westfalen Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I just got word that the tour to Argentina I was going on in November has been cancelled because of the Patagonian Express being blown off the track. Time to start planning 'plan B', three weeks or so in Japan. At this stage I am thinking of spending time in Nagoya, western Honshu and Kyushu. 1 Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 November is a nice time to travel in Japan (peak of autumn) though the hours of available light are less than summer. 1 Link to comment
CaptOblivious Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 If yhou do go, I'll be in Kyoto or thereabouts during that time. Would love to meet up! 1 Link to comment
westfalen Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 For your perusal and comment this is a rough outline of what I've got planned so far. DAY 1 (November 1st) Arrive Kansai International Airport early evening, travel to Osaka. Overnight Osaka DAY 2 In morning travel to Nagoya via Kintetsu Ltd Exp. I’ve never travelled between the two cities by that route and never ridden a Kintetsu Ltd Exp so that will be two birds killed with one stone. That afternoon and the next four days will be in Nagoya, plans are to visit the new railway museum and ride as much of the Meitetsu system as I can as well as the following. JR Taketoyo line and Meitetsu lines south of Nagoya JR Meisho Line and Kintestsu to Kashikojima. Lines around Ōgaki. Nagaragawa Railway DAY 7 Travel to Miyazaki via Kagoshima, includes Sakura #549 the full length of the run from Osaka to Kagoshima. Arriving Miyazaki late afternoon. DAY 8 JR Nichinan Line DAY 9 Travel Miyazaki to Hakata via Oita arriving mid afternoon. DAYS 10, 11, 12 In Hakata. Plans are to ride lines in northern Kyushu I haven’t done, JR and Nishitetsu. One day will be tracking down the Mitsui Miike Railway freight operation in Omuta. DAY 13 Travel to Hiroshima in morning via Shinkansen Afternoon riding trams. DAYS 14, 15, 16 In Hiroshima One day will be riding JR Sanko Line, returning via Masuda and Shin-Yamaguchi. The other two days I’m planning to travel west to Kushigahama and via the Gantoku Line and return via the Sanyo Main Line, then east to Mihara via the Kure Line and return via the Sanyo Main Line. Both days I’ll be looking out for good places to stop along the way for some lineside video of freight trains. DAY 17 Travel to Takamatsu in morning, arrive mid morning. Afternoon riding Kotoden DAY 18 Ride JR and Asatetsu to Kannoura. DAY 19 Travel to via ferry to Uno then JR 3’6” lines to Osaka, just for a change from the Grand Seto Bridge and Shinkansens. DAYS 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 In Osaka, riding private railways in area, shopping and winding down for the trip home. Haven’t ruled out one day while my railpass is still valid taking a Shinkansen to Tokyo just for the fun of it to check out hobby shops and do a lap around the Yamanote Line. Fly out of Kansai International on evening of day 25 arriving home next morning. 1 Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Looks to be a very good plan, of areas not usually covered by visitors outside Japan. Shortly I'll be doing a similar trip of sorts, (highly) compressed into eight days, of many of your locations, minus Shikoku and southern Nagoya. Your visit to the Meitetsu Lines is admirable. I've never really warmed to this railway- to me it feels the most "foreign" of all railways in Japan (except perhaps Nishitetsu), but every time I visit, it's "differentness" also intrigues me. A photo location I've been wanting to get to for awhile now is the truss bridge over the Kiso River on the main line to Gifu. It has a nice curving approach on the Gifu side of the river that would make a nice photo location: http://blog-imgs-30.fc2.com/p/i/r/piro3/20100404_011.jpg website for above: http://piro3.blog5.fc2.com/category6-18.html Bridge shot: http://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/1b/1b/65808368d8af8ad387c713bbb20b3343.jpg website: http://blog.goo.ne.jp/tcc_kazu_029/e/c1a0f6859a2f01224e0746ef744c5018 Kintetsu has some impressive truss bridges also in the Nagoya area, on its Nagoya Main Line south to Mie pref. Fun to ride a local at the front to see ahead when crossing these long bridges. 1 Link to comment
