#kansaitrip part 1: we finally here!

let me get this straight first. i wasnt even planning on going to another trip after last year's europe trip bc money is an issue but my sister wanted to go to kobe to visit the mosque there, so as a good lil sister, i went on with this plan; thinking how am i going to have money for this??? so i worked for almost 5 months (2 different work places and some side jobs) and we did it! so im gonna write some stuffs i remembered during our 6 days trip (7-13 march 2018) so lets get into it.

we arrived around 4:15pm in kansai international airport and immediately went to purchase and claim our passes. we used 2 pass throughout the journey; 1-day osaka amazing pass (oap) for a day tour in osaka and 3-days kansai thru pass (ktp) to cover trip to kyoto,nara,kobe and himeji. we purchased the oap at klook for rm88 per pass while the ktp was bought at the kansai tourist information counter for ¥5,200. after getting our passes, we went to search for the prayer room. to go here, just go to the 3rd floor of the airport and head to the right side until you found uniqlo store. go behind it and walk until you find korean air lounge and the prayer room will be just beside it. they have tempat wudu' but if you want to go to toilet first that will be on other place. 

         

ihsan google

ihsan google bc too lazy to take pic

so next, we bought kansai one pass. its actually icoca card, kinda like touch n go in malaysia, but kansai one pass is only for foreigners as it has additional discounts in some places. we bought the kansai one pass for ¥2000; with preloaded ¥1,500 and ¥500 as deposit.you can get the ¥500 back if you return the card at the end of your trip.this card can be purchased at any jr office? i think.

astroboy!

with our big bags and tired legs, off we go to our apartment. story was, i booked an apartment since october i think from airbnb and last minute, like 7 days before our trip the owner decided to cancel on us!!! so we have to rush and find another one, and alhamdulillah its a better place with more accesibility. because im such a cheapskate, our journey to the apartment involving stopping at shin-imamiya station then walking almost 10 minutes minus all the sesat-sesat that happened because we didnt know the way haha.that night we prepared for our first day tomorrow: universal studios japan!

nak cakap satu benda je lah, the tips is to just use google maps to determine which station you should stop.it really helps alot. another one would be hyperdia,but i only use this when doing itinerary.

oh, our new airbnb is around namba area and i highly recommended it check this airbnb out if you are thinking of going.its near two station; imamiya ebisu and also daikokucho subway that give easy access to other places such as dotonbori.

daikokucho-yotsubashi line and midosuji line.

for 7/3 expenses:
1. kansai thru pass:¥5,200
2. kansai one pass: ¥2000
3.reload kansai one pass:¥1000
4. kansai airport-shin imamiya:¥920 (pakai kansai one pass)

ok sebab ni post first baru sampai dia boring sikit so ill end it, next one will be talking about universal studios japan!