Originally posted by winnie^_^:
Hi pple,
I do not know which part of Japan is nice to go, do recommend, especially those who went Japan b4, kindly recommend:
1) the places of interests
2) foods
3) shopping (cheap one only hor)
4) wen quan
5) natural places (can see sea, greenery)
It depends on where you want to start your journey.
If you are heading for Tokyo first, you can get around to the shopping part quite easily. After that you can take the shinkansen to the other cities. The journey on these high speed trains can be anything from 1 hr to 4 hrs depending on where you are heading. The hub for these type of travel is at Tokyo Station.
Food is not too expensive if you are not to choosy. A typical meal at Yoshinoya can be as cheap as S$5. Of course if you end up in a sushi bar and you eat a lot, the meal can be as high as S$40.
Getting around in Tokyo can be complicating but if you can understand the rail system it is actually quite cheap and easy.
For hot springs and natural places, you'd probably need to get away from Tokyo. You might then want to start from Hokkaido. I've not been there so I cannot offer any advice.
The biggest problem is probably language. The further you move away from the big cities, the larger this problem is. Carrying a phrase book helps.
I'd probably can share more if you can post more specific questions, esp on Tokyo.