The "Tokyo ► Dream no Shitamachi" bus route is a sightseeing route planned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau. It is aimed at the unique Shitamachi area of Tokyo. This route connects the main attractions so that tourists can go through this route for the whole day. Take a tour of the main attractions of Shitamachi. This is a bus route. In fact, it is a guide for sightseeing itinerary planning, because when you get off the bus at any stop, you can come into contact with well-known attractions in the Shitamachi area.
Basically, the "Tokyo ► Dream no Shitamachi" route runs every day, and the stop signs include "Tokyo Station", "Nihonbashi", "Akihabara", "Ueno", "Kibabashi", "Asakusa", "Agatsuma Bridge", "Yupira" and "Nishincho". Waiting for nine bus stops, corresponding to the general bus routes "Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Exit", "Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi/Kanda Station", "Sudacho (Electric Town)", "Ueno Matsuzakaya Mae (Ueno Okachimachi Station)/Ueno Park Yamashita" (In front of Ueno Station)" "Kikuya Bridge (Kappa Bridge Props Street)" "Asakusa XNUMX-chome/Asakusa Kaminarimon" "River Pier Agatsuma Bridge (in front of Sumida District Office)" "Tokyo Skytree Station Entrance (Yupira Bridge) / Oshiage" There are nine stops including "Kinshicho Station", each of which can be easily transferred to a general route bus on the spot, and you can only take sightseeing routes without limitation.
It should be noted that the daily driving range is limited to the stop sign between "Ueno and Kinshicho". As for the three stations including "Tokyo Station", "Nihonbashi" and "Akihabara", the route between "Tokyo and Akihabara" is only on Saturdays , Sundays and holidays, and out of the twenty-odd buses that run daily, only four will extend to "Tokyo-Akihabara." If you want to get on and off at these three stations, you have to master the time. I guess it is because the traffic conditions in the vicinity of Tokyo and Akihabara are already too congested.
▲ On the left is the sign of the Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau, and on the right is the mascot of Tokyo Metropolitan Bus みんくる
Japan, which likes to make mascots, even has many mascots for transportation. The mascot of Tokyo Metropolitan Bus is みんくる.Green identification signs will generally appear on Tokyo Metropolitan transportation vehicles, including subways, buses, trains, etc. The mascot みんくる is the exclusive mascot of Toei Bus, and the green T-shaped pattern represents "T" okyo.Basically, if you see any of the above patterns, you can get into the car with your eyes closed (big mistake).
On the Tokyo Metropolitan Government website, a detailed description of this route has been provided. It is available in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and a PDF guidebook download. You can browse the website and download it for reference.The fare is the same as that of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bus, 200 yen for adults and 100 yen for children. Tourists can purchase a full-day pass for 500 yen per person, which allows unlimited rides in a day. If the itinerary is planned to be able to ride more than three times, you can Save some money by buying a one-day roll.For a single ride, the fare must be paid when boarding the bus. Only coins and thousand-yuan banknotes can be used on the bus.
In addition, the last bus of the "Tokyo ► Dream no Shitamachi" sightseeing route will probably end before 19:00. If you can't make the last bus in time, you will have to take a regular bus.The official website of this route is very detailed and sufficient. It is available in multiple languages, including traditional and simplified Chinese versions.Basically, each stop sign on "Tokyo ► Meng no Shitamachi", as long as you can find the outbound stop sign at the first stop, and then get off at a certain stop, you can continue to take the original stop to the next stop, or on the opposite street Take the return bus at the stop sign for the return journey, and the stop sign for the outbound journey and the return journey are on both sides of the street facing each other.
▼ "Tokyo ► Yume no Shitamachi" sightseeing bus route and main attractions
Reference:
Tokyo ►Yome no Shitamachi official website : Timetable,route map
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Official Website: Tokyo ► Meng no Shitamachi Chinese Guidebook (Download)
