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austinmc86
Joined: 23 Feb 2010
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 Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:18 am Post subject: Fukuoka |
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How is Fukuoka for New Year's? I would like to know if it's worth going there for a few days for New Year's.
Would the museums for Hiroshima and Nagasaki be closed for on Dec. 30 and Jan. 1, 2?
Also, is Hiroshima/Nagasaki, Kyoto, Nara close enough to Fukuoka to take a bus?
I just want a short vacation withing dropping a ton of money (Tokyo). |
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JBomb
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Kyoto is a good 3 hours away on the bullet train. Nara is a further hour or so from there. If you are going to do that rail pass it. |
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Mosley
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| Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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Firstly, EVERYWHERE in Japan is expensive. Secondly, look at a map: Fukuoka to Nara by bus? When you only have a few days? Hiroshima or Nagasaki, yeah, that's doable. Thirdly, travelling in Japan during Shogatsu is never advisable. Many attractions are closed.
If you MUST go, stick to northern Kyushu. In Fukuoka, the Anchor Bar will likely be closed. Too bad, because that's a pub to go to. |
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JBomb
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| Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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| I love that pub. There are some good drinking holes in Fukuoka... |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| I was in Fukuoka in 2007 and well, I don't regret going there but don't think I'll go again. It is nice and quiet but not much to do and hard to meet the natives. My friend told me donkatsu tastes much better in Japan so I tried it there, but it wasn't that different and more expensive. |
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chellovek
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| Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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How about going to Japan on the boat?
edit- that is to say, I am going to Japan on the boat. How much does it usually cost? |
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austinmc86
Joined: 23 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:17 am Post subject: |
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| Do I need the JR pass if i want to go to Nagasaki or Hiroshima? |
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qwerty
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qwerty
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austinmc86
Joined: 23 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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Do I have to buy them online, or can I get them in person? And if so, where would I buy the pass? |
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qwerty
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| Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:32 am Post subject: |
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| austinmc86 wrote: |
Do I have to buy them online, or can I get them in person? And if so, where would I buy the pass? |
You can buy at Hakata station ticket office or buy online and exchange it for the ticket at the station. Your choice. You need the passport.
For buses just buy them when you leave for Hiroshima. It's cheaper to buy return tickets. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 4:08 am Post subject: Fukuoka |
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| If you're going to buy a J-rail pass, you can only buy it OUTSIDE Japan if you want the discount. Any JAL office & many Korean Travel Agents sell it. The Beetle return boat trip from Busan to Hakata was about 300,000 won return in 2007 (3 hours each way). Took about 2 or 3 hours on the bullet train from Hakata to Nagasaki. I really enjoyed my time there, & the A-Bomb museum is a must-see. Very thought provoking & sobering. |
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b-class rambler
Joined: 25 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Mosley wrote: |
Firstly, EVERYWHERE in Japan is expensive. Secondly, look at a map: Fukuoka to Nara by bus? When you only have a few days? Hiroshima or Nagasaki, yeah, that's doable. Thirdly, travelling in Japan during Shogatsu is never advisable. Many attractions are closed.
If you MUST go, stick to northern Kyushu. |
I lived in the Fukuoka area for about 10 years and I'd agree with that. New Year isn't a great time to visit as lots & lots of shops, businesses and restaurants will be closed. I appreciate it may be your only chance to go and I'd reiterate the above - stick to northern Kyushu - given the time you have available.
I'd suggest giving Hiroshima a miss. Taking the bus there from Fukuoka will be about 6+ hours each way, which would be a significant proportion of your short time there wasted sitting on a highway bus. Nagasaki would be a better bet as it's just under 2 hours there on the train (probably a little over 3 hours on the bus).
Yufuin is nice if you're into hot springs and know what you're doing. However, it is VERY expensive and its remote location means it takes quite a while to get to unless you have a car. If you have time to go to that area of Kyushu, I'd suggest Beppu instead - also known for hot springs, a hot sand bath and is reachable in about 2 hours by train from Fukuoka. |
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