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Overview:
Tokyo,
Japan
Tokyo
is Japan's
largest
domestic and
international
hub for
rail,
ground, and
air
transportation.
Public
transportation
within Tokyo
is dominated
by an
extensive
network of
clean and
efficient
trains and
subways run
by a variety
of
operators,
with buses,
monorails
and trams
playing a
secondary
feeder role.
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. JR
East
operates
Tokyo's
largest
railway
network,
including
the Yamanote
Line loop
that circles
the center
of downtown
Tokyo. Two
organizations
operate the
subway
network: the
private
Tokyo Metro
and the
governmental
Tokyo
Metropolitan
Bureau of
Transportation.
The
metropolitan
government
and private
carriers
operate bus
routes.
Local,
regional,
and national
services are
available,
with major
terminals at
the giant
railroad
stations,
including
Tokyo and
Shinjuku.
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