The First-Timer’s Travel Guide to Kyoto & Osaka, Japan.
Here's some personal advice and recommendation that I would love to share with all of you. Hope this can be helpful for you especially for those who plan to visit Osaka & Kyoto in the future. Although it is not very complete, because we previous few days and just plan the schedule.
*NOT INCLUDE FOOD & SHOPPING*
Flight Ticket & Homestay (機票 & 住宿）
We book AirAsiaGo RM1665.20 includes seats, go 20kg luggage , back 65 kg luggage and 6 nights Homestay.
(Homestay Name) Kyoto : Resi Stay Anekoji , Osaka : Ideal Tennoji
= RM 1665.20
Transport Ticket (交通）
(Kansai - JR Kyoto station) ticket at 3270 yen (RM127)
Bus Pass at 500 yen per day. (RM20) *If you need take many times bus to go anywhere for a day*
Taxi Go resi stay Hostel 1000yen / 3person = 350yen (RM13)
Arima Onsen 神戶有馬溫泉 back bus ticket 1330yen (RM52)
Train & Bus Transport 7680yen (RM310) *
= RM522
*NOT INCLUDE FOOD & SHOPPING*
Flight Ticket & Homestay (機票 & 住宿）
We book AirAsiaGo RM1665.20 includes seats, go 20kg luggage , back 65 kg luggage and 6 nights Homestay.
(Homestay Name) Kyoto : Resi Stay Anekoji , Osaka : Ideal Tennoji
= RM 1665.20
Transport Ticket (交通）
(Kansai - JR Kyoto station) ticket at 3270 yen (RM127)
Bus Pass at 500 yen per day. (RM20) *If you need take many times bus to go anywhere for a day*
Taxi Go resi stay Hostel 1000yen / 3person = 350yen (RM13)
Arima Onsen 神戶有馬溫泉 back bus ticket 1330yen (RM52)
Train & Bus Transport 7680yen (RM310) *
= RM522
Tickets 門票
kiyomizudera temple 清水寺 300yen (RM12)
Kinkakuji 金阁寺 400yen (RM16)
Ginkaku-ji 銀閣寺 500yen (RM20)
Nijo Castle 二条城 600yen (RM24)
Tenryū-ji 天龙寺 500yen (RM20)Tofukuji Temple 400yen (RM16)
Osaka Castle 天守阁 600yen (RM24)Gin No Yu 有马温泉银汤 600yen (RM24)
Universal Studio Japan 7600yen (RM300) *No Express pass, book from online*
2 x Lockers put Luggage 480yen (RM19)
= RM475
Food Price 食物 (No included)
If you are going to have your lunch around Kyoto especially those Japanese cuisine nearby the famous visiting places / tourist spot then it might cost you RM80-130 per meal since Japanese traditional cuisine cost this price in Japan.
京都和大阪每餐大约RM40 - 60。 （980日元〜1600日元）列如拉面，米饭等，一些寿司只有100日元，但如果你去有名的寿司店，那么它可能是250-300日元每盘。 所以，取决于你的预算，我花了大约RM170每天的食物。 早餐，你可以选择吃面包，米饭球等，成本低于RM10在7-11 / Family Mart 都会有。
如果你要在京都附近享用午餐，特别是附近着名的景点/旅游景点的日本料理，那么每餐可能需要RM80-130。您可以为自己设定每天预算RM180的食物。然后通过查看预算金额，分为早餐>午餐>晚餐。大多数时候，如果和一群人一起旅行，你可以真正地在你的预算内花费，因为你可以尝试更多的食物，并通过与朋友分享更多的食物。
Recommended go Kyoto must stay here !!!
Resi Stay, we have five people (Family) go japan, so we rent Anekoji and have 2 floor + 5Beds. Provide 5 bicycle easy go out to eat, and there have very yummy ramen in the neighborhood.
CHECK IN will be very troublesome, their COUNTER so far from this place remote, but she have taught us how to take the bus? But we still take the taxi, because the luggage is so inconvenient. We 5 person take 2 cars, the price is probably 950yen - 1000yen.
推荐去京都一定要住这间 Resi Stay, 我们有5个人去所以我们租了Anekoji，而且还有两成层楼哟 !!! 重点是他还提供 5 辆脚车给我们， 晚上出去吃东西都方便了，
而且附近还有一家非常非常好吃的拉面 (Nikomi Suzuya)。我们当时还后悔只吃一次而已 .... 走路2分钟就到了.
