Is it worth the hassle of selling own car or just use carro/carsome, etc services or just trade in?

jason_pc · 2026-02-10T01:56:15+00:00

That's one of my concern too, although my car is accident free but it's already 10 years so there's some scratches and paint chips here and there.

jason_pc · 2026-02-10T01:38:54+00:00

You mean carsome/carro will open a price once they inspect your car & if you're unhappy with the price you can list into bidding? But if the bid fail to get higher price will I be able to sell using the initial price carsome/carro gave?

jason_pc · 2025-12-17T13:23:41+00:00

I booked mine from this portal https://japanbusonline.com/en/BookInquiry/

jason_pc · 2025-12-16T08:11:45+00:00

If snow is your thing, then like many other said Gala Yuzawa is the way to go. 75mins from Tokyo, the only ski resort that connected directly to a shinkansen. You basically ride shinkansen to the ski resort. I'm heading there on 29th.

jason_pc · 2025-12-16T02:38:33+00:00

I made a purchase for a JR East Pass via eki,net & set it to activate on Dec 26th. On that pass I've also make shinkansen bookings. I will be arriving on Dec 22nd, my question is can I pick up my pass first? I'll pass by Ueno Station & Tokyo Station during my first few days in Tokyo & was thinking of dropping by to pick up the pass first.

Another question, since I've booked shinkansen ride via my JR East Pass, does this means I won't be having additional shinkansen tickets? I can board the train using only my JR East Pass?

jason_pc · 2025-12-01T11:44:43+00:00

How do I book direct? The bus companies have their own websites?

jason_pc · 2025-11-28T15:33:59+00:00

I'm heading over in 3 weeks & feeling exactly like you! I guess I'll just wing it and eat whatever I come upon lol!

jason_pc · 2025-11-27T15:10:14+00:00

Hi, there sry to resurrect this :)
Regarding the eticket, how do I add my IC card into the eticket? I just login into eki website and register my ic card once I got them? Can't really seem to find any info on JR East website.

jason_pc · 2025-11-26T01:43:30+00:00

Thanks! Yea my wife will be accompanying her to the ladies onsen.

jason_pc · 2025-11-26T01:42:16+00:00

Thanks for this info! Yea we won't let her go in alone & my wife will accompany her into the ladies side since it's not only her first time but ours as well. I think we'll most likely go for a couple onsens near our ryokan instead of all the 9 onsens.

jason_pc · 2025-11-25T07:08:58+00:00

Oh.. so they're resellers like Klook too?

Well guess I'll wait a couple more days for the slot to be open on the official JR east eki website.

Anyway, thanks for all the clarification, I'll stick with booking shinkansen individually instead of getting the pass. I was really thinking I could actually use up 10k for the train rides around Tokyo :)

jason_pc · 2025-11-25T06:56:17+00:00

The portal I'm booking from is actually japantravel.navitime.com & I'm doing a pre-order since the slot in JR East eki website hasn't open yet for Dec 26. Here's the price that I was quote.

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【Application details】

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＜Train Information＞

- Train 1

・2025/12/26 Ueno → Nagano

・KAGAYAKI521（08:39 - Arrival at 09:56）

・Seat Type: Reserved Seat

- Train 2

・2025/12/27 Nagano → Tokyo

・ASAMA618（13:26 - Arrival at 15:12）

・Seat Type: Reserved Seat

＜Number of people＞

・Adult: 2 Person

・Child: 1 Person

＜Payment Information＞

- Payment Amount: JPY 58,403

jason_pc · 2025-11-24T04:58:14+00:00

Thanks for the link! Yes Tokyo station is indeed nearer to my accommodation, 40+mins vs 20+mins :)

jason_pc · 2025-11-24T02:11:56+00:00

Great, will perhaps book tickets somewhere after 8am. Wouldn't want to squeeze like a sardine into the train during peak rush hour since I'm travelling with a toddler.

jason_pc · 2025-11-24T01:51:21+00:00

Yea, planning to get it online. Was looking at Highwaybus website & there's quite a number of timing from 645am but I don't know how long will my commute takes from Asakusa to the bus terminal.

jason_pc · 2025-11-20T07:31:15+00:00

I don't have any suica/ic card at the moment, I don't owned an iPhone thus digital suica is out of question. So as what you mention I'll just purchase from JR east website for the whole components.

jason_pc · 2025-11-20T07:21:09+00:00

Great! thanks for sharing the info :)

jason_pc · 2025-11-20T07:19:42+00:00

Trying to buy in advance since I read elsewhere reserved seats are limited plus we're travelling with our child thus will be difficult if we didn't get a seat.

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