Today, we were talking about the cheapest way of travelling around Japan. One of my friends is going to Japan for travelling next week. And he asked us about what the best transport of Japan.
Therefore I recommended him about ”Japan Railway Pass”. Do you know about this ticket? It’s a sort of unlimited ticket of JR, however, only foreigners who come to Japan as a travelling can buy it. And the cost is astonishingly cheap! Even though it costs around 30,000 yen to get double way ticket of Shinkansen, which is the fastest express in Japan, between Tokyo and Osaka, you can get seven days unlimited ticket, which allows you to use most trains even an express or a reserved seat, spending almost same costs.
As a Japanese, I envy foreigners. I would say it’s unfair. If only I had a permanent visa of here or somewhere else, I could afford it. But so ridiculous is it to try getting permanent visa because of only this reason, I wouldn’t try it. If you are capable to get it, you should make use of this offer. In fact, my aunty who lives in Melbourne always uses this one and enjoys domestic travel when she comes to Japan.