Japan Thread 4

[darna88]

anyone nakapunta sa GHIBLE MUSEUM in tokyo ? worth it ba puntahan? in advance daw pagbuy sa tickket wala on the day sa LAWSON CONVENIENCE STORE daw nakkakabuy .pwede ba today buy then tomorrow na kami punta? or need month advance pa

[ataypool]

^nagpabili ako noon sa kakilala ko sa Japan sa Lawsons but naubusan agad considering 3 months before our trip pa ako nagpabili. Some reviews in Trip Advisor said if you are a fan it's worth it. Anyway, kanya-kanya taste naman.

[naturallyposh]

Hi! Going to Japan (Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto) this March 25-April 2 (Tokyo 1st, then we'll stay in Osaka, probably daytrip in Kyoto and Nara)

- Is it worth it to buy the Japan Rail Pass? (National JR pass ba for tokyo - osaka - kyoto- nara)
- IS it worth it to buy the Universal Studios express pass? It's so expensive! it's 9k plus per head.

Thanks in advance!

[shygirlme]

^I guess your exit point is in Osaka right? For me dont buy JR pass. Mas makakatipid ka. For the express pass naman in USJ we bought Express pass 5, ayun yung pinaka murang pass.

[naturallyposh]

Hi shygirlme! Yes, point of entry is tokyo then point of exit is osaka.. hindi sya worth it? We also plan to go to kyoto, kobe and nara kaya iniisip ko kung ipurchase ko ba yung jr pass. Can we use it intercity ba? Like if we plan to go around tokyo, we can use it within tokyo? Or interstate lang sya like tokyo to osaka to kyoto etc?

How much did you get the pass for? Actually ang concern namin is yung harry potter lang talaga, the other rides bahala na.. Hehe!

Thank you!!😊

[shygirlme]

^You can use JR naman sa iba cities kaso di lahat ng sasakyan nyo JR line. I suggest mag compare ka muna sa google maps kasi meron prices ng trains na sasakyan mo. Osaka - Kyoto - Tokyo - Manila din kami dati di kami nag JR pass mas nakamura kasi kami. Sulit kasi siya if magpapabalik balik ka like kung Osaka ka papasok at lalabas since mahal yung shinkansen.

If I remember 5k or 7k Yen sya? Because of Harry Potter din kaya kami nag express. Nung unang punta kasi namin di kami nakapag Forbidden Journey ride ang haba kasi ng pila.

[Cari]

Sis Shygirlme,


I need your help. We are planning to visit Japan in December.  Ito ang mga pupuntahan naming: Tokyo-Osaka-Kyoto-Nara. Pero dahil nakakatarantang mag-research, uunahin ko muna ang mga question ko for Tokyo . Sana matulungan ninyo ako.  Ito po sila:

1.   Saan area the best tumira- Shinkuju, Shibuya or Tokyo City? Hotel, Airbnb,inn suggestions?
2.   Kapag nakapili na ng area, paano ang transfer from the airport to your hotel?
3.   Ito lang ang mga gusto namin puntahan sa Tokyo:
A.   Shibuya Crossing
B.   Hachiko Statue
C.   Imperial Palace
D.   Gotemba Outlet Mall (para makita na rin kahit sa malayo ang Mt. Fuji)
4.   Kung  yan lang ang mga gusto naming puntahan, anong klaseng train ticket ang bibilhin naming---Suica,Pasmo, ICOCA Tokunai, etc?

      Day 1
        - Shibuya Crossing
-   Hachiko
-    Explore Shibuya

   Day 2
-Gotemba Outlet
-Explore Shinjuku

Day 3- Imperial Palace
-   Ginza?

Day 4- Punta na ng Osaka.

Thanks in advance mga sis.

[shygirlme]

^We stayed in Shinjuku (Sunroute Hotel). Nung una namin punta sa Tokyo galing kami sa Kyoto. Pero nung 2nd nag Train lang kami (sorry di ko alam anong train to basta 45mins lang from Airport to Akihabara) nag google maps lang kami. Plan namin sana from Tokyo to Airport non mag Airport Limousine kaso di nag swak sa sched namin maaga kami aalis kaya nag shinkansen kami papuntang airport.

