Jan 15, 2017, 11:47 am
Last edit by: cgtechuk
Useful threads:
Late-night HND arrival - hotel/transport options
Which city to visit: Nagasaki vs Hiroshima
Suggestions for a Do
Park Hyatt Bar (Lost in Translation - YouTube Vid)
Hotel Options
Hotel High End (>€200)
Conrad Tokyo (±€380 - personal favourite of henkybaby)
Hotel Mid End (€100<>€200)
Asakusa, Next to Sensoji Shrine
Richmond Hotel Premier Asakusa International ±€120
Other Options (<€100)
Minato District
Hotel Risveglio Akasaka (±€90, booked by henkybaby)
Late-night HND arrival - hotel/transport options
Which city to visit: Nagasaki vs Hiroshima
Suggestions for a Do
Park Hyatt Bar (Lost in Translation - YouTube Vid)
Hotel Options
Hotel High End (>€200)
Conrad Tokyo (±€380 - personal favourite of henkybaby)
Hotel Mid End (€100<>€200)
Asakusa, Next to Sensoji Shrine
Richmond Hotel Premier Asakusa International ±€120
Other Options (<€100)
Minato District
Hotel Risveglio Akasaka (±€90, booked by henkybaby)
The QR week(end) HND/NRT travel thread (2017)
Jan 20, 2017, 4:27 am
#47
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This is actually a very good point too, The fact they book into Y means 20Tps for all trips which is actually pretty good and it would appear that Gold Card Holders get 100% avios bonus too which is very good infact especially when its short hop domestic
Jan 20, 2017, 5:31 am
#48
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I'm hoping for it. For now, I going to wait. Maybe they release the pass by then. Otherwise I'll take discounted tickets, that should be available by then. And if all fails, I'll book flights via BAEC.
PS: ATM I'm not even sure where to head to. I definitely want to see more of Kyoto and Osaka.
PS: ATM I'm not even sure where to head to. I definitely want to see more of Kyoto and Osaka.
Jan 23, 2017, 7:02 am
#49
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 140
For those of you thinking of heading down to Kyushu who really want to entertain your inner 5 year old, there is nothing better than the "Aso boy" train.
http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/train/asoboy.jsp
I changed my travel plans last year so I could get to travel on this a second time as I enjoyed the first trip so much. In fact, most of the trains on Kyushu have something special about them if that is your interest...
http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/train/asoboy.jsp
I changed my travel plans last year so I could get to travel on this a second time as I enjoyed the first trip so much. In fact, most of the trains on Kyushu have something special about them if that is your interest...
Jan 26, 2017, 2:00 am
#50
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 5
I booked the Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyobashi my first two nights there.
It's very close to Tokyo Station which may be good because I arrive so late in the evening. I'll report my experiences when I get there. Tripadvisor Site
It's very close to Tokyo Station which may be good because I arrive so late in the evening. I'll report my experiences when I get there. Tripadvisor Site
Jan 26, 2017, 2:13 am
#51
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 5
I'm looking for a hotel between 150 and 200€ per night with a nice view and good location. It's a bonus if the rooms are high up because I am into that.
Sadly the Royal Park Hotel The Shiodome is already booked out for my stay so I booked a room in the Mitsui Garden Hotel Kiobashi but I'm looking forward to any better suggestions.
Sadly the Royal Park Hotel The Shiodome is already booked out for my stay so I booked a room in the Mitsui Garden Hotel Kiobashi but I'm looking forward to any better suggestions.
Jan 27, 2017, 8:17 am
#52
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If your heart is not set on Kyushu, the Tohoku fare is the same price, available through 2017 excluding blackout dates, and you can still use it to get to FUK (which is on Kyushu).
Since these fares book into Y class and only need to be ticketed before entry to Japan, there's also no hurry to buy them. Maybe a Kyushu pass will re-appear.
Since these fares book into Y class and only need to be ticketed before entry to Japan, there's also no hurry to buy them. Maybe a Kyushu pass will re-appear.
Jan 27, 2017, 8:18 am
#53
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Courtesy of JAXBA:
Code:
N*/ONE VISIT JAPAN PASS«
** UNIVERSAL STAR **
U STAR ID - ONE VISIT JAPAN PASS
0S ONE VISIT JAPAN PASS
1N .
