Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal

[sweetokyo]

I've been searching for tours in Japan and all of the tours depart from Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal.
Where is Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal located?
Are there taxis around Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal?

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by sweetokyo

I've been searching for tours in Japan and all of the tours depart from Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal.
Where is Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal located?
Are there taxis around Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal?

It is right in front of the south exit of the JR Hamamatsu-cho Station. You can't miss it.

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[sweetokyo]

Originally Posted by masaegu

It is right in front of the south exit of the JR Hamamatsu-cho Station. You can't miss it.

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Thanks dude.
I hope catching a taxi is as easy as everyone says.

[JohnBraden]

Originally Posted by sweetokyo

Thanks dude.
I hope catching a taxi is as easy as everyone says.

Just be prepared to shell out tons of yen.... Cabs there aren't cheap! 710 yen just to get in for the first 2 kilometers and then 100 yen for every 500 meters.... Expect to pay about 30% more than that after 10pm too!

[sweetokyo]

Originally Posted by JohnBraden

Just be prepared to shell out tons of yen.... Cabs there aren't cheap! 710 yen just to get in for the first 2 kilometers and then 100 yen for every 500 meters.... Expect to pay about 30% more than that after 10pm too!

Haha yeah i know! Its ridiculous. Twice as much as New York.
I don't want to because I know its a rip off, but my dad wants to. I guess he's too old for such adventures on trains.
Have you ever taken a cab there?

[JohnBraden]

Originally Posted by sweetokyo

Haha yeah i know! Its ridiculous. Twice as much as New York.
I don't want to because I know its a rip off, but my dad wants to. I guess he's too old for such adventures on trains.
Have you ever taken a cab there?

I've taken cabs in Misawa, when I drank too much after a long work shift. The fare was a flat 600 yen from the main gate of the airbase to my dormitory. That was 24 years ago and the exchange rate was 153 yen to the dollar....

I have not taken a cab there since....

[sweetokyo]

Originally Posted by JohnBraden

I've taken cabs in Misawa, when I drank too much after a long work shift. The fare was a flat 600 yen from the main gate of the airbase to my dormitory. That was 24 years ago and the exchange rate was 153 yen to the dollar....

I have not taken a cab there since....

Wow, prices have really changed since then..
You have been going to Japan for twenty four years?
I envy people like you.
What is your occupation by the way?

[JohnBraden]

Originally Posted by sweetokyo

Wow, prices have really changed since then..
You have been going to Japan for twenty four years?
I envy people like you.
What is your occupation by the way?

I wish! I was sent to Japan in 1987-1989 as part of the US Air Force. I was in intelligence gathering there. Then there was a Japan drought until March 2005 when I went again, as a tourist. The third time I was there was October 2010 and I am headed back there March 2012 and hopefully October 2013....

And yes, the exchange rate was from 150s to 130s to a dollar. It was heaven! But in the 70s it was more like 300 to a dollar. Unfortunately, we'll never see that again! In March 2005 it was about 100:1 and Oct. 2010 it was about 85:1.... I doubt we'll be seeing 100:1 anymore....

[sweetokyo]

Originally Posted by JohnBraden

I wish! I was sent to Japan in 1987-1989 as part of the US Air Force. I was in intelligence gathering there. Then there was a Japan drought until March 2005 when I went again, as a tourist. The third time I was there was October 2010 and I am headed back there March 2012 and hopefully October 2013....

And yes, the exchange rate was from 150s to 130s to a dollar. It was heaven! But in the 70s it was more like 300 to a dollar. Unfortunately, we'll never see that again! In March 2005 it was about 100:1 and Oct. 2010 it was about 85:1.... I doubt we'll be seeing 100:1 anymore....

Thats still a good amount of times to visit there. When I graduate, I'll be going every year.
So, going there over a period of time, did you learn to speak Japanese by communicating?