trip to Kamioka
chiaki@SBHEP.PHYSICS.SUNYSB.EDU
Wed, 08 Mar 1995 10:54:32 EST
From: chiaki@SBHEP.PHYSICS.SUNYSB.EDU
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 1995 10:54:32 EST
To: superk@dsirae.lampf.lanl.gov
Message-Id: <0098D0CB.752DE420.1@SBHEP.PHYSICS.SUNYSB.EDU>
Subject: trip to Kamioka
Hi Folks,
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How to get to Toyama from Tokyo
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To give some idea how one gets to the Kamioka mine from Tokyo,
the following time-table is exactly what we followed for our
trip by train from Tokyo to the mine in late Feburary 1995.
Tokyo(Station)---> Nagaoka : bullet train (4,000 yen for the
13:08 14:48 supplement and reservation fee)
Nagaoka----------> Toyama : special express (tokkyu, equivalent to
14:56 16:49 : Inter City in Europe).
: (1,280 yen for the supplement and
: reservation fee)
: ticket from Tokyo and Toyama 7,000 yen
: Total cost for one-way trip
: Tokyo--->Toyama 12,280 yen including
: reservation fees and supplements
: As you can see the connection in Nagaoka
: gives you only 8 minutes! You have to
: change the platform. The best way of
: figuring out which track to go is follow
: the crowd , or read the destination of a
: train (Kanazawa normally) in Japanese or
: departure time in the universal language!
: The departure time is written on your
: reservation ticket.
The following table shows the schedule of trains from Tokyo to Toyama
as of March, 1995. It is changed frequently and there many specially
arranged temporary services for the season.
Tokyo Nagaoka Toyama !Toyama Nagaoka Tokyo
6:08 8:07 8:18 10:20 ! 6:29 8:20 9:12 10:52
7:10 9:14 10:10 12:14 ! 6:58 9:02 9:12 10:52
7.36 8:57 10:10 12:14 ! 8:15 10:07 10:15 11:52
8:17 10:00 10:10 12:14 ! 8:52 11:02 11:12 12:52
8:36 10:24 11:04 13:07 ! 9:56 12:02 12:12 13:51
8:48 10:40 11:04 13:07 !11:33 13:25 13:33 15:08
9:07 10:55 11:04 13:07 !11:45 13:59 14:08 15:52
9:36 11:28 11:48 13:41 !13:20 15:12 15:20 16:52
10:08 11:40 11:48 13:41 !13:38 15:41 15:49 17:32
10:33 12:30 13:06 15:07 !15:04 17:12 17:22 19:17
11:08 12:56 13:06 15:07 !15:56 17:58 18:12 19:56
12:08 13:41 13:51 16:01 !16:35 18:32 18:41 20:32
12:40 14:38 14:56 16:49 !17:29 19:20 19:27 20:51
13:08 14:48 14:56 16:49 !18:40 20:31 20:39 22:24
13:40 15:38 16:04 18:07 !19:40 21:43 21:52 23:40
14:05 15:54 16:04 18:07 !
14:32 16:30 17:00 18:54 !
15:24 16:52 17:00 18:54 !
15:40 17:36 17:58 20:01 !
16:08 17:48 17:58 20:01 !
16:40 18:36 19:02 21:08 !
17:08 18:52 19:02 21:08 !
17:32 19:30 19:38 21:53 !
18:08 19:52 20:00 22:37 !
18:24 20:16 21:08 23:01 !
18:40 20:32 21:08 23:01 !
19:04 20:51 21:08 23:01 !
19:40 21:01 21:08 23:01 !
20:04 22:00 23:19 1:53 !
21:07 22:56 23:19 1:53 !
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Stay in Toyama
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A stay over night in Toyama at Dai-ichi Inn Toyama right next to the
station costs 8,000 yen. There are other less expensive hotels.
Our favorite hotel (business hotel) is Alpha-1. There are three in
Toyama but this time we stayed at the one in Aramachi for 4,800 yen
per night. It's located in a convinient area; within walking distance
to the station WITHOUT BAGGAGES.
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How to get to Kamioka from Toyama by train
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Toyama-----------> Inotani : local train costs 3,560 yen for a round
6:06 7:00 : local for Takayama ! trip
7:34 8:32 : local for Takayama
8:20 8:55 : special express for Nagoya,need supplement
9:22 10:10 : local for Inotani
10:23 11:23 : local for Takayama
12:43 13:20 : special express for Nagoya,need supplement
13:39 14:32 : local for Takayama
14:49 15:23 : special express for Nagoya,need supplement
15:03 15:53 : local for Inotanai
15:46 16:52 : local for Takayama
16:52 17:27 : special express for Nagoya,need supplement
17:50 18:42 : local for Inotanai
18:19 19:10 : local for Inotanai
19:14 20:12 : local for Takayama
20:40 21:29 : local for Inotanai
22:23 23:16 : local for Inotanai
Inotani----------> Mozumi : local train (one-car train).
