Lesson 13Asking How - Train Station - Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Lesson 10 Lesson 11 Lesson 12 Lesson 13 Lesson 14 Lesson 15 Lesson 16 Lesson 17 Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Lesson 20 Lesson 21 Lesson 22 Lesson 23 Lesson 24 Lesson 25 Let's see Basic skit Advanced skit Key phrases Key phrase in different situations What's this? Let's see Culture quiz Let's try Develop vocabulary Learn onomatopoeia with manga Japanese around the world How to Take a Train View movie Explanation through photos Click (tap) to enlarge and show explanation. Tokyo StationThis is Tokyo Station. It has the highest number of train arrivals and departures in Japan. This red brick station building is designated as an important cultural property. TrainsIn Japan, trains are a very popular means of transportation. Let's see how to take the train. Ticket gateThis is a ticket gate at Tokyo Station. Many people are passing through the gate. Ticket sales areaThis is a ticket sales area with vending machines. You will usually find one near the ticket gates. Train fare table 1This is the train fare table. You check this table to find how to get to your destination and the fare of the ticket. Train fare table 2The station where you are now is shown with a red arrow. Beside the names of other stations, the fare from your current station is displayed. Train fare table 3For example, the fare from Tokyo to Akihabara Station is 130 yen. Ticket vending machinesThese are ticket vending machines. You buy a ticket from these machines. You can also "charge" your IC card pass with money or buy a commuter pass at this machine. If a ticket machine says junbichu on its display it means out of service. Inserting cashFirst, put coins into the machine's coin slot. If you pay with bills, use the slot for bills. Many ticket machines accept all kinds of bills, including a 10,000-yen bill. If machines do not accept a 10,000-yen bill, change it at the change machine. Press fare button for ticketButtons with the ticket fare are shown on the screen. Select and touch the fare for your ticket. Take the ticketTake the ticket dispensed from the machine. Don't forget to take the change if there is any. Midori no Madoguchi 1This is a ticket office called Midori no Madoguchi at JR stations. Midori no Madoguchi 2For a long-distance trip, you can buy the ticket at the Midori no Madoguchi ticket office. You can ask the office staff where to transfer, which train to take, and so on. Midori no Madoguchi 3Midori no Madoguchi is also convenient when you reserve seats for an express train in advance or if you'd like to reserve a particular seat location. Ticket gate 1Here, you pass through the ticket gate. Nowadays, automatic ticket gates have become common in most stations in Japan. Ticket gate 2Put the ticket into the ticket slot and pass through the gate. The sign 投入口 (tonyu-guchi) shows the slot where you insert the ticket. Ticket gate 3The machine examines the ticket and returns it from the 取出口 (toridashi-guchi) slot. Don't forget to pick up the ticket, as you need it when you pass through the gate at your destination station. Suica 1This is an IC card called Suica. You can use this card to board all trains in Tokyo. You charge this card with money before you use it. There are other IC card train passes in Japan. They have their own names, such as PASMO for Tokyo's private railways, ICOCA for Osaka's trains, and TOICA for Nagoya's trains. Suica 2When entering gate, touch the card to the scanning area with the Suica logo. You once again touch the card to the Suica logo on the machine as you leave the gate. At this time the ticket fare is automatically withdrawn from your card. You will also find ticket gates designed only for Suica cards. Mobile Suica 1A cell phone can also be used to pass through the gate. It is called Mobile Suica. Mobile Suica 2If the cell phone is designed for Mobile Suica, you can register for the service to use your cell phone as an electronic train pass. You touch your cell phone to the gate scanner and pass through. Even if you are talking on the phone, you can pass through the gate by touching it to the sensor. Closed gateIf your ticket does not cover the fare or the balance on your IC card is insufficient, an electronic sound warns that you are not allowed to pass through, and the gate closes. Exit fare machine 1If your ticket does not cover the fare, you can pay the additional charge at the exit fare machine. It is usually placed beside the exit ticket gate. Exit fare machine 2First, insert the ticket you have into the ticket slot. Exit fare machine 3The additional charge will be displayed on the screen. Exit fare machine 4Put money into the slot. Exit fare machine 5Take the receipt ticket that comes out of the slot. Don't forget to take the change if there is any. Ticket gate 4Insert the receipt ticket into the ticket slot of the gate to pass through. Lesson 13 Let's seeHow to Take a Train Explanation through photos Image(ZIP)1.5MB Text data for "Let's see" Explanation through photos Culture quiz Lesson 13 Let's seeCulture quiz Slides PDF1.4MB Lesson 13 Let's seeCulture quiz Slides PowerPoint Slide(ZIP)1.6MB "Culture quiz" list
