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English signs on the bullet trains

john4612
john4612
over 11 years ago
3 responses

Hello

I am travelling to the Japan for the first time and using the bullet trains to get around Japan on.

Does anyone know if there english lanquage displays of what station you are coming to on the train, I have seen a youtube video, and only showed a small part of the digital display showing Japanese characters???

any help much appreciated

Thank you

John cliffe, England

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Daniel-san
18816 posts
over 11 years ago
Expert

Hi John,

Yes the station names will show up on the digital in-train displays in English, so you never have to worry about where to get out.
Also an announcement is made in English over the trains speakers so even if you are looking out of the window there is no way you can miss your stop.

What is neat too, is that any station will have signs showing the station name in English.

Hope it helps!
Daniel

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mari
1950 posts
over 11 years ago
Expert

Another good tip to make sure you get off at the right stop is to set your alarm on your phone to 1 minute before the arrival of the train specified on your reservation ticket (if you have one). Because the JR network is so punctual it means you can have a little snooze and be sure to be woken up just before you arrive at your destination.

Hope this helps!

john4612
john4612
3 posts
over 11 years ago

Many thanks for that, I really appreciate the reply to my question. I guessed that the signs would be english, but it's nice to have it confirmed be someone else.

Cheers for that mate

john


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