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Thanks for this info, I did not know this but I could connect my ibm laptop
directly without problem (maybe because it is japanes) and on my convertor I used my shaving and battery loader and telephone and they all worked fine. -- Bye Guus Webpage http://guus.dse.nl/ Weblog http://zapguz.dse.nl/ Photosite http://zapfoto.dse.nl/ E-mail icq 15582630 msn as New and you can join too http://www.blurryimage.com/user/zapguz "Bob Myers" schreef in bericht ... "Guus Veldhuis" wrote in message ... be able to experiment with it before you leave. Take also an electric converter with you ,because they use 110/120 volts and in that way you can recharge your batteries. Good advice, but just to clarify Japan does NOT use 110/120 VAC; the Japanese line voltage standard is 100 VAC (which I believe is unique, or nearly so), and another power oddity is that the country is split between 50 Hz and 60 Hz sections. The northern/eastern portion of the country (from a line just south of Yokohama) is 50 Hz, while the southern/western (including Osaka and Kyoto) uses 60 Hz. Not usually a problem for most chargers, etc., but some electrical equipment (notably, simple electric clocks) will work properly in one part but not the other. Bob M. You will have a smashing time because there are so many contradictions and most people are very friendly and helpfull. I stayed 3 weeks in the Kyoto area at a girlfriends house and I will go back end of December. You can read my story about it in my weblog, starting around first of July. Good luck and tell me what work are you gonna do there and do they need a crazy Dutchman, because I want to start living there from may next year in a little part of Osaka called Takatsuki. I had enough of Europe. -- Bye Guus Webpage http://guus.dse.nl/ Weblog http://zapguz.dse.nl/ Photosite http://zapfoto.dse.nl/ E-mail icq 15582630 msn as New and you can join too http://www.blurryimage.com/user/zapguz "abcd" schreef in bericht m... Thanks very much everyone for your answers. I'm flying into Narita because that's what I was instructed to do. Erroneously apparently... Anyway the flight is confirmed and payed for by now so there's not much I can do. My working days in Kyoto will be full-time, so I'll have no time for anything else. But I'll spend some additional days there after the meetings. I bought a couple of guidebooks in the meantime which, along with your comments, should get me going. I've got just another issue, and it's a recurrent one: I have to buy a digital camera... I searched the Web and these NGs but I wasn't able to find any recent postings/articles about the subject. My preference (after some research) lies with the Nikon Coolpix 5200 or something similar. Does anyone have a clue as to whether it's cheaper in Japan or in Europe? Of course also considering warranty, assistance, etc. Thanks very much again, andy |
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IIJIMA Hiromitsu wrote: Yes, Narita really IS that inconvenient if Kyoto is your destination; KIX is greatly preferable. Actually, I think you'll find that you can get from Narita to Kyoto via the Shinkansen faster than you can get from KIX via either the bus or the combination of trains, depending on the time of day, even though the distance is double. Getting to and from KIX is a real pain! Not always so. Correct. Not always so. Which is why I didn't say it was 'always so.' That is why I added the phrase "depending on the time of day." I should have also added 'depending on the part of Osaka or Kyoto that you wish to get to or start from, but I didn't think that a lawyer would be responding. When you get to KIX, then you'll just ride JR's express "Haruka" going to Shin-Osaka and Kyoto directly. The express just takes 75 minutes to Kyoto. That's wonderful if you are going to kita Osaka or downtown Kyoto. But not if you are going to Sakai, Uji, or Yawata. Kyoto isn't just Kyoto Station either. All these areas are very large, and there are many ways to travel that work well for one area but not as well for another. But then, you know that. Steve Kramer Chiang Mai, Thailand http://www.photoenvisions.com -- "The voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new horizons, but in seeing with new eyes." - Marcel Proust |
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"Steve Kramer" wrote in message ... Actually, I think you'll find that you can get from Narita to Kyoto via the Shinkansen faster than you can get from KIX via either the bus or the combination of trains, depending on the time of day, even though the distance is double. Getting to and from KIX is a real pain! .... Narita to Tokyo via Narita Express (quickest) is one hour. Shinkansen Nozomi (quickest) from Tokyo to Kyoto takes 2hrs 20min. So I guess you are looking at minimum 4 hours to get from Narita to Kyoto. But you can do KIX-Kyoto in less than 2 hrs (see http://www.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/). +++ |
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"Steve Kramer" wrote in message ... Actually, I think you'll find that you can get from Narita to Kyoto via the Shinkansen faster than you can get from KIX via either the bus or the combination of trains, depending on the time of day, even though the distance is double. Getting to and from KIX is a real pain! .... Narita to Tokyo via Narita Express (quickest) is one hour. Shinkansen Nozomi (quickest) from Tokyo to Kyoto takes 2hrs 20min. So I guess you are looking at minimum 4 hours to get from Narita to Kyoto. But you can do KIX-Kyoto in less than 2 hrs (see http://www.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/). +++ |
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In article , PeterL
