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[Tiger Beer]

Anyone else using this as a last resort for the Chuseok weekend?

I'm sure its been posted many times, but whats the best way to get a train, ferry, and railpass to Japan.

Besides Fukuoka, Shimonseki, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Osaka, and Tokyo (all places I've been to a few a few times already)...where else would be recommended? (Sapporo being too far by train).

Kobe is the only other one I can think of - but hardly worthy as a single destination on its own.

Are there any popular beaches in Kyushu that Japanese would actually go to as late as late September?

[chris_J2]

The Beetle Ferry ticket & JR Pass can both be purchased at Busan Port. Check the Beetle website for seat availabilty & waitlist if necessary to snap up any cancellations.

phone Busan Port 82 51 465 6111 for seat availability.

http://www.busanferry.com/service?id=en_passenger_01]

Or check vacant seat review at top left:

https://www.jrbeetle.co.jp/ships2e/sp2p/index.html

How about Nagasaki, Nara, Okayama, Kamakura, Kawaguchiko (Fuji Go Ko) or Nikko? The entire island of Shikoku often gets overlooked.

Jellyfish are a problem at some Kyushu beaches late August to mid September.

[sojourner1]

Yea, good idea, the weather will probably be nice and I always was Tokyo dreaming since I was very young. So why not go to Tokyo? A flight would be better if available as it is fast and probably no more expensive than riding expensive bullet trains for several hours from Fukuoka.

[Tiger Beer]

[chris_J2]

That map is not correct. I went by JR train to Nagasaki, & many ferries (eg Miyajima) are covered by the JR pass. I'd imagine that Shikoku Island would be too. Haven't been there... yet.

[chris_J2]

Some alternatives to 'Beetle':

http://ease.com/~randyj/rjjapanx.htm#skor

[bucheon bum]

[chris_J2]

Fair enough. Whilst there are no shinkansen on Shikoku or to Nagasaki there are JR lines.



http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2357_008.html

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2357_009.html