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Old Aug 20, 2019, 9:23 am
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Jinxed_K
 
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: BOS
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Originally Posted by Tokyoite
I, as many other Japan business men, are a buzzer beaters when it comes to flights and Shinkansen.
I actually book the flight while on the train to the airport!
10 -> 15 -> and now 20 minutes, definitely makes Shinkansen look a little more convenient on the Tokyo-Osaka trunk route.
Ahh, ok this makes sense. That's a type of traveling I would never see so nice to see what people do on the business travel side of things.
I've always flown, even on a route like Tokyo-Osaka since the JEP fare makes it cheaper than the Shinkansen, but I can see how minutes can make a difference.

So used to the 'arrive 2 hours before flight' rule they preach in the US, I've shown up 1 hour prior to my flight in Kushiro (KUH) after visiting family to check in and the portable xray machine to scan my checked bag wasn't open.. ended up standing around the check in counter for about 15 min till the staff for the machine showed up.
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