Notices
Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong Theme Parks Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong Holiday Planning Questions, Suggestions and Tips.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 29 Sep 20, 07:42 PM  
Link to this Post
#11
AntonyJ
VIP Dibber
 
Join Date: Sep 08
Location: Carfin, Motherwell
Booking again for May? Go for it!

Let’s see how our countdowns look :-)))
AntonyJ is offline Boy Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 29 Sep 20, 07:50 PM  
Link to this Post
#12
nickyjw
Thread Starter
Apprentice Imagineer
 
nickyjw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 10
Originally Posted by Pumpkin Pie View Post
Yes. We were there last year and stayed in Tokyo then moved to Kyoto for 5 nights but as we were returning to Tokyo we asked if we could leave some of our luggage at the hotel (as we were returning to the same hotel). They agreed so we only took one suitcase between us to Kyoto. There was no size restriction last year on the Shinkansen.

We are looking to take the plunge and book again tonight for next May!
We are flying back from Osaka so will have to take our luggage with us... not sure how we will manage!
Did you do a trip report?
Ooh exciting... how long are you going for and what’s your plan? Good luck booking x
nickyjw is offline Girl Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 29 Sep 20, 08:10 PM  
Link to this Post
#13
Laughing Minnie
Excited about Disney
 
Join Date: Dec 17
We spent 4 nights in Kyoto in December, it is such a beautiful city. Have you thought about an Airbnb? We hired a gorgeous villa in Higashiyama, which was a couple of minutes walk to Gion and near to the Kiyomizu-dera temple. We used the buses to get around that were regular and easy to use.
Laughing Minnie is offline Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 29 Sep 20, 08:28 PM  
Link to this Post
#14
Pumpkin Pie
Imagineer
 
Join Date: Sep 15
Originally Posted by nickyjw View Post
We are flying back from Osaka so will have to take our luggage with us... not sure how we will manage!
Did you do a trip report?
Ooh exciting... how long are you going for and what’s your plan? Good luck booking x
I didn’t do a proper trip report but did write this below.

https://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/sho...ght=Eki+stamps

We are going to fly with BA and have just looked and discovered we have until tomorrow night to book before the conditions change. Will make final decisions on dates tomorrow morning now but it will be around 14/15 nights.

Our plan is to base ourselves in Tokyo and Kyoto again with several day trips.
Pumpkin Pie is offline Girl Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 30 Sep 20, 12:35 PM  
Link to this Post
#15
Olympiad
slightly serious Dibber
 
Join Date: Jan 14
Hi - as mentioned above you could look at luggage forwarded options. Pretty much every hotel will arrange for your luggage to be forwarded on to another location and it's widely used in Japan.

We were planning on using it this summer and I think it worked out about £15 per case.

Alternative could be to fly from Tokyo to Osaka on an internal flight.

Osaka is about 20 mins from Kyoto on the train so another option to minimse luggage lugging would be base yourself in one or the other.
Olympiad is offline Boy Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 30 Sep 20, 01:09 PM  
Link to this Post
#16
nickyjw
Thread Starter
Apprentice Imagineer
 
nickyjw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 10
Originally Posted by Laughing Minnie View Post
We spent 4 nights in Kyoto in December, it is such a beautiful city. Have you thought about an Airbnb? We hired a gorgeous villa in Higashiyama, which was a couple of minutes walk to Gion and near to the Kiyomizu-dera temple. We used the buses to get around that were regular and easy to use.
Sounds lovely, never done Airbnb before. Who did. You book with?
nickyjw is offline Girl Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 30 Sep 20, 01:29 PM  
Link to this Post
#17
nickyjw
Thread Starter
Apprentice Imagineer
 
nickyjw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 10
Originally Posted by Pumpkin Pie View Post
I didn’t do a proper trip report but did write this below.

https://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/sho...ght=Eki+stamps

We are going to fly with BA and have just looked and discovered we have until tomorrow night to book before the conditions change. Will make final decisions on dates tomorrow morning now but it will be around 14/15 nights.

