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Topic: Kansai Main Line


  
  Gakkentoshi Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gakkentoshi Line is connected by the JR Tozai Line to the JR Kobe Line and JR Takarazuka Line, allowing trains from Nara to operate as far west as Kobe, Himeji, and Sanda.
Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line), JR Nara Line
JR Tozai Line, Osaka Loop Line, Keihan Main Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gakkentoshi_Line   (144 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Hokuriku Main Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Hokuriku Main Line (北陸本線) is a line of the West Japan Railway Company connecting the Kansai region to the Sea of Japan coast.
The line is an important intercity segment because the Shinkansen network does not connect these two regions: narrow gauge high-speed trains such as the Thunderbird, Raicho, and Shirasagi are common sights along the line.
The Sea of Japan (known in South Korea as the East Sea and in North Korea as the East Sea of Korea) is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bound by the Japanese islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, and Kyushu and the Russian island of Sakhalin to the east...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hokuriku-Main-Line   (714 words)

  
 Tokaido Main Line - busy Japan railway line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Tokaido Main Line (東海道本線 Tokaido-honsen) is the busiest trunk line of JR, connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station.
The Tokyo-Yokohama portion is part of the Keihin-Tohoku Line, while the Tsurumi-Ofuna stretch is part of the Yokosuka Line, and the Shimbashi-Ofuna stretch is part of the Shonan-Shinjuku Line.
The JR Kobe Line continues as far west as Himeji Station, although the Kobe-Himeji portion is technically part of the Sanyo Main Line (which goes all the way to Fukuoka's Hakata Station).
www.japan-101.com /travel/tokaido_main_line.htm   (467 words)

  
 OsakaPrints.com (Glossary)
Kansai: "West of the barrier," the region west of the Hakone barrier in Sagami, including the prefectures of Ômi, Yamashiro, Tanba, Tango, Izumi, Kawachi, Yamato, Kii, Ise, Iga, Tajima, Settsu, Harima, and Awaji, thus encompasing the cities of Kobe, Osaka, and Kyoto; roughly synonymous, but not equivalent to, Kamigata.
From about 1750 onwards the first and main part of the program was usually begun with one or more dances, then a prologue, and next the main play based on an historical tale adapted to conform to a particular sakai or "world" decided upon by the playwrights.
Kumadori is composed of curved lines or bands of various colors painted on a base of white, red, or brown make-up and sweeping outwards from the brow, eyes, and cheeks toward the actor's wig or hair line.
www.osakaprints.com /content/information/glossary.htm   (8846 words)

  
 Osaka Outer Loop Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The line will connect Shin-Osaka Station in northern Osaka to Kyuhoji Station in Yao City, forming an arc around the eastern suburbs of the city.
The line from Hanaten to Kyuhoji is planned to open in 2008, because of problems with purchasing the necessary land.
Keihan Main Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Tanimachi Line
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Osaka_Outer_Loop_Line   (119 words)

  
 JR-WEST : Travel Information > Japan Rail Pass
When boarding a train that travels over lines operated by companies other than JR, it is necessary to pay the corresponding fares for the line being traveled (standard train fare, limited express fare, etc.).
Tokaido - Sanyo Main Line (Yamashina - Himeji),
Tokaido - Sanyo Main Line (Shin-Osaka - Shimonoseki),
www.westjr.co.jp /english/travel/jrp/index.html   (692 words)

  
 Forbes Special Sections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
As president and director of The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kansai EP) Fuji traveled the globe on numerous occasions, in addition to countless journeys throughout Japan.
But as one might expect, he is vigorously promoting Kansai also for the direct benefit of Kansai EP.
Besides serving as Kansai EP's president and director, Yohsaku Fuji is the chairman of the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC).
www.forbes.com /specialsections/japan/07.htm   (508 words)

  
 Passenger Opinions about Osaka Kansai Airport
I have used Kansai airport for many times in my travels to/from Okinawa, since (until the recent opening of the new Nagoya airport) the alternative was to fly to Narita and then take the 90-minute bus ride to Haneda.
Kansai international airport would be more aptly renamed Kansai for Japanese only airport.
Kansai is the one of the best airports in the world.
www.airlinequality.com /Airports/Airport_forum/osa.htm   (1818 words)

  
 Randy's 'Favorite Getaways in Rural Japan' p 6
Kansai is the general area of central southwest Honshu Is. around Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, and Nara cities, including Lake Biwa, and Himeji.
From Osaka, take the Kintetsu Osaka line from Namba station toward Sakurai and change at Yagi, south on the Kashiwara line, or take the JR line to Unebi, just north of Kashiwara Jingu and change to the Kintetsu line for one stop.
Gojo is somewhat south of Nara and is reached via JR rail lines heading south from Nara or east from Osaka to Ogi, then south via Yoshino-Guchi to Gojo.
ease.com /~randyj/rjjapan3.htm   (6713 words)

