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Overnight by train with rest stop in Kagoshima
Overnight by train with rest stop in Kagoshima
Perhaps the best overnight train option - especially those using a Japan Rail Pass - is to split up the journey, stopping at an intermediate destination en-route in order to sleep somewhere. The cost incurred will only be for the hotel room; the Rail Pass covers your transportation. This is a good way to travel overnight, especially if you are able to find cheap accomodations, such as a business hotel. Yes, it may be a little hectic, and it might require some research, but this method carries two significant advantages: location and money. You will more than likely find good accomodations very close to a main train station in a smaller city, compared to a big city such as Tokyo, and it will more than likely be cheaper than hotels found in big cities. You could use the money you save to forward some of your luggage to Kagoshima using a luggage delivery service and take an overnight bag with you, which will make the journey easier.
As of March 2011, here is one way you could go about this from Tokyo: at 7 PM, take the Hikari train for a 4 hr ride to Himeji. Once there you can take a rest at Himeji's Toyoko Inn which costs as low as ¥5,600 for a single room. At 6:55 AM the next morning, board the first Hikari Rail Star of the day towards Fukuoka, and after connecting to a Sakura you will reach Kagoshima just after 11 AM. The 7:20 AM Sakura service from Himeji is a one-seat ride to Kagoshima, arriving by 11:30 AM; Green Car Rail Pass holders will benefit from using this service since it has Green Car seating. This trip takes longer than taking the overnight train and bullet train connection as described above, but it is cheaper; you only have to pay for the hotel room, complete with your own toilet and shower.
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