👋 I enjoyed everything I took a taxi. Yes, it was kind of expensive. 😮 I needed to go to the airport with 3 suitcases.😬 . As I arrived I had just 01.🤭 I had no guide....but I follow all you videos. So I was not a trouble maker Tourist 🎉🎉Thanks....
Hahah I sometimes heard that tourists go back to their homes with more suitcases than they brought...and you did😂 Anyway, I'm glad you had a good time in Japan! I will reply to your other comments next week😉 Thank you for watching everytime😊
One of the reasons I want to visit Japan is to ride the Shinkansen. So though an airplane would be cheaper, the bullet train is an attraction in itself
What cheaper isn't always the best option for everyone, isn't it😁 I'm happy to hear you want to take it😊 Thank you for watching. I hope you can enjoy your Shinkansen ride in Japan😉
JR pass aren't worth it if you aren't rich. Better use other pass, they are way cheaper and give more option locally. With these local pass, you can use more train, like resort train or even sometime the fastest shinkansen (which isn't available with the classic JR Pass ). The only downside is that you will probably end with multiple ticket to take care instead of one JR pass but it's definitivly worth it PS: on the "all you can eat" part, i like to add that they are an "all you can drink" (nomihodai) option as well in certain place. Since Japanese are drunk more easely than westerner, these nomihodai option are generaly a good way to make your money worth. From my experience, generaly with only 3 drinks and the nomihodai option, it's already cheaper than buying drinks individualy. So if you wanna discover some alcohol, it could be a great option.
Good point! I'm not sure how they classify but there are some Semi-urban stores even in Tokyo's 23 districts (Especially the east side of Tokyo)😉 We can know their minimum price through the Sushiro website but it's in Japanese...😰 Thank you for watching👌
Thanks for the video. I'll be travelling next summer between tokyo, kanazawa and kyoto and I was wondering if the JR pass is worth the cost. Is there a website or an app that can show me the prices of the single tickets? Thank you in advance😊
Thank you for watching😉 You pick amazing 3 cities💯 I believe this (japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/calculator/) helps you to calculate. Have fun😎
Unless you plan or traveling around Japan A LOT, the JR pass is not worth the money. For example if you only plan on visiting 3-4 cities, then the JR pass is absolutely not the worth the money.
For this trip, you may want to consider the Hokuriku Arch pass. It’s cheaper than direct travel between Tokyo and Kyoto and you see some gorgeous cities and towns along the way. Enjoy!
Some more add on notes. One of them (the hotel thing) touches on a politically sensitive issue so exercise discretion. 1. Smaller out of the way independent sushi shops may give better cost performance. Even getting away from the main street can give a sharp drop in prices and crowds. I had my best sushi in Numazu, right at the fishery port. 2. Just because taxis are expensive doesn't mean you should always avoid them. Sometimes paying a little bit more would be well worth saving some sanity. They are especially useful if you have luggage and you need to move from the hotel to the train station quickly. I took a taxi from my hotel in Tawaramachi to Tobu Asakusa even though this distance is walkable because I had a very early train ride (6.30am) to Kinugawa. 3. If time is paramount, consider the Shinkansen nonetheless especially if you are going between Tokyo and Osaka. Consider that you would need additional time to travel to and from the airports and the time needed for check in as well. 4. JR pass used to be worth it if you are going on a single return Shinkansen journey between Tokyo and Osaka, but now you need at least two return Shinkansen journeys of this distance or longer (Tokyo to Hakodate also works) for the 7 day pass, four for the 14 and 21 day passes. If you are in Tokyo, consider instead the 24 hour Tokyo Metro pass, which will be worth its cost with only four Tokyo Metro train rides. It normally costs 600 yen, but your hotel may sell passes for even cheaper. 5. (this is the politically sensitive part) I personally do not recommend any APA hotel. The CEO is an imperialist who uses this hotel chain as a platform for his offensive views of Japanese history in WW2. 6. If you are staying in Asakusa, check with your hotel if you plan to go up the Skytree. Some hotels in Asakusa have special deals with the Skytree to sell discounted tickets. The most overpriced thing I have ever paid for in Japan would probably be that over 9000 yen unagi set I ate at the Skytree Solamachi, but it's from a very esteemed restaurant that claims to use only Japan-raised unagi so I felt that it is well worth the price. Unagi is an endangered species, so I want to limit my consumption, and if I want to limit my consumption, I might as well go for the highest quality. It was the only unagi I ate in Japan anyway.