  
 Osaka Travel Guide
Osaka is the main metropolis of the Kansai region, and its inhabitants exhibit a strong rivalry towards the Kanto region, from baseball, food, popular culture, even to which side they ride escalators (on the left in Tokyo, but on the right in Osaka).
The main international gateway to Osaka is Kansai International Airport, covered in a separate article.
The convenient Kansai Thru Card can be used on just about anything that moves in Osaka (as well as the rest of the Kansai region), with the notable exception of JR trains.
www.imakoopedia.org /en/article/Osaka   (703 words)

  
 Damage of hydraulic anti-vibration devices on the main steam line (Occurrence of water hammer in the main steam line)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It was confirmed that the integrity of piping and valves in the relevant main steam line was maintained.
As a result of the investigation, it was found that pressurization of the main steam line with nitrogen was not conducted due to inadequate communication between the main control room and the work team.
It was also estimated that water hammer occurred by condensation of this steam in the main steam line, resulting in damage of the hydraulic anti-vibration devices.
www2.jnes.go.jp /atom-db/en/trouble/individ/power/l/l995271/measure.html   (544 words)

  
 Kansai Main Line - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Kansai Main Line - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Kansai Main Line (関西本線; Kansai-honsen) is a railway line in Japan connecting Nagoya Station in Nagoya with JR Namba Station in Osaka.
The section from Kamo Station to JR Namba Station is also known as the Yamatoji Line (大和路線).
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Kansai_Main_Line   (150 words)

  
 Osaka Hotels - Osaka attractions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Close to the JR Osaka stn., Hankyu Umeda stn., Hanshin Umeda stn., the Midosuji subway line's Umeda stn., The Tanimachi line's Higashi-Umeda stn., The Yotsubashi line's Nishi-Umeda stn.
Close to the JR Osaka stn., Hankyu Umeda stn., Hanshin Umeda stn., the Midosuji line's Umeda stn.
Tanimachi subway line's Temmabashi stn., and Keihan main line's Temmabashi stn.,
www.osaka-hotel.com /osaka_attractions.htm   (1461 words)

  
 Gifu (prefecture) - Wikitravel
Gifu prefecture (岐阜県 Gifu-ken) is a region in the central Chubu region of the main Japanese island Honshu.
The JR Tokaido Main Line runs through Gifu on its way from Nagoya to Kyoto and Osaka.
The JR Takayama Main Line (高山本線 Takayama-honsen) runs from Gifu across the length of the province, meandering through the scenic Hida Valley through Gero Onsen to Takayama, and beyond to Inotani in neighboring Toyama prefecture.
wikitravel.org /en/Gifu_(prefecture)   (574 words)

  
 Marimari.com : Japan - Kobe
The Sannomiya station in Kobe is serviced by two private lines, Hankyu and Hanshin, as well as the JR Shinkaisoku limited express.
The private lines are much cheaper although it will take a slightly longer time to reach the city.
Although, Kobe is small enough to travel on foot, there are rail lines that run from east to west across Kobe, thus providing sufficient transport to the city's more distant sights.
www.marimari.com /content/japan/popular_places/kansai/kobe/main.html   (932 words)

  
 Gakkentoshi Line -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Its name, literally "Science City Line," comes from the Kansai Science City, which is located on the line between Osaka and Nara.
The line is also known as the Katamachi Line (片町線).
JR Tozai Line, (additional info and facts about Osaka Loop Line) Osaka Loop Line, (additional info and facts about Keihan Main Line) Keihan Main Line, Osaka Muniipal Subway Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Ga/Gakkentoshi_Line.htm   (137 words)

  
 Randy's Japan Guide -- Reading Japanese Route Maps!
The fl line below the Shinkansen on the left part of the map is the regular Sanyo Main Line.
The fl line above the red-and-white line at this point is the Tokaido Main Line to Kyoto, and on to Nagoya, and Tokyo.
The next main dark line to the south is the Kansai Main Line, whose schedule is on page 310.
ease.com /~randyj/rjjikmap.htm   (563 words)

  
 Hokuriku Main Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Hokuriku Main Line (北陸本線) is a line of the West Japan Railway Company connecting the Kansai region to the Sea of Japan coast.It passes through the prefectures of the Hokuriku region.
The line is an importantintercity segment because the Shinkansen network does not connect these tworegions: narrow gauge high-speed trains such as the Thunderbird, Raicho,and Shirasagi are common sights alongthe line.
JR Freight operates a small spur line to the port of Tsuruga from TsurugaStation.
www.therfcc.org /hokuriku-main-line-359009.html   (121 words)

  
 Marimari.com : Japan - Osaka
Apart from the shinkansen, private rail lines, such as the Hankyu and Kintetsu lines are also available.
Osaka is well-serviced by the subway, and a JR Loop Line, or JR Kanjo-sen, circles the city area.
The loop line is sufficient enough to move around the city unless visitors miss the last train.
www.marimari.com /content/japan/popular_places/kansai/osaka/main.html   (531 words)

