Figure 1.--These junior high and primary boys are taking the subway to school in 2012. The junior high boy probably attends a public school. The primary boys attend a private school. Note their destinctive caps. As it is winter, the primary boys and adults are wearing coats.

The Japanese school children living some distance from their school use various forms of public tranbs port, including busses, trains, and subways, to get to school. The type of transport varies depepending on where the children live and thgec type of school attended. Japan has an extremely efficient public transportation network, both within metropolitan areas and between the large cities. Japanese public transportation is characterized by punctuality, superb service, and the large numbers of people using it daily. The larger cities like Tokyo have excelent subway systems. Fukuoka, Kobe, Kyoto, Nagoya, Osaka, Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo and Yokohama have subway systems. Other cities have surface crail systems which play a major role in public transport. Some primary children also take public transportation such as busses and subways. In Tokyo and other large cities, because of the crowded streets, the subway is the only way to go any distance quickly. In Tokyo, Osaka and other large cities, buses serve as a secondary means of public transportation, complementing the train and subway networks. Road construction which the busses rely on is is difficult because of the high population density and the limited amount of usable land. The traffic is also very heavy, especially in the morning when the children sre going to school. They are usually used for short distances. In smaller cities with less dense train networks or no subways, they are more important. In Kyoto, for example, buses are the main means of public transportation.

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