For the most part I enjoyed the train motif in this story even if it wasn't quite on the level of Agatha Christie's train-related whodunnits. Yes, the JR Pass is worth it for your itinerary. You can use it for moving around Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka: Roscoe, Theodore (1953). United States Destroyer Operations in World War Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-726-7.

Lord, Walter (2006) [1977]. Lonely Vigil; Coastwatchers of the Solomons. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-466-3.

Please can you clarify that we will only be able to ride the N’Ex for free on our outward bound journey to Narita? Dull, Paul S. (1978). A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-097-1. You refer persons inquiring about schedule of operations for Narita Express to the JR East Schedule however that schedule does not show the beginning and ending time of operation. I need to arrive at Narita Airport by 7:30am. Is there a 6am NEX train from Shinjuku Station?

Sinec we read you visit Japan to attend a conference first of all it is important you verify you are eligible to use the Japan Rail Pass: remember that the Tourist Visa is the only visa which allows you to obtain and use the Japan Rail Pass. The self-educated Matsumoto did not see his first book in print until he was in his forties. He was a prolific author, he wrote until his death in 1992, producing in four decades more than 450 works. Matsumoto's mystery and detective fiction solidified his reputation as a writer at home and abroad. He wrote historical novels and nonfiction in addition to mystery/detective fiction. Can I use this JR pass to travel from Fukuoka to Osaka then from Osaka to Tokyo and then when in Tokyo, to other places around Tokyo? To move between Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo you can take either Hikari or Kodama trains in the Tokaido Shinkansen line.Hi! I just want to inquire. If I have already JR Pass and I will ride Narita Express. Can I book my seat reservation on the spot? For example, we will arrive on April 6, 11:35AM. We can reserve seat for the N’Ex departure at 12:00PM? Thank you! However, getting the Japan Rail Pass will give you more flexibility to make sone day trips from Tokyo by train, since there is a countless number of towns and villages surrounding Tokyo, places that will leave you breathless, places full of history, heritage, and natural beauty, including Nikko, Kamakura, Yokohama and of course, the great Mount Fuji. I amd coming to Narita Airport on Feb 10 and leaving from Tokyo by the same airport on Feb 20. I hava a 7-day JR Pass. Is it possible to get a round trip by The Narita Express with it?

Please advice of train stations and lines from Azabu Juban station to Shin-Fuji station of the Tokaido Shinkansen line. Tokyo Express", romanzo d'esordio di Seicho Matsumoto, scritto nel 1958 è un compendio di diversi stilemi del giallo classico, non ultimo quello del "giallo ferroviario" (anche se qui il crimine non avviene in treno ma la ferrovia fornisce l'alibi) frequentato dai più grandi giallisti a partire da Agatha Christie con "Assassinio sull'Orient Express" ma anche con "Il mistero del treno azzurro" e altri racconti, oppure da Freeman Wills Crofts con "Il mistero dell’espresso della notte". The greatest Japanese writer of detective stories of the past century. . . Matsumoto infused the genre with social conscience. Highly recommended La Repubblica D'Albas, Andrieu (1965). Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II. Devin-Adair Pub. ISBN 0-8159-5302-X.The puzzle that Mihara must solve is around railway lines and timetables, and of course the places where the suspect ought to have been and where they have actually proved themselves to be. His having to work though various railway routes and lines, timings, and stops was something I found especially fun since one of the few programmes I watch on TV these days is something called Japan Hour, on which one of the programmes featured is trips on local train lines in Japan where the hosts try to find original spots to visit. So, all the discussion and exploration of mainlines and local lines felt familiar territory. I think the book does carry a map and segments from the timetables but this was a bit muddled in the ARC. The debut novel of bestselling writer Seicho Matsumoto, first published in Japan in 1958 and never out of print, is an ingeniously plotted railway mystery Guardian

This classic of postwar Japanese crime fiction was banned in its day for its 'decadent western ideas'. Now, the fascinatingly detailed investigations of Inspector Torigai echo those of Simenon's Maigret in a pared-down narrative shot through with political critique. Financial Times, Summer Reads 2022 I am afraid you can´t do so. Your Japan Rail Pass will start working for 7 consecutive days, once you active it. Therefore, you won´t be able to use it before the activation date.I‘m planing on traveling from Kyoto to Hiroshima and then from Hiroshima to Tokyo. I know that the Rail Pass is not valid on the bulletin train. Are there any trains running or do I have to pay the full price for the bulletin train? Or just an additional fee?