westfalen Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 "I've never really warmed to this railway- to me it feels the most "foreign" of all railways in Japan (except perhaps Nishitetsu)" And I'm doing both. That Meitetsu bridge looks like a good spot, I might see if I can get there. I took a Kintetsu local back to Nagoya after riding the Sangi Railway in 1996 and the bridges you speak of are impressive. 1 Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 If you want to get to the bridge, it will involve a 500m or so walk from Kasamatsu Station: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=nagoya+japan&hl=en&ll=35.371362,136.762426&spn=0.011495,0.024698&sll=37.996163,-95.712891&sspn=43.319537,67.851563&z=16 Kasamatsu Station itself has some interest as the terminal of the Takehana Branch Line. 1 Link to comment
stevenh Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Westfalen, If you're using Hyperdia to plan routes, then try this: http://modelrail.otenko.com/japantimetable/test.html (Japan is default, just click "Add Route" to get started... the dep/arr boxes will auto-complete.) I wrote a site (and never finished it, but it's 99% usable) for allowing a much easier method of splitting routes for stopovers, etc... Steven. 1 Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Kiso River Bridge, Meitetsu: Here is the Kintetsu crossing of the Kiso River, between Yatomi and Nagashima: *the best scene is the last starting at 2:14, with a 2600 series climbing the grade up to the bridge and a nice blast of the horn- classic Kintetsu! Link to comment
westfalen Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 If you want to get to the bridge, it will involve a 500m or so walk from Kasamatsu Station: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=nagoya+japan&hl=en&ll=35.371362,136.762426&spn=0.011495,0.024698&sll=37.996163,-95.712891&sspn=43.319537,67.851563&z=16 Kasamatsu Station itself has some interest as the terminal of the Takehana Branch Line. I've walked further than that to get to good photo locations and my doctor says I need the exercise. Link to comment
westfalen Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 Westfalen, If you're using Hyperdia to plan routes, then try this: http://modelrail.otenko.com/japantimetable/test.html (Japan is default, just click "Add Route" to get started... the dep/arr boxes will auto-complete.) I wrote a site (and never finished it, but it's 99% usable) for allowing a much easier method of splitting routes for stopovers, etc... Steven. Thanks, I'll give it a try but I'm a bit old fashioned, I like browsing through a timetable though I do use Hyperdia to check if times are still current and for new services that have started since my timetable was printed. Link to comment
