Public Transportation in Tokyo
July 18th, 2006 by cloudysunshine
Public Transportation in Tokyo, Japan is probably the best in the world, and you can easily live all your days without a car here.
There are tons of train and subway lines, each run by different companies. The biggest is JR (Japan Railways), and it’s the one I take everyday.
I used to live in San Francisco and I’ve gotta say, MUNI stinks! Sure it gets you where you wanna go, but when you get there is anybody’s guess. I used to love those comics in the SF Weekly called “PUNI, neither here nor there.” More on MUNI (SF Municipal Railway) in another thread.
Viewing Tokyo trains through my MUNI lenses, I was amazed with their cleanliness and punctuality. Everyday, I leave my house at the exact same time, and arrive to work at the exact same time….on the minute! And my commute involves three trains.
If the train is late, it’s for a damn good reason, like an earthquake, typhoon, or “accident” (accident seems to be a euphemism for people jumping in front of moving trains aka “suicide”). Not cause some fat, lazy-ass driver stops to hop into the liquor store for a snack (I’ve seen this in SF several times).
Drivers in Japan undergo strict training, and can’t play games like back home. If these guys are even 1 minute late, there’s gonna be hell to pay!
Hello! At first I’d like to tell you briefly that I found a misspelling. It’s “puctuality” in the middle. I hope this information didn’t harm your feelings.
I’ll post another comment after I finished reading all posts. See you.
Nice catch! It\’s just like what we were talking about earlier today on proofreading. The mistake has been corrected, and if you find any others, let me know!