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The JR and various train lines can initially be quite daunting, but if you spend a bit of time at the station reading up & studying the lines, you'll be fine. Within metropolitan Tokyo, there are English wordings at all stations. I was able to get all the way from Shinjuku station to Narita town & airport and Disneyland, Chiba (about 2 hours out of Tokyo town) with little difficulty. However, once you get to the outskirts of Tokyo, there might not be as many stations with English wordings. I found the people manning the Information Counter to be extremely helpful. The ones I met all spoke English and were clear in outlining the various options and they even provided my husband and I with a little mini route map. If you have to choose, approach a lady rather than a man. The ladies tend to smile more and are friendlier. The men tend to be brusque and more impatient. A Useful Tip: "Topping-Up Ticket" Machine As for the ticket, if you underpay when you purchase the ticket, you can top up the ticket difference on the other side, so don't worry at all about getting it right. That's why I observed that many people simply purchase the lowest value tickets, and then ride the subway freely. When they get out on the other side, they would top up the difference using the top-up machine. What the machine does is read the value on your ticket, the station that you had commenced your journey on, and calculate the difference by which you have to top up. This works even when you've changed stations numerous times, within the same train or JR network. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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| | | | Getting Around the City : General Info: taxi fares in Tokyo | Tip Rating: | | | | |
in travel guides it's written "taxis in Tokyo are shamefully expensive", in general it is..but i dont think it's more expensive than in London, i took a taxi from my hotel located in Shinjuku till Asakusa, the ride took about 1 hour with the traffic, though both locations are considered to be in the center, anyway that cost me 40$, i wouldnt say i was shocked, looked normal. another thing with short distances, even for 2km ride you will have to pay 6$. one of the evenings i was supposed to have dinner with friend at Park Hyatt, funny thing i could see Hyatt from my hotel's window and it seemed being not to far and i was planning to have a walk to get there...but things are not that easy as seem sometimes..when i got out i understood i couldnt do it, with all these multileveled roads in Tokyo, Hyatt was like located in another dimension...and i was thinking...common Angela, just pay 10$ for a taxi and forget about it..and i did it, tough taxi driver was quite amazed, pointing to Hyatt ahead of me, but he took me there:) Theme: Car/Motor Home
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