Tokyo Thread 5

[plumpolka]

If you have 3 days in Tokyo. What are your must see attractions in Tokyo?
Thanks!
No theme parks.

Shibuya crossing w/ hachiko
harajuku/shinjuku - shopping district if you want to see yung mga jap fashion
tokyo skytree
tokyo teleport station ODAIBA ata to, di ko lang maalala, pero man made island sya.
nag AKIHABARA din kami, may 5 floors anime store. hehe

[airish_2]

Ask ko lang how train pass work in Japan? Katulad ba sa singapore na pwede bumili na good for 1 week? Hindi ba nakakalito to travel via train?

[plumpolka]

^ nakakalito sya dahil walang english translations yung map ng trains nila. bumili kami ng card then loadan na lang parang citypass sa korea/hk/taiwan/sg. dito lang ata hindi ganon ang train pass lol!

[khaleesiCersei]

Bat yung mga nakuha kong train maps may english naman?

Sakin naman hindi kami masyadong nalito kasi may mga english naman na signs and yun nga yung maps namin may english din. Tsaka yung announcement sa trains eh may english din naman. Tsaka we always ask around lalo na sa information desk, nagkalat naman sila hehe.

Yung icoca pass namin 1k yen kasi yun per reload sa mga train stations so hanggang maubos namin yun tsaka kami nagrereload ulit. Pag suica card ata may 500 yen lang na reload?

[plumpolka]

^ dun sa map mismo sa train station wala e. yung mga nasa harap ng counter. wala kami nakita. kaya nag google maps pa kami muna para alam namin anong station pupuntahan namin...

[khaleesiCersei]

Ah.. pero yun nga may mga english translation naman ako nakikita sa trains mismo tsaka yung announcement eh may english din, may chinese at korean pa nga hehe. Swerte din namin kasi may route finder na machine sa train station na malapit samin so before kami sumakay eh kumukuha muna kami ng info dun sa route finder hehe. Nakakatuwa siya, very helpful.

[airish_2]

Thanks! For the tips! Siguro download na lang din kami map ng city aside from google maps.

[plumpolka]

^^ohh swerte niyo, kami walang nakitang may english na train map e. oh well, 2015 pa naman kami nag tokyo. baka meron na din ngayon.

[khaleesiCersei]

Napanood ko kasi sa japanese network nila na they are getting ready na talaga for the 20/20 olympics. Kaya multi lingual na ang mga signs at announcements nila, kasama chinese at korean sa translation. Meron din silang help button sa train stations, dun sa  reloading booths nila, pinindot ko haha may lumabas na tao tapos sa kanya ako nagtanong hehe. Pati sa kalsada multi lingual na ang announcements. Magugulat ka na lang biglang may magsasalita. Don't give alms to beggars. Report to authority lol!

[plumpolka]

^ah oo nga! baka nga. last year lang pala kami nag tokyo hahaha! kala ko 2016 palang ngayon. LOL. nagkamali pa kami ng baba ng station papunta sa hotel namin. buti may nakita kaming police station, nagtanong pa kami pauwi. kaso d rin marunong mag english, pinakita lang samin map at kung san kami lalakad (malapit lapit na din naman pala). e ang alam ko lang na japanese yung mga napapanood ko sa anime! hahaha!

[_Jasmin_]

Just got back from our Tokyo trip. Medyo maulan nung first day but the rest of our stay mainit na.  We took Skyliner from Narita to our airbnb in Ikebukuro then Narita Express (NEX) going back to the aiport on our last day. These trains are very convenient and fast though medyo mahal yung NEX but no more transfers. We relied on google maps in going to our destination. Very detailed naman yung google maps, may list ng routes, cost, time and distance. So pumipili lang kami ng konting transfers  or less walk and of course cheapest route. May English option in the ticket machines in all stations. Medyo nakakalito lang kapag malalaking stations like Tokyo Station and Shinjuku kase halo halo yung lines, dapat alam mo na which subway line you're going to take .  Once lang kami nagkamali kase nagmamadali ako bumili ng ticket, JR ticket pala nabili ko eh were supposed to take the metro so bumili ulit kami ng ticket. But baka madali if you have suica/pasmo. Di kase kami nakabili so per route yung pagbili namin ng ticket. So far hindi naman ako nahirapan. Kakapagod lang talaga maglakad kapag super full ang itinerary just like ours. Hahaha!

