Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! We just finished covering the complex Japanese railway system, so of course the next step is the busses! Busses in Japan can be quite difficult to use properly, and they vary from bus to bus. Although the trains will get you to the general vicinity, knowing how to use the busses will make your trip much more enjoyable! You can spend your time seeing the sights rather than walking around looking for them. Tune in, and then stop by JapanesePod101.com and leave a post!
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24 Responses to “Survival Phrases #31 - The Wheels on the Bus”
JapanesePod101.com says:
July 24th, 2006 at 9:06 pm
Last week we jumped on the chuu chuu train, but now it is time for the busses to shine! Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend, and look forward to another week of JapanesePod101 as much as we are.
Michael D. Cassidy says:
July 24th, 2006 at 9:20 pm
Fun I never take a bus in NYC. I either walk, take a company car or subway; mostly subways becasue they are faster.
charmian says:
July 24th, 2006 at 9:41 pm
To lovely Peter and all the JPod101 Crew, and to this great Community…
…Hello everybody! And thank you all so much for the amazing job you are doing! I discovered your podcast some weeks ago… and now I’m deeply in love with it! Thank you for helping me in my dream of learning this fascinating language. I’m just on Beginner Lesson #34 now but I hope to catch up soon… I’m looking forward to my August vacations, I will have a lot of time to devote to you. 
Have a great day!!
Liz says:
July 25th, 2006 at 12:38 am
Charmian-san,
Welcome!! 
ようこそ 
You said, “I’m deeply in love with (the podcast and the community)”!! 
My thoughts, exactly!!
Daniel Beck says:
July 25th, 2006 at 4:41 am
Hmm… only 4 comments so far. Gonna be hard to reach 30 today, eh Our Vickyちゃん？
-Daniel B
Jason says:
July 25th, 2006 at 5:06 am
…go ’round and ’round. ‘Round and ’round. ’round and…..
Er…sorry.
Daniel Beck says:
July 25th, 2006 at 5:25 am
Hi Lauraさん、
Yes, some people drive in Tokyo. However, it can be rather frustrating. The streets are narrow and there are a ton of cars. And, there are almost no straight streets (don’t make a wrong turn!!!). The signs are very poorly designed, and you often have to turn to stay on the same road! 
You really need to have ナビ (GPS) and not be in any hurry to get somewhere.
In most cases, it’s definitely better to take advantage of the fantastic public transportation system.
Hmm…still no Our Vickyちゃん。 
-Daniel B
Mark says:
July 25th, 2006 at 6:01 am
Lizさん and Charmianさん, I echo those sentiments. And welcome Charmianさん!
Danielさん - This is my contribution to the goal. Our Vickyちゃん will do the rest of the work. 
Alan says:
July 25th, 2006 at 6:16 am
If you are in Kyoto, Buses are the best way to get around. The major routes are shown on a tourist bus map called the ‘BusNavi’, which is really essential. The buses that are confined to central Kyoto are fixed fare (220yen I think). You pay when you get off. There’s a little hopper by the driver to dump the coins in. There’s also a slot to change 500yen coins.
I believe the longer distance buses have the numbered ticket system, although the only one of those I’ve been on was in Hakone. I think there’s some sort of validation/deduction system for travel passes as well, but I don’t know how that works.
Sindy says:
July 25th, 2006 at 7:25 am
Hello everyone there at JP101! Especially you know who Peter-san, Yoshi-san, Nathan-san, Sean Somers, Sakura-san, Michael D. Cassidy, Justanothergirl, Katie, etc!
Welcome charmian to the site I also feel the same way but just for certain people! I’m sorry but not everyone here has treated me nice since I came for my first time, they even ignore me so I really don’t have feeling for those people and you know who you are! 
Even do I apologize to them they even said a thank you! and they didn’t even gave me a welcome like they are doing to you only one person say to me Welcome to the Site and that’s Peter_san so I think he is the only one here with good matters!
Anyway I like today’s lesson its great I also love to go on the bus Michael its true here in NYC the subway is faster but the busses here are also beautiful to try out just imagine if they beautiful here in Japan I think they are even better ahhhhh before I say sayonara I will also like to have a subway lesson if you guys don’t mind it would be fantantastic and another mission acomplish (A++) to you guys well then thank you for your time!!! 
S_R_C
Rob says:
July 25th, 2006 at 12:11 pm
Now that I’m all caught up on my Beginner Lessons (70 of them in 4 days!)…I enjoyed this; I’m glad to see busses are still used with all the other options.
charmian says:
July 25th, 2006 at 8:10 pm
Good afternoon-or-whatever-it-is to everybody!
Wow.. connecting to the site and finding your greetings.. it’s too wonderful, thank you so much!
Liz-san.. yes, with the community, too… reading the comment pages is quite addictive. But - I’m so sorry - I couldn’t read what you wrote in Japanese, … I have 3 Internet browsers on this pc but they all show just a silly “????” and I’m unable to set them up. Anyway, thank you!
Mark-san! Thank you for your welcome, too … I’m sorry my English is not good enough to express my joy in finding such warm friends… but you’ll surely understand how I feel.
Sindy-san. Hello, and thank you! Yes, maybe what you say is right… in everyday life, too, there are people who ignore me or don’t treat me nice… but I don’t care. I try not to espect anything special from people, so I can feel a lot happy when - as in this case - someone is kind to me.
Rob-san! Wow! 70 lessons in 4 days? Great! I’ll do my best to emulate you..!
Mata ne!
Mark says:
July 25th, 2006 at 8:38 pm
Sindyさん,
Oh my… I think I might have ignored you by mistake. Sorry about that - Yoroshiku onegai shimasu! And welcome (even though I know you’ve been here a while)!
I guess only 15 comments today. And no Our Vickyちゃん 
Doko desu ka?
Mark says:
July 25th, 2006 at 10:30 pm
Danielさん.
Maybe I shouldn’t have went to sleep so early. What has she done??? Come back Vicky!!!
Eran says:
July 25th, 2006 at 10:40 pm
Charmian-san,
Welcome aboard!!! You might want to look at the last question on this page for instructions on how to install support for viewing Japanese on your PC:
http://www.japanesepod101.com/help-center/technical-questions/
Let me know if you need further help.
Eran
charmian says:
July 26th, 2006 at 12:01 am
Eran-さん! Dear you!! Thank you! Thank you so much!! Now I can see Japanese on my screen.. I didn’t realize it was so easy! 
Liz says:
July 26th, 2006 at 12:10 am
charmian-san,
ようこそ youkoso means “Welcome”
You can see the same word on the banner on the top of this page!!
Peter says:
July 26th, 2006 at 12:12 am
Mina-san, thank you for all the comments! Sorry I’ve been away from the board, but things have been quite hectic over here. With that said, they are slowly returning to normal, so I should be back on the board. Just wanted to stop in and welcome Charmian-san.
Welcome to the community! Kongo mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu!
charmian says:
July 26th, 2006 at 12:17 am
Liz-さん… Yes, now that I can visualize Japanese characters I noticed that. You’re always so kind. ありがとう!
charmian says:
July 26th, 2006 at 12:23 am
Dear Peter-さん! Wonderful hearing about you… and thank you for your welcome!
Daniel Beck says:
July 26th, 2006 at 4:38 am
Hi Charmianさん、
Welcome!
Yes, this is a fun place to be. Everyone here is friendly and kind (well, almost all ).
I look forward to your future comments!!!
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