2N OVERVIEW
3N ---------
4N ONE VISIT JAPAN PASS - TARIFF - ONEWORLD YOKOSO VISIT
5N JAPAN PASS
6N .
7N /N*/ONE VISIT JP KYUSHU/
8N .
9N .
10N .
11N .
12N UNIVERSAL SABRE STAR REFERENCE
13N -------------------------------
14N DATA IN THIS FILE IS CONTAINED IN THE UNIVERSAL SABRE
15N STAR N*/ONE VISIT JAPAN PASS
16N .
17N .
18N RELATED INFORMATION
19N --------------------
20N FOR INFORMATION ON THIS FARE PLEASE CALL THE
21N INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT
22N .
23N .
24N GOVERNING RULE
25N ---------------
26N D456 PASSENGER AIR TARIFF /P.A.T/ WORLDWIDE RULES BOOK
27N .
28N .
29N FARE BASIS
30N -----------
31N YOKOSO*
32N * DENOTES THE NUMBER OF SECTORS, 1 UP TO 5
33N .
34N .
35N BOOKING CODE
36N -------------
37N . * Y
38N .
39N ELIGIBILITY
40N ------------
41N . 1. VALID FOR TRAVEL WITHIN JAPAN. COMMENCING
42N . THROUGH 31MAR17.
43N . 2. FARES MAY ONLY BE SOLD TO NON-RESIDENTS OF
44N . JAPAN. PROOF OF RESIDENCY TO BE PRESENTED AT
45N . TIME OF TICKETING AND MAY ALSO BE REQUESTED AT
46N . CHECK IN. FAILURE TO PRODUCE THIS DOCUMENTATION
47N . WILL RESULT IN DENIED BOARDING.
48N . 3. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL TO/FROM JAPAN MUST BE ON
49N . FLIGHTS OPERATED AND MARKETED, OR MARKETED BY /AA
50N . /AB/AY/BA/CX/IB/JJ/JL/KA/LA/MH/QF/QR/RJ/S7/UL/XL/4
51N . M/. TICKET MUST BE PRESENTED AT THE TIME OF
52N . CHECK-IN.
53N . 4. INTERNATIONAL FARE MUST BE RT, CT OR OJ IN
54N . COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. USA & CANADA ARE CONSIDERED
55N . ONE COUNTRY.
56N . 5. ONLY AVAILABLE TO PASSENGERS ORIGINATING
57N . OUTSIDE JAPAN TRAVELING TO/VIA JAPAN.
58N . 6. PRESENT PROOF OF RESIDENCY MUST BE SHOWN AT
59N . TIME OF CHECKIN. COPIES OF THE FOLLOWING
60N . DOCUMENTATION MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE AUDIT
61N . COUPON OF THE REISSUE TICKETED.
62N . A. THE IDENTITY PAGE OF THE PASSENGER*S PASSPORT
63N . OR EVIDENCE OF FOREIGN RESIDENCY.
64N . 7. LIMITED TO ONE ONEWORLD YOKOSO JAPAN FARE PER
65N . INTERNATIONAL TICKET.
66N .
67N SEASON
68N -------
69N FARES APPLY ALL YEAR /SEE BLACKOUTS BELOW/.
70N .
71N .
72N BLACKOUTS
73N ----------
74N FOR EACH JAPAN DOMESTIC SECTOR, BLACKOUTS ARE AS
75N FOLLOWS:
76N .
77N . * 07AUG15 THRU 16AUG15
78N . * 18DEC15 THRU 03JAN16
79N . * 11MAR16 THRU 31MAR16
80N . * 05AUG16 THRU 16AUG16
81N . * 22DEC16 THRU 03JAN17
82N . * 17MAR17 THRU 31MAR17
83N .
84N APPLICATION
85N ------------
86N . 1. RT/CT/OJ/OW ECONOMY TRAVEL VIA JL,NU. JL
87N . FLIGHTS OPERATED BY BY NU/JAIR ARE PERMITTED.
88N . ALSO, JL FLIGHTS OPERATED BY HAC -HOKKAIDO AIR
89N . SYSTEM /FOR TRAVEL ON/AFTER 30OCT16/ ARE
90N . PERMITTED. JL CODESHARE FLIGHTS OPERATED BY
91N . OTHER CARRIERS THAN NU/J-AIR ARE NOT PERMITTED.
