You must know these things when you take a bus in Tokyo for a five-day tour of Tongren.

besides buses and subways, buses are also a common mode of transportation in Tokyo. There are several kinds of buses here, such as double-decker buses, sightseeing buses, free tourist buses and express buses. Let's take a look at the operating hours and routes of these buses.

1. Double-decker bus

The double-decker sightseeing bus departs from Mitsubishi Building near Tokyo Station, passes through the Imperial Palace, the National Assembly Hall, Shimonoseki Guanting, Hibiya, Ginza and Jingqiao, and goes around the Imperial Palace for one week. The whole journey takes only 45 minutes.

Ticket price: 1,5 yen per adult; 7 yen per child

Departure time: 1: -18: every day (average hourly)

2. Sightseeing bus

To improve the efficiency of sightseeing in Tokyo, it is a good way to choose a regular sightseeing bus. Hato bus is the largest sightseeing bus company in Tokyo. There are many kinds of tourist routes prepared by Hado bus, and there are special guides. At present, most of them are equipped with English tour guides, and some routes begin to provide Chinese voice tour guides, which need to be reserved in advance.

fare: according to different routes, please refer to official website for details.

Tel: 813376111

3. Travel news, free tourist buses

Besides the "Du Bus" and sightseeing buses with fixed routes, buses also operate free tourist buses in some areas.

the "seaside shuttle bus" for the tourism of the vice capital

starts from the shopping place of Taiji and connects Fuji TV, Tokyo bigsight, Japan Science Future Museum and so on. Run every 15 minutes or so.

Operation time: 11: -2: every day

Marunouchi shuttle bus

Marunouchi shuttle bus departs from Marunouchi Mansion and waits around the Palace Hotel for about 3 minutes every week, every 15 minutes.

operating hours: 8: -2: every day; On Saturdays, Sundays and New Year's Day, from 1: to 2:

Bazhou Bicycle "metrolink Japan Bridge"

starts from the vicinity of Yaeyama Mountain in Tokyo Station and bypasses Japan Bridge, Mitsukoshi Bridge and Jingqiao Bridge. Run every 15 to 2 minutes.

Operating hours: 1: -2: every day

4. Express train

The express bus connecting Ginza and Taitai, two popular scenic spots, runs every 2-3 hours. This bus starts from Tokyo Station, passes the Rainbow Bridge, and finally reaches Taichang. Due to the seating capacity system (45 people), every passenger can sit and enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. There are also many discounts, such as a one-day bus pass for Du Ying traffic, with a discount of 1 yen and a free ride on your birthday.

Ticket price: 3 yen per adult; 15 yen per child (paid by bus)

Operating hours: 8: -2: every day; Saturday and Sunday, 9: -2: on holidays

Tips: Tokyo buses usually get on at the front door and get off at the back door. Every time they arrive at a station, they will announce the name of the next station, which needs to be confirmed carefully. Because most buses in Tokyo don't have English instructions, it is still difficult for tourists who don't know much Japanese.