By Donald Ash | Public Transportation In Japan
Yamanote. Hibiya. TX. Keihin-Tohoku. Chuo. Sobu. What do all of these words have in common? Are they the names of the newest hottest anime series from Shonen Jump? Nope, guess again. Are they the Japanese names of Donald’s six illegitimate Japanese children? NO! See?!? that’s how rumors get started! You know what, just forget it. […]
By Donald Ash | Japanese Train System
If you were trying to get your Pasmo or Suica card to help you get around a little bit more easily in Japan, I hope tutorial articles were easy enough to follow, and I hope you have your new Pasmo or Suica Card in hand. Now that you have it, what exactly can you do […]
By Donald Ash | Foreigners In Japan
Now let’s look at how to get a Suica Card. Essentially the processes to get a Pasmo and a Suica are exactly the same. Even the names of the buttons you have to touch in order to complete the process are nearly identical. What’s going to be different about this particular post is that I’m […]
If you had a chance to check out the last post, you now know what a Pasmo Card is and what a Suica card is. If you didn’t have a chance to look at the previous post, no worries: you can click right here to go straight to it. Even if you’re just visiting Japan, […]
By Donald Ash | Articles
If you’re a foreigner in Japan, even if you have an international driver’s license* , you will take a train at some point while you’re here. Having a car is cool, but there are times when riding a train is faster and more convenient. I actually don’t have an international license and the majority of […]
Let’s face facts. During my time here in Japan I haven’t been a heavy train user. If I need to run to Tokyo for an event, or if I want to meet someone, I usually just pay my train fare normally. But now, I will be using the train far more often…nearly everyday. The company […]