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malcolmk14 · 08-02-2017, 06:31 PM

The Hyperdia website was amazing for train schedules
Get the pocket WiFi
In the big cities virtually everyone speaks English

In terms of a Ryokan, we stayed at the Kotono Yado Musashino in Nara. It was the best part of our trip by far. It's not cheap, you're looking at $400-500 a night with breakfast and dinner, but I'd pay it again in a heartbeat. I would recommend taking the train down from Kyoto, staying two nights, and then heading to Osaka.

Make sure you're checked in around 3-4 PM so that you have time for dinner.

One thing we did that I actually liked a lot was as soon as we landed in Tokyo, we hopped on a train and went straight to Hiroshima the same night. That let us work our way back to Tokyo and end our trip there, then when we were finished everything we didn't have to train back to Tokyo to fly out of the country, we were already there!

We flew United through San Francisco and it was sweet. The new 787's are amazing.

08-02-2017, 06:31 PM	#32
malcolmk14 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Exp:	The Hyperdia website was amazing for train schedules Get the pocket WiFi In the big cities virtually everyone speaks English In terms of a Ryokan, we stayed at the Kotono Yado Musashino in Nara. It was the best part of our trip by far. It's not cheap, you're looking at $400-500 a night with breakfast and dinner, but I'd pay it again in a heartbeat. I would recommend taking the train down from Kyoto, staying two nights, and then heading to Osaka. Make sure you're checked in around 3-4 PM so that you have time for dinner. One thing we did that I actually liked a lot was as soon as we landed in Tokyo, we hopped on a train and went straight to Hiroshima the same night. That let us work our way back to Tokyo and end our trip there, then when we were finished everything we didn't have to train back to Tokyo to fly out of the country, we were already there! We flew United through San Francisco and it was sweet. The new 787's are amazing. Last edited by malcolmk14; 08-02-2017 at 06:40 PM.