Travel: Japan - General

[lwm99]

pench:

how about Hakone? it's a really nice place...

For such a short trip, it will be too greedy to include Hakone.

Personally, I think DisneySea will be more interesting than days 5 and 6 that you planned.

[happymom_aa]

lwm99:

For such a short trip, it will be too greedy to include Hakone.

Personally, I think DisneySea will be more interesting than days 5 and 6 that you planned.

Like what LWM said, it'll be too much to include Hakone, though its nice to visit.
Not going Disneysea, DS not interested. He wanted to visit aquarium. As we had already went to the one in Sunshine City, so thought of trying out Tokyo Sea Life this round.

Day 2 decided to go for Mt Fuji, since that'll be the only place confirmed seeing snow.

Day 5 will be whole day in Kasai Rinkai area, to cover the park and aquarium.

Any suggestions for Day 6?
Need to bring my mom to Ueno as she wanted to buy scallop/seafood stuffs there. What else can be done?
Any suggesstions?

Thanks.

[mckenzy]

mt fuji… heard its not safe this time of the year…


besides… if you’re going mt fuji, hakone is a stone’s throw…?

[pench]

happymom_aa:

Like what LWM said, it'll be too much to include Hakone, though its nice to visit.

Not going Disneysea, DS not interested. He wanted to visit aquarium. As we had already went to the one in Sunshine City, so thought of trying out Tokyo Sea Life this round.

Day 2 decided to go for Mt Fuji, since that'll be the only place confirmed seeing snow.

Day 5 will be whole day in Kasai Rinkai area, to cover the park and aquarium.

Any suggestions for Day 6?
Need to bring my mom to Ueno as she wanted to buy scallop/seafood stuffs there. What else can be done?
Any suggesstions?

Thanks.

how about Odaiba? :roll: can go there in the afternoon~night...
helpful website for reference: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3008.html
enjoy~!

[radiantmum]

happymom_aa:

Hi radiantmum,


Glad to know the metro link, really helped in my planning.
My plan is more or less finalised, only undecided whether to go Mt Fuji.
Which period are you travelling?

My plans are:
Day 1 - Arrive in Tokyo
Day 2 - Mt Fuji (join day tour) / Yokohama (own)
Day 3 - Harajuku / Ginza / Tobu Train Museum
Day 4 - Disneyland
Day 5 - Tokyo Sea Life Park + shopping (?)
Day 6 - Ueno + Children Castle (?)
Day 7 - Back to Singapore

Any comments?
OK? Too adventurous?


Thanks.

I am travelling today

If you join Mt Fuji day tour, most likely u will be including Hakone as they are nearby. Not sure about Mt Fuji and Yokohama combination. Usually the local tour packages I saw on the web is Mt Fuji/Hakkone.

For Ginza and Harajuku, try to arrange for Sunday noon.

For Ueno, I am planning Ameya Yokocho shopping and Ueno Park to see the autumn foliage.

Not able to provide much advice - I will share more tips during/after my trip

[ChiefKiasu]

radiantmum:

I am travelling today ...

radiantmum, it may be orange with autumn foliage in Japan... but I assure you we are all green with envy back here in Singapore. Do have a great and safe trip!

[MMM]

Just to share. We hit the outlet today.


We managed to see part of Mt Fuji's peak on the bus. We took the JR gotemba bus from Shinjuku. It took alittle over 2 hours on our way up due to traffic jam. Coming back, it took around 3 hours again due to traffic situation. But we took the time to rest on the bus especially after so much walking for the past few days.

The outlet was packed with the locals. Gap had pretty good buys. Also managed to get coach stuff which happened to have 20% additional discount today though I still think US would have been better for that. We also managed to get samsonite laptop haversack that can double up as a school bag for kids at fairly good price. Overall, we enjoyed ourselves. Hubby thought he will be done in 30 mins but we did 6.5 hours instead. :lol:

We will be heading back home tomorrow.

Personally, I enjoyed Asakusa, Harajuku (for the interesting cosplay dress up and daiso 105 yen shop), Shinjuku area and Tsukiji market was rather interesting too as there was a very popular and great tasting noodle stall by the road side. It was also fun buying coupon and having udon noodle in the train station. Had to match the characters to ensure we are buying the right thing.

The Japanese just looked so well dressed all the time. Maybe it's the weather as well. Can't imagine doing all that in Singapore hot weather. But the teenagers are really an eye opener. They just set their own trends which their friends follow. I also came to a conclusion that most of the japanese ladies including teenage girls put on makeup (some are really thick to achieve the porcelain impact). Saw girls sitting in restaurants putting on make up and setting their hairstyle,etc.. dun really see that in Spore. Abit too \"vain\" for me to take it. :lol:

[happymom_aa]

Thanks for all the LIVE updates from Japan.

How I wish its Dec 1 now, then I’ll be closer to my departure date

[sashimi]

MMM:

The Japanese just looked so well dressed all the time. Maybe it's the weather as well. Can't imagine doing all that in Singapore hot weather. But the teenagers are really an eye opener. They just set their own trends which their friends follow. I also came to a conclusion that most of the japanese ladies including teenage girls put on makeup (some are really thick to achieve the porcelain impact). Saw girls sitting in restaurants putting on make up and setting their hairstyle,etc.. dun really see that in Spore. Abit too \"vain\" for me to take it. :lol:

It's true - the Japanese, even the men, are probably the most well-groomed Asians. Even high school girls wear make up with uniform (to sch or not I'm not sure). The Japanese are trend-setters, and everyone else (Korea, Taiwan, Sg) copies them.

When you return to Singapore, you will probably feel that we in Sg are incredibly sloppy dressers. Of course, our weather does not help, but still... sloppiness is not good anyway.

Did you also notice the distinct lack of fat people as well as spectacles among the Japanese?

[MMM]

sashimi:

Did you also notice the distinct lack of fat people as well as spectacles among the Japanese?

YES WE DID!!! :lol:

We came to a conclusion that the maybe it's due to the distance they have to walk between one platform to another (for train). Importantly, the flight of stairs they have to do everyday. Especially those long stairways (one after another :!: ). We gave up after the 4th day (we will look for the lift where possible). Also, taxi fare are expensive, so you are less likely to hop on a cab wherever you go. It's also not easy to find coke (carbonated soft drinks) (except in Macdonalds) most of the beverage choice are tea. So probably that helps too?

Hubby was suggesting that Spore govt should do away with the escalator to make sporeans exercise more.

As for the sloppy dresser, I've to attribute to the weather. If you were to wear in suit, etc... I think you will just melt the moment you step out under the sun.

I also like those small restaurants where you buy your food using coupons. Wonder if such will catch on in Spore (eg QB hair cut). But the japanese food quality to offer here must be as good and the price must also be reasonable. I missed the udon..... :love: Anyone for this biz idea? :lol: