Japan - Tokyo Hostel
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Need some advices here. Whoever went to Japan-Tokyo before and stayed in a hostel before.. can recommend me which one is good. And also anyone stayed in Tokyo hostel before?
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got 1 call tokyo hostel.. near the tokyo street there..
very cheap and free 3 meal. -
eh.. u stayed there before?Originally posted by kiss_my (_i_):got 1 call tokyo hostel.. near the tokyo street there..
very cheap and free 3 meal. -
how many days?
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i booked but never turn up..Originally posted by sneezy:eh.. u stayed there before?
as my friends want to go resorts with spa not hostel with heater
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Hi tamago... we intend to go there for 2 weeks.Originally posted by ^tamago^:how many days? -
=.="Originally posted by kiss_my (_i_):i booked but never turn up..
as my friends want to go resorts with spa not hostel with heater
so that mean u went on summer.. hot weather! -
oh yeah, ur budget....Originally posted by sneezy:Hi tamago... we intend to go there for 2 weeks.
http://www.tokyo-ih.jp/en/info.html <--- japan international hostel, iidabashi/yoyogi, 3,860 per night per person, has curfew, share dorms
http://www.weeklycenter.co.jp/shinjuku.html <-- weekly center, shinjuku 4-chome behind taka, 4,900~5,900 per night per room, very comfortable, recommend largest room, has internet, own bathroom, 3-mins walk from shinjuku station, but no room service, no curfew.
http://www.andon.co.jp/home/price/index.html <-- andon ryokan, minowa,, 8,190 per night for 2, pretty small room, slp on futon on floor, nice deco
http://www.sakura-hotel.co.jp/sakura-hotel_rates.html <-- sakura hotel, jimbocho station, 8,200 per night for 2, 4-storeys with lifts, shared bathrooms.
i recommend weeklycenter, reservation via email/form on website. they will email back a week before arrival to confirm, if not call them but note that they dun really speak english there. -
check out this old thread. tokyo is a nice place. i wan to go back soon if there're offers.
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Tamago.. the weeklycentre website dont have english version one leh.. i dont understand japanese
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yeah, u have to do a bit of literal translation. probably the reason why not much tourists have tumbled upon it, even during the popular sakura season.Originally posted by sneezy:Tamago.. the weeklycentre website dont have english version one leh.. i dont understand japanese 
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Ook... Thanks for that. But I think i will stick to the accomodation that I found cos I already received their confirmation.
Btw.. I reali need some serious help from those who went Japan on their own. I m quite confuse about the JR Pass. I got few questions on that, hope someone can help me on that.. Thanks.
1) If I decide to stay onli in Tokyo, shld I buy the pass?
2) If I wan to go Disneyland, shld I buy the pass? Cause I saw from the website, it seen like Disneyland was not in Tokyo.
3) If I buy the Pass, did they limit when you must use it? Eg.. If i buy the Pass now and I know that they will stamp a date when I arrive in Tokyo. What happen if I onli decide to travel out of Tokyo 2 weeks later , can i still use the Pass?
4) Can we use our mobile in Tokyo? I bet Roaming will be expensive, so can we buy sim card there?
5) Is there other things I need to know when I m in Tokyo? -
No problems.Originally posted by sneezy:Ook... Thanks for that. But I think i will stick to the accomodation that I found cos I already received their confirmation.
Btw.. I reali need some serious help from those who went Japan on their own. I m quite confuse about the JR Pass. I got few questions on that, hope someone can help me on that.. Thanks.
1) If I decide to stay onli in Tokyo, shld I buy the pass?
2) If I wan to go Disneyland, shld I buy the pass? Cause I saw from the website, it seen like Disneyland was not in Tokyo.
3) If I buy the Pass, did they limit when you must use it? Eg.. If i buy the Pass now and I know that they will stamp a date when I arrive in Tokyo. What happen if I onli decide to travel out of Tokyo 2 weeks later , can i still use the Pass?
4) Can we use our mobile in Tokyo? I bet Roaming will be expensive, so can we buy sim card there?
5) Is there other things I need to know when I m in Tokyo?
1) No. Don't buy the pass unless you plan to go to Kyoto and Osaka on top of Japan, since the cost of 7-day JR pass ($36
will cover that trip and beyond. Your transport expense should be around ¥1,000 or less per day. You can use their ez-link card, the Suica/PASMO card. I'll recommend you get the Suica card together with your Narita Express (N'EX) ticket at the JR office at Narita Airport. All seats on the N'EX are reserved.
2) Disneyland is still in Tokyo proper. It is just like a ride to Odaiba, and is nearer to Tokyo than Yokohama, half an hour away by train. The ride from Tokyo Station to Maihama is only ¥210 and 20 minutes away by JR Musashino Line.
http://www.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi
3) You can choose to convert your Exchange Order to the Pass proper with your passport at any of the exchange offices at a later date after your arrival in Japan. However, it must be converted within 3 months from the purchase date at STB in Singapore.
