I'm Going To Japan

It'll save us by not having to get a JR Rail Pass....at least I hope I don't regret it. But I think we should be fine if we stick with subways (using Passnet) and some JR trains (will be getting a Suica for travels/buying snacks at stations)....I should really do a rough cost estimate, shouldn't I?

dochira wrote:It'll save us by not having to get a JR Rail Pass....at least I hope I don't regret it. But I think we should be fine if we stick with subways (using Passnet) and some JR trains (will be getting a Suica for travels/buying snacks at stations)....I should really do a rough cost estimate, shouldn't I?

yeah ...at the time we would just buy one day passes for Tokyo Metro and/or JR rail.....or I think we just bought one of those pre-paid passes for the metro and then we would add credit to it once all the money on it was used up.

Tu_triky wrote:
yeah ...at the time we would just buy one day passes for Tokyo Metro and/or JR rail.....or I think we just bought one of those pre-paid passes for the metro and then we would add credit to it once all the money on it was used up.

I'll probably end up with lots of these cards after the trip. :hehe:

Anyone know anything about the Edy prepaid cards?

dochira wrote:
I'll probably end up with lots of these cards after the trip. :hehe:

Anyone know anything about the Edy prepaid cards?

nah i personally never heard about those specific cards.

Tu_triky wrote:
nah i personally never heard about those specific cards.

With the exception of the Passnet, they were introduced after my last trip in 2000.... and the sites are mostly in Japanese. With my limited Japanese knowledge and Babelfish, I think I know less each time I try to read them.

dochira wrote:
With the exception of the Passnet, they were introduced after my last trip in 2000.... and the sites are mostly in Japanese. With my limited Japanese knowledge and Babelfish, I think I know less each time I try to read them.

i know the feeling.......it's one thing to hear the spoken world but when you're not used to reading......it's difficult!

dochira wrote:
Thanks, it looks like all systems go. I will be booking the flights either today or tomorrow. It'll only be the Tokyo area, but that's okay with me. It'll give them more encouragement for a return trip later.

So, I'll be taking requests, but please keep in mind that my luggage space will be limited.

will i fit in the luggage? :mrgreen:

krim wrote:

will i fit in the luggage? :mrgreen:

If you're as tall as Yaguchi Mari....tabun :mrgreen:

K.T.Tran wrote:

If you're as tall as Yaguchi Mari....tabun :mrgreen:

*takes shoes off*

Yatta! :victory:

dochira wrote:
Thanks, it looks like all systems go. I will be booking the flights either today or tomorrow. It'll only be the Tokyo area, but that's okay with me. It'll give them more encouragement for a return trip later.

So, I'll be taking requests, but please keep in mind that my luggage space will be limited.

Cool deal!

I hope we can go again this year but AA is discontinuing their non-stop from DFW to KIX next month. May have to wait until the Spring.

dochira wrote:
Thanks, it looks like all systems go. I will be booking the flights either today or tomorrow. It'll only be the Tokyo area, but that's okay with me. It'll give them more encouragement for a return trip later.

So, I'll be taking requests, but please keep in mind that my luggage space will be limited.

Ai Takahashi of Morning Musume, and Saki Seto(gravure idol). :bow: :hehe:

qilver wrote:
Ai Takahashi of Morning Musume, and Saki Seto(gravure idol). :bow: :hehe:

I don't think they'll fit.

I'm looking at staying at the Daiichi Tokyo Seafort next to Tennozu Isle in Shinagawa... Looks nice and they have free internet. :mrgreen:

dochira wrote:
I don't think they'll fit.

I'm looking at staying at the Daiichi Tokyo Seafort next to Tennozu Isle in Shinagawa... Looks nice and they have free internet. :mrgreen:

Again...i hope you have a blast man! relax get some culture...and more importantly....i strongly urge you to eat some MARVELOUS food.....since you are always lamenting the fact the many of the great japanese restaurants that open branches in l.a. don't open locations in the bay.

Tu_triky wrote:

Again...i hope you have a blast man! relax get some culture...and more importantly....i strongly urge you to eat some MARVELOUS food.....since you are always lamenting the fact the many of the great japanese restaurants that open branches in l.a. don't open locations in the bay.

There's apparently an okonomiyaki street near Tsukiji...definitely going there once.

Edit: It's the Tsukishima district. Tokyo-ites have manjoyaki, a thinner version of okonomi.

dochira wrote:
There's apparently an okonomiyaki street near Tsukiji...definitely going there once.

cool...didn't know about that one....well i went to tsukiji early in the morning to see the fish being auctioned off so i guess okonomiyaki wasn't on my mind :)

i'm so glad i saw the fish market because a while back they stopped letting tourists go there.

Tu_triky wrote:
cool...didn't know about that one....well i went to tsukiji early in the morning to see the fish being auctioned off so i guess okonomiyaki wasn't on my mind :)

i'm so glad i saw the fish market because a while back they stopped letting tourists go there.

I saw it in a JNTO brochure I got..

So they don't allow any tourists at Tsukiji? Zannen desu yo. :(

dochira wrote:
I saw it in a JNTO brochure I got..

So they don't allow any tourists at Tsukiji? Zannen desu yo. :(

awesome dood.....there are soooo many great resources for things to do and see re: tokyo....and thanks to the internet...they are easy to access or find.

Tu_triky wrote:
awesome dood.....there are soooo many great resources for things to do and see re: tokyo....and thanks to the internet...they are easy to access or find.

I think the internet will be very useful to find things there.

dochira wrote:
I think the internet will be very useful to find things there.

darn, i'm looking for info to confirm what i said about the fish market auctions not being available to tourists anymore but i can't see to find it...but i'm pretty sure i saw it on the news or read in the news somewhere.

edit: okay i must be wrong...SORRY!

Tu_triky wrote:

darn, i'm looking for info to confirm what i said about the fish market auctions not being available to tourists anymore but i can't see to find it...but i'm pretty sure i saw it on the news or read in the news somewhere.

I'll take a look as well. Maybe the Japanese travel agents would know...