Explanation through photos Click (tap) to enlarge and show explanation. Tokyo StationThis is Tokyo Station. It has the highest number of train arrivals and departures in Japan. This red brick station building is designated as an important cultural property. TrainsIn Japan, trains are a very popular means of transportation. Let's see how to take the train. Ticket gateThis is a ticket gate at Tokyo Station. Many people are passing through the gate. Ticket sales areaThis is a ticket sales area with vending machines. You will usually find one near the ticket gates. Train fare table 1This is the train fare table. You check this table to find how to get to your destination and the fare of the ticket. Train fare table 2The station where you are now is shown with a red arrow. Beside the names of other stations, the fare from your current station is displayed. Train fare table 3For example, the fare from Tokyo to Akihabara Station is 130 yen. Ticket vending machinesThese are ticket vending machines. You buy a ticket from these machines. You can also "charge" your IC card pass with money or buy a commuter pass at this machine. If a ticket machine says junbichu on its display it means out of service. Inserting cashFirst, put coins into the machine's coin slot. If you pay with bills, use the slot for bills. Many ticket machines accept all kinds of bills, including a 10,000-yen bill. If machines do not accept a 10,000-yen bill, change it at the change machine. Press fare button for ticketButtons with the ticket fare are shown on the screen. Select and touch the fare for your ticket. Take the ticketTake the ticket dispensed from the machine. Don't forget to take the change if there is any. Midori no Madoguchi 1This is a ticket office called Midori no Madoguchi at JR stations. Midori no Madoguchi 2For a long-distance trip, you can buy the ticket at the Midori no Madoguchi ticket office. You can ask the office staff where to transfer, which train to take, and so on. Midori no Madoguchi 3Midori no Madoguchi is also convenient when you reserve seats for an express train in advance or if you'd like to reserve a particular seat location. Ticket gate 1Here, you pass through the ticket gate. Nowadays, automatic ticket gates have become common in most stations in Japan. Ticket gate 2Put the ticket into the ticket slot and pass through the gate. The sign 投入口 (tonyu-guchi) shows the slot where you insert the ticket. Ticket gate 3The machine examines the ticket and returns it from the 取出口 (toridashi-guchi) slot. Don't forget to pick up the ticket, as you need it when you pass through the gate at your destination station. Suica 1This is an IC card called Suica. You can use this card to board all trains in Tokyo. You charge this card with money before you use it. There are other IC card train passes in Japan. They have their own names, such as PASMO for Tokyo's private railways, ICOCA for Osaka's trains, and TOICA for Nagoya's trains. Suica 2When entering gate, touch the card to the scanning area with the Suica logo. You once again touch the card to the Suica logo on the machine as you leave the gate. At this time the ticket fare is automatically withdrawn from your card. You will also find ticket gates designed only for Suica cards. Mobile Suica 1A cell phone can also be used to pass through the gate. It is called Mobile Suica. Mobile Suica 2If the cell phone is designed for Mobile Suica, you can register for the service to use your cell phone as an electronic train pass. You touch your cell phone to the gate scanner and pass through. Even if you are talking on the phone, you can pass through the gate by touching it to the sensor. Closed gateIf your ticket does not cover the fare or the balance on your IC card is insufficient, an electronic sound warns that you are not allowed to pass through, and the gate closes. Exit fare machine 1If your ticket does not cover the fare, you can pay the additional charge at the exit fare machine. It is usually placed beside the exit ticket gate. Exit fare machine 2First, insert the ticket you have into the ticket slot. Exit fare machine 3The additional charge will be displayed on the screen. Exit fare machine 4Put money into the slot. Exit fare machine 5Take the receipt ticket that comes out of the slot. Don't forget to take the change if there is any. Ticket gate 4Insert the receipt ticket into the ticket slot of the gate to pass through. Lesson 13 Let's seeHow to Take a Train Explanation through photos Image(ZIP)1.5MB Text data for "Let's see" Explanation through photos
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