Creative Tours

Since the beginning, Mum have been liaising with Creative Tour for our hotel booking in Tokyo, Nikko and Tohoku area.

Already ding dong for more than 1 week, this morning when she finally received an email reply saying that they are unable to book the type of room she request and ask her to try her luck on the internet.

Sooner or later, people will stop engaging Travel Agent for hotel booking unless they can really give us a comparative rates otherwise, we really have not much problem booking using internet. In fact, it is more reliable than booking thru an agent.

This shows the declining of travel agent business and the trend of customer making their owns booking is gaining popularity in Singapore.

With internet booking, we don't have to duel with staff attending courses or leave, miscommunication, bad customer service and interpersonal skill. Above all, the internet hotel rates are very comparative to those by local agents.

My Useful Link

Useful Link

Japan Referance
Japan-Guide
Tourist Information Fukushima
Koriyama City
Nikko Tourist Association
Mapion - http://www.mapion.co.jp/html/map/web/admi07.html

List of Hotel
Washington Hotels
Fuji Grand Hotel, Aizu-Wakamatsu
Hotel Listel Isnawashiro
Villa Isnawashiro
Toyoko Inn
Nikko Park Lodge
Nikko Hotel Seikoen
Turtle Inn Nikko, Hitori-An
stayat.jp - http://stayat.jp/
Ryokan in Tohoku - http://www.ryokan.or.jp/tohoku/english/index.html

Basic Information

Basic Information

Please read this first if you wish to buy electronics good to use outside Japan.

The voltage throughout Japan is 100 Volt which is different from North America (110V), Central Europe (220V) and most other world regions. Japanese electrical plugs have two pins as shown in the image below, and fit into North American outlets.



Some North American made equipment will work fine in Japan without adapter and vice versa, however, caution should be taken as some sensitive equipment may get damaged. If you intend to purchase electric appliances in Japan for usage ouside of Japan, you are advised to look for equipment specifically made for oversea tourists.

The frequency of electric current is 50 Hertz in Eastern Japan (including Tokyo, Yokohama, Tohoku, Hokkaido) and 60 Hertz in Western Japan (including Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Shikoku, Kyushu), however this frequency difference affects only sensitive equipment.

more information can also be obtain from japan-guide website

Travel Route Planning (2nd draft)

Travel Route Planning (2nd draft)

Day 1 - Singapore to Tokyo
Day 2 - Tokyo, Yokohama
Day 3 - Utsunomiya, Koriyama
Day 4 - Fukushima, Inawashiro, Aizu-Wakamatsu
Day 5 - Nikko
Day 6 - Nikko, Tokyo
Day 7 - Tokyo
Day 8 - Tokyo to Singapore

Draft plan

This is my second time to Japan this year. In March, I went with Mommy for Tokyo Disneyland only and Dad can't join us due to his work commitment.

But, this time we are going as a family and I will get to experience the Autnumn Season in Japan. We intend to visit the northern part of Japan, known as Tohoku and Kanto.

We will be visiting places like Nikko（日光） Koriyama （郡山） Isnawashiro （豬苗代町） Aizu-Wakamatsu （會津若松） Fukushima（福島） just to name a few...

PS: Those symbols you saw are actually name of places in Chinese but can't shown in my blog...why is this so...

Good news...good news...

This evening, I received a good news from Mommy.

We are going to travel to Japan again, second time this year and I've just returned from my Bangkok Trip!!

I'm over the moon and too excited to sleep tonight...

Oh, YES!