hi gals,
my hubby's passport is also the old one wif his ic no. but his is biometrics. so i guess it shouldn't be a prob. the agt also din make a fuss abt it. so unless yours is going to expire, it's not necessary to change lah. i dun like my new passport cos it's a different no. as my ic. i changed was becos it's going to expire & i've added my married name to my new ic so at the same time make the amendments to my passport together.
pin&jie8275,
u extending so many days in japan ah? really envy leh. but i think u're sure going to burn a big hole. haha! i bought a lot of things in tokyo even though i just spent 5-6 days there. haha! ya accomodation is ex in japan. i onli stay in tokyo & spent 1 nite in hakone.
if u're travelling to tokyo, kyoto, osaka and hakone, i think u can get the JR ticket(not sure how many days) in SIN first so tat it's cheaper. i heard tis is for tourist & u can't buy this JR ticket in japan. we din buy cos we're onli in tokyo so buying per trip ticket is cheaper.
however i book a 2D1N pkg to hakone wif the bullet train ride in SIN. it's ex but it's worth it. we get to stay in a traditional japnese room tat was huge, a sumptious jap dinner served in our room, etc......
we like hakone. it's cooler there & i think it's known for it's onsen. we love to soak in the onsen. shiok!!! but at first not used to being naked in front of strangers. haha!
ya, there're many types of trains there by different companies. but dun worry, it's not tat difficult/confusing. just take a map on their different routes/trains. it's quite easy actually. cos the jap word is similar to chinese characters so it's still manageable. and the japanese are veri friendly & helpful.oh yes, they do hv day pass also. good if u're travelling to many places in 1 day. but their day pass also hv different kinds. some can use on certain trains onli. some can use for both types of trains. aiya, it's all due to the different companies operating the different trains......
oh, we went to disneyland also.... dun hv time to go disneysea. but tokyo disneyland is veri nice. veri magical. i heard it's more fairytale compared to the one we're going in our US pkg. (heard frm my hubby & fren) and 90% of the ppl in disneyland wore some kind of disney things- mickey ears, minnie ears, hair-band, tail, etc... veri cute! haha!
aiyo.... i love japan so much tat i've so much to say.... haha! almost forgot that this is supposed to be a USA west coast thread. hahahahha!