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2-3-14 Teradacho, Tennoji-Ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, 543-0045, Japan
Ninja show
A half-cooked Okonomiyaki on the hotplate, Osaka
mozuku tempura
Numerous restaurants in Dotombori
I'm travelling to Yonago from Osaka in July. I'm looking for the cheapest and fastest way to get there by train (from Kansai airport). Please give advice asap. thanks!
As you may agree, cheapest and fastest do not go together.
Here are possible routes from the Yahoo Japan train route search:
From Kansai-Kuko to Yonago
Route 1 (Fastest and most expensive but recommended)
4 hours 52 minutes (Ride 234 minutes, Other 58 min) 400Km
12,590 yen (Basic fare: 6510 yen + Limited-express surcharge 6080 yen)
Kansai-Kuko
48 minutes JR Limited Express "Haruka"
Shin-Osaka
51 minutes JR Shinkansen "Nozomi"
Okayama
135 minutes JR Limited Express "Yakumo"
Yonago
Route 2
5 hours 5 minutes (Ride 242 minutes, Other 63 min) 400Km
12,390 yen (Basic fare: 6510 yen + Limited-express surcharge 5880 yen)
Kansai-Kuko
48 minutes by JR Limited Express "Haruka"
Shin-Osaka
59 minutes by JR Shinkansen "Hikari"
Okayama
135 minutes by JR Limited Express "Yakumo"
Yonago
Route 3 (Not recommended except train fans)
10 hours 53 minutes (Ride 502 minutes, Other 151 min) 406Km
6,830 yen
Kansai-Kuko
61 minutes by JR Kanku Rapid
Osaka
118 minutes by JR Fukuchiyama-line Rapid
Fukuchiyama
62 minutes by JR San'in-Line
Toyooka
67 minutes by JR San'in-Line
Hamasaka
55 minutes by JR San'in-Line
Tottori
139 minutes by JR San'in-Line
Yonago
thanks for the reply. I'm also thinking of another alternative route to go to Yonago by going to Nagoya first. Is there a train route to Yonago from the airport in Nagoya? or do i have to take an airplane? which is cheaper; from nagoya to yonago or from osaka to yonago?
one more thing, if i'm going to take the osaka route to yonago by train, can i use the japan rail pass?? thanks!
1. From Nagoya Chubu Airport (NGO) to Yonago:
5 hours 30 minutes 565.3km
15,280 yen (Basic fare 9040 yen+ Limited express 6,240yen)
Chubu Kokusai Kuko, Meitetsu
22 minutes by Meitetsu Kuko-line Express
Jingumae
6 minutes
Meitetsu Nagoya station
4 minutes walk
JR Nagoya station
105 minutes by JR Sinkansen “Nozomi”
Okayama
135 minutes by JR Limited express “Yakumo”
Yonago
2. There is a good option to use buses from Osaka Kansai airport (KIX) to Yonago.
See the web site of OCAT (Osaka City Air Terminal)
http://www.ocat.co.jp/
KIX
45 minutes by OCAT Shuttle Bus 880 yen
OCAT
3.5 hours by Express Bus 4,700 yen
Yonago
3. Japan Rail Pass can be applied to all JR trains and buses except “Nozomi”. Use “Hikari” instead of “Nozomi” if you want to use Shinkansen.
thanks for the reply. you've been a great help :)
If you decide to go to the Sumo, note that it is perfectly ok to bring in your own food and drinks (including alcohol, as pictured here).
The prices inside aren`t that bad inside, but the range of food available is not very good. You can buy snacks cheaply from a convenience store en route to the arena (Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium).
1st thing to do when in Osaka: buy a rail pass. .... Trains go everywhere, and are a very inexpensive way to get around. .... Unbelievably punctual and plentiful. .... Usually crowded, but I was never uncomfortable, including the 30-minute ride back from Kyoto when I stood. ... Take your time and read the detailed schedule. .... People are very helpful.
This restaurant bills itself as "the buffet to end all buffets". Don't be fooled - although the quality of the food on offer is excellent, the range is poor and the ambience resembles that of a mess hall.
It is inconvenient to get to and really the only reason you should eat here is if you are staying in the hotel and you are too tired to venture out.
Just in case, the resturant is open 5:30pm-10pm for dinner. The buffet (including soft drinks) is 4000 yen. One good aspect of the restaurant was the dessert bar - an excellent range and very popular among the dozen or so unruly children that were in the restaurant when I visited.
I felt a bit duped to go so far out of my way to try this restaurant out, and if you are looking for an international buffet, there are far better options in the Nikko and the Hilton.
Shi-Tenoji Temple is the said to be the oldest temple in Japan. It was built by Taishi Shotoku a famous politician during the Asuka period. It voasts a five storey pagoda and is worth visiting even for people like me who are not really into visiting every temple in Japan.
There is a really cool fleamarket going on every third Friday of a month around the temples strongly reccomended if you are into porcelains and antiques.
The Science Museum is a large interactive museum where you can learn about the world and how certain phenomena occur. It's a great place for those traveling with children, because much of the museum is child-focused. Although the exhibits are in Japanese, instructions are generally easy to figure out and kids will certainly have fun, regardless of whether they know what the displays are supposed to teach them.
They also have an Omnimax theater and do science demonstrations.Entrance is 400 yen, with additional costs for Omnimax theater shows.
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