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The JR-WEST RAIL PASS A convenient way to tour around the entire Kansai area Purchase your Kansai WIDE Area Pass and additional pass as a set, if you’re going to Tottori with the San’in-Okayama Area Pass. Kinosakionsen Fukuchiyama Nishi- Higashi- Maizuru Maizuru Hamasaka Tsuruga Kansai Area Pass Soja Tsuyama Sonobe Saga- Omi-Imazu Hozukyo Arashiyama Nagahama Kansai WIDE Area Pass Hon-Tatsuno Sasayama Sanyo-Shinkansen Shin-kobe guchi Shin-Osaka Kusatsu Kamigori Sannomiya KANSAI Kurashiki Kyoto Yamashina Osaka Inari Koka There’s lots to see! Okayama Amagasaki Himeji Kobe Uji Banshu-Ako Uno JR-Namba Iga-Ueno Tsuge Universal-City Utazu Takamatsu Tennoji Nara A Guide to the Kansai Area Kansai Area Pass Kansai-airport Purchase in Japan Outside Japan Takada Wakayama 1-day ¥2,300 ¥2,200 OSAKA・SAKAI・NARA・KYOTO・KOBE・HYOGO・ Shingu Shirahama SHIGA・WAKAYAMA・TOTTORI・TOKUSHIMA Kansai WIDE Area Pass Other very convenient passes! Purchase in Japan Outside Japan 5-day ¥9,000 ¥8,500 ICOCA & HARUKA KANSAI THRU PASS The "ICOCA" IC 2 day ticket ¥4,000 (Adult) card, which lets you This pass entitles the holder without buying to unlimited use of the major tickets, is available! private railroads, subways, San’in-Okayama Area Pass Also on sale is the buses, etc. in Osaka, Kyoto, Purchase in Japan Outside Japan "ICOCA & HARUKA" Kobe, Nara, Shiga, and set, which combines 4-day ¥5,000 ¥4,500 Wakayama. Approximately an ICOCA card and a Kansai-Airport Express "HARUKA" 350 facilities provide special services for pass holders. Please see the JR West Japan website ticket. (www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/travel-information/) for details. Rent a Car Infomation ●TOYOTA Rent a Car Locations Hhttp://rent.toyota.co.jp/eng/ How to rent a car? AREA Nearest station Branch name DATA 1 Before departing for Japan, reserve the Namba Sta. on 206-6647-0100 OSAKA CITY Namba Terminal desired car model for the desired dates various lines A1-4-8 Motomachi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City through the car rental agency’s website (some agencies also have an overseas Nankai Main Line 2072-225-1101 SAKAI CITY Sakai Ekimae reservation center). Be aware that a Sakai Sta. A4-44-8 Ebisujima-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai City cancellation fee will be charged from six days prior to your departure up until your arrival. JR Kansai-Airport Kansai International 2072-456-8790 OSAKA Pref. Sta. Airport A1F Aeroplaza, 1 Senshu-kuko Naka, Tajiri-cho, Sennan-gun 2 20742-22-0100 NARA Pref. JR Nara Sta. Nara A31 Suruga-machi, Nara City If you’re at Kansai International Airport, you can nd rent a car reception counters of Kyoto Sta. 2075-365-0100 various companies in the Aeroplaza on the KYOTO CITY JR Kyoto Sta. 31-1 Higashi Kujo Kami Tonoda-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto City Shinkansen Ext. A rst oor. Near most major stations, you can nd a car rental shop within walking distance. JR Fukuchiyama 20773-22-8000 KYOTO Pref. Fukuchiyama Sta. A4-16-1 Suehiro-cho, Fukuchiyama City 3 2078-242-5000 KOBE CITY JR Sannomiya Sta. Sannomiya Ekimae A4-2-6 Nunobiki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City At the counter, conrm the content of your reservation and sign the contract. 2079-282-0100 An international driver’s license will be HYOGO Pref. JR Himeji Sta. Himeji Ekimae A91-1 Minami Ekimae-cho, Himeji City required, so make sure you have one. As a general rule, pay by credit card. 20749-52-1000 SHIGA Pref. JR Maibara Sta. Maibara Ekimae A2-50 Shimotara, Maibara City 4 20739-43-3000 WAKAYAMA Pref. JR Shirahama Sta. Shirahama Ekimae A1470-1 Katata, Shirahama-cho, Nishimuro-gun With the agency’s staff, check to see if the car has any dents or scratches on 20859-34-5553 TOTTORI Pref. JR Yonago Sta. Yonago Ekimae A123 Manno-cho, Yonago City the exterior. After getting an explanation about the navigation system and the car’s basic operations, you’re ready to 2088-652-0100 TOKUSHIMA Pref. JR Tokushima Sta. Tokushima A1-18 Nakano-cho, Tokushima City head off! When returning the car, be sure to ll up the tank with the specied fuel. Check out our site filled with useful Kansai tourism information! www.kouiki-kansai.jp/tourist_info/en/ Published by : Union of Kansai Governments/ Produced by GOODLUCK TRIP Team (Diamond-Big Co.,Ltd.) The date of publication: February 2016 CITY CITY Osaka City – the heart not only of Kansai but of The city of Sakai is the second largest in Osaka Prefecture, both in western Japan. This is the place to experience historic terms of population and area. It ourished as a trade port during the sites and the latest cultural trends! Warring States period, and has a lot of history and cultural backgrounds. ●Inquiries ●Inquiries OSAKA CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU Sakai Tourism and Convention Bureau www.osaka-info.jp/en/ www.sakai-tcb.or.jp/english/ Transform OSAKACentering around Tsutenkaku, the Shinsekai area is lled with restaurants. The Tennoji Zoo is also right next door! SAKAI to a Sengoku ♪ warrior! CHIN♪ CHIN I’m the Billiken! 