And this is why we can't have nice things.But some visitors have reportedly entered private property without permission. There have been other reports of people pulling at the kimonos of geisha entertainers and maiko apprentices.
And this is why we can't have nice things.But some visitors have reportedly entered private property without permission. There have been other reports of people pulling at the kimonos of geisha entertainers and maiko apprentices.
So it turns out Hiroshima also has a Volks, an Animate, a Lashinbang, a Yellow Submarine and the assortment of arcades.
Probably, but somehow I missed that they were right around the corner from the hotel. Handy...
What's the quickest way to get from Kanazawa to Takayama? (Got a JR pass so no issues there.) Best I can do is shinkansen to Toyama, local train to Inotani, another local train to Takayama.
Then there's getting from Takayama to Tokyo. Here's hoping things can be a little more straightforward than going back via Toyama...
What's the best domestic Japanese flights? Recently booked a flight to Yamaguchi prefecture for next month just to hang out with a friends for the weekend. A friend recommended ANA, so that's what I went to immediately.
Oh my goodness...My wife suggested we go back to Tokyo next winter.
Looks like I'm going back to Japan!!!
Oh my goodness...My wife suggested we go back to Tokyo next winter.
Looks like I'm going back to Japan!!!
Awesome! My wife and I have weekly discussing of when we're going back. We're going to go post Olympics as well.Oh my goodness...My wife suggested we go back to Tokyo next winter.
Looks like I'm going back to Japan!!!
Same. Im gonna wait out the Olympics and winter is the only time Ive ever gone to Japan. Its a tradition now.
Awesome! My wife and I have weekly discussing of when we're going back. We're going to go post Olympics as well.
Looking at the JR Pass website, saw they have an Itinerary sampler so you can plug in your general stops and see how much it costs compared to getting a JR Pass for all that travel.
Oh, THAT's the official website!
Oh, THAT's the official website!
I was perusing another site, jrpass dot com.
Do you have an iPhone because Suica came up on my wallet and I put some money on it and it works for everything. It's amazing. It's prepay tooLooking at the JR Pass website, saw they have an Itinerary sampler so you can plug in your general stops and see how much it costs compared to getting a JR Pass for all that travel.
Anybody know how reliable that is, like are they goosing the estimates to make a JR Pass seem a better deal than it is for people who know better?
We're actually going to include it as part of our Asia Disney trip. We'll have been to all the Disney parks after we hit Hong Kong and Shanghai, and we loved Tokyo Disney so much that we're going to go there again now.
I'm curious how tourism levels will be after such a short window AFTER the Olympics?
I've just arrived in Tokyo. Currently at the Apple Store waiting for my iPhone to be repaired, which is a story in itself. I'm here for 9 days. Five to attend an academic conference at the Mirakan and four to do a more in depth sightseeing in Tokyo as the last time I was in Japan in 2015 I had only spend three days only and only saw the main sights that most tourists see (e.g. Imperial Palace, etc.) .
Every video I seen of Japan's Disney land is a nightmare. My brother keep having 2nd thoughts on being a back up in case one of our plans does workout.
Every video I seen of Japan's Disney land is a nightmare. My brother keep having 2nd thoughts on being a back up in case one of our plans does workout.
I do wield an iPhone, but I also have a Suica and Icoca from the last time I went to Japan, and I kinda like the analog feel of wielding and reloading a plastic card. >_>Do you have an iPhone because Suica came up on my wallet and I put some money on it and it works for everything. It's amazing. It's prepay too
Do I present it every time at a specialized booth to get my seat for whatever ride I'm taking or is it far more painless than I'm imagining it being?
If you're going on a train with seat reservation, you use the normal ticket booths:
If you're going on a train without seat reservation, you just show the JR Pass at the manned entrance gate and they'll let you in.
Hellll yes, Kyoto Week is gonna be action-packed.JR Pass is super easy to use, yes. There's always a manned gate alongside the ticket/card reader gates, often specifically marked with "JR Pass". You can travel without reservations if you stick to the designated cars, but for longer trips just ask at the ticket office (there is one near the gates).
Only downsides: it's expensive, you have to order it well in advance and the line to get your actual pass at Narita (in the area downstairs, in front of the Shinkansen gates) was ridiculous.
If you're going travelling, it's well worth it though.
We found the JR pass great to use too. And FWIW, it only took like 10 min to get our pass at Narita. Maybe we were lucky?JR Pass is super easy to use, yes. There's always a manned gate alongside the ticket/card reader gates, often specifically marked with "JR Pass". You can travel without reservations if you stick to the designated cars, but for longer trips just ask at the ticket office (there is one near the gates).
Only downsides: it's expensive, you have to order it well in advance and the line to get your actual pass at Narita (in the area downstairs, in front of the Shinkansen gates) was ridiculous.
If you're going travelling, it's well worth it though.
it only took like 10 min to get our pass at Narita. Maybe we were lucky?
A fire is raging at Shuri Castle, a UNESCO's World Heritage site in the southern prefecture of Okinawa. It started early Thursday morning. Fire trucks have rushed to the scene.
Police say the main hall and a nearby building have burned to the ground, and another building is burning.
No reports of injury have been reported so far.