This is your Beginners Guide to Riding Trains in JAPAN | DETAILED and EASY

In this video I'll give you a Beginners Guide to Riding Trains in JAPAN | DETAILED and EASY and you'll be feeling like a pro in no time!
Our subscribers spoke and we listened. This is the perfect first-timers guide to the basics of getting around Japan by train. Many first-time travelers to Japan also misunderstand the usage of IC cards like the JR Pass, - Suica and Pasmo and confuse them with using the Japan Rail Pass. We'll cover this and more! I'll also answer a few of the most common questions I get from subscribers about getting around Japan. The information in this video can be used throughout Japan and the recommended ICs will work anywhere you go.

Once upon a time, I was also new to Japan and wish I had someone to explain everything in easy-to-understand, simple terms. In this video I break train travel down into step-by-step instructions that anyone can understand.

Our goal is to make informative and detailed content so you don't have to waste time figuring things out when you arrive in Japan. We want to equip you with the tools you need so you can start Discovering Japan immediately!

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Here’s a list of helpful websites and apps that I mentioned in the video:

Japan Travel Information:
https://www.japan-guide.com

Japan Rail Pass :
https://japanrailpass.net

Welcome Suica:
https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/downloads/pdf/welcomesuica_e.pdf

Passmo Passport:
https://www.pasmo.co.jp/visitors/en/buy/

Pasmo app:
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobilepasmo.android&hl=en&gl=US
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/pasmo/id1489151487

Suica app:
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobilesuica.msb.android&hl=en&gl=US
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/suica/id1156875272

Google Maps app:
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps&hl=en&gl=US
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-maps/id585027354

Chapters:
00:00 - What this video covers
00:50 - Suica or Pasmo?
01:21 - Good News & Bad News
01:50 - IC Basic Info
02:19 - Difference in Pasmo/Suica
03:12 - How to buy IC cards
05:42 - Finding your train
06:05 - Resolving IC problems
06:23 - Recommended App
07:21 - Changing trains