Our family has taken Japan's trains on 5+ trips with kids. Here's everything we wish we'd known before our first station.

Don't leave home without this.

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Inside the Japan Trains Made Simple guide:

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• How to read Google Maps for Japan trains and the one setting most tourists miss
• When to avoid rush hour (and exactly what hours that means in Tokyo and Osaka)
• How to find help when you're lost — even if no one speaks English
• The collectible station stamp you can get at the train station in Japan (and how to ask for it)
• Stroller and accessibility tips most guides skip entirely

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