Train Tickets, Japan Rail Pass
The trains in Japan are a great mode of transportation if you know how to use it. The picture is an example of a round trip ticket to a specific location. However, the terminal offers unlimited rides for the day depending on which location you plan on traveling to. For Tokyo there is an all-day ticket that includes the JR, subway and metro, which comes out to being 1600 yen. There are multiple rail companies so it is better to familiarize yourself with them to know where you train ticket works. Like let’s pretend you have the Japan Rail Pass, which is only available to foreigners and must be purchased before you go to Japan, it is for unlimited rides on any JR train and is good for 7, 14, or 21 days depending on the length you choose. This JR consists of East, Kyushu, West, Shikoku, Central, Hokkaido and Kansai. This includes rides on the Shinkansen, but the Nozomi and Mizuho are excluded. The Japan Rail Pass is NOT for the subway, private rails, and metro or anything other rail company. This means you have to purchase either a separate ticket or be prepared to walk far distances to reach a specific destination. The JR reaches many of the main areas, but when you are trying to reach let’s say Ginza in Tokyo then you’ll have to take the Ginza Line Subway to reach it. The ticket terminal in Tokyo offers an unlimited Toei subway or Tokyo metro or both pass for a day at 1000 yen. It helps to research this beforehand and get apps that will help you figure out, which train to use and if it is a subway, metro, JR or anything else.