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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! The last thing you want is to get lost in Japan. You’ll probably be using public transportation. And, you’ll certainly need to ask for directions. It’s important that you understand where you need to go and how to get around. You’ll need to ask questions like, “Where do I get off the subway?” and “What time does the bus leave Tokyo Station?” Save yourself a lot of time and heartache by familiarizing yourself with Japan’s terrain and how to navigate it.

In this beginner Japanese lesson, learn how to ask for directions and use public transportation in Japan. You’ll become familiar with the different types of transportation available to you and how to talk and ask about all of them. Master タクシーで行く (to go by taxi), 地下鉄に乗り換える (to transfer to the subway) and many other phrases that will help you get around in Japan. As always, pick up a number of Japanese vocabulary words that will take your Japanese to the next level. Make your life easier with this JapanesePod101.com lesson!

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 6:30 pm and is filed under Beginner Season 4 . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

23 Responses to “Beginner Lesson S4 #19 - Nihongo Dōjo: How Not to Take The Wrong Train in Japan!”

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JapanesePod101.com says:

Mina-san, have you ever gotten lost in Japan?

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FortFukushima says:

留学の時に東京で自転車探検しながら、5時間ぐらい迷うしました!その時、日本語全然分かりなかったから行方について聞けない. 結局、寮を見つけた。本当に東京で簡単に迷うことできる。
まだ、迷うことの為、ほかの東大比べるに、東京は楽している所!

Well, Ive got funky grammar. So be careful other readers!

Tokyo is a great city to get lost in in some aspects because it very safe and there are many little hidden locations, cool parks, temples, and weird sculptures you will never find just taking trains. I used to get lost weekly on my bike during my stay in Tokyo! If your up for the challenge, I highly recommend it!

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プチクレア says:

おじいさんの声がすごい!!!! だけど、先週のレッスンの関係は?謎かしら?。。。

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Mike_in_Nano says:

How timely, tomorrow I fly out of Tokyo on business to The Netherlands. Since I live in Ebisu I can take either the Hibya Line to Ueno and change to the Kaisei Line or go on the Yamanote Line like this lesson explains. I have never gone the way this lesson suggests as I either go to Ueno or take the Narita Express from Tokyo. So I will try on the way home to Tokyo.

Also to Fort Fukushima. I ride my bike with the intent of getting lost on the weekends. At least for me it is easy to get lost. But it is also easy to get general directions especially if you just want to make sure you are headed in the correct general direction. Sooner or later its possible to orient one’s self with Tokyo Tower or some other tall building in Tokyo. And of course there is no concern of dying of thirst or hunger as long as you’ve got yen.

If only they would let bikes on trains like they do in Europe. This would be a fantastic place to ride. I know I can put my bike in a bag but this assumes one is handy with tools.

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Hiroko says:

FortFukushima san>留学の時に東京で自転車探検しながら、5時間ぐらい迷(い)ました!その時、日本語全然分か(ら)なかったから行方について聞けな(かった). 結局、寮を見つけた。本当に東京で簡単に迷うこと(が)できる。
まだ、迷うことの為、ほかの東大比べるに、東京は楽している所!←?? for getting lost, Tokyo is more suitable than something??

I’m a getting-lost-expert :oops: but thank goodness there’s trains/subways everywhere you go in Tokyo :mrgreen:

プチクレア san> Hahaha. おじいさんの声はよしかいさんです。 上手でしょ  :lol:
話は続いています!お楽しみに!!

Mike_in_Nano san> Have a safe trip :grin:
>If only they would let bikes on trains like they do in Europe. This would be a >fantastic place to ride. I know I can put my bike in a bag but this assumes one >is handy with tools.
I always wished that would happen too!

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テッド says:

The やまのて line takes a big circle around Tokyo. For what ever the minimum fare now is (it used to be 160 えん) you can ride through the whole city and then get off the train at the same station you started at.

I was trying to remember another word for “to start with” that is something like とりあいず. I think it might be used in an いざかや “とりあいず ビール”. Can you help me, I cannot find it in the dictionary so I am sure I remember incorrectly. How is this different from まず?

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halpin says:

Did the voice actors not turn up to the studio…

What happened to the story? The lesson had some useful new verbs and grammar, but the previous lessons are much richer.

