Planes Trains Automobiles and More Travel and Transit

Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and More! Travel and Transit Claire Seney

Cars

K-car or Normal car? K Car 軽自動車 Normal Car 自動車 Yellow plate White Plate Smaller engine, lighter. Bigger engine, heavier.

The Stuff You Need to Buy a Car • Valid drivers license + International Drivers Permit (valid for one year) • Hanko/Inkan (and your 印鑑証明 Inkan shoumeisho) • Car insurance • Proof of parking spot: 車庫証明書 Shako shomeisho

Bikes

Biking in Japan Mamachari or “Mama’s Bike” http: //www. japan-guide. com/e/e 2210. html

Costs • Avg between 10, 000 -20, 000 Yen • Registration: around 500 Yen

Official Bike Laws pt. 1 • Treat your bike like a car • • • Ride on the left side Stop at traffic lights No drinking and biking

Official Bike Laws pt. 2 • Don’t bike on the sidewalks unless signs say otherwise • No tandem biking • Don’t bike while: • Carrying an umbrella • Listening to music • Texting/talking/ doing anything on the phone

Breaking the Law • Breaking any bike laws can result in fines ranging from 500, 000 - 1, 000 yen and prison time

Accidents

What do I do? • • Call the police, they act as a witness to damages. Call an ambulance, having an EMT look everyone over at that time is useful for court. Take pictures, good to have records. Contact your school/Bo. E. Odds are your workplace will be contacted so it’s best they know the situation and can prepare accordingly.

Buses

How to Read a Timetable

Local Buses • Look for times on: google maps, internet, at the stop. • Most accept suika card, some require cash. • Tap your suika card/take a ticket when you board then tap again/pay your total when you get off

Highway Bus • Chiba has many highway bus routes. • http: //www. keiseibus. co. jp/global/en/ • Overnight buses are also a cheaper travel option to go to places like Kyoto or Osaka • http: //www. bushikaku. net/

Trains

• Special Train Passes JR Rail Pass • • • Only visitors can use it, not valid with our visa. Best value if the person is using the Shinkansen a lot Kaisuuken 回数券 • • You can buy 11 tickets from Point A to Point B for the price of 10. Get them from the ticket machines at the station https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Vfa. Hy. DL c. Qys

Train Passes - Continued • Seishun 18 Ticket 青春１８きっぷ • 5 tickets sold for 11, 850 yen. Can be purchased at JR Ticket Offices (Midori no Madoguchi) at most stations.

Planes

Low Cost Carriers • Low cost carriers are “no frills” airlines. Base cost is low, and things like checked luggage are added to your ticket cost. • Narita Airport has recently opened Terminal 3, which specifically houses low cost carriers. • Make sure all flight information is correct before you book.

Booking flights • • When to book flights: • • Domestic: 3 months to 30 days before International: 5. 5 to 1. 5 months before Cheaper days to fly: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturday Expensive days: Fridays and Sundays Always compare flight prices on sites likes this: • https: //www. skyscanner. net/

Travel

Booking Hotels and Hostels • • • http: //www. booking. com/ • • • Can pay in cash Free cancelation Has hostels and hotels http: //www. hostelworld. com/ • Good to search for hostels https: //www. airbnb. com/ • Interesting options

Finding What to Do • http: //www. japan-guide. com/ • Has info about different attractions around Japan • http: //www. lonelyplanet. com/places • Produces written travel guides • Has info about countries all over the world

General Travel Tips • Make sure all of your booking information is correct • Book early if you can • Know what are busy travel times for where you want to go • If you’re traveling abroad see if you need a power adaptor • Check with your Bo. E about what are rules for travel

Questions?

Appendix • aka There was no way I could fit all the info into a twenty minute presentation. • aka Claire do you really need that many slides with links? Yes, yes I do. • aka The part that you need to look through at home, sorry.

Appendix Part I Cars

Maintenance -1 • Fill tank: 満点 mantan. • Cash: 現金 genkin. • Oil: Check your manual (See if you need 5 W 30 or 10 W 30, based on age of the car or weather conditions in your area) • Window washer fluid: ウインドウウォッシャー液 windou washa eki

Maintenance - 2 • Antifreeze: 凍結防止剤 touketsuboushizai/アンチフリーズ anchifuri-zu. • Coolant: 水冷 suirei/クーラント cu-ranto. • Brake fluid: ブレーキフルード bure-ki furu -do.

Appendix Part II Bikes

Bike are very lax on enforcing bike laws and Law “Enforcement” • Police their knowledge on what is legal or illegal varies • • Most people bike on the sidewalks. Police might actually prefer that you bike on the sidewalk Phones/umbrellas/ listening to music usually ignored Riding with passenger also usually ignored However, it’s best to follow the laws as much as you can, because teachers are suppose to set a good moral example (also you’re easier

Appendix Part III: Resources • aka all of the links. So many links.

Resources - Driving • www. thousandleaves. wikispaces. com/D riving+in+Chiba • www. supermelf. com/japan/ajetdrivingbo ok/index. htm • www. npa. go. jp/annai/license_renewal/e nglish. pdf • www. japandriverslicense. com/japaneseroad-signs. asp

Resources- Biking • www. tokyobybike. com • http: //www. survivingnjapan. com/2011/0 9/about-cycling-and-biking-in-japan. html

Resources - Buses • www. thousandleaves. wikispaces. com/L ocal+Buses • www. thousandleaves. wikispaces. com/H ighway+Buses • http: //www. bushikaku. net/

Resources - Trains • http: //www. japanrailpass. net/en/ • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Vfa Hy. DLc. Qys • http: //www. jreast. co. jp/e/pass/seishun 18. html

Resources - Planes • http: //www. narita-airport. jp/t 3/en/ • http: //www. farecompare. com/travel- advice/tips-from-air-travel-insiders/#/ • https: //www. skyscanner. net/ • https: //www. hipmunk. com/

Resources - Travel • • • http: //www. booking. com/ http: //www. hostelworld. com/ https: //www. airbnb. com/ http: //www. japan-guide. com/ http: //www. jnto. go. jp/eng/ http: //www. lonelyplanet. com/places