DOCSLIB.ORG

JR Rent-A-Car Service Pair a Ride on the Bullet Train with a Car Rental for Comfort, Convenience, and Savings!

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
JR Rent-A-Car Service Pair a Ride on the Bullet Train with a Car Rental for Comfort, Convenience, and Savings! JR Rent-A-Car Service Pair a ride on the bullet train with a car rental for comfort, convenience, and savings! Show your special fare ticket* Convenient for travelers visiting Japan for All cars equipped with locations inside or near the station! 10%OFF! GPS navigation! *Below, JR PASS Rent a car in3 easy steps! Visit the website for hassle-free Reserve Online STEP online reservations! 1 After entering the required personal information, you can choose the car model, pick-up location, return location, and more. A B GPS navigation systems in all cars! Pick-up Location Return Location www.ekiren.co.jp/phpapp/en Head to a nearby location after arriving at the station! STEP Car rental locations are situated in or near the station 2 to make getting there easy, even with lots of luggage. STATION Learn more about saving with a JR PASS. Check in and save! Receive OFF STEP Show a valid JR PASS to receive a 10% discount. 0% 1 when you display 3 your JR PASS • JR TOKYO Wide Pass JR EAST PASS JR EAST PASS • JR Tohoku-South Hokkaido Rail Pass (Tohoku area) (Nagano, • JR East-South Hokkaido Rail Pass Niigata area) • Hokuriku Arch Pass • JAPAN RAIL PASS www.jreast.co.jp/e/pass/index.html JR East Rental & Lease Co., Ltd. Rent a car and take a road trip! Breathtaking views and recommended Iwate tourist attractions in eastern Japan B Jodogahama Beach – Iwate (150 min. drive from Morioka location) A veritable prominence of sharp, white boulders lines Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto this gorgeous coastal area, creating a striking contrast against the forest of pine trees and the ocean. Hokkaido Shinkansen Shin-Aomori Hirosaki Hachinohe A Aomori, Akita Akita Shinkansen A Lake Towada - Aomori/Akita (100 min. drive from Hachinohe location; 120 min. Miyagi drive from Shin-Aomori location; 90 min. drive Akita Morioka B D Zao Fox Village – Miyagi from Hirosaki location) (25 min. drive from Shiroishi-Zao location) This caldera lake is known for its amazing Interact with the more than 100 foxes that panoramic views that showcase thousands of roam freely in this forest area. There is a total years of natural development. of 6 species, including Ezo red foxes. Shinjō Yamagata Shinkansen Tōhoku Shinkansen Yamagata Sendai C Niigata D Shiroishizaō Niitsu F Fukushima Aizu-Wakamatsu Yamagata, Miyagi Jōetsu Shinkansen Kōriyama Fukushima Zao Okama Crater Lake – Yamagata/Miyagi C E F Goshikinuma Lakes – Fukushima (60 min. drive from Yamagata location; 90 min. Jōetsumyōkō (70 min. drive from Aizu-Wakamatsu location) drive from Shiroishi-Zao location) GALA Yuzawa Dozens of lakes and ponds clustered in this area run This magical, round crater lake is filled with the gamut of colors. They have been called mystical, as emerald-green waters whose strong acidity it is hard to believe that such beauty could be natural. Kanazawa Nagano keeps them devoid of life. G Karuizawa Hokuriku Shinkansen Ōmiya Tōkyō Nagano Niigata G Shiraito Falls – Nagano E Takada Castle – Niigata (30 min. drive from Karuizawa location) (10 min. drive from Joetsumyoko location) Numerous silk-like streams of groundwater flow This large, modern castle employs earthwork over the rock surfaces of this waterfall that instead of stone walls and is known for its measures 3 meters tall and 70 meters wide. picturesque three-story tower. *Drive times are approximate. Vehicle types & rates K Class S Class A Class Vehicle Model : WagonR, Move, N-ONE, and