A vending machine to buy tickets. Very comfortable for Japanese, very confusing for foreigners.

It is the talk heard very frequently, "It is unkind for a foreigner!" ;-(

Over a ticket vending machine, There must surely be a route figure.
At first, you have to discover your target station out of the route figure.
The fare is written under station-name in the route figure.

If you buy a long-distance ticket (100km over on JR) or/and express ticket ,
buy them at the ticket office. Because it is necessary to specify a course unlike a short distance ticket.
Recently, the ticket between main stations can be purchased now also with a ticket vending machine.