Japanese Things, Transportation

山手線 Yamanote Line

Posted by Todd Fong on

Trains are the lifelines of Tokyo but no train line is more important than the Yamanote Line. Running in a circle with the Imperial Palace at its center, the Yamanote Line serves 29 stations and takes roughly an hour to complete a circuit. Depending on where you want to go, you are never farther than 30 minutes from your station as you can ride it in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. About 3.7 million people ride the Yamanote Line daily, a fact that will be impressed into your mind when you are riding it during rush hour cheek-to-cheek with the people next to you.

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  1. Marie says:
    2016-03-20 at 9:42 PM

    I’m LOVING your blog already. Thank you for bringing Japan to me. Love the Hello Kitty construction markers. Bless you…M

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    1. toddfong says:
      2016-03-20 at 11:35 PM

      Thanks Marie! I’m glad you are enjoying it! We still have tons of stuff to share about Japan, so keep checking in!

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  2. Orchidea della casa says:
    2016-06-03 at 2:23 PM

    Your blog brings back lots of memories! I just completed the series of my “tour” to every station on the Yamanote Line and stumbled upon your blog. 🙂

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    1. toddfong says:
      2016-06-03 at 2:51 PM

      So which station is your favorite?

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