TokyoMusen Taxi app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 1280 ratings )
Travel Navigation
Developer: TokyomusenKyodokumiai
Free
Current version: 4.0.3, last update: 4 months ago
First release : 29 Feb 2012
App size: 19.99 Mb

Tokyos Leading Mobile Taxi Dispatch Service!
When going anywhere, you can rely on Tokyo Musen!
Tokyo Musen does not charge an app usage fee!

Tokyo Musen Taxi
This application allows you to call a taxi very quickly to your current location through simple operations using maps.Payments can also be processed online.

This service leverages the 5,000 taxis affiliated with the Tokyo Musen Cooperative to find the taxi that can get to your specified location the fastest.

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Features
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1. You can specify the pick-up location for a taxi by using a map. Taxis can be ordered from within the 23 wards of Tokyo along with Musashino and Mitaka cities.
2. You can order the immediate dispatch of a single taxi in as little as three taps.
3. Up to 5 taxis can be called in one order.
4. You can find out the approximate fare for a taxi by using the [Find out the fare] function.
5. You can register pick-up locations that you use frequently by using the [Registered locations] function.
6. You can specify a scheduled time and date when placing an order for a taxi.
7. You can order a taxi at a fixed rate in the areas between Haneda Airport, Narita Airport and Tokyo Disney Resort.

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Sequence for Ordering Taxis
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1. Set your information (cell phone number and name) under [Settings], then check and consent to the terms of use.
2. Please use SMS verification using your phone number.
3. You can process payments online by registering a credit card in advance.
※E-mail address verification is required.
4. On the [order] screen, press the [Zoom in and specify the location] button, and move the [Pick up here] marker to the pick-up location for the taxi.
5. If calling a single taxi, press the [Call one taxi immediately] button. If you want to specify various conditions, press the [Option Settings] button. This will start the search for taxis close to you.
6. When the taxi has been arranged, you will be informed of its radio number and estimated time of arrival. This completes the order.
7. Around the estimated time of arrival, please check that the taxi has come. As you board, the driver will ask for your name: please respond with the name specified in the settings.

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Points to Note
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1. You will need communication to use this application.
2. The application uses features such as GPS to acquire users’ position information. On some occasions it may not be possible to acquire this position information accurately depending on the weather or signal strength.
3. When you use this application to order a taxi, a pick-up charge of 400 yen will be added to the meter fare in the same way as when an order is placed by telephone.
4. Depending on the traffic and other conditions, a taxi will be selected that can arrive in about 5 to 15 minutes.


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