How to Ride Subway & Trains in Tokyo - 35 Tips!
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- 35 tips to help you ride the trains, subway, and Shinkansen in Tokyo Japan. I cover everything you need to know to successfully navigate Tokyo's public transportation system including how to buy tickets, how to plan your trip, and how to ride the train itself.
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Just some of the tips in the video:
- Rail in Tokyo is run by multiple companies
- No single ticket covers all trains in Tokyo
- Above ground trains and bullet train primarily run by JR
- Subways run by private companies
- Station maps don't show all lines
- Use route planning applications like Hyperdia
- Plan out your trip beforehand
- JR Pass comes in many different varieties
- JR Pass good for long distances but not very good for transport in Tokyo
- JR Pass doesn't work on Subway
- You can use JR Pass to reserve seats on the Bullet train
- Tickets are distance based are price based on distance
- Prices are shown on station map
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Hands down no app beats google maps for navigating and finding your metro in Tokyo. I used it exclusively while there and was amazed at how in sync it was with the metro schedule (to the second), even telling you what platform to go to.
Agreed.
Without Google Maps, Google Translate, and a currency translator app, I would have been hopelessly lost in a day.
I am a Tokyo native and think your explanation is very easy to understand and helpful for visitors from overseas. Thank you very much.
+kagonaka Thanks Kagonaka! I appreciate the kind words!
Can I visit your house?
@@williamjames4031 hahaha
so what time does stations and trains and transport start operating? as I would like to wake really early so dont catch up the rush time may be 6am but I dont know what time do they open, thank you!!
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Just go back from two weeks in Japan. Rode the Shinkasen, the Yamonite line and many others. Thank you for the detailed explanations on how to buy tickets and ride the trains. Also, thank you for your guides to Osaka and Kyoto. It was not as intimidating as I thought it might be. Signs are in English and people are friendly and helpful.
Thanks Al!
OMG, I love how you explained the transfer process!
I have been asking this for the past months because I'm going to Tokyo alone this Wednesday.
THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR THAT EXPLANATION. ❤
+SPIDER LILIEZ Thanks Spider! I hope you have a great trip!
How was your trip? I went last March with a group I want to go next year by myself. Im a woman... how safe was it?
When from at there
So many railway companies and metro companies and so many passes...I always got anxiety when I'm searching for transport info
this video is really a savior thanks!!
Thanks Lola!
Another tip for riding. As a tourist you're likely to have a backpack. If you take it off and hold it by your feet while riding it will take up less room and your less likely to hit someone with it. Also with the IC cards don't forget they cost 500 yen but when you leave you can give the card back and get that 500 yen back.
+Phil Nolan Great tip on the backpack and getting your money back.. thanks!
If you're a backpacker, it can't be helped really... but I do definitely recommend a messenger bag rather than backpack. Besides it being what the people there actually use, it's a lot more maneuverable- you can quickly pull it from behind you to in front of you. And people are generally using their bags, purses and briefcases as personal space buffers anyway. Backpacks take too much space though, and if on both shoulders, won't easily yield when you come into contact with someone, giving you that leverage that risks whacking someone quite hard. If you twist into someone with a messenger bag, the bag just moves.
+redfish337 That's a great tip too!
Phil Nolan would say IC card is better than Suica card?
Suica Card is an IC card. Suica is the company or brand. IC is a type of card. IC Card in japan consist of Suica, Pasmo, Icaco, etc. All work the same so it doesnt matter which one u get.
Really appreciate your videos on Japan. Leaving for Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto in three weeks. I have traveled a lot in Europe and ridden the rails there but Japan is a whole different animal. This one in particular really explained the basics. Can't wait to try it out. Thanks.
Will be going to Tokyo on a self-help trip next month for the first time (second time actually but the first time was many decades ago with a tour group) so this is my first lesson to prep for my trip to the Land of the Rising Sun :) THANKS for the detailed rundown of repertoire I need!
Thanks Will! I hope you enjoy Tokyo!
This is the best, most thorough explanation! Thank you!
Me: I go through New York Penn Station every day, I think I can handle Tokyo, no problem
*arrives at Tokyo*
Me: I NEED AN ADULT!!!
NYC rail/metro network looks like Boy Scouts compared to Tokyo
Lol I'm from NY and going to Tokyo in two days. Good to know that our mta ain't shit lol
No kidding. From New York as well and almost get on the wrong train so many times in Japan. The station and network is just much bigger in Japan
So I went and I'm back and it was absolutely easy!
HAHA so true!