Sa IT mo Shibuya at Shinjuku lang napuntahan ko I think ok naman.

Regarding sa card, I cant help din kasi don na kami bumibili ng ticket mas enjoy kami. di naman hassle at di mahaba lines

[Cari]

^We stayed in Shinjuku (Sunroute Hotel). Nung una namin punta sa Tokyo galing kami sa Kyoto. Pero nung 2nd nag Train lang kami (sorry di ko alam anong train to basta 45mins lang from Airport to Akihabara) nag google maps lang kami. Plan namin sana from Tokyo to Airport non mag Airport Limousine kaso di nag swak sa sched namin maaga kami aalis kaya nag shinkansen kami papuntang airport.

Sa IT mo Shibuya at Shinjuku lang napuntahan ko I think ok naman.

Regarding sa card, I cant help din kasi don na kami bumibili ng ticket mas enjoy kami. di naman hassle at di mahaba lines

Thank sis... Nakakatakot maligaw kapag nasa foreign country na medyo may language barrier.

[kachich]

@Cari

Suica / Pasmo / Icoca all works the same, parang MasterCard / Visa / Amex. They can work on all trains/subways.

You buy Suica/Pasmo in Tokyo, Icoca naman you can get from Osaka. You can use Suica/Pasmo in Osaka/and all other regions, you can also use Icoca in Tokyo/and all other regions. So depende sa entry point mo, yun ang mabibili mo na card.

However, you can only get the refund of the card where you bought it. Suica/Pasmo, you can refund in Tokyo, Icoca you can refund in Osaka (kansai region)

Posted way too early. Yung mga pupuntahan mo naman are major tourist areas, so kahit maligaw, you can find your way back. Japanese are very helpful even with the language barrier.

[michi247]

^agree sa language barrier, nakasurvived kami sa sign language sa Tokyo.

May pinuntahan kami na zoo and Keio Rail Land Museum and need ko bumili ng ticket dun sa vending machine. Walang english na language so ang tagal ko nakatayo dun hanggang sa may lumapit sa kin. Tinulungan na lang ko ng staff kung ano pipindutin ko. So kahit hindi sila marunong magEnglish, willing sila tumulong.

[shygirlme]

Hindi nagpost yung reply ko kanina. Haha!

^^^mababait mga hapon sis kaya wala kang dapat ikatakot. nagtanong kami one time san grocery sinamahan at hinatid pa kami kahit out of way sila.

Hindi kami nag card sa transpo kasi ayaw namin nung hassle pag nirefund

[naturallyposh]

Thanks for the tips shygirl me!!!😊Sulit ba yung gotemba outlet puntahan??

[shygirlme]

^hindi ako nag outlet shopping sis sorry wala ko matutulong hehe

[littlemissbiatch]

^^ I think sulit if you're in the market for higher end brands (Valentino, Bottega Veneta, Prada, etc). Otherwise baka hindi sulit yung fare and yung travel time. Although on a clear day maganda yung view of Mt. Fuji. 

[darna88]

ano mga nice places na puntahan para sa 4yr old girl aside dito (disneyland,uenopark/zp,ometesando-kiddyland)....

[littlemissbiatch]

^ How does she feel about aquariums? I'm partial to Sea Paradise in Hakkeijima (Yokohama). It has several huge aquariums, and may park and rides din. And you can drop by the Mitsui Outlet Park in Torihama after. 
There's also Sanrio Puroland, Ghibli Museum, and the Pokemon Centers.

[michi247]

^^ yung pinuntahan namin dati ng son ko.

Sanrio Puroland, Tama Zoological Park, Keio Rail Land Museum, Showa Kinen Park and Tokyo DisneySea.

Kahit di trip ng anak ko nung una ang Sanrio, no choice siya kasi walking distance lang naman ito sa hotel, sayang kung di puntahan.

[ataypool]

https://l-tike.com/st1/ghibli-en/sitetop Online booking for Ghibli in English. Late last year pala meron na.

[grace08]

sis michi anong hotel tinuluyan nyo ?