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11-26-2007, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by noodle View Post
seems like comparing the two cities is a bit tough as every seems to say they are soo similar... so how about this angle... Would you agree that Osaka has more touristic spots around it than tokyo? eg, other towns/cities etc....
Yes, that one is a flat out fact. Nara, Kyoto, Koya-san, Himeji, and tons of other places are very close by Osaka, no more than 1-2 hours by local trains. From Tokyo, those places are 3-4 hours by the VERY expensive bullet train, or 13-15 hours by local trains. (I know because I took local trains from Tokyo back to my home in Wakayama, and it took over 14 hours, and switching trains at least 6 times.)


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