have you been to japan?

[romantic_guy08]

^^
you can also shop at the Ueno street "market." discounted chocos and original perfumes na 3500 yen lang... take a stroll at Ueno Park na din... you can also visit Ginza... ganda ng building ng Sony dun.

If you want to go to Osaka/Kyoto and not spend too much, take the overnight JR Bus (5000 yen). Leaves Shinjuku station at 10 or 11 p.m. and arrives Kyoto at around 6 am. Mag ryokan nalang kayo sa Kyoto para mura... 2ooo yen ata yun per night...

[regdor]

so far eto mga maalala kong mga magandang untahan sa Japan...

1. Shinjuku - it's a shopping district and office district din.. malapit lang dito ang Mayor's office. Free umakyat sa building na yun to have a glimpse of Mt Fuji. Malapit din dito ang Meiji Shrine. Sa mga gays, Shinjuku ni-chome (2nd block) is a gay district. I'm gay kaya alam ko at dun ako tumatambay during Friday night. Yung mga bar nila is walang entrance fee pero kelangan mong bumili ng drink sa entrance.. Accessible both subway and JR lines.

2. Asakusa - andito yung Asakusa shrine. 2 major shrines lang ang Tokyo, yung meiji shrine at asakusa shrine. Meiji shrine is for Shintoism while Asakusa is for Budhism. Accessible using subway train, wala atang JR lines train dun.

3. Ropongi - andito and Hard Rock cafe at Tokyo Tower. May catholic church din dito at andito ang mahal nating embassy. Parang wala ka sa Tokyo sa lugar na to kasi puro caucasians mga tao dito. Andito kasi lahat mga embassy. Accessible using subway train only.

4. Ginza - Malapit lang to sa Ropongi. Eto yung high end fashion shopping district dito. Ang parlor nila will cost 50000 Yen (25000 pesos). Mostly buildings lang to. May mga high end fashion shops din naman sa Shinjuku.

5. Akihabara - this is the electronic shopping district nila. Gosh parang divisiora to pero laptop ang mga binibenta sa kanto. mapa OMG ka talaga dito sa mura ng mga electronics. Try mong tumawad at just show your passport para walang tax. Dont miss this place kahit wala kang bibilhin...

6. Ueno - pede na to lakarin from Akihabara. Andito ang Ueno park na may Panda zoo. yes, may market dito at street shopping lang dito. Nakakatuwa din tingnan yung mga nagtitinda on how they bargain their items.. be there and you'll see hehehe.. Lagi kami dito dati kasi may Filipino store kasi dito.

7. Tokyo Disney Compound (Disneyland, Disneysea at may mall din dito, forgot the name) - Actually, di na to sakop ng Tokyo kasi Chiba prefecture na to. Yung boundary kasi is the Edogawa-ku river in front ng Disney. Just living on the other side of the river before. Yes, hiwalay ang entrance ng Disneysea. Kung mejo kapos sa budget, try disneysea na lang kasi may disneyland naman sa HK. Sa disneysea, makita mong magjetski si Mickey Mouse hehehe..

8. Yokohama - Landmark tower (tallest in Japan and one of the fastest elevator in the world). 1000 yen ata ang entrance. sa baba andun na ang Yokohama Hard Rock at sa tapat may amusement park din. May mga magandang spots pa to malapit lang. Malapit lang din ang China Town dito. Gusto ko yung Kamakura Daibutso-koen pero malayo ata sa Landmark tower yun kasi sa other side of Yokohama city siya. Malapit sa Kamakura ang Sea paradise amusement park. Para siyang enchanted kingdom.

9. Mt Fuji - try nyo research sa net kung may makita kayong nag-organize nag visit dun. kung meron, grab na kasi mahirap talaga pumunta dun. One day trip lang to. So amazing talaga dun. Kung napa-wow ka kay Mt Mayon, mas mapawow ka dito.

10. Sunshine City - forgot the district name kung saan to located basta dulo to ng isang subway line. hehehehe.. Acquarium lang meron dito... di masyadong worth it.

12. Odaiba - you will have a glimpse of Rainbow Bridge. Shopping lang din dito... medyo mahal ang train going here. Ibang train siya. Not subway, not JR.

13. Emperor's House - malapit lang to sa Tokyo Station. Kung cherry blossom time, dont miss the cherry blossom sa around emperor's house... sobrang laki na kasi ang mga cherry tree dun kaya ang ganda. Di nyo makita ang emperor's house kasi naharangan siya ng stone wall na parang intramuros.

14. Tokyo Dome - hahaha, in my one year stay sa Japan, di ko talaga to navisit hehehe.. may amusement park din sa tabi nito.

15. Hakone - kung gusto nyong mag skiing, eto yung pinakamalapit sa Tokyo. Search nyo na lang sa net.

Isip pa ako kung may nakalimutan pa ba ako.. miss Japan na. Sa march 2013 pa ako makavisit ulet...

[purpleheadd07]

may one-day pass sa yurikamome train papuntang odaiba, pwede mo yun magamit mag train hopping sa mga lugar dun. it costs 800 yen or around 400 pesos. sulit na din since one way fare from JR Shimbasi to Daiba is around 300 yen na.

[22mai]

balik tokyo na uli si Gundam

[EvaKalog]

question ulit,

whats the best way from Narita Airport to Mercur Ginza?

thanks

EvaK

[purpleheadd07]

google jorudan:

http://www.jorudan.co.jp/english/norikae/

i don't know what station Mercur Ginza is so i typed Narita Airport to Ginza and got these:





heto pinakamura at 1160 yen pero pinakamatagal:



very helpful ang website na iyan, jan ako nag survive hehe. and always bring a map with you with the train routes. connected naman lahat yan, you just need to find out the directions and transfers. have fun!

