Comments on: Traveling To Japan For The First Time: Planning A 1-2 Week Trip

By: Francis A.

Francis A. — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 18:56:00 +0000

Awesome guide. This definitely helped me plan my upcoming trip in May. Thanks Koichi!

By: Heidi

Heidi — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 04:15:00 +0000

I’m going to be in China for a month then fly over to Japan from the 8th -20 th. I’m lucky enough to have a friend that lives near Shibuya that is letting me stay at her place while I’m in Tokyo. My intention is to fly into Tokyo and leave for Hiroshima the next day (no jet lag here with only an hour difference from Beijing). I plan on going from Hiroshima and work by way back to Tokyo with stops at Kyoto, Osaka and maybe Kobe or Nara (Mt. Fuji will be a day trip from Tokyo later on). My only real concern is getting around in the cities. I plan on taking buses/trains/subways when needed and walked when I can. Does anybody have a good site for transportation information (outside a JR Pass) that will work in these cities, and also any map information to help navigate my way through the cities. My japanese is minimal in speaking but can read hiragana and katana to know place names. I’m afraid of getting lost on the public transportation and wasting precious time there!!

Thank you!
Heidi

By: MBzer

MBzer — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 08:58:00 +0000

Hey, thanks so much for this. We’re planning to go in April/March ish. And I heard that that was the cherry blossom season. Is there anywhere specific where we can see the cherry blossom trees?

By: KG Zheng

KG Zheng — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 11:06:00 +0000

I love this post. I’m actually not heading to Tokyo for my first visit. Instead i’m going to Osaka/Kyoto in April-May. Budget travels depending on which flight is the cheapest.

BUT!! This is still an awesome post which I’m sure will help a great bunch. Thanks a lot really.

By: Courtney Burkett

Courtney Burkett — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:59:00 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing this! My husband and I are doing almost 2 weeks in Japan and are using your recommendation as a guide. We changed it up a bit, as there are a few things/places we wanted to go that weren’t on the list. We are starting in Tokyo for 2 days, then off to Nagano for the 3rd night. From there we are headed to a hotel at the base of Mt. Fuji so that we can hike it REALLY early and make it down in time to hit up Fuji-Q for the rest of the day and crashing at the same hotel that night. From there, it’s Kyoto to Nara to Koyasan. Headed to Hiroshima from there to see Peace Memorial Park and then back to Tokyo for one more day/night and then last minute shopping before heading home on the 12th day.

Your guide has been so helpful and has made the planning for our honeymoon so much easier than I could possibly have imagined!!!

By: Dr3am3rz

Dr3am3rz — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 06:14:00 +0000

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