Japan trip 2019 / رحلة اليابان
The Land of the Rising Sun
It was a dream to go there. I never though I will be one day walking around in Tokyo. I did it. It's Japan. The unique nation I want to discover.
Enjoy this blog
Preparation:
Started from January 2019. I decided to go by April 2010 and for long trip, 20 days
March 2019, I booked all hotels and airplane tickets.
After, I applied for visa to enter Japan. It cost 90 SAR (24$) for one month (one entry)
The visa was super easy from embassy of Japan in Riyadh KSA and took 2 days.
The cost:
Cost in Philippines: (5 days)
Tickets= 3,720 SAR
Hotels= 1,340 SAR
Expenses = 1,400 SAR
Total= 6,460 SAR
Cost in Japan: (22 days)
Tickets = 1,945 SAR
Hotels = 10,352 SAR
Rail Pass= 2,028 SAR
Expenses = 10,000 SAR
Pocket Wifi= 364 SAR
Total = 24,689 SAR
All Total = 31,149 SAR (8,306 $)
The trip:
Philippines:
Since there is no direct flight from Saudia to Japan, I chose first to go Philippines then to Japan.
Operator: Saudia
Price: 3720 SAR (992 $)
Duration: 9 hours
From King Khalid International airport (RUH)
To
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)
Operator: Saudia
Price: 3720 SAR (992 $)
Duration: 9 hours
Before the long trip, relaxing and enjoy in King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The airport improved a lot.
Manila
In Philippines, I only stayed for 3 nights. It was for rest and to come closer to Japan.
Hotel: Ramada Encore by Wyndham Makati
Price: 580 SAR (154 $)
Duration: 4 days
Places I visited:
1- Mall of Asia
2- Greenhills Mall
3- Glorietta
4- Manila Baywalk
5- Manila Ocean Park
6- Rizal Park
7- Makati area
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Japan
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)
To
Haneda International Airport (HND)
To
Haneda International Airport (HND)
Operator: All Nippon Airways ANA
Price: 1954 SAR (521 $)
Duration: 4 hours
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Before come Japan, I recommended to rent a pocket Wifi to use internet for unlimited data. I booked for 22 days. You can pick the device in airport or hotel. I got it in hotel after I arrived hotel.
Price: 364 SAR (97 $)
Duration: 22 days
Before I arrived Japan, I bought Japan rail pass to use JR lines and bullet train.
Price: 2028 SAR (541$)
Duration: 21 days
I went to Ueno Station to exchange the rail pass
You should bring your passport
And here is the pass you will use it to enter any JR station
You can use this pass only for any JR lines and bullet train include in this pass.
Tokyo
Hotel: Hotel WBF Tokyo Asakusa
Duration: 6 days
Price: 3660 SAR (976 $)
Sensō-ji buddhist temple
Tokyo Skytree
Go to the top to see how beautiful Tokyo from above. They have souvenir store to buy any stuff you like.
Kamakura
Seaside Japanese with dozens of Buddhist Zen temples and Shinto shrines
Akihabara
Entertainment place you can find video games and animations.
Shibuya City
Big commercial and business center with many restaurants, cafes and the famous intersection.
Tokyo Sea life Park
Tokyo Tower
observation tower to see nice view of Tokyo. The structure has similarity of Eiffel Tower. You can fine One Piece store if you like this anime.
Odaiba Beach and Rainbow Bridge
observation tower to see nice view of Tokyo. The structure has similarity of Eiffel Tower. You can fine One Piece store if you like this anime.
Odaiba Beach and Rainbow Bridge
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Then, traveled to Osaka by bullet train (Shinkansen train)
By using Japan rail pass, I did not pay any extra money
Osaka
Hotel: Y's Cabin Osaka Namba
Duration: 4 days
Price: 921 SAR (245 $)
I didn't like the idea of capsule hotel so I canceled my stay and I went to regular hotel
Hotel: Androoms Osaka Hommachi
Duration: 4 days
Price: 945 SAR ( 252 $)
Umeda Sky Building
Umeda Sky Building
Namba
The entertainment district in Osaka. Food, shopping stores and more.
Osaka Castle
Expo ’70 Commemorative Park
Kyoto
Hotel: GRAND JAPANING HOTEL MELDIA Nijojo
Duration: 4 days
Price: 998 SAR ( 266 $)
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Kinkaku-Ji (Golden Pavilion)
I went to this small town with fiends by car. We just stayed couple of hours. It's beautiful.
Hiroshima
Hotel: Vista Hiroshima
Duration: 1 day
Price: 436 SAR ( 116 $)
Tokyo
Hotel: Villa Fontaine Tokyo-Otemachi
Duration: 7 days
Price: 3396 SAR ( 905 $)
Price: 3396 SAR ( 905 $)
My trip to Japan finished. I went to Haneda airport to back home.
it's better to order taxi to go direct to airport and never be late.
It took me 15 min to airport.
The cost = 7980 Yen
= 268 SAR
= 71 $
The end
Beautiful places.
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