During my trip to Japan for disaster relief, I spent some time commuting to the CRASH Japan office and decided to put together some vids about the train system. The result is a three part series providing some background and tips for commuting in Japan. In Part 1 I talk about a few of the tools I use to plan my trips. In Part 2 I talk about what to do at the station https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNIBgpnDkCs In Part 3 I take you on an example commute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlSlqDneve8 The key items listed in this video: Hyperdia Route Tool on the web, Android and iOS http://www.hyperdia.com/ Tokyo Transit Book http://bookclub.japantimes.co.jp/act/en/Detail.do?id=1343 Tokyo Metro Subway Map http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/subwaymap/index.html JR East Map http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/downloads/ Rail Map of Tokyo Area - JR Lines, Private Railways, Subways, Monorails, All Stations I could not find a website for this, but that is the title on the folder it comes in. It is published by Shobunsha Publications and references http://www.mapple.co.jp/ and http://www.mapple.net