CHECK IN 的时候会很麻烦， 他们的COUNTER离这个地方偏远，可是他有教我们如何搭巴士？不过我们还是去搭的士，因为行李多 不方便。 的士是跳针的， 那时我们5人做2辆车，价钱大概 950yen – 1000yen.
(Website link http://resistay.jp/en/)
Nikomi Suzuya Restaurant
7 Days at Kyoto & Osaka Schedule
* We are using GOOGLE MAP *
* We are using GOOGLE MAP *
Day 1 : Kyoto Tower , 河原町 Kawaramachi
00.55am - Boarding Time
1.55am - Depart Time
9.20am - Reach Kansai Airport ( Breakfast At airport )
9.40am - Buy Pass, Wifi-pocket, JR-Kyoto Ticket (3270yen)
10.15am - Take JR-Kyoto ( 1hour 20min )
11.40am - Reach Kyoto Station (Lunch) , go through
| Porta |
| Kyoto Tower |
1.20pm - Take train Karasuma Line at Kyoto Station
to Karasuma Oike station. (210yen)
2.00pm - Hotel counter Check-in
2.30pm - Take taxi Go Hotel (1000yen / 3 = 330yen) put luggage.
3.30pm - Take train Hankyu Kyoto Line At Karasuma Station
to Kawaramachi station. (150yen)
4.00pm - Visit 河原町 Kawaramachi
| Shopping , 吃小食 |
| Gion Shirakawa |
| Kamogawa River |
| Nishiki-ichiba |
| Kenninji (500yen) | *6pm at there is close T.T, so we never go inside*
7.00pm - Dinner From family Mart
Day 2: 二条城 Ni Castle , 金阁寺 Kinkaku-ji , 银阁寺 Ginkaku-ji , 竹林 Arashiyama
9.00am - Visit 二条城 Ni Castle (600yen) *Near our hotel just walk*
10.30am - Take JR-SanIn Line (Purple) at Nijo Station
till saga arashiyama station for 9min. (210yen)
11.00am - Reach Arashiyama (lunch)
| Sagano bamboo Road (Free) |
| Tenryu-ji (500yen) |
| Nonomiya Shrine (Free) |
| Togetsukyo Bridge |
| Arashiyama Park |
2.30pm - Take 59 bus to Kinkaku-ji (1day bus ticket 500yen)
3.00pm - Visit Kinkaku-ji
3.55pm - Take 204 bus to Kitano Tenman-gu
4.10pm - Reach Kitano Tenman-gu
Walk around 5min to Kitanotenmangu Bus Stop Take 203 to Ginkakujimichi bus Stop for 8min.
4.55pm - Visit Ginkaku-ji
6.00pm - Walk 14min to Kinrinshakome bus Stop Take 203 bus to Higashiyama Sanjo Bus Stop for 3min.
6.20pm - Take train Tozai Line (red) at Higashiyama Station
to Nijo Station for 9min. (260yen)
6.30pm - Dinner at Nikomi Suzuya Restaurant7.00pm - Back Hotel.
I Half expected to see a Giant Panda to Pop Out from somewhere but of course I know that wont happen. >.<
Day 3: Kiyomizu-dera 清水寺 , Yasaka Shrine 八板神社
7.30am - Take 207 bus at 四条本库前行 to 清水道 for 17min. (230yen)
8.10am - Visit Kiyomizu-dera
| Kiyomizuzaka |
| Kiyomizu-dera (300yen) |
| Jishu Jinja Shrine |
| Otowa Mountain Fal |
| Sannenzaka & Ninenzaka |11.40am - Reach Kyoto Station (Lunch) , go through
| Porta |
| Kyoto Tower |
1.20pm - Take train Karasuma Line at Kyoto Station
to Karasuma Oike station. (210yen)
2.00pm - Hotel counter Check-in
2.30pm - Take taxi Go Hotel (1000yen / 3 = 330yen) put luggage.
3.30pm - Take train Hankyu Kyoto Line At Karasuma Station
to Kawaramachi station. (150yen)
4.00pm - Visit 河原町 Kawaramachi
| Shopping , 吃小食 |
| Gion Shirakawa |
| Kamogawa River |
| Nishiki-ichiba |
| Kenninji (500yen) | *6pm at there is close T.T, so we never go inside*
7.00pm - Dinner From family Mart
Day 2: 二条城 Ni Castle , 金阁寺 Kinkaku-ji , 银阁寺 Ginkaku-ji , 竹林 Arashiyama
9.00am - Visit 二条城 Ni Castle (600yen) *Near our hotel just walk*
10.30am - Take JR-SanIn Line (Purple) at Nijo Station
till saga arashiyama station for 9min. (210yen)
11.00am - Reach Arashiyama (lunch)
| Sagano bamboo Road (Free) |
| Tenryu-ji (500yen) |
| Nonomiya Shrine (Free) |
| Togetsukyo Bridge |
| Arashiyama Park |
2.30pm - Take 59 bus to Kinkaku-ji (1day bus ticket 500yen)
3.00pm - Visit Kinkaku-ji
3.55pm - Take 204 bus to Kitano Tenman-gu
4.10pm - Reach Kitano Tenman-gu
Walk around 5min to Kitanotenmangu Bus Stop Take 203 to Ginkakujimichi bus Stop for 8min.