[illumina]

Honestly wala akong idea but i have a friend na nagre-research na earlier.

Day 1 - afternoon na kami darating sa Tokyo malamang were just gonna spend the night within the area kung san kami mags-stay (suggest ka naman na ok na place na accessible sa lahat in Tokyo) mga 4-6pax kami
Day 2 - (Sunday) we dont know pa
Day 3 - Disneyland
Day 4 - DisneySea (im not sure kung advisable na 2 days straight) pwde ba gamitin yung 2 day pass on different theme park).
Day 5 - Mt Fuji
Day 6 - no idea
Day 7 - no idea

thanks in advance

Yup, we used a two-day pass for Disneyland one day, and DisneySea the other. I see you've changed your mind on Disney, but from my experience, if you can spend only one day for a Tokyo Disney park, it depends on who's going. If you have kids with you, go to Disneyland, but if it's an adult crowd looking for thrilling rides, go to DisneySea.
I've also been wanting to check out the Ikspiari mall outside. We took the JR train to Disneyland (Maihama station, and as soon as you stop, there's Disney music blaring in the station and Mickey Mouse et al on the walls ), but many hotels in Tokyo offer shuttles to Disneyland.
Caveat though: Narratives are ALL in Japanese, so we couldn't understand anything. That's why I'm not even bothering to go to Universal Studios anymore when I go to Osaka next month.

Free WiFi is hard to get by in Japan, because everyone uses mobile Internet on their phones—that's why I was considering renting a mobile WiFi router from SoftBank.

[gff]

Already here in Japan and enjoying the fine weather. We will be joining an organized tour at Mt. Fuji. Akala ko di ako makakapag-internet ng libre, good thing nagdala ko ng netbook at nanghiram ako ng cable sa hotel frontdesk, thank you fellow pexters sa tip.....hmmm...ang mahal mamasyal dito ha.

[auie2003]

Oh my, I didn't realize how lucky I was to have used the Yurikamome everyday for a year when I studied back in Tokyo. And I lived in Odaiba.

I have several notes of this important year in my life: check out -
http://restorrun.blogspot.com/search/label/Japan

[rexx]

Hello guys, how much kaya ang recommended pocket money if you tour in Osaka [only] for 1 week, excluding accomodation? and is it good to visit Japan in winter months like dec-jan?

[purpleheadd07]

food in japan costs 700-1400 yen per meal (350-700 pesos), train fare is at least 200 yen (100 pesos), bottled water 120 yen (60 pesos), do the math!

dec-january is nice if you love extra cold weather.

[EvaKalog]

Thansk purplehead and illumina for the infos.

Purplehead, btw, yung mga water ba sa kanila may nabibiling gallons, or mga 1.5L na coke? Id like to try authentic TOKOYAKI and OKONOMIYAKI. Tokyo, Disneyland and Mt Fuji kami for our 1 week stay next month sa tokyo. Still backreading, ill ask some question na lang pag may naalala pa ako.

Salamat!

[purpleheadd07]

well i'm sure meron naman yan. btw, most of the hotels pwede inuman ang water sa gripo nila. tanong ka na lang sa front desk.

[purpleheadd07]

nope, it's not New York! It's Odaiba!

[EvaKalog]

hi purplehead,

question ulit, where can i buy prepaid sim or prepaid phone in japan?

if id only in tokyo i can just buy the tokyo metro card 2 day pass right? tapos join na lang ako ng tour group paputang mt fuji? i dont need to use 2 day pass (tokyo metro) if id be staying in disney overnight?

thanks

[purpleheadd07]

^ no idea, sorry. i never got to try any of those. kung saglit ka lang naman sa tokyo what do you need a prepaid sim for? kung may roaming ka yun na lang.

btw, yung metrocard di mo ata pwede gamitin sa JR lines so baka sayang din lang. i'm not so sure though. the only day pass i got to try buying was the one day yurikamome pass for odaiba hehe.

[archerguy]

Some photos taken in Tokyo last December

Tokyo Tower


Sky Tree


Anti-nuke rally in Shibuya


Morning jogger in Asakusa


Coin-operated Internet access in Narita Airport


Zack Efron in Asakusa

[isangtalipandas]

Thansk purplehead and illumina for the infos.

Purplehead, btw, yung mga water ba sa kanila may nabibiling gallons, or mga 1.5L na coke? Id like to try authentic TOKOYAKI and OKONOMIYAKI. Tokyo, Disneyland and Mt Fuji kami for our 1 week stay next month sa tokyo. Still backreading, ill ask some question na lang pag may naalala pa ako.

Salamat!

bottled water by the gallon and softdrinks in 1.5 containers are available in convenience stores and supermarkets. the cheapest 2L bottle of water is around 98 yen.

you can try Gindako for takoyaki, though any takoyaki shop that has a long line of locals waiting for their order is worth a try. I can't really recommend any particular Okonomiyaki place, though the type/specialty does differ with each city/area, so it might be worth checking out several places.

[Murdock19]

hows the weather now in japan?will be there june 14 to june 21.

[22mai]

food in japan costs 700-1400 yen per meal (350-700 pesos), train fare is at least 200 yen (100 pesos), bottled water 120 yen (60 pesos), do the math!

dec-january is nice if you love extra cold weather.

may matsuya or yoshinoya naman 350 yen