others Vehicle Model : Vitz, Fit, Demio, and others Vehicle Model : Corolla Axio, Latio, Axela, and others Number of Seats : 4 seats Number of Seats : 5 seats Number of Seats : 5 seats Recommended # of passengers and luggage Recommended # of passengers and luggage Recommended # of passengers and luggage 4 2 or 1 5 2 or 2 5 3 or 2 (yen) (yen) (yen) Rates High Season Rates* Rates High Season Rates* Rates High Season Rates* 6 hours 5,170 5,680 6 hours 5,500 6,050 6 hours 7,150 7,860 12 hours 5,170 5,680 12 hours 5,500 6,050 12 hours 8,250 9,070 24 hours 6,600 7,260 24 hours 7,150 7,860 24 hours 9,900 10,890 Additional (per day) 5,500 6,050 Additional (per day) 6,050 6,650 Additional (per day) 8,250 9,070 Additional (per hour) 1,100 1,210 Additional (per hour) 1,100 1,210 Additional (per hour) 1,320 1,450 * December 28 - January 6 and April 27 - May 6 and August 11 - August 20 MV Class WA Class Vehicle Model : Wish, Premacy, Sienta, and others Vehicle Model : Serena, Stepwgn, Noah, and others Number of Seats : 6-7 seats Number of Seats : 7-8 seats Recommended # of passengers and luggage Recommended # of passengers and luggage 6-7 3 or 2 7-8 3 or 2 S Class (yen) (yen) Rates High Season Rates* Rates High Season Rates* 6 hours 8,800 9,680 6 hours 14,300 15,730 24-hour rental 12 hours 9,900 10,890 12 hours 15,400 16,940 24 hours 12,100 13,310 24 hours 20,900 22,990 only ¥1,430 per person Additional (per day) 9,900 10,890 Additional (per day) 15,400 16,940 (*based on 5 passengers) Additional (per hour) 1,650 1,810 Additional (per hour) 2,200 2,420 *Luggage recommendations are only an estimate. Actual numbers will depend on the number of passengers and size of luggage. *Prices listed valid for the eastern Japan area. *Visit the website for the most up-to-date information on locations. www.ekiren.co.jp/phpapp/en.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Bullets and Trains: Exporting Japan's Shinkansen to China and Taiwan
    Volume 5 | Issue 3 | Article ID 2367 | Mar 01, 2007 The Asia-Pacific Journal | Japan Focus Bullets and Trains: Exporting Japan's Shinkansen to China and Taiwan Christopher P. Hood Bullets and Trains: ExportingJapan ’s Japan, like many other countries has a de facto Shinkansen to China and Taiwan two-China policy with formal recognition of the People’s Republic but extensive economic and By Christopher P. Hood other ties with the Republic. One example of this dual policy is the use of Haneda Airport by China Airlines (Taiwan), but the use of Narita It is over forty years since the Shinkansen Airport by airlines from China. (‘bullet train’) began operating between Tokyo and Osaka. Since then the network has The Shinkansen expanded, but other countries, most notably France and Germany, have been developing The Shinkansen is one ofJapan ’s iconic their own high speed railways, too. As other symbols. The image ofMount Fuji with a countries, mainly in Asia, look to develop high passing Shinkansen is one of the most speed railways, the battle over which country projected images of Japan. The history of the will win the lucrative contracts for them is on. Shinkansen dates back to the Pacific War. It is not only a matter of railway technology. Shima Yasujiro’s plan for thedangan ressha Political, economic & cultural influences are (‘bullet train’) then included the idea of a line also at stake. This paper will look at these linking Tokyo with Korea and China (1). various aspects in relation to the export of the Although that plan never materialised, the Shinkansen to China in light of previous Shinkansen idea was reborn nearly two Japanese attempts to export the Shinkansen decades later, as yume-no-chotokkyu (‘super and the situation in Taiwan.
