Kashiwa
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Kashiwa (柏市 Kashiwa-shi) is a city in Chiba prefecture, Japan. It is locally known as "Little Shibuya" due to the shopping. Kashiwa is served by the JR Joban Line (JR常磐線 Jōban-sen) from Tokyo's Ueno station. Rapid services take approximately 30–35 minutes from Ueno (some mid-day services take 25 minutes) at a cost of ¥450. The Joban Line serves 3 station in Kashiwa city - Minami-Kashiwa, Kita-Kashiwa and Kashiwa stations. Kashiwa station is main and is served by all type of trains on the Joban Line.
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Getting There
Multiple OptionsKashiwa is served by the JR Joban Line (JR常磐線 Jōban-sen) from Tokyo's Ueno station. Rapid services take approximately 30–35 minutes from Ueno (some mid-day services take 25 minutes) at a cost of ¥450. The Joban Line serves 3 station in Kashiwa city - Minami-Kashiwa, Kita-Kashiwa and Kashiwa stations. Kashiwa station is main and is served by all type of trains on the Joban Line. Local trains continue onto the Chiyoda Line (千代田線 Chiyoda-sen) of Tokyo Metro(東京メトロ Tōkyō-metoro), with some going all the way to the Odakyu Line (小田急線 Odakyū-sen) on the other side of Tokyo. Given the number of stops and routing combinations, taking the local service will be reasonable only if your starting or ending point on the Chiyoda Line. In other cases, taking rapid or special rapid trains on the Joban Line and transferring from/to other lines at major stations in Tokyo (Kita-Senju, Nippori, Tokyo, Shinagawa) will generally make the ride faster and easier....
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Getting Around
While Kashiwa is serviced by three different train lines, usage of trains for getting around will be fairly limited. Especially considering that all three lines run by different companies and have different fare systems. For example, getting from Kashiwanoha-campus station to Kashiwa station by train (using only 2 lines) will cost you ¥380, while same route by bus will cost you only ¥210. Or getting from Kashiwanoha-campus to Kita-Kashiwa using all 3 lines will cost you whopping ¥510. The bus system offers highest coverage for public transport at fairly competitive price. But it might be a little bit confusing for unprepared person, so better use Google maps/NAVITIME. Since, except areas around the stations of Kashiwa and Kashiwanoha-campus, most of Kashiwa city is thriving suburbs, getting around by car might be best option.