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newintown · Joined: 01 Jan 2007

jen, i am doing a similair trip to yourself, and reserved rooms in the following places only this week. i'm trying to keep cost down, so all are the cheapest option available apart from yougendo in nara, which is more, but looks really nice.

http://hiroshima.j-hoppers.com/
www.kyotohostel.net
www.yougendo.com
http://www.gyominso.jp/e/room.html

good luck Cool

huffdaddy · Joined: 25 Nov 2005

chris_J2 · Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Location: From Brisbane, Au.

When I finished my contract, on 21 May, I won't be going back to work until 15 September at the earliest. In the meantime, I've spent 4 weeks in China (just 4 cities: Beijing, Tianjin, Taiyuan & Xian), Mongolia (4 weeks in UB, Terelj, Gobi Desert & Khovsgol,); & 3 weeks in Russia (Irkutsk, Listvianka, Bratsk, Severobaikalsk, Tynda, Kommsomolsk Na Amur, Khaborovsk & Vladivostok: 8 cities). I also had 2 weeks in Korea (2 cities), & have 4 weeks in Australia (1 city). Time is of the essence. Great if you have it, huffdaddy. Most of us don't. I hope the OP has a fantastic time in Japan. I did.

jen_the_great · Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Location: Gangnam, Seoul

For anyone who's wondering, the trains around Japan are really easy to take and accomodation isn't really a problem, even on short notice. If worse comes to worse, you can do what we do in Seoul and just go to a Sauna. I definitely recommend Spa World in Osaka. It only costs about a man won to stay the night and enjoy the spa, plus they have beds and pajamas and shampoo and stuff. It's great for an early morning trip to the airport and right outside the subway. The subway attendent didn't even check my expired JR pass, so if you want a last cheap night in Osaka, it's the way to go.

Flash Ipanema · Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Location: Seoul

I'm meeting a friend in Tokyo at the end of February. We don't want to spend too much time traveling, so we're going to start in Tokyo for a couple days, then head down to Kyoto. My friend flies out of Osaka and I'll be flying out of Tokyo a couple days after her. So my question is: is it worth getting the rail pass or should we just pay for each ride? Is the rail pass only good for trains or also subways?

chris_J2 · Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Location: From Brisbane, Au.

Yes. The Japan rail pass is definitely worth purchasing, for Tokyo > Kyoto > Tokyo , before you arrive in Japan. It's not applicable to Tokyo or Osaka subways, but is good for any JR service, such as the boat to Miyajima.