Talk:Transport in Greater Tokyo

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poorly formed sentence - needs fact check and reforming.

"Rail is the primary mode of transportation in Tokyo, which has the most extensive urban railway network in the world and an equally extensive network of surface lines." Should "underground" be in there somewhere, if itis the most extensive. Alternatively, there is repetition . Midgley 15:29, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

"However, rail use has declined in popularity over the years as other alternatives become available"

This seems rather unlikely unless we are talking about "market share" rather than total passenger numbers.

Exile 13:47, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Minor issue on image

The image of the Shinkansen is actually in Kyoto, just click on it, does this need to be changed? 24.42.21.186 9:16, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

I clicked on it. It's by "chiisai tsu" and says Tokyo. Am I missing something? Fg2 06:47, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

The signs on both sides of the platform show the trains going towards Hakata, and neither one going towards Tokyo. And, the track numbers are 14/15. According to JR West, Kyoto doesn't have a track 15; but Tokyo does (PDF!). So, I don't think this is a problem.Neier 12:33, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

Signs show trains going to Hakata and Nagoya (same direction), so it couldn't be Kyoto.

Roads are so unimportant that most of them don't even have names.

and yet the japanese make some of the worlds best cars! --ti 01:25, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm. I'd say roads are extremely important in Japan. I've removed the text that says they're unimportant. Still, maybe the Japanese don't consider naming roads very important. My shoes are important, but I don't name each pair. Fg2 02:01, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

In Japan, addresses are not based on streets, but on the concentric town-ward-district system, so naming streets is not critical.

Osaka

Osaka (Kansai) should also have an article named "Transport in Greater Osaka". By no means is their system "simple" either. Although I know Tokyo well, Osaka is a big blur to me, and someone who knows should make a page for that as well.

Unencyclopaedic

Buses section not neutral

I think the paragraph about buses belongs more in Wikitravel than here. Comparing it to the American system and mentioning "travel advise" like "Bus service can be quite complicated with no signs in English" or how much they charge is absolutely unnecessary.

Taxis "notoriously expensive"?

I think that taxis in Japan are reasonable for the service provided. I have used them regularly, to carry groceries home when I didn't have a car, to get home from the station in the rain, etc. $5 or so for the first fare distance is not obviously overpriced. This post should stick closer to the facts (what is the fare? show the automatic door opener. show the driver's uniforms and white gloves and lace seat covers. talk about how most taxis use LPG to reduce pollution....). This goes along with the "not neutral" comment above.

"Obsessed" with walking??

Is this an encyclopedia entry or a personal blog? This type of comment is out of place.

Cleaned up all of the above a bit. Keep revising these sections though. --Sneeka2 04:52, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Change Title to Transport etc

Transportation in Greater Tokyo → Transport in Greater Tokyo — Move proposed to "Transport in Greater Tokyo" in line with general change of categories and articles to use Transport not Transportation Relisted. --JaGa^talk 09:01, 23 March 2011 (UTC) Hugo999 (talk) 12:08, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

• Unopposed in two weeks. Moved. Courcelles 01:45, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Completed copy-edit

--The  copyeditor's corner 12:06, 1 May 2011 (UTC)