How to take the subway in Japan? Which is better?

When playing in Japan, the local traffic is definitely a concern for everyone. After all, it is very easy to get lost when you are unfamiliar. The following small series will introduce how to not get lost in Japan. With these strategies, you will not be so confused.

Navigation software

Google map

From bus to subway, in addition to transportation and sightseeing routes, googlemaps can be found in some scenic spots.

But there is one thing to note: Google Maps queries real-time traffic plans by default. Different time, different transportation plan. It is suggested to estimate the actual travel time, or check it again when taking the bus (especially the tram).

In the transfer case

In order to make up for the bug that google can't use in China, we can use the combination of transfer box and Baidu map when doing raiders and checking traffic.

The transfer case is equivalent to the Chinese version of the original navitime, which can be queried in Chinese, but the result is still mainly in Japanese. Please refer to the following translation for details.

Take navigation time

If you know Japanese, you can try the original navitime produced by Yahoo, which is more powerful and informative.

Looking for a guide to the north in the maze of the station

Maybe you don't believe it, Japan Railway Station is the easiest place to get lost.

For example, the famous Shinjuku Station is actually a giant complex consisting of five "Shinjuku Stations" and department stores. Guangzhan Station has two floors above the ground and five floors underground, and there are 64 main exits scattered in the central city of about 1 square kilometer.

The five stations in Shinjuku Station are JR Shinjuku Station, Wang Electrostatic Railway Shinjuku Station, Ota Jijinju Station, Tokyo Metro Shinjuku Station and Du Ying Metro Shinjuku Station.

In contrast, Osaka is called Nanbo Station, but there are three places (JR Nanbo Station, Nanhai Nanbo Station, Osaka Nanbo Station, and one of them is Nanbo Station of Osaka Metro. The station is different, and the tram takes the opposite route. It takes some effort to get around all the stations.

Some of these stations are connected together, and some can't find the north on foot. Just like Alice in Wonderland, many people get lost because they got into the wrong hole in the first place.

The first principle of not making mistakes is that you can't just rely on navigation. Secondly, you should observe carefully and follow the map.

Marked transfer station

Although the navigation software will tell you which station to take the bus, it is one thing to tell you, and it is another to know the way.

In the matter of finding a station, literacy is better than listening to navigation, and literacy is better than literacy. The station names of many stations in Japan are marked with Chinese characters, so as long as they are identified by Chinese characters, there is basically no mistake.

For example, the navigation tells you to take the central line at Shinjuku Station. First, find the station or line sign on Google Maps/transfer box. Then find the station entrance with the same logo combination in reality.

Because of the language support of navigation software, sometimes the station names are marked with Japanese pseudonyms. So just look at the text, you may not find the station. In this case, it can also be judged by line identification.

For example, the navigation software requires you to take the Yutang strip line (1000 miles in the central direction) at Nanbo Station. In fact, follow the navigation to the station, and then find the blue label of Osaka subway and the red label of Yutang tendon line, and you will find it.

Look at the picture and find a good horse-follow the clue to find something

Color is recognized as the best "guide" in the station.

Yellow represents the exit (outward direction

Black and white numbers represent the platform (inward direction.

Color is used to distinguish lines, and each line has its own color.

In addition to color, icons are also a small helper for guiding the way.

The "tip" is the Shinkansen, and the "square" is the tram or subway.

In addition to the icons of trams, various circles and squares also represent urban rail transit lines. The letters in the box represent the line code and the numbers represent the station code.

The simple station with 1-2 layer structure is easier to find the way. The general exit is on the first floor, and the platform is on the first floor.

Google Maps will tell you the most convenient exit (yellow sign) when navigating.

After getting off the bus, follow the crowd out of the platform, and then follow the instructions on the light box overhead or the case board on the wall to find the corresponding exit.

For stations with complex structures, exits may be distributed on all floors. In this case, don't blindly start to find the way, first find the floor plan near the elevator and know what is on each floor, which is simpler and clearer.

Public transport strategy

The general Japanese transportation strategy rarely mentions buses, but sometimes buses are more convenient.

There are several differences between Japanese buses and domestic buses:

1. Most buses get on at the back door and get off at the front door. But in the 23rd district of Tokyo, you get on at the front door and get off at the back door. The rules of getting on and off are different from place to place. Just line up with the crowd.

2. Get on the bus at the back door: (Get on the bus and get the sorting voucher → ring the bell and get off, pay/swipe the card.

Get on the bus at the front door: (Pay on the bus → ring the bell to get off.

Many Japanese public transport cash boxes have the function of changing money (_ _), but the maximum face value of the change you bring when you take the bus should not exceed 1000 yen.

3. Japanese buses have the right rudder and vehicles drive on the left. When waiting for the bus, pay attention to which side of the road the platform is on. Navigation sometimes follows the custom of domestic left rudder navigation station, and it must be determined according to the actual driving direction before getting on the bus.