4) You can use roaming services with any 3G-enabled phone. Cost for SingTel users are $10 Autoroaming charge for logging on to roaming network, and $0.42 per SMS sent.
http://home.singtel.com/consumer/roaming/default.asp?ctry=Japan&network=gsm%20900%20autoroam I'd prefer to use Internet services to call back. -
I assume you've read all the websites about Japan.Originally posted by sneezy:5) Is there other things I need to know when I m in Tokyo?
Maybe you would like to more specific on what topic you want to know more about. Transport? Ettiquette? Actually the old Japan thread has a lot of info already. -
just saw ur blog on the japan trip but i see a lot of red cross for the photos... how much did u spend on the trip? including flight and accommodation?Originally posted by ^tamago^:I assume you've read all the websites about Japan.
Maybe you would like to more specific on what topic you want to know more about. Transport? Ettiquette? Actually the old Japan thread has a lot of info already. -
it loaded on mine, but anyway the photos will be gone after july 11th. i may consider putting it all up on photobucket before that happens.Originally posted by coolger03:just saw ur blog on the japan trip but i see a lot of red cross for the photos... how much did u spend on the trip? including flight and accommodation?
the trip costed S$2,000.
flight: $651 incl. tax
backpack: $115
local expenditure: $1,300 (Â¥105,000)
in japan, ¥100,000 is like $1,000 to them. a ¥120 drink is like $1.20 (S$1.50). tat might help u get a grasp.
local transport: ¥9,000 (¥1,100 per day, incl. airport transfers)
food: ¥20,000 (¥2,500 a day, incl. one nice meal more than ¥1,000 plus yoshinoya plus many drinks)
accomodation: ¥41,300 ($550) for 7 nights
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So Chiba is consider part of Tokyo, right? I m quite confuse where is belong to Tokyo.
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Chiba is to the west of Tokyo. Tokyo is a perfecture and a city of its own, on par as a perfecture like Chiba.Originally posted by sneezy:So Chiba is consider part of Tokyo, right? I m quite confuse where is belong to Tokyo.
However, you're right in that the Greater Tokyo Area refers to the metropolitan area of Tokyo as well as neighbouring suburban areas, where many people commute to Tokyo for work daily. To the east of Tokyo is Chiba, west is Saitama, to the south is Kanagawa.
The airport is located within Chiba, that's how far it is away from Tokyo itself. After Narita Airport and Narita station, N'EX will stop at Chiba station before running express down to Tokyo proper. From Chiba station you can visit the Chiba Urban Monorail, the world's longest suspended monorail system. It's scary! Beyond that it is essentially a suburban area.
On Saitama side, you can visit Tama town (home of Hello Kitty), Studio Ghibili etc. But it is also essentially an suburban area.
Kanagawa has Yokohama, which was the base of foreign trade in the 19th century. It has more colonial buildings than other parts of Tokyo, with some recent modern development (Minato Mirai 21), and also the Yokohama Chinatown.
All these places are at least half an hour's journey by train from the Yamanote Line. -
any more questions?
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got.. one more question. What card can be use to withdraw money on their atm machine? Does they consider the PLUS sign also?Originally posted by ^tamago^:any more questions? -
I don't recommend you withdraw cash there at all, unless you're on Citibank, which has branches there. PLUS won't work there. Japan is still a strongly cash-based society and even if you have a card, ATM's do not run 24-hours, usually only when the post office is open.Originally posted by sneezy:got.. one more question. What card can be use to withdraw money on their atm machine? Does they consider the PLUS sign also?
In fact, the only ways I use a card overseas is to swipe for purchases and hotel stays. It's the most fool proof way to leave your cash for daily usage.
And don't worry, everyone there is used to carrying a few ten thousands out, but you should worry about your bringing cash out unless you plan to step into red light districts like Kabukicho. Otherwise Japan is a very safe country, much like Singapore, just have the normal precautions and some vigilance.
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thanks Tamago.. for all the informations
I will be leaving for Japan tonite.. ehh.. if i got any problems.. i post here again =X -
so fast? entering via nagoya-kansai, osaka-kansai or tokyo-narita?
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The Weekly Center looks good..but it's in Japanese..
Staying there would cut the cost of accomodation by a lot..cuz last time I stayed at Tokyu Narita and had to commute by JR to Met.Tokyo everyday..
Got a strong feeling I didn't explore enough..yet.
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I stayed there. The website form was pretty straight-forward in terms of field to fill in, but they emailed back in english a week prior to departure. The staff is based there 9 to 6 for check in and check out, beyond that u can use the access card to get in and out. Full payment on the first day. Foreigners must hand over their passports for photocopying, same as every hotel.Originally posted by LazerLordz:The Weekly Center looks good..but it's in Japanese..
Staying there would cut the cost of accomodation by a lot..cuz last time I stayed at Tokyu Narita and had to commute by JR to Met.Tokyo everyday..
Got a strong feeling I didn't explore enough..yet.
They speak very limited English but you don't really need their help except on the first and last days, if you know how to move around on your own. The room is big in terms of Japanese standards and is a steal for the price, but it's like a normal bedroom in a Singaporean HDB home.