Japan's Kansai Railway transportation means, excluding the Shinkansen that connects various areas outside Kansai, are mainly divided into three categories: subway, private railway and JR.If the itinerary is all important attractions in urban areas such as Osaka and Kyoto, you can choose JR specifically, so you don't have to worry about transportation too much.
If you want to arrange a slightly special attraction, you usually use the private railway.Because the private railway network in the Kansai region is quite dense and there are many companies operating, the advantage is that you have to choose a suitable route. The disadvantage is that you have to spend more time and research on transportation methods.
If the itinerary falls in the area east of Osaka and south of Kyoto, which mainly covers Kyoto, Nara, Ise, Toba, Shima, Mie, etc., Kintetsu Railway is a pretty good choice, and it is issued on five days. Volume, almost allows tourists to play in the end with one ticket.
Kintetsu Railway is owned and operated by "Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd.", and its routes cover Osaka and Kyoto, and the four prefectures of Nara, Mie, Gifu, and Aichi. The length of the railway line is second only to JR.
The Kintetsu Five-Day Pass offers two plans:
KINTETSU RAIL PASS wide: 5,700 yen / 6 years old and below are free.Unlimited rides on Kintetsu (non-express trains), Iga Railway, Mie Kotsu Bus, and Toba City Route Bus (Seagull Bus) within five days, with three Kintetsu Limited Express voucher, Kansai International Airport/Chubu International airport round-trip tickets, discount coupons for many sightseeing facilities.
KINTETSU RAIL PASS：3,700日圆/6-12岁儿童1750日圆/6岁以下免费。五日内不限次数搭乘近铁(非特急列车)、伊贺铁道线，附赠三张近铁特急兑换券。
The main difference between the two schemes is that the former provides round-trip tickets for the Kintetsu connection to the airport, and will be included in the bus as the scope of travel, and the discount coupon is better than nothing.Because the railway line is not connected to the airport, so if you add an airport shuttle ticket to "PASS wide" and use difficult skills and obsessive-compulsive mentality to arrange the itinerary, foreign tourists can almost play with this ticket.
It is important to note that if you want to purchase the Kintetsu Five-Day Pass, one is to find an agency travel agency in China to purchase the voucher and then exchange it after arriving at the Japanese airport, and the other is directly at the Kansai Airport in Japan 1 Purchase at the travel counter of the Airport Agency.In view of the risk of loss of the redemption voucher and it is not a time-saving, it is recommended to buy it directly at the airport. It is enough to show a passport with "short-term stay" when purchasing.
The main driving range of Kinki Tram covers Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Ise, Toba, Shima, Mie, Nagoya and other places. If you are not obsessive-compulsive tourists, you must use the five-day tour pass thoroughly, and you can usually consider whether itinerary is arranged. Itineraries from Kyoto or Osaka to the scenic spots in Nara and Mie areas, if you have one, actually take a round trip and make good use of the free express ticket, which is actually enough.
Taking my own experience as an example, when arranging the cherry blossom viewing trip, the main place of residence is Kyoto, but I will take a day to go to Yoshino Mountain to enjoy the cherry blossoms. If the Kyoto-Yoshino round trip is far away, of course you have to choose to take the limited express train. For 4,960 yen, buy a 3,700 yen Kintetsu Five-Day Pass, and use two of the limited express tickets to save 1,260 yen on the spot. The remaining four days will be more profitable.
The official website of Kintetsu Electric Railway is available in Chinese, Japanese, English, and Korean. The information is already available, and you can check it directly online.
Reference data:
Kintetsu Railway's Chinese official website:http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/chinese-han/index.html
