Japan (Tokyo and beyond) Master Thread

[Sanosuke]

Train timetables and fares:

http://www.hyperdia.com/

Keisei Skyliner website (serves the Narita Airport):

http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetud...ei_us/top.html

Narita Express website (also serves more stations than Keisei Skyliner and goes deeper into Tokyo):

http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/

Sanosuke!

[railroadtycoon]

Access from Narita Airport (NRT) to Haneda Airport (HND):
Best is to take a direct bus from NRT to HND (or vice versa)
http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/e/time...t_tokyu_h.html

Rail is another alternative but somtimes more hassled with few direct connections, see:
Narita - Haneda transit time? [Merged threads]

Access to/from HND Haneda Airport

Tokyo Monorail to/from Hamamatsucho Station
http://www.tokyo-monorail.co.jp/english/

Keikyu Railways to/from Shinagawa Station.

Bus:
http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/e/rose...ap-haneda.html


Access to/from Nagoya NGO (Central Japan International Airport/Chubu/Centrair) to Nagoya City:
Rail:
http://www.centrair.jp/en/access/ac-to-train/index.html

Bus:
http://www.centrair.jp/en/access/ac-to-bus/index.html

Access from KIX Kansai International Airport to Osaka:

Rail:
Japan Railways
Haruka Limited Express
http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/engl...ess/jrwest.htm
The Haruka will take you to Shin-Osaka Station and contiues all the way to Kyoto Station.
Note: that the Haruka does not stop at Osaka Station.

Rapid Train, slower than the Haruka, but also cheaper. This train does stop at Osaka Station.

Nankai Railways
Alternative to JR, final stop is at Namba Station in Osaka.
http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/engl...ess/nankai.htm

*The Nankai Airport Express service is the cheapest option to Osaka (Namba Station) similar to the Keisei Limited Express service from NRT to Tokyo.

*The JR Rapid train is the cheapest option to Osaka (Osaka Station).

Bus:
Airport Limobuses also take you to Osaka hotels and beyond:
http://www.kate.co.jp/pc/english/english.html

Flyertalk thread:
Please, your suggestions: travel from Osaka Airport to downtown Kyoto and Osaka?


Acess to/from Osaka International Airport - ITAMI Airport
Access to/from Itami Airport is best done by bus:
http://www.okkbus.co.jp/eng/

Rail option to Osaka requires taking the Osaka Monorail to Hotarugaike Station and transfering to the Hankyu Line to Umeda station in Osaka.

To Kyoto it requires a few more transfers, I recommend the bus if you are planning on going to/from Kyoto.

[Q Shoe Guy]

Some links about Japan:

News in English that is normally a day old:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/

Nice podcasts:
http://www.transpacificradio.com/

Interesting Economic news:
http://www.japaneconomynews.com/

Research about the Japanese consumer:
http://whatjapanthinks.com/

Looking out for your rights as a foreigner:
http://www.debito.org/index.php

Political insight from a gaijin who used to be inside:
http://www.observingjapan.com/

Disinformation about the National Insurance Plan(which many love to hate):
http://www.nationalhealthinsurance.jp/


Mostly related to young backpacker types teaching English:
http://www.letsjapan.org/forum/ (our very own "valvebouncer" was once the most prolific contributor here).

[valve bouncer]

Don't know if this is the right place for it but anyway....Seems like every second thread here is a variation of "what to see/do in Tokyo/Kyoto" or "here's my schedule- Tokyo, Kyoto and Miyajima" which is fine and there's lots of info about these places. However the info about other places in Japan seems a little sparse so I thought it might be a good idea if we make some specific threads for other places in Japan. For example I could start "The Shikoku Thread", someone else "The Hokkaido Thread" and so on. I even believe there's some bloke in here somewhere who might even be able to start a thread about Kyushu
Just a thought so please let me know what you lot reckon.

[SanDiego1K]

I love conversational posts, as they are part of creating community. Still, like a grinch, I have just deleted several. This specific thread is meant to be a Master Thread.

Thanks for your help -

SanDiego1K
Senior Mod

[weegiewife]

Hiya - the link to reasonable accommodation in Tokyo appears to be broken.

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[LapLap]

Originally Posted by weegiewife

Hiya - the link to reasonable accommodation in Tokyo appears to be broken.

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It could be this one which is located in the Budget Forum
Budget accomodation in Japan - pls help!

[jib71]

Thanks - I've replaced the broken link with the one that LapLap provided.

[kaka]

I'm wondering if there's a food thread on Osaka? I know, but there are loads to eat, and I want to see if there is anything I've utterly missed!

[LapLap]

Originally Posted by kaka

I'm wondering if there's a food thread on Osaka? I know, but there are loads to eat, and I want to see if there is anything I've utterly missed!

Very much underrepresented in this forum
I've done my best and compiled a map with moderately priced suggestions (all stolen from an excellent Osaka food blogger) here:
Osaka Dining Options