Originally Posted by
jib71
Why do you need a second card?
I probably won't, but I misread the article I was reading anyway. Looks like you still have tap the card on the reader, so I just need to select the right one.. It's not like driving thru EZ-Pass like thought....
Still trying to hash out an itinerary. I will be there for 12 nights and 11 days, odd... lol.
Night 1 Hotel Jal City Haneda Tokyo (Nothing else much I can do since the flight comes in at 10:30 PM)
Do JR Pass exchange and head to Kyoto in the morning.
Night 2-5 Karasuma Kyoto Hotel
Night 6-7 No hotel booked, try a ryokan, hostel, or capsule hotel?
Night 8-11 Sakura Hotel Ikebukuro
Night 12 Hang out at airport/sky lounge? (Flight at 6:55 AM)
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*Plans in Kyoto area*
Fushimi Inari Shrine - Looks neat
Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion)
Kiyomizudera Temple - looks like a good view
Himeji Castle -May skip, it's under renovation
Monkey Park Iwatayama- Yes, feed the monkeys... May skip, seems a little out of the way so far.
Gion - Will likely be to late for the festival, but may spot some Geishas
Osaka Aquarium?
Osaka Castle (Osakajo)?
Hiroshima/Miyajima
*Plans in Tokyo area*
Sunshine City - hotel right in that area.
Sunshine International Aquarium - under renovation, but should be open by the time I am there. (a visit to Tokyo Sea Life Park might be sufficient for my aquarium needs though)
Akihabara for browsing, probably can get better deals on stuff at home.
Ginza
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Disney Sea - Probably half a day and get the 1/2 price evening ticket
Thinking about getting the Grutt Pass for 2000 yen
http://www.rekibun.or.jp/grutto/museum2011.html
Includes 3 Zoos including Uneo Zoo
Plus Tokyo Sea Life Park
and National Science Museum of Japan where I think Hachiko is..
Then there are a bunch of other museums I might visit if they are close by.
The Ramen Museum - get a free ticket from my hotel...
Yokohama Chinatown -
Mount Fuji - maybe?
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The 2 nights without a hotel were originally saved for Hiroshima/Miyajima, but looks like I might not need that much time in Kyoto and might just head back to Tokyo early.
Still more stuff I could add I am sure...