Travel: Japan - General

[starlight1968sg]

Yes, it is worth the trip up to Mt Misen.


Bring some tit-bits or snacks so that you can sit down, snack while enjoying the scenary.

The cable car ride itself up to Mt Misen is already unique.

Unless you are a museum person, you can forget about the museum. The Park is quite spacious and plenty of walking though.

It is a serene but sad place.

Compared to Nagasaki Peace Park, I would prefer Hiroshima’s somehow.

Dont forget to eat the Bakudanya tsuke-men at JR Hiroshima Shinkansen station. It is simply delicious and I can’t find any tsuke-men in Singapore even close to this shop’s.

[Dnls_mum]

starlight1968sg:

Yes, it is worth the trip up to Mt Misen.


Bring some tit-bits or snacks so that you can sit down, snack while enjoying the scenary.

The cable car ride itself up to Mt Misen is already unique.

Unless you are a museum person, you can forget about the museum. The Park is quite spacious and plenty of walking though.

It is a serene but sad place.

Compared to Nagasaki Peace Park, I would prefer Hiroshima's somehow.

Dont forget to eat the Bakudanya tsuke-men at JR Hiroshima Shinkansen station. It is simply delicious and I can't find any tsuke-men in Singapore even close to this shop's.

Thanks for the tsuke-men tip!
I know what you mean about it being a sad place. We visited the park and museum at Nagasaki many years back and felt the same way. How much time we spend at the park and museum will probably depend on what time we manage to get to Hiroshima. We are still waitlisted on the SIN-Fukuoka flight. If we manage to get that then we'll be able to get to Hiroshima earlier :xedfingers:

[starlight1968sg]

Each time I visit Japan, I will make a trip to Hiroshima to "feel" the impact the bomb bought.

I guess 2hrs in the Park would be sufficient.
The Park is quite a distance (min 30min walk) from the JR Station.

[Dnls_mum]

starlight1968sg:

Each time I visit Japan, I will make a trip to Hiroshima to \"feel\" the impact the bomb bought.

I guess 2hrs in the Park would be sufficient.
The Park is quite a distance (min 30min walk) from the JR Station.

Thanks Starlight.
I've checked and they have a tram that I can take from the station to the museum so I think I'll try that. We just arrive from an overnight flight that day, so I doubt I'll have the energy for long walks. And we managed to get our flight to Fukuoka, :rahrah: so it'll be a shorter train ride to Hiroshima. Then we leave from Kansai, Osaka.

[dimitri_can]

Hi all,


I am a trip advisor cum Japanese language teacher.
I am here to share my knowledge to those who need assistance with Japanese travelling. I have been to Japan for 26 times.

You can often find me helping other Japan travellers on Hardwarezone forum
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/japan-271/

[phyedw]

dimitri_can:

Hi all,


I am a trip advisor cum Japanese language teacher.
I am here to share my knowledge to those who need assistance with Japanese travelling. I have been to Japan for 26 times.

You can often find me helping other Japan travellers on Hardwarezone forum
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/japan-271/

Hi, going to tokyo in dec with hubby and 3 kids, any hotel to recommend for tokyo and hakone? My budget is about SGD120 per night/room. as for hakone, not sure about the price. TIA

[dimitri_can]

How long is ur trip?


For Tokyo, you can try Toyoko-Inn or Super Hotel.
http://www.toyoko-inn.com/

http://www.superhoteljapan.com/en/

Hakone is a bit more expensive. Recommended that you guys do a day trip to save some cost. But if you wish to stay in Hakone, can try the ones listed here

http://www.expedia.com.sg/Hakone-Hotels ... ide-Hotels

How old are your kids btw?

[phyedw]

dimitri_can:

How long is ur trip?


For Tokyo, you can try Toyoko-Inn or Super Hotel.
http://www.toyoko-inn.com/

http://www.superhoteljapan.com/en/

Hakone is a bit more expensive. Recommended that you guys do a day trip to save some cost. But if you wish to stay in Hakone, can try the ones listed here

http://www.expedia.com.sg/Hakone-Hotels ... ide-Hotels

How old are your kids btw?

Thanks.

Do you think booking through hotels.com and agoda.com will be cheaper?

We will be going on the 2dec, reaching narita at ard 1705, departing tokyo on the 16dec, 2050.

My 3 kids are 14,12 and 9. This is our first time.

Currently places to visit on my mind is disneyland/sea, pokemon center(kids' request), nissin noodle museum, odaiba, ginza, tokyo tower, mount fuji, etc.

[starlight1968sg]

Can explore Kawaguchiko instead of Hakone.

Choose a posh ryokan in Kawaguchiko to enjoy the dinner & breakfast, soak in the onsen either facing Mt Fuji or Kawaguchiko.

[dimitri_can]

hmmm... u can try. For me, i usually book via jalan.net or rakuten as i can read Japanese. They do have English websites as well.


http://travel.rakuten.com.sg/

http://www.jalan.net/en/japan_hotels_ry ... eng_banner

For Dec, suggest u book the hotels somewhere in Aug/Sept...

In Japan, it's quite hard to find rooms for 3 persons. usually max is 2...

I do provide free consultation for Japan trips. Doing out of goodwill. Only restriction is that the consultation timing has to fit my time....