On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 12:01:29 +0900, "John Yamamoto-Wilson"
<johndeletethis@rarebooksinjapan.com> wrote:

>John W. wrote:
>
>> I suggest you get a rail pass
>
>Isn't it too late for that? Don't you have to get a tourist rail pass (which
>is by far the best deal going) from a travel agent outside Japan?

We bought ours at Narita airport upon arrival in 1998.