How to take the subway in Japan and how to buy tickets?

To go to go on road trip, you must first know the local traffic information, what bus to take, what tickets to buy and so on. You must do your homework in advance. After all, the local traffic is really complicated. You must do your homework if you want to know the answer.

There are three kinds of tickets for Tokyo in kanto region: Watermelon Card, JR (3rd) Tokyo Wide-area Travel Ticket, and Tokyo Metro One-day/Two-day/Three-day Ticket.

If you don't want to read complicated instructions, you can refer to some common itineraries in the picture below to match them.

Considering the service life of the ticket, it is arranged according to the three-day itinerary. Different pictures represent different cards, and the order can be disrupted.

Let's talk about the usage of these cards.

Watermelon card

Watermelon card (sucia) is the most common IC stored value card in Japan. Very versatile (only available in most parts of Japan), it can be used as an electronic wallet and used in stations, convenience stores and some vending machines.

Ordinary watermelon cards have a deposit of 500 yen, valid for 10 years, and can only be returned before the departure of Kanto. However, from 2065438+September 2009, you can choose the red watermelon card (welcome

Suica), the card contains no deposit and is valid for only one month, but the balance cannot be refunded.

The watermelon card for traveling to Japan can be said to be one for each person, and most stations (including transfer) can enter and leave the station as long as they swipe their cards. It saves the time and energy of buying tickets and avoids the embarrassment of a bag of steel.

Sightseeing in downtown Tokyo

If there is a sightseeing plan in downtown Tokyo, a 24/48/72-hour ticket for the Tokyo subway can save you a lot of money.

If you enter from Narita Airport, you can buy skyliner and Tokyo Metro Pass at the airport counter. Buying skyliner round-trip +24-hour subway pass (4,700 yen) is the most cost-effective, which is cheaper than buying it alone 1040 yen, which is basically equivalent to giving away a bus ticket.

If you don't like to do raiders and want to have a relaxed and simple tour around Tokyo, you can consider sightseeing buses in downtown Tokyo.

These open-air double-decker buses have their own Chinese tour guide explanation function. The landmark attractions, such as Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Station, Ginza, Rainbow Bridge and the Statue of Liberty in Taiwan Province, are the most comfortable places in go on road trip after dinner.

Tokyo wide-area sightseeing

The scenic spots around Tokyo can be roughly divided into two categories:

1. North: Karuizawa, Sunshine, Cao Jin Hot Springs, Galla Ski Resort, etc.

Many scenic spots in the northern region need to take the Shinkansen, so when you go to these areas, you need to buy a JRPASS Tokyo wide-area pass (10000 yen), which will make this trip super cost-effective.

The pass is valid for 3 consecutive days, during which you can take the whole train of JR East Japan (N'ex, monorail tram, all JR trams in Tokyo), as well as some Hokuriku Shinkansen, Yamagata Shinkansen and Shang Yue Shinkansen. These shinkansen can basically get the ticket value back in one round trip.

Coiling method

JRPASS Tokyo wide area pass

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the Northeast area

If you want to apply for a three-year visa in Northeast China, there are three options.

1. Tokyo+Tohoku: JAPASS Tohoku Railway Pass (Tohoku/Niigata Nagano), take the Shinkansen for free.

2. Northeast+Hokkaido: Hokkaido Railway Pass in Northeast Japan/Hokkaido Railway Pass in East Japan

3. Northeast China: JRPASS can be considered if the trip spans two counties.

For the Northeast Railway Travel Pass, if the travel distance is not many times, you can buy the ticket directly in cash (you must prepare more cash for going to the Northeast, and you can only pay in cash in many places).

Western Japan region

If you travel from Osaka to West Japan or North Road, you will definitely use JRPASS, but because of different destinations, JR West Japan divides PASS into 9 types.

Because there are so many contents, you can go to the website of JR West Japan for details.

Coiling method

West Japan Railway Travel Card

https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/sc/ticket/pass/