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Good travel itinerary
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2014/8/20 01:48
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Hello, I'm planning a trip for 4 people ( 3 adults and 1 teen) to Japan in March. I did quite a lot of research and came up with this itinerary: (From 27 March to 6 april)
27th March: Arrival at Narita airport. Trip to Kyoto
27th-30th March: Kyoto
30th-31st March : Osaka (arrive early, depart late)
31st March to 1st April: Mt koya (temple lodging)
1st to 6th April: Tokyo
6th April: Departure
I'd like to know what do you think of my itinerary and if it's necessary to arrange the days in another way or id it's fine this way. I haven't booked any hotels yet.
Also: I'm planning on renting an apartment in Tokyo, since it's cheaper. How does that sound?
Thank you very much!
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by Lyneais
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Re: Good travel itinerary
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2014/8/20 09:23
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Why don't you just fly into Kansai instead of into Narita, then traveling down to Kyoto on the same day?
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by scarreddragon
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Re: Good travel itinerary
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2014/8/20 09:29
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If you're flying into and out of Narita, then it's recommended to get the 7 day JR Pass, as it will pay off for your round trip to and from Tokyo.
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by ... (guest)
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Re: Good travel itinerary
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2014/8/20 22:35
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I can't fly to the Kansai airport because from my city that's 150€ more expensive.. I'm thinking of buying the 14 day Jr pass, so I can use it for as long as I want while I'm there, and avoid any problems
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by Lyneais
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Re: Good travel itinerary
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2014/8/20 23:34
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Yeah KIX fare from Australia are much dearer too, quite a shame.
As for your schedule looks good, you might struggle to find things to do over that last week in Tokyo though, but you can make day trips to Hakone/Kamakura/Nikko/Yamadera if you want. Personally I'd just spend 1-2 days max in Tokyo itself and put the other days to something else.
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by TheTripod
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Re: Good travel itinerary
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2014/8/20 23:41
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Does anybody ever answer "oh I hadn't thought ot that" when asked "why don't you fly into KIX"?
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by Firas
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Re: Good travel itinerary
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2014/8/21 00:08
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DO NOT get the 14 day pass. It is absolutely useless and a waste of money in the Tokyo area. As already stated, the 7 day pass will pay off for your trip to Kansai and back.
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by ... (guest)
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2014/8/21 04:31
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Then if I buy the 7 day JR pass and activate once I get there,it will expire once I go back to Tokyo and I'll have to buy a NEX ticket to go to Narita right? Yeah I guess that'll be a really money saver. Thanks to all of you ^-^
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by Lyneais
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Re: Good travel itinerary
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2014/8/21 04:51
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Yeah, it's probably cheaper to buy a 7 day pass and activate on the 31st. See if you can find a cheap discount LCC flight to KIX from NRT, otherwise just get a 10,000~ yen airpass for one flight, cheaper than the Narita Express + Shinkansen to Kyoto.
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by TheTripod
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Re: Good travel itinerary
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2014/8/21 08:19
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Your itinerary is perfect, dont change a thing :) A 7 days JRP will be enough for going from Narita and back to Tokyo.
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by aerond
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Re: Good travel itinerary
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2014/8/21 11:44
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Get the Koya pass Otherwise pretty sound plan I prefer Koya to Hiroshima. But that's just me. Needed some nature and zen after city living.
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by Joshua Hugh (guest)
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Re: Good travel itinerary
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2014/8/21 22:44
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Hey guys, just a quick update Turns out I found a pretty good flight that arrivers at Haneda airport ( yey!). Do you have any suggestions for going from haneda to Tokyo station? If possible, using the JR pass would be nice.. Thanks! :)
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by Lyneais
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