This was so helpful! I am planning my first trip to Japan. I consider the planning a part of the journey, a part that I thoroughly enjoy. But for subway systems which are my own personal kryptonite, as it were. Not planes, buses nor automobiles. Just subway systems. It stresses me out greatly. This video really set my mind at ease. I can do this!
I must say, out of all the videos I've watched on youtube your vid was the most helpful. I've been planning a trip and the transportation was definitely my biggest concern. Thanks for sharing!
+Zelle OnTheGO Awwww... Thanks Zelle!
It does look intimidating, but I couldn't believe how easy it was in reality! Downloading the English language app for the underground is absolutely essential IMO. Makes everything so simple.
Good tip on the mobile app!
Hey dude what is the name of that app
The one for the Tokyo Metro is called "tokyosubway" (it's an official app by Tokyo metro). It's pretty good...you can also use Google Maps to plan out trip itineraries too, that's what I did when I went last year.
Great Video. Thank you so very much for being so clear and direct, the best Tokyo trains/subway information I got.
Thank you so much for going through all these details!
Thank you for the tips. Just wanna let you know that your channel is awesome. Keep it up!
Man thank you so much for the Info that you provide for people.
My pleasure Bob!
Love this Video- thanks for putting this together- so informative and helpful.
Thanks Bron!
Great video. Thank you. Very helpful!
The Japan subway system seems so intimidating compared to when I used the subway system in Korea. Got to keep looking up videos to make sure I'm ready. Thank you for the helpful information 🤗
Now that you've seen this video I'm sure you'll be ready! :)
This video Was incredibly helpful, thank you so very much for making it!
My pleasure Ash Catchem!
Wow.. Great sharing on the rail pass. I had quite hard time trying to understand but after watching t
Your video definitely help me a lot.
Thanks so much! I just booked a trip to Tokyo so I’m excited and this video and many others is very helpful
Very helpful. The detail is much appreciated! Thanks
My pleasure Prateek!
Thank you for making this video, very informative and well explained.
My pleasure jeplan! Thanks for the note!
Loved your explanation. You made it seem a little less confusing. Thank you very much 😃
Thanks Catharina!
The best and most useful video we’ve seen. Thank you!
Thanks KM!
That was so, so helpful. Thank you!
You make a very clear explanation and great demonstration. I wish i had found your video b4 I headed to Tokyo last time. It was like a mazed and I got lost in these underground stations!
A very informative video. Thank you. Just what I was looking for.
Thanks Rob!
Very good video. I am still nervous about my upcoming first trip to Japan, but your video helped alleviate some stress!!!
Extremely helpful video since we will be going to Japan in three weeks and your video answered EXACTLY all the questions that I had about JR, Suica etc. I also didn't know you could just show your pass to a human with the JR pass. I would have looked pretty stupid trying to shove the pass into the turnstile!!
thank you so much, we are visiting japan for the first time and we're very nervous for riding public transportations in japan and you're very helpful! thank you so much!
No worries!
I have my first trip to Tokyo coming up in April so this video and a lot of your other ones have been very helpful!
Have subscribed x
+Cliffy D Awesome! Thanks Cliffy! I hope you have a great time in Tokyo!
Same here! Leaving the 30th of April. I have an itinerary set up. Only thing I'm concerned about is using the trains. Good Luck on your trip.
ill be there as well for two weeks at the end of april, this helped me alot!
Wow!! Such an awesome video. Thank you so much. You have a great easy to follow style. I am only two weeks away from my first visit to Japan. Subscribed.
Thanks Clayton! I hope you have a great trip to Japan!
Great tips, thank you. Can’t wait to start my trip in Tokyo!
Thanks! Enjoy your trip!
This is a really informative video, and also gives me a newfound appreciation for how simple the London Underground fare system is.
Thanks Harry!
This was the best explanation I have seen. Thank you.
Thanks MB!
Thank you for the video! i will be in tokyo from march to may and have to transfer in shinjuku everyday to get to university. your video helped alot and answered many questions!
+KKaitoJeanne Awesome. Thanks!
Traveled there with my family at the start of the year! And I have to agree the maps can be intimidating at the start, but it starts to grow on you after a couple of train rides. Anyways great video keep it up!
+Kevin West Thanks Kevin!
This is very very helpful and thorough! Thank you!
Thanks Gina!
Awesome!! I am going on a holiday in Tokyo next month. This was the information that I needed.
Thanks Rob! I hope you have a great trip to Tokyo!
Perfect video to watch before going to tokyo.
pretty handy stuff to know, I've got a trip coming up in about two months and I feel more at ease about getting through train stations after watching this.
Enjoy Tokyo Daniel!
this was very comprehensive and easy to understand. the etiquette part is very good to share!
Thanks Betty!