1 LEISURE Hankai Tramway The trains that run through south Sakai from Tennoji and Shin-Imamiya. Called “chin-den” by locals, these trains serve as the main means of transportation for both residents and tourists alike. Hop on one to visit the Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine, famous for its grand arched bridge; the Sakai City Traditional Crafts Museum or the Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko. The museum displays objects which 206-6674-5146 (Hankai Tramway General Affairs Division) illustrate the history of Sakai teppo AFrom Tennoji-Ekimae Sta. and Ebisucho Sta. to guns Hamadera-Ekimae Sta. CVary by line EIn operation 365 days 2 SAKAI F1 ticket, all lines/ride ¥210 (Adult) BCredit cards not HISTORY accepted. IShort walk from JR Tennōji Sta. TEPPO-KAN 1 www.hankai.co.jp/english/ LEISURE UNIVERSAL 06-6641-9555 H 2 During the latter half of the 16th century, master craftsmen ® LEISURE 2 You’ll see a wide variety of trains, from good-old STUDIOS JAPAN Tsutenkaku Tower A1-18-6 Ebisu Higashi, Naniwa-ku, nostalgic designs to the latest models mass produced teppo guns in Sakai. Today, the residences of Osaka City C9:00 - 21:00 these Edo period blacksmiths can still be found in the city. In A theme park representative of Osaka based on movies Efforts are currently being made to register the Mozu-Furuichi Since its opening in 1956, the Tsutenkaku Tower has been a familiar (Admission: until 20:30) Open and characters loved the world over. USJ enchants visitors E Kofungun Ancient mounded tomb Clusters, which includes the addition to numerous examples of beautifully worked guns on Osaka landmark. The tower is also famous for the statue of Billiken-san, from around the world with attractions that won the 365 days F¥700 (Adult) BCredit Tomb of Emperor Nintoku in Sakai, as a World Heritage Site. display such as daimyo-zutsu, the museum also allows visitors to try god of happiness, located on the oor of observation platform. Visitors world-class award and shows as well as fabulous cards not accepted. I10 min. on replica armor, helmets, and battle surcoats (¥100/person). can also enjoy looking at the dioramas inside and shopping in direct-run walk from JR Shin-Imamiya Sta. 3 Nintoku-tenno-ryo restaurants and shops! HISTORY stores of popular food companies. Hwww.tsutenkaku.co.jp 2072-233-5258 (SAKAI Tourism and Convention Bureau, 20570-20-0606 (Information Center) Kofun mounded tomb call 072-205-5909 during Sat. and Sun.) A2-1-33 Sakurajima, Konohana-ku, Osaka City The equal of the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Mausoleum of the A1-2-7 Kitahatago-cho Nishi, Sakai City C11:00 - 16:00 of CVary by days of the week and season EOpen 365 days First Qin Emperor, the Tomb of Emperor Nintoku is seen as one of Sat., Sun., and Hol. (Reservation required for visiting on F1-day Studio Pass ¥7,200 (Adult) BA, D, J, M, V, 銀 the world’s three great tombs and is estimated to have been weekdays) EMon. – Fri. FAdmission ¥100 (Adult) BCredit A variety of attractions including Harry cards not accepted. I4 min. walk from Hankai Tramway I4 min. walk from JR Universal City Sta. Hwww.usj.co.jp/e/ After touring Osaka Castle, be sure to constructed over a period of approximately 16 years around the Potter, Spider-Man, and a reverse roller Picture: Universal Studios Japan take a walk in the surrounding Osaka 5th century. The tomb has a characteristic keyhole-shaped Takasujinja Sta. Hwww.sakai-tcb.or.jp/spot/spot.php?id=378&bk=1 coaster ™ & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter Publishing Rights © JKR. (s15) Castle Park mounded tomb and is quite large – approximately 486 meters long. ©MARVEL © Universal Studios. All rights reserved. 