Plotting a Route! Japan Trip Planning Series #2 | thisNatasha
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- Опубліковано 15 гру 2019
- It's time for the second Japan Trip Planning Video! Today we're talking about plotting a route: working out where in Japan you want to go on your trip and how to make a plan to get to all those places! We also talk about the best places to go for food, geek and otaku stuff, history, temples and architecture! Thanks so much for watching!!!
Natasha
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AN INCOMPLETE LIST of Japanese Bullet and Scenic Train Routes!
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a fantastic video.
Thank You.
Thank you so much!!! Learning so much from you! Never knew Google MyMaps was a thing!
I hope you don't mind me using your map as a base map for my own travels!
Hey, fantastic video series. I'm thinking of doing something similar to your 33 day trip with a 31 days in Japan when it all reopens. Thanks it's great to see someone else with a long trip planned and their route across and over Japan. Thank you!
BTW, to help with my planning I created a Google Sheet and added in tabs for hub cities with places to visit listed in there, what to do on wet days, day trips from there. Then I have tabs for figuring out spending with it linked to an accommodation tab and flights tab both linked to the pricing index so they update whenever I open the sheet. There is also a calendar tab where I have October & November in there with the planned days of arrival, day travelling along with estimated time I'd be travelling to plan out days or evenings what to do when I arrive somewhere. Then to top it off I've a custom Google Map with areas marked and a sample route plotted in to see what it all looks like. Hope this helps someone else! P.S It's taken me about 2 months and it's still growing anytime I see a place to visit such as the Maglev museum. Thanks Natasha.
This is sooo helpful! Ive used my maps before but not for mapping trips. Your video on Kiso Valley was also super informative. Im visiting in mid april for 2 weeks and im still planning a lot of it right now!
Oh awesome!!! Yeah Kiso is so amazing!!! I hope you have a great time!!!
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I'm just useing the metro ticket, the hardest one will be to puroland but I think I have it.
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You can do it Melanie!!! I believe in you!!! :D
@@thisNatasha thank you, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🤗😍💖🎁🎉🎊🎄
I enjoyed watching this even I am japanese! lol.
my recommendations are some cities around the Lake Biwa adn Izu peninsula.
they are very underrated but very beautiful!
cities around Lake Biwa, hikone , Omihachiman , Sakamoto in Otshu
cities around Izu peninsula, Atami ,Ito ,Shimoda, kawazu, matsuzaki, Toi, Shuzenji.
Oh this is amazing - thank-you!!! I went past Lake Biwa on the Thunderbird Train on this trip, and it looked fantastic! I will try to go back and visit some of these places - thanks!!!
This year we're doing Osaka > Takayama > (stop by Shirakawago) > Kanazawa > Tokyo
Amazing!!! We're doing a similar thing, not quite in that order! I just watched a vlog about Takayama - looks amazing! So excited!
Takayama was an unexpected favorite for us. I'm excited for you.
People really seem to like Takayama! I'm super excited to see it!!! :D
Thank you for such valuable information. I'm not anywhere near of planning a trip to Japan, but I'm loving this series. It sure got me excited to go visit Japan.
Thanks so much Wellington!!! And sorry for the super late reply. Thanks again!!!
Just so you know, I’m saving your planning videos to my ‘Travel’ playlist for reference and viewing when needed later in preparation for our Japan trip. They are chock full of good information. Arigato Gozaimasu Natasha. ...practicing my basic Japanese. Cheers. 🥂
どういたしまして！Thanks so much STOPsign!!! :D
Top tips love your recommend routes looking forward to your next trip and the Thunderbird train! ☺ ♥ 🇯🇵
I'm so excited about the Thunderbird train!!! Thanks so much Trevor!!! :D
@@thisNatasha Japan is all about trains for me ☺
Great, informative video, as always.