7:04 7:12 : 8 services a day.
8:34 8:42 : 400 yen for a round-trip.
10:12 10:20 : The next station is called Kamioka-kozan
11:27 11:35 : but for the computer facility and the
14:37 14:45 : entrance to the mine (by mine train), get
16:55 17:03 : off at Mozumi.
18:45 18:53
21:32 21:40
Mozumi-----------> Inotani
6:48 6:57
8:03 8:11
9:58 10:06
11:12 11:20
14:22 14:30
16:40 16:48
18:31 18:39
21:18 21:26
Inotani----------> Toyama
6:39 7:24 local
7:12 7:59 local
8:13 8:57 local
9:07 9:53 local
10:21 11:05 local
11:21 12:10 local
11:48 12:21 special express
13:43 14:15 special express
15:54 16:27 special express
16:13 17:03 local
17:27 18:12 local
17:56 18:30 special express
18:52 19:38 local
20:16 21:02 local
21:29 22:15 local
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How to get to Kamioka from Toyama by car
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Just take Rte.41. Osawano is on the half way
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How to get to Toyama from Tokyo-Haneda airport
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Between Tokyo and Toyama there are 6 flights. The airplane leaves from
Haneda airport in Tokyo and arrives at Toyama airport just outside of the
city.
The following is the flight sechedule:
Tokyo/Haneda Toyama Toyama Tokyo
7:10 8:10 8:50 9:55
9:55 10:55 11:35 12:40
11:25 12:25 14:50 15:55
13:00 14:00 16:25 17:30
14:45 15:45 18:05 19:10
18:00 19:00 19:45 20:50
A round trip costs 27,800 yen while a one-way trip 15,359 yen. There may
be a limit on the number of days for which a round trip ticket is valid.
>From Tokyo station there are two ways to get to Haneda airport:
(1) Take limousine bus which directly goes to the airport.
There are two or three services an hour from 6:00 to 21:45. A one way
ticket costs 900 yen and it normally takes 40 minutes.
(2) Take Yamanote or Keihin-Tohoku line train and get off at Hamamatsucho
( third station). Then take mono-rail train to the airport. There are
frequent services for all the lines mentioned above.
>From Narita airport to Haneda airport the best way is to take limousine bus.
There are two or three services an hour from 6:55 to 21:15. A one-way ticket
costs 2,900 yen and it takes normally 75 minutes.
>From Toyama airport to City of Toyama:
(1) There are bus services between the airport and Toyama station (25 minutes).
(2) A taxi ride costs about 1,500 yen and it takes 15-20 minutes.
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How to get to Toyama by bus (cheapest)
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You can take the bus either at Sunshine Prince Hotel in Ikebukuro or at
Ikebukuro station (East exit). A one-way ticket costs 7,200 yen. The bus
arrives at Toyama station.
The following is the time table:
Ikebukuro Toyama Toyama Ikebukuro
Hotel/Station Hotel/Station
9:15/ 9:20 16:05 8:30 15:20/15:15
13:30/13:35 20:20 13:30 20:20/20:15
23:00/23:05 5:50 22:30 5:20/ 5:15
To get to Prince Hotel from Narita airport, take limousine bus.
When you purchase a ticket, make sure you get one for Sunshine City Prince Hotel
because there is another Prince Hotel. A one-way ticket costs 2,900 yen and it
takes normally 85 minutes but can take 120 minutes if the traffic is heavy.
For the ride from the hotel, make reservation by calling (03)3665-7223 (no 03
if you are in Tokyo).
>From Narita From Prince Hotel
6:55 6:30
7:50 7:30
10:30 9:00
12:40 10:20
13:55 11:20
14:55 12:20
15:25 13:20
15:55 14:20
16:25 15:20
16:55 16:20
17:25 17:20
17:55
18:25
18:55
19:50
20:50
21:50
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The following is more info about the trip.
- Every month the train time table is published. It is inexpensive and
available at most book stores nation wide and it is fun to read. Some
books of the train time tables also contain the time-tables of buses
and airplanes.
- In the mine or the village of Mozumi, no restaurant is available, so
bring your lunch with you. Otherwise you have to go to a restaurant
two stations away.
- There is a hot-spring about half an hour drive from the mine and is
also local ski area. That's what I heard. In winter, it snows a lot,
so driving is a bit tricky. Driving from Tokyo in winter is NOT
advisable.
- In the mine it is advisable to wear rain boots since the ground
is very muddy and full of water.
- For a short stay, one can stay at a local Inn but for a long stay
Totsuka recommended to rent an appartment in Osawano ( about 30 min
drive). In Toyama you can sample local fresh seafood.
Chiaki