2072-233-5258 (SAKAI Tourism and Convention Bureau) ADaisen-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai City, Osaka CCan be freely entered I8 min. walk from JR Mozu Sta. Hwww.sakai-tcb.or.jp HIGH TOWER! 3 UMEDA SKY BUILDING /english/feature/ LOOK “KUCHU-TEIEN” 4 OSAKA HISTORY The distinctive Umeda Sky Building was selected as one CASTLE of the top 20 buildings around the world. A stunning 360 Sen no Rikyu degree panorama stretches out beyond the 173 meter Osaka Castle was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. After Chanoyu high rooftop corridor and from the observation deck on the downfall of the Toyotomi clan, the castle was Museum the 40th oor. The magnicent contrast between the city reconstructed by the Tokugawa shogunate. Later, the and natural world as the sun sets into night in particular is castle tower was destroyed in a re caused by a must-see.
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    “JR-West Group Medium-Term Management Plan 2017” Overview of Major Initiatives 1 【Safety】 Legend As of May 8, 2017 Black text: Projects indicated at previous update (May 2, 2016) Red text: Projects added since previous update ※Timing has not yet been determined FY2014.3 FY2015.3 FY2016.3 FY2017.3 FY2018.3 FY2019.3～ Strengthen track facilities When replacing track facilities, we are strengthening facilities by transitioning from standard-length rails to continuous welded rails, (prolongation of rail length replacing wood ties with prestressed concrete ties, and using plastic ties on bridges. Investment in with welding , etc.) maintenance to sustain and Maintain safety and To secure safe, reliable transportation service on the Sanyo Shinkansen, we will evaluate expected future risks that could affect structures and implement enhance the increase durability of Sanyo countermeasures, such as reinforcement measures. functions of Shinkansen structures existing facilities Complete replacement of When replacing facilities, we will strive to improve riding comfort by transitioning to systems utilizing a smooth brake control method Sanyo Shinkansen ATC that is suitable for the characteristics of the rolling stock. system: "New ATC" ▼Spring 2017: Transition to new control method As an addition to existing ATS functions, this system backs up crew members through means such as preventing excessive speed and stop-light violation or preventing incorrect door operation and excessive speed in planned speed reduction zone associated with construction work. We have approved the introduction of this system on On-board oriented train the Sanyo Line (Shiraichi–Iwakuni) in the Hiroshima area. We continue to consider the possibility of installing this system on the Fukuchiyama Line (Amagasaki– control system (ground Sasayamaguchi) and Tokaido/Sanyo Line (Maibara–Kamigori) in the Kansai Urban Area.
  • (Itami) Airport? Due to Its Convenience, We R

    (Itami) Airport? Due to Its Convenience, We R

    Major items Q A Due to its convenience, we recommend using the Airport Limousine Bus. Just next to the south entrance of Hotel new Hankyu Osaka is the bus terminal for the airport limousine bus. How do I access from Kansai The bus service to Kansai International Airport and Osaka (Itami) Airport runs every 20 to 30 International Airport and Osaka minutes. (Itami) Airport? Kansai International Airport - Bus Stop No. 5 Osaka (Itami) Airport - North Terminal No. 4 and South Terminal No. 14 It is about 60 minutes to Kansai International Airport, and about 40 minutes to Osaka (Itami) Access Airport. A bus service from the bus terminal near the hotel to Kansai International Airport is How long does the airport limousine available every hour from 3:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and to Osaka (Itami) Airport from 6:00 a.m. bus service take from the hotel? to 7:00 p.m. The bus service from the Kansai International Airport is available every hour around the clock, and from Osaka (Itami) Airport from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. JR Osaka Station (5-minute walk), Umeda Station on the Hankyu Railway (3-minute walk), Where is the nearest station? and Umeda Station on the Midosuji Line Subway (5-minute walk) . Check-in is from 3:00 p.m. and check-out is at 12:00 noon. Check-in, and check- What are your check-in and check- Please inquire at the reception for early check-in or late check-out. out out times? Pｌease understand that we may not be able to accommodate your request depending on room availability and reservation conditions.