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Wednesday, September 22, 2004 (16 posts)

" I have never been to Japan before and neither speak nor read Japanese. I will be travelling with a four year old and a two year old and really need good advice as to how to get from Narita to Yokosuka. Our flight arrives at 6:30am and even though there is a direct train (3hr plus trip) to Yokosuka, I do not know if this is the best option for us. Everyone I know has tried to discourage me from driving but I can't help but think that at least then the kids will be restrained instead of possibly running around madly on a train. I am also concerned with the fact that it will be peak hour and what about the crush of people? My plan was to catch the Airport limousine bus to Yokohama City Air Terminal (YCAT) and hire a car from there but as I am not familiar with the area, I do not know where the closest Hertz office would be so instead, I plan to catch the bus to Haneda and drive from there. It apparently puts me about 1 - 1 1/2 hours away from my destination which doesn't seem so daunting if I drive. This way, I also miss the peak hour traffic from Narita, someone else is doing the driving.
I would really appreciate any and all advice that any of you are willing to offer.
Thank you in advance,
Titania Oberg
Sydney
Australia"

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