito naging iti namin talaga:

day 1
shibuya
omotesando
harajuku
cat street
takeshita street

day 2
asakusa
sumida river/sky tree
shinjuku

day 3 - fuji five lakes
chureito pagoda
lake kawaguchiko

day 4
imperial palace
tokyo station area
ginza
life supermarket

day 5
daikanyama
odaiba

super chillax lang ng byahe namin. di masyado crinam kasi 2nd time na karamihan sa Japan.

going to fuji five lakes, we planned at first to avail of the fujigoko enjoy ticket pero sold out na yung gusto naming oras so we just took the train - we used google maps and hyperdia for the schedules. it took us 2.5 hrs to get to chureito pagoda. then train na lang going to lake kawaguchiko. pag baba sa lake kawaguchiko station, we rode the retro bus for 370 yen one way. we did not avail of the unli retro bus ride na since hapon na kami nakarating kasi natagalan kami sa chureito pagoda. 

going back to tokyo, we were supposed to take the train again but nagbakasali na may bus pa going back. ayun meron naman, so lesser hassle kasi di na lipat lipat ng linya. nakatulog kami lahat sa byahe.

hth! just send your questions. ganda ng mt. fuji, perfect timing kasi buong buo namin sya nakita tapos may sakura pa sa lake. <3 before going, i suggest you monitor the weather, cloud, preicipitation forecast sa shizouka at sa yamanashi.

[travelling_daisy]

Thanks so much, sis!

Actually, 4 days lang kami sa Tokyo (coming from Sapporo) and it will be winter so we'll skip other spots. It will be our second time naman din. Plan is to see Mt. Fuji at Lake Kawaguchiko then Odaiba on another day.

Salamat sa pag-share ng itinerary sis.

Will research more on the highway bus  na to Kawaguchi and the Fujigoko Enjoy Kippu

[patchi2012]

Following this thread now. Willbe in tokyo end of may for 3 days, bago mag nagoya, since we have a 14mo old baby, hubby plans to add disneyland sa itinerary, mga sis can you please share your itinerary in tokyo. Greatly appreciate it. It's our first trip ni husband abroad with a tot in tow. Now palang parang kinakabahan ako how to handle a child on a long trip. Kaya research ako, despite na napaka busy ko sa pag alaga ng baby plus tapos na mat leave ko kaya back to work nako.

[khaleesiCersei]

Hi mga sis, ano bang magandang flower park/garden within tokyo? Hindi na kasi kami makaka abot sa shibazakura.

Na move yung sked namin to july. Is july a good time to travel to japan? TIA!

[michi247]

^ magShibazakura din dapat kami last year kaso last week na nung dumating kami. Sabi ng officemate ni hubby, di na daw okay puntahan kasi naglalagas na daw flowers.

may pinuntahan kami, Showa Kinen Park. Okay naman yung park, though hindi namin gaano naikot sa sobrang laki and kulang din sa time. Hapon na kasi kami nakapunta and gusto namin magIKEA din kaya 1/4 lang yata naikot namin, hanggang sa may boat ride. http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3034_showa.html

[khaleesiCersei]

^^tnx sis!

[jp_jameop]

hi sisses! sobrang tagal ko na hindi nagpopost dito sa gtalk. Pero I must say ito pa rin ang pinakahelpful and informative na nababasa ko.

anyway, please help. first timer kami sa japan. tokyo. june 15-19 kami. parang may rain shower and thunder storm pa sa weather forecast. sobrng dami kong tanong.

please help.. ano kaya magandang itinerary .. family kami with 5yo daughter..

kasi eta namin is June 15 6am.. eh 3pm pa kami makakapag check in sa airbnb namin... ano kaya magandang gawin na sa araw na ito. btw, sa roponggi kami stay.. okay ba dito? kasi originally sa shibuya kami pero pinachange ko sa may ari na sa roponggi nalang kasi walang elevator yung una kong nabooked.

anyway, di ba sobrnag kakapagod if ganito ang itinerary namin:

day2- disneyland
day3-disneysea
day4-puroland
day5 - wala ako maisip hahah 7:35 pm ang trip back to manila...

parang puro pambata lang punpuntahan namin..

may suggestion ba kau na di masyado mapapagod ang bata at mag eenjoy?

waahhh sobrnag dami kong tanong.. di ko pa napaplano huhuhu...

salamat sa mga sasagot...

