Many thanks DJ, really helpful and intesting to hear what you have to say.
Just a thought, I am taking my Digi camera, the charger normally uses 240
volts in u.k. Do you think it will work in Japan with 100 volts electricity.
Many thanks.
briang57nospam@hotmail.com
"D & M Johnston" <pongo33@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there Brian,
>
> I beleive you will enjoy your travel in Japan as I did in December 02.
>
> As stated by other posters here, you can apply for JR rail pass which
covers
> all the Bullet Trains(Shinkansen) between Hakata(Fukuoka) up as far as
> Aamori in Northern Honshu via Tokyo.You can get them from travel agent or
> the Japanese Consulate office in your city.It is well worth the money and
is
> much cheaper than buying seperate tickets.
>
> The trip you will be doing, I did in reverse. I started from
Fukuoka(bottom
> of honshu)then to Hiroshima,the War Memorial is very interesting and the
> parks are nice and clean.
> I then went to Kyoto (fantastic place) and Nara (the very first capital of
> Japan a thousand yrs ago)
> also don't forget a walk up to Monkey Mountain where there are lots of
> cheeky monkeys clamouring for food.
>
> I hope you are fit because going to see all the Temples in Kyoto is very
> exhausting as they have lots of steps due to being high on the
hills...thats
> so they could look out for any enemy clans approaching.
>
> There is a great little tour bus that goes from Kyoto Stn and will take
you
> along the major tourist route, you can buy a trip tickey from rail stn or
> you pay driver. In Japan, you get in the back door and take ticket from
> machine, when you get to where you going, you then go up to the driver up
> front and dip your ticket and it will show how much you need to pay.
> Some buses have electronic displays at the front inside of bus showing
> sections traveled and how much is owing.
>
> The bullet trains are fantastic and will travel along at an average speed
of
> 285kph so you get to where you are going very quickly......I wish we had
> those trains in Australia, especially all the way up the east coast from
> Melb,Syd, Bris and Cairns.
>
> Hoping you enjoy your trip......you won't regret it!!
>
> Have fun
>
> DJ
>
>
> "BrianG" <briang57NOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3fd085e0$1_2@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
> > I'm new to newsgroup, so sorry if this is request  is a bit basic. I'm
> > hoping to travel from Tokyo to Kyoto - Hiroshima - on  to Osaka. Is this
> > available by train. Is it cheaper to buy a ticket in U.K. before travel.
> > Thanks Brian
> >
> >
>
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