train transit

In Japan, train service develops very much, and most of the main sightseeing spot and the shops can use a railroad.

In addition, a lot of service number is very exact at time, too. (probably I think that it’s world’s best.).

On the occasion of a trip to Japan, There will be a lot of opportunities to use the railroad.

Therefore I selected carefully in convenient information when you used the railroad in a trip to Japan.

I think that you are not troubled when you use the railroad in Japan if you know three information to introduce here.

Contents:

  1. Railway transfer guide service
  2. “The first train” and “The last train” search service
  3. Route map browsing service

1.Railway transfer guide service

As a result of my checking it in various ways, and having used it, the best service of the railway transfer guide service of the multilingual correspondence is …, Google!( *´艸`)

Languages Many languages                        
Supported Platforms PC、iOS、Android
Fee Free
Service provider Google Inc.

It is Google Map which everybody knows well. Among the various transfer service, Google service information is abundant and easy to use most. Also you can see the delay information of the train.

In Japan, it is sufficient if there is a Google service. If you log in to your Google Account, it will be displayed in the language of the ID that is the login. In addition, if allowed to position information, you can search from where you are now.

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2.”The first train” and “The last train” search service

There are many “The first train” and “The last train” search service in Japan, but the best service that supports multi-language is…, HyperDia!( *´艸`)

Languages English, Chinese (Simplified) , Japanese             
Supported Platforms PC,iOS,Android
Fee Free(iOS, Android version is 240 yen/month)
Service provider Hitachi Systems, Ltd.

The Hyperdia, there is a service that can display the time table of the station in the search results of the departure station. By using this, you can see the time of the first train and the last train of the station!

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3.Route map browsing service

“Explore Japan” is the site that is convenient when you think about the plan of the trip to see the route map of the train. The main route map that can be viewed in this service is “JR (Japan Railway)”. Private railway other than JR are summarized in a separate table.

Languages 10 languages(Including Japanese, English, Chinese)
Supported Platforms PC
Fee Free
Service provider JRPass ltd.

■Route map of private railway

Language display : en=english, zh-CN=Chinese (simplified), zh-TW=Chinese (Traditional), ko=Korean, th=Thai)

