KYOTO | |||||
RM:YEN | ¥1 | 0.04 | |||
5th | 27-Oct | ||||
Fushimi Inari Temple Sightseeing & Downtown Kyoto | |||||
AirBnB walk to Umeda Station | Umeda Station | 14mins | ¥240 | RM9.60 | |
Hankyu-Kyoto LineLimited Express Kawaramachi | 44mins | HANKYU TOURIST PASS | |||
MORNING | Fushimi Inari | ||||
From Kujo Kintetsu Mae Eastbound bus stop: City Bus 207 (Northeast bound) | Tofukuji | 12 mins | City Bus Pass | ||
From Tofukuji bus stop walk towards Tofukuji Station | Tofukuji Station | 6 mins | City Bus Pass | ||
From Tofukuji Station: Keihan Line (for Yodoyabashi) Sub-Express | Fushimi Inari | 7 mins | ¥150 | ||
TEA | Vermillion Café charming cafe when you make your way down from Fushimi Inari Taisha. Japan, 〒612-0805 Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi, Fushimi-ku, Fukakusa Kaidoguchichō, 5−31 Monday - Friday : 10am - 515pm; Saturday - Sunday : 9am - 515pm |
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Option: | |||||
Teramachi Kyōgoku Shōtengai (shopping arcade) | |||||
From Fushimi Inari Station: Keihan Line (for Demachiyanagi) Sub-Express | Sanjo | 10 mins | ¥210 | ||
From Sanjo Dori, walk towards Teramachi Kyōgoku Shōtengai (South Entrance) | Teramachi Kyōgoku Shōtengai | ||||
LUNCH | Can try all the food near Gion-Shijo station. From Gion-Shijo to Pontocho Alley just 3 mins walk | ||||
EVENING | Pontocho Alley | ||||
One of four hanamachi in Kyoto other than Gion to spot geishas. It runs parallel to the west bank of the Kamo-gawa River between Sanjo and Shijo. It’s lined with traditional shops and restaurants, and no cars, modern buildings or gaudy signs are allowed. | |||||
From Teramachi dori: Walk to Kawarimachi Sanjo bus stop (Southbound) | Kawaramachi Sanjo | 4 mins | |||
From Kawaramachi Sanjo bus stop: City Bus 37 (Northbound) | Shijo Keihan Mae | 5 mins | City Bus Pass | ||
From Shijo Keihan Mae: Walk to Pontocho Dori | Pontocho Alley | 3 mins | |||
(consider walking from Teramachi dori to Pontocho Dori?) | |||||
AirBnB walk to Umeda Station | Umeda Station | 14mins | ¥240 | RM9.60 | |
Hankyu-Kyoto LineLimited Express Kawaramachi | 44mins | HANKYU TOURIST PASS | |||
¥7,440 |
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Asia - Japan - Osaka & Kyoto & Nara #Day 5
Asia - Japan - Osaka & Kyoto & Nara #Day 4
KYOTO | |||||
RM:YEN | ¥1 | 0.04 | |||
4th Day | 26-Oct | ||||
Arashiyama & Kinkakuji Temple Sightseeing | Destination | Duration | Cost/pax | ||
AirBnB walk to Umeda Station | Umeda Station | 14mins | ¥240 | RM9.60 | |
Hankyu-Kyoto LineLimited Express Kawaramachi | 44mins | HANKYU TOURIST PASS | |||
MORNING | Arashiyama | ||||
From Kujo Kintetsu Mae bus stop (Eastbound): City Bus 19, 71, 78 | Kyoto Station | ||||
Purchase unlimited one-day Kyoto City bus pass | |||||
Bus | From Kyoto St. bus stop (Stand D3): City Bus 28 | Arashiyama-Tenryuji-mae | 44 mins | ||
Train | From Kyoto Station: Take the JR Sagano/San-in Line (Track no 31-33) | Saga-Arashiyama Station | 12 mins | ¥240 | |
Start this walk from Randen (Keifuku) Arashiyama Stn. The station is an attraction in itself. There are a number of shops selling traditional sweets and | |||||
Enter the main gate of the superb Tenryu-ji Temple and explore the temple | Tenryu-ji Temple | ¥600 | |||
Walk uphill and through the garden to reach the north exit of Tenryu-ji Temple. Take a left outside the exit and walk uphill | Arashiyama Bamboo Grove | ||||
Walk uphill through the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove and when you reach the top of the hill and the road, look across the road and to the right a bit and you will see a small hut. | Okochi-Sanso Villa | ||||
