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from / to the Airport   Tokyo

from / to the Airport, Tokyo

 64 Reviews  A good option if there are a number of passengers or if you have a lot of luggage is to get a flat fare taxi either to or from Haneda. This saves significant money in comparison with hailing a cab and... 

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City Buses   Kyoto

City Buses, Kyoto

 41 Reviews  Getting to all the site in Kyoto looks almost impossible at first, but after buying a all day transportation pass getting to the sites become a breeze ....... All day passes come in 2 cards .......a... 

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train   Osaka

train, Osaka

 27 Reviews  Kyoto is a easy day trip from Osaka, or even half a day. The whole Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Nara area is just a big urban blob that blends together. Check www.hyperdia.com/en/ for travel times and... 

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Travel Within Hiroshima   Hiroshima

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

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

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

Shinkansen, Kyoto

 26 Reviews  After spending 5 days in Kyoto we were off to Tokyo about 230 miles to the northwest ...... and taking the Bullet train the "Shinkansen" is one of the coolest experiences I have ever taken ......... 

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subway & busses   Osaka

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

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

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

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

Trains, Kyoto

 23 Reviews  We'll getting to Kyoto from Osaka is suppose to be a breeze according to all the tour books .... but in reality it's not as easy as it comes out to be !!!! It's not difficult but not easy !!!!! First... 

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airport to city   Osaka

airport to city, Osaka

 7 Reviews  There is a couple of options to get from Kansai International Airport to Osaka .... 1st and the most expensive way is a taxi .... a taxi might run you in the 10,000 to 15,000 Yen range depending on... 

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Flying into / out of Tokyo   Tokyo

Flying into / out of Tokyo, Tokyo

 30 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

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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taxi / car   Osaka

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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Rail > Metro / Subway   Tokyo

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

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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public transport maps   Osaka

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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Rail > Getting into / out of Tokyo by Train   Tokyo

Rail > Getting into / out of Tokyo by Train, Tokyo

 42 Reviews  There are a number of rail passes available and the JR Kanto pass just may be the ticket for people who want to do a few daytrips out of Tokyo to places like Nikko, Karuizawa and so on. 3 day pass is... 

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Highway Bus   Kyoto

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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airplanes & airports   Osaka

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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Map / Atras   Tokyo

Map / Atras, Tokyo

 8 Reviews  You can pick a free metro network map on many bigger metro stations. Either in Japanese (big or very tiny) or in English (a folded pamphlet). The best bet is to take care of it already at Narita... 

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Bicycle   Kyoto

Bicycle, Kyoto

 6 Reviews  Kyoto offers so much to see and explore that you have to find the best way of transportation not to hurt your budget. Bicycle is a cheap and convenient way to travel around Kyoto. You can rent... 

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Road > Taxi & Bus   Tokyo

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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Discount Bulk train tix: "Tokkyu Yon-mai kippu"

by DSwede

If you do not have a rail pass, student ID or other way to get any standard discount train tickets, you should consider buying bulk tickets.If you purchase a block of four tickets, for any leg of travel, JR will give you a bulk purchase discount.For example, go to the ticket window (“Midorino Madoguchi”) and ask for "Hakata Kokura Tokkyu Yon-mai kippu". This will give you four tickets for the segments between Hakata and Kokura. If you are traveling round trip, with a friend, this gets all your tickets at one time with a ~20% savings.-this tip compliments of personal advise given by other VT'er Masa (gogonicetrip).

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Shinkansen

by shoguneye

If you're going to travel throughout Japan I highly recommend a Bullet train pass. They have to be bought outside the country and will end up saving you a lot of cash. Also when booking hotels there is a JTB service which I would recommend as many times I'd show up at hotels and request a room and they were always full. I'd step outside and phone the JTB and they would be able to book the same hotel no problem.

To bear in mind before traveling to Japan...

by tzuki

This is something to bear in mind before traveling to Japan, because is one of the best bargains!It is available to foreign tourists (but not for foreign residents of Japan). The pass lets you use any JR service for 7 days for Y28,300, 14 days for Y45,100 or 21 days for Y57,700. The pass cannot use with the new brand train NOZOMI but there are other Shinkasen trains. In other to get this JR pass, you need to apply an “exchange order” outside Japan at JAL offices or major travel agencies. Once you arrive in Japan, and you want to validate this pass, you need to go to a JR office (in the airports, train stations or Tourist Information Centers) with this exchange order (that you have previously paid in your country) plus your valid passport. The JR pass can only be used by a temporary visitor visa, and it start whenever you validate it.For further information about it, please, check:...

the train and metro are a miracle

by pawimzelf

I did a travel with the bullittrain, is a fast train, one of the first in the world.I traveled from Osaka to Tokyo with this train it is a distance from appr. 500km. It takes, in that time that I was there, 3 hours.But I heard that they where busy to make a train for 500km/H ????? 1 HOUR (eheh) What was also suprised to me was the dissiplined way of the people, they standing in line on the platforms, nobody will try to go first, everyone is waiting his turn to step in??????The same in the big citys with the metro, also the train/metro stops exact at the same spot.?????We in Holland can learn a lot of them.......