    [Show full text]
  • Omagari Station Akita Station
    Current as of January 1, 2021 Compiled by Sendai Brewery Regional Taxation Bureau Akita Results of the Japan Sake Awards - National New Sake Competition … https://www.nrib.go.jp/data/kan/ https://www.nta.go.jp/about/ SAKE Results of the Tohoku Sake Awards …… organization/sendai/release/kampyokai/index.htm MAP http://www.osake.or.jp/ Akita Brewers Association website …… Legend Shinkansen JR Line 454 Private Railway Kosaka 103 Expressway Major National Highway Town Happo City Boundary Shinkansen Station Town Fujisato 104 Gono Line JR and Private Railway Stations Higashi-Odate 103 Town Station Kazuno Odate Station 282 City Noshiro 101 Towada- Takanosu 7 Odate City Futatsui Ou Main Line Minami Station Higashi- Station City Noshiro Port Station Noshiro 103 7 Station Kanisawa IC 285 Hanawa Line 105 Kazuno-Hanawa Ou Main Line Station Odate-Noshiro Airport 282 7 Mitane Town Kitaakita City Ogata Hachirogata Town 101 Village Kamikoani Aniai Station 285 Village 341 Oga City Gojome Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway 285 Town Oga Oga Line 101 Ikawa Station 105 Katagami Town City Oiwake Station Funakawa Port 7 Senboku City Akita City 13 Tazawako Akita Port Station n Name of City, Town, and Village No. Brewery Name Brand Name Brewery Tour Phone Number Akita Station se n a 13 k Akita City ① Akita Shurui Seizoh Co.,Ltd. TAKASHIMIZU ○Reservation 018-864-7331 n hi Araya Station S ② ARAMASA SHUZO CO.,LTD. ARAMASA × 018-823-6407 ita 46 k A AKITAJOZO CO.,LTD. YUKINOBIJIN 018-832-2818 Kakunodate ③ × ④ Akita Shuzo Co.,Ltd. Suirakuten ○Reservation 018-828-1311 Daisen Station Akita Shurui Seizoh Co.,Ltd.
    [Show full text]
  • Shinkansen - Bullet Train
    Shinkansen - Bullet Train Sea of Japan Shin-Aomori Hachinohe Akita Shinkansen Akita Morioka Yamagata Shinkansen Shinjyo Tohoku Shinkansen Yamagata Joetsu Shinkansen Sendai Niigata Fukushima North Pacific Ocean Hokuriku Shinkansen Nagano Takasaki Sanyo Shinkansen Omiya Tokyo Kyoto Nagoya Okayama Shin-Yokohama Hiroshima Kokura Shin-osaka Hakata Tokaido Shinkansen Kumamoto Kyushu Shinkansen Kagoshima-chuo Source: Based on websites of MLIT Japan (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) and railway companies in Japan As of July 2014 The high-speed Shinkansen trail over 2,663 km connects the major cities throughout Japan. The safe and punctual public transportation system including trains and buses is convenient to move around in Japan. < Move between major cities > (approximate travel time) Tokyo to: Shin-Aomori (3 hours and 10 minutes) Akita (3 hours and 50 minutes) Niigata (2 hours and 23 minutes) Nagano (1 hours and 55 minutes) Shin-Osaka (2 hours and 38 minutes) Hakata (5 hours and 28 minutes) Shin-Osaka to: Nagoya (53 minutes) Hiroshima (1 hours and 34 minutes) Hakata (2 hours and 48 minutes) Hakata to: Kaghoshima-chuo (1 hours and 42 minutes) This document is owned or licensed by JETRO and providers of the information content. This document shall not be reproduced or reprinted on any medium or registered on any search system in whole or part by any means, without prior permission of JETRO. Although JETRO makes its best efforts to ensure the correctness of the information contained in Copyright (C) 2014 Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). All rights reserved. this document, JETRO does not take any responsibility regarding losses derived from the information contained in this document.
    [Show full text]
  • The Tohoku Traveler Was Created As a Public Service for the Members of the Misawa Community
    TOHOKUTOHOKU TRAVELERTRAVELER “.....each day is a journey, and the journey itself home” Basho 1997 TOHOKU TRAVELER STAFF It is important to first acknowledge the members of the Yokota Officers’ Spouses’ Club and anyone else associated with the publication of their original “Travelogue.” Considerable information in Misawa Air Base’s “Tohoku Traveler” is based on that publication. Some of these individuals are: P.W. Edwards Pat Nolan Teresa Negley V.L. Paulson-Cody Diana Hall Edie Leavengood D. Lyell Cheryl Raggia Leda Marshall Melody Hostetler Vicki Collins However, an even amount of credit must also be given to the many volunteers and Misawa Air Base Family Support Flight staff members. Their numerous articles and assistance were instrumental in creating Misawa Air Base’s regionally unique “Tohoku Traveler.” They are: EDITING/COORDINATING STAFF Tohoku Traveler Coordinator Mark Johnson Editors Debra Haas, Dottie Trevelyan, Julie Johnson Layout Staff Laurel Vincent, Sandi Snyder, Mark Johnson Photo Manager/Support Mark Johnson, Cherie Thurlby, Keith Dodson, Amber Jordon Technical Support Brian Orban, Donna Sellers Cover Art Wendy White Computer Specialist Laurel Vincent, Kristen Howell Publisher Family Support Flight, Misawa Air Base, APO AP 96319 Printer U.S. Army Printing and Publication Center, Korea WRITERS Becky Stamper Helen Sudbecks Laurel Vincent Marion Speranzo Debra Haas Lisa Anderson Jennifer Boritski Dottie Trevelyan Corren Van Dyke Julie Johnson Sandra Snyder Mark Johnson Anne Bowers Deborah Wajdowicz Karen Boerman Satoko Duncan James Gibbons Jody Rhone Stacy Hillsgrove Yuriko Thiem Wanda Giles Tom Zabel Hiraku Maita Larry Fuller Joe Johnson Special Note: The Misawa Family Support Flight would like to thank the 35 th Services Squadron’s Travel Time office for allowing the use of material in its “Tohoku Guide” while creating this publication.
