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Getting around Japan
This
page
is
about
getting
around
Japan
in
general.
For
getting
to and from Hakuba please go to our
“Getting to Hakuba”
page.
By train
Getting
around
Japan
by
train
is
quite
easy
provided
you
know
the
names
of
the
stations
and
where
you
need
to
change
trains.
All
of
the
station
names
are
now
in
English
as
well
as
Japanese
so
that
part
of
it
is
a
breeze.
To
find
out
how
to
get
to
your
destination,
as
well
as
the
price
and
timetables,
look
at
the
Hyperdia
website
,
a
great
resource.
If
you
are
doing
any
serious
travel
around
Japan
it
is
worth
getting
a
JR
rail
pass
which
will
give
you
unlimited
travel
on
JR
trains
including
bullet
trains
for
7,
14
or
21
days
for
¥28,300,
¥45,100
and
¥57,700
respectively.
A
return
trip
to
Osaka
from
Tokyo
on
the
bullet
train
will
normally
set
you
back
¥28,640,
so
it
quickly
pays
for
itself.
The
JR
rail
passes
need
to
be
purchased
before
you
arrive
in
Japan
and
you
can
do
so
online
at
the
Japan
Travel
Bureau
JR webpage
.
By bus
Using
buses
in
Japan
can
be
tricky
and
is
not
recommended
for
the
non
Japanese
speaking
foreigner,
except
for
the
long
distance
buses.
Tickets
for
these
can
be
purchased
at
any
travel
agent
in
Japan
or
from
larger
JR
train
stations.
There
are
many
different
companies
running
different
routes
so
there
is
no
comprehensive
website to gather information from.
By rental car
It
is
quite
feasible
to
rent
a
car
in
Japan,but
can
be
quite
expensive
(it
is
hard
to
get
a
car
for
less
than
¥6,000
a
day).
On
top
of
that
expressway
fees
work
out
at
about
¥100
for
every
4
kilometers,
adding
to
the
expense.
On
the
bright
side,
most
of
the
major
road
signs
are
in
English
and
everyone
drives
in
an
orderly
manner,making the actual driving part of it fairly easy.
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