Archive for the ‘Maibara, Ogaki’ Category
Shirasagi (しらさぎ) is operated between Nagoya (名古屋) and Wakura-Onsen (和倉温泉), Kanazawa (金沢) and Toyama (富山). This train is the fastest transfer from Nagoya/Maibara (米原) to Hokuriku region, such as Kanazawa and Toyama. This train is very popular for both business and leisure travellers. Because there are several popular location along this trains’s route, like Awara-Onsen …
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Moonlight Nagara (ムーンライトながら) is the overnight rapid service train that is operated between Tokyo and Ogaki (大垣). This train used to be a scheduled train and very popular. But it was changed to a seasonal train. It is usually operated in spring break (two weeks from late March to early April), summer break (late July …
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We cannot think about the travel in Japan without Shinkansen. Especially Tokaido Shinkansen (Tokyo-Shin Osaka) can be used for transfer to Kyoto and Osaka from Tokyo. Most of travellers take this Shinkansen once or more. Probably you want to see the interior of Shinkansen trains. There are several types of trains to be operated on …
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Special Rapid Service is the fastest local train that is operated between Tsuruga (=敦賀) and Kamigori (=上郡) via Kyoto (=京都), Shin-Osaka (=新大阪), Osaka (=大阪), Sannomiya (=三ノ宮), Kobe (=神戸) and Himeji (=姫路). Especially JR West compete with Hankyu (=阪急) and Keihan (=京阪) between Kyoto and Osaka, with Hankyu and Hanshin (=阪神) between Osaka and Kobe. So …
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JR West operate many Rapid service trains throughout Kansai area (=関西地方), such as Osaka (=大阪), Kyoto (=京都), Kobe (=神戸), Kansai Airport (=関西空港), Wakayama (=和歌山) and Nara (=奈良). These trains are operated basically for commuters. But these trains are very convenient for short distance inter-city transfer.
If you travel in this area by Japan Rail Pass …
Shinkansen is operated by JR Groups. It is one of the fastest train in world and sometimes called “Bullet Train”. It has a different tracks from the local line. JR has now six Shinkansen lines.
Tokaido Shinkansen is the oldest and busiest Shinkasen line and it is operated between Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto and Osaka. Sanyo Shinkansen …
