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from / to the Airport Tokyo
61 Reviews On arriving at Narita Airport we took the Limo bus into town to avoid the trains at rush hour...and we're glad we did, the bus took just 45 minutes to our hotel. It dropped us literally at the door....
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City Buses Kyoto
40 Reviews Kyoto City Bus is quite convinient for most of the touristic sites. 220 Yen, longer distances are more (these longer distance buses have black numbers). Ypu can get a One Day Pass for 500 Yen (for...
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train Osaka
25 Reviews Kansai Thru Pass (Suruttu Kansai magnetic card) is a exzellent Pass if you travel between Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Koyasan, Kobe, Himeji... 2 or 3 day's (don't have to Be consecutive), 3800 and 5000 Yen,...
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Travel Within Hiroshima Hiroshima
14 Reviews In Hiroshima there are plenty of trains to move around in Hiroshima. The trains don't go everywhere, but they get you closer to a number of destinations. We paid 150 yen each one way to get to our...
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Getting To Okayama Okayama
6 Reviews Many people use the Shinkansen to get to Okayama. It's certain fast and convenient, and for many travellers, the Shinkansen itself is on their list of things to experience in Japan. If however, you...
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Getting Around the City : General Info Tokyo
34 Reviews The Toden Arakawa line doesn't really connect any notable places, but it is the only tram line in Tokyo, and so makes for an interesting trip if you get the chance, meandering through areas of Tokyo...
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Shinkansen Kyoto
25 Reviews When booking a Shinkansen to/from Kyoto and Tokyo, might be good if you can specify which side seats you would prefer when making seats reservation at any JR station. When I boarded the Shinkansen...
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subway & busses Osaka
36 Reviews These vending mashines let you select you ticket only after you put your money in, subway allows you to switch to english, Train only in japanese, but you need only to put in the fare price (somewhere...
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Getting To Hiroshima Hiroshima
11 Reviews Hiroshima is an important port with ferry connections to other cities and even to South Korea (where we came from). We also took the ferry to Matsuyama on Shikoku which costs Y 2600 and takes 2 3/4...
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Travel Within Okayama Okayama
5 Reviews The trams in Okayama start just outside of Okayama Station (across the street at the start of Momotaro Odori, the main street). There are two lines, one which ends at Higashiyama and the other ends at...
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Waterbus & Ferry Tokyo
11 Reviews The famous tokyo waterbus that takes you to Asakusa and back. The Assorted cruising boats owned by a company called suijobus takes persons on a 40 minute ride from Hinode Pier (its a 7 minute walk...
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Trains Kyoto
23 Reviews There are a couple of ways to go to Kyoto from KIX. There's the Limousine Bus, the taxi and our recommended choice --- Haruka airport express which is 75 mins and costs normally at 2980 for unreserved...
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taxi / car Osaka
6 Reviews I found the Cartrafic in Osaka and other places of Japan not extremely bad and I also dont remember any trafic-jam. Something that is quite confusing for any tourists are the inscriptions mostly...
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Flying into / out of Tokyo Tokyo
31 Reviews this is the main gateway to the tokyo and the kanto plain area of japan, the other one is the haneda airport but it caters mostly domestic flights and flights to korea and china. The Arrival Area of...
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Subway Kyoto
15 Reviews The subway is very modern and convenient. Having a sightseeing day pass let you go all over town very quickly and visit the different landmarks scatered around town. Otherwise, you will always have to...
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airport to city Osaka
6 Reviews The Haruka is an express train that will take you to Kansai international airport in 50 minutes. It's fast, comfortable and relatively inexpensive. It departs from Shin Osaka station. There are other...
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Rail > Metro / Subway Tokyo
68 Reviews Ok, the first thing that freaks you out about Tokyo is it size and the confusing maps of all the trains... but once you do it, you realize it's a simple as any other train system around the world......
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Taxis Kyoto
8 Reviews * Since May 17, 2002 the Shinpuhkan is also operating the new Velo Taxi - bicycle taxis imported from and based on those running in Berlin. No Velo taxis run during February and March otherwise they...
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airplanes & airports Osaka
17 Reviews the "West" region of Japan known as Kansai is the alta-ego of its Eastern counterpart : Tokyo . and a Japan being an isLand w/ Limited LandMass they have conjured the technology 2 build artificiaL...
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Rail > Getting into / out of Tokyo by Train Tokyo
41 Reviews A great deal is available if you take the NEX from Narita airport into Tokyo. You get a Suica card preloaded with Y1500 (almost free) when you buy your NEX ticket at the JR office in the airport...
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Highway Bus Kyoto
4 Reviews Most short-stay visitors will use the trains, but those looking to save money, especially on long-distance travel, can do so by taking a highway bus! Because it is such a popular destination, buses...
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public transport maps Osaka
3 Reviews MAP OF OSAKA SUBWAY: Click Here MAP OF OSAKA PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Click Here OSAKA KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Click Here JAPAN SHINKANSEN MAP: <A HREF='http://jin.jcic.
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Road > Taxi & Bus Tokyo
34 Reviews There are no street addresses in Japan, so if you are traveling by taxi, you have to describe to the cabbie more or less where you want to go. (Our apartment, for example, might be described as...
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Rickshaws Kyoto
6 Reviews Riksha's are available in some places but not that common, maybe more in the torist area's temples and small streets I saw those which can be somehow nice adventure for a short ride. However, it was...
