Railways in Japan

There are many railways in Japan. Traveling by trains is an efficient way to travel around Japan. You can almost everywhere in Japan by train. Japan's train network is operated by the Japan Railways (JR) Group and other private railways.

Japanese Railway Companies:

• JR-Hokkaido Railway Company
• JR-East Japan Railway Company
• JR Tokai - Central Japan Railway Company
• JR-West Railway Company
• JR-Shikoku Railway Company
• JR-Kyushu Railway Company
• New Transit - Yurikamome
• Odakyu Electric Railway
• Keio Electric Railway
• Keisei Elecric Railway
• Keikyu - Keihin Elecric Express Railway
• Tokyo Metro Co.
• Tokyo Bureau of Transportation - Toei Subway
• Odakyu Electric Railway
• Tobu Railway
• Transportation Bureau, City of Yokohama
• Tokyo Monorail
• Nagoya Railroad Co. - Meitetsu
• Kyoto City Subway
• Keihan Elecric Railway
• Kintetsu
• Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau - Osaka Subways
• Hankyu Railway
• Nankai Elecric Railway
• Nishitetsu - Nishi Nippon Railroad

How to Travel by Shinkansen (Bullet Trains)
How to Take a Train/Subway in Japan
How to Get a Japan Rail Pass

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