Leave Okochi-Sanso Villa and take a left onto the main sightseeing road, heading north. Go downhill and pass a pond on your left. The route here goes past a string of temples: Jojakko-ji Temple, Nison-in Temple, Takiguchi-dera Temple and Gio-ji Temple. Soon after passing Jojakko-ji Temple, you’ll see the quaint thatched-roof Rakushisha Poet’s hut, which belonged to a disciple of the famed haiku poet Matsuo Basho. | Gio-ji Temple | ||||
After visiting the temple, return to the main route and continue northwest. You’ll pass several shops and a few restaurants. After about 250 meters, you’ll see the steps leading up to Adashino-Nembutsu-ji Temple on your left. Walk north from Adashino-Nembutsu-ji Temple and you’ll soon get to the bright orange Atago Torii, a lovely Shinto shrine gate. | Atago Torii | ||||
Walk up the stone steps on the left, just before the highway overpass, to catch bus No 62 or 72 back to Arashiyama | |||||
LUNCH | Unagiya Hirokawa – a famous and perpetually packed unaju specialty house just across the road from Tenryuji. Be prepared to wait for at least 30 minutes on good days, and do note that the restaurant imposes a minimum order of one main course per diner. Unagi | ||||
AFTERNOON TO EVENING | Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavillion) | ||||
Option 1: Taxi from Arashiyama | ¥2,000 | RM80.00 | |||
Option 2: Bus from Arashiyama | |||||
From Arashiyama-Tenryuji-mae bus stop: City Bus 11 (Northbound) | Yamagoe Nakacho | 11 min | City Bus Pass | ||
From Yamagoe Nakacho, walk for 5 mins to Yamagoe bus stop: City Bus 59 (Eastbound) | Kinkakuji-mae | 18 mins | City Bus Pass | ||
From Kinkakuji Temple, walk to Kinkakuji Michi bus stop | Kinkakuji Michi | 3 mins | Walk | ||
From Kinkakuji Michi Bus Stop: City Bus 205 (Southbound) | Kyoto Station | 41 mins | City Bus Pass | ||
LATE EVENING | AirBnB walk to Umeda Station | Umeda Station | 14mins | ¥240 | RM9.60 |
Hankyu-Kyoto LineLimited Express Kawaramachi | 44mins | HANKYU TOURIST PASS | |||
Asia - Japan - Osaka & Kyoto & Nara #Day 3
OSAKA | Sun, 22 Oct 2017 - Sun, 29 Oct 2017 | ||||
RM:YEN | ¥1 | 0.04 | |||
3rd Day | Wed, 25 Oct 2017 | ||||
Universal Studio Osaka | Destination | Duration | Cost/pax | ||
MORNING | Universal Studio Osaka | ||||
From OSAKA Station:Osaka Loop Line-Sakurajima - Universal-City Station | 30mins | ¥180 | RM7.20 | ||
¥180 | RM7.20 | ||||
Special discount 500 Yen during birthday mth | |||||
http://www.travelinboots.com/japan/osaka/guide-to-universal-studios-japan/ | |||||
Buy in advance via Malaysia agent: | |||||
https://www.usj.co.jp/e/travel/ | ¥7,600 | RM304.00 | |||
1st thing to do: Go to Central Park for Timed Entry Tickets to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter | |||||
Dinner | La Shomon (焼肉バル Kobe,
Japan) get off the train at Tarumi station, and the restaurant is very close, at the base of the walking street. |
Asia - Japan - Osaka & Kyoto & Nara #Day 2
KYOTO | |||||
RM:YEN | ¥1 | 0.04 | |||
2nd Day | 24-Oct | YEN | RM | ||
Southern Higashiyama Sightseeing | Destination | Duration | Cost/pax | Cost/pax | |
Osaka to Kyoto | |||||
AirBnB walk to Umeda Station | Umeda Station | 14mins | ¥240 | RM9.60 | |
Hankyu-Kyoto LineLimited Express Kawaramachi | 44mins | HANKYU TOURIST PASS | |||
Kawaramachi Station walk 1 min to 四条河原町(バスto take Bus 市営207乙九条車庫前行 to 清水道(バス)then walk 10mins to Kiyomizu Dera Temple | 20mins | ||||
Pass options: | |||||
HANKYU TOURIST PASS
- only covers Hankyu railway - 1-day Pass : ¥800 2-day Pass : ¥1,400 (buy from Hankyu Tourist Information Center Kyoto:Hankyu Kawaramachi Station) Buy 2+1 day pass |
¥2,200 | RM88.00 | |||
Kyoto City Bus & Kyoto Bus One-Day Pass - ¥500 ( Buy:Hankyu Kawaramachi Station) | |||||
MORNING | Walk to Kujo Kintetsu-mae bus stop (in front of KFC) | Kujo Kintetsu-mae | 5 mins | ||
