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northern Tokyo. The stations Taxi fares start at ¥740 for the to cycle on side walks if they
at either end have subway first mile (2 km), then cost around are available. The Muji store
connections, and the tram ¥100 for each additional 1,640 ft in Yurakucho, close to the
can also be boarded at (500 m). Fares increase by about Imperial Palace, rents bicycles
Otsuka, where it crosses 30 percent between 11pm and (¥525/day; ¥1,050 holidays
the JR Yamanote Line. 5am. Tipping is not required. and weekends).
In the west of the city, the
Setagaya Line links Sangenjaya Rickshaws Walking
(Denentoshi Line) and
Shimotakaido (Keio Line). The rickshaw (jinriki-sha) is a Walking is an excellent way
popular, if expensive, vehicle to explore parts of Tokyo.
for sightseeing. Look for the The City of Tokyo Walking
Car Rental rickshaw men, in their happi Tours (in various languages)
Renting a car in Tokyo is not coats and shorts, in front of are free and depart from
recommended; few roads are the Kaminarimon Gate in Shinjuku. The city also arranges
signposted in English, and Asakusa. They will pull two tours that focus on such
although rental cars usually slender Japanese people at a themes as sumo, traditional
feature sat nav systems, the time, but they may ask bigger- gardens, the tea ceremony,
on-screen text is in Japanese. built foreigners to ride solo. and architecture. Each tour
If you wish to explore Japan lasts about three hours and
by car, head out of Tokyo by costs ¥650–3,540.
train and rent a vehicle in a
smaller town. The Japan
Automobile Federation (JAF) Finding an Address
offers details about car rental Only the main thoroughfares
companies such as Nippon in Tokyo have street names.
Rent-a-Car, Toyota Rent-a-Car, In an address – for example,
and Nissan Rent-a-Car. 2-3-4 Otemachi – the first
A ride on an old-fashioned rickshaw number refers to the chome,
or main block. The second
Taxis number indicates a smaller
Cycling
Taxis can be hailed on major block of buildings within the
thoroughfares and found at Cycling is a popular way of chome. The last is the number
large hotels and at railway covering short distances of a yet smaller block of
stations. A red light in the around Tokyo. Most streets buildings. There is no logical
front window indicates have no sidewalks, so cars, order to this system. Officers
availability. Few taxi drivers bikes, and pedestrians at police boxes are used to
speak English, so have your essentially share the same helping people find their
destination written in Japanese. space. It is perfectly permissible destinations.
DIRECTORY
Buses Water Bus Nippon Cycling
Rent-a-Car
Keio Tokyo Cruise Muji
∑ keio-bus.com/bus/ Ship Company Tel 0800-500-0919 Yurakucho Building
index.html (Japanese) ∑ suijobus.co.jp (toll-free) or 3-8-3 Marunouchi,
(03) 3485-7196. Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
Toei Bus Trams ∑ nippon Tel (03) 5208-8241.
∑ kotsu.metro.tokyo. rentacar.co.jp/ ∑ mujiyurakucho.com/
jp/eng Arakawa Line service/general.html info/index.asp (Japanese)
Tokyu Bus ∑ kotsu.metro. Nissan Walking
∑ tokyubus.co.jp tokyo.jp/eng/ Rent-a-Car
(Japanese) services/streetcar.html Tel 0120-00-4123 City of Tokyo Walking
Setagaya Line (toll-free). Tours
Monorail ∑ gotokyo.org/en/
∑ setagaya-line.com ∑ nissan-rentacar.com
Tokyo Monorail (Japanese) (Japanese) tourists/guideservice/
guideservice/index.
∑ tokyo-monorail. Toyota html
co.jp/english Car Rental Rent-a-Car
Yurikamome Japan Tel 0070-8000-10000
Line Automobile (toll-free)
∑ yurikamome.co. Federation (JAF) or (03) 5954-8008.
jp/en/ ∑ jaf.or.jp/e ∑ rent.toyota.co.jp/en

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