For #2: just use forward luggage service… case closed. No need to take care of your luggage, no need for taxis in a city with a great infrastructure… just no. If you know what you are doing and you have 2 healthy legs, you don’t want to waste time and money on taxis
@@123456kiste I don't know about you, but a luggage forwarding service from any Tokyo airport to any hotel is going to cost way more (1000-3000 yen) than the 600 yen taxi ride I took from the hotel in Tawaramachi to Tobu Asakusa. I took a taxi from my hotel by Atami beach to Atami station because it (960 yen) is still cheaper than a forwarding service and I prefer having my luggage within my sight as much as possible. I still used a forwarding service to send my luggage from Hakone-yumoto to my hotel in Hakone anyway since you're not really going to find a taxi within Hakone.
@Moonstone-Redux Most of them are really good pieces of advice 😘 Thank you for your help and for watching the video! 9000 eel....? That's so expensive!😂 But you know the taste! We can't eat Japanese unagi in the future...true...I should mention that in other videos 😉
@@123456kiste Options do exist, and you shouldn't be afraid to use them. Luggage forwarding is fine, but during my trip to Atami I found that it's cheaper for me to take a taxi from the hotel at the beach to the station (I think it was 900 yen) than to set up a forwarding service from the hotel to my hotel in Tokyo (1000-3000 yen), and my luggage stays within my reach. I also took a taxi from my hotel in Tawaramachi to Tobu Asakusa because it was a very early train ride at 6.30am and while the hotel is technically walkable to Tobu Asakusa it's not great doing that with luggage, and I'm not exactly going to trust a forwarding service that goes from Tokyo to Kinugawa to arrive in my hotel in Kinugawa on the same evening (I would, and did, trust a forwarding service stationed in Kinugawa to send my luggage to my hotel there, but it no longer existed when I got there). I still used a forwarding service to bring my luggage from Hakone-Yumoto to my hotel in Hakone since it's way out there and you are not exactly going to get a taxi out there.
Please tell me about any regrettable experiences in Japan or things other travelers should know😎 Thank you for watching!
👋 I enjoyed everything I took a taxi. Yes, it was kind of expensive. 😮 I needed to go to the airport with 3 suitcases.😬 . As I arrived I had just 01.🤭 I had no guide....but I follow all you videos. So I was not a trouble maker Tourist 🎉🎉Thanks....
Hahah I sometimes heard that tourists go back to their homes with more suitcases than they brought...and you did😂
Anyway, I'm glad you had a good time in Japan! I will reply to your other comments next week😉
Thank you for watching everytime😊
Thanks for your advises, huge amount of information to digest on my trip in 2 weeks.
Thank you for watching(Sorry for the late response) 😘
You are in Japan now? Have fun!
I'm going on vacation to Japan soon. Your videos are very helpful and straight to the point!
Thank you for watching and your comment😉 I hope you have a great time here! Have fun😍
One of the reasons I want to visit Japan is to ride the Shinkansen. So though an airplane would be cheaper, the bullet train is an attraction in itself
What cheaper isn't always the best option for everyone, isn't it😁 I'm happy to hear you want to take it😊
Thank you for watching. I hope you can enjoy your Shinkansen ride in Japan😉
I am in Tokyo on my dream holiday
Cool! It's not a hot today so you can finally walk around easily😊 Have fun!
Thank you for watching😎
JR pass aren't worth it if you aren't rich. Better use other pass, they are way cheaper and give more option locally. With these local pass, you can use more train, like resort train or even sometime the fastest shinkansen (which isn't available with the classic JR Pass ). The only downside is that you will probably end with multiple ticket to take care instead of one JR pass but it's definitivly worth it
PS: on the "all you can eat" part, i like to add that they are an "all you can drink" (nomihodai) option as well in certain place. Since Japanese are drunk more easely than westerner, these nomihodai option are generaly a good way to make your money worth. From my experience, generaly with only 3 drinks and the nomihodai option, it's already cheaper than buying drinks individualy. So if you wanna discover some alcohol, it could be a great option.
@@Eldiran1 look up the Shikoku Circuit ride website.
Okay but which district is semi-urban? E.g. Ueno is the same price as Shinjuku?
Good point! I'm not sure how they classify but there are some Semi-urban stores even in Tokyo's 23 districts (Especially the east side of Tokyo)😉
We can know their minimum price through the Sushiro website but it's in Japanese...😰 Thank you for watching👌
Thanks for the video. I'll be travelling next summer between tokyo, kanazawa and kyoto and I was wondering if the JR pass is worth the cost. Is there a website or an app that can show me the prices of the single tickets? Thank you in advance😊
Thank you for watching😉 You pick amazing 3 cities💯
I believe this (japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/calculator/) helps you to calculate. Have fun😎
Unless you plan or traveling around Japan A LOT, the JR pass is not worth the money. For example if you only plan on visiting 3-4 cities, then the JR pass is absolutely not the worth the money.
