Seriously need help on F&E to Japan
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We decide to go Japan on this coming June but we not reali interested in taking the tour.. cos not onli expensive but also seen like it will be in a rush .. So we are thinking to go by ourselves. But the thing now is all 3 of us never being to Japan before.. so we know nuts about Japan. So now we need some help on where go to.. where to stay ( hopefully can find something reasonable ) and where to eat..
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Although I did not actually went out from the airport before, but when I did a transit at japan I realise 1 thing....All the sign boards are in japanese and if u dun know japanese, u r as gd as blind. And to add more problem to it...not many japanese understand english. Even if they speak, u will have hard time understand. I heard the train system in tokyo is very confusing, unless u live there for a while, or else u might have a chance of getting lost.Originally posted by sneezy:We decide to go Japan on this coming June but we not reali interested in taking the tour.. cos not onli expensive but also seen like it will be in a rush .. So we are thinking to go by ourselves. But the thing now is all 3 of us never being to Japan before.. so we know nuts about Japan. So now we need some help on where go to.. where to stay ( hopefully can find something reasonable ) and where to eat..
Unless u have japnese friend ard to guide u, or else it will be very time consuming just to find the destination that u wanted to go. Hope this help.
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Thanks fireice.. hai shi ni zui hao..Originally posted by FireIce:
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Borrow a Lonely Planet guidebook.
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All the sign boards are in japanese and if u dun know japanese, u r as gd as blind.
Well, actually, if you can read Chinese, you can guess the meaning of the Kanji on the signs, seeing as how closely related Japanese and Chinese are. Oh, and one thing, they do have signs in English at major transportation areas such as Metro stations, bus stops and Shinkansen stations. But still, the best thing is to have a guidebook. -
which part of japan.....Originally posted by sneezy:We decide to go Japan on this coming June but we not reali interested in taking the tour.. cos not onli expensive but also seen like it will be in a rush .. So we are thinking to go by ourselves. But the thing now is all 3 of us never being to Japan before.. so we know nuts about Japan. So now we need some help on where go to.. where to stay ( hopefully can find something reasonable ) and where to eat.. -
oh nose. gam sia.... how many hi-tea treats have u picked up?Originally posted by FireIce:
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as u stay there, ur jap can really improve.Originally posted by SpeedStar:Although I did not actually went out from the airport before, but when I did a transit at japan I realise 1 thing....All the sign boards are in japanese and if u dun know japanese, u r as gd as blind. And to add more problem to it...not many japanese understand english. Even if they speak, u will have hard time understand. I heard the train system in tokyo is very confusing, unless u live there for a while, or else u might have a chance of getting lost.
Unless u have japnese friend ard to guide u, or else it will be very time consuming just to find the destination that u wanted to go. Hope this help.
one thing, most signs in tokyo come with english, though not all. if u're in tokyo, u're pretty safe with chinese knowledge (to recognise kanji), katakana and hiragana syllable tables, some common phrases, and u can use english or point to the menu.
train system is indeed confusing. train stations are structured in this way, in one axis are all the thin platforms, as narrow as bishan or more but longer, packing more ppl. at different parts of platforms are the escalators or staircases to the different exits of the station, either overhead or underneath. to get from one exit to another (while inside), u have to squeeze thru the platforms. no joke. exiting at the wrong exit, u might have a difficult time navigating through from outside, once in a while u might want to tap ur card in (if u use card instead of manual tickets) and head to another exit's office, hand over ur card apologetically and the staff will know what to do.
here's a pretty recent thread for u to read. http://sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=246077
but imptly i must noe how many nights u're staying and if u're intending to head out of tokyo.
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Tokyo is a confirm.. but thinking of going to other state.. but i think we dont reali have confident on this cos we dont know hw long and hw far from one state to another.. so i think we have to do a research on that before we decide. We thinking of going to see Mt. Fuji also =XOriginally posted by ^tamago^:which part of japan.....
We intend to go for 7 days.. and during JUne, wat is the weather like during that period? -
Go osaka lo...Got senbonzakura kageyoshi...