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Rail > Yamanote (Loop) Line Tokyo
19 Reviews the JR Yamanote line is the main loop of tokyo and you would not get lost here so I would suggest you master it before taking the other JR and other train lines to other areas but remember that...
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If you will travel around eastern Japan, the JR East Pass is a economical ticket.It is valid for travel on all the 72 railway lines of JR East including Shinlkansen(Bullet train)[Back to Japan]
The Ferry between Kokura in Kitakyushu and Matsuyama in Ehime is operated by Kansai-Kisen.Time tableKokura : 21h55 to Matsuyama : 05h00 (the following day)Matsuyama : 21h55 to Kokura : 05h99 (the following day)[Back to Japan]Phone: 089-967-7180
Hankyu Ferry, the long distance ferry operates from Shin-Moji in Kitakyusyu to Kobe in Hyogo-ken and Izumiotsu in Osaka.Journey time for Kobe : 12-hours -Departure at Shin- Moji ; 6:30pm -Arrival at Kobe ; 6:30am the following dayJourney time for Izumiotsu : 12-hoursDeparture at Shin- Moji ; 5:30pm-Arrival at Izumiotsu ; 5:30am the following day [Back to Japan]
Why does Japanese hurry so much?The moving walkways are installed at many places in Japan such as Air port, train stations as well as some tourist attractions.[Back to Japan]
Tokyo-Bay Ferry connects between Kanaya in the Boso Peninsula in Chiba-ken and Kurihama in the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa-ken, across Tokyo Bay.-Journey time : 35 minute-Fare : 500Yen for an adultAccess to Kanaya Port in Chiba-ken-8 minute walk from JR Kanaya Station on Uchibo Line-3 minutes drive from Futtsu Inter Change on Futtsu-Tateyama High WayAccess to Kurihama Port in Kanagawa-ken-10 minutes by bus from JR Kurihama Station and Keikyu Kuriyama Station-10 minute drive from Sahara Inter Change on Yokohama-Yokosuka High-Way[Back to Japan]
Basic fare tickets are required regardless of the type of trains that are used and it differ according to the distance traveled.In addition to a basic fare ticket, one or more of the following supplemental charge tickets are needed.1.Shinkansen (Bullet train)-The ordinary car reserved seat needs a limited express reserved seat ticket.-The ordinary car non-reserved seat needs a limited express non-reserved seat ticket.-The first-class car(Green car) needs a limited express reserved seat ticket and a first-class car (Green car) ticket.2.Limit express-The ordinary car reserved seat needs a limited express reserved seat ticket.-The ordinary car non-reserved seat needs a limited express non-reserved seat ticket.-The first -class car(green car) needs a limited express reserved seat ticket and a first-class car (Green car) ticket.3.Rapid-service train and local train-The first-class car needs a...
JR West Rail Passes, are economical tickets on JR West trains for foreign tourist visiting in Japan.The Passes can be purchased oversea and in Japan.There are two types of ticket;Kansai Area PassThe pass holder has unlimited use of any standard train and Haruka non reserved seats cover the following destinations.Himeji, Kobe, Osaka, Kansai Airport, Hozukyo, Kyoro as well as Nara.Sankyo Area PassThe pass holder has unlimited use of Haruka, Shinkansen (Bullet train) and standard train cover the following destinations.Hakata, Kokura, Hiroshima, Okayama, Himeji, Kobe, Osaka, Kansai Airport, Kyoto as well as Nara.[Back to Japan]
Kyusyu Rail Pass is the best JR Kyusyu’s discount ticket for non-Japanese citizen who travels in Kyusyu.You can use Kyusyu Shinkansen Tsubame, Limit express trains as well as any JR Kyusyu’s trains.Price ( children aged 6 to 11 half price )- 5-day Pass : 16,000 Yen - 3-day Pass : 13,000 Yen[Back to Japan]
JR Youth 18 ticket, called Seishun juhachi kippu, is one of discount tickets.The ticket was originally designed for students, but you can be any age to qualified and it allows you to go almost anywhere in Japan by local trans not the Shinkansen.The ticket is sold as a 5-day pass, price is JPY 11,500, not child fare is available.The ticket flexibility allows its holder to make use of its 5 days in many ways such as: - a day trip by the holder on any 5 days during its valid period.- a consecutive 5-day trip by the holder.- a day trip for a group of 5. (All members of the group must travel on the same train at the same time. Five people traveling on one day is the same as one person traveling for five days.)[Back to Japan]
JR Group provides JAPAN RAIL PASS for foreign visitor to JAPAN.It is economical way to travel throughout Japan by rail.There are three type of PASSNote: price in ( ) show the fare of Green Cars- 7-day : 28,300 yen, (37,800 yen)- 14-day : 45,100 yen, (61,200 yen)- 21-day : 57,700 yen, (79,600 yen)This Pass is valid on almost all train of JR Group including Shinkansen ( Bullet train), JR Bus line and JR Miyajima ferry. [Back to Japan]
Park Hyatt Tokyo Tokyo
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Hotel Granvia Kyoto Kyoto
6 Reviews and 740 Opinions We stayed 3 nights at Kyoto Granvia Hotel from Feb. 27 to Mar 1, 2008. We paid Yen 17,600 per night,...
The Ritz-Carlton Osaka Osaka
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Q: Hello, I'm going to Japan next week and wanted to get some suggestions on hotels in Tokyo. I would like to stay somewhere close...
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