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We (myself, the parents in-law & a four year old) have a two night stop over in Tokyo between the 18th & 20th of Jan & are wondering how far in advance it is advisable to book hotels. We would require two rooms & are thinking to stay in Ginza or Shinjuku areas. We are keen to check out the fish market, we do have a four year old in tow so any kiddie friendly pointers on activities other then the market would be appreciated. Don't want to jam to much in just a taster of Tokyo. My choice would…

Hello,
I have received some very valuable help from this forum. We are visiting Japan for 18 days with our teenage children in December. I am still stuggling with our itinerary but have so far established that we will visit the following starting on December 3.

Osaka (arrive early afternoon)
Osaka
Koyasan
Kyoto
Kyoto (day trip to Nara)
Kyoto
Kyoto
Hiroshima
Hiroshima (day trip to Miyajima)
travel to Takayama via Himeji
Takayama
Tokyo (stay at least 4-5 nights)

We were initially planning to visit…

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We have been in Japan for 12 days and are travelling without a JR pass. So far we have visited fukuoka, hiroshima, onomichi (2 days beautiful cycle across the islands), Himeji, Osaka, Koyasan. We are now in Kyoto for 5 nights and will then have 7 nights before arriving in Tokyo for the final 4 nights.
We would like to experience more of the beautiful scenery and wondered if anyone had any route ideas. We could go to Kanazawa, and take in the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, and Fuji lakes? I…

Hello everyone,
I’m seeking advice on options for daily trips around Tokyo and Kyoto. I am planning on visiting Hakone (before going to Tokyo) and Nikko (as a daily trip from Tokyo) but I’m still missing 1-2 good options for a daily trip in the area. Best would be if the destinations were reachable on a JR rail pass.
When it comes to the area around Kyoto, I already have Himeji and Osaka as options for short trips from Kyoto on my itinerary. I would like to have 1-2 more just for the sake of…

Hello fellow travelers
After crossing central asia, sibiria I arrived Vladivostock where I shall take ferry to Japan on 19th(today). I went th posts making some points but need help as it seems different on that part of world.
Firstly I’ve 15-25 days, happy with nature, local cuisine, countryside culture/living, trekking(though did lot in kyrgiz,tajick mountains). Cities tokyo, kyoto(maybe others) should be explored as well in this part of world I guess.
Should I skip south and do best of north of…

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I have already posted this at the end of a discussion called Help with itinerary in October.

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We have worked on our schedule, but still have work to do on the hiking. Our interest are culture, nature, hiking
September 29 - Landing late afternoon in Narita. Transport to Tokyo
Sept. 30, October 1 - Tokyo
October 2 - Day in Tokyo, transport to Hakone early evening. (Nothing booked yet, if weather unsure we will go on a day trip only decided last minute)
October 3 - Hakone End of afternoon…

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Has anyone had any recent experience with the Japan travel sim and the accompanying Brastel card for calling and a Japanese number?
(https://www.brastel.com/eng/japantravelsim)

I'm looking at purchasing the 3GB sim for a 31 day trip, and would find the Japanese number useful but I don't know that it is any better than just buying a data sim and then buying a Japanese Skype number.

Anyone with personal experience that can offer some advice would be gratefully received.
Thanks

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We're due to walk the Nakahechi trail of the Kumano Kodo and It seems to be really tricky to find any accomodation near Koguchi (all the options listed on the Tanabe Tourist Bureau site are booked out).
Does anyone know of any good options to stay? We'd be walking from Yunomine Onsen and don't really want to go back on ourselves. Is there another town further along the course where you think we could reach the same day and find somewhere?

Hope someone can offer some help. Thanks a…

We are flying into Osaka int'l airport next month (flight gets in 7pm) and want to spend 1st night in an area thats full of stuff to walk around and see, places to eat etc...where should we go and whats the best way to get there from the airport....planning to head on to Kyoto the next day. We will definitly be getting some regional rail passes but havent figured all of that out yet.
Thx for your help

Hello fellow travelers,
Due to the recent weather occurrences in Japan, I'm getting a bit freaked out about the possibility of extreme weather conditions at the time I will be travelling to Japan (end of September to mid October). I am planning on staying in/around Tokyo, in/around Kyoto and then heading off to Yaeyama Islands. Do you have any tips on where to search for reliable weather predictions? Do you know of any weather-related warnings yet?
Thank you in advance,
Aleksandra