4.55pm - Visit Ginkaku-ji
6.00pm - Walk 14min to Kinrinshakome bus Stop Take 203 bus to Higashiyama Sanjo Bus Stop for 3min.
6.20pm - Take train Tozai Line (red) at Higashiyama Station
to Nijo Station for 9min. (260yen)
6.30pm - Dinner at Nikomi Suzuya Restaurant7.00pm - Back Hotel.
I Half expected to see a Giant Panda to Pop Out from somewhere but of course I know that wont happen. >.<
Day 3: Kiyomizu-dera 清水寺 , Yasaka Shrine 八板神社
7.30am - Take 207 bus at 四条本库前行 to 清水道 for 17min. (230yen)
8.10am - Visit Kiyomizu-dera
| Kiyomizuzaka |
| Kiyomizu-dera (300yen) |
| Jishu Jinja Shrine |
| Otowa Mountain Fal |
| Ryozen Kannon Temple |
| Yasakanoto |
1.10pm - go up till reach Gion 纸园
1.30pm - Visit Yasaka Shrine 八板神社 & Chion-In 知恩院
2.00pm - Lunch
3.30pm - Back Kyoto Station Go around there
Day 4: Fushimi Inari-taisha 伏見稲荷大社 , Umeda 梅田 , Shinsaibashi
8.35am - Take train karasuma line (Green) at Karasuma Oike Station to
Kyoto Station for 6min. (210yen)
Then, take train JR Nara Line (Brown) at Kyoto station to
Inari Station for 5min. (710yen)
* Put luggage in Locker at kyoto Station * (1200yen x 2 locker)
9.15am - Visit Fushimi Inari-taisha 伏見稲荷大社
| Senbon Torii (Free Ticket) |
| Tofukuji Temple (400yen) |
| Zennouji (Free Ticket |
11.15am - Take Train JR Nara Line (Brown) at Inari Station
to Kyoto Station for 5min (140yen)
11.30am - Take Train JR Tokaido-sanyo line (Blue) at Kyoto Station
To Osaka Station for 30min (1730yen)
* Remember Take Luggage *
12.10pm - Visit Umeda 梅田
| Walk & Lunch |
2.00pm - Take Train Midosuji Line (Red) at Umeda Station
to Tennoji Station for 15min (280yen)
2.20pm - Tennoji Station Walk around 10min reach Hotel (Ideal Tennoji)
5.30pm - Take train Midosuji line (Red) at Tennoji Station
to Shinsaibashi Station for 10min (230yen)
| Dotonbori |
| Ebisubashi |
| 药妆店 Pharmacy !!! |
Day 5: Arima Onsen 神戶有馬溫泉 & Osaka Castle
9.00am - Take train Tanimachi Line (Purple) at Tennoji Station
to Higashi-Umeda Station for 15min
9.20am - Walk 6min to Osaka Station (Change line to Blue)
9.30am - Take train Tokaido-Sanyo Line (Blue) at Osaka Station
to Kobe-Sannomiya Station for 20min.
9.50am - Take train Hokushinkyuko Line (Red) at Sannomiya Station
to Tanigami Station for 8min.
10.00am - Take train Kobe-dentetsu-Arima Line (Red) at Tanigami Station
to Arimaonsen station for 11min.
10.15am - Walk about 7min REACH Arima-Onsen.
TOTAL 1680yen.
