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spacecommand Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Total posts: 219 Gender: Unknown |
 Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:35 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| Quote: | Im going to Japan for my 2nd time this July for 19days, last time i only went for 4days and my japanese friend from kyoto met up with me in Tokyo, it was absolutely amazing!! But we got extremely lost in Shinjuku station :s
This time i will also go to Kyoto and Osaka and Mt Fuji. Will it be good idea for me to get a 7day railpass? Coz i heard Osaka is very close to Kyoto and you wouldnt need to get the shinkansen. How far is Mt Fuji from Tokyo? |
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Its hard to say since you never said where you are starting your trip from, are you flying into Tokyo, or Osaka Kansai Airport? Are you leaving from Tokyo Narita Airport or Osaka Kansai Airport? I can't answer your railpass question unless those questions are answered.
What will you be doing at Mt. Fuji? Climbing it? If so, it takes about 2.5 hrs from Tokyo by bus to the summit.
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HeroJoined: 16 Nov 2004 Total posts: 224 Location: UK Gender: Male |
| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:40 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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[quote="spacecommand"] | Quote: | Im going to Japan for my 2nd time this July for 19days, last time i only went for 4days and my japanese friend from kyoto met up with me in Tokyo, it was absolutely amazing!! But we got extremely lost in Shinjuku station :s
This time i will also go to Kyoto and Osaka and Mt Fuji. Will it be good idea for me to get a 7day railpass? Coz i heard Osaka is very close to Kyoto and you wouldnt need to get the shinkansen. How far is Mt Fuji from Tokyo? |
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Its hard to say since you never said where you are starting your trip from, are you flying into Tokyo, or Osaka Kansai Airport? Are you leaving from Tokyo Narita Airport or Osaka Kansai Airport? I can't answer your railpass question unless those questions are answered.
What will you be doing at Mt. Fuji? Climbing it? If so, it takes about 2.5 hrs from Tokyo by bus to the summit. |
i will be flying to Narita and then hopefully go straight to Kyoto via shinkansen for a few days including Osaka whilst im in kyoto before returning to Tokyo on shinkasen again.
I dont tihnk i'll be climbing mt fuji, i planning on going on the cable car there and a boat trip round a lake next to mt fuji. I picked up a leaflet last time i was in Tokyo and they offer a full day trip to Mt Fuji for 15000yen from tokyo on shinkasen, including lunch at a hotel, cable car ride, boat trip and some sight seeing.
Or maybe i'll take the bus ride you sugggested, sounds a lot cheaper since i am a budget traveller.
thx
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spacecommandJoined: 03 Jun 2005 Total posts: 219 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:42 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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The area you mentioned is called Hakone, its not near Mt. Fuji and cheaper to get to than Mt. Fuji.
There's something called the HAKONE FREE PASS, it costs around 5000yen, you start in Shinjuku Station, its valid for one round trip, unlimited rides on buses, trams, cable car, boats, etc in the Hakone area. It takes 2 hrs from Shinjuku if you take the regular train. It is sold by Odakyu Railways at Shinjuku Station, so if you arrive by JR you need to go to the Odakyu Side of Shinjuku.
Let me tell you, going strait to Kyoto after arriving after a long flight from Narita Airport, is grueling. You spend 10+ hrs on an airplane, then you have to spend some 6-7 extra hours to Kyoto (that time includes, clearing airport immigration/customs/ then going into tokyo, changing trains to Kyoto). I really suggest staying a night in Tokyo to refresh.
If not, fly into Osaka Airport instead.
Also since you are a budget traveler, there are overnight and daytime buses from Tokyo to Kyoto, which run half the price of the Shinkansen, so if you are a budget traveler, take one of the buses instead.
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HeroJoined: 16 Nov 2004 Total posts: 224 Location: UK Gender: Male |
| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:10 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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| spacecommand wrote: | The area you mentioned is called Hakone, its not near Mt. Fuji and cheaper to get to than Mt. Fuji.
There's something called the HAKONE FREE PASS, it costs around 5000yen, you start in Shinjuku Station, its valid for one round trip, unlimited rides on buses, trams, cable car, boats, etc in the Hakone area. It takes 2 hrs from Shinjuku if you take the regular train. It is sold by Odakyu Railways at Shinjuku Station, so if you arrive by JR you need to go to the Odakyu Side of Shinjuku.
Let me tell you, going strait to Kyoto after arriving after a long flight from Narita Airport, is grueling. You spend 10+ hrs on an airplane, then you have to spend some 6-7 extra hours to Kyoto (that time includes, clearing airport immigration/customs/ then going into tokyo, changing trains to Kyoto). I really suggest staying a night in Tokyo to refresh.
If not, fly into Osaka Airport instead.
Also since you are a budget traveler, there are overnight and daytime buses from Tokyo to Kyoto, which run half the price of the Shinkansen, so if you are a budget traveler, take one of the buses instead. |
Cool thanks for all the info
Im flying on Cathay Pacific so i'll be stopping over in hong kong first where i will stay for awhile before flying from to Japan (4hrs30min)
lol i thought it was Mt Fuji thanks for clearing that up and about the 'HAKONE FREE PASS'
thanks again 
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spacecommandJoined: 03 Jun 2005 Total posts: 219 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:02 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0 |
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For your railpass question, if you go to Kyoto and return to Tokyo within 7 days, that includes the first day you use the Pass, then its economical. If you are not returning within 7 days (again including the day you leave for Kyoto), then it is not worth it.
Also look into highway buses, or overnight buses from Tokyo, as they cost half as much, but take longer, but you are a budget traveler.
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