How to take a car in Japan Japan travel transportation guide

It is definitely necessary to take some means of transportation when traveling to Japan. The following is the relevant guide for taking means of transportation. You can learn more about it. Let’s take a look at the guide below. What should you do in Japan? Take a ride.

Strategy

1. Buy an ICOCA card, which is a domestic transportation card. Just recharge and swipe the card. It is very convenient.

2. Stay in Osaka 1-2 full days, and you need to visit some attractions that require payment, it is recommended to purchase the Osaka Amazing Pass one-day pass or two-day pass

3. Download and add a Klook travel APP, the ICOCA mentioned above Cards and Osaka Amazing Passes can be purchased there, as well as the most comprehensive range of JR line tickets that can be purchased online. Tickets can be picked up on the spot or mailed to your home, which is very convenient.

4. Download the two apps Keihan Kanna Transportation and Osaka Metro Transportation __These two apps cover the transportation in all major cities in Kansai. Please be sure to download it. Open it and you will understand the meaning

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5. Make sure you have Google Maps or Apple’s own map on your phone

Experiences

Osaka City Routes: For tourists, transportation within Osaka It can be solved completely by subway, which is convenient and fast. To get there, please use the Osaka Metro Pass app and enter the starting station and arrival station to get various recommended routes. You can also find it yourself according to the subway map. After arriving at the station near your destination, you can navigate according to Google Map or Apple's own map.

Kansai intercity transportation: Please choose according to the Kyoto Kanai Transportation app. The app provides multiple lines for each intercity connection. The following is the better route selected by LZ among the many back routes for your reference:

__Osaka-Kyoto:

Osaka__Kyoto can take the Shinkansen, Although the price is slightly more expensive, you can experience the speed of arriving at the station in 14 minutes (actually the same as the domestic high-speed rail; for the return trip (Kyoto__Osaka), you can take the Hankyu Kyoto Main Line at Kyoto Kawaramachi Station and return directly to Osaka Umeda Station (because Kawaramachi is Kyoto is a busy city, I believe everyone chooses to stay near here. It is more convenient than returning from Kyoto Station. Of course, the specific choice depends on your Keihan accommodation

__Osaka-Kobe:

You can take the JR Kobe Line or Hankyu Kobe Main Line to and from Osaka__Kobe, which is very cost-effective

__Osaka-Nara:

You can take the nearest bus to and from Osaka__Nara Railway Nara Line, because JR Nara Station is too far from most attractions, it is not recommended (ICOCA cards cannot be used on Nara city buses, please bring your own change

__Kansai Airport-Osaka City:

You can take the Nankai Electric Railway, which is considered a tourist attraction because of its cool appearance; of course, it is also highly recommended to charter a car to pick up and drop off from the airport. If the accommodation is not very close to the subway station, otherwise it will be very difficult to rush with large and small bags. Hard work

Introduction to Osaka Subway

Operating hours + bus intervals

Operating hours: 5 a.m. to 12 midnight, every 3 to 10 minutes. The trains are very dense, so you don’t need to check the timetable to take it.

Osaka Metro Fare

The fare is 180 days, and the fare is based on mileage. If you will take it multiple times in Osaka. For the subway, consider buying discount tickets.

Should I buy an ICOCA card?

Whether you should buy an ICOCA card depends on your travel plan. You don’t have many means of transportation but you don’t want to queue up to buy tickets. Buying an ICOCA can save you a lot of time and trouble. However, if you will use a certain one or a certain one a lot or for a long distance in a day. For certain types of transportation, for example, if you take the Kyoto municipal bus more than three times a day, or take the Osaka subway four times, or use JR or private railways to move around Kansai, it is more cost-effective for you to purchase various transportation coupons. < /p>

Where can I use ICOCA

ICOCA has been integrated with IC cards in most areas of Japan, so you can use ICOCA all over Japan. IC cards currently interoperable with ICOCA include. :

Tokyo and other Kanto areas

"Suica" released by JR_ Japan, "PASMO" released by PASMO Company

Osaka, Kyoto, Kami_, Nara Waiting for the Kansai area

"PiTaPa" issued by SURUTTOKANSAI

Nagoya and other central areas

"TOICA" issued by JR Tokai, "manaca" issued by Nagoya City

Kyushu area

"SUGOCA" issued by JR Kyushu, "nimoca" issued by West Japan Railway, "HAYAKAKEN" issued by Fukuoka City

Hokkaido Region

"Kitaca" released by JR Hokkaido.

In the above-mentioned IC card-issuing areas, you can usually use ICOCA for rides and purchases; similarly, the above-mentioned IC cards can usually be used in the Kansai area where ICOCA is issued.

How to buy ICOCA

The most convenient way is to buy it on TB. Of course, if you think TB is not cost-effective, you can also buy this card at the ICOCA machine at any station in Western Japan (yes It’s the same as the ticket vending machines in Kita-Shangguang Station. If you know how to use ICOCA and are entering and exiting from Kansai Airport, you can consider purchasing the "ICOCAHARUKA Discount Package" launched by JR West. The package includes "2000." "One Japanese Yen ICOCA" and "HARUKA Kansai Limited Express Discount Coupon" for high-speed travel between Kansai Airport, Osaka and Kyoto. The whole set is priced from 3,100 yen, which is convenient and cost-effective.

When is it available? Purchase Osaka Amazing Pass

Osaka Week_Card One Day Pass_Two Day Pass

_Ticket Description

The Amazing Pass has "One Day Pass 2500 Days" Both the one-day pass and the two-day pass can enter Tsutenkaku for free (700 yen, Osaka Castle Castle (600 yen, Umeda Sky Building Sky Observation Deck (800 yen), 38 free views_+23 discount attractions+67 discount merchants

_Recommended objects

Travellers who plan to visit Osaka and visit multiple Osaka Weekly Pass free attractions in one day or 2__ days

_Cost-effectiveness

The average number of free attractions in the one-day pass The ticket price is 600 to 800 yen. If you stay in Osaka for one day and visit 2 to 3 free attractions, you can consider purchasing a two-day pass. If you stay in Osaka for 2 days and visit 3 to 4 free attractions, you can consider purchasing a two-day pass.

No_, the Osaka Amazing Pass can also be used on various sightseeing boats worth 900 to 2,100 yen and the LEGOLAND Discovery Center Osaka (Osaka Legoland Discovery Center) for 2,300 yen, so if you arrange it well, you can only go to 1 or 2 attractions a day. This

_Notes

1 After purchasing the ticket, it can be used on any date within the validity period

2 The two-day ticket must be used for two consecutive days and cannot skip days.

3 The same card can only enter the attractions for free once in one day or two days

4 Free attractions do not include Osaka Universal Studios and Aquarium

5 Free Most scenic spots have closed days, you can check the time on the official website

6 One-day and two-day passes cannot be used on JR lines

7 One-day and two-day passes are only free of charge The bus range is _, and other discounts are the same

8 Please see the attached map of the app for the free ride range of one-day and two-day passes, or the map will be given to you after purchasing the coupon