Region Name language Route map download
Kanto Tokyo-Metro en http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/subwaymap/pdf/routemap_en.pdf
zh-CN http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/subwaymap/pdf/routemap_cn.pdf
zh-TW http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/subwaymap/pdf/routemap_tcn.pdf
ko http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/subwaymap/pdf/routemap_kr.pdf
seibu-Railway en http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/tourist/english/train_information/railwaysmap.pdf
zh-CN http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/tourist/china/train_information/railwaysmap.pdf
zh-TW http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/tourist/chinese/train_information/railwaysmap.pdf
Keisei-Railway en http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/railmap/railmap.pdf
Keio-Railway en http://www.keio.co.jp/english/howto/pdf/map.pdf
zh-CN http://www.keio.co.jp/chinese/railwaymap/map.pdf
zh-TW http://www.keio.co.jp/chinese_t/railwaymap/map.pdf
ko http://www.keio.co.jp/korean/railwaymap/map.pdf
Tokyu-Railway en http://www.tokyu.co.jp/global/english/railway/ticket/pdf/rosen.pdf
zh-CN http://www.tokyu.co.jp/global/chinese_sc/railway/ticket/pdf/rosen.pdf
ko http://www.tokyu.co.jp/global/korean/railway/ticket/pdf/rosen.pdf
Keikyu-Railway en http://www.haneda-tokyo-access.com/en/transport/trainlinemap.html
zh-CN http://www.haneda-tokyo-access.com/cn/transport/trainlinemap.html
zh-TW http://www.haneda-tokyo-access.com/tc/transport/trainlinemap.html
ko http://www.haneda-tokyo-access.com/kr/transport/trainlinemap.html
Odakyu-Railway en http://www.odakyu.jp/english/traffic/railmap/pdf/odakyu-line-route-map.pdf
Sagami-Railway en http://www.sotetsu.co.jp/en/train/time/
zh-CN http://www.sotetsu.co.jp/sc/train/time/
zh-TW http://www.sotetsu.co.jp/tc/train/time/
ko http://www.sotetsu.co.jp/kr/train/time/
Chubu Nagoya-Railway en http://www.meitetsu.co.jp/eng/route/route-map.html
Nagoya-Subway en http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/dbps_data/_material_/localhost/_res/english/_res/pdf/subwaymap.pdf
Kansai Kintetsu-Railway en http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/about/station/route_map/index.html
zh-CN http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/chinese-kan/about/station/route_map/index.html
zh-TW http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/chinese-han/about/station/route_map/index.html
ko http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/korean/about/station/route_map/index.html
th http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/thai/about/station/route_map/index.html
Nankai-Railway en http://www.howto-osaka.com/en/railway/routemap/
Keihan-Railway en http://www.keihan.co.jp/en/station/
zh-CN http://www.keihan.co.jp/cn/station/
zh-TW http://www.keihan.co.jp/tcn/station/
ko http://www.keihan.co.jp/kr/station/
Hanshin-Railway en http://www.hanshin.co.jp/global/en/map/
zh-CN http://www.hanshin.co.jp/global/cin/map/
zh-TW http://www.hanshin.co.jp/global/tw/map/
ko http://www.hanshin.co.jp/global/korea/map/
Hankyu-Railway en http://www.hankyu.co.jp/global/en/traffic/route_map/index.html
zh-CN http://www.hankyu.co.jp/global/ch/traffic/route_map/index.html
zh-TW http://www.hankyu.co.jp/global/zh-tw/traffic/route_map/index.html
ko http://www.hankyu.co.jp/global/kr/traffic/route_map/index.html
Osaka-Subway en http://www.kotsu.city.osaka.lg.jp/foreign/english/map.html
Kyoto-Subway en http://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/koho/eng/access/img/pdf/subway_route_map_en.pdf
zh-CN http://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/koho/chi/access/subway.html
zh-TW http://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/koho/kor/access/subway.html
Kyoto-Bus  en

http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/cmsfiles/contents/0000019/19770/ENG150919(omote)0914.pdf

http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/cmsfiles/contents/0000019/19770/ENG150919(map)0915_2.pdf

 zh-CN

 http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/cmsfiles/contents/0000019/19770/chiomote.pdf

http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/cmsfiles/contents/0000019/19770/chimap.pdf

Kobe-Subway   en  http://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/life/access/transport/subway/img/01english.pdf
zh-CN   http://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/life/access/transport/subway/img/02s_chinese.pdf
zh-TW   http://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/life/access/transport/subway/img/03t_chinese.pdf

Kyushu

Okinawa

 Nishitetsu-Railway en http://jik.nishitetsu.jp/?lang=en
zh-CN http://jik.nishitetsu.jp/menu?lang=zh-cn
zh-TW http://jik.nishitetsu.jp/menu?lang=zh-tw
ko http://jik.nishitetsu.jp/menu?lang=ko
Fukuoka-Subway en http://subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/eng/route/index.html#b
zh-CN http://subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/cha/route/index.html#b
zh-TW http://subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/cha_trad/route/index.html#b
ko http://subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/kor/route/index.html#b
Yui-Rail en http://www.yui-rail.co.jp/en/faretable.html
zh-CN http://www.yui-rail.co.jp/sc/faretable.html
zh-TW http://www.yui-rail.co.jp/tc/faretable.html
ko http://www.yui-rail.co.jp/kr/faretable.html
Okinawa-Bus en http://www.routefinder-okinawa.com/route_search?Lang=en
zh-CN http://www.routefinder-okinawa.com/search?Lang=zh-cn
zh-TW http://www.routefinder-okinawa.com/search?Lang=zh-tw
ko http://www.routefinder-okinawa.com/search?Lang=ko

How did you like it?

Have a nice trip! XD

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