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Hi all,

I've had a look at a few of the other threads here but just had a few additional questions about an upcoming trip.

I'm planing on taking a two week trip to Japan around the end of September beginning of October. From what I've read October seems to be the wet season , would it be better for me to aim for September in the hopes of getting slightly better weather (with out the head of June-August).

I'm still trying to figure out where to go. Initially I had been thinking about flying into Tokyo spending a while there, heading on to Kyoto and then Osaka and flying home from there. I'm sort of doubting my slef on this now and wondering if it is worth visiting Osaka at all and instead spending more time in Tokyo and Kyoto. Is this a good idea, is Osaka drastically different from Tokyo. I think it would be safe to assume there is enough in Tokyo and surrounding areas to keep me occupied fora week and a half. Any thoughts on how long to spend in Kyoto?

With regards to places to stay hotels for two weeks looks like it could be quite pricey. Can anyone recommend accomodation. So far from research hotel wise the business hotels are going to be the cheapest. I am also planing on taking a laptop so I can off load pictures from my camera. How safe are the hotels and in particular the traditional style hotels/houses, could a laptop be left there unattended during the day?