From Kujo Kintetsu-mae bus stop (Eastbound): City Bus 207 (Northbound) | Gojozaka bus stop | 20 mins | City Bus Pass | ||
Southern Higashiyama | |||||
Destination: Kiyomizu Dera Temple, Higashiyama | |||||
Walk up Gojozaka and Chawanzaka lanes to Kiyomizudera Temple | |||||
Admission Ticket | ¥300 | ||||
Walk down Sannen-zaka and Ninen-zaka, two preserved streets, to Maruyama-koen Park to enjoy some greenery | Maruyama Koen Park | ||||
At the bottom of Ninnen-zaka, turn right and then left into Nene-no-Michi, one of Kyoto’s most scenic streets | |||||
Short detour into Ishibei-Koji lane. Also consider a visit to Kodai-ji Temple, located above Nene-no-Michi | |||||
Enjoy Maruyama-koen Park and then exit the north side of the park and walk to Chion-in Temple | Chion-in Temple | ||||
Admission Ticket | ¥300 | RM12.00 | |||
Leave Chion-in Temple the way you came and turn left (north). Short walk to Shoren-in Temple (look out for the giant camphor trees out front). | Shoren in | ||||
SNACK | Kissho Karyo Roll
Cake Japan, 〒605-0066 Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi, Higashiyama-ku, Ishibashichō Daily : 10am - 7pm 8 mins walk from Shoren In |
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LUNCH | Can try all the food near Gion-Shijo station. From Shoren-in Temple to Gion -Shijo station: walk 4 mins to 神宮道(バス)to take Bus 46 賀茂神社前行 - 4 stops 四条京阪前(バス) | ||||
AFTERNOON TO EVENING | Explore Gion District | ||||
From Rinkacho, go to Shirakawa area which runs along the Shirakawa Canal parallel to Shijo Avenue | |||||
Also go to Hanami-koji Street which is the most popular area from Shijo Avenue to Kenninji Temple | |||||
Explore Yasaka-no-to Pagoda | |||||
Try the famous dessert at Gion Kinana | Gion Kinana | ||||
Address:
570-119 Higashiyama-ku, Gion-machi Minami-gawa Nearest Station: Gion Shijo (Keihan Line) |
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To find the ice cream shop, enter Hanamijoji-dori from Shijo-dori. Turn right at the second alley, and turn right again into the narrow lane. | |||||
Observe Kyoto-ites bell ringing ritual for good fortune in the coming New Year (in Gion, usually in Yasaka Shrine or Chion In Temple) | |||||
AirBnB walk to Umeda Station | Umeda Station | 14mins | ¥240 | RM9.60 | |
Hankyu-Kyoto LineLimited Express Kawaramachi | 44mins | HANKYU TOURIST PASS |
Asia - Japan - Osaka & Kyoto & Nara - day 1
OSAKA |
Sun, 22 Oct 2017 - Sun, 29 Oct 2017 |
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RM:YEN | ¥1 | 0.04 | ||||||
1st Day | Mon, 23 Oct 2017 | YEN | RM | |||||
Osaka | Destination | Duration | Cost/pax | Cost/pax | Savings from using Kansai Thru Pass | |||
MORNING | Osaka | |||||||
540 | Oct 22, MH 52 KUL - KIX 10:20 PM - 5:40 AM | |||||||
*Purchase ICOCA & Haruka ¥3,600/pax with ¥1,500 in the ICOCA for Universal studio, airport and Nara use | ||||||||
Tourist Information
Centre (Central 1F, Terminal 1 Building) Inquire on Osaka's Visitor Pass ¥550/pax for 1-day unlimited Osaka subway/train/bus |
¥550 | RM22.00 | ||||||
Air BnB - Reservation code: HMJKFYTS8B, Pepper'S House - Plaza Umeshin, Kita Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 530-0047, Japan | ||||||||
0646-0755 | Kansaikuko Line関空快速Kyobashi | ¥1,190 | RM47.60 | |||||
Take taxi from Osaka Station to Air BnB | ¥2,000 | RM80.00 | ||||||
プラザ梅新 Japan, 〒530-0047 Osaka Prefecture, Osaka, Kita Ward, Nishitenma, 4 Chome−15−18 |
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Lunch | Option 1: Food:Okonomiyaki Yukari Sonezakihont/ゆかり 曽根崎本店 Address: 4-11-18, Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka Location:3 minuites from JR Osaka Loop line Tenma station, 10 minuites from Subway Sakaisuji-line Tenjinbashisuji 6 choume station 2 exit Open Hour: 11:30~21:00, Closed: Tuesdays, Price:1,000~2,000 yen walk 4 mins from airbnb, otw to Umeda station to take train |