( Acually can take long-distance bus, because we suddenly want go hot springs and we cant find long distance bus there? So we just to follow the GOOGLE MAP. When we want to go back and we found a long distance bus so we take bus ...Loll)
1.00pm - We choose Gin No Yu 有马温泉银汤 (600yen)
| Senbon Torii (Free Ticket) |
| Tofukuji Temple (400yen) |
| Zennouji (Free Ticket |
11.15am - Take Train JR Nara Line (Brown) at Inari Station
to Kyoto Station for 5min (140yen)
11.30am - Take Train JR Tokaido-sanyo line (Blue) at Kyoto Station
To Osaka Station for 30min (1730yen)
* Remember Take Luggage *
12.10pm - Visit Umeda 梅田
| Walk & Lunch |
2.00pm - Take Train Midosuji Line (Red) at Umeda Station
to Tennoji Station for 15min (280yen)
2.20pm - Tennoji Station Walk around 10min reach Hotel (Ideal Tennoji)
5.30pm - Take train Midosuji line (Red) at Tennoji Station
to Shinsaibashi Station for 10min (230yen)
| Dotonbori |
| Ebisubashi |
| 药妆店 Pharmacy !!! |
Day 5: Arima Onsen 神戶有馬溫泉 & Osaka Castle
9.00am - Take train Tanimachi Line (Purple) at Tennoji Station
to Higashi-Umeda Station for 15min
9.20am - Walk 6min to Osaka Station (Change line to Blue)
9.30am - Take train Tokaido-Sanyo Line (Blue) at Osaka Station
to Kobe-Sannomiya Station for 20min.
9.50am - Take train Hokushinkyuko Line (Red) at Sannomiya Station
to Tanigami Station for 8min.
10.00am - Take train Kobe-dentetsu-Arima Line (Red) at Tanigami Station
to Arimaonsen station for 11min.
10.15am - Walk about 7min REACH Arima-Onsen.
TOTAL 1680yen.
( Acually can take long-distance bus, because we suddenly want go hot springs and we cant find long distance bus there? So we just to follow the GOOGLE MAP. When we want to go back and we found a long distance bus so we take bus ...Loll)
1.00pm - We choose Gin No Yu 有马温泉银汤 (600yen)
4.00pm - Take Bus back to Osaka Station for around 1hour10min (1330yen).
5.30pm - Take train Osaka Loop Line (Red) at Osaka Staion
to Osakajokoen Station for 10min (160yen).
5.40pm - Visit Osaka Castle.
| 天守阁 Osaka Castle (600yen) |
| Osaka Castle Park |
7.40pm - At Osaka Station walk 3min go to Umeda Station.
Take train Midosuji Line (Red) at Umeda Station
to Tennoji Station for 15min. (280yen)
5.30pm - Take train Osaka Loop Line (Red) at Osaka Staion
to Osakajokoen Station for 10min (160yen).
5.40pm - Visit Osaka Castle.
| 天守阁 Osaka Castle (600yen) |
| Osaka Castle Park |
7.40pm - At Osaka Station walk 3min go to Umeda Station.
Take train Midosuji Line (Red) at Umeda Station
to Tennoji Station for 15min. (280yen)
Day 6: Universal Studio Japan (USJ)
7.30am - Take train Osaka Loop Line (Red) at Tennoji Station
to Nishikujo Station.
Than, change Sakurajima line (Blue) at Nishikujo station
to Universal-City Station for 20min.
TOTAL 190yen.
8.00am - Reach USJ (7600yen) *Began to line up*
7.30am - Take train Osaka Loop Line (Red) at Tennoji Station
to Nishikujo Station.
Than, change Sakurajima line (Blue) at Nishikujo station
to Universal-City Station for 20min.
TOTAL 190yen.
8.00am - Reach USJ (7600yen) *Began to line up*
9.00am - USJ Open
| RUSH in for Harry Potter |
One of the most hightly anticipated highlights of my trip was most definitely UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN !!!
Day 7: BACK HOME
11.30am - Check Out
12.00am - Take train Hanwa Line (Orange) at Tennoji Line
to Hineno Station for 50min.
Take train Kansaikuko line (Blue) at Hineno Station
to Kansai Airport station for 10min.
TOTAL 1010yen.
1.45pm - Reach Kansai Airport (Lunch)
4.30pm - BYE JAPAN OSAKA & KYOTO.
| RUSH in for Harry Potter |
( Firstly play is HARRY POTTER, we queue around 1 hour !!! Fortunately, we are weekdays go. )
One of the most hightly anticipated highlights of my trip was most definitely UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN !!!
11.30am - Check Out
12.00am - Take train Hanwa Line (Orange) at Tennoji Line
to Hineno Station for 50min.
Take train Kansaikuko line (Blue) at Hineno Station
to Kansai Airport station for 10min.
TOTAL 1010yen.
1.45pm - Reach Kansai Airport (Lunch)
4.30pm - BYE JAPAN OSAKA & KYOTO.
Must Try At KYOTO
TRAVEL PHOTO
Amazing photo, that place literally look like this or even better. #photographer NoahSoon (my brother).
My Family <3
Bye ~ Japan !!!