wrote: "abcd" wrote in message m... I bought a couple of guidebooks in the meantime which, along with your comments, should get me going. I've got just another issue, and it's a recurrent one: I have to buy a digital camera... I searched the Web and these NGs but I wasn't able to find any recent postings/articles about the subject. My preference (after some research) lies with the Nikon Coolpix 5200 or something similar. Does anyone have a clue as to whether it's cheaper in Japan or in Europe? Of course also considering warranty, assistance, etc. Thanks very much again, andy My general advice is to buy one where you are now. That way you'd have warranty and time to familiarize yourself with the operation. I would buy something at the 3 to 4 mgp range, light weight and uses AA batteries. That way you can buy batteries practically all over the world, and not worry about recharging proprietory batteries. Also you have a better chance of getting a manual in a language you can read. I bought a Canon PowerShot s230 (aka ELPH) that has been a delight in all respects. -- Invest wisely: Over the past 75 years, stocks have averaged annual gains of 2.3 percent under GOP administrations, compared with 9.5 under Democratic ones. -- Jerry Heaster |
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In article , PeterL
wrote: "abcd" wrote in message m... I bought a couple of guidebooks in the meantime which, along with your comments, should get me going. I've got just another issue, and it's a recurrent one: I have to buy a digital camera... I searched the Web and these NGs but I wasn't able to find any recent postings/articles about the subject. My preference (after some research) lies with the Nikon Coolpix 5200 or something similar. Does anyone have a clue as to whether it's cheaper in Japan or in Europe? Of course also considering warranty, assistance, etc. Thanks very much again, andy My general advice is to buy one where you are now. That way you'd have warranty and time to familiarize yourself with the operation. I would buy something at the 3 to 4 mgp range, light weight and uses AA batteries. That way you can buy batteries practically all over the world, and not worry about recharging proprietory batteries. Also you have a better chance of getting a manual in a language you can read. I bought a Canon PowerShot s230 (aka ELPH) that has been a delight in all respects. -- Invest wisely: Over the past 75 years, stocks have averaged annual gains of 2.3 percent under GOP administrations, compared with 9.5 under Democratic ones. -- Jerry Heaster |
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Gerry wrote:
Invest wisely: Over the past 75 years, stocks have averaged annual gains of 2.3 percent under GOP administrations, compared with 9.5 under Democratic ones. -- Jerry Heaster In that case, we must vote GOP to keep those greedy fat cats from getting rich from their investments. People who profit from stocks don't do anything productive. They just sit home and let the money roll in, money which is stolen from poor people. This is why we must repeal Bush's tax cuts on capital gains. - Kevin |
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"Guus Veldhuis" wrote in message ...
I felt in love with a girl which live in Takatsuki, that's why I want to live there. Works for me! Figured something along those lines; I can relate. John W. |
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In "Bob Myers" writes:
"abcd" wrote in message om... I'm flying into Narita because that's what I was instructed to do. Erroneously apparently... Anyway the flight is confirmed and payed for by now so there's not much I can do. It still might not be too late to change; you may wish to check with whoever is arranging your travel. Especially if you're starting your work in Kyoto immediately upon arrival - I certainly wouldn't want to have to show up to a meeting or whatever after just arriving in Narita and THEN following that up with the train trip you'll need to get to Kyoto. Yes, Narita really IS that inconvenient if Kyoto is your destination; KIX is greatly preferable. Not if he wants to see Tokyo, which is likely. I've done it both ways many times, and if you've got a JR pass or on company expenses it's really not a big deal to take the shinkansen to Kyoto. KIX to Kyoto is more than an hour. Of course, the optimal routing would probably be in to Narita, 3 days in Tokyo to get over the jetlag, find the camera, ... then work in Kyoto, then a week of touring, Kanazawa, Osaka, Himeji, Hiroshima, ... then exit from KIX. BTW, if you do go to Kanazawa (to see the Kenrokuen garden!) spend a night at Yamanaka onsen about 20? miles south ... book in to just about any onsen hotel there and they'll collect you by car from the station .... again a pretty tour guide would be a real advantage here. I bought a couple of guidebooks in the meantime which, along with your comments, should get me going. I've got just another issue, and it's a recurrent one: I have to buy a digital camera... I searched the Web and these NGs but I wasn't able to find any recent postings/articles about the subject. My preference (after some research) lies with the Nikon Coolpix 5200 or something similar. Does anyone have a clue as to whether it's cheaper in Japan or in Europe? Of course also considering warranty, assistance, etc. Buy before you leave; it's very unlikely that it will be less expensive in Japan, and this way you'll have a chance to familiarize yourself with the camera before you leave. Besides, all documentation, etc., that comes with the camera in Japan may be in Japanese only. I suspect considerably cheaper if you don't want the latest model, as Japanese stores tend to deeply discount older models. Shop around. International models of japanese cameras are available there and have English user manuals. Bob M. David |
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