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RE: Help me fill in the blanks

by bamse 24 May 2012

What do you expect from a stay in a love hotel in Hiroshima? AFAIK, anywhere besides Osaka (and perhaps Kobe) love hotels have just ordin…
1st Solo backpacking trip to OSAKA (KANSAI AREA)

by scoutpc 23 May 2012

After looking thru sample itineraries and looking ard for books in lib, ive come up with a few frameworks to work on. Pls critique and…
RE: OSAKA for 2 weeks. Cheap Easts and funky bars??

by machiruda 22 May 2012

roof top bars here are usually beer gardens and they open up later in the season (mid-june-ish, I guess). for bars etc, just walk around…
RE: 3 Week Itinerary for Japan....any suggestions?

by bamse 21 May 2012

A fairly standard tour could look like: -a week to 10 days for Tokyo+Kyoto (together), -some daytrips or overnight trips from either,…
RE: Nine days in Japan

by radicalbliv 19 May 2012

I haven't been to Hiroshima, but I reckon that it would be totally ok to give it a miss on such a short trip, sure you're friend would…
RE: Nine days in Japan

by radicalbliv 19 May 2012

I haven't been to Hiroshima, but I reckon that it would be totally ok to give it a miss on such a short trip, sure you're friend would…
RE: Nine days in Japan

by supermerlion 18 May 2012

If you're going to be in Kyoto, you'd probably want to check out other nearby cities like Kobe, Osaka and Nara. Nagoya can be stopped…
RE: Ferry to China??

by Tokyo_girl 18 May 2012

In May you probably won't need a booking, but better to book in case as the ferries go infrequently. I have taken a Kobe Shanghai ferry…
RE: Please Check My Japan Itinereray - July 2012

by Kalasri87 16 May 2012

Thanks for the replies everyone. We'd like to experience the Osaka nightlife but also the Kyoto festivals at night (Gion Matsuri). We'll…
RE: Please Check My Japan Itinereray - July 2012

by TokyoB 16 May 2012

Some points from my side : + I think Kobe is not worth it. As a port city, Yokohama is much more modern and interesting and also can be…
RE: Please Check My Japan Itinereray - July 2012

by puneetg3 15 May 2012

Responding on behalf of the OP (I'm one of the friends travelling on this trip): Thank you for your replies Grog and Bamse. We have essen…
RE: 10 day Japan itinerary advise

by bamse 15 May 2012

For my taste too many places in too little time. Also, I'd spend much more time in Kyoto, i.e. a minimum of 3 days. Takayama takes some…
RE: Please Check My Japan Itinereray - July 2012

by GrogBlossom 15 May 2012

I would argue that Tokyo is more interesting on the weekend (people watching) and Takao better on a weekday (perhaps fewer people). Plus,…
Re: 8 days in Kansai?

by Domyong71 15 May 2012

Hi, You may want to consider purchasing a Jr West Kansai wWide pass for 7000 Yen for four consecutive days which will give you all you…
RE: Ikebana class for tourists in Japan (not too expensive?)

by bamse 14 May 2012

Sorry, I don't know how to experience the arts you mention. As for where to go, logical choices would be to base yourself in either Tokyo…
RE: 2-3 day trip Busan to Japan

by krazykatie 13 May 2012

The Kobe ferry takes about 3 hours to fukuoka, which will easily pass a few days, it's quite a big city with lots to see and do there.…
RE: 2-3 day trip Busan to Japan

by sammyboat89 13 May 2012

Hmm, I'm not sure about the possibility of a single day trip, but I took the ferry a few months back from Busan to Fukuoka. I was a cheapo,…
Advice on finding a Teaching job please

by jimarmo 10 May 2012

It's been just over a week now since I got back to China from Japan, and enjoyed it that much that I have decided to move over there next…
Re: Ferris from china to japan and from japan to taiwan

by bamse 07 May 2012

The page you linked is not from Shanghai, but from Tianjin (to Kobe). AFAIK, the furthest "north" (rather west) you can get is Osaka/Kob…
RE: Ferries From Japan - China, Plus Recommendations.

by egjeg 05 May 2012

That particular ferry is once per week. Their sailing schedule is on the website I linked in that post https://www.shanghai-ferry.co.jp/eng…
Help with planning two trips!

by serenityrei 02 May 2012

So yesterday I officially booked my flights from Toronto to California for two weeks in August. It was an unexpected trip that was a spur…
RE: Japan travel ideas for single girl traveling alone....

by machiruda 25 April 2012

I think Tokyo is very different from those other Asian cities mentioned, HK comes closest. That said, you can easily have a fantastic…
First time in Japan. Intinerary review :)

by bachor11 22 April 2012

Hello, We will spend 17 days In japan. We are couple on budget and we will be using 14 days JR pass. We dont mind far distances and we…
Good itinerary for 2-3 week stay in Japan

by pinkerton 19 April 2012

Hi all, I am thinking about visiting Japan with my dad this summer (sometime between June-July). I have visited Japan a few times when…
Re: Itinerary ideas

by Wassatagain 18 April 2012

I would heartily recommend both Nikko and Kamakura and enjoyed both immensely when I was there. Nikko is a fantastically beautiful place…