Tag: Fukui

From Fukui to Kyoto

David Del Testa

Relatively early on the morning of Friday, 21 March, we traveled to Kyoto from Fukui. We took the new Hokiriku Shinkansen to Tsuruga, and then did this crazy run to catch the onward-bound Thunderbird Limited Express. I think some additional thinking should have been carried out on this transfer point! The Hokiriku Shinkansen will not connect Tsuruga and Kyoto directly until perhaps 2045, but there are certainly signs of construction all along the way. After two hours on the train,… Read moreFrom Fukui to Kyoto

From Tokyo to Fukui, a travel day

David Del Testa

We had our travel day today, from Tokyo to Fukui directly. After some discombobulation on my part in the Tokyo Subway, we arrived at the always-very-busy Tokyo Station, purchased box lunches, and got on the Hakutaka Limited Express of the Hokiriku Shinkansen, which meant we stopped at about 15 stations before reaching Fukui. As usual and as expected, everything went smoothly and comfortably, although the train was pretty crowded. Lovely snow-flocked mountains flanked us for most of the journey as we… Read moreFrom Tokyo to Fukui, a travel day