Tokyo Train Fare Increase
The pandemic has been difficult for all types of businesses. Passenger numbers within the city of Tokyo decreased as people worked from home or decided not to take the crowded trains in general, causing a decrease in revenue for the transportation companies.
For the first time in 28 years, the Tokyo Metro will increase fares, beginning in March 2023. The base fare will increase by ten yen, from 170 yen to 180 yen on all Tokyo Metro subway lines. Commuter passes will go up by 370 yen for the one month pass. Students who use the passes to commute to school or university will see no price increase. The JR East, Tokyu, Odakyu, Tobu, and Seibu line trains will also increase 10 yen.
This seems like a small increase, especially compared with the inflation rates in other countries. I thought this Global Inflation Tracker, showing the annual % change in consumer price index, was interesting.
UK 10.7% (Nov. 2022)
Germany 10.1% (Nov. 2022)
US 7.7% (Oct. 2022)
France 6.2% (Nov. 2022)
Japan 3.8% (Oct. 2022)
What do you thing about the cost of things where you are?
4 comments:
It is quite amazing that it is the first fare increase for 28 years. Ours go up every year.
Our current inflation rate is somewhere between France and the US on that graph.
They have definitely gone up, but not as dramatically as in many other countries. There will be massive increases in many food items in Japan in February and probably in April, too.
That does seem small by comparison. The global chart is interesting.
Cost of everything is way up here, but there is supposed to be a more affordable monthly pass for transportation soon, so maybe that'll help a bit.
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