Wandering 13 Days Japan for RM$6K ( USD$2.7K )

This trip was in two loops mainly

We travelled nearly 6,000 km for 13 days when we were moving around Japan in early spring. Spent less than RM$6,000 per person.

Flight by Airasia cost us RM$814.00 per person return.
The reasons it was cheap ;
- We booked months ahead.
- No checked in luggage en-route, only 20 kg on the return leg.
- No meals, it was a night flight to Osaka and we slept.
En-route home we had early dinner below at Sukiya chain of restaurants  inside Kansai Airport before we boarded the evening flight.

Our last meal in Japan before boarding

A typical Sukiya restaurant

The 14-Day JR Pass was more expensive at $1,850 vs $1,601 on the previous trip.
The internal flight by Jetstar was on promotion and we got it at  $198 per pax.

Day 1 was all about travel.
- Flew into Kansai International Airport, Osaka in the morning,
- Took Japan Rail ( JR ) and arrived afternoon at Narita Airport in Tokyo then
- Took Jetstar from Tokyo to Sapporo, arrived at night. Had ramen for dinner which was great.

Late dinner at this outlet

It was fantastic!

Our senior citizen cook doing her thing

This trip was in two loops mainly ;

(1) Eastern Hokkaido, which was more remote, covering cities like ;

- Sapporo as hub and down memory lane
- Asahikawa to see their famous zoo and ramen village
- Biei to see Panorama Road and Shikisai Hills
- Furano to see Farm Tomita.
- Obihiro to eat butadon butahage a super duper pork dish.
- Kushiro to see the Pacific Ocean, marshland and eat seafood at MOO.
- Abishari to see ice floes in the museum! Actual floes can only be seen around March.
- Revisited Otaru to catch the romanticism of this town and its seafood of course.

Ice floes

(2) Second loop encompassed parts of Honshu and Kyushu.
We flew from Sapporo to Tokyo and put up a night at the airport hotel.
The cities covered on this loop were ;



- Nikko to see temples & shrines, Kegon Waterfall and Lake Chuzenji
- Yokohama to see Japan's largest Chinatown plus sampling its gyoza
- Dashed to Kobe for the beef and went to Arima for a little bit of gold and silver onsen bath. This time around, was much more confident in the nude!
- Took shinkansen to Fukuoka just to touch base at Kyushu Island
- Hopped to Miyajima for day trip to see its large Torii in the sea
- Diverted to Hiroshima to feel the pain of war, no matter who was at fault
- Back to Osaka for flight out.

Kegon Waterfall at Nikko

For all of the above, our  average cost for 1 person was ;

Flight to Japan and one internal connection  RM$   814.00
13 Days Japan Rail Pass                             RM$1,850.00
12 Nights stay at Toyoko (member)            RM$1,338.00
Park fees, day passes &  meals                   RM$1,334.00
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Total                                                           RM$5,336.00

Details of this trip ....... later.