PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS * Japan - Nighttime expressway buses gain popularity
Expressway buses that run between Tokyo and Osaka at night are growing popularity with people who use them for business as well as pleasure
Tokyo,Japan -The Yomiuri Shimbun, by Nobuyuki Kojima -22 Feb 2008: -- ... Although slower than Shinkansen bullet trains and airplanes, the buses' lower fares attract many customers. Travelers can choose from a variety of buses as their pocketbooks permit, from high-class, premium buses with wider seats to cheaper buses that use sightseeing coaches... I took a ride on one of the busses to experience what it feels like... Earlier this month, I boarded a bus heading to Osaka from Tokyo operated by major tour bus company Orion Tour Co... The fee was 4,500 yen, a bargain compared with the normal 14,050 yen fare for the Nozomi Shinkansen... The bus had four seats per row. The seat was narrow, and my back began to hurt after a couple of hours... (Video from YouTube, by ichibanjp - September 18, 2006: "Bus trip to Tsukuba", From Tokyo station to Tsukuba on JR highway bus in 1988)
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