All our past trips to Japan were F&E and we were able to utilise many different forms of transportation, like buses, ferries, rental cars, domestic flights, cycling, etc. But with a nationwide coverage of railways, travelling in Japan on trains is the fastest and most convenient.
我们所有的日本旅行都是自助游，所以常使用不同的交通工具，如公共汽车，渡轮，租车，国内航班，自行车等。但是在全国范围内的铁路，在日本乘火车旅行是最快，最方便的。
Shinkansen 新干线
A national pride, the Shinkansen is fast, incredibly on time, and safe. Connecting major cities, it is always our choice, instead of flying domestic.
新干线速度快，准时，安全，连接主要城市，也是我们最喜欢的。
Electric tram 路面電車
These trams are rapidly replaced with subways and family cars in the last few decades. Still seen in some cities and towns, the electric trams usually attracts tourists usage.
这些电车在过去的几十年中迅速被地铁和家用汽车取代。在一些城镇仍然可以看到，电动车通常吸引游客使用。
Bus fare Signboard
Not sure the exact name for this signboard, we had problems understanding how it works on our first few trips. When boarding the bus (usually from the back door), take a ticket (with a number on it) from the machine. When alighting, refer to the signboard and look for the number indicated on your ticket. The fare below it indicates the amount you need to pay.
不确定这个电牌的确切名称，我们也是用了几回才明白使用方法。登上巴士时（通常从后门进入），从机器上取一张票（上面会有一个数字）。下车时，参阅电牌并寻找票上标明的号码。它下面的票价显示你需要支付的金额。
Car rental
A typical car rental company. Our preference is always to book through tocoo.jp which offers cheap and variety of vehicles. One of the thing we observe in Japan, the cars are usually in black, grey, or white. Seldom do we see flashy colours like red, yellow or green.
一个典型的汽车租赁公司。我们的偏好总是通过tocoo.jp预订，它提供廉价和各种各样的车辆。我们在日本观察到的一件事，汽车通常是黑色，灰色或白色。我们很少看到华丽的颜色，如红色，黄色或绿色。
How do you guys find communicating with the locals in Japan? Do you speak Japanese?
We can communicate via simple English in cities and hand gestures /body language in smaller local towns. We can’t speak Japanese but are learning. :)
You also have an advantage knowing Chinese. I think some of the characters are the same! :D
在日本搭新干线 - 是一种最好的旅游享受～
完全同意！还比坐飞机舒服！
我想起上一次去日本，在涉谷站看見有人喝醉酒跳軌...
天啊！那个人又被救吗？
有兩個職員把他推回去哈哈
Good photo!!!
Thank you!!! :)
Yes yes yes! The electronic bus fare chart almost got me crazy the first time I took public bus during my solo trip to Tohoku. I thought that I had to count the number of stops to my destination but it didn't make any sense because it's Japan right? I don't think they would ask passengers to do math or anyhow deceive the driver which stop a passenger boarded.
Everything became clear after I asked some random passengers and realized that I didn't take the bus ticket =) So for that first bus trip I got a little 'discount' LOL
Lol! We were also quite lost during our maiden local bus ride!
ah yea the bus one confused me quite abit on my first few tries.
I haven't tried renting car yet!
Their cars on rental are super clean!!!
nice!
Thank you!
I think that the bus fare signboard is unique because in Singapore we tap our card by contactless means on a device provided on all buses and MRT station and we sometimes take for granted the ease of transport. Upvoted!