92N . 2. NU FLIGHTS OPERATED BY RAC /RYUKYU AIR
93N . COMMUTER/ ARE EXCLUDED.
94N . 3. TRAVEL ON LAST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR INTO JAPAN
95N . AND FIRST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR FROM JAPAN MUST BE
96N . ON A ONEWORLD OPERATED AND/OR MARKETED FLIGHT,
97N . WHERE THE INTERNATIONAL TICKET SHOWS ONE OF THE
98N . FOLLOWING AIRLINE CODES, AA/AB/AY/BA/CX/IB/JJ/JL/K
99N . A/LA/LP/MH/QF/QR/RJ/S7/UL/XL/4M.
100N . --------------------------------------------------
101N . -----
102N . NOTE NOT APPLICABLE TO A
103N . ONE WAY INTERNATIONAL FARE. EXAMPLE: NYC-AA-TYO-
104N . JL-KOJ-TYO THIS FARE DOES NOT APPLY FOR TYO-KOJ-
105N . JTYO.
106N . .
107N .
108N RESERVATIONS
109N -------------
110N . 1. CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS FOR FIRST SECTOR OF THE
111N . PASS MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN JAPAN.
112N . 2. SUBSEQUENT SEGMENTS MAY BE LEFT OPEN.
113N . * NOTE: FOR VCR COUPONS TO SHOW THE CORRECT
114N . COUPON STATUS OF RQ, OPEN SEGMENTS MUST BE
115N . BOOKED
116N . USING FLIGHT NUMBERS.
117N . CORRECT - JL3007Y 23MAY Q NRTITM DS1
118N . 630P
119N . 750P
120N . INCORRECT - JLOPENY 23MAY Q NRTITM DS1
121N . 3. MAXIMUM OF 5 SECTORS MAY BE PURCHASED.
122N . 4. CLASS J /BUSINESS CLASS/ IS NOT APPLICABLE
123N . HOWEVER MAY BE PURCHASED AT THE TIME OF CHECK-IN
124N . ON A STANDBY BASIS.
125N . 5. OSI INPUT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL SECTORS: OSI JL
126N . YOKOSO JP
127N . 6. SABRE WILL NOT AUTO-PRICE.
128N . 7. CAPACITY LIMITATIONS. THE CARRIER SHALL LIMIT
129N . THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS CARRIED ON ANY ONE
130N . FLIGHT AT FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE AND SUCH
131N . FARES WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE AVAILABLE ON ALL
132N . FLIGHTS. THE NUMBER OF SEATS, WHICH THE CARRIER
133N . MAY MAKE AVAILABLE ON A GIVEN FLIGHT, WILL BE
134N . DETERMINED BY THE CARRIERS BEST JUDGEMENT.
135N .
136N TICKET
137N -------
138N . 1. TICKETS FOR THE ENTIRE JOURNEY MUST BE
139N . PURCHASED/ISSUED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN JAPAN.
140N . 2. A SEPARATE ONEWORLD VISIT JAPAN TICKET MUST BE
141N . ISSUED AND CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE INTERNATIONAL
142N . TICKET IN THE CONJUNCTION TICKET BOX.
143N . 3. TICKET MUST BE ISSUED ON THE TICKET STOCK OF AA
144N . /AB/AY/BA/CX/IB/JL/KA/LA/MH/QF/QR/RJ/S7/UL/XL/4M.
145N . PROOF OF RESIDENCE OUTSIDE JAPAN MUST BE SHOWN
146N . UPON TICKETING. A COPY OF PASSENGER*S OFFICIAL
147N . RESIDENCE MUST BE KEPT AT THE TICKETING OFFICE.
148N . RESIDENCE OUTSIDE JAPAN-PASSENGER MUST SHOW AN
149N . OFFICIAL ID WITH HIS/HER CURRENT LOCAL ADDRESS
150N . OUTSIDE OF JAPAN.
151N . 4. PTA/MCO/MPD/GTR NOT PERMITTED.
152N . 5. TICKET MAY NOT BE ISSUED IN JAPAN.
153N .