There are two ways to charge public transportation in Japan: one is the unified fare like Kyoto-Beijing bus, and the other is the most common station-by-station charge.

A station-by-station bus will have a machine spitting out coupons at the entrance. Whether you use it in the end or not, you must get the sorting certificate first when you get on the bus.

Sorting coupons are important because there is a "sorting coupon number" on them.

The number on the sorting ticket is called "sorting ticket number", which means going to the station. There is a display screen above the driver's seat, and the number below the ticket corresponds to the fare (_ _). Just put the fare and sorting voucher in the cash box before getting off the bus.

If you don't arrange coupons, you need to pay the full fare when you get off (departure station-get off the station. So be sure to take it.

In Kyoto, Tokyo and other tourist cities, bus stops are generally announced in four languages: Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean. But in principle, you need to ring the bell to get off. So it's best not to be distracted on the bus, otherwise it's easy to miss the station.

Super useful little common sense

Entry articles

After finding the right station, the first thing you have to do is to enter the station (pass the gate).

Before entering the gate, you need to confirm the route and direction of the train. In some stations, the upstream and downstream entrances are separated. There is a route map at the entrance of this station. It is safer to enter the station after confirmation.

Crossing the gate is basically the same as taking the subway in China, but there are several situations that need attention:

1. Regardless of Kanto, Kansai, Hokkaido or Okinawa, IC cards of transportation departments can basically be used all over the country as long as the places they go are not too biased.

If the IC card balance is insufficient, you can enter the station, but before leaving the station, you need to find a machine with "actuarial" or "チャジ" to make up the balance チャジ/deposit.

If it is a paper ticket, you should choose a replacement ticket (actuarial

2. Booking tickets with JRPASS, long ticket and stapler requires manual window (みどりの _).

みどりの is a specialty of JR Station. Although this sign looks like a waiting room, it is actually an artificial window. Generally located near the ticket gate (change to Zagreb's entrance. If you have any problems at the station, you can ask for help here. If you take the non-JR line, you need to go to the stationmaster's room (room _ _

3. If you take a "named" bus (such as HARUKA, Nex, HIKARI, or a transfer train running in the interval), you will be given several tickets (such as a ticket and a designated seat ticket). In this case, tickets must be stuffed into the gate when entering and leaving the station, but if the tickets are nailed together, they must pass through the artificial window.

Generally, a maximum of five tickets can be put at the gate of a station. If you are not sure which ticket to hold, it is safer to ask the staff near the boarding gate directly.

Ride articles

Japanese railways are mainly divided into designated seats and free seats.

Designated seats, one vote, one seat, no standing tickets. More expensive than a free seat. If you use JRPASS, you need to go to the station manual window to change tickets for designated seats (free of charge, but excluding flights outside the effective area.

The seating space of Airport Express and Shinkansen is similar to that of domestic high-speed rail. If you want more spacious and advanced space, you can upgrade to.

Greencar (four-leaf clover logo, equivalent to the domestic business seat.

But if there are no special requirements, don't choose. After all, no one's money is blown by the wind.

It is also important to learn to look at the shift sign on the carriage besides distinguishing the carriage when riding.

The easiest way to get on the wrong bus is the "intercity tram".

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Similarly, to the airport, the airport express is the same as the ordinary price, but the travel time difference is much. If you can't take ordinary, don't take ordinary. Be sure to look carefully before you get on the bus.

The level of the train can be judged by the electronic screen on the platform and the logo on the car body.

Ordinary trams will not be graded, but there will be women-only carriages and weak cold (RV).

In principle, women-only cars are only open to women, although I have indeed seen men blend in. As tourists, try not to crowd women-only cars to avoid unnecessary conflicts. A weak cold car translates as a car with less air conditioning (65438+ 0-2 degrees higher than normal). This "power saving behavior" takes care of people who are afraid of the cold. If you are afraid of cold, you can find a car with the word RV.

Taxi article

Taxis should be the "lowest" means of transportation in Japan, but they are the most reliable when you are in a hurry and don't know the way.

When it comes to renting a house in Japan, the first word that comes to mind is "expensive". How expensive it is, Google navigation will also tell you a rough price range.

The distance from Tokyo Station to Shinjuku Station is about 6.9km, and the fare is about 365,438+08 ~ 347 yen /km (almost 20 yuan per kilometer). It's no problem for 3-4 people to spread out by car.

The naming of taxis basically follows international practice.

If you are at the airport or station, there will always be a taxi waiting at the taxi stop.

If you are in a hotel, you can ask the front desk to call a car for you.

If you see a sign that says "empty car" on the road, you can reach out and stop the car.

The hardest thing to take a taxi in Japan is to tell the driver where you are going.

Although taxis with translation function are being introduced everywhere, the most reliable way is to look up the address (what area, what road and number) on the navigation first, and then show it to the driver.

Although trouble is trouble, the service of Japanese taxis is really good, which makes you feel "value for money". The driver will help you open and close the car door and pack your luggage. Basically, you don't have to do anything except pay.