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| Above, riders boarding a JR Yamanote Line train. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Tokyo probably has the best public transportation system in the world.
At first glance, navigating around the city may appear daunting to a newbie. But once one gets the hang of it, it is actually very easy.
Time Out Tokyo has an article on how to use Tokyo's transit system.
It begins with:
Tokyo boasts world-class cuisine, an endlessly vibrant culture and more places to explore than you can manage in a lifetime. But our dear capital also stands out in one rather more practical way: it’s got the best train and subway system of any major world city. Sure, rush hour is hell and unlike all those breathless travelogues suggest, trains actually do get delayed. But considering Tokyo’s scale, its public transport system is almost impossibly convenient.
That’s once you get used to it, though. With 13 subway lines, well over 100 train lines and a dozen or so different transport companies in the metropolitan region, learning to navigate Tokyo’s trains is almost like learning a new language. Read up on the basics below, get out there and start studying…
To read more, go here.
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