    [Show full text]
  • Train Scheduling of Shinkansen and Relationship to Reliable Train Operation
    Computers in Railways XII 133 Train scheduling of Shinkansen and relationship to reliable train operation S. Sone & Y. Zhongping Beijing Jiaotong University, China Abstract This paper explains why security is important, especially in Asia, as well as safety, and how we established reliable transportation in the Japanese Shinkansen, mainly in relation to train scheduling. The authors also describe several ideas actually taken by Shinkansen in order to realise reliable operation even in the case of possible disturbances. Out of many ideas, some examples of which are shown here, selective adoption according to the purpose of the railway or line is strongly recommended, together with given conditions taken into account. Keywords: disturbance, punctuality, reliable operation, spare time, train scheduling. 1 Introduction Features of east-Asian high-speed railways are very dense passenger flow together with frequent train operation with a big capacity. In order to realise reliable transportation in this circumstance, safe train operation in a narrow sense, which is guaranteed mainly by signalling system, is not enough; secure passenger flow must also be guaranteed even when some traffic disturbances take place. This is the reason why the authors present this paper, which mainly deals with security rather than safety, for the special invited session of "Traffic Control and Safety of High-speed Railways in Asia". Just after the inauguration of Tokaido Shinkansen in 1964, we had many disruptions to train operation due to rain and snowfall, breakdown of the power feeding system, deterioration of track conditions due to excess axleload, etc. In a narrow sense of safety, the Japanese Shinkansen carried more than nine billion passengers without any casualty by train accident, which is by far the safest WIT Transactions on The Built Environment, Vol 114, © 2010 WIT Press www.witpress.com, ISSN 1743-3509 (on-line) doi:10.2495/CR100131 134 Computers in Railways XII railway in the world.
    [Show full text]
  • Opening of Tohoku Shinkansen Extension to Shin Aomori and Development of New Faster Carriages—Overview of Series E5/E6 Shinichiro Tajima
    Expansion of High-Speed Rail Services Opening of Tohoku Shinkansen Extension to Shin Aomori and Development of New Faster Carriages—Overview of Series E5/E6 Shinichiro Tajima Introduction FASTECH 360 Z were started in June 2010. These carriages will be coupled with Series E5 carriages in commercial In preparation for the December 2010 opening of the Tohoku operation to run at 320 km/h. Shinkansen extension to Shin Aomori, JR East worked steadily from 2002 on technologies to increase speed, Path to Speed Increase finally settling on a commercial operating speed of 320 km/h after various considerations, including running tests using The Tohoku Shinkansen started operation in 1982 at a the FASTECH 360 test train. Furthermore, Series E5 pre- maximum speed of 210 km/h. Today, the commercial production models were built to determine the specifications operation speed is 275 km/h but 20 years have passed since of carriages used for commercial operations; running tests the first 275 km/h operation with Series 200 carriages on the confirmed the final specifications ahead of introduction of the Joetsu Shinkansen in 1990. Full-scale operation at 275 km/h Series E5 in spring 2011. Moreover, Series E6 pre-production started with the introduction of the E3 and E2 at the opening models reflecting development successes using the of the Akita Shinkansen and Nagano Shinkansen in 1997. Figure 1 Path to Speed Increase km/h 450 JNR JR 425 km/h (STAR21, 1993) Max. test speed 400 345.8 km/h (400 series, 1991) 350 319 km/h 320 km/h (961 series, 1979) 300 km/h (2013) (2011) 300 275 km/h (1990) Max.