Bernard Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I hope you are going to take lots of photos like you did on your last trip, it was fun viewing your last vacation. 1 Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 then east to Mihara via the Kure Line and return via the Sanyo Main Line. Today I took a trip on the (single track) Kure Line. Beware, there are few trains on the stretch of line between Hiro and Mihara. However, this is the more scenic portion of the line, with a section skirting the coast, where you can see the clear waters just out and below the window on one notable stretch. You are also reminded of the shipbuilding industry, with seemingly almost every town having a shipyard, some with massive container or tanker ships being built. There are also many slow orders on this line, with limits of 20/25km/h, not sure of the reason. Rolling stock is 113/115 series as far as Hiro, or if you're lucky, a 103 series. From Hiro it's 105 series. Track is jointed, with mainly wooden sleepers. The jointed track makes for a lively and fun galloping ride. Many of the stations have long platforms, perhaps a legacy of the era when this line hosted overnight sleeper trains, or just when people rode trains more. 2 Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Both days I’ll be looking out for good places to stop along the way for some lineside video of freight trains. Advice about the Sanyo Line between Mihara and Kaitaichi- perhaps it was the time (midafternoon~early evening), but there were few freight trains, maybe one an hour. I only saw one train with a pusher on the Senohachi portion. Likely early morning or evening(?) would be better times. Consulting a JRF timetable would be beneficial. All freights were pulled by EF210. Link to comment
westfalen Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 then east to Mihara via the Kure Line and return via the Sanyo Main Line. Today I took a trip on the (single track) Kure Line. Beware, there are few trains on the stretch of line between Hiro and Mihara. However, this is the more scenic portion of the line, with a section skirting the coast, where you can see the clear waters just out and below the window on one notable stretch. You are also reminded of the shipbuilding industry, with seemingly almost every town having a shipyard, some with massive container or tanker ships being built. There are also many slow orders on this line, with limits of 20/25km/h, not sure of the reason. Rolling stock is 113/115 series as far as Hiro, or if you're lucky, a 103 series. From Hiro it's 105 series. Track is jointed, with mainly wooden sleepers. The jointed track makes for a lively and fun galloping ride. Many of the stations have long platforms, perhaps a legacy of the era when this line hosted overnight sleeper trains, or just when people rode trains more. Sounds like the type of line I enjoy riding. Link to comment
westfalen Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 Both days I’ll be looking out for good places to stop along the way for some lineside video of freight trains. Advice about the Sanyo Line between Mihara and Kaitaichi- perhaps it was the time (midafternoon~early evening), but there were few freight trains, maybe one an hour. I only saw one train with a pusher on the Senohachi portion. Likely early morning or evening(?) would be better times. Consulting a JRF timetable would be beneficial. All freights were pulled by EF210. I'm flexible with my times. I guess it would depend on where the majority of trains originate and what time they would make it to that location. Link to comment
westfalen Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 Booked my accommodation with Toyoko Inns and ordered my Japan Railpass yesterday. The internet certainly makes arranging a trip to Japan easier than it used to be. Link to comment
