Living in Tokyo Part 2


BUSES HOTELS
TRAINS HAIR  CUT SALOON
VENDING MACHINES POST OFFICE
100 YEN CORNERS MONEY
SUPER MARKET MAIL AND COMMUNICATIONS

BUSES
Buses are a convenient way to reach part of Tokyo not always served by trains and subways. Toei bus network incorporates some 116 different routes that crisscross the city, and other networks operated by private companies supplement these. These buses are green and white in colour and charge a flay rate of 200 yen for adults and 100 yen for children and students. Board this bus from the front of the bus and place your fare in the machine near the driver while you get off the bus from the rare door. When you approach your stop/destination you can signal the driver by pressing the button just above the window. The machine near the driver accepts 500 yen and 100 yen notes also. In case you do not have exact change, you can insert the note in this machine and get the change. Keio buses also operate through out Japan, in this bus you will have to enter the bus from the rare door and alight the bus from the front door.

In case you frequently take a bus, alternatively you can ask the bus driver for the bus card, just in case you do not want to pay everyday. The bus card is available in the units of 1000 yen, 3000 yen and 5000 yen, which is easier and cheaper than buying tickets everyday. Moreover you can use this bus card on other buses as well. If you are taking the bus everyday, the most economical way is to buy a season ticket (teikiken) valid for one or three months (9000 yen and 25,650 yen for adults respectively). Bus passes are transferable so that you can share it with your family. They are available from season pass sales offices.  There is one more pass available, the Toei One Day Economy Pass (ichi-nichi josha ken), which allows unlimited use of Toei buses, subways and streetcars for one day. These passes can be
Purchased on buses or streetcars. These kinds of bus passes are useful for the tourists.

TRAINS
Japan has got very good train service that connects every part of Tokyo and other parts of Japan. Government of Japan runs the JR line. There are large numbers of private trains that serve Japan.
 
Ticketing Machines
Entry and Exit Point

 

Priority Seat for disabled, pregnant and old people
Outside view of the Chuo Line Train

 
Private Railways
  • Tobu Tetsudo Lines
  • Seibi Tetsudo Lines
  • Keio Teito Dentetsu Lines
  • Odakyu Dentetsu Lines
  • Totyo Kyoko Dentetsu Lines
  • Keihin Kyuko Dentetsu Lines
  • Keisei Dentetsu Enoshima Dentstsu Lines
  • Shin Keisei Dentetsu Lines
  • Sagami Tetsudo Lines
  • Toyo Monorail
  • Shonan Monorail
 Subways
  •  Ginza Line
  •  Marunouchi Line
  •  Hibiya Line
  •  Tozai Line
  •  Chiyoda Line
  •  Yurakucho Line
  •  Hanzomon Line
  •  Toei Asakusa Line
  •  Toei Mita Line
  •  Toei Shinjuku Line
  •  Nanboku Line
  •  Toei 12 Line
  • Yokohama Shiei Line

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