Japan Thread 5

[rocky]

new thread na mga sis, dito natin tuloy chikahan

Link to previous thread:
https://www.femalenetwork.com/girltalk/index.php?topic=293754.0

[crzysxycl]

Hello! Sa mga bumili ng nankai rapi:t tickets sa klook, pano nyo niclaim yung physical tickets? May bibigay pa ba from HIS counter or diretso na sa Nankai ticketing office? Yun kasi nakalagay sa fine print but I read in some reviews na may kinuha pa sila from HIS counter bago naipalit sa ticket office. Tia!

[7galleons]

^Pumunta pa ako sa HIS Counter

[imeego]

we were in osaka 2nd week of april, stayed there for 9 days..kansai region lang since nag-tokyo na kami last year..we were able to visit: osaka aquarium, legoland, osaka castle, USJ (2 days), arashiyama, kinkakuji, fushimi inari, toei kyoto studio park, nara park, todaiji temple, and the namba area..medyo chill lang itinerary since may 2 kids kami kasama..i think ok naman yung napili kong hotel, malapit sa limousine bus stop and train station, and malapit sa conveniece stores and restos..
- eto lang naging problem- i booked 4 osaka amazing pass tickets thru kkday 1 week before our trip, to be redeemed sa kansai airport..pagdating dun, i was told na sold out na daw kaloka eh paid na..so useless din pala kahit may voucher na..i contacted kkday at ni-refund na lang nila yung payment namin kaso sobrang hassle on our part..
-  i booked universal express pass 7 for 2 adults and 2 kids weeks before our trip..kaso, on the day of our visit, umuulan at sobrang lamig..di ganun kadami ang crowd so walang pila sa mga attractions, di namin nagamit at all ang express pass..total waste of money, almost 25k din yun..so for those planning to visit usj- check the weather forecast days before..

[airish_2]

^ang hassle naman sis nasold out, so useless yung pagbili ng maaga kung ganoon din naman.

[imeego]

yes sis, sabi nung japanese guy dun sa counter si kkday daw kasi nag-ooversell, so kahit sa website nila available pa at nag-send sila ng voucher,  di pa din pala guaranteed yun...di na ako uulit sa kkday..mas ok sa klook kaso that time di na kasi available sa kanila..sobrang hassle, nacharge pa ako sa roaming since i was trying to contact kkday eh wala pa wifi namin, nalate kami sa limousine bus kasi still hoping na makuha pa ang tix hahaha so ending, sira itinerary namin that day

[crzysxycl]

Thank you sis 7galleons!

^Hala grabe naman, pwede pala nila gawin yun. Sobrang hassle nga.

Sisses, noob question lang.. How do you check train exits sa google maps? Parang hindi kasi lahat may exit na nakalagay. Tia!

[bellahikari]

^Ouch. Malaking tulong sana yung OA pass for tourists. Lots of free entrance to attractions.

May I know saan yung hotel na malapit sa limo bus na binook mo?
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To everyone, saan ang the best ramen place in Osaka?

[imeego]

^ yup sis, kaya nga pati budget nasira coz i had to buy the tickets pa sa tourist attractions na free sana sa OA pass, pati ticket sa captains line ferry going to kaiyukan
- we stayed at hotel universal port, tatawid lang papuntang train station, walking distance to hotel kintetsu where the limo bus stops...actually magkakalapit lang naman yang mga hotels around usj
- ichiran ramen for us masarap compared to other ramen restos na natry namin in japan..we went to their shinsaibashi branch before lunch time so walang pila

[rics]

I was just in Tokyo and a friend highly recommended that we eat at Ichiran. Masarap ba talaga?
We opted instead to eat at small ramen restaurants instead of a chain restos since I thought baka hype lang dahil well known brand. I felt it was more traditional when we had to eat in hole in the wall kind of establishments.

[imeego]

^ masarap naman sis, kumpara sa lahat ng ramen na natry namin sa japan ha 😄

[Ghell06]

I was just in Tokyo and a friend highly recommended that we eat at Ichiran. Masarap ba talaga?
We opted instead to eat at small ramen restaurants instead of a chain restos since I thought baka hype lang dahil well known brand. I felt it was more traditional when we had to eat in hole in the wall kind of establishments.

^Tried Ichiran in Fukuoka. Sakto lang sarap nya.  Mejo nahype nga lang sya. Para sakin and  ng friend ko mas masarap yung Ippudo.

[avitot]

for me ichiran is way better than ippudo and small ramen chains we've been to.

[ficklemind]

samin din ni hubby, mas masarap Ichiran than Ippudo

[rics]

Next time I will try both restos so I can compare.
Will also buy Ichiran ramen at Don Quixote kahit medyo pricey.

[chicafabulosa]

Hi mga sis, question... kaya ba na pati tokyo icover for 2 weeks. We are planning to stay in Osaka. And tokyo na lang like two days via shinkansen... or mas okay na mag concentrate na lang muna kame sa osaka and nearby cities? TIA 

[althea_ge]

Ay hassle naman ng klook paid na then biglang sold out, dapat nagcompensate naman sila kahit anong freebies etc. Anyway, sa klook din kami bumili dati buti di nangyari samin. I know pwede bumuli ng amazing pass sa ibang tourist centre, meron list sa website nila.
pinaka gusto ko na budget for food sa Osaka is Matsuya, sobrang sarap ng beef nila at mura pa.

[airish_2]

It's KKday sis, different from Klook, so far wala kami naging problem kay klook nung nasa Japan kami reliable naman mga partner nila doon. Try din sana naman Kkday sa next na punta pero lung may ganyan sila history na nagoover booked wag na lang.

[imeego]

^^ ok ang klook sis, wala pa akong naging problem so far...yung naexperience namin was with KKDay, actually 1st time ko nag-try sa kanila tapos palpak agad..so for our future travels, back to klook na lang ako para iwas aberya 😬 mahirap makunsumi pag nasa ibang bansa ka, mahirap makipag-communicate at nakakasira ng araw hehe

[sima]

After three long years, will go back to Osaka in July and stay there for a week.  Thank you Lord!