	Transit Photos
	City Express
	N. America
	Europe
	Asia
	- Japan
		Hakone
		Hiroshima
		Kyoto
		Nagoya
		Niigata
		Osaka
		Takaoka
		Tokyo
		Toyama
		Yokohama
	- Korea
	Home
	Metro Center

Japanese Transit

Tokyo Subway

Japan is the biggest transit player in the Far East. It has everything from High Speed Trains to local streetcar lines. Tokyo, of course, has the largest transit system in the country (if not the world). All of Japan's largest cities support a metro system in on form or another. Many of Japan's mid-size cities have city streetcar or interurban systems for transportation. Sadly some of the small systems are being cut back or abandoned, one such line in Niigata is featured here.

If you like Japanese railroading consider joining the Japanese Railway Society.

Choose Your City:

New City # of Photos New
Photos Services Operators/Notes

Hakone 12 Interurban Line in this scenic are near Tokyo

Hiroshima 28 The largest city in Japan without a metro system.

Kyoto 22
This city is still converting some of their former streetcar/ interurban lines to subway lines

Nagoya 4
This mid-size subway system is well laid out and expanding.

Niigata 7 This former interurban line was abandoned April 4, 1999.

Osaka 45
The grid like subway system covers the city very well.

Takaoka 3 Small country interurban/ streetcar line.

Tokyo 170 61
The big one, 12 subway lines, a huge commuter network and one remaining city streetcar line, and a private interurban line along with some other surprises.

Toyama 18 14 A small U shaped streetcar line.

Yokohama 25 17

Total 8 Cities 334 92
Cities with metro missed are: Sapporo, Sendai, Kobe & Fukuoka

Last Updated: 09/21/08

The Fine Print:

All photos on this website are by Mark Kavanagh. Any and all material contained in this web site may not be reproduced for in any form without the expressed written consent of Mark Kavanagh, © 1999-2008 all rights reserved. Larger and higher resolution images for all photos are available from the webmaster.
If you have any questions or comments please use the feedback page, or E-mail Ktransit.

All Logos, symbols for airlines, railroads and transit systems are trademarks and/or copyrighted by the owning airline/railroad/transit system and are used on this website without permission.
Ktransit.com is not affiliated with ANY airline, railroad or transit system mentioned on this website. This website is an extension of the webmaster's hobby of transportation and photography. Help on transit systems is provided, if known.