westfalen Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 This is what I've worked out so far if. I haven't got anything specific planned for Osaka yet but as there's so much there and I've never spent much time in that city my to-do list would be a several megabyte download. DAY 1 – Tuesday 1st November Booval 0442 QR Ipswich Line (1105) Roma Street 0533 0537 QR Gold Coast Line (TG06) Varsity Lakes 0702 Taxi to Coolangatta Airport Coolangatta Airport 1005 Jetstar JQ19 Kansai Kūkō 1820 2036 Nankai Kūkō Line/Nankai Main Line (Ltd Exp Rapit #74) Namba 2113 Overnight Ōsaka Toyoko Inn Ōsaka Nanba DAY 2 – Wednesday 2nd November Ōsaka-Namba 0900 Kintetsu Namba/Ōsaka/Nagoya Lines (Urban Liner #9) Kintetsu-Nagoya 1107 Afternoon in Nagoya Visit SCMaglev and Railway Park Overnight Nagoya Toyoko Inn Nagoya-eki Sakuradori-guchi Shinkan DAY 3 – Thursday 3rd November Taketoyo Nagoya 0747 JR Tokaido Main Line Obu 0803 0807 JR Taketoyo Line Higashiura 0819 Film any Kinūra Rinkai Railway freight, then Higashinarawa 1246 Taketoyo 1254 Walk to Meitetsu Chitataketoyo station Chitataketoyo 1317 Meitetsu Kowa Line Kowa 1327 1417 Fuki 1424 1427 Meitetsu Chita line Utsumi 1445 1515 Meitetsu Chita/Kowa Lines (Ltd Exp) Otagawa 1556 1607 Meitetsu Tokoname/Airport Line (Semi Exp) Central Jpn Int Airport 1633 1647 (Ltd Exp) Meitetsu Nagoya 1724 Overnight Nagoya Toyoko Inn Nagoya-eki Sakuradori-guchi Shinkan DAY 4 – Friday 4th November Nagaragawa Railway Meitetsu Nagoya 0740 Meitetsu Inuyama Line (Mu-Sky Ltd Exp) Shinunuma 0809 Walk to JR Unuma Unuma 0831 JR Takayama Line Mino-Ōta 0836 0950 Nagaragawa Railway Hakunō 1145 1220 Gujohachiman 1300 1453 Mino-Ōta 1610 1638 JR Taita Line Kani 1646 Walk to Meitetsu Shin-Kani station Shin-Kani 1714 Meitetsu Hiromi Line Mitake 1725 1729 Shin-Kani 1740 1744 Inuyama 1804 1809 Meitetsu inuyama Line Meitetsu Nagoya 1844 Overnight Nagoya Toyoko Inn Nagoya-eki Sakuradori-guchi Shinkan DAY 5 – Saturday 5th November Meitetsu North/Tarumi Railway Meitetsu Nagoya 0739 Meitetsu Nagoya Line Kasamatsu 0806 Film trains on Kisagawa bridge Kasamatsu 0940 Meitetsu Takehana/Shin Hashima line Shinhasima 1002 1006 Kasamatsu 1029 1032 Meitetsu Nagoya Line Meitetsu Gifu 1037 1045 Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line Shinnaka 1058 1058 Inuyamayuen 1112 Film around Inuyama Unuma 1237 JR Takayama Line Gifu 1302 1319 JR Tokaido Main Line Ogaki 1331 1337 Tarumi Railway Tarumi 1442 1458 Ogaki 1602 1622 Yoro Railway Ibi 1646 1712 Ogaki 1739 1741 Kuwana 1857 1904 JR Kansai line Nagoya 1935 Overnight Nagoya Toyoko Inn Nagoya-eki Sakuradori-guchi Shinkan DAY 5 – Sunday 6th November Meitetsu South/Akechi Railway Meitetsu Nagoya 0803 Meitetsu Nagoya Line Chiryu 0823 0832 Meitetsu Mikawa line Hekinan 0907 0912 Chiryu 0944 0947 Meitetsu Nagoya Line Shinanjo 0952 0952 Meitetsu Nishio Line Kirayoshida 1025 1031 Meitetsu Gamagori Line Gamagori 1101 1111 JR Tokaido Main Line Toyohashi 1122 1132 Meitetsu Nagoya Line Meitetsu Nagoya 1221 Nagoya 1332 JR Chuo Line Ena 1434 1454 Akechi Railway Akechi 1543 1606 Ena 1654 1716 JR Chuo Line Nagoya 1818 Overnight Nagoya Toyoko Inn Nagoya-eki Sakuradori-guchi Shinkan DAY 6 – Monday 7th November Nagoya to Miyazaki Nagoya 0756 Tokaido Shinkansen (Kodama #695) Shin-Ōsaka 0903 0959 Sanyo/Kyushu Shinkansen (Sakura #549) Kagoshima-Chuo 1409 1428 JR Nippō Main Line (Ltd Exp Kirishima #12) Miyazaki 1627 Overnight Miyazaki Toyoko Inn Miyazaki Ekimae DAY 7 – Tuesday 8th November Miyazaki Airport/Nichinan Line Miyazaki 0833 JR Miyazaki Kūkō Line (Ltd Exp Hyuga #7) Miyazaki-Kūkō 0841 0925 Miyazaki 0940 1030 JR Nichinan Line Shibushi 1309 1344 Aburatsu 1454 1457 Minamimiyazaki 1616 1636 Miyazaki 1639 Overnight Miyazaki Overnight Miyazaki Toyoko Inn Miyazaki Ekimae DAY 8 – Wednesday 9th November Miyazaki to Hakata Miyazaki 0807 JR Nippō Main Line (Ltd Exp Nichirin #6) Oita 1106 1245 JR Kagoshima Main Line (Ltd Exp Sonic #32) Hakata 1446 Afternoon free in Hakata/Fukuoka Overnight Hakata Toyoko Inn Hakata-guchi Ekimae DAY 9 – Thursday 10th November Nishitetsu/Mitsui Miike Railway Hakata 0607 Fukuoka City Subway Kuko Line