Michael, my brother in law will be only joining us in Japan on the 9 Sep.
Here our plan.....we intended to do backpacker style in Japan.

01 sep to 06 sep (TOKYO)
3ppl to a room "Japanese room with ensuite bathroom"...tatami floor. (5,000 yen each pax per night)
http://www.izuhotel.co.jp/
- Will go to shinjuku, harsajuku, shibuya, ginza, roppongi, asakusa...etc
- Kite museum- May go to YOKOHAMA (still deciding)

07sep (TOKYO)
3ppl to a room "double-desker beds" (3,591yen each pax per night)

08sep (TOKYO/DISNEYSEA)
4ppl to a room "double-desker beds" ( 3,591yen each pax per night)
http://www.sakura-hotel.co.jp/

Today, we'll go to DisneySea and meet Michael there.
http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/tds/index_e.html

09 sep (TOKYO TO SAPPORO)
- Will take domestic flight at 10am to New Chitose Airport (Hokkaido), reached at abt 12noon.
- Spent rest of the day in Sapporo.
2 ppl to a room (3,250 yen each pax per night)
Marks Inn Sapporo (http://marks-inn.com/sapporo/english.html)

10 sep (FURANO)
Train to Furano.
- Stay in Hostel.
http://www4.ocn.ne.jp/~furanoyh/english.htm (3,360 yen per pax per night)

11 sep (NOBURIBETSU - DEATH VALLEY)
Train to Noburibetsu.
2 ppl to a room (14,393 yen each pax per night)
http://tohoresort.com/english/mahoroba.html
The most expensive stay in this trip, is where onsen gathers....but its going to be a treat....because its ONSEN TIME!!!! 31 kinds of onsen to choose from. Inclusive of Buffet Dinner as well as the theme park!!!!!

12 sep (NOBURIBETSU -THEME PARK)
Will go to the DATE JODAMURA Theme Park.
http://www.edo-trip.jp/en/index.html

12 to 13 Sep (HAKODATE)
Train to Hakodate
2 ppl to a room (4,500 yen each pax per night)
Smile Hotel Hakodate (http://stayat.jp/detail.php?chiku=0241&kikan=013)

14 to 15 sep (OTARU & SAPPORO)
Train back to SapporoHotel has not replied yet.2 ppl to a room (5,250 yen each pax per night)http://www.sunroute.jp/HotelInfoSVE

16 sep (HOME SWEET HOME)
Domestic flight @ 1.30pm back to tokyo International flight @ 7.00pm, back home on 17 Aug at 0100hrs.

International flight: S$992
Domestic flight: S$306
Hotels total: 87,765 yen (S$1,175)
Jr Hokkaido pass: Estimate S$335
Meal/Metro/Misc: Not included.

Last year was Europe, this year Japan.

Will be flying at night to Tokyo from 31st Aug, stay there about a week and then flying off to Hokkaido for the remaining week. Coming back on 17 Sep 0100hrs.

We book our hotel to airplane via internet. Nope, we hate tour group, we're on our own, free and easy style. Our kind of style.

So below are our Tokyo Hotel book via internet.
http://www.izuhotel.co.jp/indexfEnglish.htm

Will update further.....