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Join Shepherd Entertainment on a wonderful journey to explore how people get from one place to another in Japan.

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Discover Local Transportation in Japan We would likely be disappointed if Rikshaw could not be seen in the streets of Tokyo. Well, I can tell you there a lot of them, but only few are driven by human power. Most of them are driven by a small with high performance engine type of some Japanese company. It's conspicuous that the land of rising sun is a leader in bicycles, scooter and motor bike production. Biking is a national sport here too similar to France. Small scooters are used by many in city traffic or the shiny and impressive huge motor bikes like the gold wings are status symbols. The streets of the capital are ruled by small economical cars and the lower and mid-size vehicles. Large luxury cars are mostly sold abroad. The Tokyo subway is the one of longest and most developed transportation networks in the world. The most we know about it Europe is that in the summer tourist season, students are employed to squeeze passengers into the trains. Considering this, it's quite a surprise how quiet and comfortable a subway trip can be most of the year. A large proportion of the Japanese population spends two to three hours daily in the subway. They spend this time reading, listening to the radio, or catching a quick nap. It's interesting to see that they always wake up before they should get off. An example to be followed is that the residents in Tokyo are very polite with each other even during the heaviest rush hours. Politeness is always noticeable. In department stores deeply bowing management welcomes the customers before opening. At the top or bottom of the escalator, an employee in uniform bows and wipes the hand rails clean. There is also great emphasis on cleanliness and hygiene. If one has a cold, he or she wears a gauze mask so is not to infect anyone. The culture bow is part and parts of Japanese culture. You always have to take your shoes off not only in sanctuaries, but in restaurants, offices and even in apartments. In Japan there are plenty of traditions, habits and points of etiquette, but you're dealt within various books. However, the barbarian tourists are forgiven a lot of things.