Tenjin 0612 Nishitetsufukuoka 0624 Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line (Ltd Exp) Shinsakaemachi 0724 Film operations on Mitsui Miike Railway Shinsakaemachi 1324 Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line (Ltd Exp) Nishitetsukarume 1352 1356 (Local) Miyanojin 1358 1415 Nishitetsu Amagi Line Amagi (Nishitetsu) 1448 Amagi (Amatetsu) 1524 Amagi Railway Kiyama 1550 1558 Ogori 1604 Nishitetsuogori 1614 Nishitestsu Tenjin Omuta Line (Ltd Exp) Nisitestsufutsukaichi 1626 1629 Nishitestsu Dazaifu Line Dazaifu 1635 1716 Nisitestsufutsukaichi 1723 1727 Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line (Ltd Exp) Nishtetsufukuoka 1746 Tenjin 1748 Fukuoka City Subway Kuko Line Hakata 1757 Overnight Hakata Toyoko Inn Hakata-guchi Ekimae DAY 10 – Friday 11th November Nōgata/Tagawa Hakata 0819 JR Kagoshima Line Haruda 0853 0903 JR Haruda Line Keisen 0931 0959 JR Fukuhoku Yutaka line Rapid Nogata 1024 Chikuhonogata 1110 Chikuho Electric Railroad Kurosakiekimae 1143 Kurosaki 1150 JR Kagoshima Line Kokura 1213 1321 JR Hitahikosan Line Tagawagotoji 1416 1419 JR Gotoji Line Shin-Īzuka 1439 1456 JR Fukuhoku Yutaka line Rapid Hakata 1548 Overnight Hakata Toyoko Inn Hakata-guchi Ekimae DAY 11 – Saturday 12th November Karatsu/Shimabara Hakata 0700 Fukuoka City Subway Kuko Line Meinohama 0719 0720 JR Chikuhi Line (through train) Nishikaratsu 0830 0847 JR Karatsu Line Yamamoto 0911 0942 JR Chikuhi Line Imari 1021 1102 Yamamoto 1143 1250 JR Karatsu Line Saga 1350 1433 JR Nagasaki Line (Ltd Exp Kamome #25) Isahaya 1531 1548 Shimabara Railway Shimabaragaiko 1653 1730 Ferry Kumamoto Port 1800 Shuttle bus to Kumamoto station Kumamoto 1911 JR Kyushu Shinkansen (Sakura #580) Hakata 1951 Overnight Hakata Toyoko Inn Hakata-guchi Ekimae DAY 12 – Sunday 13th November Hakata to Hiroshima Hakata 0934 JR Sanyo Shinkansen (Hikari Railstar #548) Hiroshima 1047 Afternoon free in Hiroshima Overnight Hiroshima Toyoko inn Hiroshima-ekimae Ohashi-minami DAY 13 – Monday 14th November Hiroshima - west Hiroshima 0739 JR Sanyo Main Line Iwakuni 0830 0833 Nishikigawa Railway Nishikicho 0941 0952 Kawanishi 1046 1122 JR Gantoku Line Tokuyama 1228 1330 JR Sanyo Main Line Hiroshima 1531 Overnight Hiroshima Toyoko inn Hiroshima-ekimae Ohashi-minami DAY 14 – Tuesday 15th November Sankō Line Hiroshima 0753 JR Geibi Line Miyoshi 0946 0957 JR Sanko Line Iwamikawamoto 1208 1351 Gōtsu 1457 1621 JR San-in/Yamaguchi Lines (Ltd Exp Super Oki #5) Shin-Yamaguchi 1851 1916 JR Sanyo Shinkansen (Hikari Railstar #526) Hiroshima 1949 Overnight Hiroshima Toyoko inn Hiroshima-ekimae Ohashi-minami DAY 15 – Wednesday 16th November Hiroshima East Hiroshima 0721 JR Kure Line Hiro 0817 0824 Mihara 0943 0953 JR Sanyo Main Line Return to Hiroshima via JR Sanyo Main Line with photo stops enroute. Overnight Hiroshima Toyoko inn Hiroshima-ekimae Ohashi-minami DAY 16 – Thursday 17th November Hiroshima to Takamatsu Hiroshima 0815 JR Sanyo Shinkansen (Sakura #544) Okayama 0857 0932 JR Seto-Ohashi, Yosan Lines (Marine Line #17) Takamatsu 1025 Leave bags at station or hotel Takamatsu Chikko 1208 Kotoden Nagao Line Nagao 1247 1328 Kawaramachi 1400 1405 Kotoden Kotohira Line Kotoden Kotohira 1506 1513 Takamatsu Chikko 1613 Overnight Takamatsu Toyoko Inn Takamatsu Hyogomachi DAY 17 – Friday 18th November Asa Kaigan Railway Takamatsu 0822 JR Kōtoku Line (Ltd Exp Uzushio #3) Tokushima 0935 0951 JR Mugu Line (Ltd Exp Muroto #1) Mugi 1059 1105 Kaifu 1119 1128 Asa Kaigan Railway Kannora 1139 1216 Kaifu 1227 1233 Mugi 1247 1356 Anan 1454 1523 Tokushima 1612 1649 JR Kōtoku Line (Ltd Exp Uzushio #22) Takamatsu 1744 Overnight Takamatsu Takamatsu Hyogomachi DAY 18 – Saturday 19th November Takamatsu to Ōsaka Takamatsu 0845 Utaka-Kokudō Ferry Uno 0950 1027 JR Uno Line Chayamachi 