Text | Mi Li's mother
This year, thanks to Miri's final exams, we staggered the peak, a family of three, just returned from Kyoto and Osaka last week.
Recently, Japan travel is too hot, and the exchange rate is so good that special products have become LV; There are a lot of friends around me who are already on the way, so I won't delay much, and I will present you with the freshest and hottest strategy as soon as possible.
Before the epidemic, Mi Li's mother dragged her family to play all over Japan. Traveling to Japan after the epidemic often feels like a world away.
This time, there are only two places: 2 days in Kyoto, 3 days in downtown Osaka, and 1 day in Universal Studios Osaka. We've also explored a lot of hidden ways to play, and we'll share them all with you today.
Don't be a special soldier, the destination is simple and straightforward: Kyoto culture, Osaka shopping, and the end of the world.
First stop, Kyoto.
In a word: Kyoto will "punish" everyone who does not make an appointment.
I have only one suggestion for this: charter a car.
The driver is a tour guide, you don't need to do any strategy in advance, and Kyoto will not "disappoint" you.
I found a good chartered car in Xiao Moushu about two months in advance, and after paying the deposit, I told the tour guide his preferences and the per capita psychological price of the restaurant, and he would help book all in advance.
Sisters who plan to charter a car must book at least half a month in advance.
After booking the chartered bus, you can prepare more cash, all attractions, and buy tickets directly with cash on the spot, which is extremely convenient.
Tickets are not expensive, you can buy more for the tour guide, get a free guide, he will take you to the attractions, more comfortable.
The tour guide asked me to buy a book of imperial seals and ask the monk to write it by hand, which will make shopping more interesting, and I will not be fooled.
Follow the tour guide and check in the second year of the three years of the mountain (similar to Beijing's Nanluoguxiang), Qingshui Temple, the real packed of people.
After turning a few corners, he took us and actually "chartered" at Tofukuji Temple not far away.
At the end of the Japanese-style wooden corridor garden is a tatami mat, and you can sit on the ground and see a small forest, and you can reach out and pluck a fallen leaf. Time, in this moment, stands still.
When I went to the Kyoto Museum of Art to see the Takashi Murakami exhibition, I didn't buy a single LV bag, which was the closest I got to LV
Kyoto Nintendo headquarters,Mi Li has to take the swith punch in,Said that he can harvest the energy to fight the boss.,I think he can have a deep understanding.
Kyoto is full of healing people's hearts, I asked, transportation may not be as convenient as imagined, local residents have been reporting to the government, there are too many tourists, making it difficult to travel.
In many scenic spots, the subway and bus are not direct, or the departure interval is long, and the taxi is even more expensive to the sky.
Here, don't waste your time on transportation, it's not worth it.
After all, Kyoto is expensive to live in.
Some people say that Kyoto hotels are the second most expensive in the world (the first place is New York), and if you have a chartered car, you can stay anywhere, downtown and Arashiyama...... It's just that the price difference is very large.
Aman Kyoto, Kyoto Boyue, Mitsui Luxury, Kyoto Four Seasons, etc., are already more than 10,000 per night, and other Japanese-style century-old hotels often start from 5~6,000, relatively speaking, the city is a little cost-effective.
It had to be about 3,000 to stay in a decent hotel.
I've always thought that hotels directly determine the quality of the trip, but hotels in Kyoto still make it difficult for me to get started.
Last year in Tokyo, Meguro Masochen, Shiki... The price of 5000+ has made my liver tremble, and Kyoto has refreshed my cognition.
The hotel is expensive, and the food is not cheap.
There are a lot of Michelin in Kyoto, and there is no upper limit to kaiseki, and the tour guide said that among the guests he has brought him, the kaiseki cuisine is 4,000~10,000 per capita, which is quite popular, but now I can't book a place.
Non-Michelin is not cheap, there are many century-old shops here, eat some Wagyu beef, bluefin tuna, a family of three, easily eat 2000 pieces.
At this time, it is very important to communicate with the tour guide in advance about your psychological price, it is necessary to eat an expensive meal, but it is not necessary to eat an expensive meal.
PS: You can also ask the tour guide to eat together. However, if you don't keep a restaurant that is too expensive per capita, he will tacitly send you to the door, and then find an excuse to leave, and come to pick you up after you finish eating.
