I've talked in the past about Japan's distance-based fares...today I'll go into more depth about it.
Rates start relatively high ($2.03/mile) but quickly drop, stabilizing between $0.23/mi and $0.27/mi
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Rates never drop below $0.23/mile, though, and this rate first shows up at the 9.3 mile (15km) mark
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Some reference prices for given distances: 5mi = $1.80 10mi = $2.88 20mi = $5.22 50mi = $13.41 100mi = $27.18 Do these prices sound fair?
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Prices are *very* slightly higher on Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu, and *very* slightly lower in Tokyo and Osaka's urban networks
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Private railroads usually offer slightly lower rates than adjacent JR lines
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Lastly, please recall that this thread is only concerning BASE FARE; if you want to reserve a seat etc you will pay surcharges
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Base fare is what you pay for an unreserved seat on an ordinary train--in other words, +90% of daily trips.
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