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I am currently booked at "Best Hotel" in Shinjuku, 8 nights $492 USD which is roughly $61/night in Dec of this year. Bargains can be had at hostels, you just have to do the search. I like to get the...
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this little thread is awesome! I'm putting together a trip for September (Tokyo game show) and I'm gonna rep all you guys! ;)
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You can call ATT and tell them you're traveling. They can give you international service for the one month. For only a few dollars you will have peace of mind
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pull the sim card just in case, but I think Japan is on a CMDA network, so your phone most likely wouldn't be able to connect anyways (unless it's a world phone)
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Thanks for the tokyofree guide tip. Will look into that. So basically a personal guide and we pay for food/transport correct?
Thanks for all the great suggestions, love the SD community!
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I really hope you are not traveling the first week of May, since it is Golden week.
Do you have your plane tickets? If not consider flying into NRT and out KIX, this will save money on train...
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any Yelp type of restaurant guide?
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Consider staying in Yokohama, close to Tokyo and cheaper hotel fee.
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Thanks for the info. Won't be traveling enough to justify a new credit card, so penfed it is.
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You can definitely use your Visa over there pretty much most places. Amex is harder to use but usually larger restaurants and hotels will accept them. If you walk in to a hole in the wall ramen place...
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I believe JR pass includes NRT to Tokyo
Might just do this as it is brainless. The itinerary seems good and built around JR pass.
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Ya, JR pass is a good deal if you are going to be doing a decent amount of travel by train. Especially when you realize a R/T Tokyo -> Kyoto is going to cost you $300 or more. I don't know if the JR...
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I'm going in April I looked at various options and went with JTB for simplicity. They arranged the paperwork for the JR 7 day pass plus budget hotels priced aroun $80-100/night.
Food wise - have...
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Going to Tokyo for a week in May, arriving in Narita. By golly, place is expensive!
Want to ride bullet train to Osaka/Kyoto, some good eats, etc.
Looks like getting the JR 7 day train pass is...
