I'm Going To Japan

United is inaugurating their SFO-HND flight beginning Oct 26 with fares from $862 RT taxes/fees included.

Wow I have not been on this site for ages... still funny to see my topic of more than 10 years old still being active... with 565 pages :applaud:

You should be proud of the monster you created! :victory:

Nice photos AntSpace of Japan!!!
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Starting tomorrow, (actually today in Japan) lots more duty-free stuff: http://www.japantoday.com/category/executive-impact/view/tax-free-shopping-gets-a-boost

hmm, I'll be in narita this weekend - well, just for a few hours, hehe.
layover for a trip to asia.

im excited to try out the new 878 dreamliner - wanted to splurge so used up some miles and got business class seats. :woot:

Oh I forgot to mention, I'm going back next week.

WhiteHawk wrote:Oh I forgot to mention, I'm going back next week.

Nice. :victory:

Good on ya WhiteHawk! Wish I could go back too... I'm a tid bit jealous :argh:

Btw. Thanks qilver, for your compliments :woot:

Finally getting to drive the new Honda N-ONE my company bought back in April.

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Bosozoku

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Shakotan

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Do tell.

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Does this look familiar to anyone? ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFEZhvaPXkc

Great! I love Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi! I should have looked for this spot while being in Kamakura :doh:

antspace wrote:Great! I love Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi! I should have looked for this spot while being in Kamakura :doh:

Although the Google Maps car hasn't gone all the way up that street, I kinda had an idea where to look. :victory:

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It's along the Enoshima Electric Railway Line, halfway between the Hase and Gokurakuji stations.

This should help for your next trip. ;)

Thanks, I'll definitely give it a try next time : )

The exchange rate closed today at 119 yen to the dollar. Now is the time to go if you're going.

I'm going to Japan next month and debating whether to just skip the JR Rail Pass or suck it up and get it anyway. A 14-day one is gonna set me back by 500 bucks and my head boggles just trying to figure out where I can maximise its use. The thing is, I'm going for about five weeks and 3 of those will be spent in Nagoya/Kansai, then I plan to hop off to Shimane, up Kanazawa and then Sendai, and back to Tokyo.

Has anyone visited Japan but not used the rail pass?

Sooo jealous. Sounds great : )

I've used the JR rail pass both times I was there. I would recommend it if you're planning to use the trains to travel. It's so convenient to just hop on (almost) any train without having to bother about buying tickets (great for the local trains in Tokyo). I did save a little money in the end, but not so much, so for me it's really the convenience that counts.

Have a great trip!

Thanks, antspace! I'll probably end up getting some sort of pass, it just seems mind-boggling for now because my itinerary is not very specific as yet. I agree about the convenience, although the more I read about the JR Rail Pass, the more confusing it seems because of all the restrictions.

I'm going back in April and May. Also debating whether or not I'll get a JR pass. I've done it for the past three trips, but didn't really use it much on the last one.