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@Kilgamayan on post #1352256 (tatara kogasa and kurodani yamame (touhou) drawn by mizuki_hitoshi)

2013-02-02T05:09:23-05:00

jusu said:
Actually, on Feb 1, 2013; the exchange rate for JPY to USD is 92.75JPY to 1USD

Wow, the dollar is really recovering.

Or the yen is floundering, I guess.

@kounishin on post #1352256 (tatara kogasa and kurodani yamame (touhou) drawn by mizuki_hitoshi)

2013-02-02T00:53:48-05:00

I poked around a bit out of curiosity: Tokyo-Osaka travel time via Shinkansen is a little over two and a half hours.

Flying is quicker counting flight time alone, and can be cheaper in the off season (though not most of the time), but it's a lot less convenient. It can take quite a long time to get to the airports (plus check-in time and so on), and the schedule is much less frequent.

Air travel you'd usually plan in advance, whereas on the major rail routes (and Tokyo-Osaka is one of the biggest), you can basically turn up and buy a ticket, and there'll be a train leaving within the next ten to twenty minutes.

@grand_zero on post #1352256 (tatara kogasa and kurodani yamame (touhou) drawn by mizuki_hitoshi)

2013-02-01T16:46:45-05:00

colBoh said:
To go... 314 miles? That's not even the length of the Florida coast.
It costs about $200 for a round-trip from Miami to NYC by conventional train. Granted, it takes a day and a half...

Bullet Trains cost more I guess, for some reason.
I guess it's the fact that Conventional Trains go 50-70MPH where bullet trains can hit 300mph...
(Of course, I could be sorely mistaken, I've only rode conventional trains before [about 10 years ago], so I haven't paid attention)

@colBoh on post #1352256 (tatara kogasa and kurodani yamame (touhou) drawn by mizuki_hitoshi)

2013-02-01T16:33:00-05:00

jusu said:
Actually, on Feb 1, 2013; the exchange rate for JPY to USD is 92.75JPY to 1USD...so it's 325.19USD for a round trip ticket.

To go... 314 miles? That's not even the length of the Florida coast.
It costs about $200 for a round-trip from Miami to NYC by conventional train. Granted, it takes a day and a half...

@Genichiro on post #1352256 (tatara kogasa and kurodani yamame (touhou) drawn by mizuki_hitoshi)

2013-02-01T11:51:13-05:00

Time for a new adventure with Kogasa-san! I wonder what fun everyone will get into on this trip? And we get to see Yamame-san again. Hopefully Ran-san and Yuyuko-sama will be there, too.

For the poll, let's go to Nipponbashi, and get some collectibles.

@jusu on post #1352256 (tatara kogasa and kurodani yamame (touhou) drawn by mizuki_hitoshi)

2013-02-01T10:24:36-05:00

cybeast said:
Wait, ticket only cost around 30.000 for round trip? Is it that expensive to ride on train? O_O

Actually, on Feb 1, 2013; the exchange rate for JPY to USD is 92.75JPY to 1USD...so it's 325.19USD for a round trip ticket.

@Moonspeaker on post #1352256 (tatara kogasa and kurodani yamame (touhou) drawn by mizuki_hitoshi)

2013-02-01T06:43:45-05:00

And thus, the Comic Treasure 21 story starts today. The beginning starts off just like for Kōrōmu, but that's actually how it was, so I can't help it. :-)

Osaka sure is great! Full of tasty, inexpensive food!

Since I didn't have as much luggage as for Kōrōmu, I figured I'd go by bullet train, but the cost was a sticking point. The cheapness of the tour surprised me. (^^;)

Reader-added tags include "That person's bad news...don't do it!", "Lateness flag received", and "Be honest with yourself, Kogasa-san".

The survey's making travel plans:

Where in Osaka should we go?!
• Dotombori
• Tsūtenkaku
• Nipponbashi
• Expo Commemorative Park
• Universal Studios Japan]

@cybeast on post #1352256 (tatara kogasa and kurodani yamame (touhou) drawn by mizuki_hitoshi)

2013-02-01T06:07:45-05:00

Wait, ticket only cost around 30.000 for round trip? Is it that expensive to ride on train? O_O

@/\/\ao on post #1352256 (tatara kogasa and kurodani yamame (touhou) drawn by mizuki_hitoshi)

2013-02-01T05:29:28-05:00

I wonder will there be a cute pink demon tagging along with Kogasa for that guided tour?

@Schrobby on post #1352256 (tatara kogasa and kurodani yamame (touhou) drawn by mizuki_hitoshi)

2013-02-01T05:19:02-05:00

"I'm there!!" Oh Kogasa, you sure can't surprise anyone.