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Option 2: Food:Soba Tagoto Soba Hankyu Sanbangai, 1-1-3 Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka walk 6 mins from Umeda station |
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AFTERNOON | Osaka Castle & Park | |||||||
From Tennoji Station:
Osaka City Subway Tanimachi Line for
MIYAKOJIMA Osaka City Subway Tanimachi Line for DAINICHI |
Tanimachi Yonchome (4-chome) | 2 hrs | ||||||
Recommended approach to enter through Otemon Gate @ the park’s southwestern corner. There is an entrance fee into Castle but the Osaka Castle park is free) | ¥600 | RM24.00 | ||||||
EVENING | Option 1: Shinsekai | |||||||
From Osaka Castle - train 6mins | Osaka day pass | ¥230 | ||||||
District that was developed before the war and then neglected in the decades afterwards. At the district's center stands Tsutenkaku Tower, the symbol of Shinsekai. | ||||||||
Experience kushikatsu, one of Osaka's best known specialties. It is a dish, composed of various skewered, battered and deep fried foods. | ||||||||
Option 2: Umeda District | ||||||||
From Dobutsuen-mae Station: Osaka City Subway Midosuji Line for SHIN-OSAKA | Umeda | 13 mins | Osaka day pass | ¥240 | ||||
Major commercial and business district in Kita-ku, Osaka and the city's main northern railway terminus “Osaka/Umeda Station. Four of the city's largest department stores “Hanshin, Hankyu, Daimaru, and Isetan” are located here. | ||||||||
- Umeda Sky Building (10-15 mins walk from Ōsaka and Umeda Stations) - FREE until 38th floor, ¥1,000 to Floating Garden Observatory (top viewing deck) | ||||||||
- Kitashinchi District - dining and entertainment district located south of and within walking distance of JR Osaka station, | ||||||||
-Hankyu Entertainment Park - huge red Ferris wheel is the landmark for this commercial complex. | ||||||||
Option 3: Dotonbori & Amerika Mura | ||||||||
Osaka's most famous entertainment district and offers abundant dining and shopping choices. | ||||||||
From Shinsaibashi Station: Osaka City Subway Midosuji Line for NAKAMOZU | Namba | 1 min | Osaka day pass | ¥240 | ||||
A five-minute walk from Namba Station to the Dotonbori area. From Namba Station, walk along Midosuji Avenue towards Shinsaibasuji street, passing by Namba Hips on your right. Once you see the Dotonbori Canal, and Glico Man, then you can start roaming around the streets in the area. | ||||||||
Don't forget to take picture at the famous Glico Man billboard. | ||||||||
Option 4: Hozenji Yokocho | ||||||||
1-2-16 Nanba, Chuo Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 542-0076, Japa | Namba | |||||||
Near By Public
Transport Midosuji Line, Sen-Nichimae Line, Yotsubashi Line stop Namba Station. Sakaisuji Line, Sen-Nichimae Line stop Nippombashi Station. |
Osaka day pass | ¥180 | ||||||
A charming stone paved pathway around 80 metres long is one of Ozaka's greatest hidden gems. The sixty small food and bar outlets here, known as izakaya, have served as the area's nightspot since the Edo period. Though they all look unassuming, some of them are famous, such as Katsudon and Yakizen. It's popular with local celebrities. The street gets its name from the Hozen-ji Temple here. Look out for the moss covered statue of Fudomyoo, the kami of fury, surrounded by paper lanterns. Splash some water on it if you feel like purifying yourself of sin. The alley is especially charming at night. | ||||||||
¥240 |
Monday, November 6, 2017
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