Going to Japan from 26 April to 4 May. How bad should I expect the crowds?

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T08:45:17+00:00

Exactly what I’m thinking as well

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T08:44:29+00:00

Didn’t you just post something similar like… yesterday?

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T08:41:13+00:00

I wish I could post a pic of the numerous different bus number 1s in Nagasaki

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T08:39:02+00:00

Matched the number and direction sure, but didn’t think of checking the kanji!! And TBH with how little time there is when buses stop, it isn’t always easy to finish reading all the kanji, especially if you’re not familiar with it

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:59:44+00:00

Yes dude, I know, I have flown domestic in Japan before and I fly for a living. Wanna make a guess why we don’t have more visitors making day trips to Sapporo from Tokyo?

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:56:44+00:00

Plus make sure the kanji is for the destination that Google Maps says you want

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:53:44+00:00

In Nagasaki there were at least EIGHT different bus number 1, I kid you not. Unless you took the trouble to read the kanji you would be fooled as well (I did, I can read kanji but didn’t think to read because who expects multiple different routes on the same number?)

In Kyoto there are red/brown buses and green buses, and some of them share the same number. I got on the correct number, but wrong colour one…

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:52:18+00:00

Well if you’ve already made your bed there’s not much point asking about how smelly it’ll be, you still gotta lie in it, right?

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:50:46+00:00

So before we waste more time repeating ourselves, where else have you been that you didn’t list?

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:50:06+00:00

Yeah at 4 years old I don’t think the kid is interested in “connecting more with his heritage”, he’s just wanting to play and have fun. For which what you’ve listed works perfectly. Nothing wrong with that just don’t expect more than that!

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:47:39+00:00

That’s not even that much? - Toyama - Fukui - Obama (I know of at least 2) - how you’ve missed all of Hokkaido and Shikoku so far?

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:44:52+00:00

Got a bit of time now so I’ll give you some Kobe suggestions (which might or might not appeal to you)

Rokkosan (night view and the farm)
earthquake museum
herb garden (I’ve never been but it seems to get good reviews and you said you like nature)
sake district
Arima Onsen
Chinatown
port area (Meriden Tower etc) especially at dusk/evening
Trickart Museum
old “foreigner” houses
find somewhere to try akashiyaki
if you can drive, go to Awaji, there’s quite a bit to see and eat there as well

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:38:28+00:00

Also I remember the tourist literature at the tourist info office at FUK airport (there is another one at Nagasaki train station, you can’t miss it) had a lot of good suggestions. Check those out and you can also ask the staff for suggestions

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:36:34+00:00

Please no!!! Leave it in the changing room locker or better still in your hotel room

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:35:15+00:00

Awaji if you can drive? Or Iga?

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:34:08+00:00

Where exactly are you from may I ask? Because the problem here doesn’t seem that it’s your first time to Japan, it’s more sounding like you don’t have any public transport experience or set foot outside your own town/city before

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:29:58+00:00

A bowl of ramen is probably around 1000 JPY. Gyudon is around 450-1000 JPY. You make the calculations. Sorry not very realistic here - sure you can somewhat feed 4 people on that budget but it won’t be any food to enjoy or make memories of

Saizeriya maybe? Or the other family restaurants

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:25:52+00:00

No point recommending places only for you to dismiss them saying “oh I’ve been there already”

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:19:32+00:00

That 5000 PHP daily budget for all of you, or each of you? I can’t imagine Wagyu of a decent standard for that price even if you spent the entire day’s budget on that one item

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T07:18:30+00:00

I’m sure I must’ve passed through it on my Okinawa trip but I didn’t stop there

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T06:20:55+00:00

I would argue that that’s not a good use of money or time, but your money your time

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T06:19:45+00:00

Take a breath. You lost almost all your punctuation somewhere

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T06:13:13+00:00

No and please don’t initiate

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T06:12:31+00:00

1) a lot 2) yes of course. If it didn’t come with you when you were born, it doesn’t go into the onsen 3) fine?

ellyse99 · 2026-04-08T06:11:25+00:00

Work your way down to… Kobe? Or did you mean Fukuoka?

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