154N VENEZUELA TICKETING RESTRICTION
155N --------------------------------
156N TICKETING CANNOT TAKE PLACE IN VENEZUELA SINCE ANY
157N VENEZUELA TICKET ISSUANCE DICTATES TRAVEL MUST
158N ORIGINATE IN VENEZUELA. SEE FILE /N*COUNTRY
159N RESTRICTION/ FOR DETAILS.
160N .
161N .
162N ENDORSEMENTS
163N -------------
164N NONEND/NONREF/BLACKOUT DATES
165N .
166N . 1. BLACKOUT DATES MUST BE ANNOTATED IN THE
167N . ENDORSEMENTS IF EMBARGO DATES EXIST DURING TICKET
168N . VALIDITY.
169N . 2. MUST BE CROSS-REFERENCED WITH THE
170N . INTERNATIONAL TICKET NUMBER
171N .
172N MINIMUM STAY
173N -------------
174N NONE.
175N .
06SEP16 8BB7 30MAR07 1
* END OF STAR DATA *
Jan 27, 2017, 8:36 am
#54
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No routeing. Also, as far as I can tell, sectors need not even be contiguous.
Courtesy of JAXBA:
Courtesy of JAXBA:
Code:
N*/ONE VISIT JAPAN PASS«
** UNIVERSAL STAR **
U STAR ID - ONE VISIT JAPAN PASS
0S ONE VISIT JAPAN PASS
1N .
2N OVERVIEW
3N ---------
4N ONE VISIT JAPAN PASS - TARIFF - ONEWORLD YOKOSO VISIT
5N JAPAN PASS
6N .
7N /N*/ONE VISIT JP KYUSHU/
8N .
9N .
10N .
11N .
12N UNIVERSAL SABRE STAR REFERENCE
13N -------------------------------
14N DATA IN THIS FILE IS CONTAINED IN THE UNIVERSAL SABRE
15N STAR N*/ONE VISIT JAPAN PASS
16N .
17N .
18N RELATED INFORMATION
19N --------------------
20N FOR INFORMATION ON THIS FARE PLEASE CALL THE
21N INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT
22N .
23N .
24N GOVERNING RULE
25N ---------------
26N D456 PASSENGER AIR TARIFF /P.A.T/ WORLDWIDE RULES BOOK
27N .
28N .
29N FARE BASIS
30N -----------
31N YOKOSO*
32N * DENOTES THE NUMBER OF SECTORS, 1 UP TO 5
33N .
34N .
35N BOOKING CODE
36N -------------
37N . * Y
38N .
39N ELIGIBILITY
40N ------------
41N . 1. VALID FOR TRAVEL WITHIN JAPAN. COMMENCING
42N . THROUGH 31MAR17.
43N . 2. FARES MAY ONLY BE SOLD TO NON-RESIDENTS OF
44N . JAPAN. PROOF OF RESIDENCY TO BE PRESENTED AT
45N . TIME OF TICKETING AND MAY ALSO BE REQUESTED AT
46N . CHECK IN. FAILURE TO PRODUCE THIS DOCUMENTATION
47N . WILL RESULT IN DENIED BOARDING.
48N . 3. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL TO/FROM JAPAN MUST BE ON
49N . FLIGHTS OPERATED AND MARKETED, OR MARKETED BY /AA
50N . /AB/AY/BA/CX/IB/JJ/JL/KA/LA/MH/QF/QR/RJ/S7/UL/XL/4
51N . M/. TICKET MUST BE PRESENTED AT THE TIME OF
52N . CHECK-IN.
53N . 4. INTERNATIONAL FARE MUST BE RT, CT OR OJ IN
54N . COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. USA & CANADA ARE CONSIDERED
55N . ONE COUNTRY.
56N . 5. ONLY AVAILABLE TO PASSENGERS ORIGINATING
57N . OUTSIDE JAPAN TRAVELING TO/VIA JAPAN.
58N . 6. PRESENT PROOF OF RESIDENCY MUST BE SHOWN AT
59N . TIME OF CHECKIN. COPIES OF THE FOLLOWING
60N . DOCUMENTATION MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE AUDIT
61N . COUPON OF THE REISSUE TICKETED.
62N . A. THE IDENTITY PAGE OF THE PASSENGER*S PASSPORT
63N . OR EVIDENCE OF FOREIGN RESIDENCY.