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ths site will help if u wan to know more about other areas. http://www.japan-guide.com/Originally posted by sneezy:Tokyo is a confirm.. but thinking of going to other state.. but i think we dont reali have confident on this cos we dont know hw long and hw far from one state to another.. so i think we have to do a research on that before we decide. We thinking of going to see Mt. Fuji also =X
We intend to go for 7 days.. and during JUne, wat is the weather like during that period?
Mt. Fuji has a short climbing season between July and August.
If you're intending on travelling out by Shinkansen to Osaka, it is greatly recommended that you take a JR Rail Pass. A 7-day ordinary pass costs 28,300 ($377) and allows you to take any JR trains from shinkansen to local trains, while a normal return ticket from Tokyo to Osaka is already $400.
The weather in June will be around what you get in Singapore, but it'll be hotter than Singapore once it hits July and August. This link for Japan's Meterological Agency. -
Time to go watch Japan Hour.
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Sian already lah.. my fren loh .. she dont wan to go F&E ,she said too many works to do and she dont wan to be like working during holiday. So now have to spend more money to go with tour.
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tokyo and osaka do F&E quite easy.
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I'm interested in doing F&E too, cos i find out that if following tour, it like in such a rush, wait up at 6am .. to get ready, and if previous night.. cant sleep well.. cham already loh But my fren .. she is those kind.. wan stay hotel one, cos holiday mah.. so that mean dont have to think, jus follow and stay gd hotel =X
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My fren not going now.. but my hb said we reali need to plan carefully before deciding wan to go or not
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ok. equivalent discussion threads in other forums:
http://www.flowerpod.com.sg/forums/index.php?showtopic=1033
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1284932 -
train schedules for u: http://grace.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi
wiki, wikitravel and japan-guide will give u a good introduction guide on how to go about visiting japan. -
thanks alot ^tamago^ ...
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np
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Ermm .. ^tamago^,
if we wan to go Mt. Fuji from Tokyo and back on the same day, is that possible? How abt doing that? -
Hey, which day of june u going?
I usually stay in Hachioji, its like the pasir ris of japan, not too many people easy to get around somemore. Then that area got many places to do shopping especially clothes ^^ @ cheaper rate.
From hachioji u take the train if memory serves me right its 30 mins ride to shinjuku if u take the special express train, u can ask for the timings =X
The train maps hor, not like singapore so simple one, some trains u take stop alot of times, some trains like express ones they skip stops, like pasir ris to dover and inbetween just run past nia.
I recommend to go fujiQ highlands its a theme park with one of the best coasters except six flags from the states.
The haunted hospital is also good, but is 500 yen apart from the entrance fee, entrance is like disney land, 1 day pass 70 sing dollars if memory serves me right.
Food can find cheaper ones if u on a budget, let me know when you are going, maybe can arrange to meet up have dinner =D i going probably last 3 weeks of next month.
Got a friend working there and my buddy, her father jap also working there. =X if ur gf going, then u cannot go clubbing =X there is zao geng heaven, but u must know which club to go whahahah. The pink street @ shinjuku dun bother to go, cos they only serve japs =X
if u got more questions just ask bah, i try to answer.
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it depends on which part of tokyo, i know Hachioji to fuji there is abt 1 hour plus. And fuji-Q highlands is in the same area as mt fuji, infact u can see if from the theme park, p.s i didnt enjoy mt fuji as much as the themepark =X might be just me ^^
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Hi uaremyfayth,
Thanks alot for the informations. Btw.. i m a girl not a guy. I m going with my hubby and both of us not into clubbing -
=X oppppppps
haha i'm only 20 =X
Anyways, japan is a nice place i can teach u a few simple japanese to converse like 1, 2, 3 for ordering food or buying things.
Bah, i think i just put here u try to take note if u wan
Hitotsu - 1 (for drinks, food, basically when ur buying something)
Futatsu - 2 same as above
Mitsu - 3
Ikura - Whats the price
Toire - Toilet
Meshi - Food
Hmmm these are what i can think of now, and one thing to take note,
Dun....go press the button @ pedestrian crossings.
It will change to greenman immediately, or almost instantly, but its for disabled ppl like blind ppl. =X i dunno i go press kana scolding from my sister T_T