**Note This post will always be at the top till i decided**
Just check MH has a offer right now from 1st July till 31st July ... Osaka is just $407 include Tax... i have to call MA Singapore to find out cause when i tried to book on web , it seems that Child and Adult is the same rate.. and infant is only 75% of adult... strange... i tot Child should be 75% and infant 10%...anyway .. this is the deal i was longing for!!!! To Osaka direct!!!... Flight hours is about 9 hrs.. with approx 45 mins transit in KL.. leave singapore 9 pm.. arrive Osaka KIX 715am!!!... hahahahaha....Sis-in-law might want to go with us...
strange..i just check just now ... and the price drop... its 398 per person now
I long to make another trip to Japan so much, before Marcus starts Primary 1. I need to convince mrs to make another trip to Nihong. Else i dun know when we will go again. hahahaha. Its been nearly a year since we made the last trip (whole family) to Japan in April 2008 and of course recent HongKong 12 Days
Oh well, decide to view autumn leaves again. Hope mrs agree. anyway just got back from HongKong / Genting.. think she should be ok....Ok anyway it just a plan.. plans can change etc. Plan is firm!!!
Decided :
- at least a 2 week holiday??? firm.. its from 18 Nov nite till 7 Dec Nite back...
- Decided not to get the JR Rail Pass with kids its just dun make sense.
- Will spend most of my time in the Kansai Area, Kyoto , Nagoya , Hiroshima??
- Definite will visit DisneyLand again but no JR pass how???? will not go to Kanto area... not worth the time and effort...If i want.. i will take a plane up from home...
The Plan.
Duration : 17 days ( at least 2 days fly time )
Date of visit : 18 Nov till 7 Dec ( 12 days Annual leave , as 27 Nov is Hari Raya Haji )
** .. still planning .. **
Nankai Rapid Service
Nankai Rapid Service trains run along the same tracks to the same destination, but like their JR counterparts stop more often and may get crowded. The trip to Namba takes 42 min and costs ¥890, making this the cheapest of the four options, unless your final destination is a JR station in Osaka (e.g. Universal City). If you are considering a multi-day Kansai rail pass, consider this before buying your ticket, as it includes transport on the Nankai Rapid Service (not rapi:t). You can buy multi-day Kansai rail passes at the information desk at the airport.
Some interesting places
Miyajima is an island, so you'll have to take a ferry to get there. The main ferry terminal on the mainland is Miyajimaguchi (宮島口), which you can reach from JR Hiroshima station either by JR train (¥400, 25 minutes, or ¥570 for a combination ticket with the ferry) or by tram line #2 (¥270, 70 minutes from Hiroshima JR Station). The tram line also passes by the Peace Memorial Park and may thus be more convenient for visitors also touring Hiroshima.
From Miyajimaguchi, JR and Matsudai ferries to Miyajima run up to 10 times an hour. The trip takes 10 minutes and costs ¥170 each way; Japan Rail Pass holders can use the JR ferry for free. Ferries return to the mainland until midnight, so it is possible stay until after most of the tour groups leave in the evening before returning on a later ferry.
There are also direct ferry connections from Hiroshima Peace Park to Miyajima, running once an hour or so from near the A-Bomb Dome and taking only 23 minutes, but these charge a steep ¥1640 for the privilege
Some Interesting Links
Kyoto Visit Page - here
Osaka Promo - here
UltraMan Town , visit?? me not a ultraman fan tot - here
Major School Holidays in Japan
Spring break (March 1 - Apr. 10)
Summer break (July 20 - Sept. 10)
Winter break (Dec. 10 - Jan. 20)
Hotels
Osaka - where to stay this round in Osaka??? most probably will stay at Business Inn Sennichimae Hotel .. right at the heart of Dotobori and Namba Walk...
Kyoto - ???stay here at Nagoya??? still not decided yet... but at least 5 - 7 nights at Kyoto / Nagoya ...some listing in order of perference
*SUPER HOTEL KYOTO KARASUMA/GOJO - West side of Karasuma, 100m south of Gojo; Tel: 343-9000; A NEW SUPER VALUE hotel with 108 rooms; singles (semi double bed) 6,280 yen; doubles 8,280 yen; all prices include tax; continental breakfast served; Check-in 15:00-23:00, no curfew once checked-in; close to Kyoto's shopping/business area and major temples; next to exit #8 of Gojo subway Stn. or 10-min walk from Kyoto Stn. MAP
*Toyoko Inn Kyoto Shijo-Karasuma - Near the No.20 exit of Shijo subway Station and Hankyu Karasuma Station.
*Toyoko Inn Kyoto Gojo-Karasuma - 3 minutes walk from the No.2 exit of Gojo station on the subway Karasuma Line. 15 minutes walk from JR Kyoto Station
*SUPER HOTEL KYOTO SHIJYOKAWARAMACHI - MAP
Nagoya -> Toyoko Inn Nagoya Marunouchi ... near No. 8 exit of Marunouchi Station on subway
Nagoya -> HotelWing Chain of Hotels in Japan - Nagoya Branch typical rate around 9K JPY per night..
Rail passes
- Kinetsu Rail pass
Found a really good site for Train Ticket calculation.. Link ハイパーダイヤ
Sights Visiting
Osaka
Kyoto 京都
- Gion Street
- Arashiyama / Tenryuji Temple / Bamboo Groves
- Fushimi Inari Shrine
- Nishiki Market
- Amanohashidate - one of the top 3 views in japan
Nagoya 名古
- TagataJinMae Shrine
- Toyota KaiKan Plant tour / area
- Nagoya Port / Aquarium
- Nagoya Station / Oasis 21
update : 7 July 2009