  
 Kyoto City Web / Access / Public transport in Kyoto
Information about the route the bus will take is indicated by the bus number and main destination displayed on the front, back, and side of the bus near the door.
The Kyoto Subway Line consists of the inner city south-north "Karasuma" Line and the east-west "Tozai" Line.
The two lines intersect at "Karasuma Oike" Station where it is possible to transfer lines.
www.city.kyoto.jp /koho/eng/access/transport.html   (767 words)

  
 JAPANESE SWORD ARTS FAQ VERSION 2
The length of a Nihon-To is measured from the back of the tip in a straight line to the mune-machi (which is where the back of the blade fits into the habaki).
Besides the length of the blade, the length of the tang is measured, the width of the blade at the machi (where the blade meets the tang), the width at the yokote (defining line between tip and blade), the thickness at the mune machi and the yokote, and the length of the kissaki (tip).
At the high end, you'll see leather at the top of the flaps of the tare and on top of the men, and of course the corner reinforcements will be high quality leather, not synthetic (or even non-existant on the low end).
max_rage.tripod.com /swordfaq.html   (13589 words)

  
 Shinkansen (Japanese Bullet Train)
Japan's main island Honshu is covered by a network of high speed train lines that connect Tokyo with most of the island's major cities and Fukuoka on the island of Kyushu.
In 1982, the first north bound lines, the Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Morioka and the Joetsu Shinkansen to Niigata, were completed.
Since then, the following further lines have been taken into service: the Yamagata Shinkansen from Fukushima to Yamagata, the Akita Shinkansen from Morioka to Akita, the Nagano Shinkansen from Takasaki to Nagano and the extension of the Tohoku Shinkansen from Morioka to Hachinohe.
www.japan-guide.com /e/e2018.html   (596 words)

  
 Kansai Main Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.
Despite its name, for much of its length it is a very local line with mainly single track sections and no regular express services.
This page was last modified 15:56, 13 August 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kansai_Main_Line   (128 words)

  
 REDCROSS-Transportation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
If you are in a wheelchair and going through the airport on your own, you should go through immigration at the office in the center of all of the regular lines.
A direct phone line from the train to the JR's English Language Telephone Service is provided free of charge.
If you are in Tokyo, the most popular way to get to Haneda is to take the monorail from Hamamatsu-cho Station on the JR Line, but it may be very inconvenient to take the train for wheelchair users.
www.cs.cmu.edu /afs/cs.cmu.edu/project/theo-3/data/web_country/japan/Transportation.redcross_transportation.html   (2203 words)

  
 The Blog From Another Dimension: June 2003 Archives
Somewhere in the Kansai region, a hunter had accidentally shot and killed a 62-year-old woman who was in the hills looking for wild vegetables to use during the New Year's holidays.
The Kansai killing took place in a country where guns are as rare as gun deaths--and yet the incident barely made a ripple in the press.
The main difference is that the free mode puts up a small ad window (140 x 150 pixels) that cannot be moved from the periphery of the main monitor.
www.blogd.com /archives/2003_06.html   (10861 words)

  
 SLNET Time Traveler(Japanese Steam Locomotives) Smoke and Steam
Kansai main line Seki station (Mar, 1971) D51+D51
There are many good photography sites on the Soeda line.
Senmo main line Kitahama - Hamakoshimizu, Hokkaido (Feb, 1972) C58
www.slnet.gr.jp /main/kemuri_e.html   (765 words)

  
 Fodor's Travel Guides | Forums Messages
You can see that the JR Saikyo Line from Ikebukuro uses the two platforms for tracks 1 to 4 and that the train to Matsumoto is at the platform for tracks 5 and 6.
According to the map track 11 is used by the Kansai main line.
then there is a discrepancy between hyperdia (which says platform 11 for Kansai main line) and the platform guide on the JR Central map (which says 7,8,10 for Chuo line).
www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=27&tid=34630640&numresponses=2&start=0   (586 words)

  
 Sensei's Library: Kanazawa Tesuji Series
On this occasion, I received a very nice gift from one of the visitors who happened to be my opponent in the game event we organized: HashimotoUtaro's version of the Gokyo Shumyo, a collection of more than 500 tsumego.
To post the main line given in the book, variations on the correct solution, and a list of plausible moves which nevertheless fail, all of which you are of course encouraged to comment and improve.
In particular, the main line will from now on be the one that we deshis came up with as giving the most resistance by both players.
senseis.xmp.net /?KanazawaTesujiSeries   (339 words)

  
 JNTO Website > Regional Tourist Guides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Iga is also noted as the hometown of Matsuo Basho, who created haiku, a unique Japanese style short poetry of 3 lines with 17 syllables, and achieved renovation of the old fashioned haikai, a linked verse.
The Haisei-den, or the great haiku poet's shrine was built inside the Ueno Park in 1942 commemorating 300th years since his birth.
Then, take JR Kansai Main Line from Nagoya Station to Iga Ueno Station and transfer to Kintetsu Iga Line to Uenoichi Station.
www.jnto.go.jp /eng/RTG/RI/kansai/mie/igaueno/igaueno.html   (306 words)

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