Travel: Japan - General

[aloyboy]

starlight1968sg:

Hi aloyboy

Thank you for sharing.
So you purchased your JR pass at JTB travel office here? I did last time and found that the exchange rate quoted was rather unattractive.
Am still thinking whether to go Beppu or another place as I will travel from Hakata.
Comments about Yama Hello were not too good and if I were to visit, I plan to visit only 2 hells (one is crimson and another is bluish). Am wondering after visiting the 2 hells, where else I can go in Beppu. I can't be taking a 2hr train to Beppu, visit the 2 hells and then take 2hr train back to Hakata.
What other places did you visit during your stay in Kyushu?
I will be making a day trip to Nagasaki to visit the Peace Park, Spectacle Bridge, Chinatown and Mt Inasa Ropeway.
Did you try the above?
Thanks.

NTA publised their rate on their website, you can compare with JTB. Due to time and location I just go JTB Ion Orchard to get. The Yen exhange rate now is probability the cheapest ever in history ... so is very very cheap liaoz !! Imagine when I was living there almost 10 years ago it was almost 100 yen to $1.60, now only $1.20

Hakata - Nagasaki Peace park, Glover Garden area, Chinatown
Fukuoka - shopping, around town
Isahaya - Huis Ten Bosh
Kumamoto - Kumamoto Castle
Aso / Beppu - Beppu Onsen, Hell Tour, Yufuin, Mt Aso

We move around and stay in different hotels in these locations.
We travel with 2 young kids, so we normally take our own sweet time.

Down south kyushu are all the beaches mainly, which we did not visit. After Kyushu we went on to Hiroshima, Shikoku and Osaka.

[starlight1968sg]

Hello

Any idea how long it takes to clear the immigration at Narita Airport? My flight touches down around 5.15pm and unsure if I can catch a train that departs around 7pm.
Thank you.

[starlight1968sg]

Anybody did 14 days DIY using the 14D JR pass?

Can share your itinerary?
Thanks.

[Blessedwife]

Hi hi


We will be heading to Tokyo in December. Apart from visiting Disneyland and Mt Fuji tour, anyone can recommend any other places that we should not missed ?

It's the 2nd time for us in Tokyo but we mostly stayed around Ginza for shopping only.

This time we hope to explore more interesting places

Thank you !

[starlight1968sg]

Blessedwife:

Hi hi


We will be heading to Tokyo in December. Apart from visiting Disneyland and Mt Fuji tour, anyone can recommend any other places that we should not missed ?

It's the 2nd time for us in Tokyo but we mostly stayed around Ginza for shopping only.

This time we hope to explore more interesting places

Thank you !

Keen in the Daibutsu in Kamakura, day trip to Nikko. day trip to Yokohama & Odaiba?
Plenty of activities to do...

[Dnls_mum]

starlight1968sg:

Keen in the Daibutsu in Kamakura, day trip to Nikko. day trip to Yokohama & Odaiba?
Plenty of activities to do...

Starlight1968,
If I have to choose between a day trip to Yokohama (cup noodle factory and ramen museum) or Odaiba, what would u recommend?
:?

[starlight1968sg]

Dnls_mum:

starlight1968sg:

Keen in the Daibutsu in Kamakura, day trip to Nikko. day trip to Yokohama & Odaiba?
Plenty of activities to do...

Starlight1968,
If I have to choose between a day trip to Yokohama (cup noodle factory and ramen museum) or Odaiba, what would u recommend?
:?

Do Yokohama with cup noodle factory and chicken ramen museum!
Note that the museum in Yokohama has an admission fee of 500Y and the one in Osaka has none.
I read a lot of good reviews on the 2 aforementioned activities in the museum.

[starlight1968sg]

Anybody participated in cultural activities such as making simple sushi with the locals when in Japan?

Appreciate advice/tips, please.
Thanks.

[Dnls_mum]

starlight1968sg:

Dnls_mum:

[quote=\"starlight1968sg\"]
Keen in the Daibutsu in Kamakura, day trip to Nikko. day trip to Yokohama & Odaiba?
Plenty of activities to do...

Starlight1968,
If I have to choose between a day trip to Yokohama (cup noodle factory and ramen museum) or Odaiba, what would u recommend?
:?

Do Yokohama with cup noodle factory and chicken ramen museum!
Note that the museum in Yokohama has an admission fee of 500Y and the one in Osaka has none.
I read a lot of good reviews on the 2 aforementioned activities in the museum.[/quote]Yokohama it will be!! My kids are voting for Yokohama too. We'll be staying at Metropolitan Marunouchi which is just above Tokyo Station so can get there easily by train. :rahrah:

[starlight1968sg]

Tokyo Station is a very convenient location with subways, rails and shinkansens.

I forgot to add that at Yokohama, you can walk along the "bay" and visit the Chinatown is just a train stop away.
Enjoy!