Our plan is to base ourselves in Tokyo and Kyoto again with several day trips.
Have you booked? I’ve read your summary and it was really helpful thankyou. I’ll try and learn a little bit of the language too!
nickyjw is offline Girl Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 30 Sep 20, 01:34 PM  
Link to this Post
#18
nickyjw
Thread Starter
Apprentice Imagineer
 
nickyjw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 10
Originally Posted by Olympiad View Post
Hi - as mentioned above you could look at luggage forwarded options. Pretty much every hotel will arrange for your luggage to be forwarded on to another location and it's widely used in Japan.

We were planning on using it this summer and I think it worked out about £15 per case.

Alternative could be to fly from Tokyo to Osaka on an internal flight.

Osaka is about 20 mins from Kyoto on the train so another option to minimse luggage lugging would be base yourself in one or the other.
Thankyou, we will have to really think about how to do it. We are going for 18/19 days so will have a lot of stuff with us!
Is the luggage transfer reliable do you know?
nickyjw is offline Girl Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 30 Sep 20, 07:07 PM  
Link to this Post
#19
Olympiad
slightly serious Dibber
 
Join Date: Jan 14
Originally Posted by nickyjw View Post
Thankyou, we will have to really think about how to do it. We are going for 18/19 days so will have a lot of stuff with us!
Is the luggage transfer reliable do you know?
Yes very reliable by all accounts. All the airports also have kiosks for it etc, just seems more the done thing in Japan.

The link below has more info on both luggage forwarding and travelling with luggage on the bullet trains (max size is total dimensions of 250cm and max
weight of 30kg which you might find is plenty).

m.japan-rail-pass/mobile...-luggage-japan
Olympiad is offline Boy Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 30 Sep 20, 07:44 PM  
Link to this Post
#20
nickyjw
Thread Starter
Apprentice Imagineer
 
nickyjw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 10
Originally Posted by Olympiad View Post
Yes very reliable by all accounts. All the airports also have kiosks for it etc, just seems more the done thing in Japan.

The link below has more info on both luggage forwarding and travelling with luggage on the bullet trains (max size is total dimensions of 250cm and max
weight of 30kg which you might find is plenty).

m.japan-rail-pass/mobile...-luggage-japan
Great thankyou x
nickyjw is offline Girl Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 03:19 AM.


Powered by vBulletin - Copyright © 2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
DIBB Savings
AttractionTickets.com

Get £10 off each Disney Ticket with the code ATDIBB10

Get up to £50 off per room at Disney or Universal with the code DIBBHOTELS


theDIBB Blog
One of the the five worlds found in Epic Universe, How to Train Your Dragon... Read More »
Disney announced that a new nighttime show, “Disney Dreams That Soar,” will run nightly at... Read More »
Walt Disney World Resort guests can get ready to have a “glowing’’ good time when... Read More »


theDIBB Menu


Exchange Rates
US Dollar Rates
ASDA  $1.2354
CaxtonFX  $1.2310
Covent Garden FX  $1.2545
FAIRFX  $1.2350
John Lewis  $1.2380
M&S  $1.2178
Sainsburys  $1.2354
TESCO  $1.2364
Travelex  $1.2353
Updated: 02:00 29/03/2024
Euro Rates
ASDA  €1.1447
CaxtonFX  €1.1422
Covent Garden FX  €1.1521
FAIRFX  €1.1432
John Lewis  €1.1457
M&S  €1.1263
Sainsburys  €1.1440
TESCO  €1.1445
Travelex  €1.1435
Updated: 02:00 29/03/2024

DIBB Premium Membership
Did you know you can help support theDIBB with Premium Membership?

Check out this link for more information and benefits, such as...

"No adverts on theDIBB Forums"

Upgrade Now



X