Which one is the cheapest way to travel inside of japan ? -

I m going to Japan this MArch or April which one is the cheapest way to travel inside of japan ? trains - bus or sth else?

By local train. There s something called a juuhachi kippu which allows you to have a certain amount of days of travel within a certain period, like maybe 5 days in 3 months. It s a really good deal. You d have to ask at a JR station. There are also vendors who sell tickets at a cheaper rate than normal. These are tickets that someone bought but couldn t use and couldn t get refunded. Usually there is a small store like this near a main train station. Bus can sometimes be cheaper than the trains. The shinkansen (bullet train) is quite expensive, so you might want to avoid that unless you re doing extensive travel with not much time. You would get the best deal buying a pass overseas. They are sold at a discounted rate for tourists, but they re still expensive. Check out a book called Lonely Planet - Japan for more details.

You might want to look into the Japan Rail Pass or J-Rail. You can buy them with one, two, three and four week expirations. A travel agent should be able to help. They can be used for unlimited travel on Japan Rail trains, subways, buses, ferries, and the Shinkansen (bullet train). But only on Japan Rail lines. There are other railway, bus, and subway companies and they will not honor it. It may not seem cheap at first but the traveling costs do add up. I ended up saving a couple hundred dollars. It depends upon how far and how much traveling you expect to do. You can substitute bus travel for train and save a little there but you lose a lot of time.

If you are coming to Japan, buy the JR Pass. This will let you use the normally expensive shinkansen. You ll be able to get around quickly and easily if you are traveling long distances. The juhachi kippun is only available at certain times of the year and its only for local trains. It takes 7-8 hours to get from Tokyo and Kyoto. From what I understand it s not for the rare sleeper trains. Overnight bus would be your other option either straight from the JR Highway bus company or from cheap bus companies listed in the free magazines - Metropolis and Tokyo Notice Board (available at Tower Records and HMV). In the city, go for the day passes such as Kyoto you can get a day pass for both bus and subway - however you can opt for just the cheaper bus one if you feel you don t need the subway.

I cycle a lot in Japan. So why not try cycling. You can buy a good second and bicycle for less then $100.00. I love it every bit of it.

The cheapest way is not always the most comfortable or fastest. Overnight highway buses connect major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka and can be really cheap and direct. Highway buses tend to generally be a bit comfortable depending on what type of bus you take and how far you are traveling. Local trains take many many hours (10+ hours sometimes for an otherwise 3 hour trip by bullet train) and require dozens of transfers. The Shinkansen (bullet train) is fast and comfortable, but not neccessarily the quot;cheapestquot; way to travel. There is a thing called the Japan Rail Pass that allows use of JR trains, it costs 28300 Yen (convert into your home currency) for a seven day version. However only get it if you plan on traveling a lot.

subway trains,JR trains...some bus if local

It s JR Pass. Bus is cheap but you need long time. Refer to this blog.