Interactive maps debut on Tokyo subway

20.04.2009

The maps feature Japanese most prominently, although most of the functions and labels are also displayed in English. The screens are being tested until the end of June.

Trying them out and observing other people using them on Monday revealed a couple of pieces of early feedback. Finding a place, especially if the address is known, is very easy using the screens, but unlike the existing maps, the new system can only be used by one person at one time. The existing maps are large enough -- sometimes occupying most of a wall -- that several people can peer at them and figure out their route at the same time.