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bkraehen says:

My first post here if I remember correctly :)

I think the public transportation in Toyko is splendid and everything is well described, no problem for me so far :mrgreen:

Btw, in terms of passenger capacity, Shinjuku-station is much larger than Tokyo-station. Even Ikebukuro-station and Harajuku-station have more passengers per day!

And a question at last: Does somebody know what’s the differnce between 歩きで and 歩いて?

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Hiroko says:

halpin san> Oh please look forward to the next episode! Also, this lesson contains very useful phrases upon getting on a train!

bkraehen san> Welcome to JP101! :dogeza:
Shinjuku st. is my least favorite station! :sad:  人が多すぎます!ひとがおおすぎます。hito ga oosugi masu. There are just too many people there!

歩き is a noun, 歩いて is a verb (歩く+て form) like 書く(to write)→書いて。  :mrgreen:

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halpin says:

Hiroko: Of course I’ll look forward to the next episode, downloading this series is as good as waiting for the next episode of Dexter or Fringe.

I’m just curious to know what happened to the story - did that aul’ fella rob the house? :razz:

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bkraehen says:

Hiroko san> Thank you for the explanation. But the meaning is the same? For example:

歩いて喫茶店に行く。
歩きで喫茶店に行く。

In my school, we only encountered 歩いて so far :smile:

Actually I like all the big stations in Japan much moren than those in my home-country: There’s always something to discover :cool: , it’s never boring!

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Hiroko says:

halpin san> ((hint hiint)) he is a someone’s grandpa :wink:

bkraehen san> Yes, meaning is the same :grin: But as taught in your school, 歩いて is better, since 歩きで is used in a casual verbal conversation.
That’s true about the big station, you never get bored. but I’m only 4.11′ so it’s hard to get around in a big crowd! :shock:

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halpin says:

面白い.

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Steffie says:

Ousaka-eki de watashitachi wa michi ni mayoimashita. Kyouto-eki e ikitai deshita. Ojiisan wa tasukete, noriba ni tsuremashita. Yuuyou desu yo! :dogeza: Arigatou gozaimashita, stranger!

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bkraehen says:

Hiroko san> ありがとう!

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テッド says:

What is the difference was between とりあえず and まず in the context of “とりあえず ビール”? In an いざかや for example.

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tony says:

Hirokoさん
Thank you for the hint! どうもありがとうございます!If the old gentleman is going to Narita 成田 on the Keisei line, I think I can see a connection with the story coming up soon!

This dialogue had very useful phrases for travelling on the train and making connections. I love the Yamanote line and taking the Keisei line reminds me of visiting Tokyo。My favourite station is Harajuku.

山手線が好きです。東京の駅の中で原宿が一番好きです。(hope that’s right?)

またね、Tony

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Hiroko says:

Steffie san> Yasashii ojiisan de yokatta desu ne :grin: (Thank goodness it was a nice grandpa you met!)

bkraehen san> どういたしまして  :dogeza:

テッド san> This is a great question! 「とりあえず、ビール (or other drinks)」is like a set phrase nowadays. まず isn’t necessarily wrong, but the most people say とりあえず。  :wink:
If you say とりあえず, there is an unspoken understanding that he/she only wants beer for now, for that order, and later they might order something else once the beer came.
If you say まず、it sounds like you are ordering not only beer/drink but something else in that one order.

tony san> Why do you like Harajuku station??

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tony says:

Hirokoさん

原宿駅は古くて面白いですね。 原宿は楽しいです!

tony

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Tako says:

おじいちゃんの声はかわいい!  :mrgreen:

:kokoro:  スケベなズボン泥棒のおじいちゃんでしょ!  :roll:

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Mayumi says:

Takoさん
>  スケベなズボン泥棒のおじいちゃんでしょ!
あ~、わかります!そんな感じですね!  :mrgreen:

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timt. says:

i got frustrated with the quiz at the end - my brain just shut down… anyway, i could give these directions in tokyo… having been there 3 times. you can also get to the Kesei - sen by going to Ueno eki. i will leave a link to a picture i took on my first trip to tokyo - i walked out of Yanaka cemetery to Nippori eki.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vcdaxus/75733981/in/set-72057594061493533/

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