Ross & Helen's postscript - trains and monasteries
December 16th 2006 And you thought you didn't like trains - well you need to explore Japan by rail and you will be amazed!
We discovered the ultimate method of travel - Japan Rail of course using economical JR passes available only to foreign tourists and that have to be purchased before leaving Australia. For under $500 Australian dollars each of us had unlimited travel on all but the very fastest Nozomi trains
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