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Driving on the roads can be easy

by SLLiew

In Japan, you drive on the right hand side of the road. Japanese drivers are polite. At night while stopping at traffic intersection, some even dimmed their headlights to avoid shining too brightfully to the opposite drivers.At certain time of the day, certain day of the week and on certain stretches of the roads of Japan, driving can be a breeze with no traffic jams and lots of beautiful scenery to take in.Avoid getting into road jams during the end of Sunday weekend for traffic returning to Tokyo. Avoid the Golden Week where all the roads can be clogged and it is better to stay home or walk in a nearby park or a visit a museum than trying to drive round Japan. Also enjoyed been driven around at the night in Tokyo with the network of underground roads under the city.Only drawback the maps and signs are in Japanese except for a few major bilingual signs.

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Shinkansen the best way to see the country fast

by Samarkand-74

As we bought the voucher for JR Rail Pass before we left Sweden we had planned that Shinkanse would take us around the country. On place we just had go to a JR office and book our seat reservations and then we could go around as much as we liked. You can choose if you will book any seat reservations or not, it does not cost anything as long as you have the JR Rail pass. It was very convinient getting transported from place to place by the Bullettrain. Mostly we went with the Hikaritrains but sometimes with the Kodama train (which stops at somewhat more stations.)Most of the times the train left on time but it happens twice that the train was not in time to the stations where we waited. One of the times a helicopter had crashed on the tracks in Osaka so we had to wait some time before the trains were able to pass by that place..More info will be added shortly

Tokyo subway and JR lines

by beckbre

While initially daunting, getting around Tokyo by subway is actually very well organized and logical. Once you try it - you'll be able to make your way anywhere. First of all, you will need a very good bilingual map of the subway system. I recommend the ones published by Kodansha, either the city map or book atlas. Most stations have romaji (roman) character signs, but the bilingual maps help for those stations that only have kanji character signs.Once in the station, look for the big system map. This is usually huge, obvious, and up high on the wall. Find the station name where you wish to go. There will be a price under the station name. This is the price of your ticket.Under the map will be a bank of touch screen machines. Select the amount of your ticket on the screen and insert your money. Your ticket and change will eject. Insert your ticket (arrow down) into the slot on the...

Buying Japan Rail Pass

by jake44111

When you buy your rail pass, you have many options. There are several private travel agencies that sell the pass, but I shopped around and found that Kinetsu offers the best exchange rate. For some reason, the others seemed to have a bad exchange rate that caused the price to sky rocket. I bought mine online at http://www.kintetsu.com/jrpass/index.php and had it within a few days. Not there is a $12 shipping charge because they use FedEx. Have fun!

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Seishun juuhati kippu

by madar

This is a very useful season ticket, if you would like to get around Japan by train. I think it is like 10000 Yen, with 5 coupons, and you can use it yourself for 5 days, or share it with friends. No need to use 5 days after each other. This ticket will be stamped each day, when you use it, and there is no limitation, so valid for 24 hours, well actually not for all the trains, but the locals, and the limited express I think. It is on sale at JR rail stations during school holidays. Usual availability (subject to change): Period Valid On Sale Spring March 1 to April 10 February 20 to March 31 Summer July 20 to September 10 July 1 to August 31 Winter December 10 to January 20 December 1 to January 10 You can even get to Hokkaido from Osaka, or get around in Kyushu island for example, well not that quickly. It is a good choice, because no need to buy in advance, you can buy it before you...

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JR Pass

by hanbert

heard many praises about JR pass, but will like to warn of many serious short-comings, most JR reservation offices have very little idea about the pass, esp. for the night train. We planned to travel from Tokyo to Sapporo on night train to save both time and money, but at Shinjuku reservation office, the guys insisted that JR Pass cannot take night train even we explain that we are not asking for a sleeping compartment. The answer given - "no english, japaness only" and refuse to talk anymore... luckily, we met two japaness ladies that migrated to US and speak good English, we ask for their help and with some exchanges in their local language, we managed to do the reservation all the way to Sapporo on night train !!!Coming back from Hakodate is the same problem, but now that we anticipate the problem, we book few days in advanced. true enough, we encoutered same problem and we had to...

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