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- From: davidg@aegis.or.jp (Dave McLane)
- Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
- Subject: Re: Train from Osaka to Tokyo
- Message-ID: <3242@aegis.or.jp>
- Date: 22 Nov 92 07:23:12 GMT
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- gior@eecg (GIOR Kevin Kyu-Sik) writes:
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- >davidg@aegis.or.jp (Dave McLane) writes:
- >>michael@izumi.DIALix.oz.au (Michael Studte) writes:
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- >>>So, what I'm wondering is, how easy is it for a minorly fluent (oh
- >>>heck, I guess I'm smart enough NOT to get myself lost completely)
- >>>student of the japanese language to get from Osaka airport to Tokyo
- >>>(via Shinkanzen would be easiest/fastest, I assume).
-
- >>I would say it wouldn't be difficult without any knowledge of
- >>Japanese as all the signs are in English and Japanese. I'm not sure
- >>what's the easiest way to get to Shin Osaka (the Shinkansen station)
-
- >It takes about 40 minutes from Osaka airport to Shin Osaka station via
- >JR train (about 530 Yen)
-
- I didn't know the JR had a station at Osaka International. What's
- it's name?
-
- >>but you could ride the airport bus to Kyoto and it will let off
- >>right in front of Kyoto station.
-
- >>>How much money would be involved in return train tickets to Tokyo?
- >>Something on the order of 25,000 yen, I would say.
-
- >I took 'Hikari-Super-Express-Ticket' for Shinkiansen which costs 12,750 Yen
- >(as of July, 9. 1992) It makes only a few stops and takes about 4 hours from
- >Osaka to Tokyo. If you take the train making more frequent stops, the fare
- >would be cheaper.
-
- Really? 12,750 yen for a round trip?
-
- Dave
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