| Travel in Japan is known to be incredibly expensive, | | | | Taxi fares are abominable, if you must use a taxi, try |
| in fact this country is notorious for sending home | | | | to share it with someone going your way, and never |
| travelers with horror stories of having to spend $100 | | | | tip in Japan, there is no tipping!! Trains will |
| for a steak and even $50 for a beer. There are | | | | accommodate your bike when you travel with it, and |
| some travel tips and tricks which can be used to see | | | | they cost more than the subway. Busses are |
| Japan on the cheap, and if you don't have a small | | | | cheaper than subways, but they are not labeled in |
| fortune to spend and it is your lifetime dream to see | | | | "Romaji" which is the alphabet, and subways are. |
| this country, you should collect as many of these as | | | | Even resident foreigners hesitate to take the bus as |
| you can. For the purposes of this article we deal with | | | | a means of public transport. However if you are the |
| transportation, how to get around more cheaply and | | | | adventurous type, these busses can take you to a |
| see more; and this is intended as a guide. | | | | great many places that the subways can't, and your |
| It is important to remember that your sense of | | | | bike can take you even further than the busses. Also |
| adventure, will be advantageous to saving money, | | | | it won't run out of gas! If you opt for public |
| and this is also dependent on the length of your stay. | | | | transport the bigger metropolitan areas multi-trip |
| First off you are going to want to see as much as | | | | tickets and passes at cheaper rates. If you are a |
| you can. If you can keep track of your own | | | | student, you may even qualify for larger discounts, |
| whereabouts at all times, you won't have to pay | | | | so make sure you have your student ID card with |
| someone else to do this, i.e. a travel guide. | | | | you at all times. All public transport stations have |
| Whether you intend to stay in the Land of the Rising | | | | information facilities for tourists whose staff are very |
| Sun for a few or many sunrises, you will need | | | | helpful. |
| transportation. For a short stay, rent a bicycle, for a | | | | The whole of Japan is about the same size as |
| longer stay, buy one and sell it before you leave. | | | | California, to travel long distances you can take the |
| Think that if you are in Japan for 2 weeks or more | | | | Bullet train or Shinkansen, it is fast, but it is also |
| and you can buy a bike for $100 or less, and resell it | | | | pricey. There is a good deal of water between |
| for the same price, you will have paid very little for | | | | islands and your bike won't pedal on top of water. |
| transport. You will have to register it at the local cop | | | | You can ride in the street if everyone else is, if not |
| shop, but it saves you money on subway and other | | | | and they are using the pavement, you ride the |
| public transport. You can also rent a bike for around | | | | pavements too, remember in Japan, they drive on |
| $10 - $30 a day! | | | | the left. |