2月 27, 2020
Train delays in Japan and how to deal with them
Train delays can easily cause you some trouble when job hunting or working in Japan. Learn how to deal with them without needlessly upsetting your (future) boss. Japanese trains – always on time? “In......
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Budget travel by train: the Japan Rail Pass
Flat rate travel through Japan; jump on any train at any time and head off to your next location. No planning in advance, no lining up, no booking, no searching for station names on...
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How to ride your bike in Japan (the worst possible way)
Bicycle rules don’t seem to exist in Japan if you judge by everyone else’s cycling habits. I have never seen anyone use hand signs ever. Speedsters, suddenly crossing the road where no crossing is...
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Tokyo’s public transport – railway and subway systems
If you have been to Tokyo and tried to use public transportation you must know how crazy complicated the railway and subway system is in Tokyo! I was lost every single day during the...
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How to charge a Suica card
The ticket gate beeps and closes as you try to go through? You notice the remaining balance on your Suica won’t be enough for your next ride? You can recharge your Suica at all...
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Where can you use Suica?
When in Tokyo, Suica, the IC card with the penguin that you can use to ride public transportation in the greater Tokyo area is hard to miss. Once you got your Suica you might...
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How to buy a Suica card
You are in Tokyo and decided to get a Suica, or just happen to be at a JR East train station in need for a ticket. Either way, getting an IC card will save...
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How to return your Suica
So your time taking the train in Japan has come to an end? You will not have any use for your Suica any longer? When leaving Tokyo you have two options: return your Suica...
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How to choose: Suica or Pasmo card
A foreign country, a sheer unintelligible train system and a card to make everything easier. Actually, there are two of them, Suica and Pasmo. Both cards are basically identical in how and where you...
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