Travel details
Dates: 28 Nov 2023 - 19 Dec 2023
Group: 2 adults, 3 kids (3, 5, 8 YO)
Flight details
Singapore to Fukuoka
Singapore Airlines SQ 656
SIN 01:20 - FUK 08:10
Total travel time: 5hrs 50mins
Boeing 787-10
Total travel time: 5hrs 50mins
Boeing 787-10
Tokyo to Singapore
Singapore Airlines SQ 635
HND 22:55 - SIN 05:15
Total travel time: 7hrs 20mins
Airbus A350-900
Pre travel Arrangements
- Immigration QR Code https://vjw-lp.digital.go.jp/en/
- Travel insurance
- Pack luggages to be forwarded to the different locations upon arrival
- JR Passes (7 days via Klook)
- Disneyland & Sea tickets via Klook
- Book car rental (via Toyota)
- Fill up check in details for accommodations
Fukuoka
Accommodation:
GRAND BASE Hakata Haruyoshi. Location is not very accessible
Day 1 - Canal city. Hakata station
Day 2 - Marinoa City
Day 3 - Uminonakamichi Seaside Park
Day 4 - Marinoa City (Another option was to view Gundam here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ri6nHr8Q8KwsLUzT8)
Osaka
Accommodation:
ESLEAD HOTEL NAMBA SOUTH Ⅲ
Day 5 - Train to Osaka
Day 6 -
- Mipig. Not worth it. https://mipig.cafe/en/locations/osaka/
- Dinner at Dotonbori. https://maps.app.goo.gl/ufCKaPRmZDmQTC1e7
Day 7 -
- Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan. https://www.kaiyukan.com/language/eng/
- Udon lunch. Chikko-men-kobo honten: https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5wLNL1u3sXqXzoL7
- Genji-Soba dinner: https://maps.app.goo.gl/51WWFJ1ai8noDTNo6
Day 8 - Kobe beef. https://maps.app.goo.gl/nty1G2rP2Whs6zo49
Day 9 -
- Osaka castle. Kimono photoshoot. Rental shop: Oukakimono osaka https://maps.app.goo.gl/t9j6sqy77y7Fju126
- Dinner with Japanese friends at Izakaya
Day 10 -
- Nissin cup noodle museum. https://www.cupnoodles-museum.jp/en/osaka_ikeda/
- Need to make reservation if you want to do the Chicken Ramen Factory
- Tonkatsu lunch: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1Z1X4KWst3Y1UUi46
Day 11 -
- Shopping at Don Quijote.
- Had to buy extra an luggage
- You could also get free cardboard boxes from supermarkets
- Travel to Hakone via JR
Hakone
Accommodation: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QX5dr8DmyzJpbiEd8
3 day Hakone Free Pass: https://www.odakyu.jp/english/passes/hakone/
Day 12 - Open air museum. Lunch at Sushi place. https://maps.app.goo.gl/SmpMXq6mgwCmDPcX7
Day 13 - Hakone Kowakien Yunessun. Must do. https://maps.app.goo.gl/r5bLvWUbd3K83sH28
Online price is cheaper: https://www.yunessun.com/global/en/spa/
Day 14 - Ropeway & pirate ship. Travel to Tokyo. https://www.hakonenavi.jp/international/en/transportation/hakone-ropeway
Tokyo
Accommodation:
Tokyo Bay Tokyu Hotel
Day 15 - Disneyland
Day 16 - Disneysea
You can only buy/get the passes upon arrival and you need to buy them early as there are limited slots available.
Tokyo Disney Resort 40th Anniversary Priority Pass
Complimentary pass. You can book it multiple times. But you can only book another one after you complete the ride of your existing booking.
Disney Premier Access
We bought it for Beauty and the Beast and it was worth it. The queue for this ride is probably the longest and the ride was an amazing experience.
Hakuba, Nagano
Accommodation:
T Square Hakuba
Snow equipment rental: https://centralsnowsports.com.au/
Lessons: https://www.evergreen-skischool.com/
Car rental: https://rent.toyota.co.jp/eng/
Day 17 - Drive to Hakuba
Day 18 - Snow play. Settle equipment, ski pass and classes
Day 19 - Kids Lesson at Happo One, Snowboard at Hakuba47
Day 20 - Kids Lesson at Happo One, Snowboard at Hakuba47
Day 21 - Snowboard at Tsugaike, Dinner at Yakiniku Miyama https://maps.app.goo.gl/1dVK76VNJYwVXYEb8
Day 22 - Drive to Haneda. Stops at SA. Udon restaurant with nice mountain view: https://maps.app.goo.gl/BY1STtPmxuk1RpG36 . SA with nice lake view: https://maps.app.goo.gl/cLY51NHTUkqxsKkVA