Tokyo Metro

Tokyo has a very wide and useful metro system, and here I want to guide you how to use it.If you are looking for a metro station on the street you should look for the this sign of Tokyo Metro company. Metro Lines and stations:All the metro lines in Tokyo are color marked as in Tokyo Metro Map, so then...

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JR Ticket Types

1. Regular ticket – this ticket can be bought at the vending machines, and its minimum cost is 130 Yen.2. JR One Day Tokyo Rail – this ticket offers unlimited travel within the Tokyo Metropolitan Area for 1 day on JR local and rapid trains. The ticket can be bought at JR Ticket Office or in vending...

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Tokyo Transportation - Taxi

Taxi is a very convenient transport but in Japan it is also a very expensive due to the charging system. The base fare in Tokyo is 660 Yen for first 2 km. of the ride and extra 80 Yen for every 274 meters afterwards. From 23:00 to 05:00 you will be asked to pay about 30% more. Entering a taxi you should...

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Tokyo Transportation - Bus

Although Tokyo has many bus routes I wouldn’t recommend to you if you don’t know Japanese, because on the bus stop the only thing that is written in English is the final stop of the bus and the rest of the rout chart is in Japanese. Another down side of the bus is that it can be stuck in traffic, and...

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Tokyo Transportation - JR

JR- Japan Railways company operates many lines. JR Tokyo MapThe most useful line in Tokyo is the Yamanote line, it is a round line that stops at all major stations of Tokyo. If you need to go for a relevantly short distance it also cheaper than the Tokyo Metro – the cheapest ticket will cost you 130...

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