Dear visitor, if you know the answer to this question, please post it. Thank you!
Note that this thread has not been updated in a long time, and its content might not be up-to-date anymore.
|
Travel Advice
|
2008/3/15 22:40
|
|
I would really like to go to japan (Tokyo first) for a week or two but I don't know where to begin and it seems really overwhelming because travel agents in the UK don't sell packaged holidays to Japan. I have a few questions:
1) Shall I arrange the flights, accomodation myself or go through a set up tour-These tend to cost £1700 depending on month. 2) How much spending money should I take? I hear the value of the Yen has gone up - Is this true? 3) Should I visit somewhere else in Japan first (Kyoto, Osaka....).
|
|
by Jade2001
|
|
Plan it yourself.
|
2008/3/18 12:49
|
|
There's tons of info on the web now for setting up your own trip in Japan. The web plus a book like a Lonely Planet or Rough Guide can get an itinerary set up. 1) Shall I arrange the flights, accomodation myself or go through a set up tour-These tend to cost £1700 depending on month.I would arrange the trip myself but that's my preference. You can look for hotels at websites like: http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/accomodations/or http://www.itcj.jp/map/map_all.html You have to get a JR Pass before you arrive if you plan to travel a bit. They are not available in Japan. 2) How much spending money should I take? I hear the value of the Yen has gone up - Is this true?The British Pound is cleaning up against the yen at the moment. You can get almost 240 yen per pound. The dollar is crashing against all currencies due to the fiscal wizard in the Oval Office and the past 7 years of policies, so you may have heard that the yen is the strongest against the US dollar in the past 13 years which is true. I would budget Y4000 to Y5000 per day for food, museums, souvenirs etc. You can get by on less and definitely you can spend much more. 3) Should I visit somewhere else in Japan first (Kyoto, Osaka....).Start where you airline ticket takes you. If you land in Osaka, start there, but most flights go into Narita. If you have a choice, fly into Osaka or Nagoya as these airports aren't as crowded as Narita and it's just easier to get around.
|
|
by Anaguma
|
rate this post as useful
|
Mistake on pound vs yen
|
2008/3/18 13:40
|
|
I misread the exchange rate and got last October's. The current rate (March 17)is dropping for the pound in that a pound will only get you 193 JPY.
|
|
by Anaguma
|
rate this post as useful
|
|
One reason I'd rather go to Tokyo first is the fact that you are more likely to find other western tourists there and I wouldn't stand out as much. How popular are Osaka and Nagoya as tourist attractions?
|
|
by Jade2001
|
rate this post as useful
|
Re: Travel Advice
|
2008/3/19 00:41
|
|
One reason I'd rather go to Tokyo first is the fact that you are more likely to find other western tourists there and I wouldn't stand out as much. The fun part of travel is to stand out and have problems communicating. Unfortunately, unless you go to the remotest of the countryside in Japan, you'll find plenty non-Japanese tourists everywhere. I'm in the UK and I usually use Gendai to book the flights and rail passes: http://www.gendai.co.uk/en/They also have packaged holidays but it is probably cheaper to do it yourself. We usually book hotels via the Rakuten website: http://travel.rakuten.co.jp/en/
|
|
by Kappa
|
rate this post as useful
|
reply to this thread