The Tokyo free ticket, also know as the Tokyo free kippu, is a one day pass which allows you to use the trains on train lines of JR (only for local and rapid trains), Toei and Metro companies within the 23 wards (which means all the places that you would probably want to visit in the city area) for one day. The cost of the ticket is 1,580 yen for adults and 710 yen for children.

This ticket can be purchased at the ticketing machines of most train stations within the 23 wards. Two tickets will be issued to you, one with the date printed in a larger font. Use that first to travel from your current station to one of the stations located in the free geographical area (if your current station is located outside the effective area). When you exit from the station at your first destination, this ticket will not be returned to you. From there, you have to use the second issued ticket as the for travelling within the 23 wards.

This ticket is useful especially when you have many places to visit in a single day, or you need to do shopping at different areas. With this, it means that you can travel to and forth the more popular destinations of Shibuya, Shinjuku, Harajuku, Akihabara for unlimited times in a day!

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