Tokyo know-how · Getting around
Tokyo's transport system is one of the best in the world. It's also one of the most misunderstood. These guides cut straight to what actually matters on the ground.
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Each guide is a short read with exactly five tips. Nothing more.
One card handles everything. Every destination has three routes. Transfers look scary until they don't. This is where most visitors spend most of their time.
Read guide →More useful than it sounds, if you use it right. Short trips, late nights, heavy bags. The roof light rule is the one thing every visitor gets wrong on their first ride.
Coming soonThe way locals move between neighbourhoods. Set up your IC card and the right app before you arrive, and you'll have a city full of dockless bikes at your fingertips.
Coming soonA custom itinerary from The Tokyo Life includes day-by-day routing, transport guidance, and a Google Maps list ready for your phone, so you can move through Tokyo without thinking about it.