F.Y.I. Tokyo: Transportation

This is a much requested explanation of the Tokyo transit system. For those of you who plan to visit this wonderful city, fear not its not nearly as difficult as you think it is.

I basically explain about the Suica and Passmo card that can be used to easily ride any trains or buses.
More info here:
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/suica-nex/index.html

I also explain a bit about the JR Rail Pass
More info here:
http://www.japanrailpass.net/eng/en002.html

More info about verious kinds of passes and tickets:
http://www.seejapan.co.uk/transport/rail/otherpasses.html

And at the end I explain some of the oddities of the railway system including groppers and suicide. for more on my take on the "Women Only Cars" check out my Audio blog from my website.
Here:
http://web.mac.com/tokyocooney/iWeb/Site/Blog/02791E67-5486-4DB0-B1BA-46E3D4A...


Music
The King: Mystery Train


***Sorry for the delay in posting, just been a bit busy. I'll try to post a Life in Tokyo vlog as soon as I can***

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[neovex]

Cooney, You are probobly the coolest guy I've ever seen on Youtube. I'm an east coast boy myself and hope to someday go to Japan just as you have. You have shown me that such a dream may not be so farfetched after all. I love it when people make informational videos with humor in them, and to add to it I think you and I have a similar sense of humor. Somthing I'm wondering about however; You never say anything about or show any video of yourself driving a car. Was that ever an option for you?

[salimw13]

dude your vids are so helpfull its unbelieveable. you ROCK!!!

keep up the good work :)

[milascave2]

I was in Japan a fair aomunt in th 70s. Dispite the crouds, Japam has the best public transporation system anywhere in the world.The public transportation in the USA, expet in a mmall number of mostly east coast cities, totaly sucks. It's probably the worst in the developed world, and worse than some third world nations as well. The Japanese are so polite and helpful that i was confident that I could jump on any train and get where I needed to go, because people would show me how.

[kurai6]

Ahaha i rode the women train a few times by accident without noticing. i wondered why i was the only guy O_O

[imSNIFFLES]

Woman's only cart because they are commonly raped, that is why. :D

[n1athanz]

What do you do a living in Japan ?

[phillyboygamingnerd]

thx going to tokyo in july 21 cant wait

[Level84]

When I was in Tokyo I accidentally boarded the women only train car, but by the time I realized, it was too late, the train had already started moving. When I nervously looked around, I found comfort in the fact that there we many other men in there. I later realized that the "women only" status only takes affect during certain times.

[doncorleoneug100]

i have a question..can 2 people use this card..me and my sister planing vacation in tokyo for 15 days and can we buy one card and use it??

[TheConspiracyMan8]

very informative video..i will use this when i visit japan in the spring/summer

[iEatRaiinbowz17]

LMAO IT GOT FUNNY WHEN U GOT TO THE PEOPLE JUMING UNDER TRAINS

[iEatRaiinbowz17]

wow wow wait what do you work in? and how much u get paid?