NOTE: as of 2024 – the JR National Pass prices have changed, which may make it cheaper to purchase individual point-to-point train tickets, please look up the latest JR and Train ticket prices. (for the convenience, it may still be worth it to buy a pass where you can use unlimited JR transport; consider local JR passes too, not just the national pass.) Konnichiwa! (G’day in […]

March 2020 Josh, JR Pass, Shinkansen Bullet Train, transport, Travel tips

Hi Koyomi, My friend and I have come back from our trip to Japan and it was absolutely amazing. We had such a great time with so many memories we won’t ever forget. I bought so much stuff that after I filled my luggage I had to buy two boxes which I filled up and sent to Australia (they have arrived safe). I did (eventually) get […]

October 2015 JR Pass, Shinkansen Bullet Train, Universal Studios Japan Osaka USJ

Good morning Olivia,   We all wanted to pass on our thanks for the brilliant job you did in planning our holiday in Japan. Everything went really well. But  we would have liked to have had more time there!! We all want to go back to different spots to look in more depth.   We decided to use our Rail passes for everything,as we enjoyed the […]

March 2013 Hotel, JR Pass, Kyoto, Nara, Ryokan, Shinkansen Bullet Train, Tokyo, Tour

Dear Mr Minamino We are writing to thank you for your very valuable assiatance and advice in the preparations for our recent holiday in Japan.  All of the accommodations selected were most pleasant, with our favourites being the Aso Plaza Hotel for the staff’s friendly service, and the Nikko Kanaya Hotel for its superb location and style. All of the accomodation locations and travel arrangements were […]

January 2013 Hotel, JR Pass, Shinkansen Bullet Train, Temples and Shrines, Tokyo, Tour

The Manager & Jacqueline Horrocks JTB.Travel. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the great holiday that I recently had in Japan.I had never traveled to Japan before,had little knowledge of Japanese language or culture. It was by chance that I found the name JTB Travel in a guide book that I had bought at Aldie. I had wanted to visit Tokyo, […]

November 2011 Hotel, Kyoto, Shinkansen Bullet Train, Tokyo, Tour

Hi Olivia,   We had a great trip and as this was our first to Japan really appreciated the work you did to set it up for us. The Airport Limousine was easy to find, clean, friendly and efficient, dropping us off right at our Hotel door. very much appreciated after the long haul from OZ! The flexibility of the package was great and being able […]

October 2011 Hiroshima, Hotel, JR Pass, Kyoto, Nature, Shinkansen Bullet Train, Tokyo, Tour

Hello Yoko:   Thank you for the wonderful assistance provided for my recent trip.   I will send to you a copy of my email to the Park Hotel in Tokyo – truly, the best hotel staff I’ve met. an ideal location – close to the Ginza, Shimbashi JR station, Shimbashi and Shiodome subway stations,  Shimbashi monorail (to the Big Sight) and access to Shinkansen lines.  […]

October 2011 Hotel, JR Pass, Kyoto, Museum, Nara, Osaka, Ryokan, Shinkansen Bullet Train, Temples and Shrines, Tokyo

Hi Melina, Thanks again for the itinerary and info it was greatly appreciated.If I could offer one bit of constructive criticism though.The shuttle system seems to work best from narita-hakuba as our trip home involved shuttle-bus-train-train which as it looks simple on paper with ski gear and luggage (it’s very hard to travel light with ski gear), the trains dont really offer storage for gear as […]

March 2011 Shinkansen Bullet Train, Skiing and Snow Boarding

Dear Lily;Thanks for your help with our recent trip to Japan. We had a good time there….and plenty of walking. I will quickly ring you to say thank you and to also say next time and every time we would book with JTB.Regards Chris and Rita.A quick hotel report.Hotel Nikko Narita.Bus at the airport across the road…ready and waiting. Great…good breakfast…no noise…7 Eleven down the road […]

February 2011 Castle, Hotel, Nagoya, Osaka, Shinkansen Bullet Train

We are back from Japan and all of your travel planning helped make the trip very exciting, educational, and an odyssey to remember. The Japanese are an efficient people so riding the Shinkansen was a spectacle with the timing and rosters all working together perfectly. Thankyou very much again for putting everything together so quickly and we hope to be able to ask for the same […]

August 2010 Shinkansen Bullet Train

Hi Lily,Just thought I would check in and tell you I enjoyed my recent trip to Japan and, of course, especially the Sunrise tours, which are very efficiently organised and the tour guides and general staff are very obliging and helpful. When they came to the station with us, they stayed and waved us off smilingly and were at the other end in the same way […]

June 2010 Hotel, JR Pass, Nature, Osaka, Sakura Cherry Blossoms, Shinkansen Bullet Train, Temples and Shrines, Tokyo, Tour