In Kyoto, regardless of the wallet, the climate, environment, people, history, and forests everywhere are too nurturing for people. Believe me, a family of three, must come to Kyoto.
Then sort out the dry goods and recommend the most cost-effective charter way to you:
1. Stay in Kyoto on the same day, don't pick up the airport, it's not cost-effective (the cost is about 1000+), I'll tell you how to get from Kansai Airport to Kyoto, it's very convenient.
2. Early the next morning, let the tour guide take you to play, and the all-day charter is generally 10 hours, which will not be wasted at all.
3. On the third day, set the hotel in Osaka, leave the hotel in the morning, put the luggage in the car, play until 6 o'clock in the afternoon, and then let the tour guide send you to the hotel in Osaka, Kyoto to Osaka about 2 hours by car, dinner can be solved in Osaka.
How to get from Kansai Airport to Kyoto:
1. After landing, go out of customs to pick up your luggage, go directly to the third floor of the airport, and take the JR Hello Kitty train to Kyoto, which takes about 1 and a half hours.
2. Tickets are divided into free seats and fixed seats, you must look at the carriage, don't sit casually, someone bought a fixed seat, but got on the carriage of the free seat, and made up the full ticket.
3. After leaving Kyoto JR Station, taking a taxi or Uber will be much cheaper than picking up the airport.
Second stop, Osaka.
In a word: Osaka will "reward" everyone who goes shopping.
For this reason, I have only one suggestion: stay in Umeda or Shinsaibashi and compare domestic and foreign booking platforms.
After living in Kyoto and then living in Osaka, I only have one feeling, I am too rich.
The hotels in Osaka are half cheaper than those in Kyoto, and the price of W Hotel, Intercontinental, etc., is less than 3000 for the Ritz-Carlton.
What's worse is that I chose the hotel for the last two nights in Osaka, and I chose Universal Studios, and I accidentally picked up a big leak.
The original plan was the Universal Studios Park Hotel, and the tour guide recommended the "Keihan Universal Tower Hotel", which was only a wall away from the park hotel I originally set, and the price difference was almost doubled.
The fact is that this hotel is so good value for money that it can be reached within 5 minutes from the world.
To be honest, the room is very average, because too tired, the bed is comfortable and clean enough, it is also a star hotel, it is not so bad, unless it is particularly picky, I also recommend this.
This is a leak, the bigger leak is that on Ctrip, I set a two-night more than 1900, the tour guide suggested that I go to see Agoda again, saying that this hotel often puts coupons and discounts on this platform, and then, I just clicked on it, and a miracle happened.
At the same time, in the same triple room, 922 for two nights, 1000 oceans are directly saved than Ctrip, what else is this bicycle?!
Just the Chinese name of the hotel, the translation of domestic and foreign platforms is different, for example, the translation on Agoda is "Global Building Jingsaka Hotel", Ctrip is "Jingsaka Global Tower Hotel", before querying, you can directly copy the English name to check.
Under the insertion, Japan has to look at the number of people to book a hotel, charge according to the number of people, fill in the occupant truthfully, and the child must also write.
If the room is limited to 2 people, if it is a family of three when checking in, the hotel may refuse to check in, or you will have to add money on the spot.
Now in the summer vacation, the hotel is very popular, if the hotel does not have a room, refuse to stay, you will be very troublesome, just in case, or abide by the other party's rules, there is no need to lose a big loss.
When you book a hotel, basically the itinerary will land. To live in Osaka, the first choice is near Umeda and Shinsaibashi, and the farthest is in Namba.
My shopping radiation revolves around these two places.
Miri's favorite Japanbashi anime street is in Namba, 3 stations from Umeda and 1 station from Centrifugal Saibashi, a family of three, living in these two places, shopping and eating enough.
To add another word, Japan's transportation is convenient, and there are many subway lines, and it is difficult to find stations, and most of the old subways in Osaka can make people dizzy.
I'm tired of shopping, I don't want to spend time taking the subway, I'll cry when I take a taxi, we're like that, 3.1 kilometers, almost 60 yuan.
Get the hotel and go shopping. Osaka business hours: 10 a.m. ~ 8 p.m. Alipay, WeChat universal. All shopping malls, remember to ask if there is a 95% off card, and tax refund before closing!
