The best and most complete transportation maps to help plan your trip to japan. We cover all the basics including things to do in tokyo, how to get from narita airport to tokyo, which jr rail pass to choose, getting a sim card and pocket wifi to find why we started this site, check out the tokyo cheapo manifesto. Note that results may include jr trains that partially use non jr tracks and are not covered by the seishun 18 kippu. It is the station used to reach the ueno district and ueno parkwhich contains tokyo national museum, the national museum of western art, ueno zoo, tokyo university of the arts and other famous cultural facilities.
Shinjuku station map finding your way shinjuku station. Getting around tokyo with the japan rail pass jrailpass. The yamanote line is the most prominent rail line in tokyo. The stations in red in the map have japan rail pass exchange offices. The japan rail map with over 4800 stations and 23000 km of rail freedom to explore. Shinkansen route map guide to japan travel society oct 1, 2014 exactly 50. On this page you can find a collection of maps of various districts of osaka to be downloaded and eventually printed. It serves as an essential transit hub for the tokyo rail and subway network as well as rail links throughout the greater kanto region surrounding the capital.
Helpful pdf downloads the official tokyo travel guide. Hokkaido rail pass holders cannot ride the hokkaido shinkansen hayabusa and hayate trains. Hokkaido rail pass can be used toward on all jr hokkaido train lines with the exception of hokkaido shinkansen. Tokyo international airport haneda airport narita international airport sendai airport nrt shibukawa shimmaebashi i uragano ami isesaki a kiryu sano akagi aioi ota higashioizumi nishioizumi tatebayashi kuzu tochigi oyama kuki kurihashi shintochigi shimodate utsunomiya hoshakuji tobuutsunomiya. With the pass, you can far move by shinkansen bullet trains to the north areas such as hokkaido and aomori, to the middle areas including kanazawa, osaka, and kyoto and to the south areas like fukuoka. Map of yokohama englishwritten or recommended maps for foreigners when a foreign expat visits japan to stay in yokohama for a long term, he or she will try to grasp characteristics of each area in yokohama at first considering the transportation access for commuting or childrens school, and then will decide where to live. The following are non jr lines and sections, indicated as 19 in the map, that may be traveled on though the japan rail pass is not valid for them by jr line. Please use convenient keikyu trains and buses for your business and sightseeing travels. A major commuter hub, it is also the traditional terminus for longdistance trains from.
Japan rail pass is offered by japan railways group. The jr map is a vital tool for planning your trip to japan. The most useful train line in tokyo is the jr yamanote line, which is commonly called the tokyo loop line or just loop line. Guide to travelling around tokyo by train, subway and the tokyo metro. The jr pass affords access to five main tokyo railway lines. Because some of trains that come from outside tokyo go to downtown tokyo via subway line. Tabata sugamo komagome ikebukuro otsuka itabashi akabane jujo ukimafunado todakoen kitaakabane. Japan rail pass komagome tabata o omiya ikebukuro mejiro takadanobaba shinokubo sugamo otsuka nishinippori nippori uguisudani narita x ueno okachimachi akihabara kanda o o. Their operation, however, is pretty much consistent with the jr and metro. Which tickets to get, suica cards, jr pass, whether you need to speak japanese and lots more.
Interactive and pdf downloadable maps to help you plan your trip to japan. Tokyo o ginza itchom u 08 09 ginza tak cho yoyogi park yoyogiuehara akasaka mitsuke oedo line tameike g sanno 06 akasaka 06 chiyoda line yoyogikoen harajuku c 03 shibuya line meijijingumae 15 harajuku meiji jingu shrine aiemmae omotesando n 06 m 14 yurakucho toyosu 22 shinkiba maihama 24 disney resort line. And i will also tell you about the train system surrounding in tokyo too. Japan train timetables and route finders explaining hyperdia. Jr lines have the thickest lines, followed by other private railway companies tokyu, tobu, seibu, keikyu, keisei, sotetsu, etc, subways tokyo metro, toei, yokohama subway, and local monorails with the thinnest lines. For example, jr tokyo, jr shinjuku, and jr ueno are enormous mazearrays of trains, subways, superways, escalators, shops, underground passageways, and constantlyflowing crowds. Find easytoread travel resources about the train and metro systems of tokyo, osaka, and kyoto as well as details about the lines you can take. In this guide, well help you understand and confidently navigate tokyo s complex train system. The best way to pay for all trains and subways in tokyo is with a prepaid pasmo or suica card. This application is available in english, chinese simplified and traditional, korean, thai and japanese. English maps of yokohama all japan relocation, inc.
