Welcome to The Upgrade, By The Way’s series on travel hacks and hot takes. See how to submit here. The revelation began, like so many do, in the bathroom — the women’s room at the Tokyo Metro’s ...

For travelers, subway maps can be a struggle. Between the colors, directions, and station names, figuring out which way you need to go can be one of the trickiest parts of your trip to a major city.

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Tokyo’s subway system has 13 Metro lines, 4 Toei lines, and the JR Yamanote loop — over 280 stations total. For English-speaking visitors, figuring out which line to take, where to transfer, and how ...