In Umeda and Shinsaibashi, major luxury goods, LV, Chanel, Archaeopteryx, Rolex, during business hours, are all lined up.
If you want to buy a bag, it is recommended to look at your favorite model in advance, go to the queue early in the morning, enter the store, take the favorite model, ask the clerk, and open the bill directly if there is a stock.
Two waves of friends around me, sisters who bought LV carryall small and medium, all lined up early in the morning and got the last one in the store, the small size is about 4000+ cheaper than in China, the goal is clear, and the bag can be bought.
I don't have a favorite model, I just want to take a stroll and see if there are any sisters I like, to be honest, just follow the fate, don't force it.
I personally suggest that you don't be too impulsive when buying luxury goods, unless you can't do it at a glance and your wallet is enough, then you can do it casually, otherwise, you still choose a classic, you can use it for a long time, you are tired of it, and you are too good to lose second-hand.
I really didn't buy luxury goods, and don't feel sorry, Osaka is very easy to visit.
光户外品牌就能买到手软，Montbell、The North Face、Patagonia、Snow Peak、Keen... 这些小某书爆红的牌子，随便买买，遇到打折，轻轻松松省下机票钱。
These brands, when it comes to children's clothing, please start decisively, it is more cost-effective than you think.
As for the middle-aged lady's favorite Issey Miyake and Archaeopteryx, don't go after 2 o'clock in the afternoon, all empty cabinets, Shinsaibashi's Miyake bag monopoly, but you can go to line up, there may be surprises.
Lululemom is also worth going, 1/3 cheaper, although there is also a queue, I went at night, and the goods are quite complete.
On my last day in Osaka city, in Umeda, I came across a pair of Celine shoes, and after 95% off, I checked the official website and directly lost 2000+, and I immediately paid for it, and the merit was complete.
After shopping, let's talk about eating.
The New York Times once said that Osaka is the stomach of Japan.
Eat in Osaka, not lonely at all, tempura, sukiyaki, ramen, octopus balls, Wagyu beef... Cheap and tasty.
A casual meal, a family of three 200~300, compared to Kyoto, too close to the people, and, without too many strategies, where to go, where to eat, it will not be too bad.
It's just Wagyu beef, I'm a little unaccustomed to it, one bite down, it's melt in the mouth, but it's all oil, eat a few more pieces, it will be very greasy.
Like me, sisters who are not too good at eating meat, it will be better to be cautious of a full Wagyu beef set menu and choose a variety of meats to eat together.
There are so many delicious foods, but Mi Li loves 7-11 and Lawson alone, and there are 2 puddings every day, one in the morning and one in the evening, and they are loyal fans.
In Osaka, except for Michelin kaiseki that you need to calm down, the rest of the food, please eat whatever you like, please easily achieve the freedom to eat.
Last stop, Universal Studios.
There is only one suggestion: buy Uber.
Like Beijing Universal, buy a good YouExpress, and you are not afraid of anything. (A guide to Universal Studios Beijing, I'll share it later.) ）
The Nintendo Park is a must-visit place for Universal Osaka, and this is the only place in the world.
However, there is a limit to the number of people entering the park every day, so many posts on the Internet are to teach everyone how to grab the coupon for entering the park, and it is recommended that everyone go to the gate to line up before 7 o'clock in the morning.
I looked at it, and the process was a little confused, mainly because I couldn't get out of bed.
Therefore, sisters who are as lazy as me can book 4 or 7 EuSpeed in advance on Fliggy and Ctrip, and they must choose Nintendo Park.
I bought 7 Uber Express, you can set the time of admission to the Nintendo Park, I recommend choosing 12 noon to enter the park, it is more comfortable.
The difference between Universal Osaka and Universal Beijing is not too big, and for me, roller coasters and the like are wasteful...... Like me, if you don't ride a roller coaster, you can choose 4 Euspeed.
The return flight is recommended to be in the afternoon.
Kansai Airport is very easy to buy, especially all the souvenirs can be obtained here, and the popular chocolate and cakes are readily available.
Warm reminder, buy to the end, the big-name packaging bag can be thrown away, you know... It won't be strict, but don't be too arrogant either.
Okay, the original intention was to make a simple version of the strategy for everyone, but I didn't expect that the car was not braked as soon as it was written, and I was really afraid that the sisters would step on the pit, and I really hope that all mothers can have fun.
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