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From Minami Kusatsu Station:
For previously planned meetings PPL can make arrangements
for you to be picked up from Minami Kusatsu station. If for some reason
you can not make the arranged meeting, the following will be helpful. Most
taxi drivers at Minami Kusatsu station do not speak english so it is important
to carry instructions in Japanese prepared
here in PDF format.
From Kyoto:
At the main JR train station in Kyoto locate the platform
entrance marked
"2·3 Biwako Line for Kusatsu, Maibara" and
take a
local train bound for Maibara. "
Local trains
" are identified by the "Local" signs in small letters on the train windows
and on the sign at the front of the train.
Do not take an express or
rapid service train as they do not stop at all stops. It will take approximately
20 minutes before reaching the 6th stop,
Minami Kusatsu station,
which is your destination stop. Depending on where you started the trip
and how previous ticketing arrangements were made, you may have to pay the ¥320
fare when you leave the gates at Minami Kusatsu station.
From Osaka:
From
Kansai airport (KIX)
, after clearing passport control and customs you will enter
the main arrival hall. Follow the train signs directing you to the 2nd floor
and exit via door "E". Straight ahead from this exit in the next building
you will find the JR Rail ticket office (green signs) on your lefthand side.
Purchase tickets for the Haruka Airport Express to Kyoto for about ¥3000.
Across the isle is the JR gate (with overhead blue signs) for the train,
and down the escalator to platform 4 you can catch the Kyoto bound Haruka
Airport Express. Travel time is approximately 72 minutes and once in Kyoto
station follow the
from Kyoto instructions.
From Tokyo:
Take the Narita Express from
Narita Airport (NRT)
to Tokyo Station. At the JR office buy train tickets for
the famous Japanese bullet train, the Shinkansen, to Kyoto. Then follow
the above instructions
from Kyoto.
For visitors that want to add a bit of sightseeing consider
getting a
JR Rail Pass
. It allows for very flexible travel arrangements at a tremendous
discount. They are sold only to non-residents, and only outside of Japan.
Japan is in the JST time zone which is GMT+9. The national
holidays of Japan can be found
here
and weather forecast
here
.
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