I’ve been trying to find the cheapest way to get from the Kansai Area, leaving anywhere from Himeji to Kyoto and arrive in Tokyo. I have to go up to Tokyo for a one day trip, and I only need to be there for a few hours. Here are my options: Leave very early in…
If you are willing to take it slow and take a long cheap trip on Japan Rail local lines then the seishun 18 kippu that I wrote about in a previous post should fit the bill for you. However if you live abroad and are only visiting Japan for less than 90 days, you can…
If you are coming to visit Japan, there are two ways to ride the rails cheaply, one is the Japan Rail Pass which must be bought outside of Japan and gives you free use of Japan Railways managed trains and buses. The other is the seishun 18 kippu which is used by many people in…