Originally Posted by
A380 Flyer
And then, do I really walk with luggage from, say, Nanba station, or do I get a taxi?
That's a 15 minute walk - longer if you're pulling suitcases. Rapit train to Namba, then taxi to the hotel would be a good option IMHO.
Originally Posted by
A380 Flyer
Will taxi drivers even be likely to know obscure hotels like that? I guess I could give them a map? But I don't speak Japanese.
Printing a map is a good idea. If you don't, you may struggle to get the taxi driver to understand what you're saying - But if you do get that across, he may well know it. If he doesn't, he'll pull it up on his GPS or call his dispatcher for advice. Not so different from taking a taxi in any place.
Originally Posted by
A380 Flyer
I never had this problem on my forays into Tokyo, because they have the Friendly Airport Limousine Bus which stops at my very hotel.
Presumably you were staying at a bigger "city hotel" rather than a no frills business hotel. MyStays and their like aren't served by Limo Bus in Tokyo either.
Originally Posted by
A380 Flyer
Plus it seems easier to get to Tokyo/Shinjuku station from NRT than it does to Osaka station from KIX.
I wonder why it seems that way. I've never found it to be a challenge.
Originally Posted by
A380 Flyer
No direct trains! Unbelievable! Even London has direct trains, and I mean, that's...London!
But there
are direct trains to central Osaka. And there are hotels at the stations served by those trains. I cannot see how London even compares.