for some reason. Public transit has like a universal. It's pretty much the SAME thing over here! even with Bart it has very similar paying machines as the tokyo metro.
@dontwalkhand Not really. Japanese buses are pay by the distance instead of flat rate. That's why you take the seiri-ken ticket first when you board the bus. When you want to get off, you look at the fare chart too how much you need to pay depending on your seiri-ken ticket number.
This practice is also applicable to streetcars/trams and small scale railway lines under "country railway style" one-man operation such as JR Kiha 75 (not "city railway style" one-man operation as in metro trains, as this has no relation with the SEIRI-KEN (stamp ticket) or the coin box; just the mode of operation).
This type of bus running only in the countryside.（Only in Japan）
starplane2903 3 months ago
for some reason. Public transit has like a universal. It's pretty much the SAME thing over here! even with Bart it has very similar paying machines as the tokyo metro.
tehatemachine 6 months ago
Will you also drop the ticket together with the fare (but on a separate slot?)
haczel 10 months ago
@haczel
_ Yes, I'll drop the ticket together with the fare into the same slot.
chmr103 10 months ago
Do you really have to pay exact?
If that is the case, what then would be the best denomination to have when riding a bus?
haczel 1 year ago
So when you pay the fare, you drop the coin and the seiri-ken into the slot hole?
merakhagen 1 year ago
So you.
1. get the ticket slip.
2. find your destination fare on the "destination board" in the bus
3. wait until you hear your stop.
4. push button, pay and get off?
seems simple. but that machine, you use it to make a large bill into
fare change?
finkledo 1 year ago
So if you have the exact fare, you don't need use the changing machine?
arimabuss 1 year ago
Somehow, the sound the change machine makes is very satisfying to hear.
PiccoloNamek 1 year ago
おっ！神奈中のバスだぁ！！
shonansky99 1 year ago
Doesn't seem different than a US bus, other than the fact that US buses don't give change.
dontwalkhand 2 years ago
@dontwalkhand Not really. Japanese buses are pay by the distance instead of flat rate. That's why you take the seiri-ken ticket first when you board the bus. When you want to get off, you look at the fare chart too how much you need to pay depending on your seiri-ken ticket number.
yumifukuzawa1 6 months ago
チャイムは東急と横浜市営と同じです
enoden2001 2 years ago
Thank you so much! I am going solo in the spring The bus has been a big concern...getting lost & not knowing how to pay when I get off :)
bectrek 2 years ago 4
SEIRI-KEN = 整理券
This practice is also applicable to streetcars/trams and small scale railway lines under "country railway style" one-man operation such as JR Kiha 75 (not "city railway style" one-man operation as in metro trains, as this has no relation with the SEIRI-KEN (stamp ticket) or the coin box; just the mode of operation).
bearchoirfan 2 years ago
Thank you very much!
Paulo412349 2 years ago
Oh thanks! I'm surprised (and grateful) that someone did this :) I'm going out tonight, after all, LOL.
ShiningLunae 3 years ago 8
yes very helpful
stewartyuen 3 years ago 2
geez you really got a lot of time on ur hands!
ilove109 3 years ago