tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post3643541127154854181..comments2023-05-17T16:27:44.487+09:00Comments on Japan: Seishun 18 rules for happy travel, a refresher courseCeciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-71596365121717237172017-10-09T02:37:40.401+09:002017-10-09T02:37:40.401+09:00Seishun 18 kippu, while intended for students, is ... Seishun 18 kippu, while intended for students, is a great way for retired senior citizens (like me) to travel in Japan. If you have all the time in the world, it can't be beat! Thanks for the article. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-89130984259150094372012-03-25T21:53:12.660+09:002012-03-25T21:53:12.660+09:00I am not so familiar with Kyushu, but can help wit...I am not so familiar with Kyushu, but can help with any general questions you have. The lonely planet thorn tree and the japan guide are quite good places for asking questions getting information.Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-2699247696057596522012-03-25T21:51:46.765+09:002012-03-25T21:51:46.765+09:00No, no it's not hard to use at all. You can us...No, no it's not hard to use at all. You can use www.hyperdia.com in english and uncheck the express trains and you get pretty much the same results.<br />www.jorudan.co.jp goes through google translate very well - it's just place names that need tranlslation really as times are written with regular numbers.<br /><br />I learned quite a bit from a friend I met on the lonely planet thorn Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-18666072974170834172012-03-25T21:44:56.880+09:002012-03-25T21:44:56.880+09:00Sorry for the questions- riding the trains is some...Sorry for the questions- riding the trains is something I really want to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-33449895769771936772012-03-25T21:44:07.714+09:002012-03-25T21:44:07.714+09:00You are making me nervous. Is it really so hard to...You are making me nervous. Is it really so hard to use Japanese trains? Are there time tables in English? My cell has no internet so that won't work for me. How did you learn all these things... ? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-59510766277739340772012-03-22T21:13:11.046+09:002012-03-22T21:13:11.046+09:00It's a very pretty area. Chokkai, Dewa Sanzan...It's a very pretty area. Chokkai, Dewa Sanzan, Sakata is a really pretty little town. It used to be quite a bustling port city, but still looks spruced up. I'm not sure what the port was used for outbound besides timber, but I guess there was probably mining further up the river - though it doesn't have the recessed former mining town atmosphere there at all. <br /><br />Jorudan Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-20575376425410337392012-03-22T17:06:08.210+09:002012-03-22T17:06:08.210+09:00I Googled the places you mentioned, and thus read ...I Googled the places you mentioned, and thus read about the Mogami River, which inspired Basho to write a haiku, between Sakata and Shinjo. Why you no take a boat rather than a bus? :D<br /><br />I've never used Seishun 18. It sounds like a great way to travel, although a bit tricky.<br /><br />OK, what happened next? When do we get the next story? ^^Ruroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.com