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TRAVEL INFORMATION

Most visitors fly to Japan and then use the transportation systems such as streetcars,
excellent railroad system to get around the subways, and buses are often very efficient,
country. Many famous sightseeing areas lie but you may need to rent a car to explore
on or near the bullet train lines between remote regions. The Japan National Tourist
Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka – visiting places Organization (JNTO) website (see p363)
such as Kyoto, Himeji Castle, and Hiroshima provides useful travel information for tourists,
is easy, despite the distances involved. For including lists of travel agents who can make
travel to desti nations in Shikoku, Kyushu, and reservations and sell travel tickets and Rail
Hokkaido, flying may be a better option. Pass vouchers (see p381). In Tokyo, the JNTO
Slower local trains connect to pop ular sights also has a Tourist Information Center (TIC),
such as Nara and Nikko. Local public which provides travel information in English.

Getting to and from beneath the terminal building.
Narita Airport It travels non-stop to Tokyo
Located 35 miles (57 km) station in 53 minutes and then
from Tokyo Station, Narita on to Shinjuku or Shinagawa,
International Airport has two Shibuya, and Ikebukuro stations
terminals connected by a free in the capital or to Yokohama
shuttle bus, which takes about and Ofuna, near Kamakura. The
Aeroplanes parked at Kansai 10 minutes. Tourist Information Japan Rail Pass can be used on
International Airport Offices (TIC) are located in the this train. All signs and announce-
arrival lobby of each terminal ments for the N’EX are in
Arriving by Air
and have a multilingual staff. Japanese and English, and
The usual gateways for Visitors who have bought a English-language information
foreigners entering Japan Japan Rail Pass Exchange Order is available via an onboard
are Narita International (see p381) before arriving in telephone service. Remember
Airport, located at some Japan should visit the Japan to reserve a seat when return ing
distance from Tokyo, and Railways (JR) ticket counter. If to the airport on the N’EX.
Osaka’s Kansai International vali dated from the day of arrival Another fast option for
Airport. Other major air ports in Japan, the pass can be used travelers is the Keisei Skyliner,
handling international flights, to make the trip from the which takes just 36 minutes
mainly from Asia, include airport into central Tokyo by from Narita to Nippori station
Naha in Okinawa; Fukuoka JR train. The journey by taxi and 41 minutes to Ueno station.
and Nagasaki in Kyushu; will cost at least ¥22,000. However, the JR Pass cannot be
Hiroshima, Nagoya, Niigata, Airport limousine buses are used on this service. Skyliner
and Sendai in Honshu; and convenient but often slow, trains can be boarded at Narita
Sapporo in Hokkaido. depending on traffic. Buses Airport station.
Japan Airlines (JAL) and run non-stop to various points
All Nippon Airways (ANA) within Tokyo, Yokohama, Getting to and from
are the main airlines of Japan and other nearby airports. A
and offer nonstop flights good fast link between Narita Kansai Airport
between London and Tokyo. and Tokyo is the Narita Express Situated on a man-made island
Virgin and British Airways (N’EX) train, which departs from 3 miles (5 km) off the coast in
also have direct flights
between London and Tokyo.
The flying time is around
12 hours. Qantas, Air New
Zealand, and JAL operate
nonstop flights between
Tokyo and Australia and
New Zealand. with a flying
time of about 10 hours for
Australia and 12 hours for
New Zealand. Delta and
United are the main carriers
between Tokyo and North
America, but American Airlines,
and ANA also link Tokyo with
some American cities. Cars at the entrance of Narita International Airport, Tokyo

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