Hi Mende,

Just want to say thanks again for your help with the above.

Came back from our holiday yesterday morning.

We had a great time and really enjoyed the tours and the Ryokan experience in Kyoto @ Arashiyama, in particular.

FYI, at the last moment, I ended up hiring a Pocket WiFi from JR for the week (3GB download per day) which was super important when travelling with teenage kids; they were constantly taking photos with their phones and messaging with their friends.

Thanks again

Alan

Dear Minji,

Thought I would update you on our wonderful holiday in Japan. We loved every minute of the whole experience. The group was fantastic, we all got on so well. We were all similar age and had similar interests.

Our tour leader Maya was just great looking after all our needs at every stage. I was particularly grateful that she went out of her way to ensure that my dietary needs were always met.

We arrived in Tokyo to a typhoon but that did not stop us. Everyday we were out and about and saw what we could despite the weather. Once the typhoon passed it was sunny and very hot and the weather remained sunny and warm for the rest of the holiday.

Wes particularly enjoyed travelling by bullet train and watching the countryside wiz past us. Everyday seemed to bring a new experience and adventure. There was such a good balance of being in a city or seeing the beautiful countryside. In many cases Japan reminded me of Switzerland with the mountains, pine trees and the efficiency of the train network. Never a second late!

I braved the communal baths – initially very hesitantly. But after the first bath I was hooked and partook whenever the opportunity arose.

We cannot say that there was one particular spot that stood out any more than another. It was all wonderful and we would certainly want to go back and see more of Japan.

Many thanks for all your brilliant planning and all of your suggestions and hints. It really did prepare us well for our travel and time in Japan. We thought JAL was fantastic and we would certainly fly with them again.

Once again many thanks for all your help in making it a most memorable holiday experience. We have not stopped raving about it to our friends and we always recommend JTB travel.

Best wishes

Jill and Wes

Dear Minji,

Just a note to say thank you for organizing our holiday in Japan, we had a fantastic time, everything went so smoothly, our JR pass was excellent,
the hotels super.  We cannot wait to return. Thank you once again.

Kindest regards

Chris & Bob

Dear Olivia,

I came back on Monday after three fabulous weeks in Japan.  Everything went well until I caught a cold on the second last day in Tokyo which I have brought back with me.  Over the 21 days I had four days of rain which wasn’t too bad and I expected it would be wet.  However it was warm and humid which I quite like.

The itinerary was great and I had just enough time in each place.  I had no trouble with trains or schedules and took a number of local buses as well.  The accommodation was fabulous – well-located, friendly and clean.  It is hard to say what was the highlight but I did enjoy the Hotel Jirin at Zao Onsen and the ryokan at Kiso Fukushima because of the beautiful rooms and food and baths.  Also, by taking two meals a day, you get to know the staff more and can interact.

My Japanese listening, reading and speaking improved considerably but I need a lot more work on writing!

Thank you once again for making all the arrangements.  I hope to pop in next week some time if that is suitable.

Kind regards

Sally

Dear Miyuki,

Zora and I would like to thank you for your efficiency and responsiveness in assisting the planning and bookings associated with our upcoming visit to Japan. Also your diligence in arranging bookings for our daughter and family.

Having travelled extensively internationally for the last 45 years, as a working global citizen dealing directly with or having staff co-ordinating travel , we have had dealings with numerous travel agencies and individuals.

We also own our own business that prides itself on its focus on customer service for the last 24 years.

Young lady you are a hard act to follow.

As we will now be frequent travellers to Japan to visit our son and daughter in-law we look forward to the continuance of this association.

Thank you again.

Best Regards,

Phillip 

Hi Chris

The Panoramic Coach tour in Tokyo we could recommend, especially the lunch & cruise on Tokyo Bay. Lucky to see a traditional Japanese wedding at the Meiji Shine. We found Shinjuku Station confusing to find out where to exchange our JR rail pass, but eventually with help from some locals managed to track our way through.

Our friends met us at Himeji Station where we enjoyed their hospitality for a traditional meal with them that night, visited Himeji Castle, caught cable car up to Mt Shosha for a walk amongst the pathways.

We were able to book the bullet train straight from Tokyo to Himeji, without stopping at Kyoto, which was great.

All the hotels we stayed at were great, including Kyoto which was opposite the Nijo-Jo Castle which we visited. Had dinner in the Kamo River area which is an interesting place. Did some shopping, visited Temples, did a tea ceremony, dinner at local restaurants

Jo

Dear Ayumi,

Anna and I have just returned from our holiday in Japan and I wanted to thank you for all of the arrangements you made on our behalf; the accommodation was very comfortable and convenient and the tours were excellent.  Our guides – Yoko for Mt Fuji/Hakone and Junko for Nara – were terrific.

Japan is a wonderful country to visit and we were really struck by the politeness and helpfulness of the Japanese people we encountered.

We had a wonderful time and much of it was due to your excellent arrangements.

Thank you,

Derry

Hi Yoshihiro,,

 We completed our 3 day tour. Everything was perfect, wonderful guide,good weather too. Now in Kyoto, we like hotel you chose and half day tour was good, but very hot and humid. Thank you for organising our tour perfectly.

JTB is awesome!

Regards

Derek

Dear Kate,

I’m writing to you to provide positive feedback regarding Minji Moon. Minji has been assisting us in the booking of our holiday to Japan. We’ve found her to be very friendly, extremely helpful, prompt, knowledgeable & to have an excellent attention to detail. I have dealt with many travel agents before, & I have found Minji to deliver an exceptional level of customer service. My wife & I are elated with the service & itinerary provided by Minji to date. I look forward to providing additional feedback upon our return.

Thank you.

Warm Regards,

HEATH

Hello

I have recently returned from a trip with my family (wife and three teenage children) to Japan.  The accommodation and internal transport aspects of that trip were organised through JTB, specifically by Suzuka Sakauchi. The purpose of this e-mail was just to let you know how delighted we were with all the arrangements made by JTB. Everything worked out well for us, such that we could just concentrate on enjoying Japan (which we did). Suzuka gave some good advice on travel, specifically about the use of the Suica cards for the first part of our stay in Tokyo and JR Pass for the rest, plus the hotel locations and their facilities chosen were all excellent.

In short, my family and I had a brilliant time in Japan and a major factor in that was how effective and trouble-free the JTB organised arrangements were. Please pass on our thanks to Suzuka and the rest of the team.

Regards

Barney

Hi Mika,

My flights to Japan went perfectly and I’m really enjoying Sapporo. Today I went to Otaru for a day trip. Lovely place.

I will definitely come to visit you when I return from this trip. Be nice to meet you.

Thanks again for your help.

Best wishes

Tom

Hi Miyuki,

We arrived from Japan today and it was an amazing experience, their culture is so different to Australias’ ! Me, my sister and mother all had so much fun at Universal Studios ! Accomodation and food was all great and so was sightseeing Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo. Would love to go there again and once again, thank you for helping us organise our trip.

Warm regards,
Brandon

Good evening Ms Miyuki,

I just wanted to thank you on behalf of my family for helping us organise our trip to Japan. We are very excited and am eager to experience something unique and different. Thank you for answering all my queries and providing us with essential information,

Thank you and warm regards,

Brandon

A great trip and very well organised. Giving us a great oversight of Japan!