Pop quiz, hotshot…
It’s late in the evening and you’re in Hirosaki, northern Japan. You need to be in Shinjuku, Tokyo the following afternoon.
You could A) Check into the Hirosaki Toyoko Inn (¥4,700), then the following morning catch the 9.09 train to Aomori, the shinkansen bullet train to Omiya and the local to Shinjuku (¥17,500). You would arrive in Shinjuku at 2.25PM at a total cost of ¥22,200.
or B) Catch the 10.30 overnight bus from Hirosaki Station to Shinjuku Station. Arrive 7.30AM for a total cost of ¥8,000
And the answer is…
Willer Express Bus - 6AM at a rest stop somewhere near Tokyo (iPhone)
Unfortunately an overnight bus trip does mean you look (and feel) something like this
Not getting enough sleep? (Photo by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert)
But, no rest for the wicked. I needed to head over to Yodobashi Camera to buy a small camera case. I couldn’t take my big Lowepro rucksack and a tripod where I was heading later that night. I found that the 645D and lens just fit into a Lowepro Toploader Zoom 55 AW
Lowepro Toploader Zoom 55 AW (Image by Lowepro)
TRAVEL 67 : Chris Willson Photography 
Insane trip!
This was not so bad. Insane was when I took the Greyhound Bus from San Diego to Calgary. 36 hours of craziness.
The tired and stubbly look makes you look a bit like House!
I second the “House” look. 🙂 Were you in Tokyo on Aug 25 & 26th. I was in Tokyo as well. If I had known I could I have met up with you.