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Re: Japan rail maps Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 12:16 PM UTC
try: http://www.japanhotel.net/travel_info/train.htm
Don't miss a tour in Hakone, for wich you have to purchase the HAKONE FREE PASS seperatly. It is Valid for 3 days and you get Unlimited use of:
Hakone Tozan Railway
Hakone Tozan Cable Car
Hakone Ropeway
Hakone Sightseeing Ship
Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus, and 1 Round Trip Ticket between Shinjuku Station and Odawara. The trip is beautifull.
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Re: Japan rail maps Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 01:39 PM UTC
Welcome to Japan!
Hi! I'm Ayurin from Osaka,Japan!
Places to visit?
If you are interested in historical places,Kyoto is a must.There are a lot of temples ans shrines.
And I recommend to stay at RYOKAN(Japanese traditional accommodation)
You can experience Japanese room and Japanese public bath.
And I also would like to reccomend you to take a open air public bath(hot spring)! There are a lot of hot springs here in Japan.
And it will be great if we can meet up!
Ayurin
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Re: Japan rail maps Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 02:42 PM UTC
If you happen to make it to Tokyo-Narita (NRT) and do not have all of the information you want yet, be sure to stop by the tourism information desk at the airport (near the money exchange and ground transportation).
It is FULL of excellent information and a very helpful staff that speaks English.
Best wishes,
JP
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Re: Re: Japan rail maps Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 03:44 PM UTC
hey everyone - thanx for replies - yes i am thinking of swinging past osaka - anyone who wants to meet send me a message! im glad that i got some reassurance about the tourist info at narita - thats the airport im flying into
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Re: Re: Japan rail maps Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 05:15 PM UTC
Hi!
>anyone who wants to meet send me a message!
Yes! Me!
I & my husband live in Osaka(near Kyoto) and we would be happy to show you around. (We usually go to office from Monday to Friday, and sometimes on Saturday and Sunday)
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Re: Re: Japan rail maps Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 05:47 PM UTC
I think you would be able to get a map of the railways from the Japanese tourist board in your country. I got one from London. It will help in planning.
Kyoto is a must see for the temples and shrines. Nara is nice too.
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Re: Re: Japan rail maps Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 10:44 AM UTC
hey - yeah htat sounds like avery good idea - where abouts is the JTO in london? the addy would be helpful : i guess i may be able to dig it up :D
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Re: Re: Japan rail maps Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 12:16 PM UTC
I cannot remember the address, but I can remember where to get the address. Go to the JAL office at Piccadilly and they will give you the namecard of the JTO. Alternatively, the Japanese embassy at Green Park should have the address as well.
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Re: Japan rail maps Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 12:50 PM UTC
You should definitely go to Nara if you are interested in historical Japan. Nara and Kyoto are a must see. Otherwise, Yokohama is a beautiful city to visit, I also recommend to spend a day in Enoshima, beautiful small island next to Kamakura, by the way Kamakura is also a very interesting place. And of course, you should walk the streets in Tokyo.
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Re: Re: Japan rail maps Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 01:58 AM UTC
yeah - im mostly interested in the scenary and places to see great wildlife. also neo-tokyo style cities ;) lol
thanx for the address of the JTO - im sire ill find it no probs. so many places to visit! keep up the ideas of good places to go everyone
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Re: Japan rail maps Posted: Sun June 1, 2003 08:16 AM UTC
As most of the VTs above mentioned, Kyoto is a place you must not missed. Osaka is good too but I find it abit similar to Tokyo. Nara is good for a day trip. I stayed in a roykan when I went to Kyoto this year. Kyoto is a good base for you to go to Osaka, Nara and Kobe as these places are just probably about 1 or slightly less by JR train. Buying a JR rail pass is the smartest thing to do if you are staying in Japan and plan to visit alot of places. Will save you lots of money on transportation. If you need more information on Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Nara, drop me an e-mail or visit my VT Japan page. I went to these places in April in 2002 and 2003.
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Re: Japan rail maps Posted: Thu June 19, 2003 12:40 PM UTC
Definitely contact the JNTO before you go. The ones here in the U.S. will send all sorts of information/maps by mail for free. The London office is listed here:
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/JNTO/whats_jnto/index.html
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Re: Japan rail maps Posted: Wed April 7, 2004 08:34 PM UTC
Two years ago I visited my friend who worked at the Canadian Embassy in Osaka. We toured around the city via train (visited Himeji Castle) and with our JR rail passes did a day trip to Hiroshima via bullet train. We joined up with a Hong Kong group that we found on the internet and we toured the island of Kyushu, doing the hot spring bathing thing. Started in Fukoka and bussed it down and around. After the tour we stayed at a ryokan in Nagasaki for a couple of nights. Bullet trained it back to Osaka and then headed home.
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