Hi, I would like to confirm I want to go to Osaka station from Kyoto station and I have JR Pass for it.

From hyperdia, I found there are 2 type of train go Osaka station from Kyoto station without transit

1. LTD. EXP THUNDERBIRD 32
2. JR Special Rapid Service for BANSHUAKO

Does that mean my JR Pass only eligible (free) for the 'JR Special Rapid Service for BANSHUAKO '
If I take "LTD. EXP THUNDERBIRD 32", I have to pay for the fees?

Anyone had experienced existing Central Gate after arriving at Shin Osaka sattion via Haruka Ltd express from Kansai Airport?

Reading from the Shin Osaka Train Station map we arrived at the platform and take an escalator up to the third floor
concourse area. But the problem is the Central Gate is located at the Shinkansen side. So my question is whether are we allowed to walk through the Shinkansen concourse to exit at the Central Gate.

Sifu sifu please help because I am leaving on this coming Saturday.

JR pass cover it. Just sit at non-reserved seat n u will be fine. I once rush toward the train entered reserved seat n sat there w/o knowing it. The conductor is nice enough to tell me to go car no. of non-reserved car.

Edit: super express thunderbird is the one I sat

This post has been edited by Fyonne: Oct 17 2016, 06:37 AM

According to this website and not from my experience ...

http://jprail.com/travel-informations/basi...-and-namba.html

you can use the east exit for conventional line only . I believe this includes track #11 for Limited Express Haruka.

To me an exit is an exit ....
Have a nice trip ...
kc

If I exit East exit then hoe do I go to the Central Exit and move to the Exit No.6 beside Modisuji Subway Station ticket gate.

Thanks

Thanks for the confirmation

I have another question.

I plan to get JR pass and SUICA card for my trip to Jap this coming Nov.

From what I read, SUICA card can also be used to take metro, rail train at Kyoto, Tokyo, Osaka? So I dont have to buy ticket at the vending machine right?

1) Mitsu-togeyama
2) Myojin-gatake

Anyone has any experiences at these 2 mountains?

Again you can find this on the internet ...

http://www.osakacoronahotel.co.jp/en/access.html

This shows you the way from Central exit to east exit so you will have to reverse the guide's direction.

I learned somewhere that " All exits are connected .. so if you can exit 1 point you can connect to another exit. "

Thanks pal. Your advices are of tremendous help to me.

yes, you can use suica for any metro or railway in Japan

Some restaurant accept suica as well but beware that very limited vending machine accept suica in kansai are limited to pitapa card. Otherwise tokyo area is great place for suica. Certain temple accept em too.

Thanks a lot!

Thanks for all the info!
If you did not mention, I wouldnt know suica have limited use in kansai. I guess I will just use cash while I am at Kansai area.

Since two years back (or last year, cant remember), they have harmonized all the cards in Japan, and you can use your Suica in most of the railways, even in Kansai. I cannot speak for all lines in Kansai but I have been there a few time this year for business and no issue with my Suica.

http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/pass/suica.html

It should be icoca card. Pitapa is a postpaid card which is unlikely available for foreign tourist, you will pretty much have no hassle in going through the trains and subway since most ic cards are compatible with each other. There might be some inconvenience in shopping using the cards though like it has mentioned above

When JR card cant be used, i will use suica card for ALL metro, railway in tokyo, kyoto, osaka.
Shopping just cash will do
Thanks:)

Kawaguchiko. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can take the cable car up to Mt Kachi Kachi observation deck. Then, from the deck, I can hike up to peak of Mt Tenjo and from Mt Tenjo, I can continue ahead to Mt Mitsutoge? Or, I can stop at Mt Tenjo and U-turn back to the bottom at the cable car station passing by Dazai Ozamu. Yeah?

hi guys, can you please help to review my plan for the first 3 days in Japan? please feedback thanks!

Day 1 - 20Oct
0930AM Get haruka/icoca at KIX
1030AM breakfast (fast food)
1130AM take haruka train from KIX to Kyoto
0100PM Reach Kyoto, walk to DormyIn leave luggage
lunch at Ramen street at Kyoto station roam around"
0300PM CheckIn DormyInn - rest
0500PM Nishiki market - Dinner
錦天満宮 Nishiki Tenman-gū Shrine
Yasaka shine - tanglung
0730PM JR Kyoto Station
- underground shopping
- 45m skyway (city view)"
0930PM Back to hotel, Onsen, Ramen, Sleep


Day 2 - 21Oct
0630AM Breakfast at hotel
0700AM To Arashiyama (嵐山)
0930AM Take taxi from Arashiyama to Kinkakuji
0100PM "Kiyomizu-dera Temple
- from Gojozaka bus stop, walk up Gojozaka and Chawanzaka lanes
- Tainai-meguri before go in"
0300PM Toji temple - flea market
0600PM Pontocho alley
0800PM Kodai-ji Temple Autumn Illumination
1000PM call at a day


Day 3 - 22Oct
0700AM Breakfast
0800AM "FUSHIMI INARI SHRINE Hike
- Inari Station (JR Nara line)"
1030AM Back to hotel, bath and checkOut
1100AM leave luggage at hotel
- visit Higashi Honganji Temple"
1200PM watch parade of Jidai Matsuri starting from imperial palace at 1200PM
- Oike Street and Sanjo Street end at Heian Shrine"
0100PM lunch
0200PM travel to Osaka
0330PM CheckIn BestWestern Hotel Fino - Shinsaibashi
0600PM Shinsaibashi
- dinner, roam around"
1030PM call it a day

hi guys,
do you guys think airasia gonna do any flight promotion by end of this year?
i mean for flight to japan

Anyone rented wifi router from Travel Recommends before? Want to know if the coverage and connection quality is good before committing

RM13 a day. Pretty cheap. But RM200 refundable deposit, now that's a pain in the butt.