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09-22-2019, 05:36 PM
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#551 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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has anyone rented a car in okinawa main island before?
getting intl license + driving on rhd seems like the easy part
i read parking is free or cheap...do tolls add up? how's the traffic?
looks like many attractions are doable with tourist bus but wwii sites are a PITA to get to without tax $$$$$ or car rental
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09-24-2019, 12:29 PM
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#552 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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^ twice,
rush hour Naha is bad but bearable,, otherwise ok, toll on highway arn't so expensive. If i remember correctly i only paid toll on way back when using expressway. most rental places give u nav, but should change to English. i had Japanese friends w/ me so wasn't bad. if you have a dashcam bring it.
i rented the day i was leaving Naha for resorts etc, so you dont have to worry about driving around in the city as everything in naha downtown is walk able.
some resort charge $10-15 overnight parking.
people are impatient in Okinawa than Osaka/Kobe and dont hesitate honking for small things (guess that's american influence).
drop off is near the airport, and gas stations are close by.
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09-24-2019, 06:20 PM
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#553 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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09-25-2019, 07:25 AM
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#554 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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ok i might rent for a day then
was there a bus/monorail you took from downtown to airport to pickup/dropoff rental?
which company did you rent with? did you provide an international DL?
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09-25-2019, 08:18 PM
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#555 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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monorail from airport to downtown yes. and then when u drop off ur car, usually they have airport dropoff. yeh int. DL. to rent we just walked to our rental place from hotel in naha.
first time i forgot to bring my int. lic, my gf rented and then we just switched in parking lot. carry both domestic and int. lic
ORIX paid 129xx for 2/3 day rental. typical fridge on wheels
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03-04-2024, 04:11 PM
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#556 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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Got my questions answered elsewhere. Thanks for the replies.
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03-04-2024, 04:38 PM
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#557 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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What are you trying to get out of it? Lounge? Upgrades? Points from purchasing the flights?
Scotia infinite passport gets you 6 lounge access and no international transaction fees. Over 3 weeks it might not make much of a difference but would probably save ya $50-$70 maybe and you get the lounge access (plaza lounges but better than nothing)
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03-04-2024, 05:55 PM
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#558 | | linguistic ninja
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Isn't Japan still largely a cash-based society? I last went in 2014, so things might have changed. Didn't use my CC once while there.
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03-05-2024, 09:41 AM
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I don't think its that largely cash-based but depends on location.
I would say you can survive in Tokyo without cash at all (all the newer taxis have tap to pay when you get out, and most popular ramen shops have credit card tap). Even Osaka has modernized a lot and cards are more widely accepted. Once you get into Kyoto, Nara, and more further regions then I would say cash is more viable. A 90 year old grandma making fresh dango ain't gonna accept your American Express card lol
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