As I wrote in previous article, the Tokyo subway is one of the best ways to move around Tokyo. I highly recommend to buy Tokyo subway open ticket before you explore the city of Tokyo.
Tokyo Metro is selling discount tickets for visitors from outside of Kanto area as well as overseas visitors. I really recommend to buy Tokyo subway discount tickets for people who want to go around Tokyo with less money.
Have you ever been recommended to buy Japan Rail Pass before you visit to Japan? This special fare pass is available only for temporary visitors to Japan.
Welcome to Tokyo! But you still need to take some vehicles to get to your accommodations to sleep. I will briefly explain how to take Tokyo monorail to go to Hamamatsucho which is connected to Yamanote loop line. The trains of Tokyo monorail have good spaces for luggages, and guide announcement with foreign language is available.
According to the survey of Japan Tourism Agency, one of the hardest things for tourists in Tokyo is that finding the information about public transportation. Many tourists have difficulties with using public transportations. This is easily understandable because Tokyo transportation is difficult for me, too.
Keikyu line is directly connected to Shinagawa station, which is one of the hub stations in Tokyo. If you go to Osaka or Kyoto by Shinkansen (bullet trains), you may go to Shinagawa station. I will briefly explain the way to go to Shinagawa station by taking Keikyu line.
Do you know there are many different colors/shapes of trains in Japan? If it is difficult to remember the name of train lines, it is one way to memorize train colors you want to take. (I always do it.) The color of Keikyu line is red with white line. How to take Keikyu like to go to Shinagawa. Step 1: Find the entrance of Keikyu line. The entrance of Keikyu line is on the same floor of your arrival gate at Haneda. Please go straight with the information/bus tickets counter on your left. <bus tickets counter on your left>
You will find the entrance of Keikyu line on your right. Step 2: Buy the tickets or PASMO.
You can buy the tickets/PASMO with vending machines.
If you do not know how to buy tickets, or don't know which trains you should take, ask at the information.
The information is opened between 7am - 10pm. They support 4 languages, Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean. The information is located next to the vending machines.
Step 3: Get on the Keikyu line.
The entrance gate of Keikyu line looks like this.
If you bought a train ticket, please insert it to the gate machine. If you have PASMO, please touch the IC panel with your PASMO.
From the Keikyu line Haneda airport international terminal station, there are many trains connected to Shinagwa area and Yokohama area. To go to Shinagawa station, please confirm trains direction with an electric board. Trains desplaying these places go to Shinagawa; Shinagawa, Sengakuji, Aoto, Takasago, Inzai-makinohara, Imba Nihon-idai, Narita Airport. It takes about 11 mins, 410 yen for an adult.
One of my favorite Izakaya, near our office in Meidai-mae is Miyako ichi-go-ten. They have cheap Okinawa foods with variety of traditional Okinawa alcoholic beverage, Awamori and traditional food from Miyako Island, a part of Okinawa.
Izakaya is Japanese taverns where people enjoy drinks and foods, hang out with friends. They usually serve alcohols and other drinks, and small dishes.
