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Japan Starter Kit

Posted by xerius

... and commercial regions of Shizuoka and Aichi Prefectures, the latter dominated by the sprawling, but increasingly cosmopolitan metropolis of Nagoya, a former castle town. In the middle of the region sit Japan's highest mountains, an area commonly ...

Advice on Japan

Posted by xerius

... you're coming for a week with plans to start and finish in Tokyo, as well as include Kyoto, Hiroshima and potentially Nagoya, you should definitely get a Japan Rail Pass. A one-week pass is ¥28,300 for each of you (don't get the Green Car version ...

takayama-shirokawago - Takayama travel question

Posted by misocutlet

... take the bus at 1900, you may make it to a night bus from Nagoya to Tokyo, but you must take delay into consideration. Leave Nagoya for Tokyo by night bus. Day 5: It may be better to stay and make a tour of Tokyo, because you are departing from Haneda ...

takayama-shirokawago - Takayama travel question

Posted by misocutlet

... by night bus from Tokyo. (In case of Nagoya, you can take a night bus at Yokohama as well.) If you go to Shirakawago by way of Nagoya, you will reach Shirakawago at 11:00. So it is better to go by way of Kanazawa. If you have a plan to stay overnight at ...

Teaching English in Japan

Posted by xerius

... that rural life in Japan will involve a lot more than being based in one of the big urban centers like Tokyo, Osaka or Nagoya. It's hard to comment on living conditions without knowing where you're going to be. Be prepared for smaller portions at ...

takayama-shirokawago - Takayama travel question

Posted by misocutlet

... on the night of day 3 as I mentioned above. Takayama is very far from Hakone, so you may have to take the Shinkansen bullet train to Nagoya on your way. Besides, you have to pay charge of a hotel. In that case, be prepared for a lot of cost. If you want ...

travel options Kyoto-Kakegawa - Kakegawa, Hamamatsu and Toyohashi travel question

Posted by first_visit

... an hour between Shin-Osaka and Tokyo (departing at the :05 mark from Kyoto currently). There is another one available each hour from Nagoya, but that would of course require a change from Kyoto (and at that point, you'd be better off catching a Hikari ...

travel options Kyoto-Kakegawa - Kakegawa, Hamamatsu and Toyohashi travel question

Posted by xerius

... an hour between Shin-Osaka and Tokyo (departing at the :05 mark from Kyoto currently). There is another one available each hour from Nagoya, but that would of course require a change from Kyoto (and at that point, you'd be better off catching a Hikari ...

Advice on Japan

Posted by mklong

... a week or there abouts to see the things we want to. We fly into Tokyo and would like to travel to see Mt Fugi, Kyoto, Nagoya & Hiroshima. Ideally id like to travel as far as Nagasaki but we fly out of tokyo so really we need a loop to start and ...

Japanese Rail Pass - value for money?

Posted by mataeka

... JR, but I'd love that as well. THe think to remember is that a shinkansen (bullet train) costs about $100 to go from Nagoya to Tokyo, so if you're using the shinkansen and going from town to town a lot ... it's totally worth it. If you ...

Japan

Posted by rich

... , hence I've not shelled out on any TEFL course. The good thing about the WHV is that there are offices in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya which allow you to view jobs specific to WHV holders - they may well be the S*$# ones though! One thing I don ...

travel options Kyoto-Kakegawa - Kakegawa, Hamamatsu and Toyohashi travel question

Posted by first_visit

... by normal JR trains though (which would involve at least three changes). From Kyoto, the train would stop at Maibara, Gifu-Hashima, Nagoya, Mikawa-Anjo, Toyohashi, Hamamatsu and then Kakegawa. Not sure on the time offhand - maybe an hour and a half to two ...

travel options Kyoto-Kakegawa - Kakegawa, Hamamatsu and Toyohashi travel question

Posted by first_visit

... by normal JR trains though (which would involve at least three changes). From Kyoto, the train would stop at Maibara, Gifu-Hashima, Nagoya, Mikawa-Anjo, Toyohashi, Hamamatsu and then Kakegawa. Not sure on the time offhand - maybe an hour and a half to two ...

travel options Kyoto-Kakegawa - Kakegawa, Hamamatsu and Toyohashi travel question

Posted by xerius

... by normal JR trains though (which would involve at least three changes). From Kyoto, the train would stop at Maibara, Gifu-Hashima, Nagoya, Mikawa-Anjo, Toyohashi, Hamamatsu and then Kakegawa. Not sure on the time offhand - maybe an hour and a half to two ...

30 day trip to japan - help!

Posted by xerius

... , it's not that hard to do together with Hikone (though it'll still be a busy day). It's just that other than the ninja museum, the thing I remember most about Iga-Ueno is how tedious it was to get to and from (and I live in Nagoya!!).

Day trip

Posted by mataeka

... you went, and then back to where you've designated as "home" away from home. For example when I lived in Japan I called 'Nagoya' home, but went on probably more then 20 day trips, and a few trips that went longer, but at the end of ...

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