Japan RWC2019 - Tickets and Info
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Teams and supporters at next year's Rugby World Cup have been warned that they need to cover tattoos in public to avoid causing offence. Players have been asked by World Rugby to wear rash vests when they use public gyms or swimming pools as tattoos are associated in Japan with Yakuza, the Japanese mafia. They are also to be told that they need to respect local culture by wearing different footwear indoors from outdoors. Alan Gilpin, the tournament director, said teams had shown no objection when told about the need to cover tattoos..
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Ferners, Have secured tickets to Yokohama and thinking about which area of Tokyo to stay in. Have only been there on way to Hokkaido, so want to soak up some of the atmosphere, whilst also haing easy journeys to (and much more important) from rugby.
@gt12 or others: any pointers?
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Budget dependent, I'm a big fan of Shinjuku, but for train access to the Yokohama games plus main sites, Shibuya is a good option (anywhere on the Toyoko line is good for this). You can go as far up as Ikebukuro as the Fukutoshin lines runs through there.
I'd also be tempted to stay in Yokohama and catch the Shinkansen one stop to Shin Yokohama - definitely one for people with the rail pass (but you'd need to be doing other traveling to make that worth while).
Also, staying in Yokohama is nice - look in the Minato Mirai area.
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@gt12 said in Japan RWC2019 - Tickets and Info:
Budget dependent, I'm a big fan of Shinjuku, but for train access to the Yokohama games plus main sites, Shibuya is a good option (anywhere on the Toyoko line is good for this). You can go as far up as Ikebukuro as the Fukutoshin lines runs through there.
I'd also be tempted to stay in Yokohama and catch the Shinkansen one stop to Shin Yokohama - definitely one for people with the rail pass (but you'd need to be doing other traveling to make that worth while).
Also, staying in Yokohama is nice - look in the Minato Mirai area.
When organising I looked at Yokohama. Accomodation was uber expensive and much fewer to choose from than Tokyo. You might want to take what you can get
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Yeah, those places aren't cheap at the best of times.
If pressed, I think people could also stay down in Shizuoka and catch the Shinkansen up, or out in Chiba (or Kanagawa) and catch the Yokosuka line into town.
I'd also look at Super Hotels, APA, and other business hotels - there is probably still some availability around Tokyo for those, although not the easiest for travel, I imagine.
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@gt12 said in Japan RWC2019 - Tickets and Info:
Yeah, those places aren't cheap at the best of times.
If pressed, I think people could also stay down in Shizuoka and catch the Shinkansen up, or out in Chiba (or Kanagawa) and catch the Yokosuka line into town.
I'd also look at Super Hotels, APA, and other business hotels - there is probably still some availability around Tokyo for those, although not the easiest for travel, I imagine.
My mate wants to ride the bullet train (no he isn't 5 years old!!!). Am I correct that there is a bullet train that you can take from Tokyo to Yokohama? I planned to go down there in the morning of game day on the Shinkansen, enough to satisfy him
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@gt12 said in Japan RWC2019 - Tickets and Info:
Yep, get a non-reserved ticket and ride two stops to Shin Yokohama. You could save a few pennies and ride from Shinagawa too.
I should mention that you probably won't break 70 kms on that stretch.
I don't care, I took it down to Kyoto last time. I don't want to spend the day riding trains this time. I won't tell if you won't
We are going to have JR passes anyway so it's all covered. Alternatively can you suggest a desirable destination to go on the bullet, no more than 2 hours outside Tokyo? -
@gt12 said in Japan RWC2019 - Tickets and Info:
Budget dependent, I'm a big fan of Shinjuku, but for train access to the Yokohama games plus main sites, Shibuya is a good option (anywhere on the Toyoko line is good for this). You can go as far up as Ikebukuro as the Fukutoshin lines runs through there.
I'd also be tempted to stay in Yokohama and catch the Shinkansen one stop to Shin Yokohama - definitely one for people with the rail pass (but you'd need to be doing other traveling to make that worth while).
Also, staying in Yokohama is nice - look in the Minato Mirai area.
Thanks, will take a look. Bear in mind I've not hung out before in Tokyo, so want somewhere which is also convenient to 'see the sights'.!
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@pakman said in Japan RWC2019 - Tickets and Info:
@gt12 said in Japan RWC2019 - Tickets and Info:
Budget dependent, I'm a big fan of Shinjuku, but for train access to the Yokohama games plus main sites, Shibuya is a good option (anywhere on the Toyoko line is good for this). You can go as far up as Ikebukuro as the Fukutoshin lines runs through there.
I'd also be tempted to stay in Yokohama and catch the Shinkansen one stop to Shin Yokohama - definitely one for people with the rail pass (but you'd need to be doing other traveling to make that worth while).
Also, staying in Yokohama is nice - look in the Minato Mirai area.
Thanks, will take a look. Bear in mind I've not hung out before in Tokyo, so want somewhere which is also convenient to 'see the sights'.!
This is where we are booked into. Rooms are tiny but location is good for what we want
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Very basic, but two good value hotels that I've stayed in - both good locations:
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@gt12 said in Japan RWC2019 - Tickets and Info:
Kanazawa is a good trip - awesome seafood over there and it’s s pretty town - might be a bit more than 2 hours though.
Karuizawa is an hour away and has an outlet mall, if you are keen for shopping.
Seafood yes, shopping no. I'll have a look at the travel time thanks. Last time I went with Mrs CF we went down to Kyoto for a day but that was 4 hours one way. I don't want to spend one day of 6 on a train....
Looks like it is 3 hours