For this trip, you may want to consider the Hokuriku Arch pass. It’s cheaper than direct travel between Tokyo and Kyoto and you see some gorgeous cities and towns along the way. Enjoy!
Some more add on notes. One of them (the hotel thing) touches on a politically sensitive issue so exercise discretion.
1. Smaller out of the way independent sushi shops may give better cost performance. Even getting away from the main street can give a sharp drop in prices and crowds. I had my best sushi in Numazu, right at the fishery port.
2. Just because taxis are expensive doesn't mean you should always avoid them. Sometimes paying a little bit more would be well worth saving some sanity. They are especially useful if you have luggage and you need to move from the hotel to the train station quickly. I took a taxi from my hotel in Tawaramachi to Tobu Asakusa even though this distance is walkable because I had a very early train ride (6.30am) to Kinugawa.
3. If time is paramount, consider the Shinkansen nonetheless especially if you are going between Tokyo and Osaka. Consider that you would need additional time to travel to and from the airports and the time needed for check in as well.
4. JR pass used to be worth it if you are going on a single return Shinkansen journey between Tokyo and Osaka, but now you need at least two return Shinkansen journeys of this distance or longer (Tokyo to Hakodate also works) for the 7 day pass, four for the 14 and 21 day passes.
If you are in Tokyo, consider instead the 24 hour Tokyo Metro pass, which will be worth its cost with only four Tokyo Metro train rides. It normally costs 600 yen, but your hotel may sell passes for even cheaper.
5. (this is the politically sensitive part) I personally do not recommend any APA hotel. The CEO is an imperialist who uses this hotel chain as a platform for his offensive views of Japanese history in WW2.
6. If you are staying in Asakusa, check with your hotel if you plan to go up the Skytree. Some hotels in Asakusa have special deals with the Skytree to sell discounted tickets.
The most overpriced thing I have ever paid for in Japan would probably be that over 9000 yen unagi set I ate at the Skytree Solamachi, but it's from a very esteemed restaurant that claims to use only Japan-raised unagi so I felt that it is well worth the price. Unagi is an endangered species, so I want to limit my consumption, and if I want to limit my consumption, I might as well go for the highest quality. It was the only unagi I ate in Japan anyway.
For #2: just use forward luggage service… case closed. No need to take care of your luggage, no need for taxis in a city with a great infrastructure… just no. If you know what you are doing and you have 2 healthy legs, you don’t want to waste time and money on taxis
@@123456kiste I don't know about you, but a luggage forwarding service from any Tokyo airport to any hotel is going to cost way more (1000-3000 yen) than the 600 yen taxi ride I took from the hotel in Tawaramachi to Tobu Asakusa.
I took a taxi from my hotel by Atami beach to Atami station because it (960 yen) is still cheaper than a forwarding service and I prefer having my luggage within my sight as much as possible. I still used a forwarding service to send my luggage from Hakone-yumoto to my hotel in Hakone anyway since you're not really going to find a taxi within Hakone.
@Moonstone-Redux Most of them are really good pieces of advice 😘 Thank you for your help and for watching the video!
9000 eel....? That's so expensive!😂 But you know the taste!
We can't eat Japanese unagi in the future...true...I should mention that in other videos 😉
@123456kiste Luggage forwarding service is also an option😉 So both are good options! Thank you for watching😘
@@123456kiste Options do exist, and you shouldn't be afraid to use them.
Luggage forwarding is fine, but during my trip to Atami I found that it's cheaper for me to take a taxi from the hotel at the beach to the station (I think it was 900 yen) than to set up a forwarding service from the hotel to my hotel in Tokyo (1000-3000 yen), and my luggage stays within my reach. I also took a taxi from my hotel in Tawaramachi to Tobu Asakusa because it was a very early train ride at 6.30am and while the hotel is technically walkable to Tobu Asakusa it's not great doing that with luggage, and I'm not exactly going to trust a forwarding service that goes from Tokyo to Kinugawa to arrive in my hotel in Kinugawa on the same evening (I would, and did, trust a forwarding service stationed in Kinugawa to send my luggage to my hotel there, but it no longer existed when I got there). I still used a forwarding service to bring my luggage from Hakone-Yumoto to my hotel in Hakone since it's way out there and you are not exactly going to get a taxi out there.