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Originally Posted by louise45
Tues 12th of April - Arrive in Narita airport @ 8pm at night. We are then going to take the Limobus to our Hotel straight from the airport (I am under the impression that you catch them near the baggage claim and purchase your ticket there also, is this correct and how much is it??). We are staying in the Shinagawa Prince hotel which is on 4-10-30 Takanawa Minato-ku, Tokyo. Has anyone stayed here??? and their opinions?? we got it really cheap. We are staying their three nights and everything is paid for  |
I stayed 10 nights at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel in October. It's a nice place-very big. It has four distinct towers, an 80 lane bowling alley on two levels. There are quite a few stores in the complex and it's right across the street from the JR station. Let me know if you have any detailed questions about the place. There is a way to get a 500yen coupon (only works in the hotel store) if you don't have room service change the sheets every day. For 500 yen, you can get a large and a regular can of Sapporo...which is what I would do every 2 days there, LOL!
Once you pass through customs at Narita, you end up in the arrivals lobby. It's a long terminal, width-wise, but not very deep length-wise. Cross it to the other side and you'll see the Friendly Limousine bus service counter, if that's the one you are using. The buses park right outside the doors.... It's 3000yen per person....
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Originally Posted by louise45
Hi everyone,
Friday 15th of April - Was thinking of going to Nikko Park for this day or if anyone has any suggestions as to any must sees in tokyo we should go to?? We have brought our JR Rail passes and will be activating them today as we only got a 7 day one, we thought the first few days in tokyo we can buy our own tickets. We are going to reserve our bullet train tickets for kyoto late in the afternoon (can bookings be made at any station for the bullet train??).
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Shinagawa Station has the JR ticketing office across the exit from the regular JR lines, close the Takanawa exit, which is the one you'll be using to go to your hotel. You exit the 'turnstiles' from the Yamanote line, etc. and turn left. Well, in front, you'll see the ticket office. They speak English, so tehy'll be able to help you. It would be advisable to go to
Hyperdia | 乗換案内 路線検索 時刻表 ゴルフ場 旅費精算 通勤費なら and punch in the details of your departure to Kyoto and you'll get the Hikari service train number for the time you want to go. If you present that number to them as well, it would definitely expedite matters....
Since you will be traveling to Kyoto in the evening, it would be wise to reserve the tickets and seats days in advance, since commuters use these trains to get home from the capital. You can go to the JR reservation office and turn in your exchange form and tell them the day you want it activated and, at the same time, you can reserve the tickets and seats. But do it a day or two in advance to ensure you can board the Hikari train you desire. The hyperdia site is very easy to use. If you have questions, let us know....
For example: For April 15th after 4pm, there are a few Hikari trains leaving from Shinagawa.
Hikari 470 leaves Shinagawa at 1610 and arrives Kyoto at 1848
Hikari 521 leaves at 1640 and arrives at 1915
Hikari 483 leaves at 1810 and arrives at 2058
Those times will be correct for that day 99.99%....
3500AUD will net you about 280,000 yen right now, which is quite a bit! I took less and spent quite a bit shopping and eating and still came back with over 500 US.... You'll do well with that!