Ride All You Can~

While attending my Nihongo class, a classmate of mine, who's planning to go to Japan this April, told me about this pass where you could ride Japan Rail's trains all you can! Woo~

Considering that a single train ticket from one city to another is quite expensive, and with a coverage from Hokkaido (Japan's northern-most island) to Kyushu (southern-most island), a $200 JR pass for 7 days is such an awesome deal! There were some other deals too, from a week to a month!

Actually I've heard about this sometime ago, but decided not to worry about it till I get there. But apparently, they do not sell these passes in Japan (or they do, but they're hella expensive). They only sell these passes outside of Japan to promote their country, and to entice foreigners to take this wonderful chance to go and visit as much prefectures as they possibly could. Also, if this was available to the Japanese themselves, they'd abuse it to heck.

I wish to buy this pass, but alas, even if we do get unlimited train rides for a week, we do not have money to do the touring itself. My classmate and aunt suggested that during our first few weeks there, we should just walk around our own city and take in the local sights; to familiarize ourselves with the area and also to conserve money. Yokohama's known for being an entertainment city, so I guess we won't get bored that easily.

Maybe someday...