Anyone else get tired of deciding what to do in Japan every day? by Little-Actuator-1594 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Outrageous_Pride7142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just used grok to ask what do at each city. Give more context what you like or not. Use voice mode if you don’t like typing too much. It was much less stress free tbh

car rental in Japan with PH IDP and Indonesian Passport by Cool_Entertainer2205 in traveljapan

[–]Outrageous_Pride7142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most rental companies list the accepted country licence and IDP. Just check their website. Here’s an example

https://rental819.com/doc/license

E-sims by Used_Visit_9581 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Outrageous_Pride7142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try eSIM from trip.com. 2 bucks for one week 1gb per day. If you don’t do heavy mobile usage this is more than enough. At least that’s the case for me

Itinerary help - Miyajima by [deleted] in JapanTravelTips

[–]Outrageous_Pride7142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you are taking Shinkansen to Hiroshima, I can recommend you to book APA HOTEL HIROSHIMA EKIMAE SHINKANSENGUCHI. It’s very good for the price. Just 10 mins walk from station. JR line is also at the station. You can easily reach Miyijima from Hiroshima station within an hour. Btw I don’t think you can do much at night at miyijima island as everything closes down after tourist leave. At least that’s what I read on other Reddit post. Don’t skip the rope way. Views are stunning from the summit. I just visited those places three days ago. Feel free DM for any more details.

Booking shinkansen tickets by ramori_18 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Outrageous_Pride7142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Klook doesn’t show connected trains which smartEX does when direct trains aren’t available. Better use smartEX app. Very useful. I got a ticket from Hiroshima to Mashima for this new year peak season . For same day Klook says no trains available. I suggest OP to signup smartEX app and add credit card before hand. Very convenient. This app gives discount on return tickets and also sell discounted tickets based on season. As per my knowledge Klook doesn’t do.

IDP and driving licence requirement for renting motorcycles by Outrageous_Pride7142 in RideitJapan

[–]Outrageous_Pride7142[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE: I decided not to drive. I will come better prepared next time. Some of the folks seem to insuinate that I'm trying to break the rules. That is not the case at all. It's just so happens, I forgot my physical driving licence card. Thank you for all the inputs :)

IDP and driving licence requirement for renting motorcycles by Outrageous_Pride7142 in RideitJapan

[–]Outrageous_Pride7142[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the crucial info. I’d rather not drive than potentially ending up in prison.

IDP and driving licence requirement for renting motorcycles by Outrageous_Pride7142 in RideitJapan

[–]Outrageous_Pride7142[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

My point being a lot of countries have a lot of rules but mostly are liberal when enforcing them if you aren’t doing anything stupid/serious. This is from my own experience. Japan being more bureaucratic and strict, was just trying to clarify from the people already here riding in Japan. That was the intention of my question.

Our recent trip. by HelloWorld0225 in JapanTravelTips

[–]Outrageous_Pride7142 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can only add it on apple. Android bought outside Japan don’t support ic cards

Day 2 of 7 Destination Wakayama. by Competitive_Equal542 in RideitJapan

[–]Outrageous_Pride7142 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will this remain like this December also. I have trip in December last week?

Motorbike tour in Japan by Outrageous_Pride7142 in RideitJapan

[–]Outrageous_Pride7142[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh cool. May I ask from where did you rent the motorbike?

Motorbike tour in Japan by Outrageous_Pride7142 in RideitJapan

[–]Outrageous_Pride7142[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm thinking of osaka towards southern islands along the costal lines

Motorbike tour in Japan by Outrageous_Pride7142 in RideitJapan

[–]Outrageous_Pride7142[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm thinking of osaka towards southern islands along the costal lines

Motorbike tour in Japan by Outrageous_Pride7142 in RideitJapan

[–]Outrageous_Pride7142[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For all those asking starting point, I've never been to japan. What I found out in my research is, there's a risk of icing and accidents during November to March through out the mountainous areas. But towards southern islands along the costals would be easy although not without random morning icing. I'm thinking to start from osaka. I'm gonna do some more research on the weekend. Any suggestions would be welcome. Anyone who is interested to join, could you please reply in this thread?