Last week in my 2nd year classes we started studying how far, how long, how much questions that I have used in traveling. I told my students that I have used the juhachi-kippu during school breaks for many years.
They asked me what cities I had gone to. They were very surprised when they heard how many places I had visited and were very, very surprised that I had used the juhachi-kippu to go to Fukuoka using just a one-day tiket. In each class, a student asked me how long it took me and I answered "22 and a half hours!" They couldn't believe it! Another student asked "How many times I had changed trains." The answer; something like 15times(I can't remenber the exact number.)
They all probably thought their teacher was a bit crazy! Some students have also taken advantage of this very cheap travelling alternative going to such places as Himeji, Sendai, Nagano, Niigata and Kyoto but I was the only one who had gone as far as Fukuoka on a slow train in one day. I asked them how much the 5day ticket group costs individually so they did the math. It comes to 2,300yen. You can't beat that but only if you have the time and the willingness to go on an adventure! I think the students got a kick out of the discussion.
One student suggested that I look into the special Hokkaido train pass available during school breaks. I haven't been to Hokkaido yet so I just might do that!
Joy Duncan
Trajal Hospitality & Tourism College (Tokyo)
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