    [Show full text]
  • How the Punctuality of the Shinkansen Has Been Achieved
    Computers in Railways XII 111 How the punctuality of the Shinkansen has been achieved N. Tomii Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan Abstract The high speed railway line in Japan began operation in 1964. The high speed railway is called the Shinkansen and is known for its safety and reliability. In addition, the Shinkansen is well known for punctuality. As a matter of fact, the average delay of trains is less than one minutes every year. The Shinkansen runs along dedicated lines, which seem to be advantageous in keeping punctuality. However, there are lots of disadvantages as well. For example, although traffic is very dense, resources are not abundant. In some Shinkansen lines, trains go directly through conventional railway lines and the Shinkansen is easily influenced by the disruption of those lines. Punctuality of the Shinkansen is supported by hardware, software and humanware. In this paper, we first introduce a brief history of the Shinkansen and then focus on humanware, which makes the punctuality possible. Keywords: high speed trains, punctuality, rescheduling, Shinkansen. 1 Introduction In 1964, a high speed railway line opened in Japan. The new line connects Tokyo, the capitol, and Osaka, the second largest city located 600 km away. The maximum speed of trains was 210km/h, which was almost twice that of other trains in those days and the travelling time between these two cities was halved to only three hours and ten minutes. The new high-speed line was called the Shinkansen and it had a great impact not only on railways in Japan, but also on railways worldwide.
    [Show full text]
  • Shinkansen - Wikipedia 7/3/20, 1048 AM
    Shinkansen - Wikipedia 7/3/20, 10)48 AM Shinkansen The Shinkansen (Japanese: 新幹線, pronounced [ɕiŋkaꜜɰ̃ seɴ], lit. ''new trunk line''), colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially, it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, in order to aid economic growth and development. Beyond long-distance travel, some sections around the largest metropolitan areas are used as a commuter rail network.[1][2] It is operated by five Japan Railways Group companies. A lineup of JR East Shinkansen trains in October Over the Shinkansen's 50-plus year history, carrying 2012 over 10 billion passengers, there has been not a single passenger fatality or injury due to train accidents.[3] Starting with the Tōkaidō Shinkansen (515.4 km, 320.3 mi) in 1964,[4] the network has expanded to currently consist of 2,764.6 km (1,717.8 mi) of lines with maximum speeds of 240–320 km/h (150– 200 mph), 283.5 km (176.2 mi) of Mini-Shinkansen lines with a maximum speed of 130 km/h (80 mph), and 10.3 km (6.4 mi) of spur lines with Shinkansen services.[5] The network presently links most major A lineup of JR West Shinkansen trains in October cities on the islands of Honshu and Kyushu, and 2008 Hakodate on northern island of Hokkaido, with an extension to Sapporo under construction and scheduled to commence in March 2031.[6] The maximum operating speed is 320 km/h (200 mph) (on a 387.5 km section of the Tōhoku Shinkansen).[7] Test runs have reached 443 km/h (275 mph) for conventional rail in 1996, and up to a world record 603 km/h (375 mph) for SCMaglev trains in April 2015.[8] The original Tōkaidō Shinkansen, connecting Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, three of Japan's largest cities, is one of the world's busiest high-speed rail lines.
    [Show full text]
  • High-Speed Rail Journey to Japan
    We are honored to present High-Speed Rail Journey to Japan Group 1: Sept 27 - Oct. 9, 2016 Group 2: Oct. 1 - Oct. 9, 2016 A custom Journey on behalf of Greetings from The Society of International Railway Travelers! We here at The Society of International Railway Travelers are honored to be asked yet again to design a fantastic study tour for members of the Midwest High Speed Rail Association (MWHSRA) -- this time to dynamic Japan! In cooperation with Rick Harnish, executive director, we have designed your journeys to France, Spain, France/Spain, Germany, China -- and we are thrilled to be offering this amazing new destination with its cutting-edge rail technology. On this journey, you will experience this technology and meet some of the decision-makers and designers of these amazing rail systems. Mr. Harnish is organizing a number of site visits which are not specific in this document. At this moment, they are a work in progress, and the rail partners in Japan await finalizing these visits until they know exactly how many are coming! But the numbers will be carefully limited to make this an important visit for you to learn -- and experience -- as much as you can on your High Speed Journey to Japan. Mr. Harnish is looking forward to your joining him in September! Please see the attached and call IRT to reserve! Sincerely, Eleanor Flagler Hardy President The Society of International Railway Travelers 800-478-4881 . The Society of International Railway Travelers on behalf of Midwest High Speed Rail Association In cooperation with our Virtuoso Japan partners, Windows to Japan 800-478-4881 [email protected] Midwest High Speed Rail Association Japan Tour Itinerary and Highlights Tour dates: Sept.
