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Sagano Romantic Train
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2008/9/30 04:50
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Hello, I'm a bit confused about how to get from Kyoto proper to Arashiama. I have a JR Pass, but would like to take the Sagano Romantic Train there and the JR train back. (I beleive I'm correct that they are two separate things, yes? ) I've used Hyperdia for JR trains, and was told 37mins and two transfers, but have found more information about the Sagano train difficult! http://www.sagano-kanko.co.jp/eng/index.htmI think it's the station names that are confusing. Any help would be wonderful!
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by Confused
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How to get to Arashiyama: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3912.htmlI have a JR Pass, but would like to take the Sagano Romantic Train there and the JR train back.The Sagano Romantic Train is not a train to get to Arashiyama! It is a train that starts from Arashiyama and runs through a valley.
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by Uji
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Look at this
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2008/9/30 14:13
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ48qwMQNqUI went last year. As a rail fan I found it a little boring. The scenery is quite nice through the river valley but not by any means extraordinary. Hyperdia will give you all the times if you search KYOTO-SAGAARASHIYAMA and TORROKOSAGA-TORROKOKAMEOKA once at Torokkokameoka you can follow the path down to Umahori station for a JR train back to Kyoto. The new JR line that replaced the tourist railway is almost entirely in a tunnel. If you go to this link http://www.mapion.co.jp/c/f?uc=1&grp=MapionBB&nl=35/00/55.73...the red + symbol will be right on top of Sagaarashiyama station. You can scroll the map to the right to follow the train lines. JR is mostly broken indicating the tunnels.
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by RodW
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Spelling error
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2008/9/30 21:44
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Spelling errors :- should be Torokkosaga Torokkokameoka my apologies.
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by RodW
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Good thing I asked! I was totally wrong, lol.
So it's basically a train to nowhere, but with nice scenery.
How long of a ride is it? Does it head back in the direction of Kyoto proper? Lunch available on board? I thought maybe it'd be nice to explore in the morning and then jump on the train for a nice little moving lunch?
Thanks again
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by Confused
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