gingerbelle 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2008 im planning a F&E trip to osaka. has anyone been there F&E? im told that theres no direct flight to osaka. so do i ve to change at narita airport or how?& any1 stay at budget hotel b4? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andylyf 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2008 im planning a F&E trip to osaka. has anyone been there F&E? im told that theres no direct flight to osaka. so do i ve to change at narita airport or how?& any1 stay at budget hotel b4?There are 3 airlines with direct departure to OSAKA (Kansai aiport)They are...1) SQ2) ANA3) JAL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applefreak 1 Report post Posted April 18, 2008 im planning a F&E trip to osaka. has anyone been there F&E? im told that theres no direct flight to osaka. so do i ve to change at narita airport or how?& any1 stay at budget hotel b4?yes i've been there F&Eand i wonder who says there's no direct flight???flew there on ANA, night flight somemore so saved one night hotel how budget are you looking at?the cheapest i can find is those YMCA like kind, which you share a big dorm with othersi opt for a 3* kind of hotel, it's the toyoko inn chainreasonably priced i'd say, and at convenient locations Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gingerbelle 0 Report post Posted April 20, 2008 (edited) my hb & i decided to get those f&e packages tat includes hotel as well. but im not sure how to plan my Itinerary ard osaka, r there any shopping or places of interest? my hb wants to drop by koyto for a day. so do we have to buy rail pass ?im not very sure , pls help.yes i've been there F&Eand i wonder who says there's no direct flight???flew there on ANA, night flight somemore so saved one night hotel :help:how budget are you looking at?the cheapest i can find is those YMCA like kind, which you share a big dorm with othersi opt for a 3* kind of hotel, it's the toyoko inn chainreasonably priced i'd say, and at convenient locations Edited April 20, 2008 by gingerbelle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applefreak 1 Report post Posted April 20, 2008 no need to buy rail pass, until you plan to travel far and wide in japantry taking a bullet train to kyoto, and don't forget to visit kiyomisu templeif the sakura is still blooming, it's a beautiful placea pix i took when i was there in mar/apr 06 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gingerbelle 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2008 applefreak, how was yr Itinerary when u were in osaka? any places of interest to visit? we intend to go 5D3N taking night flight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applefreak 1 Report post Posted April 21, 2008 (edited) hi gingerbelle, think i deleted my itinerary liaobut basically i went to the following places1. osaka castle2. aquarium (kaiyukan)3. kyoto kiyomisu temple + sannen zaka4. kobe 'chinatown' (check out the food hall of sogo)5. shinsaibashi6. dotomburi7. umeda underground shopping streets8. universal studioyou might want to check out these websites for more info1. http://gojapan.about.com/od/attractionsino...ns_in_Osaka.htm2. http://www.m2bworldtravel.com/recommended_...ended_osaka.htm3. http://wikitravel.org/en/Osaka Edited April 21, 2008 by applefreak Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gingerbelle 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2008 (edited) hey applefreak, thks for the info. btw, do u know where in osaka that has shops that has manga, video games/plastic models(gundam)/toys & Anime shops? im refering to somewhere like tokyo's Akihabara. is there a street in osaka tat is also like that? Edited April 21, 2008 by gingerbelle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linggie 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2008 i m so jealous!!!!the sakura is so pretty...http://www.flickr.com/photos/linggy/1756734830/haha i took the same shot in Oct 07, autumn was late so... but overall Kyoto is very beautiful. I spent 1 night in Osaka and 4 nights in Kyoto, cant get enough of all the shrines hehe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applefreak 1 Report post Posted April 21, 2008 hahaha, seems like we took the photos at the same spot !!it's really a beautiful sight isn't it?hi gingerbelle, sorry can't help you there coz i'm not into thatmaybe you can do a google search on that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linggie 0 Report post Posted April 22, 2008 yeah hehe i went alone hence mine all scenery pics there is an electronic street in Osaka famous for electronics such as laptop etc...I remem reading that in Lonely Planet, you might want to check that outenjoy~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hposnm 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2008 yeah hehe i went alone hence mine all scenery pics there is an electronic street in Osaka famous for electronics such as laptop etc...I remem reading that in Lonely Planet, you might want to check that outenjoy~It's Denden Town. It's not as fantastic as Akihabara but decent nonetheless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gingerbelle 0 Report post Posted April 28, 2008 (edited) i plan to stay at this hotel : Villa Fontaine http://www.hvf.jp/eng/shinsaibashi.php how do i get to the hotel fm kansai airport? is there any airport bus to the hotel ? Edited April 29, 2008 by gingerbelle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites