Truly the Cheapest Price?

Hi there,

Shinkansen tickets unfortunately are always pricey. Tickets with a discount up to 10 percent discount may be purchased via Kaiju Corners. It is hard to find something better. Traveling partly by local train is not a cost saving option either, I checked Hikone - Hiroshima by local train (¥ 7,340) and Hiroshima - Hakata by Shinkansen ¥ 8,940, which is more than doing the whole trip by Shinkansen ¥ 15,870. Japan is a strange country for sure!

I guess an alternative would be to look at domestic airline. Peach Air sometimes has flights for less than 2,000yen.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

I considered Peach, but my flights are going to be around $70-$80 each, plus getting to the airports, which ends up being about the same.

Do you perchance have any idea where I might find a kaiju corner near Hikone? I've never seen one, but then again I've never looked. Is there a website where they list their locations?

Hi again!

No not that I know of, I saw several in Kyoto and have encountered them in the countryside as well. I have never been to Hikone though (worth a visit?). I did a random Google maps search and found one just outside of Hikone station.

Here is the link https://www.google.com/maps/@35.2725169,136.2627304,3a,90y,9.47h,78.87t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sgWnGtSORvy-84cjvVppNUQ!2e0

It is the shop with blue yellow sign, on the right side of the barber shop.

An other is further down the street, also on the right side.
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.2727415,136.2619441,3a,85.6y,17.9h,82.71t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s8Ri0NQPpbjZZysb47SJyYA!2e0

OH! Well jeeze, I go past that every day almost. Thanks! :)

Hikone is definitely worth a visit for Lake Biwa and Hikonejo (if you're into castles) as well as the garden next to the castle. And also lots of traditional Japanese stuff on Castle Road and Bell Road. Nice and homey.

Thats one of the nice things about Japan, all these small things to discover!

Sounds good, got it penned down for my next trip in the area!

Especially if you can come for the ゆるキャラ festival (which just happened a little while ago) -- that's a great time to be in Hikone! :D

Hikone is one of my favorite places..