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06-23-2011, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by RickOShay View Post
I suggest you look into buying the "JR pass" you just pay a flat fee and you can use the shinkansen and most of the local trains all you want. If you are going to be on the move a lot it is a must in my opinion. Saved me 50% in travel costs one year that I came to visit.
Ditto... last time I bought one, it was 28,300 yen (still is) but in the 7 days I used it, I racked up the equivalent of 74,560 yen worth of rides.... definitely worth it for me and all I did was go to Nikko, Nagahama, Shizuoka and Kyoto and the local Tokyo train rides.
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