Hi, I have been researching travel connections in Japan and getting confuse.
Will be in Japan in
April and will have JR Pass.
Part 11) Kyoto to Kawaguchiko on 7th
2) Kawaguchiko to Hakodate on 9th
I will be travelling from Kyoto (7th Apr) to Kawaguchiko (K's House). According to K's house website, I should go to Mishima Station and take the Fuji-kyuko bus to Kawaguchiko which seems straight forward enough.
During my time in Kawaguchiko, I am thinking of day trip to Hakone as well.
On 9th, I plan to go straight to Hakodate leaving early morning.
Questions:
1) I know that I cannot use JR Pass in Kawaguchiko or Hakone area. So my question is:
- Which is the best alternative pass to use - for both Kawaguchiko and Hakone?
- Should I consider the Fuji-Hakone 3 day Pass?
- Can I use Fuji-Hakone pass for the Fuji-kyuko bus connection from Mishima to Kawaguchiko? The odakyu website seems to indicate only between Gotemba and Kawaguchiko.
- How can I get the pass? Narita Airport? Kyoto? Or can I only get it at Shinjuku?
2) In relation to 2, if I have the 3 day pass, I need to know which is the best connection from Kawaguchiko to get to Hakodate
without using sleeper trains and domestic flight - utilising both the local Kawaguchiko area pass and JR Pass.
Part 21) Kamikawa to Ikebukuro on 16th
For this return trip to Tokyo, I plan to take the domestic flight at Asahikawa which arrives at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. The airline I am considering is Air DO airline
http://www.airdo.jp/ap/index.html. However, this site is in Japanese only. I tried using web-based translator (babelfish at yahoo.com) to try and translate the content of the website but some things do not translate well and were not very clear.
Questions:
1) Can I purchase AIR DO tickets from their website from outside of Japan? Or is it for internal domestic use only?
2) I noticed they have different ticket price category where one of the category is the AIR DO Special Price category. If the translation was correct then I understand that I need to purchase 45days in advance for the special price. Is this correct?
3) Can I make payment using non-Japanese bank issued Credit Card?
4) Assuming that I can purchase from outside Japan, what proof of purchase do I get? Do they have e-Tickets confirmation number or do I need to arrange for paper tickets to be collected?
5) How long before the flight must I check-in - e.g. 1 hour, 2 hours, etc.?
Thanks in advance. =)