TAXI FAIR

[davesco]

I will be arriving at the tokyo station with the nozomi Shinkansen from fukuoka with some luggage and need to go to a hotel near the akasaka-mitsuke station.How much would a taxi cost me approx? It seems a little bit complicated by subway (no direct sub from tokyo station?) Any help?

[Mulboyne]

There is a taxi fare calculator here (Japanese)

It estimates that, during the day, you can expect to be charged between 1,440 yen and 1,610 yen for that journey depending on traffic.

At night, the price range would be between 1,840 yen and 1,970.

However, the Marunouchi subway line goes directly from Tokyo Station to Akasaka Mitsuke with a journey time of less than 10 minutes and for a fare of 160 yen. Taking your luggage to the Tokyo station taxi stand is only marginally nearer than going to the Marunouchi line platform so, if you are on a budget, you can save yourself some yen by taking the train.

EDIT: from the address you give elsewhere, your hotel is no more than a ten minute walk from Akasaka Mitsuke station. You could walk it in five if you knew exactly where you were going. It is, however, an uphill walk so, if you are loaded down, you might think a door-to-door taxi would be better. If you aren't in a hurry and don't mind carrying your bags a short while, take the train.

[Neo-Rio]

WHERE'S THE TAXI MATSURI?

[davesco]

MULBOYNE, thanks for your reply.You seem to know tokyo pretty well to give such a great advice.I probably will take the subway.This is my first trip to japan (picking up my daughter who attended two semester at the seinan gakuin university in fukuoka) and I am really looking forward to this trip.

[wuchan]

MULBOYNE, thanks for your reply.You seem to know tokyo pretty well to give such a great advice.I probably will take the subway.This is my first trip to japan (picking up my daughter who attended two semester at the seinan gakuin university in fukuoka) and I am really looking forward to this trip.

some train maps:
JR kanto(major trains in the tokyo and surrounding areas):
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/info/map_a4ol.pdf
Tokyo metro (many of these lines go much farther than the map):
http://www.tokyometro.jp/rosen/rosenzu/pdf/rosen_eng.pdf


Good luck.

[Samurai_Jerk]

And here I was expecting some kind of interesting post with a clever play on words.

[sillygirl]

MULBOYNE, thanks for your reply.You seem to know tokyo pretty well to give such a great advice.I probably will take the subway.This is my first trip to japan (picking up my daughter who attended two semester at the seinan gakuin university in fukuoka) and I am really looking forward to this trip.

Your first trip to Japan?

Enjoy....

[prolly]

WHERE'S THE TAXI MATSURI?

exactly. spelling.

[GomiGirl]

exactly. spelling.

Oh come on now. Be fare[color="White"](sic)[/color] to the new guy.

Welcome aboard davesco - Have a great time in Japan!!

[Greji]

Oh come on now. Be fare[color="White"](sic)[/color] to the new guy.

Welcome aboard davesco - Have a great time in Japan!!

What a hard rugger you are!
Enjoy your chocolate tomorrow....