Tokyo,Japan
July 18, 2008
COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Japan is a stable, highly developed parliamentary democracy with a
modern economy. Tourist facilities are widely available. Find information quickly and easily on
consular services for all of Japan, using convenient, alphabetized links at
http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/tacs-main.html. Read the Department of State Background Notes
on Japan for additional information at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/4142.htm.
By U.S. Embassy's web site
Public Transportation in Tokyo
Japan Railways Group
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/index.html
(Route Map is Available)
Subway (Tokyo metro)
http://www.tokyometro.jp/global/en/index.html
(Tokyo Subway Route Map is Available)
Bus
http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/english/index.html
Recommendation!
PASMO is a rechargeable contact less smart card ticketing system for public transport to be introduced in Tokyo from March 18, 2007. Pasmo is a development of the Passnet system used by many JR railway lines and subway and
Bus in the Tokyo region.
PAS from PASSNET and MO from "more" were combined to create the name PASMO. Also, with the Japanese "mo" meaning "&", PASMO describes a system that similar to PASSNET and usable on both trains "&" buses. The name implies our intention to expand the system to cover train journeys, bus journeys, and many other uses.
Very Convenient!
http://www.pasmo.co.jp/en/index.html
To and From Narita Air Port
http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/
(Shuttle bus)
http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/access/train/index.html
http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/keisei_us/top.html
(JR and Keisei Train)
Taxi in Tokyo
Start at 710 yen per the first 2 km (1.25 miles)
and then 90 yen per 288m additional or 105 seconds of waiting time.
A late-night 20% surcharge is applied to all fares during the
10pm - 5am period. (used to be 30% surcharge during 11pm-5am)
Also from January 2008, ALL taxis in Tokyo became NON-SMOKING'.
