Hi Jack, thank you for the helpful tips. I’ve a question hoping you can help. I’m planning a trip to Osaka from Tokyo by riding the Shinkansen on a Sunday morning. My hotel is close to the Asakusabashi Station, so Google suggests taking the Asakusa Line from Asakusabashi Station to Shinagawa Station, then transferring to the Shinkansen. Since I am traveling with a large suitcase, I’ll need to reserve a Shinkansen seat with oversize luggage space online (retrieve paper ticket once I land in Tokyo). I see that on the JR website when I search for a route from Shinagawa to Shin-Osaka, it shows me two fares (Basic & Ltd Express) combined into one. My question is, according to information you’ve shared on this video, is it best to use an IC card to get on the local train at Asakusabashi Station & get off/exit gate at Shinagawa Station with the IC card (to pay for the local train ride) and then walk to the Shinkansen ticket gate and re-enter with paper ticket? My worry is if I don’t exit/end my local train ride at Shinagawa Station and internal transfer to the Shinkansen, when I arrive at Shin-Osaka I’ll have to settle the ticket fare in some way which I’m trying to avoid due to language barrier. Thank you.
Thank you for your nice comment! When you transfer from subway to Shinkansen at Shinagawa Station, you need to get out once from subway's gate with IC card and re-enter to Shinkansen's gate with paper ticket. At Shin-Osaka Station, there are the gates for "direct transferring" between the Shinkansen and "JR" local lines. When you use Shinkansen paper ticket and IC card there, it settle the fare automatically. In case you transfer from Shinkansen to subway, you need to get out/re-enter. If you have any question during in Japan, please let me know with Instagram DM ror something.(jake_japan.navigator on Instagram)
Hi Jake. the case 1 makes sense. But I'm confused the case 2: get on monorail with IC card to Hamamatsu. get off at Hamamatsu to buy the paper ticket, so how did I pay or close the journey on monorail ? is there a gate at Hamamatsu to tap IC card to pay/end monorail then buy a paper ticket for upcoming trips? I'm little confused
Thank you 🙏 If you have the JR ticket to Kyoto from Tokyo station/Shinagawa station, you need another ticket/IC card for monorail/Keikyu line. If you have any questions, let me know.
Hi Jake, Ive 1 question would like to ask, Im travelling from haneda to shin osaka & will pickup paper ticket for shinkansen. Is this the correct way to use it? Haneda to Shinagawa tap in IC card then shinkansen transfer at Shinagawa, I need to tap IC again & insert shinkansen paper ticket at transfer gate?
Jack, thank you so much. I deeply appreciate it. 😊
You are so welcome
great vid!
If you have any plans to come to Japan, enjoy your stay!
Hey Jake, I'll be in Japan for 2 months in June and July. Let's meet up for lunch or dinner.
Thank you. Enjoy your stay!
Hi Jack, thank you for the helpful tips. I’ve a question hoping you can help.
I’m planning a trip to Osaka from Tokyo by riding the Shinkansen on a Sunday morning. My hotel is close to the Asakusabashi Station, so Google suggests taking the Asakusa Line from Asakusabashi Station to Shinagawa Station, then transferring to the Shinkansen. Since I am traveling with a large suitcase, I’ll need to reserve a Shinkansen seat with oversize luggage space online (retrieve paper ticket once I land in Tokyo). I see that on the JR website when I search for a route from Shinagawa to Shin-Osaka, it shows me two fares (Basic & Ltd Express) combined into one.
My question is, according to information you’ve shared on this video, is it best to use an IC card to get on the local train at Asakusabashi Station & get off/exit gate at Shinagawa Station with the IC card (to pay for the local train ride) and then walk to the Shinkansen ticket gate and re-enter with paper ticket?
My worry is if I don’t exit/end my local train ride at Shinagawa Station and internal transfer to the Shinkansen, when I arrive at Shin-Osaka I’ll have to settle the ticket fare in some way which I’m trying to avoid due to language barrier.
Thank you.
Thank you for your nice comment!
When you transfer from subway to Shinkansen at Shinagawa Station, you need to get out once from subway's gate with IC card and re-enter to Shinkansen's gate with paper ticket.
At Shin-Osaka Station, there are the gates for "direct transferring" between the Shinkansen and "JR" local lines. When you use Shinkansen paper ticket and IC card there, it settle the fare automatically. In case you transfer from Shinkansen to subway, you need to get out/re-enter.
If you have any question during in Japan, please let me know with Instagram DM ror something.(jake_japan.navigator on Instagram)
Hi Jake. the case 1 makes sense. But I'm confused the case 2: get on monorail with IC card to Hamamatsu. get off at Hamamatsu to buy the paper ticket, so how did I pay or close the journey on monorail ? is there a gate at Hamamatsu to tap IC card to pay/end monorail then buy a paper ticket for upcoming trips? I'm little confused
What you said is correct. You can get out with IC card from monorail, then you should buy the paper ticket for JR/subway train.
hai jack! i love your video.
if i already buy the JR ticket, can i directly go to kyoto from haneda airport?
Thank you 🙏
If you have the JR ticket to Kyoto from Tokyo station/Shinagawa station, you need another ticket/IC card for monorail/Keikyu line. If you have any questions, let me know.
Hi Jake, Ive 1 question would like to ask, Im travelling from haneda to shin osaka & will pickup paper ticket for shinkansen. Is this the correct way to use it? Haneda to Shinagawa tap in IC card then shinkansen transfer at Shinagawa, I need to tap IC again & insert shinkansen paper ticket at transfer gate?
In case you will pick up the paper tickets at Shinagawa station, touch your IC card and completely get out and pick up the paper tickets.