I am planning to travel to japan with my husband this winter oct or nov.
I have never been there before. Just wondering if you guys have any suggestions of where to stay as for hotel or hostel, where to go visit... and transportation and food?
any good shopping places for electronics and clothes?
we are planning to stay for a week or so. most people recommend to travel to tokyo for the 1st time in japan. i have no idea.
I don't know how far it is to travel from tokyo to any other places. i only can stay for about a week in japan, so i guess one or two other location besides tokyo will be great too...
2. Buy a good TOKYO self-tour guide book from Hong Kong. I don't remember the name but ask your friend to buy and mail it to you - just ask him to buy the most popular guide book for Tokyo and he should find it. I think it has a very shiny silver color cover and quite thick with lots of photo and maps. I see that the lottery kiosk just outside the Osaka Supermarket has this book on the wall - they want $30 which is about twice the price in HK and also I think their book is 2009 model. You should get the 2011 book. But go there and take a look at the book so you know what it is.
You should be fine with these two information sources. Tokyo is great for self-tour as the public transit (JR -Japan Rail and subway systems) is fantastic and you will have way more fun than joining any tour group. Read the discussion site and the book throughly before you go -you still have plenty of time to do this. If you need hotel recommendation later, just ask. Very easy to book on the internet.
Watch the Yen rate closely and buy whenever they are cheap. This way you can spend cash in Tokyo knowing exactly your cost in C$. Credit cards will make a profit of 2 to3 percent on the exchange rate when they send you the statement in C$.
發表於 2011-2-13 18:47
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