Thank you for the video, going to Japan in November ❤
Hi Chris, thank you so much for this amazing tip ! It makes more sense to ride the subway in Tokyo now, and hopefully it will be lot easier in the future.. 😊
+Jo Jo Awesome! Glad I could help :)
Extremely helpful, thank you
Thanks Drinky!
Excellent video!! Thanks for all the advice.
Thanks for the helpful tips!
My pleasure Jer!
Tip#34: So you don't miss your stop, when it's 2 or 3 stops before, start heading towards the doors. Once you are at your stop, and you still can't get out of the train, just say loudly "SUMIMASEN, ORI MASU!!" And push your way out of the crowd of people.
Good tip! :)
"I'm sorry" 😁
Very useful video, thanks a Lot for taking your time doing it :)
My pleasure Laura!
Very helpful, thank you for the tips...
My pleasure! Thanks Nita!
Very thorough, thank you!
Can't wait I be there in October
You are the man! Very well done and thank you for the valuable video.
Thanks Ed!
Your channel is very good and we discover many things about culture and tips. I'm from Brazil and I will planned to visit Japan in end of May and I will stay there for around 20 days.
Thanks Laeciro! Enjoy Japan!
Thank you..this was very helpful...I'm going to Tokyo this year by myself & I'm a little nervous but this video helped a lot😊
Thanks Sharonda! Enjoy Tokyo!
Very informative, thank you 😊
Thanks for a great video and resource! I'm going to Japan in 2019!
Thanks Badado! Enjoy your trip to Tokyo!
Great video, very informative. Great job!!!!!
Thanks Yohanan!
This was very helpful. Grabbing a Suica card asap. Its essentially the Presto card that i use on the subways in Toronto. Thank you sir!
thank you! very good video. lucky that I am already used to Berlin S- and Sub- rails, The Tokyo rail map doesn't scare me too much anymore hahaha
Very useful. Thanks for making this
+Patrick & Sebastian Thanks Patrick!
Going to Tokyo next week. Thank you for this! 💜
My pleasure nochaser!
Thank You for creating this video.
I'll be on an 11hr layover arriving in Narita Airport by 6:45am on the 31st of Dec (Yep, New Years Eve) and not leaving until 6pm on my next flight. I plan to enter the city to visit one of the traditional attractions (probably Meiji Jingu Shrine), taking the train there and back.
This has shown me what I'll be up against !
Enjoy your 11 hours in Tokyo!
We watched this video on our last day in Tokyo. Wishing we would have watched it before we came to Tokyo. Great explanations!
Thanks Debbie! Sorry RUclips didn't recommend it to you sooner 😉
thank you!!!! be visiting Japan next month this is a big help!
My pleasure Olet!
Thank you so much I did a lot of research for this but I was still confused before I saw your video!
Hopefully my video helped! :)
Ah this was so useful! I had no idea how complicated it was until now lol
amazing video, thanks so much!!!!
Thanks Jules!
Great stuff! Thanks.
Thanks Peter
Just love your videos men ..this will help me on my upcoming trip
Awesome Paolo!
Thank you. Most informative and helpful.
+Evil Incarnate Thanks Evil Incarnate!
Very informative. Thank you.
Thanks Keith!
Great video, nice info, going to Japan on February 2019
This is an extremely well done. Thank you!
Thanks Andrew!
I found Yellow Productions Singapore videos super helpful. Now that I'm going to Japan I've got to watch ALL the Yellow Production videos on Japan.
Awesome! Thanks Steven!
Great video and advice
Very good guide thank you so much. Will check out others.
Thanks Gay!
i live here and this video probably even helps me haha. ya tokyo and shinjuku station can be crazy. like i said, i live here and i even have a hard time sometimes. but now i know those two stations like the back of my hand. just to add, might not be train related but the Suica/ Pasmo cards can also be used as cash card. so you can use it to buy drinks on the vending machine or even pay for things on the register at a convenience store, that is if you have a lot of cash stored in it. so thats another benefit of the suica card.
I used Suica when I was there. Picked it up at the airport. Even used it to buy stuff from vending machines!
Thanks Jaysato! Great tip on using Suica as a cash card! It is nice to be able to use it at convenience stores and not have to carry a whole bunch of small coins around.
I love the vending machines in Japan too! :)
jaysato hello.
I plan to travel on the Chuo Rapid line shinjuku to Tokyo station.
do you know if the trains will be very crowded if I travel around 6:30 a.m. on a weekday with my luggage?
on a week day around that time probably might not be that bad. probably around 7am or a bit after would be the rush hour. most of the trains around that time will be crowded for sure.
