Originally Posted by
electriclarry
I understand as guest in Tokyo it would be rude to ride the subway and the rails from 6am to 9am on weekdays? same rules for weekend? What are the no go hours for afternoons.
Train distance time rules? If I ride from Tokyo station to Omiya,no exit and back Omiya to Kanda that would be about two hours? Would that attract unwanted attention at the exit ticket gate? Is it best use an ic or paper ticket, any difference
Thanks
As said above, again, not rude, but might be difficult if you have luggage with you, as it can get quite packed. On the weekends there isn't too much in terms of rush hour, but the last trains of the night tend to get pretty tight depending on where you are.
For two hours within the system you'll have no issues. It'd only be a problem if you exceed 24 hours on a regular ticket or somehow leave the system without tapping an IC card or inserting your ticket into a ticket gate. IC cards tend to get a slight discount on fares (1-10 yen depending on the distance), and honestly they're a bit more convenient than having to queue up each time for a paper ticket and trying to read the fare chart, so I recommend using one.