Jose wrote:
>
> HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO VISIT JAPAN?
> Updated: September 17, 2003
>
> TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2004
> · Go to Shinagawa Station to Activate JR Rail Pass
> · Sightseeing in Tokyo
>
Activate your rail pass at Narita if you can.
> WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2004
> · Sightseeing in Tokyo
>
> THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2004
> · Sightseeing in Tokyo (possibly suburban areas?)
>
I'd hit either Nikko or Kamakura; personally I don't think Tokyo is that
great as a tourist attraction. Night life is great, though.
> FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2004 – KYOTO – OTSU PRINCE HOTEL
> · Shinkansen Hikari 269 to Kyoto: Depart 1114, Arrive 1341
> · Transfer Luggage and Check In at Welcome Counter – Hachijyo Exit
> · Sightseeing in Kyoto
Consider leaving for Kyoto on the earliest possible train, or even the
night before. You've pretty much killed a day just traveling; the sun
will set earlier than in the US (no daylight savings in Japan).
>
> SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2004
> · Sightseeing in Kyoto and Osaka
> · Take JR Kyoto Line Express (Reservations Necessary) to Osaka; Express trains
> depart every 15 minutes during mid-day hours
>
It'll be hard to get in both Kyoto and Osaka in one day. If you follow
my advice and go to Kyoto on a night train, I'd spend one day in Kyoto,
half a day in Himeji, half a day in Osaka.
> SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2004
> · Check Out of Hotel and transfer to Kyoto Shinkansen station
> · Shinkansen Hikari 310 to Tokyo: Depart 1200, Arrive 1443
> · Take JR Chuo Line to Shinjuku (~15 Minutes)
> · Walk to and Check Into Shinjuku Prince Hotel
> · Spend a final evening in Japan
>
Again, take a later train so you can get more into the day.
Good luck!
John W.
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