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The best way to travel around within Japan is by train. They have the cleanest, fastest, safest train system I have ever seen. I was only in Japan for a few days so the only major journey I made was from Kobe to Kyoto. Taking into consideration I was there in 1994 and that was a while ago, I give my only notes on getting around I made at the time- to get from Kobe to Kyoto take the JR train from Sunnomiya Station and from there take bus #206 to Gion. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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I flew with Ansett Australia from Brisbane to Kansai International (Osaka). The were very kind and went out of their way to make you feel comfortable. Unfortunetly this Airline has collapsed yet again as the deal to re-start the airline fell through 48 hours before the deadline. This is a true tragedy to see a great airline and staff end.
I can only reccomend ANA - ALL Nippon Airways (my japanese friends call it anna). They code shared with Ansett and were handlers in Osaka. I got to use the Club ANA lounge (business class lounge) and the service from the staff was very warm and kind. In Economy ANA has more leg room than JAL (Japan Airlines). ANA is the largest Airline in Asia. My Japanese friend says that she prefers JAL. Probably their both good. It's just a real shame that Ansett doesn't fly there anymore or anywhere. I'm sure that many people would aggree with me that Ansett was the best airline in the world.
The Shinkansen (Bullet Train)connects various points in Japan. There are services almost all the time adn it travels up to 300km/h. The shinkansen travels on a dedicated elevated dual track which is free from Level crossings, so as to cut down on travelling time.
It takes about 2 hours and a half to travel from Tokyo to Osaka. The shinkansen is unbelievably quite and smooth. While travelling at 300km/h you can virtually not hear anything and it will feel like you are not moving at all or very slowly. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Narita International Airport; JR Dream Bus, Bullet Trains
Lots of variety here. The famous Shinkansen (Bullet Train) are great but pricey - you must go for at least one ride and I recommend using it one way from Kyoto to Tokyo. I also experienced a 'Dream' bus while I was there. It had reclining seats for evening travel, but I was still much too uncomfortable to sleep. There are also regular trains, that are very reasonably priced, that will get you pretty much anywhere you need to go. Within cities I used buses and trains. One thing to note about using buses is that you board the bus at the back and exit off the front - kind of surprising if you aren't expecting it!
Typically there are a number of day and weekly transit passes and I recommend these as they are usually cheaper AND you don't have to worry about finding change for the fare. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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The train system is the best we have ever seen in the world. All trains leave on time, everytime.
There are several railroad companies, with JR (japan rail) ,the former national government owned one, being the largest.
Outside of Japan one can purchase a Japan Rail Pass, it will allow you to travel on most JR trains. More about this pass on:
http://www.japanrailpass.net/eng/en01.shtml
A good website to check scedules is:
http://www.jorudan.co.jp/english/norikae/
To buy tickets for the train can be done at ticketmachines. Above the machine is a board with the prices for different places. If you are not sure, just ask or buy the cheapest ticket. Upon arrival you can stick your ticket in the fare-adjustment machine. It will tell you how much to pay. On the smaller stations there is a man collecting the tickets, he will tell you how much to pay extra. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Tokyo consists of many sub-centers: Marunouchi, Ginza, Akasaka, Shinjuku, Asakusa, etc...
The train lines connect these sub-centers.
Tickets are purchased only from coin-operated ticket vending machines.
One trouble that I encountered was that all these ticket vending machines had information in Japanese characters only. I had to call a bypasser who happened to be a Mormon from the USA, he helped me out.
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The Shinkansen is one of the fastest trains in the world. That's why it's called the ' Bullet Train '. Its fastest speed is around 135 miles or 230 kilometers per hour. It usually travels at 125 miles or 210 kilometers per hour. The average speed, including stops, is about 110 miles or 175 kilometers an hour. In the future we're going to have faster trains too.
The Shinkansen is not luxury train. But it's quite comfortable, despite the speed. It has first class and regular cars.
The Shinkansen has frequent departure times, sometimes as many as 10 per hour on one line in one direction.There are many routes. Tokyo-Hakata, Tokyo-Niigata, Tokyo-Morioka and more. Theme: Train
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from narita new international airport,you have plenty of trains(local,fast,rapid,express)to tokyo,yokohama and everywhere Theme: Other
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the railways system is absolutely great;there are railways for everywhere all the time;you have to look first on the upper wall how much you have to pay to your destination,and you put coins or bills in the machine;picture of ginza,the business district in tokyo Theme: Other
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If you visit major cities,Tokyo,Nagoya,Kyoto,Osaka and Fukuoka etc,you can take bullet trains that run at 300 kph. They are called 'Shinkansen'.
When you go to Kyoto from Tokyo,you had better take right side seat E. Because you can see Mt Fuji if you have fine winter day. Theme: Train
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Japanese trains are really out of this world! If you haven't taken a ride on one, you're missing something. More details coming up....
Photo Below: The Tanigawa train @ Josetsu Shinkansen line at Takasaki station. What a mouthful huh? Theme: Other
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