Ok I have my itinerary laid out for the most part and I will be taking the train most of the time but I have a couple scenarios where I think I’ll need a taxi. I’m staying near Shimbashi fyi.
I’m going to the Boston Terrier Festival at Lake Yamanaka in November. I saw there is a bus to take me there from Tokyo. Now here’s my dilemma. I also want to go to the Kirin Distillery Fuji Gotenba since it’s right there. It’s a 20 min drive from Lake Yamanaka but for some reason it’s 6 hours by train and bus? I thought about renting a car but I want to drink at the distillery and don’t want to drive. How complicated would it be to get a taxi from the Lake to the distillery? Then a taxi back to the bus stop to then bus back into Tokyo hours later? Would I need to pay the cab driver to wait? Or will I be able to call a taxi when I’m done at the distillery?
I also want to Hike Sharikimichi Trail on Mt Nokogiri. The trains to get out there will take around 4 hours but the drive is only a little over an hour. I thought of renting a car for this but don’t drive a lot in America let alone in another country and wanted to see how much a taxi would be for this. I have the same question for this: would I need to pay the driver to wait? Would I be able to get two separate cabs? Should I cab one way and train back?
I also want to visit William Adam’s grave at Tsukayama Park and William Adam’s Monument in Ito. (Big fan of the Shogun show) Should I train to these places?
Any advice would be great thank you!
by TooTallTrey