[swtgrl_bee]

Sis jp_jameop, family of 3 lang ba kayo? Baka naman after ng trip niyo pwede ka bumalik dito. Tanong ko sana with your itinerary how much kaya budget? I am dreaming to go to Japan din, similar itinerary with yours. 

[ataypool]

^^Roppongi is nice but depends which area kasi it's a known foreigner-friendly place so iwas kayo sa gabi sa red light district especially your husband huwag mag-isa. I've never been to Ropponggi at night but okay naman sa araw. Nishi-azabu ako naman with the family last year na 10 minute walk lang to Roppongi kaya sa Roppongi Hills minsan ang kapatid ko with her kids (1 and 6 years old that time). Very upscale mall, boring (Ginza and Shibuya are better), but there's an art museum, the park and the observation deck. Kung binigay sa iyo ang map, pag medyo malapit sa Nishi-azabu, Gaienmae, Hiroo, okay na. Basahin mo na lang reviews or tanungin owner kung malapit siya sa red light district na malapit din sa train station.

[jp_jameop]

Swtgirl - yup family of 3. Hmmm di ko pa nga sure pero parang 100k and above pocket money? Not sure eh hahahha nag iipon pa. Oo sis sishare ko ang experience namin sa japan after. Whoohuuu  month to go nalang hahaa excited much plua kaba hahahah

^sis ataypool - ganun ba? Ano red light sis? Naku bakit di ako nagbasa dito before booking airbnb. 😢  check ko yung map. Parang malapit sa roponggi hills ata.

[jp_jameop]

I checked sa google map it will take 15 mins by walk to ropponggi hills.

Sis better ba sa shibuya?

[ataypool]

Red light is night life district with bars, hostess clubs, the sex industry, like Ermita or Olongapo. Ingat na lang kayo. Ignore mga nagtatawag sa inyo to come to the clubs pero kung may bata kang kasama di ka siguro papansinin. They are cleaning up the area 'daw' for the Olympics pero I got doubts, takot yata sila sa Yakuza.

Shibuya has night life too pero small, safer and not as notorious compared to Roppongi and Kabukicho.

Roppongi Station, one of their exits 3 minute walk lang to Roppongi Hills. Most likely when you get off at the station at night you'll see the red light district in action. Ok kung malapit sa Roppongi Hills by 5 minutes ang accommodation or sa Tokyo Midtown nasa isang part din ng Roppongi, another very upscale mall na boring din pero malayo ang distance niya from Roppongi Hills and Nogizaka is the nearest station. Very quiet at night pero baka masagasaan ka ng nag-bicycle sa sidewalks at night, sobra bilis nila maski mag-warning sila. Kung 15 minute walk sa Google map, add at least 5 minutes to it. Tignan mo rin sa map ano nearest train station to your place, then search on the net about that station to find out what kind of area it is.

[glyzza026]

Subscribing. Tokyo kami this Feb 2018. Sani ng husband ko magfocus na lang daw muna kami sa Tokyo since may bata kaming kasama at malamig ng month na yon. Probably di mawawala sa itinerary namin and disney. Keri lang kaya magdisney ng Feb?

[projectgora]

Hi mga sis! Advisable pa ba pumunta ng Fuji Shubazakura by the end of May? May 28 kasi kami pupunta, which is the last day of the festival. If it's not advisable, do you have any suggestion on where to go instead? Any flower parks worth visiting during that time? TIA!