64N . 7. LIMITED TO ONE ONEWORLD YOKOSO JAPAN FARE PER
65N . INTERNATIONAL TICKET.
66N .
67N SEASON
68N -------
69N FARES APPLY ALL YEAR /SEE BLACKOUTS BELOW/.
70N .
71N .
72N BLACKOUTS
73N ----------
74N FOR EACH JAPAN DOMESTIC SECTOR, BLACKOUTS ARE AS
75N FOLLOWS:
76N .
77N . * 07AUG15 THRU 16AUG15
78N . * 18DEC15 THRU 03JAN16
79N . * 11MAR16 THRU 31MAR16
80N . * 05AUG16 THRU 16AUG16
81N . * 22DEC16 THRU 03JAN17
82N . * 17MAR17 THRU 31MAR17
83N .
84N APPLICATION
85N ------------
86N . 1. RT/CT/OJ/OW ECONOMY TRAVEL VIA JL,NU. JL
87N . FLIGHTS OPERATED BY BY NU/JAIR ARE PERMITTED.
88N . ALSO, JL FLIGHTS OPERATED BY HAC -HOKKAIDO AIR
89N . SYSTEM /FOR TRAVEL ON/AFTER 30OCT16/ ARE
90N . PERMITTED. JL CODESHARE FLIGHTS OPERATED BY
91N . OTHER CARRIERS THAN NU/J-AIR ARE NOT PERMITTED.
92N . 2. NU FLIGHTS OPERATED BY RAC /RYUKYU AIR
93N . COMMUTER/ ARE EXCLUDED.
94N . 3. TRAVEL ON LAST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR INTO JAPAN
95N . AND FIRST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR FROM JAPAN MUST BE
96N . ON A ONEWORLD OPERATED AND/OR MARKETED FLIGHT,
97N . WHERE THE INTERNATIONAL TICKET SHOWS ONE OF THE
98N . FOLLOWING AIRLINE CODES, AA/AB/AY/BA/CX/IB/JJ/JL/K
99N . A/LA/LP/MH/QF/QR/RJ/S7/UL/XL/4M.
100N . --------------------------------------------------
101N . -----
102N . NOTE NOT APPLICABLE TO A
103N . ONE WAY INTERNATIONAL FARE. EXAMPLE: NYC-AA-TYO-
104N . JL-KOJ-TYO THIS FARE DOES NOT APPLY FOR TYO-KOJ-
105N . JTYO.
106N . .
107N .
108N RESERVATIONS
109N -------------
110N . 1. CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS FOR FIRST SECTOR OF THE
111N . PASS MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN JAPAN.
112N . 2. SUBSEQUENT SEGMENTS MAY BE LEFT OPEN.
113N . * NOTE: FOR VCR COUPONS TO SHOW THE CORRECT
114N . COUPON STATUS OF RQ, OPEN SEGMENTS MUST BE
115N . BOOKED
116N . USING FLIGHT NUMBERS.
117N . CORRECT - JL3007Y 23MAY Q NRTITM DS1
118N . 630P
119N . 750P
120N . INCORRECT - JLOPENY 23MAY Q NRTITM DS1
121N . 3. MAXIMUM OF 5 SECTORS MAY BE PURCHASED.
122N . 4. CLASS J /BUSINESS CLASS/ IS NOT APPLICABLE
123N . HOWEVER MAY BE PURCHASED AT THE TIME OF CHECK-IN
124N . ON A STANDBY BASIS.
125N . 5. OSI INPUT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL SECTORS: OSI JL
126N . YOKOSO JP
127N . 6. SABRE WILL NOT AUTO-PRICE.
128N . 7. CAPACITY LIMITATIONS. THE CARRIER SHALL LIMIT
129N . THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS CARRIED ON ANY ONE
130N . FLIGHT AT FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE AND SUCH
131N . FARES WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE AVAILABLE ON ALL
132N . FLIGHTS. THE NUMBER OF SEATS, WHICH THE CARRIER
133N . MAY MAKE AVAILABLE ON A GIVEN FLIGHT, WILL BE
134N . DETERMINED BY THE CARRIERS BEST JUDGEMENT.
135N .
136N TICKET
137N -------
138N . 1. TICKETS FOR THE ENTIRE JOURNEY MUST BE
139N . PURCHASED/ISSUED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN JAPAN.