Thanks so much Wayne!!! :D
this video and the map you created are awesome!!!
you gave me a great idea and I started creating
my map with places I would like to go ♥
thank you Natasha :D
AMAZING!!! Yeah all the places I want to go are always so jumbled up in my head until I add them to a map. I'm so glad this was helpful and you've started making a map! I hope it's going well!
I pretty much do the same when I plan my trips in Japan. Focus on a region and check on Japan Guide the best places to visit; find on google maps how to get there, either by train (option number one of course), bus or car; check on Hyperdia the train schedule and plan accordingly. Next year I'll be going to Tohoku and go crazy on all those Shinkansen's. Since you love trains, see if you can get on some of the so called 'Joyful trains', if you haven't tried them yet. There are a quite a few from JR East, JR West and JR Kyushu (I only tried the JR Kyushu ones and I loved them).
Oh thanks for the reminder!!! I took a look at the Joyful Trains some time ago but had forgotten about them. Thanks so much!!!
I've already finished planning my route for 2021 (love planning!) But I also just love watching your videos😂
Thanks so much Tiffany!!! If you have any planning tips let me know!!! :D
@@thisNatasha You're totally right about japanguide, it's an amazing site and they're always updating it! I used that and a website called 'GaijinPot' which was also invaluable! All I got to do now is save save save.
I'm really looking forward to your upcoming Japan vlogs because my trip will roughly be a month as well (it's rare to see good quality Japan vlogs on UA-cam with visits longer than 2 weeks so I'm super excited!) :)
How do you go handle motion sickness on the bullet trains? My 7 year old son gets slight motion sickness on planes. So we’ve been scared to do the bullet train
Ah I hear ya, I get the motion sickness too and my bro suffered bad when he was a kid (around 7 also). I find the bullet train routes are incredibly straight, they have to be to be at that speed, so actually it's not too bad for me as much as trains in the UK (UK trains are awful because of their older winding tracks). I often take some motion sickness pills to be safe (these might not be ok for your 7 year old to take though). Other than that I have a list of things I do to stop motion sickness including: make sure I've slept enough, make sure I've eaten, make sure I've drunk enough water, make sure I'm not too hot and make sure I've not drunk any coffee. If I've done those I am usually ok. I hope that helps! Sorry the advice is a little more tailored to adults, but the eating, sleep, water and temperature tips can apply to kids too! :D
Good luck with the Shirakawa Go light up. I tried to book a ryokan there back in July so I can see it for January 2020 and they are all fully booked. :(
Yeah it's a tough one! We have tickets for the observation deck and to explore the town. I tried the lottery for overnight stay but no luck!
I am not planning a trip to Japan, BUT I AM WATCHING THIS :D hahahaha
Ha ha!!! Maybe a trip is somewhere in the future...!
@@thisNatasha I would LOVE that! Thank you for the video !!
Do you feel as a first time going for a week and spending two of those days 1 day being tokyo disney and another being sea is rushing it a bit? or do you think it could be done?
It definitely can be done! You need some more time if you're going to do lots of dining reservations or visits to the hotels but one day in each park is plenty if you're spending all day there!!! :D
thank you :)
You're lucky to get 31 days off xD I barely get 1 week ㅠ.ㅠ
Oh that's not good, I hope it changes in the future. Time away from work is so important!
I am so incredibly excited to see this series. I am headed to Tokyo in a little less than 4 weeks. This is my first time there and I need all of the help I can get! :) Do you have a recommendation on how much cash we should bring (per day). We are staying for 8 days. Thanks again for doing these videos!!!
Thanks so much Michelle! Oh we might be there the same time! For 8 days I would take at least 800 GBP / 1000 USD. Visa and Mastercard are well accepted in Japan and you can take money out at the Post Office or 7 Eleven stores, so it's usually not a problem. You'll mostly need money for food and adding money to your commuter card! I hope that helps! And thanks so much again!!!
Which airport in Tokyo do you recommend to fly into?
Haneda is closer but the transport options from Narita are excellent, so usually I'll just fly to the one which is cheaper to get to! Haneda would be my choice if flights costs the same for both!