Transportation - Subway

• Subway lines are available in all major cities, and provide prompt, efficient transportation. JR Yamanote-sen loop line in Tokyo and its Osaka kanjo-sen loop line both circle the centre of their respective cities. In Tokyo, JR rates start from 130 Japanese yen, subway fares at 160 Japanese yen for Tokyo Metro and Toei (Metropolitan) lines, and both increase with the distance travelled. Almost all station has vending machines for tickets and automatic ticket-checking machines at their entrance/exit gates.
  
  Subway maps written in English are available at sites below:
  
  Fukuoka Subway Network
  Kobe Subway Network
  Kyoto Subway Network
  Nagoya Subway Network
  Osaka Subway Network
  Sapporo Subway Network
  Sendai Subway Network
  Tokyo Subway Network
  Tokyo Subway Network (Toei Transport Information)
  Yokohama Subway Network