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The_Nintendo_Master
10/26/2025
05:25 AM
#51
evilpresident posted...
Which airport is the best to go for? Haneda or Orita? I'm still very, very early in the planning phase lol.
Haneda is a lot easier than Narita if you don't know what you're doing
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CompatibleGreet
10/26/2025
05:26 AM
#52
darkknight109 posted...
Nationwide JR Pass? Yes, expensive and not worth it. The regional ones are still generally a good deal, though.

Do yourself the biggest favour imaginable and please do not spend all your time in the Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka tourist trap.

Seriously, every tourist and their dog does this and you miss the absolute best parts of the country by never leaving those three spots (and no, a trip to Mount Fuji doesn't count).
You got any spots you recommend want to one day plan all this myself. Appreciate it if you can
evilpresident
10/26/2025
05:38 AM
#53
The_Nintendo_Master posted...
Haneda is a lot easier than Narita if you don't know what you're doing
Haneda it is then. I most definitely dont know what I'm doing. Which is why I've been asking a lot of questions lol
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_____Cait
10/26/2025
06:04 AM
#54
If you go to Narita, youll likely have to ride the Narita Express, which is expensive and slow.

I always go Haneda. Quick and simple.
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Enclave
10/26/2025
06:04 AM
#55
The_Nintendo_Master posted...
Haneda is a lot easier than Narita if you don't know what you're doing

I haven't been to Haneda but I didn't find Narita particularly difficult to get around.
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Cuticrusader09
10/26/2025
07:20 AM
#56
evilpresident posted...
Haneda it is then. I most definitely dont know what I'm doing. Which is why I've been asking a lot of questions lol
But you really dont need to know much. You plug your destination into google maps and it tells you how to get there.

I traveled to Japan almost 25 years ago before google maps knowing no Japanese. I somehow managed. Going there now is super easy mode.
evilpresident
10/26/2025
07:37 AM
#57
Cuticrusader09 posted...
But you really dont need to know much. You plug your destination into google maps and it tells you how to get there.

I traveled to Japan almost 25 years ago before google maps knowing no Japanese. I somehow managed. Going there now is super easy mode.
That is honestly very reassuring. Thank you
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_____Cait
10/26/2025
08:25 AM
#58
evilpresident posted...
Haneda it is then. I most definitely dont know what I'm doing. Which is why I've been asking a lot of questions lol

Almost all the signs at the station have english, and the train announcements have english language included. You can do it with no Japanese ability.
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evilpresident
10/26/2025
08:38 AM
#59
_____Cait posted...
Almost all the signs at the station have english, and the train announcements have english language included. You can do it with no Japanese ability.
That is also good to know.
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CyricZ
10/26/2025
08:40 AM
#60
Yeah okay I've been hearing this a bit, but why is Narita "more difficult" than Haneda? Is it just a matter of a lack of translated directory?

(I ask this as my flight is booked into Narita, I know my hiragana and katakana)
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ssjevot
10/26/2025
08:43 AM
#61
CyricZ posted...
Yeah okay I've been hearing this a bit, but why is Narita "more difficult" than Haneda? Is it just a matter of a lack of translated directory?

(I ask this as my flight is booked into Narita, I know my hiragana and katakana)

Has nothing to do with translations. You are never going to have any kind of lack of English signage in an airport at a major city in Japan. Narita sucks because it isn't in Tokyo. It's in the middle nowhere in what used to be a bunch of farms. You have to travel to Tokyo by train or bus.
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Cuticrusader09
10/26/2025
08:47 AM
#62
CyricZ posted...
Yeah okay I've been hearing this a bit, but why is Narita "more difficult" than Haneda? Is it just a matter of a lack of translated directory?

(I ask this as my flight is booked into Narita, I know my hiragana and katakana)

Its not more difficult. Just dont land late when the Narita Express has stopped. I had a delayed flight way back (20ish years ago) and we missed the last train out. Back then it was not fun - finally convinced the Northwest people to let us on the bus they had for people with connecting flights that they were putting up in Tokyo. So at least got into Tokyo and then got a taxi to our hotel

Haneda is more forgiving in that a taxi ride into Tokyo wont cost too much (especially if you only need a regular sized one). We actually booked a large taxi for our flight out of Haneda because I didnt want to deal with sending our luggage to the airport ahead of time.

Any airport is not that difficult to go through. They always have English signs.
CyricZ
10/26/2025
09:45 AM
#63
Okay thanks guys now I get it a bit better.

Yeah good news I get in at 4PM so I guess that means I'm fine?
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Enclave
10/26/2025
02:48 PM
#64
_____Cait posted...
Almost all the signs at the station have english, and the train announcements have english language included. You can do it with no Japanese ability.

Also in the bigger hubs you can often find translators to assist. In Sapporo station for instance at JR ticketing station, the customer service section? We got help planning one of our trips from a lovely lady who's job is just being an English translator, she had an arm band saying English or something like that.
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Prismsblade
10/26/2025
03:10 PM
#65
Grats TC. Im going to Ecuador next month. Though Im going to try and do Japan next year if I can avoid using any of my PoT by then.

The biggest issue aside from cost being the travel time. So anything less then 2 weeks isnt worth it to me.
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