Hurry Rail Pass is the practice of the round sling in the vast and intricate maze of tunnels that is the Tokyo subway. From the beginning we realize that without a map to keep in hand we would not have the slightest chance of succeeding in a journey without a hitch. I stress the importance to carry around a map of the underground with the image of what we have used (metro and trains):
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NB: In the back there are the rail lines that I will post another intervention.
tear index is directly proportional to the utility (to find the station of interest), although after a couple of days to memorize the colors and directions, so that everything becomes much more natural. Well, yes: the Tokyo subway is a maze in which each tunnel has its own distinctive color, which learned the move it becomes so easy that it seems to be born, in the subway. To reach Shinjuku
decide to take the Toei subway Oedo for 7 stops. Not being able to use the Rail Pass (which I repeat only be used for railway lines) we are going to take the ticket. The machine automatically sends us into a panic until we see the right button ITALIANO ( WARNING: Not all machines have the English language. Some models, probably older and more devices in the stations are only Japanese).
a language that we understand more help to a certain point, then we try to observe how they buy and the Japanese, not without some discussion, we understand that the cost of tickets is proportional to the number of stops (great idea, we should we adopt such a system: you only pay the way you do, not one-off one hour of travel also for only 3 stops).
The decision to buy this ticket is useful if you need to make two short trips, round trip, but if the intention is to run all day every day you can buy subscriptions at bargain prices, always on the aforementioned machine .
Most Japanese have a subscription in the portfolio which passes next to the entrance turnstiles, we just insert the ticket and retrieve it, stamped on the other side.
astonishment at seeing a train arrives on time is strong for an Italian, but in Japan you have to do the corn because what they say is true around: transport split second. You read that right, not minute, second. This is because all moving to Tokyo by public transportation, so you must have a functional transport system.
The subway is clean. Dozens of Japanese are intent on snooze (breaks, even if very brief, and are dedicated to the recovery of physical strength), listening to music, playing with the Sony PSP or Nintendo DS, talking almost in a whisper. Given the claustrophobic crowd, everyone creates their own little mental space and waits patiently to get there. To exit
reinsert the ticket turnstile at the famous (so do not miss it!) Who, realizing that we have reached our goal, we do not return the piece of paper, perhaps because in the rush someone might decide to throw down and dirty.
WARNING: If you are wrong if you (for example, making one or two more) blocking the entrance to the turnstile. Do not panic! It can happen and no one would look wrong, especially for us foreigners, probably not very used to travel there. There are special machines that automatically calculate the difference to pay, simply insert the ticket!
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