Where can I find the distances and time it takes to get between cities in Japan? -

I ll be traveling to Tokyo, Japan and would like to know how far it is between cities so that I can decide where else to go. I m mostly interested in how long it takes to get from Tokyo to a given city by train since that seems to be the best way to travel in Japan. A link to a website that might tell me this would be appreciated.

?How about these sites? They might be useful. http://www.jorudan.co.jp/english/norikae... http://www.tokyo-subway.net/english/ Hope it helps!?

Map of Tokyo is the best reference material for you.

The time required to travel is affected by @ Different types of fare (=different type of trains service) @ Different routes @ Different waiting time/transit time @ Weekend/Weekday/Peak Hours/ Off-peak hours IF you can read Japanese, the site of ekikara can calculate all options and listed for you. It allows you to choose listing by cost/fare, by total time, by the times of changing train, etc. http://ekikara.jp/ http://ekikara.jp/cgi-bin/route/route.cg... eg. 2006 August 1 start from 4:27pm Tokyo - Kyoto 2 H 20 M 12,710 yen Nozomi 65 train 2 H 44 M 12,710 yen http://ekikara.jp/cgi-bin/route/route.cg... 7H43M 15,540 yen (GinKa sleep over night train from 11pm) http://ekikara.jp/cgi-bin/route/route.cg... 13H31M 12,920yen change 4 times at 4 different stations before reaching Kyoto. http://ekikara.jp/cgi-bin/route/route.cg... 13H32M 7,980yen change 5 times at 5 different stations before reaching Kyoto. train start at 16:36. etc etc By rail + flight+ rail: http://ekikara.jp/cgi-bin/route/route.cg... 3H56M 11,990yen 3H40M 22,320yen (because there is no airport in either Kyoto or Tokyo)

This website will give you the route, time, and cost between your points. It will also tell you if you need to transfer and how to do so. http://www.hyperdia.com/ In the upper left corner there is a banner which says quot;Englishquot; click on this and type then you can start planning your trip! Good luck

go to mapquest.com and use the international directions link