Comments on: How To Save Money In Japan – Part 1 – Japan Rail Pass http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/2008/06/01/how-to-save-money-in-japan-part-1-japan-rail-pass/ The Life and Times of Michael McKinlay Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:35:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/2008/06/01/how-to-save-money-in-japan-part-1-japan-rail-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-1824 Mike Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:57:39 +0000 http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/?p=293#comment-1824 Hey Im glad you liked my post! Well if you want to hear some of my tips for saving money in Japan please check out my "Save Money In Japan" category located on the righthand sidebar of this page. Feel free to link to my pages! Thanks! Hey Im glad you liked my post! Well if you want to hear some of my tips for saving money in Japan please check out my “Save Money In Japan” category located on the righthand sidebar of this page. Feel free to link to my pages! Thanks!

]]> By: Hao http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/2008/06/01/how-to-save-money-in-japan-part-1-japan-rail-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-1812 Hao Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:40:00 +0000 http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/?p=293#comment-1812 Hey Michael nice one man! My friend came to Japan last time and he bought the pass. What he did was he went to hiroshima in the morning and came back to tokyo with a hamburger from hiroshima...haha Anyways I just want to say the pass really saves a lot of money Thank you for providing such a good info! recently I created this blog on How to save money in Tokyo if you have time take a look my friend I'll be happy to hear some advices from you http://howtosavemoneyintokyo.blogspot.com/ Hey Michael nice one man! My friend came to Japan last time and he bought the pass.
What he did was he went to hiroshima in the morning and came back to tokyo with
a hamburger from hiroshima…haha
Anyways I just want to say the pass really saves a lot of money
Thank you for providing such a good info!

recently I created this blog on How to save money in Tokyo
if you have time take a look my friend
I’ll be happy to hear some advices from you
http://howtosavemoneyintokyo.blogspot.com/

]]> By: lina http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/2008/06/01/how-to-save-money-in-japan-part-1-japan-rail-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-1714 lina Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:34:46 +0000 http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/?p=293#comment-1714 absolutely love the trains (shinkansens included) in Japan. JR Pass - great deal! makes getting lost and hopping on and off trains a synch. :D absolutely love the trains (shinkansens included) in Japan. JR Pass – great deal! makes getting lost and hopping on and off trains a synch. :D

]]> By: billywest http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/2008/06/01/how-to-save-money-in-japan-part-1-japan-rail-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-1712 billywest Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:05:31 +0000 http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/?p=293#comment-1712 Love the Shink ride from Tokyo to Osaka, especially if there's a good view of Fuji along the way. Love the Shink ride from Tokyo to Osaka, especially if there’s a good view of Fuji along the way.

]]> By: Mike http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/2008/06/01/how-to-save-money-in-japan-part-1-japan-rail-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-1708 Mike Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:18:49 +0000 http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/?p=293#comment-1708 That is too bad, oh well now you know! That goes for you too Mark! That is too bad, oh well now you know! That goes for you too Mark!

]]> By: Mike http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/2008/06/01/how-to-save-money-in-japan-part-1-japan-rail-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-1707 Mike Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:18:07 +0000 http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/?p=293#comment-1707 Yeah, it doesn't take too long for train fares to add up, especially on the Shinkansen! You are right though about the pass no covering every train, however the JR network is pretty extensive. Yeah, it doesn’t take too long for train fares to add up, especially on the Shinkansen! You are right though about the pass no covering every train, however the JR network is pretty extensive.

]]> By: tangentbot http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/2008/06/01/how-to-save-money-in-japan-part-1-japan-rail-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-1705 tangentbot Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:06:45 +0000 http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/?p=293#comment-1705 My wife and I just got back (yesterday!) from a three week vacation in Japan, and I must say the Japan Rail Pass is a good investment. My only complaint came from our week in Osaka. The JR line wasn't as useful for us, given the location of our hotel, so we ended up using the subway more (which is not owned by JR - and is therefore not covered by the Rail Pass). Everywhere else though, the Japan Rail Pass was totally worth it. (We did a lot of traveling up in Aomori/Akita Prefecture via local trains and we spent a good amount of time on various Shinkansen, so it paid for itself pretty quick) My wife and I just got back (yesterday!) from a three week vacation in Japan, and I must say the Japan Rail Pass is a good investment. My only complaint came from our week in Osaka. The JR line wasn’t as useful for us, given the location of our hotel, so we ended up using the subway more (which is not owned by JR – and is therefore not covered by the Rail Pass). Everywhere else though, the Japan Rail Pass was totally worth it. (We did a lot of traveling up in Aomori/Akita Prefecture via local trains and we spent a good amount of time on various Shinkansen, so it paid for itself pretty quick)

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/2008/06/01/how-to-save-money-in-japan-part-1-japan-rail-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-1704 Nick Ramsay Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:54:21 +0000 http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/?p=293#comment-1704 Yeah, I took Mark on the local train from Hiroshima back to Nagoya. It was so slow we gave up at Okayama and took the Shinkansen! Shame we didn't have a rail pass... Yeah, I took Mark on the local train from Hiroshima back to Nagoya. It was so slow we gave up at Okayama and took the Shinkansen! Shame we didn’t have a rail pass…

]]> By: mark http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/2008/06/01/how-to-save-money-in-japan-part-1-japan-rail-pass/comment-page-1/#comment-1703 mark Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:42:53 +0000 http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/?p=293#comment-1703 Excellent blog michael, it is so true about the cost of transport and how confusing it can. I got lost of numerous occasions when I was there. So well done on explaining and hopefully helping people to understand japan alittle more Good Page of information. Excellent blog michael, it is so true about the cost of transport and how confusing it can. I got lost of numerous occasions when I was there. So well done on explaining and hopefully helping people to understand japan alittle more Good Page of information.

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