Public transportation can tell you a lot about a city, and the Tokyo subway system — which is primarily made up of the Tokyo Metro and the Toei Lines — was clean, efficient, and easy to ...

Transit in most global cities is government-run. But in Japan, that’s not the case. There, private companies run a sprawling ...

Every day six and a half million people ride Tokyo Metro's nine lines, part of a dizzyingly complex transport network serving the Japanese megacity and its sprawling suburbs. London built the ...

“This train is bound for …” is a phrase that Tokyo subway commuters are used to hearing, but English-speaking riders are less likely to hear it announced live in their native languag ...

An curved arrow pointing right. This video shows passengers boarding a subway train in Tokyo during rush hour. Despite the train looking overloaded, people keep squeezing in until there is almost ...

Plans are in the works to extend two Tokyo Metro subway lines, out of its network of 13, to relieve congestion in key areas and make it easier for tourists to travel around the capital. The last ...

The best way to get around Tokyo is the subway. This extensive, efficient network will take you anywhere in the city as quickly as possible. The subway also connects to Tokyo's two major airports ...

Getting home on New Year's Eve in Tokyo could be tricky ... no late-night services on any lines operated by the following subway and railway companies. They will all run on their respective ...