We were rather late when we booked our air tickets back in August and we took SQ as it was the cheapest option made available for the dates we were looking at (early Dec). To optimise our stay, we picked a midnight flight and hope the kids could sleep through the entire journey.
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| Supper at T3 |
Our flight was scheduled at 1.20am and by the time they turned off the lights and back on, it was only a span of 3 hrs. Most of us didn't sleep well (or at all) and we were completely zoned out when we reached Nagoya airport.
It took us some time to find our hotel and after our lunch, we headed back to check in at 2pm and took an afternoon nap. It was so refreshing for all of us thereafter and we concluded that we shouldn't pick an overnight flight next time!
We explored around Nagoya station area during evening time and had our dinner there. We ended up having spaghetti for dinner which was not too bad.
There's a Muji and Loft located near Takashimaya and I managed to get some winter accessories at a discount in muji :) Thereafter I realised that other Muji store in Sakae doesn't carry sale the same sale items so again, the conclusion is.. buy when you see stuff during holidays!
Here's our itinerary :
Day 1 Nagoya
From the airport, take the train (Meitetsu Railways) to Nagoya Station. It cost 1,230 yen for reserved seats first class cars. 30mins
Richmond Hotel Nagoya Shinkansen-guchi (10 mins walk from Nagoya station)
Day 2 Nagoya
Day 3 Osaka
From Nagoya station, take JR Tokaido Shinkansen - 60mins at 6,500 yen. Stop at Shin-Osaka station. Take subway Midosuji line to Shinsaibashi station. 2 min walk from Exit 7 to Hotel MyStays Shinsaibashi (love this location!)
Day 4 Osaka
Day 5 Osaka
Day 6 Kanazawa
Activated JR pass - 5-day JR pass $169 per adult, $85 per child. Take from Shin-Osaka or Osaka station - 2.5hrs.
Hotel Mystays Kanazawa Castle (lovely hotel as well! so near to the station)
Reserve Nohi Bus to Shirakawa-Go first
Day 7 Shirakawa-go
Bus stop #2 on the east side of JR Kanazawa Station. Journey takes about 1 hour 20mins. Accomodation is at Hisamatsu
Day 8 Takayama - Hirayu
From Shirakawago bus terminal, take the Nobi bus to Takayama. (50mins) At Takayama station, take Nohi Bus to Hirayu Onsen (not covered by JR pass) - 1,570 yen
Accommodation: Hodakaso Sanganoyu - 506-1433, Takayama, Okuhidaonsengo Hirayu 138 (love this place too)
Day 9 Nagoya
From Hirayu Bus Terminal, take Nohi Bus to Takayama Station - not covered by JR - 1,570 yen
From Takayama station, take the JR Hida limited express. 2 hrs 30 mins. Covered by JR Pass.
Back at Richmond Hotel Nagoya Shinkansen-guchi for 1 night
Day 10 Departure - SQ 10.30 am
Apart from the transport and accommodation.. we did not plan out the rest of the itinerary.. so it's going to be fun just exploring each place
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