Travel: Japan - General

[happy to be mum]

hi dimitri_can


Thanks for your offer, need your help to book in advance! PM you.

you are a great contributor to this thread!

[Dnls_mum]

happy to be mum:

hi there


anyone been to the cup noodle museum in Yokohama? need to book in advance for the chicken noodle & cup noodle activity?

thinking to make a day trip there from Tokyo.

Went last Dec. we only did the cup noodle activity and got the tickets when we went in the morning. But if you want to do the chicken noodle activity, I suggest you pre-book. We were there quite early and most of the sloes were taken. The only slots available was late afternoon. We were interested to do that so it was ok. But if u go specifically for that, then better book the slot you want. We just did the cup noodles. That has little to no queue.

[happy to be mum]

hi dnls_mum


thanks for the tips, yes hoping to get the slots that I want now through dimitri_can's help but realized some attractions started to close from 29th dec onwards. Can start counting down for my trip finally

[cool_hi]

hi, has anyone went Tokyo & mount Fuji area,on Free & easy trip, during CNY period before??


shops & places of interest like Disneyland etc, should be opened right??:)
If I book hotels now, will most of the popular ones be fully booked already??

thanks in advance for any info

[mamamia359]

Thanks Dimitri_can for going the extra mile to buy the Ghibli Museum tickets for me at no extra cost. Very much appreciated. My family of 5 enjoyed the museum visit very much.


Japan is indeed a nice place for holiday!

[lovexuan85]

happy to be mum:

hi there


anyone been to the cup noodle museum in Yokohama? need to book in advance for the chicken noodle & cup noodle activity?

thinking to make a day trip there from Tokyo.

Hi happy to be mum,
I went to Yokohama Cup Noodle Museum in November, it was a Monday and I was there at about 10.30 - 10.45am, they open at 10am! I thought I was actually quite early, but I was wrong!!! There are SO MANY People, and majority are not tourist, they are japanese! Oh my...
For the chicken noodle which you will make the noodle from dough yourself, its already FULLY BOOKED for that day... so i believed might have to buy the tickets in advance, as for the normal cup noodle activity which you design the cup and chose the ingredients, they have slot for that too, we have to go to the counter to get the available time slot ticket, we got the 11.45am time slot! So i believe its always wise to go there early as the Japanese are really punctual!
You can also go to Yokohama Chinatown to walk around after that which we did after that, the wang fu jing shui jian bao is really good!!!

[starlight1968sg]

Among the various chinatowns in Japan, Yokohama seems the most established and crowded with shoppers. I like it the best.

[i3mum]

We are back from our 11 days Japan trip (Tokyo, Kyoto & Osaka) and had a great time! I would like to thank dimitri_can and all others who have helped to answer my queries prior to our trip! :rahrah:


We are looking forward to plan another trip next year to Japan again! This time probably just Osaka and another city, if anyone has suggestion, please let me know!

Merry Christmas to all ! :boogie:

[starlight1968sg]

i3mum

keen to venture westward to Hiroshima and Miyajima or all the way to Kyushu?

[i3mum]

Thanks starlight1968sg for your suggestions? How long does it take and any attractions?


I am thinking of :

1) A ski resort where my children can have fun
2) Indoor water theme park
3) Private onsen in ryokan/room
4) Any other theme parks (been to USJ and both Disney Land & Disney Sea)

5) Or maybe Hokkaido