1054 1119 (Marine Liner #24) Okayama 1132 1155 JR Sanyo Main Line/Ako line Banshuako 1306 1336 JR Ako/Sanyo Main Line (Special Rapid Service) Ōsaka 1513 1515 JR Ōsaka loop line Noda 1521 Overnight Ōsaka JR Noda Ekimae DAY 19 – Sunday 20th November Ōsaka Area Overnight Ōsaka JR Noda Ekimae DAY 20 – Monday 21st November Ōsaka Area Overnight Ōsaka JR Noda Ekimae DAY 21 – Tuesday 22nd November Ōsaka Area Overnight Ōsaka JR Noda Ekimae DAY 22 – Wednesday 23rd November Ōsaka Area Overnight Ōsaka JR Noda Ekimae DAY 23 – Thursday 24th November Ōsaka Area Overnight Ōsaka JR Noda Ekimae DAY 24 – Friday 25th November Ōsaka Area Kansai Kūkō 2050 Jetstar JQ20 Overnight on plane Day 25 – Saturday 26th November Coolangatta Airport 0655 0807 Surfside Buslines route 761 Varsity Lakes 0837 0848 QR Gold Coast Line (TP29) Roma Street 1006 1030 QR Ipswich line (1524) Booval 1121 Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Looks like a fine itinerary. I haven't got anything specific planned for Osaka yet but as there's so much there and I've never spent much time in that city my to-do list would be a several megabyte download. Will be interesting to read your impressions of the railways there. To me, the railways there come closest to maintaining the "feel" of JNR and private railways when I was younger (1980's)- with homogenization and interline running now the rule in Kanto, my interests focus on Kansai, and heck, even the Nagoya area with Meitetsu's quirkiness appeals, and Kintetsu is there too. Link to comment
westfalen Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 One of my quests in Osaka is to see the last remaining EH10 which is held captive in a cage in a park at Awaji. http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/48049730.jpg Seeing it's just down the road from the Akagawa Truss Bridge I might be able to kill two birds with one stone. Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 One of my quests in Osaka is to see the last remaining EH10 which is held captive in a cage in a park at Awaji. Yikes! That's akin to caging a bengal tiger in a small box. Much better if they moved it to the planned joint JR West/Private Railways museum at Umekoji, Kyoto. It deserves to be under better cover (inside) but allowing visitors closer to touch, as at the JR Tokai and JR East museums. I wish museums would focus a little more on the freight side of railways, but anyway... Link to comment
westfalen Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 I've downloaded an app for my Iphone called 'Gogo Japan', a GPS app that, apart from having an English menu, allows you to enter phone numbers for businesses which are then pinpointed on the map. Should be handy for tracking down hobby shops from magazine ads. 1 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 westfallen, hey thats a nifty app and perfect for finding hobby shops like that as many the only thing they list is a phone number that easy to pull! jeff Link to comment
CaptOblivious Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I've downloaded an app for my Iphone called 'Gogo Japan', a GPS app that, apart from having an English menu, allows you to enter phone numbers for businesses which are then pinpointed on the map. Should be handy for tracking down hobby shops from magazine ads. A real shame there's no Android version! Link to comment
The_Ghan Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Westfalen, I love your itinerary ... however, Mrs_Ghan would shoot me half-way through day 3. There appears to be no shopping stops or renown restaurants booked !!! Cheers The_Ghan PS: don't suggest a bento box ... or you'll be wearing it ... you don't know Mrs_Ghan !!! Link to comment
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