Trains – one of the most essential means of transportation in Japan.
There are many different kinds of train systems, but among the most well-known should be named JR, along with other private and public railway systems ranging from big to small ones.
The rail systems make an absolutely indispensable mean of transport for commute to work and school and almost all of Japanese use the service of train companies.
Surely, it works the same in other countries. But what surprise foreigners in Japan is that “Japanese trains run on time”.
For Japanese the fact that trains come on time, and train schedule is always accurate, comes as a natural thing, while surprises foreigners.
The reason for this is in the situation with train system outside Japan.
If we take a look at the train systems in every country, we will find out that “there is no country in the world, where trains are so punctual as in Japan”. There many countries where delays are a usual thing. They even say, that there are countries where train timetables simply do not exist. Because if this the punctuality of Japanese trains come a･･･