    [Show full text]
  • Development of a Predictive Coalition Building Analysis for Stakeholders
    Development of a Predictive Coalition Building Analysis for Stakeholders of Sociotechnical Systems Case Studies of High-Speed Rail Development in the Northeast Corridor of the United States and the Tōhoku Shinkansen Extension from Hachinohe to Shin-Aomori, Japan by Joanna C. Moody B.S. Mathematics, Physics, and Japanese Bates College, 2014 Submitted to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Transportation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology June 2016 © 2016 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All Rights Reserved. Signature of Author: ......................................................................................................................... Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering May 18, 2016 Certified by: ...................................................................................................................................... Dr. Joseph M. Sussman JR East Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems Thesis Supervisor Accepted by: ..................................................................................................................................... Dr. Heidi Nepf Donald and Martha Harleman Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair, Graduate Program Committee 1 2 Development of a Predictive Coalition Building Analysis for Stakeholders of Sociotechnical Systems Case Studies of High-Speed Rail Development in the Northeast Corridor of the United
    [Show full text]
  • Part 2: Speeding-Up Conventional Lines and Shinkansen Asahi Mochizuki
    Breakthrough in Japanese Railways 9 JRTR Speed-up Story 2 Part 2: Speeding-up Conventional Lines and Shinkansen Asahi Mochizuki Reducing Journey Times on is limited by factors such as curves, grades, and turnouts, so Conventional Lines scheduled speed can only be increased by focusing effort on increasing speed at these locations. Distribution of factors limiting speed Many of the intercity railways in Japan are lines in The maximum speed of any line is determined by emergency mountainous areas. So, objectives for increasing speeds braking distance. However, train speeds are also restricted by cannot be achieved by simply raising the maximum speed. various other factors, such as curves, grades, and turnouts. Acceleration and deceleration performance also impact Speed-up on curves journey time. The impact of each element depends on the The basic measures for increasing speeds on curves are terrain of the line. The following graphs show the distributions lowering the centre of gravity of rolling stock and canting the of these elements for the Joban Line, crossing relatively flat track. However, these measures have already been applied land, and for the eastern section of the Chuo Line, running fully; cant cannot be increased on lines serving slow freight through mountains. trains with a high centre of gravity. Conversely, increasing The graph for the Joban Line crossing the flat Kanto passenger train speed through curves to just below the limit Plain shows that it runs at the maximum speed of 120 km/h where the trains could overturn causes reduced ride comfort (M part) for about half the journey time.
    [Show full text]
  • Japan (Korea) Travelogue April 9 to April 30, 2016
    JAPAN (KOREA) TRAVELOGUE APRIL 9 TO APRIL 30, 2016 Perhaps a few words of explanation for why I've put Korea in parentheses. I have two reasons: (1) Our Tauck tour begins in Kyoto, but this city has no international airport for direct flights from the U.S. The closest large airport is in Osaka, but it has no non-stop flights from Seattle. One choice for us is to fly non-stop to Tokyo and then on to Osaka. But it turns out that it is enormously cheaper to fly Korean Air from Seattle to Seoul and then from Seoul to Osaka. So ... we will be in Korea, but only for about two hours on the way to Japan and for another two hours on our return to Seattle. (2) The 14-day Tauck tour that we've signed up for ("Cruising the Land of the Rising Sun") begins in Kyoto and terminates in Tokyo; the ship makes port at eight locations in Japan and one in South Korea, so this justifies my listing the latter country in the title, but only parenthetically. Does the ship make its brief Korean stop just for the fun of it? Certainly not. Maritime law requires it! For the details, vide infra (which is Latin for see below in less highfalutin English, p. 22). In the days just before our departure, both Lee and I have come down with colds, complicated by attacks of hay fever more severe than any we've ever before experienced. Aside from the sneezing and wheezing (nice rhyme, eh?), our eyes are swollen and filled with tears that leak continually and make seeing difficult; also, our eyes itch and burn.
    [Show full text]