140N . 2. A SEPARATE ONEWORLD VISIT JAPAN TICKET MUST BE
141N . ISSUED AND CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE INTERNATIONAL
142N . TICKET IN THE CONJUNCTION TICKET BOX.
143N . 3. TICKET MUST BE ISSUED ON THE TICKET STOCK OF AA
144N . /AB/AY/BA/CX/IB/JL/KA/LA/MH/QF/QR/RJ/S7/UL/XL/4M.
145N . PROOF OF RESIDENCE OUTSIDE JAPAN MUST BE SHOWN
146N . UPON TICKETING. A COPY OF PASSENGER*S OFFICIAL
147N . RESIDENCE MUST BE KEPT AT THE TICKETING OFFICE.
148N . RESIDENCE OUTSIDE JAPAN-PASSENGER MUST SHOW AN
149N . OFFICIAL ID WITH HIS/HER CURRENT LOCAL ADDRESS
150N . OUTSIDE OF JAPAN.
151N . 4. PTA/MCO/MPD/GTR NOT PERMITTED.
152N . 5. TICKET MAY NOT BE ISSUED IN JAPAN.
153N .
154N VENEZUELA TICKETING RESTRICTION
155N --------------------------------
156N TICKETING CANNOT TAKE PLACE IN VENEZUELA SINCE ANY
157N VENEZUELA TICKET ISSUANCE DICTATES TRAVEL MUST
158N ORIGINATE IN VENEZUELA. SEE FILE /N*COUNTRY
159N RESTRICTION/ FOR DETAILS.
160N .
161N .
162N ENDORSEMENTS
163N -------------
164N NONEND/NONREF/BLACKOUT DATES
165N .
166N . 1. BLACKOUT DATES MUST BE ANNOTATED IN THE
167N . ENDORSEMENTS IF EMBARGO DATES EXIST DURING TICKET
168N . VALIDITY.
169N . 2. MUST BE CROSS-REFERENCED WITH THE
170N . INTERNATIONAL TICKET NUMBER
171N .
172N MINIMUM STAY
173N -------------
174N NONE.
175N .
06SEP16 8BB7 30MAR07 1
* END OF STAR DATA *
Interesting so I could just make up a route then and go with that, I wanted to get it sorted soon as I am in Japan for Golden week and want to have the tickets for the other locations so I can get a hotel sorted for each place.
I see there is a slightly more expensive Visit Japan fare too which has no real region restrictions to its validity,
So to confirm I can pick any route in any order as long as its a qualifying route on that list ? Im still lost
Mar 1, 2017, 5:54 pm
#56
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: FRA
Programs: AA - PLT, QR - Gold
Posts: 46
I was at the Richmond International Asakusa the past four days. I can really recommend it. I paid only 65 Euro the night and it is more like a four star hotel - rooms nötig that lange, but very convenient and very clean with a very good breakfast. The metro is only 5 -10 Minuten Walk. Direct metro from HND after 11 pm!!!!!!
By the way - somebody flying from NRT tonight (march 2)?
By the way - somebody flying from NRT tonight (march 2)?
Mar 2, 2017, 9:45 am
#59
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota,USA
Programs: UA, NW
Posts: 3,752
Lots of people will have short visits to Japan (TYO mostly) soon, thanks to Qatar Airways (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar...up-thread.html).
This seemed like as good a place as any to exchange tips on (amongst others):
This seemed like as good a place as any to exchange tips on (amongst others):
[2] Kamakura (home of the famous Great Buddha) is a great day trip, as is Nikko
[3] There's a thread on this in the "Japan" section.
[4] As long as you're in Japan, why not go to Kyoto?
[5] There is no way to buy public transport in advance, but if you plan to travel outside of Tokyo, and if your trip is at least as long as a roundtrip between Tokyo and Kyoto, consider getting a Japan Rail Pass. Otherwise, just buy single tickets. (No, it is not valid for the subways, and you must buy it outside of Japan. A travel agent can help you with this.)
For convenience in using public transit (surface trains, both JR and other; subways, buses) within the greater Chiba-Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area, buy a Suica (debit) card. It works like an Oyster Card in London or T-Money in Seoul, and it is also valid in some other cities.