Sapporo station map layout and facilities sapporo station. Shinjuku is the worlds busiest train station, handling over 3. Hokkaido rail pass cannot be used on lines of other companies such as south hokkaido railway, sapporo municipal subway, etc. You can skip to the information about each line by clicking on its name. Tokyo oku osaki shinagawa odawara ofuna yokohama kawasaki tachikawa akihabara okachimachi yurakucho tamachi. With over 750,000 readers each month, tokyo cheapo is the site of choice for value hunters who want their yen to go further in tokyo. These discount passes not only help with navigating to and around shinjuku. Tokyo international airport haneda airport narita international airport sendai airport nrt shibukawa shimmaebashi i uragano ami isesaki a kiryu sano akagi aioi ota higashioizumi nishioizumi tatebayashi kuzu tochigi oyama kuki kurihashi shintochigi. We highly recommend travelers use the jr pass and the tokyo subway ticket to save money on traveling on jr trains, the tokyo metro, and toei subway. This is actually one of the reason why it is so difficult to understand train system in tokyo. Ueno station, uenoeki is a major railway station in tokyo s taito ward. Tokyo subway and train map for tourists in english tokyo pocket guide. Of course, it doest need any extra fee to take jr trains around tokyo and other areas.
Since most key areas in tokyo dont have good connections if you only use jr trains, i suggest just buying a suica when traveling within tokyo, and then use the jr pass for everything outside of it. After studying that map for about a week or so, i suddenly got the railway system in tokyo. Limited express super hakuto runs between kyoto st. Local train chiyoda subway line through service musashino line keiyo line musashino line keiyo line. Jr shinjuku station guide for beginners navigate and. As for traveling from tokyo to kyoto, other than the train, you can take the. Within the city, the tokaido shinkansen makes stops at shinagawa, ueno, and tokyo stations. Shinkansen bullet train shinkansen speeding in and out of tokyo station is synonymous with fastpaced and modern tokyo. Its a complicated web of jr east and other private railway companies, including subways it intertwines seemingly endlessly, making it hard to understand for anyone whos not a local. Map of shinkansen highspeed train network in japan. The railway map in whole tokyo and its vicinity describing jr lines, tokyo metro lines, and toei subway lines with names of stations issued by east japan railway company. Printed railway timetables in japanese are sold in bookstores and kiosks across japan. In this post, i will show you all subway lines and jr lines in downtown core of tokyo. However, there are other privately operated train lines such as the ones listed and many more.
Since the jr and the metro are the main trains used within the tokyo area, i only covered those. The japan rail jr network of trains covers the whole of the country and jr east is responsible for the network in the east of japan including tokyo. A1 takanawadai b5 takaracho f4 takebashi e5 tamachi d5 tameikesanno c3 tawaramachi f2 todai mae stn c1 tokyo dome d2 tokyo station e3 toranomon d4 tsukishima f5 tsukiji stn f4. Download these useful guides giving you the basics on bathing etiquette, manga and anime, the tokyo train network, museum schedules and walking courses. Tokyo subway and train map for tourists in english tokyo. To look up connections, check the advance search options boxes for only japan railway jr, ordinary train and walk. Access access to train lines map legend 0 20m z shopping center tickets gates jr ticket office shinagawa station 2nd floor v elevators escalators staircases railway jr line platforms 1 yamanote line inner tracks for tokyo, ueno 2 yamanote line outer tracks for shibuya, shinjuku 3 keihintohoku line for omiya. The following are non jr lines and sections, indicated as 1 9 in the map, that may be traveled on though the japan rail pass is not valid for them by jr line express and limited express trains. You can reach tokyo via many of japans shinkansen lines. Shinkansen bullet trains narita airport tokyo about 60 min. Jr east pass tohoku tokyo toyama gifu odate shizuoka gunma aomori miyagi jr eastsouth hokkaido pass tokyo toyama gifu shizuoka gunma aomori miyagi hakodate sapporo south hokkaido japan rail pass map legends lines covered by jr pass all information are accurate as at nov 2016. Tokyo subway navigation for tourists is a free application officially provided by tokyo metro to enable users to search transfer information for the tokyo subway network tokyo metro and toei subway. Even when completely revamped in 2003, and despite serving a city of nearly.