Website & Application
Japan Transit Planner
Japan Transit Planner
This free website (and smartphone application) provides information about transit in Japan – everything from local trains to buses to airports to the Shinkansen bullet train is covered here. You can find information regarding travel routes, departure times, and transit fees (and narrow your search with evaluations of "Easy," "Cheap," or "Fast" transit options) in English and a variety of other languages. Don't forget to enter the "Date," because your transit options may vary depending on this information. For example, on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays in Japan, the number of trains running is usually reduced.
Japan Transit Planner is available from App Store or the official website below.
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Please fill in blanks of the station names. Don't forget to enter the "Date," because your transit options may vary depending on this information. For example, on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays in Japan, the number of trains running is usually reduced.
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You can find information regarding travel routes, departure times, and transit fees. Also, you can narrow your search with evaluations of "Easy," "Cheap," or "Fast" transit options.
Google Maps
Google Maps
Using Google Maps, you can determine your current location as well as have a handy map of the area around you. Further, you can also get information about places you may want to visit. Enter a keyword (an address, a building name, a station, etc.) into the search column, and then click the magnifying glass icon. English and other languages are available by clicking the "Menu" tab, and then choosing your language.
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You can download "Google Maps" for free from App Store or the official website of Google LLC.
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Enter a keyword (a shop name, an address, a building name, a nearby station, etc.) into the search column, and then click the magnifying glass icon. Then, the nearby map is shown. The red pin indicates the place you have searched.
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You can also get information of reviews, opening hours, menus, photos of the place you want to visit!!
Checking popular times would make the most of your time.
Instagram
You can look at a plenty of images and read reports using Instagram. One of advantages of Instagram is “the reality”, although many images are modified for better-looking called as “Bae (kanji: 映え; hiragana: ばえ)”.
If you want to use "Instagram",
1) have your account, and
2) search what you want to know using “#” and “keyword”. For example, if you enter “#umedacafe” into the search column, and then click the magnifying glass icon, you are able to get a result of images related to cafes in Umeda.