Here's our itinerary pala in case you want to have idea:

Day 1- Arrival in Tokyo via Jetstar then Ikebukuro (this is were we stayed) - Sunshine City Mall ( Pokemon Mega Center, etc)
Day 2- Asakusa (Sensoji Temple), Ueno (Ueno Zoo, Tokyo Museum), Harajuku, Meiji Entrance, Shibuya, Odaiba
Day 3- Disney Sea and Tokyo Station
Day 4- Tsukiji, Tokyo Station (Ramen Street, Character Street, Kitchen Street), East Gate of Imperial Garden, Shinjuku (Shopping at Muji, GU, Donki)
Day 5- Ikebukuro (last minute shopping for pasalubong), travel back to Manila

[yayang]

we'll be in japan on dec 17-23 mnl-tokyo, osaka-mnl

day 1 sun
arrival at 10:40am-mga what time kaya kami makarating sa apt. plan ko airbnb since 4 adults kami inc senior
saan/ [textspeak!]-ano pwd namin puntahan

day 2 mon
mt. fuji + lake tour

day 3
shibuya crossing, hachiko, donki

saan pwd isingit tsukiji market at ginza shopping?

balak ko take 7pm bullet train to osaka

day 4
kyoto
fushimi-inari
himeji castle

day 5
usj

day 6
nara/kobe

day 7
8;40pm flight
shopping

pwd ko din tanggalin nara/kobe para mamaximize tokyo?

[_Jasmin_]

^On your day 3, go to Tsukiji first thing in the morning. Then go to Ginza, that's just one station away from Tsukiji or pwede yata lakarin. Then after Ginza, head to Shibuya. Hachiko is in the same area as the crossing.

[justme1014]

Mga Sis, may nakapagtry na ba sa inyo ng Mount Fuji and Hakone Day Trip? How was it? We will be going to Tokyo on Nov 9-14, gusto namin i-include [textspeak!] Mt. Fuji sa itinerary namin.

[snowflakes08]

We will only be staying in Tokyo tapos airport transfer namin is NEX (Narita-Shinjuku) so need lang ticket when going around. Meron sa Klook ng Tokyo Subway deal but ano ba mas kailangan bilhin Tokyo Subway or PASMO/SUICA? 

[_Jasmin_]

^I think better yung Pasmo/Suica if youre after convenience kase yung sa Klook all subways lang so you can't take JR trains. Pero lahat naman ng station may subway train, yung JR line lang kase medyo madali yung ibang major destinations kase paikot lang, so lesser travel time.  Like for example, yung samin dati, we were in Shinjuku tapos yung binabaan namin na entrance ang nearest subway line ay Marunouchi line pero going to our destination (Ikebukuro) would take like an hour if we take subway kase maraming platform stops and transfers, but if we take JR Yamanote line, 10 minutes lang.  Pero parang sulit yung Tokyo subway deal kase unlimited rides na. Parang per ride kase 160 yen so 78 pesos din. In a day kung marami kang pupuntahan sulit yung 24H subway ticket sa Klook na 348 pesos. Yung ibang destination like Disney medyo malayo so mahal ang train fare.

[snowflakes08]

^ Thanks sis. Disney lang kasi ang JR line namin tapos yung AirBnB namin sa Shinjuku line siya so covered siya nung Klook kaya ang nahihirapan kami magisip kasi unli nga compared dun sa per ride mahal pala kung halos 78 pesos.

Mas recommended ba to bring Yen than USD?

[_Jasmin_]

Just get the unli subway pass, I think its a good deal. You can buy naman single ticket sa stations if you want to use JR line.

I brought yen during my travel then used credit card when shopping.    Di kase ako sanay magpapalit pa or withdraw from ATM while I'm travelling but nagagawa naman ng iba so I think okay din to bring extra money in dollars.

[examiner30]

Hi mga sis!

Bumili ako JR Pass sa klook at nareceive ko na yung mga e-voucher. Ito na bang e-voucher ang ipapalit ko sa airport ng JR Pass? or meron pa talagang ime-mail physically na voucher? Worried kasi ako baka hindi umabot yung mail. Alis na kami sa December 7.

Thank you.

[luvko23]

^sis meron sila ipapadala na voucher to your home address. Yun ang ipapalit mo to JR Pass.