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[chaz47]

I want to visit some of my old friends in Hirosaki the week after next. I'm coming from Busan, South Korea. I toyed with the idea of taking the ferry over and then doing a rail pass to Hirosaki.

I've been looking at a flight as well but it looks to be a hassle with me leaving the night before and staying in a hotel, waking up at 6am to get to the airport. I'll also have to pay for a train ticket to Seoul. This will all cost at least $800 or so when all is said and done for about a week of holiday. I'm loathe to go on the $100+ a day vacation.

I need a cheaper alternative. Suggestions? I can take the cheap overnight ferry to they Fukuoka area and then get a rail pass. But then it'll work out to about 2 days of transit both ways because I'll have to wait for the train to leave in the evening from Shimonseki or Hakata.

[Ryu Hayabusa]

Hey Chaz

Check this site out and give them a call. I hope you're able to find something cheap. I know the site mentions going from Japan to Korea, but surely one can go the opposite direction for a similar price.

http://www.seejapan.co.uk/plan/transportation/inter_ferrie.html

Shimonoseki - Busan

The Kampu Ferry Company sails daily between Shimonoseki, on the western tip of the main island of Honshu, and the South Korean port of Busan. Fares range between �8,500 and �18,000 one-way. Passengers departing from Shimonoseki are also required to pay a passenger facility service charge of �600. Discounts of 10% are available on return fares. The journey takes approximately 14 hours. Please contact the Kampu Ferry Company for further information.

Kampu Ferry Company
1-10-60 Higashi Yamato-cho
Shimonoseki-shi
Yamaguchi-ken
Japan
Tel. +81 (0)832 24 3000
Fax. +81 (0)832 24 3006
Email. [email protected]

Kampu Ferry Company
4-15 Jungang Dong
Jung-Gu
Busan
Korea
Tel. +82 (0)51 464 2700
Fax. +82 (0)51 463 7020