shigasumi
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- 3 Dec 2011
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Hello everybody!
Right now I am a research student in Saitama University under the MEXT scholarship program. In July my friends will visit Japan and plan to spend some time in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and then go to the Fuji Rock festival which is held in Naeba city (Niigata pref.)
Naturally, I wanna join them
So here is my question. Up to this day (I'm in Japan from April 1st, 2012) I've never traveled farther than Tokyo, so I still don't know much of the details regarding railways in Japan. My friends plan to use Shinkansen, so they buy JR pass in their country. I've checked out the fares for the shinkansen to/from Osaka and to/from Niigata, and the result is - I'll to spend ~40000 yen only to shinkansen itself
Can someone explain me in simple terms - are there some means for me with my status here (long-term resident - 2years, research student - not yet full time doctoral student) to get some commuter pass or something to reduce traveling costs, if, say, all shinkansen trips will be within one week? (or 10 days maximum). As far as I understand, neither JR pass nor JR passes by company (JR west, JR east etc) are available for me.
So, are there any options at all?
Thanks!
Right now I am a research student in Saitama University under the MEXT scholarship program. In July my friends will visit Japan and plan to spend some time in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and then go to the Fuji Rock festival which is held in Naeba city (Niigata pref.)
Naturally, I wanna join them
So here is my question. Up to this day (I'm in Japan from April 1st, 2012) I've never traveled farther than Tokyo, so I still don't know much of the details regarding railways in Japan. My friends plan to use Shinkansen, so they buy JR pass in their country. I've checked out the fares for the shinkansen to/from Osaka and to/from Niigata, and the result is - I'll to spend ~40000 yen only to shinkansen itself
Can someone explain me in simple terms - are there some means for me with my status here (long-term resident - 2years, research student - not yet full time doctoral student) to get some commuter pass or something to reduce traveling costs, if, say, all shinkansen trips will be within one week? (or 10 days maximum). As far as I understand, neither JR pass nor JR passes by company (JR west, JR east etc) are available for me.
So, are there any options at all?
Thanks!