Comments on: First Day In Japan – Mass Transit http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/09/29/first-day-in-japan-mass-transit Navy Recruiting Blog about the enlistment process and benefits of service. This is NOT an official Navy web site. The opinions expressed are my own, and may not be in-line with Big Navy. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:23:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kim http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/09/29/first-day-in-japan-mass-transit/comment-page-1#comment-725 Kim Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:45:12 +0000 http://www.navycs.com/blogs/?p=272#comment-725 Wow this is amazing! Thank you for sharing. I am glad I got to read this before leaving tomorrow to the hotel to ship out. Again thank you! Wow this is amazing! Thank you for sharing. I am glad I got to read this before leaving tomorrow to the hotel to ship out. Again thank you!

]]> By: Jim http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2008/09/29/first-day-in-japan-mass-transit/comment-page-1#comment-724 Jim Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:21:21 +0000 http://www.navycs.com/blogs/?p=272#comment-724 Tom, I'm glad to see your son got right off base and started exploring Japan. You'd be surprising how many of the new folks just plopped down on the 3rd deck (main wifi area) and started playing video games. One thing I want to comment on is the train maps. In Yokosuka, and other gaijin-frequented areas the maps will somewhat be in English. However, many many many places won't have English at all. The best tool for finding out about train routes, is Hyperdia.com. (<a href="http://grace.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi" rel="nofollow">English form here</a>.) Enter a starting and destination location, and it'll give you the when, where, and which lines/train to take. This site has been an invaluable resource when I've needed to go to some not so well known areas. Tom, I’m glad to see your son got right off base and started exploring Japan. You’d be surprising how many of the new folks just plopped down on the 3rd deck (main wifi area) and started playing video games.

One thing I want to comment on is the train maps. In Yokosuka, and other gaijin-frequented areas the maps will somewhat be in English. However, many many many places won’t have English at all. The best tool for finding out about train routes, is Hyperdia.com. (English form here.) Enter a starting and destination location, and it’ll give you the when, where, and which lines/train to take. This site has been an invaluable resource when I’ve needed to go to some not so well known areas.

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