Great video it's amazing how easy they are to travel around the city
Thanks Traveling Breeze! Tokyo is an amazing city to travel around!
Wish we had seen this video before we went you explain things so well!!
+theuniplex Thanks theuniplex!
wow, this is really helpful. Thanks a bunch!
Thanks Culaij!
going to tokyo next week - thank you! x
Such a great video! Thank you!
Thanks Joseph!
fantastic explanation. thankk you so much
My pleasure Farida!
My boyfriend and I are going to Japan February 2019. Thank you for the great tips. Your video is a definite in my arsenal of " Japan travel videos". Good job!
Melanie Chandler hi. I’m going in October. Was the trains easy to navigate?
@@jar13lucky I wouldn't say it was easy. It was manageable. Definitely buy a Suica or Pasmo for your Tokyo trains. I used Google maps. There was free wifi at each station that I used. Google maps gave a choice of train routes, times of each train, length of trip, cost of trip, and which platform. Day 1 in Tokyo was difficult, but by day 2 and 3, I had a better grasp on the trains.
I didn't travel outside of Tokyo by train or bus. I spent 3 days in Tokyo and 10 days in Rausu, Hokkaido.
Melanie Chandler thanks! Definitely be getting a Suica card. I hope myself and friends can manage 😅 And I’ve seen google maps is quite good ^^ Hope we don’t get lost as we’ll be travelling from Tokyo to Osaka
Very helpful, thanks!
My pleasure!
Great training aid for my upcoming trip!
+Aaron L. Thanks Aaron!
great video super informative
Glad it was helpful!
Very helpful, thank you!
Well detailed!
Thanks Qunyh!
The Suica card sounds a lot like the Octopus card from Hong Kong. We used the Octopus card and it was so much easier with the different bus companies and also to load more money. We'll probably get a Suica card on our trip to Tokyo in 2020. Thanks for all the info!
When I am a tourist in Tokyo, I enjoy riding the trains during rush hour once or twice. It is amusing for me to watch the Tokyoites on their way to work when I am not on my way to work. Is this cruel? Maybe.
So very helpful
Thanks Mally!
Truly helpful..thank you ☺️
+1chocochip3 Thanks! My pleasure!
Thank you for the great tips! Although it wasn't Tokyo, the video gave me great memories of riding the Tube in London when I was over there in 2015. I remember riding it at certain times of the day to avoid the rush hour crowd. I'll keep this video in mind when I decide to visit Tokyo.
+Scottman895 Travel Cool cool.. London does have a great Subway system too!
Good Day
Thank you for your tips. My sister and I took my niece to school to Japan in October 2018. She lives in Hana Koganei and we stayed in Nishishinjuku . Her school was in Takadanoba. So we had to navigate getting to her house and her school. We had to use several lines the Jr , Yamanato and Toei Odeo Line. We spent so much money buying individual tickets. While at the the train station we saw the suica and pasmo cards to buy but we did not know we could use on all the different lines. we are going back in March 2019 and will definitely purchase while using the subway. This time we get to do more sightseeing and want to go to Mount Fuji and Kyoto. Will buy the JR Rail pass.. thanks for the video very helpful. We did get lost in the train stations.
Hopefully for your return trip you won't get lost this time! :)
It WORKS on everything, but transferring train companies really adds up. That's why all the Waseda kids living along Seibu Shinjuku walk to 'Baba despite it being about a mile/1.5 km. If you're a tourist you can usually get away with using JR pass when it's still active, or Tokyo Metro/TOEI passes, but since she's living on a pretty pure commuter line that tourists wouldn't be expected to take, there's not much that can be done to help that. It'll at least save you the trouble of buying individual tickets.
@@redfish337 is suica available to use in other line other than JR? like tokyo metro - ginza line and yurikamome line?
@@raxhelraven All the IC cards have been interconnected at this point and basically all do the same thing. (possible minor exceptions).
So suica and pasmo both work on all of the lines within Tokyo- get whichever, they do the same thing.
The small advantage of pasmo is you can return it with no charge. But if you plan on keeping it forever anyway, then they are basically equivalent.
(some offer some minor point card cash back type benefits, so if you are a local using the train often you may want to examine that- tourists won't hit any breakpoints to get anything out of it though).
Basically every company (or groups of companies) had their own card. Tokyo and Osaka has pretty much been interconnected for over a decade. Most everything else took a little bit longer. I'm not aware of any more exceptions, but it's possible some private lines still do not accept IC cards (or only the regional one). Before I used to always have to say that the Hiroshima Cable Cars (de facto transportation in Hiroshima) only accepted the local card, but that's been changed within the last few years.