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Indications of station names
All JR stations display station names in both Japanese and
Roman letters in their
platforms. A given station's name in the top center of the
signboard, in large letters;
the names of the previous station and next staion are at the
bottom of the signboard,
in smalller letters.
  
Public telephone inside trains
Shinkansen and some limited express trains are equipped with
public
telephone,which allow use of a“Telephone Card.”Telephone card
can
be purchased aboard trains or at a station kiosk.
Useful words
Reservation= Yoyaku; Travel Service Center=Ryoko Center;
Reservation office=Midori-no-madoguchi; Super express=Shinkansen;
Limited express=Tokkyu; Express=Kyuko; Rapid train=Kaisoku;
Local train=Kakuekiteisha; Ordinary car=Futsusha;
Green car=(superior accommodations)=Green-sha;
Reserved seat=Shiteiseki; Non-reserved seat=Jiyuseki
Coin-locker
Traditional checkrooms have almost disappeared throughout
the country. Instead, coin-operated lockers (called "coin-locker"
in Japanese) are popular in major stations. To travel light,
prepare hundred-yen coins.
JR East Infoline
JR provides a convenient telephone infromation service in
English, Korean and Chinese for quick and complete JR information
about train time schedules, the faster JR route from place
to place, locations of reservation offices, and so forth.
Call 050-2016-1603
10am - 6pm (except during the year-end/new year holiday period)
Seat reservations cannot be accepted
by this telephone service.
Sales at stations and in trains
Mobile vendors on Shinkansen and other long-distance trains
sell "Ekiben" box lunches (these contain local specialty
Japanese-style foods), as well as snacks and drinks. These
items are also readily available at station kiosks, and many
stations also have a variety of restaurants as well as many
vending machines.
Avoid rush hours in the morning and evening
In major cities,avoid traveling during the morning and evening
rush hours(7:30-9:30and
17:00-20:00)
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